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Paul Krugman:
Orwellian Centrism — I don't usually bother looking at the Washington Post. But I'm inside the Beltway right now, so I spared a peek — and for my sins ended up reading Dana Milbank, who praises Obama for punching the hippies. — So far, so usual. But then I read this:
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
As the Ground Shifts, Biden Plays a Bigger Role — WASHINGTON — It was the end of a long and testy gripe session with House Democrats on Wednesday, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had had enough. — For two hours, Mr. Biden had been going back and forth with furious members …
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NewsBusters.org, Don Surber, JustOneMinute, Prairie Weather, Pajamas Media, Daily Kos and The Politico
Elizabeth Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Convene CEO Summit
Obama to Convene CEO Summit
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Firedoglake, The Impolitic, Crooks and Liars, Suburban Guerrilla and New York Times
The Hill:
What happens next in the tax-cut standoff: Three scenarios
What happens next in the tax-cut standoff: Three scenarios
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The Politico, CNN and Prairie Weather
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Obama finally stands his ground
Obama finally stands his ground
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Taylor Marsh, Raw Story, TalkLeft, JustOneMinute, Washington Monthly, FiveThirtyEight, Booman Tribune, Gawker and naked capitalism
New York Times:
Stockholm Hit by Blasts After E-Mail Warning — STOCKHOLM — One man was killed and two other people were injured when two explosions hit the heart of Stockholm's city-center shopping district on Saturday evening, the police in the Swedish capital said. The country's foreign minister called …
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Daily Mail:
Suicide bomber who killed himself in Stockholm terrorist blasts studied at British university — A suicide bomber who died in a terrorist bomb attack which rocked Stockholm city centre, is believed to be a graduate from a British university. — A Facebook page thought to belong …
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AmSpecBlog and Gates of Vienna
James Savage / The Local:
Bomber believed to be former sports student
Bomber believed to be former sports student
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1 The Long War Journal and The Gateway Pundit
Ishmael Reed / New York Times:
What Progressives Don't Understand About Obama — NOT all of my white teachers viewed me as a discipline problem. To the annoyance of my fellow students, one teacher selected me regularly to lead assembly programs. A high school teacher insisted that I learn about the theater.
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JustOneMinute, TalkLeft, Sky Dancing, Booman Tribune, The Confluence, American Power and Balloon Juice
The Politico:
Michael Steele to reveal decision Monday — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele plans to announce his reelection plans on Monday evening, and key supporters expect him to drop out of the hotly contested race, top Republicans tell POLITICO.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, RedState, Pajamas Media and The Gateway Pundit
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Reality Check — The failed attempt by the U.S. to bribe Israel with a $3 billion security assistance package, diplomatic cover and advanced F-35 fighter aircraft — if Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu would simply agree to a 90-day settlements freeze to resume talks with the Palestinians — has been enormously clarifying.
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FP Passport, Israpundit, TPMCafe, Israel Matzav and Yourish.com
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
Gay Bashing at the Smithsonian — EACH Aug. 4, my wife Alex and I visit a church to light candles for two people we loved who both died tragically on that day two years apart — my mother, killed at 64 in a car crash, and Alex's closest friend from graduate school, killed by AIDS at half that age.
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Mediaite, The Mahablog, Todd Starnes, The Other McCain, AMERICAblog News and Towleroad News #gay
Louise Story / New York Times:
A Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives — On the third Wednesday of every month, the nine members of an elite Wall Street society gather in Midtown Manhattan. — The men share a common goal: to protect the interests of big banks in the vast market for derivatives …
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Mother Jones, ECHIDNE of the snakes and The Big Picture
New York Post:
West Village YMCA axes Santa Claus for Frosty — Tweet — He's a lost Claus. — A politically correct West Village YMCA has fired Ol' St. Nick in favor of Frosty. — Kids who once thrilled at sitting on Santa's lap at the 14th Street McBurney YMCA's wildly popular annual holiday luncheon …
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Weasel Zippers, protein wisdom, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Gateway Pundit and Todd Starnes
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Nadler: Obama gave in to ‘a bunch of gangsters’ in tax deal with GOP — Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) called Republicans “a bunch of gangsters” who blackmailed Democrats to ensure that the nation's wealthiest retain their tax cuts. — Nadler, appearing Sunday morning on CBS' “Face the Nation …
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Weasel Zippers, JammieWearingFool and HotAirPundit
C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Huge Bomb Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan — ZHARI, Afghanistan — Six American soldiers were killed and more than a dozen American and Afghan soldiers were wounded on Sunday morning when a van packed with explosives detonated beside a small joint outpost in southern Afghanistan.
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The Daily Dish and 1 The Long War Journal
Sarah Wheaton / New York Times:
Prisoners Strike in Georgia — In a protest apparently assembled largely through a network of banned cellphones, inmates across at least six prisons in Georgia have been on strike since Thursday, calling for better conditions and compensation, several inmates and an outside advocate said.
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TalkLeft and Black Agenda Report