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Joe Scarborough / The Politico:
GOP should take on Palin — Republicans have a problem. The most-talked-about figure in the GOP is a reality show star who cannot be elected. And yet the same leaders who fret that Sarah Palin could devastate their party in 2012 are too scared to say in public what they all complain about in private.
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The Jewish Week:
Sarah Palin Gaining in Support from ‘Educated Jews’ — In recent weeks, a number of prominent Jewish intellectuals have been publicly praising Sarah Palin. This despite a recent poll, reported by veteran analyst James Besser (Nov. 26), that well-educated Jews appear to be overwhelmingly opposed to Palin.
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The Huffington Post:
Scarborough Attacks Palin, Agrees To Help Launch Centrist Civility Group — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — TV's Joe Scarborough, who today dismissed Sarah Palin as a symbol of “anti-intellectualism” with a “dopey dream” of being president, will help headline the launch next month …
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The Moderate Voice, Salon and The Daily Caller
Cubachi:
Palin Derangement at MSNBC, or shall we call it MSPDS?
Palin Derangement at MSNBC, or shall we call it MSPDS?
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The Politico, Liberty Pundits Blog and Right Wing Nut House
Jay Newton-Small / Swampland:
Palin Hauls in Nearly $500k In Just Over a Month
Palin Hauls in Nearly $500k In Just Over a Month
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CNN, The Note, The Page and Conservatives4Palin.com
The Official Home of the Department of Defense:
Mullen Endorses Working Group's Report — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today fully endorsed the report of the working group that assessed the impact of a possible repeal of the law that bans gay men and women from serving openly in the military. ...
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Pentagon report will leave opponents of DADT repeal little to work with — Okay, I've got some more detail for you on the findings in that forthcoming Pentagon report on the impact repeal of Don't Ask Don't tell will have on the military. The upshot: It will leave GOP moderates with no reasons left to oppose repeal.
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TPMDC, Crooks and Liars, Salon, Daily Kos, AMERICAblog Gay, Teddy Partridge's myFDL diary, Federal Eye, Balloon Juice and Wonk Room
Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
Top 9 Findings From The Pentagon's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Report
Top 9 Findings From The Pentagon's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Report
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Gawker, ThinkProgress, AMERICAblog Gay, Joe. My. God. and Shakesville
Guardian:
WikiLeaks: Interpol issues wanted notice for Julian Assange — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing growing legal problems around world — The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is tonight facing growing legal problems around the world, with the US announcing that it was investigating whether he had violated its espionage laws.
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Howard Chua-Eoan / Time:
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Tells TIME: Hillary Clinton ‘Should Resign’
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Tells TIME: Hillary Clinton ‘Should Resign’
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Washington Post:
Where we and Democrats can work together — When congressional leaders of both parties meet at the White House today, all of us will have an opportunity to show the American people that we got the message of the elections earlier this month. — Republicans heard the voters loud and clear.
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Chris Moody / The Daily Caller:
Hot mic picks up discussion on Senate floor: 'It's all rigged' — A hot mic left on during a Senate vote Tuesday morning on the Food Safety Act caught a senator complaining that process of setting the agenda during the lame-duck session is “rigged.” — “It's all rigged.
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Michelle Malkin, Wake up America, Babalú Blog, Pajamas Media and Gretawire
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Democratic Senator complains lame-duck agenda “rigged” on hot mic
Video: Democratic Senator complains lame-duck agenda “rigged” on hot mic
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YID With LID, The Other McCain and Weasel Zippers
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
OFA Asks Supporters to Write a “Letter to the Editor” Praising Federal Worker Pay Freeze — We've officially gone around the bend. — OFA, the organizing arm of the DNC, originally began its life as an organization trying to get someone elected on the platform of hope, change, and progressive policies.
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Ezra Klein:
‘These people are living in a dream world’ — A disgruntled private-sector worker writes in: … To get a sense of where this anger comes from, consider these two graphs. The first tracks private-sector employment between 2007 and 2010: — The second looks at federal workers over the same time period:
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Free exchange and Gothamist
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
GOP Reps Blast Smithsonian Exhibit Featuring Ant-Covered Jesus on Cross — An image with Jesus covered in ants from the video “A Fire in My Belly,” part of the ‘Hide/Seek’ exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. — UPDATE: In a statement released on Tuesday, Martin Sullivan …
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Terry / CNSNews:
Boehner and Cantor to Smithsonian: Pull Exhibit Featuring Ant-Covered Jesus or Else — (CNSNews.com) — House Speaker-to-be John Boehner (R-Ohio) is telling the Smithsonian Institution to pull an exhibit that features images of an ant-covered Christ or else face tough scrutiny …
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Gawker, Big Hollywood and Weasel Zippers
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Senate votes down ban on earmarks — The Senate on Tuesday morning defeated a proposal from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to ban congressional earmarks. — In a 39-56 vote, members defeated a temporary ban on the appropriations procedure. The moratorium was offered as an amendment …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Eight GOP senators vote to keep earmarks
Eight GOP senators vote to keep earmarks
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Strong showing in anti-earmark vote
Strong showing in anti-earmark vote
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The Note, Sunlight Foundation, National Review and The Gateway Pundit
Jason Nark / Philly.com:
Family: New Jersey man serving 7 years for guns he owned legally — EVERYTHING Brian Aitken was or had worked for was wiped away one winter afternoon after his mother called the police on him. — Separated from his wife, the entrepreneur and media consultant, now 27 …
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Stuff White People Like — The departure of the only black senator prompts a revealingly clueless commentary. — The U.S. Senate now has no black members. Illinois's Roland Burris, appointed to replace Barack Obama when the latter moved on to bigger if not necessarily better things …
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Fox Nation, Questions and Observations, NBC Chicago and Althouse
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Cantor: Popular parts of health law will be tackled in GOP repeal plan — House Republicans are looking to repeal the healthcare reform law and replace it with one of their own early next year without interrupting two popular parts of it that the administration has already begun to be implement.
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AmSpecBlog, Hot Air, protein wisdom and Weasel Zippers
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Going deep on the Republicans — Our monthly look at the 2012 Republican Presidential field for November finds the same thing it it does every month- a very close four way race. This time around it's Sarah Palin at 21%, Newt Gingrich at 19%, Mitt Romney at 18%, and Mike Huckabee at 16%.
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Hot Air, Ballot Box and GOP 12
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Nation President Says It ‘Makes A Lot Of Sense’ To Restrict Voting Only To Property Owners — Every week, the Tea Party Nation hosts a weekly radio program, calling itself a “home for conservatives.” Two weeks ago, Tea Party Nation President Judson Phillips hosted the program …
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
In slideshow, Rep. Joe Barton declares war on the Obama administration — If the Obama administration was hoping to see hints of bipartisanship from the Hill, it might want to skip over the House Energy and Commerce Committee. — The committee's ranking Republican, Rep. Joe L. Barton …
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Doug Ross, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story, Politics Daily, Wonkette, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Gawker, Juanita Jean's and The Impolitic
MyFOX Detroit:
Items Stolen John Conyers' Government-Registered Cadillac — Vehicle driven by Congressman's 20-year-old son — DETROIT (WJBK) - The son of Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., says items were stolen out of the government vehicle he was driving last Wednesday in downtown Detroit, FOX 2's Simon Shaykhet reports.
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Michelle Malkin, Associated Press and JammieWearingFool
Julie Zhuo / New York Times:
Where Anonymity Breeds Contempt — THERE you are, peacefully reading an article or watching a video on the Internet. You finish, find it thought-provoking, and scroll down to the comments section to see what other people thought. And there, lurking among dozens of well-intentioned opinions, is a troll.
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Outside the Beltway, TalkLeft, The Awl and Arkansas Blog
DickMorris.com:
THE GOP PRIMARIES OF 12 WILL BE HELD ON FOX NEWS — The Republican nominating process of 2012 will be totally different from that of other years. In fact, it will be the opposite of what we are used to. — Since the procedural reforms initiated by Democrat George McGovern …
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The Politico, Outside the Beltway and Don Surber
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Celebrating Secession Without the Slaves — ATLANTA — The Civil War, the most wrenching and bloody episode in American history, may not seem like much of a cause for celebration, especially in the South. — And yet, as the 150th anniversary of the four-year conflict gets under way …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
A Breath Of Sane Air — Anyone who doubts the professionalism of today's military would do well to read the Pentagon Report on DADT. First, it's a massive undertaking, involving hundreds of thousands of responses, 95 face-to-face meetings, and a range of views from everyone who might be affected.
Angelique Chrisafis / Guardian:
‘Nicolas Sarkozy is thin-skinned and authoritarian’ — US embassy cables detail how staff and ministers fear ire of French president and warn of impact of personal lifestyle — Nicolas Sarkozy's advisers were so afraid of sparking his anger that they reportedly diverted his plane to avoid …
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