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Caprio tells WPRO President can “shove” his endorsement — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio is livid after the Providence Journal reported Monday morning President Obama would not endorse Caprio during his visit to the state today. — “He can take his endorsement and really shove it” …
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First Thoughts: How to spot a GOP wave
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Obama won't endorse Caprio during R.I. visit
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Obama Can ‘Take His Endorsement And...Shove It’
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Caprio's reaction to snub? President can ‘shove it’
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RI Dem: Obama can ‘shove it’ for not endorsing him
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Pelosi: 'We haven't really gotten the credit for what we have done' — Democrats haven't necessarily gotten the credit they're due for the work they've done the last two years, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said. — Pelosi, in the middle of a tough campaign to defend Democrats' majority …
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Democratic Rep. Taylor says he voted for McCain, not Obama — Conservative Democratic Rep. Gene Taylor (Miss.) said over the weekend that voted against his own party when he went to the ballot box to vote for president in 2008. — Taylor told the Sun Herald of South Mississippi that he chose …
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Weasel Zippers and National Review


Democrats' excuse: Outside groups killed us
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Plum Line and The Sundries Shack

What is the Pelosi effect? She seems toxic to many
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Washington Wire, The Fix, Washington Post, TPMDC, National Review and Daily Kos


Jon Stewart rallies the troops in Washington — Guest starring Nicholas J Longtin as ‘Sane Demonstrator’. — Comedian Jon Stewart plans to hold a rally for viewers and fans in Washington on October 30. Dubbed the “Rally to Restore Sanity,” the event is seen as a response to a similar rally held by Glenn Beck over the summer.
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Just who does Jon Stewart think he is? — These days, he can claim to be many things: political satirist, pseudo-anchorman, media critic, author, successful businessman, philanthropist, Emmy Award magnet. On Monday he arrives in Washington in a new, self-anointed role: as our national voice of reason …
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'Government Doesn't Suck' march planned
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Mitch McConnell: I Want To Be Senate Majority Leader In Order To Make Obama A One-Term President — From the moment Obama entered office, right-wing conservatives embraced the posture of hell-bent opposition. Recall, in Jan. 2009, hate radio host Rush Limbaugh expressed his hope that Obama fails.
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Indecision Forever, Climate Progress, NationalJournal.com, New York Magazine, Riehl World View and Gawker
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THE VALUE OF MCCONNELL'S OCCASIONAL CANDOR.... For all of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) many faults, he has one especially interesting habit. Once in a while, for no apparent reason, McConnell will say what he's actually thinking, giving us fairly valuable insights into his plans and motivations.


Christine O'Donnell Interview With The Brody File — In an exclusive sit-down interview with The Brody File, Christine O'Donnell says first time voters in Delaware will propel her to victory on November 2nd despite the media's “double standard” against conservative women.


Dems' House Losses Likely Enormous, but Senate Hard to Read — There is no clear narrative in the Senate, just bizarre ups and downs. — Sen. Russell Feingold and Republican candidate Ron Johnson debate. — It's easy to look at what appears to be a gigantic Republican 2010 midterm election wave …
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protein wisdom, The Atlantic Online, The Capitol Fax Blog and The Washington Note

Taking Harder Stance Toward China, Obama Lines Up Allies — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, facing a vexed relationship with China on exchange rates, trade, and security issues, is stiffening its approach toward Beijing, seeking allies to confront a newly assertive power that officials …
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Afghan Leader Admits His Office Gets Cash From Iran
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Karzai says his office gets cash from Iran, US
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Good Old Tail-Gunner Joe Miller — When we think of a dangerous politician in these United States, if we are of a certain age, we think of Broderick Crawford playing “Willy Stark,” the doppelganger for Huey Long, the colorful, swaggering demagogue of Louisiana in the Depression era …
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AK senate hopeful admits earlier policy violation
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Politics Daily and National Review


2012: How Sarah Barracuda Becomes President — Why do you think Barack Obama is being so nice to Michael Bloomberg? — On a pale-gold mid-October afternoon, Sarah Palin takes the stage at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, and the faithful are ready for her.
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Salon, Outside the Beltway, GOP 12, Conservatives4Palin.com and Althouse

Manchin expands lead — The great challenge of Joe Manchin's Senate campaign has been this: convincing West Virginia voters who like him but don't like Barack Obama to let their affection for him outweigh their animosity toward the President in deciding how to vote this fall.
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Politics Daily, Taegan Goddard's …, National Review and The Political Carnival

Scalia takes Kagan to gun range, sources say — According to two witnesses, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took fellow Justice Elena Kagan out for a lesson in skeet shooting at his shooting club in Virginia last week. — The witnesses saw Scalia at the Fairfax Rod and Gun Club …
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The Anchoress, Wonk Room, Babalú Blog, Wonkette and The Volokh Conspiracy


Voter fraud watch: They're at it again — Here we go again. Desperation plus the by-any-means-necessary credo plus a nationwide force of Alinsky avengers equals another recipe for voter fraud. — In Colorado, it's Common Cause of Colorado, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund …
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Poll: Independents siding with GOP — Republicans are on the verge of broad wins next week for one big reason: independent voters are ready to boot Democrats from office, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll. — Expressing deep dissatisfaction …
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National Review, Politics Daily, Hot Air, Right Wing News, NDN blogs, Conservatives4Palin.com, NRSC, Taylor Marsh and Don Surber


Identified: Right Nation Protester Who Called Andrew Breitbart ‘Gay’ Is A Democrat Party Official — During last month's Right Nation gathering just outside of Chicago, Andrew Breitbart found himself confronting a group of angry protesters who had been bussed in by the Democratic Party.
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Breitbart.tv, Wonkette, The Other McCain and Mediaite

NPR CEO apologizes for handling of Williams firing — Vivian Schiller, the NPR CEO who has gotten criticism from all sides about NPR's decision to fire Juan Williams, apologized to her colleagues Sunday evening for the way the firing was handled. — Among the most problematic aspects …


The Money Market Run — Something that's been bugging me for a while now is that people largely seem to have forgotten what it is that actually happened in the fall of 2008 as the financial crisis reached its most acute stage. Amar Bhidé's new book, A Call for Judgment …
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Ross Douthat, The American Scene and Modeled Behavior

Falling Into the Chasm — This is what happens when you need to leap over an economic chasm — but either can't or won't jump far enough, so that you only get part of the way across. — If Democrats do as badly as expected in next week's elections, pundits will rush to interpret the results as a referendum on ideology.
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