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Washington Post:
House Republican leaders turn to moderate Democrats for budget deal — Having difficulty finding consensus within their own ranks, House Republican leaders have begun courting moderate Democrats on several key fiscal issues, including a deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of next week.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / The Caucus:
On a Senate Call, a Glimpse of Marching Orders — Um, Senators, ever heard of the mute button? — Moments before a conference call with reporters was scheduled to get underway on Tuesday morning, apparently unaware that many of the reporters were already on the line, Charles Schumer of New York …
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Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: Message to Republicans - Show us the cuts — With a possible government shutdown once again staring them in the face, congressional Republicans would do well to take two hours to watch the old Tom Cruise flick “Jerry Maguire.” The bottom line in the politics business …
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The Politico:
Dems fear shutdown unavoidable
Dems fear shutdown unavoidable
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Schumer: GOP riders to defund EPA, Planned Parenthood are dealbreakers
Schumer: GOP riders to defund EPA, Planned Parenthood are dealbreakers
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP
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American Spectator, Wizbang, protein wisdom, Doug Ross and Pajamas Media
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CAN'T ANYBODY HERE PLAY THIS GAME?.... At face value …
CAN'T ANYBODY HERE PLAY THIS GAME?.... At face value …
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The Impolitic and New York Times
Quinnipiac University:
Obama Gets Lowest Approval, Reelect Score Ever, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Voters Oppose U.S. Involvement In Libya — American voters disapprove 48 - 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 - 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012 …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Less Likely to View Obama as a Strong Leader — Six in 10 believe he is honest and trustworthy — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans have grown increasingly less likely to view President Obama as a strong and decisive leader since he took office. Roughly half now believe this aptly describes …
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The Moderate Voice, The Politico and Hot Air
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Survey: Obama's approval rating at all-time low 42 percent
Survey: Obama's approval rating at all-time low 42 percent
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Maher on Palin and Bachmann: I'm sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings, but no, I wasn't wrong — This may be the first time that this particular permutation of “apology” has been offered for dropping a C-bomb on someone. A forthright apology would be one thing, a “sorry if you were offended” …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Michael Barone on Wisconsin: Has the tea party given up? — It's not just Wisconsin. John Kasich in Ohio and Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania have seen their ratings sour too. But with Walker's polls now negative and the state supreme court election next week looking like a bellwether …
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Instapundit, PolitiFact, Vox Popoli and JSOnline
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Is the Tea Party pooped? It must keep making its case
JSOnline:
Judge again blocks GOP collective-bargaining plan — But Van Hollen assistant says law is in effect — By Patrick Marley, Bill Glauber and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - For the second time in less than two weeks, a Dane County judge Tuesday issued an order blocking …
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Union Law (Again)
Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Union Law (Again)
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Marco Rubio / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Won't Vote to Raise the Debt Limit — Everyone in Washington knows how to cut spending. The time to start is now. — Americans have built the single greatest nation in all of human history. But America's exceptionalism was not preordained. Every generation has had to confront …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Coburn spars with Norquist over tax breaks for ethanol — Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) ripped conservative activist Grover Norquist on Tuesday for defending tax breaks that benefit special interest groups. — In a letter to Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform …
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama to Set Goal of One-Third Cut in Oil Imports — WASHINGTON — With gasoline prices rising, oil supplies from the Middle East pinched by political upheaval and growing calls in Congress for expanded domestic oil and gas production, President Obama on Wednesday will set a goal …
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NY Daily News:
Obama's Red Rooster fundraising bash pulls in $1.5 million for Democratic National Committee — President Obama rolled into Harlem on Tuesday night for his first major Democratic dinner-for-dollars of the 2012 campaign season. — After a whirlwind day in the city, Obama attended …
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Mark Bittman / Opinionator:
Why We're Fasting — I stopped eating on Monday and joined around 4,000 other people in a fast to call attention to Congressional budget proposals that would make huge cuts in programs for the poor and hungry. — By doing so, I surprised myself; after all, I eat for a living.
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Balloon Juice, Daily Kos and Emptywheel
Clifton B / Another Black Conservative:
Trump releases his official birth certificate — Yesterday I told you that Trump may have deliberately released an unofficial copy of his birth certificate so that he could quickly turn around and release the original. The idea behind this is twofold. First, to weaken the argument …
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Proof Positive, The Note, Mediaite and Top of the Ticket
Arizona Republic:
Kirkpatrick: I'm running for Congress again — Former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, a freshman Democrat ousted in last year's Republican tidal wave, is angling for a rematch against Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. She told AZ/DC Tuesday that she has made the decision to run for her seat again in 2012.
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Charlie Savage / The Caucus:
Justice Lawyers Cleared in Voting Case — The Justice Department's internal ethics watchdog on Tuesday told Congress that it had cleared all department lawyers of wrongdoing in relation to a much-disputed voter-intimidation case involving the New Black Panther Party, a black-nationalist fringe group.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Unfavorable view of tea party on the rise — Washington (CNN) - Nearly half of all Americans have an unfavorable view of the tea party movement, putting it in the same company as the Democratic and Republican parties, according to a new national poll.
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Matthew Spolar / Concord Monitor:
Kuster: I'm running for Congress again — Candidate looks to November 2012 — Democratic candidate for Congress to represent New Hampshire's second district, Ann McLane Kuster speaks during an editorial review board at the Concord Monitor onWednesday, August 18, 2010. Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »
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The Reliable Source / Washington Post:
Justice Antonin Scalia ticketed for GW Parkway fender-bender; will he take it to court? — Now here's a date in traffic court we'd like to attend: In the matter of Antonin Scalia and the George Washington Parkway pileup. — The Supreme Court justice was ticketed early Tuesday for his role in a four-car fender-bender.
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Media Ignores Calls For Socialist Revolution at ‘Anti-War’ Rally in Chicago — Chicago media reported on a recent march in Chicago as being an “Anti-War” march organized by students and “faith based groups” who “hope to spark change in our democracy.” What they left out was the clear fact …
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Christian Heinze / Ballot Box:
A bumper crop of presidential flirts — There's an unusually high number of presidential flirts this year — that is, they say or hint that they might, but they probably won't. — The three biggest Republican stars are businessman Donald Trump, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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New York Times:
Washington in Fierce Debate on Arming Libyan Rebels — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is engaged in a fierce debate over whether to supply weapons to the rebels in Libya, senior officials said on Tuesday, with some fearful that providing arms would deepen American involvement …
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Sarah Palin Wonders Aloud if Libya Action is a “Squirmish” — Madam Malaprop, thy name is Sarah Palin. Whether by design or accident, she never fails to drop some tidbit that sends the idiocy scale off the charts. Called in by Fox News to deconstruct President Obama's speech …
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