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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Next step for body scanners could be trains, boats, metro — The next step in tightened security could be on U.S. public transportation, trains and boats. — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says terrorists will continue to look for U.S. vulnerabilities, making tighter security standards necessary.
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Dvorak Uncensored, The Note, The Gateway Pundit, LewRockwell.com Blog and Don Surber
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Michelle Malkin:
The no-grope list: Look who gets a junk-touching exemption — Don't squeeze the J-Nap. — You've heard of the “no-fly” list. — Now get a load of the no-grope list — a roster of the privileged federal officials and politicians who don't have to be subjected to TSA's grabby hands.
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Sister Toldjah and Doug Ross
Daily Mail:
'We hate obese passengers and people with personal hygiene issues:' Now ‘abused’ TSA staff vent their anger at patdown searches — Furious security staff today hit back at pat down searches in airports across America, claiming that they hated dealing with obese travellers and those with personal hygiene problems.
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Instapundit and Say Anything
Associated Press:
TSA: Some gov't officials to skip airport security — WASHINGTON (AP) — Cabinet secretaries, top congressional leaders and an exclusive group of senior U.S. officials are exempt from toughened new airport screening procedures when they fly commercially with government-approved federal security details.
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Patterico's Pontifications, Say Anything, YID With LID and USA Today
Blake Eskin / News Desk:
Before the Junk Jokes: Airport Security Cartoons — As Americans debate the safety and propriety of new airport scanning devices, gear up for National Opt-Out Day, and endure a lot of headlines with the word “junk” in them, the Washington Post has reported on a “cheap and simple fix” to the problem:
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National Opt-Out Day, The Big Picture, CBS News, The Atlantic Online, This Just In and Boing Boing
Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS:
Airport Pat-Downs: TSA Says it Can Fine You for Backing Out
Airport Pat-Downs: TSA Says it Can Fine You for Backing Out
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Gothamist and The Politico
Elizabeth Wurtzel / The Atlantic Online:
Sarah Palin, Riot Grrrl — To paraphrase Lillian Hellman, I don't agree with a word that Sarah Palin says, including “and” and “the.” And as a liberal feminist, it drives me absolutely bonkers that Palin is the most visible working mother and female politician in America …
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JustOneMinute, The Confluence, Althouse and Liberty Pundits Blog
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John / Power Line:
Who's Ignorant? — Dumb liberal op-ed pieces are legion, and generally we let them pass in silence. But this one by Richard Cohen in the Washington Post is such a howler that it deserves comment. Cohen's theme is that Sarah Palin is ignorant; the evidence is her criticism …
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
'Sarah Palin's Alaska' Ratings Plummet — After setting a TLC ratings record last week, Sarah Palin's reality show plummeted for its second episode. — Sarah Palin's Alaska fell 40% on Sunday night to 3 million viewers. — Not many were in the key adult demo either.
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Mediaite, TVNewser, CNN, Hot Air, Raw Story, TMZ.com, New York Magazine, The Political Carnival and Gawker
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
CABLE RAT RACE: Palin Drops Big In Week 2; ‘Walking Dead’ Steady
CABLE RAT RACE: Palin Drops Big In Week 2; ‘Walking Dead’ Steady
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skippy the bush kangaroo, TPM LiveWire, FrumForum and Weigel
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Sarah Palin Wants Christine O'Donnell on Next ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Sarah Palin Wants Christine O'Donnell on Next ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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The Confluence, Fox Nation, Mediaite, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Gawker and Hot Air
Jedediah Bila / Human Events:
Book Review: Sarah Palin's “America by Heart”
Book Review: Sarah Palin's “America by Heart”
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The Note, National Review and Conservatives4Palin.com
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Decline your health care, say GOP voters — Most Americans think incoming Congressmen who campaigned against the health care bill should put their money where their mouth is and decline government provided health care now that they're in office. Only 33% think they should accept the health care …
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
House Dem dares GOP on healthcare repeal — Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) is daring Republicans to make good on one of their top legislative priorities: repealing the healthcare law. — Using a somewhat unusual tactic, Ackerman, a strong advocate for the healthcare reform law …
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Say Anything and Pat Dollard
Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
Obama on North Korea: China Must Help — In Interview with Barbara Walters, Obama Calls on China to Take a Stand Against North Korea — President Obama today strongly condemned North Korea's attack on South Korea and, in an exclusive interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, urged China to take a stand against aggression.
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CBS News, Political Punch, Hot Air, msnbc.com and FrumForum
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Mark McDonald / New York Times:
‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island
‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: North Korea fires artillery barrage on South.
JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: North Korea fires artillery barrage on South.
Thomas P.M. Barnett / Esquire:
Five Ways the U.S. Can Fend Off the Next Korean War
Five Ways the U.S. Can Fend Off the Next Korean War
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Politics Daily, Weekly Standard, Hot Air, The Daily Beast and The Daily Dish
Michelle Breidenbach / Syracuse Post-Standard:
It's over: Buerkle clinches seat in Congress as Maffei concedes 25th District — Ann Marie Buerkle will be Syracuse's next representative in Congress, its first woman in the U.S. House. — U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, the Democrat, called Buerkle today to concede, ending three weeks of ballot inspections, recounting and court wrangling.
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The Caucus, Washington Wire and Ruby Slippers
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Rep. Bishop leads Altschuler as absentee count ends
Rep. Bishop leads Altschuler as absentee count ends
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Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Rep. Maffei concedes, GOP gains 63rd seat
Rep. Maffei concedes, GOP gains 63rd seat
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Citizen, Scared Monkeys, Pirate's Cove and The Other McCain
Michelle Breidenbach / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Dan Maffei's options in New York's 25th Congressional District: Concede or recount
Dan Maffei's options in New York's 25th Congressional District: Concede or recount
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The Other McCain, Da Techguy's Blog, Big Government, CNN, Left Coast Rebel, USA Today and The Political Carnival
Ryan J. Reilly / TPMMuckraker:
Former Obama Advisor, Aide To NJ Dem, Arrested On Child Sex Charges — Robert Decheine, chief of staff to Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ), was arrested in Gaithersburg, Md. last Friday on charges of soliciting sex from a minor. Decheine, who had been with the Democrat's office since 2003 …
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Fox News and JammieWearingFool
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Congressman fires chief of staff after arrest on sex charges
Congressman fires chief of staff after arrest on sex charges
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Fox Nation and The Politico
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Effort for Liberal Balance to G.O.P. Groups Begins — In what may prove a significant development for the 2012 elections, David Brock, a prominent Democratic political operative, says he has amassed $4 million in pledges over the last few weeks and is moving quickly to hire a staff to set …
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The Politico, Hot Air, Sunlight Foundation, Politics Daily, Truth Wins Out, msnbc.com, Ballot Box, USA Today, The Political Carnival and Prairie Weather
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Corporate Profits Were the Highest on Record Last Quarter — The nation's workers may be struggling, but American companies just had their best quarter ever. — American businesses brought in $1.66 trillion at an annual rate in the third quarter, according to a Commerce Department report released Tuesday.
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Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
Washington Post hires conservative blogger — The Washington Post boasts some of the top liberal bloggers, such as Ezra Klein and Greg Sargent. Now the paper's bringing a conservative into the blog stable. — The Post has hired Jennifer Rubin, previously with Commentary magazine …
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TPMCafe, Pajamas Media, Commentary, Ben Smith's Blog, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Other McCain and FrumForum, more at Mediagazer »
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Paul Bedard / US News:
Next Tea Party Target: Corporate America — Jesse Jackson isn't the only activist that can use corporate boycotts for political purposes. Starting next year, the huge Tea Party organizer FreedomWorks will urge supporters to punish huge corporations like General Electric and Johnson and Johnson …
Irin Carmon / Jezebel:
The Disturbing World Of Dickflash.com — “Is this one of us?” reads a message-board headline. Attached is that video of the woman confronting her subway flasher. But the board commenters aren't talking about her. Welcome to Dickflash, a twisted forum where flashers trade tips and tricks.
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Runnin' Scared and Joe. My. God.
Amanda Hess / TBD All News:
Daily Caller: Draft lesbians, then turn them straight — BREAKING from the Daily Caller: The United States military can be cured of homosexuality once and for all if it allows lesbians to serve but forbids gay men to do so, according to one elderly man who has extensive experience showering with dozens of other dudes.
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The Awl, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, Gawker and Booman Tribune
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Sharpton Calls For FCC Action Against Rush Limbaugh — SHARP-LY REPRESSIVE — Reverend Al: Time For FCC Crackdown On Rush — With Democrats holding a majority on the FCC's board, lefties are salivating over a post-election opportunity to quietly impose a crackdown on free speech in talk radio.
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Say Anything, theblogprof and The Gateway Pundit
Lisa de Moraes / Washington Post:
Poll numbers suggest Bristol Palin doesn't have ‘Dancing’ legs to stand on — Fifty-four percent of Americans think Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol is one of the finalists on ABC's competition series “Dancing With the Stars” because of large-scale voting by viewers who support her mother …
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Weigel, NewsBusters.org blogs, Patterico's Pontifications, TalkLeft, Moraes on TV, Politics Daily and Left Coast Rebel
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Sally Quinn — who says “Dancing is my religion” — denounces …
Sally Quinn — who says “Dancing is my religion” — denounces …
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Big Hollywood, Commentary and Wonkette