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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Jon Stewart Rally Attracts Estimated 215,000 — An estimated 215,000 people attended a rally organized by Comedy Central talk show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News. — The company AirPhotosLive.com based …
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New York Times:
At Rally, Thousands — Billions? — Respond — WASHINGTON —Part circus, part satire, part holiday parade, the crowds that flooded the National Mall for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on Saturday made it a political event like no other.
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Rally to Restore Sanity - Jon Stewart's closing speech (full text) — Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert responded to the America's culture of punditry Saturday with their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. — After three hours of musical performances, comic bits and taped video tributes …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
SERVING UP A HOT CUP OF SANITY.... Towards the very end of yesterday's “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the D.C. Mall, Jon Stewart thanked the massive crowd for showing up, though he acknowledged “none of us are quite sure why” they were there. — It was one of the oddities of the entire event …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Fatwa-endorsing singer featured at “Restoring Sanity” rally?
Fatwa-endorsing singer featured at “Restoring Sanity” rally?
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Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Counting the Crowd: Hard to Do for Jon Stewart's Rally
Counting the Crowd: Hard to Do for Jon Stewart's Rally
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Cat Stevens Appearance At Sanity Rally Rankles Right Winger
The Huffington Post:
Rally To Restore Sanity LIVE: Video, Updates From The Jon Stewart Rally In DC
Rally To Restore Sanity LIVE: Video, Updates From The Jon Stewart Rally In DC
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Aaron Worthing / Patterico's Pontifications:
WTF?! Islamofascist at the Rally to Restore Sanity?! …
WTF?! Islamofascist at the Rally to Restore Sanity?! …
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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Stewart-Colbert rally draws tens of thousands
Stewart-Colbert rally draws tens of thousands
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Ed Driscoll / Pajamas Media:
Video: Riding the Peace Train
Video: Riding the Peace Train
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Democrats Recruit Volunteers Outside Stewart-Colbert Rally
Democrats Recruit Volunteers Outside Stewart-Colbert Rally
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The war recovery? — When the midterm election cycle began, the prevailing opinion was that Barack Obama was cleverer and more inspirational than anyone else on the scene. As it ends, nothing appears to have changed. — OH, YES, I know that Democrats have fallen into a peck of trouble and may lose control of Congress.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Mike Allen's PLAYBOOK — SIREN: NATIONAL GOP MOVES ALASKA HOPES FROM MILLER TO MURKOWSKI — Exclusive: Michael Steele may run again, and says he would win — DNC close: new spot on MSNBC and BET — Stewart outdraws Beck — GAME CHANGE! BREAKING on ABCNEWS.com - JONATHAN KARL scoops …
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Large advantage for GOP as election nears — Washington (CNN) -Two days before the midterm elections, a new national poll indicates that Republicans have a 10-point lead over the Democrats in a crucial indicator in the battle for control of Congress.
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Obama fires back at AIDS protesters, tells them to hassle GOP — President Obama deflected heckling by AIDS protesters during a Saturday rally, suggesting they take up their cause with “the other side” that's opposed to funding. — A group of people interrupted Obama's speech before 9,000 in Connecticut chanting “Fund Global AIDS.”
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BBC:
Bomb was designed to explode on cargo plane - UK PM — The printer found in Dubai had a circuit board linked to a mobile phone card — Prime Minister David Cameron says the device in a package sent from Yemen and found on a US-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on the aircraft.
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Mirna Sleiman / Wall Street Journal:
Dubai Police: Device Bears ‘Hallmarks’ of Al-Qaeda
Dubai Police: Device Bears ‘Hallmarks’ of Al-Qaeda
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Steele: I would win reelection — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, exuding new confidence after a 48-state “Fire Pelosi” bus tour, said he may seek reelection as chairman in January despite criticism by those who think he has been weak on money, management and message.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Can the Dude Abide? — Barack Obama became president by brilliantly telling his own story. To stay president, he will need to show he can understand our story. — At first it was exciting that Obama was the sort of brainy, cultivated Democrat who would be at home in a “West Wing” episode.
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Publius / Big Government:
Anchorage CBS Affiliate Caught on Voicemail Conspiring Against Alaska's GOP Senate Candidate — The following voice mail message was inadvertently left on the cell phone of Joe Miller campaign spokesperson Randy DeSoto. — The voices are believed to be those of the news director …
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Washington Post:
Voter unrest echoes that of 1994, poll shows — Voters across the country are deeply unhappy with the performance of the Democratic Congress and as dissatisfied with how Washington works as they were in1994, when Republicans took control of both chambers, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
CT-Gov tightens up — There's been a huge movement in the Connecticut Governor's race over the last month and the race is now a toss up, with Republican Tom Foley inching ahead of Democrat Dan Malloy by a 49-47 margin after trailing 50-40 in early October. — A look inside the numbers makes …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Ultimate Hour-by-Hour, District-by-District Election Guide — We're gearing up for what is certain to be a very exciting and — given that there are a number of crucial races on the West Coast, particularly for the Senate — very long Election Night. — Among other things …
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