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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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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
New York Times editorializes against Pelosi's bid for leader
New York Times editorializes against Pelosi's bid for leader
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Nina Mandell / NY Daily News:
Eric Cantor says he won't try to compromise on many issues …
Eric Cantor says he won't try to compromise on many issues …
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Washington Monthly and Jay Bookman
The Huffington Post:
Keith Olbermann To RETURN Tuesday, Phil Griffin Announces — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Keith Olbermann will return to the air on Tuesday after being suspended without pay for two shows (this past Friday and the upcoming episode on Monday). — The host of MSNBC's “Countdown” …
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
MSNBC to Lift Olbermann Suspension on Tuesday — Keith Olbermann will be allowed to resume his nightly program on MSNBC on Tuesday, the channel's president said Sunday night, after he was suspended for donating money to three Democratic candidates. — The policy at MSNBC's parent, NBC News …
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Jeremy Gaines / nbcuniversal.presscentre.com:
STATEMENT REGARDING KEITH OLBERMANN - SUNDAY, NOV. 7
STATEMENT REGARDING KEITH OLBERMANN - SUNDAY, NOV. 7
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Olbermann returns after two nights off on Tuesday
Olbermann returns after two nights off on Tuesday
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David Carr / New York Times:
Olbermann, Impartiality and MSNBC
Olbermann, Impartiality and MSNBC
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Doing It Again — Eight years ago Ben Bernanke, already a governor at the Federal Reserve although not yet chairman, spoke at a conference honoring Milton Friedman. He closed his talk by addressing Friedman's famous claim that the Fed was responsible for the Great Depression …
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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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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama defends Fed decision
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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Alex Wagner / Politics Daily:
Robert Gibbs Clashes With Indian Security Over Coverage of Obama-Singh Meeting … White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday battled with Indian security outside a bilateral meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, threatening to pull the president …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
'Tis the season — Now is the moment for every national politician's …
'Tis the season — Now is the moment for every national politician's …
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CNN
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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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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Althouse and The New Republic
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Drive to Repeal 'Don't Ask' Policy All but Lost for Now — The drive in Congress to repeal the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy appears all but lost for the foreseeable future, with action unlikely this year and even less likely once Republicans take charge of the House in January.
St. Petersburg Times:
Tea party favorite Marco Rubio walks a fine line as senator — WASHINGTON — When a French TV station set out to understand the American phenomenon known as the tea party, it sent a reporter overseas to Florida, down a dusty country road, past a bug-swarmed pond, and into a Pasco County pasture filled with people waving American flags.
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Wendy J. Schiller / Congress Blog:
The irony of the Tea Party victory: More “insider” influence
The irony of the Tea Party victory: More “insider” influence
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CNN
Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
ELECTORAL DISSONANCE — Barack Obama had the mot juste last Wednesday for what had just befallen him and his party: a “shellacking.” The President's choice of word was one syllable (and one “g") longer than his predecessor's summary after a parallel midterm debacle.
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Anne Barrowclough / TheAustralian:
Barack Obama joined Muslim prayers at school, teacher says — AS a schoolboy in Jakarta, Barack Obama attended Muslim prayer sessions with his classmates against the wishes of his mother. — The US President's former grade three teacher said that Mr Obama - who was known as “Barry” …
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Israpundit, Gateway Pundit, BAGnewsNotes and Weasel Zippers
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Crist willing to consider Jim Morrison pardon before leaving office — In his last two months in office, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is considering a December surprise: A posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, for indecent exposure charges after an infamous 1969 Miami concert.
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Talking Points Memo and Outside the Beltway
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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Jon Ralston / Las Vegas Sun:
One word: Preparation — How did Harry Reid withstand the Tea Party tidal wave and beat conservative Sharron Angle in the U.S. Senate race? — 2 a.m. — Shortly before the June 8 primary, I was chatting with a Harry Reid operative about my plans for a break after covering the intense Republican scrum …