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Obama: 'I Don't Think About Sarah Palin' — “Obviously Sarah Palin has a strong base of support in the Republican Party and I respect those skills,” Obama said. “But I spend most of my time right now on how I can be the best possible president. And my attitude has always been …
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Oliver Willis:
AUDIO: Sarah Palin: “We Gotta Stand With Our North Korean Allies” — Genius. Absolute genius. When Glenn Beck is correcting you on foreign policy, well... genius.
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Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, No More Mister Nice Blog, Conservatives4Palin.com and Mediaite
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Palin: 'Obviously, We've Got To Stand With Our North Korean Allies' — In recent days, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has hinted in her clearest language yet that she is seriously considering a run for the presidency in 2012. Many observers have argued that Palin could never win …
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Wonkette, The Daily Dish and Yahoo! News
Mark Joyella / Mediaite:
Sarah Palin: “We Gotta Stand With Our North Korean Allies” — Sarah Palin's choosing sides in the conflict between North and South Korea-and picking Kim Jong Il? — Couldn't be. But there she is on Glenn Beck's radio show saying just that: “This speaks to a bigger picture …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and msnbc.com
Jimmy Carter / Washington Post:
North Korea's consistent message to the U.S. — No one can completely understand the motivations of the North Koreans, but it is entirely possible that their recent revelation of their uranium enrichment centrifuges and Pyongyang's shelling of a South Korean island Tuesday are designed …
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Danger Room, Lawyers, Guns & Money and American Prospect
Click Orlando l Orlando News …:
Woman: TSA Agents Singled Me Out For My Breasts — Travelers Plan To Boycott TSA's Latest Security Measure Aiming To Clog Security Lines — ORLANDO, Fla. — The head of the Transportation Security Administration said the agency will look further into allegations that two male TSA workers picked …
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The Jawa Report, WTSP.com 10 News, Proof Positive, Infowars, YID With LID, The Gateway Pundit, HillBuzz.org, Nice Deb and The Other McCain
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Hugo Martin / Money & Company:
Poll finds 61% oppose new airport security measures
Poll finds 61% oppose new airport security measures
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Infowars, Zogby, DownWithTyranny!, We Won't Fly, LewRockwell.com Blog, Slate and The Daily Caller
Lymari Morales / Gallup:
Most U.S. Air Travelers OK Sacrificing Privacy for Security
Most U.S. Air Travelers OK Sacrificing Privacy for Security
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Raw Story, NationalJournal.com, Questions and Observations, CNN, The Hill, Wake up America and This Just In
The Nation:
TSAstroturf: The Washington Lobbyists and Koch-Funded Libertarians Behind the TSA Scandal — Does anyone else sense something strange is going on with the apparently spontaneous revolt against the TSA? This past week, the media turned an “ordinary guy,” 31-year-old Californian John Tyner …
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The Daily Caller, Weigel, Firedoglake, Hit & Run, Verum Serum, LewRockwell.com Blog, Cato @ Liberty and The Political Carnival
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Anatomy of a journalistic smear job — (updated below - Update II) — One long-standing — and justifiable — progressive grievance is that whenever ordinary Americans allow their personal plight to enter the public sphere in a way that advances a liberal political goal …
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LewRockwell.com Blog and Boing Boing
National Opt-Out Day:
NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY! — It's the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government's desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an “enhanced pat down” that touches people's breasts and genitals in an aggressive manner.
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Gizmodo, Infowars, CNN, Gothamist, New York Magazine, Hot Air, Runnin' Scared, newsfeed.time.com and Focal Point
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Palin dismisses ‘blue-blood’ Bush criticism — Sarah Palin dismissed Barbara Bush's recent criticism as a matter of class privilege in an interview with Laura Ingraham today: — “I don't want to concede that we have to get used to this kind of thing, because i don't think the majority …
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The Note, National Review, The Page, GOP 12 and Oliver Willis
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Palin Hits Back at Barbara Bush — In an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show, Sarah Palin blasted back at Barbara Bush's recent comments suggesting she stay in Alaska and not run for president. — Said Palin: “I think the majority of Americans don't want to put up with the blue bloods.
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Salon, The Daily Dish and Booman Tribune
Marist Poll:
11/24: Looking to 2012: 48% Plan to Vote Against Obama — If the 2012 presidential election were held today, President Barack Obama would have his work cut out for him. 48% of registered voters nationwide report they plan to definitely vote against Mr. Obama while 36% say they will definitely vote for him. 16% are undecided.
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The Moderate Voice, The Atlantic Online, GOP 12 and CNN
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
New Palin Book Offers a Road Map for a Run Against Obama
New Palin Book Offers a Road Map for a Run Against Obama
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
HarperCollins settles Gawker suit over leaked Palin excerpts
HarperCollins settles Gawker suit over leaked Palin excerpts
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Cubachi, Media Decoder, The Wire, Hot Air, Wake up America, Gothamist, The Daily Caller and Liberty Pundits Blog, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
PROMISES, PROMISES: GOP leader reaps $200 million — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans' ban on earmarks - money included in a bill by a lawmaker to benefit a home-state project or interest - was short-lived. — Only three days after GOP senators and senators-elect renounced earmarks …
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Firedoglake, Gawker, Suburban Guerrilla, The Political Carnival and Donklephant
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
REMEMBER THE GOP'S EARMARK BAN?.... It's been about a week since …
REMEMBER THE GOP'S EARMARK BAN?.... It's been about a week since …
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TPMDC, Daily Kos, Dennis the Peasant and msnbc.com
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Passage of earmark ban in doubt
Passage of earmark ban in doubt
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Pundits Blog, Left Coast Rebel, Booman Tribune and FrumForum
Neil Irwin / Washington Post:
Fed lowers economic expectations for 2011 — Unemployment is set to remain higher for longer than previously thought, according to new projections from the Federal Reserve that would mean more than 10 million Americans remain jobless through the 2012 elections - even as a separate report …
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Jim Sanders / Capitol Alert:
Cooley concedes to Kamala Harris in fight for attorney general — Steve Cooley conceded defeat today to Kamala Harris in the political slugfest for California attorney general. — The Republican called Harris today to congratulate her, and the two had a “brief and cordial conversation,” …
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Ben Smith's Blog and Joe. My. God.
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Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
Kamala Harris wins attorney general's race as Steve Cooley concedes [Updated]
Kamala Harris wins attorney general's race as Steve Cooley concedes [Updated]
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Opinion L.A. and TalkLeft
Alex Pareene / Salon:
No. 1: Richard Cohen — The Washington Post's Richard Cohen has been a columnist since 1976. He's good friends with Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn. He works one day a week. At a certain point, in that exceptionally privileged and cushy position, his brain disintegrated.
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ECHIDNE of the snakes
Henry Payne / Detroit News:
Mr. Smut goes to Washington — While November's election brought a tsunami of change to Michigan policies, some incumbents are untouchable. So untouchable, apparently, that they openly read girlie magazines on their trips to and from Washington. Detroit Congressman John Conyers was caught …
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The Wire, Michelle Malkin, theblogprof, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Pat-Down Dispute Shows Mistrust of Government — The latest controversy to envelop the Obama administration is only partly about the specific rules governing body scanners and pat-downs. It has to do, too, with the federal agency Congress created to deal with airline security and the tension …
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Althouse, Hit & Run, Prairie Weather, Pajamas Media and Indecision Forever
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Myglesias / Yglesias:
Trust in Government — Matt Bai muses:
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Don't touch my junk? Grow up, America. — My family, as it happens, is taking the bus to Grandma's this Thanksgiving. But our choice of transportation has nothing to do with anxiety about leering security screeners or fear of pat-downs. — The uproar over the new procedures is overblown and immature.
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Shakesville, NewsBusters.org blogs, AMERICAblog News, Firedoglake and VatorNews
CNN:
Obama pardons two turkeys at White House ceremony — Washington (CNN) — At 21 weeks of age and 45 pounds each, Apple and Cider would normally be prime candidates for Thanksgiving dinner this year. — Instead, the two California-born turkeys got a new lease on life Wednesday …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey from ‘shellacking’
Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey from ‘shellacking’
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The Politico
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Why is the Obama administration linking Israel and New START? — While the White House continues to negotiate with Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) in an attempt to convince him to allow a vote on the New START treaty this year, it is also undertaking a massive effort behind the scenes to rally foreign governments …
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Washington Monthly, Commentary and The Caucus
CHINAdaily:
China, Russia quit dollar — Premier Wen Jiabao shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on a visit to St. Petersburg on Tuesday.ALEXEY DRUZHININ / AFP — St. Petersburg, Russia - China and Russia have decided to renounce the US dollar and resort to using their own currencies …
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Israpundit and The Gateway Pundit
Economist:
Closing statements — This has been a really good debate, I think—a lot racier and spikier than many of our offerings, but none the worse for that. It almost puts me in mind of PMQs. Now the guest interventions from John Samples and Andrew Sullivan are in, as are the closing statements …
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The Plum Line, Washington Monthly and Balloon Juice