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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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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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The Daily Bail
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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The Note, Dvorak Uncensored, The Gateway Pundit and Don Surber
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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Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS:
Airport Pat-Downs: TSA Says it Can Fine You for Backing Out
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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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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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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
CABLE RAT RACE: Palin Drops Big In Week 2; ‘Walking Dead’ Steady — Sarah Palin lost almost half of her premiere audience in the second airing of her TLC reality series Sarah Palin's Alaska. On Sunday, the series executive produced by Mark Burnett, drew 3 million viewers.
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Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Sarah Palin Wants Christine O'Donnell on Next ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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Jedediah Bila / Human Events:
Book Review: Sarah Palin's “America by Heart”
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The Note, National Review and Conservatives4Palin.com
Mark McDonald / New York Times:
‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island — SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean military went to “crisis status” on Tuesday and threatened military strikes after the North fired dozens of shells at a South Korean island, killing two of the South's soldiers and setting off …
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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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Political Punch, Hot Air, msnbc.com and FrumForum
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: North Korea fires artillery barrage on South. If they start anything, I say nuke 'em. And not with just a few bombs. They've caused enough trouble — and it would be a useful lesson for Iran, too. We can't afford another Korean war, but hey, we're already dismantling warheads. . . .
Thomas P.M. Barnett / Esquire:
Five Ways the U.S. Can Fend Off the Next Korean War
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Weekly Standard, Hot Air, Reuters, The Daily Dish and Ben Smith's Blog
John Garnaut / Sydney Morning Herald:
North Korean dictator-in-waiting linked to deadly artillery attack
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Associated Press, Wonkette, FP Passport, Pajamas Media, The Gateway Pundit and CNN
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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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
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The Atlantic Online
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Rep. Maffei concedes, GOP gains 63rd seat
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Citizen, Scared Monkeys, The Other McCain and Pirate's Cove
Michelle Breidenbach / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Dan Maffei's options in New York's 25th Congressional District: Concede or recount
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The Other McCain, Big Government, Left Coast Rebel, CNN, USA Today and The Political Carnival
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
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Wonk Room and Pat Dollard
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 …
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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Commentary, NewsBusters.org blogs, TPMCafe, Pajamas Media, Ben Smith's Blog, The Other McCain and FrumForum, more at Mediagazer »
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Sally Quinn — who says “Dancing is my religion” — denounces Bristol Palin's success on “Dancing with the Stars” as “unholy.” — And this strangely sanctimonious journalist — she's writing in the always awful “On Faith” section of The Washington Post — condemns Palin voters for “cheating” …
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Big Hollywood, Washington Post and Commentary
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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
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Nancy Pelosi to fly commercial — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will give up more than just the majority in the next Congress — she'll be stripped of her right to use military aircraft. — Since becoming speaker in 2007, Pelosi has used Air Force jets for flights …
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Don Surber, The Jawa Report and Politics Daily
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
N.Y. Dem might vote for Boehner
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Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
Exclusive: In Letter, Gates Dismissed McCain's Concerns About DADT Study — In late September, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates expressing his concerns that the Pentagon's Working Group review of Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy was operating under the condition that …
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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Congressman fires chief of staff after arrest on sex charges — Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) has fired his chief of staff, effective last Friday, after his arrest on charges of soliciting sex from a minor. — Rothman spokesman Aaron Keyak said that Robert Decheine, the lawmaker's former top aide …
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TPMMuckraker, The Politico and Fox Nation
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 Daily Caller, The Awl, Truth Wins Out, New York Magazine and Booman Tribune
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.
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