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Frank Rich / New York Times:
Could She Reach the Top in 2012? You Betcha — “THE perception I had, anyway, was that we were on top of the world,” Sarah Palin said at the climax of last Sunday's premiere of her new television series, “Sarah Palin's Alaska.” At that point our fearless heroine had just completed a perilous rock climb …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
AN UNLIKELY VORACIOUS READER.... The New York Times' Sunday magazine has a lengthy piece from Robert Draper today on a certain former half-term governor. The piece covers quite a bit of ground — and should probably dispel any lingering doubts about Sarah Palin's national ambitions — but a couple of things stood out.
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Jedediah Bila / Human Events:
A Reply to Mona Charen's “Why Sarah Palin Shouldn't Run” — In a National Review Online column on November 19, Mona Charen provided an explanation of why she believes Sarah Palin shouldn't run for President. She argued that after the 2008 campaign, Palin “quit her job as governor …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Gawker loses round with Sarah Palin
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Harriet Baskas / msnbc.com:
TSA pat-down leaves traveler covered in urine — ‘I was absolutely humiliated,’ said bladder cancer survivor — Below: — A retired special education teacher on his way to a wedding in Orlando, Fla., said he was left humiliated, crying and covered with his own urine after an enhanced pat …
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Darleen Click / protein wisdom:
More TSA “love” ... Description of the above video: … In addition: … We don't talk about ostomies, but approximately 500,000 Americans have a stoma for one reason or another. This gentleman was brave enough to come forward with his experience. I'm betting his isn't an isolated incident.
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LaborUnionReport / laborunionreport's Diary:
The U.S. Police State Outrages Continue: Why is the TSA strip searching little boys?
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Fausta's Blog, Scared Monkeys, Fox Nation, HillBuzz.org and The Gateway Pundit
Jeff Sommer / New York Times:
A Forecast That Obama Could Love — THINGS are looking up for Barack Obama. — You might not think so, given the flow of news lately. His foreign policy has met with limited success, at best. And, back home, unemployment is mired at 9.6 percent. Earlier this month, in a major political blow …
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TSA airport screeners gone wild in San Diego- again — In what can only be described as TSA handlers gone wild, the San Diego Harbor Police arrested an area resident for refusal to complete the screening/security process yesterday. This is the same airport that created the TSA security catch phrase “don't touch my junk.”
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Top political scientist: U.S. voters are ‘pretty damn stupid’ — Political reporters often rely on University of Wisconsin political scientist Charles Franklin for expertise. In just the past few months, his insights have appeared in articles in the New York Times …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Nuking the White House — You know you're in trouble when you need Henry Kissinger to vouch for you. — But there was the one formerly known as “The One” sitting at a table with a bunch of old, white, Republican dudes, choosing the most abstruse issue on the agenda for his moment to Man Up.
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The Hill:
Report: N. Korea makes ‘stunning’ leaps in ‘astonishingly modern’ nuclear facility — A report that North Korea has made alarming, secret progress in its nuclear enrichment activities sparked alarm about Pyongyang's “belligerent behavior,” in the words of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
North Koreans Unveil New Plant for Nuclear Use
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Clinton: I'm not running for president — (CNN) - Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton is not running for president - just ask her. — “I am not in any way interested in or pursuing anything in elected office,” Clinton said on “Fox News Sunday.” — Clinton laughed off speculation that she might run for president in 2012.
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Tammy S. Schultz / Washington Post:
Why are the Marines the military's biggest backers of 'don't ask, don't tell'? — After 17 years, “don't ask, don't tell” may finally be on its way out. Even if the Senate resists the latest efforts to end the policy, it appears that most members of the military - from the chairman …
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Landon Thomas, Jr / New York Times:
Ireland Asks for Aid From Europe, Minister Says — DUBLIN — Ireland has formally applied for a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, Brian Lenihan, the country's finance minister, said Sunday. — Speaking on Ireland's RTE radio, Mr. Lenihan said the application …
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T.W. Farnam / Washington Post:
Political divide between coasts and Midwest deepening, midterm election analysis shows — Results from November's midterm elections have exposed a deepening political divide between cities on the coasts and the less-dense areas in the middle of the country.
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CNN:
Afghan Christian faces trial for alleged conversion from Islam — From Matiullah Mati for CNN: — An Afghan Christian, detained for months for allegedly converting to Christianity from Islam, could face trial as early as next week - and could face a potential death penalty, officials said Sunday.
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Reuters:
Obama's Democrats in disarray over expiring tax cuts — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in the U.S. Congress, many upset with him for election losses, are in disarray over what to do about tax cuts for millions of Americans that are set to expire on December 31.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
In Wake of Losses, New Powers for a Political Master
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