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New York Times:
A New Leader for the Democrats — Nancy Pelosi has been an extremely effective speaker of the House for four years, shepherding hundreds of important bills toward passage and withstanding solid Republican opposition. Her work in passing health care reform and strong ethics oversight achieved …
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Chad Pergram / Fox News:
FOX Exclusive: Defeated Democrats Pen Letter to Implore Pelosi to step aside — From a House Democratic Source: — FOX has obtained a letter being penned by defeated House Democrats that implores House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to step aside. — The letter is now circulating Capitol Hill …
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Fhardingj / CNN:
Anti-Pelosi ads break records
Anti-Pelosi ads break records
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Minority leader Nancy Pelosi would play rough with GOP
Minority leader Nancy Pelosi would play rough with GOP
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
‘Underdog’ Clyburn says Dem losses in House had ‘nothing to do’ with Pelosi
‘Underdog’ Clyburn says Dem losses in House had ‘nothing to do’ with Pelosi
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi and the Secret Letter
Jan Griffey / Shelby County Reporter:
Spencer Bachus: Sarah Palin cost GOP control of U.S. Senate — COLUMBIANA — Shelby County's congressman, U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., said former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin likely cost the Republican Party control of the U.S. Senate.
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Michelle Malkin:
Karl Rove's water boy strikes again
Karl Rove's water boy strikes again
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Nancy Franklin / New Yorker:
Sarah Palin takes us for a ride.
Sarah Palin takes us for a ride.
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Reuters:
President Obama isolated ahead of 2012 — President Barack Obama has performed his act of contrition. Now comes the hard part, according to Democrats around the country: reckoning with the simple fact that he's isolated himself from virtually every group that matters in American politics.
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Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
Gibbs threatens to pull Obama from India talks after press dispute — Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is known for sparring with White House reporters, making for what often seems an antagonistic mood in the press briefing room. — But during President Obama's trip to India …
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Ben White / The Politico:
In India, Obama defends Fed …
In India, Obama defends Fed …
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Today's Power Play: GOP Sweetens its Offer to Manchin — ((Get politically powered up each day with exclusive analysis and content with Fox News' AEHQ iPhone app)) — Early Intel — GOP Sweetens its Offer to Manchin — Republicans are making some big promises to try …
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Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Joe Manchin Party Switch? GOP Reportedly Enticing Democratic Senator-Elect
Joe Manchin Party Switch? GOP Reportedly Enticing Democratic Senator-Elect
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
House GOP vows unfettered vote on raising of debt ceiling
House GOP vows unfettered vote on raising of debt ceiling
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Boehner to make debt-limit hike vote stand-alone
Boehner to make debt-limit hike vote stand-alone
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Suspended Keith Olbermann Demanded MSNBC Apology, Will Return Tuesday — It might have been Keith Olbermann who got suspended from MSNBC after breaking company rules regarding making contributions to political candidates, but now sources tell me it's Keith himself whose demands have been met …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Sanders wants halt to Comcast-NBC deal after Olbermann suspension — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he would look to block a merger between NBC and Comcast, citing the decision last week by MSNBC to suspend liberal anchor Keith Olbermann. — Sanders said Comcast's attempt to acquire NBC …
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Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Olbermann Apologizes to Viewers, But Not to MSNBC
Olbermann Apologizes to Viewers, But Not to MSNBC
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
I Am a Blogger No Longer — This is my final blog post for The Atlantic. Five years ago, as a way to boost the competitive metabolism of The Hotline, Chuck Todd hired me away from ABC News to create “Hotline On Call.” I was to be the first political reporter working for a mainstream news …
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Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Interview with Hamish and Andy — University of Melbourne — QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. — SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you for having me. — QUESTION: It's very exciting. And we start with a gift. — SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh, excellent.
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Palin to Bernanke: ‘Cease and Desist’ — As President Obama prepares for the G20 summit in South Korea this week, Sarah Palin is challenging the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, which will likely be a key issue at the talks. On Monday, in a keynote address at a trade-association convention in Phoenix …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Doing It Again — Eight years ago Ben Bernanke, already …
Doing It Again — Eight years ago Ben Bernanke, already …
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Grief counseling after the wipeout — A staffer for a congressional Democrat who came up short on Tuesday reports that a team of about five people stopped by their offices this morning to talk about payroll, benefits, writing a résumé, and so forth, with staffers who are now job hunting.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
5th Circuit Rules That High School Cheerleader Is Required To Cheer For Her Alleged Rapist — Fifth Circuit Judge Priscilla Owen and former President George W. Bush — The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, one of the most right-wing courts in the country …
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Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Criminal barbering? Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions — Customers watch a movie and collegiate football game at Strictly Skillz Barbershop in Pine Hills, on Saturday, October 9, 2010. In the African-American community, beauty and barbershops are a cornerstone …
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The Note:
Gov. George Pataki ‘Looking at’ Run for President; Peekskill ‘Twice the Size of Wasilla’ — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — Sarah Palin isn't the only former governor/former mayor who's mulling a run for president in 2012. — On ABC's “Top Line” today, former Gov. George Pataki …
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Suzy Khimm / Ezra Klein:
What if states ditch Medicaid? — The Medicaid expansion was meant to be one of the hallmark accomplishments of health-care reform. The Affordable Care Act will expand the program rapidly by subsidizing insurance for all Americans up to 133 percent of the poverty line, which will add an estimated 16 million new Medicaid enrollees.
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Rama Lakshmi / Washington Post:
Obama's speech, his teleprompter, the reaction — He thrilled them by calling for India to have a permanent seat on an expanded U.N. Security Council. He reassured them by demanding that Pakistan bring those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks to justice. He flattered them by recalling India's
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David Paul Kuhn / Real Clear Politics:
Jim Webb: Why Reagan Dems Still Matter — Jim Webb went to the White House last September. The Virginia senator was meeting with the president to discuss Guantanamo detainees. The conversation soon shifted to healthcare. “I told him this was going to be a disaster,” Webb recalls.
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Veronique de Rugy / National Review:
Is Rand Paul Already Selling Out? — On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal ran this piece on senators-elect Rand Paul and Roy Blunt. The piece is organized to contrast Blunt, who's been around for a long time, with first-timer Paul. One is presented as being comfortable with compromises …
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Ben McGrath / New Yorker:
BLOOMBERG, 2012? — John B. Anderson, the former Republican congressman from Illinois and 1980 Presidential candidate, said that his mind was “in a whirl,” late last week. Anderson, who now lives in Florida, was a Charlie Crist supporter, and, despite his long-standing disaffection toward …
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Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
California: The Lindsay Lohan of States — Sacramento is headed for trouble again, and it shouldn't expect a bailout. — Listen up, California. The other 48 states—your cousin New York excluded—are sick of your bratty arrogance. You're the Lindsay Lohan of states …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Unready Republicans — When a political party suffers two consecutive thrashings at the polls, its supporters can usually look forward to a long period of exile — a time to lick wounds, settle scores, feud over policy and gradually map out a road back to relevance. — Not so the Obama-era Republicans.
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The Irish Times:
If you thought the bank bailout was bad, wait until the mortgage defaults hit home — THE BIG PICTURE: Ireland is effectively insolvent - the next crisis will be mass home mortgage default, writes MORGAN KELLY … WHEN I wrote in The Irish Times last May showing how the bank guarantee …
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