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Juli Weiner / Vanity Fair:
“Best Wishes, Donald Trump”: A Future President's Letter to Vanity Fair — The Donald has inveighed (in Sharpie!) against our intrepid blogger. We found his comments so delightful, we had to share. — It was with great delight and a sense of kinship that we at Vanity Fair read Donald Trump's letter …
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Lukas I. Alpert / NY Daily News:
Donald Trump fires back after White House aide declares that he has ‘zero chance’ to be President — The White House stopped just short of dismissing Donald Trump as a clown Sunday - calling him a “sideshow” act with “zero chance” of becoming president. — Chief Obama adviser David Plouffe unleashed …
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The Reaction, The Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, Ben Smith's Blog and The Hill
Richard Dunham / Texas on the Potomac:
Hearst exclusive: Obama talks about his golf habit, his favorite magazines and personal frustrations
Hearst exclusive: Obama talks about his golf habit, his favorite magazines and personal frustrations
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Lynn Sweet, The Atlantic Online, The Lonely Conservative, Political Punch and The Cloakroom
Margo D. Beller / CNBC:
Trump: Obama Is to Blame For High Oil Prices
Trump: Obama Is to Blame For High Oil Prices
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Washington Wire, The Gateway Pundit and Pajamas Media
David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Donald Trump to Brody File: ‘I believe in God. I am Christian.’
Exclusive: Donald Trump to Brody File: ‘I believe in God. I am Christian.’
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Don Surber, GOP 12 and The Page
Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Trump says he is Obama campaign's ‘worst nightmare’
Trump says he is Obama campaign's ‘worst nightmare’
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Cubachi, The Hill, Taylor Marsh, Ben Smith's Blog and The Democratic Daily
orchidforchange.com:
Statement & Account of Ramona Kitzinger, Waukesha Board of Canvassers member since 2004: — (Waukesha County Democratic Party)On Tuesday night, I received a voice message from someone in the office of Clerk Kathy Nickolaus informing me of a Wednesday canvass meeting, which I returned …
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JSOnline:
Democrat on Waukesha County vote panel speaks out — By Laurel Walker of the Journal Sentinel — Waukesha - The Democrat on the Waukesha County Board of Canvassers who was widely quoted as endorsing Waukesha County's official ballot count that flipped the Supreme Court winner last week has more to say.
Lauraklairmont / CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority support deal to avert government shutdown — Washington (CNN) - Who won last week's showdown over the federal budget and the government shutdown-that-wasn't? — It looks like the public gives the Democrats more credit for the deal than the Republicans …
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Myglesias / Yglesias:
A Debt Ceiling Hostage Rescue Strategy — As Jon Chait and Josh Marshall write this morning, the way the tax cut deal and the appropriations deal went down makes it clear that the White House needs a better hostage rescue strategy heading into the debt ceiling fight. Fortunately, I think one is available.
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
WH: Obama regrets vote against raising debt limit
WH: Obama regrets vote against raising debt limit
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Boehner: Relationship with Obama improved after budget battle
Boehner: Relationship with Obama improved after budget battle
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The Politico and Indecision Forever
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago school bans some lunches brought from home — To encourage healthful eating, Chicago school doesn't allow kids to bring lunches or certain snacks from home — and some parents, and many students, aren't fans of the policy — A Little Village Academy student cringes at an enchilada dish served at his school.
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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo! News:
Chicago school bans homemade lunches, the latest in national food fight
Chicago school bans homemade lunches, the latest in national food fight
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Blogcritics
Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann stares down heckler in Iowa — IOWA CITY, Iowa — Michele Bachmann said again Monday that the American intervention in Libya was a mistake — but this time she had to talk over a heckler who shouted vulgarities at her. — Jenny Watkins, 22, shouted at Bachmann …
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
In Iowa, Bachmann blasts GOP on budget deal
In Iowa, Bachmann blasts GOP on budget deal
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The Politico, Radio Iowa and CNN
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO OFFER THE LOW-WAGE WORKFORCE FOR FOREIGN COMPANIES.... Ikea's labor dispute in Southern Virginia should be a bigger story. … It's quite an ordeal. Workers are forced to work overtime, often with little notice, and those who don't go along face disciplinary action.
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Nathaniel Popper / Los Angeles Times:
Ikea's U.S. factory churns out unhappy workers
Ikea's U.S. factory churns out unhappy workers
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ThinkProgress, Yglesias, The Impolitic and Balloon Juice
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
REPORT: U.S. Military Spending Has Almost Doubled Since 2001 — A new report released today by SIPRI, a Swedish-based think tank, reveals that U.S. military spending has almost doubled since 2001. The U.S. spent an astounding $698 billion on the military last year, an 81% increase over the last decade.
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American Prospect, Yglesias, Outside the Beltway, Comments from Left Field, Shakesville and The Agonist
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Greg Scoblete / RealClearWorld:
U.S. Military Spending vs. the World
Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
Capitol Police arrest DC mayor at rally against budget deal
Capitol Police arrest DC mayor at rally against budget deal
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CNN and Weasel Zippers
Washington Post:
Appeals court upholds Justice challenge on Ariz. immigration law — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that blocked the most contested provisions of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect. — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals …
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Dylan Smith / TucsonSentinel.com:
Appeals court rules against SB 1070
Appeals court rules against SB 1070
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Crooks and Liars, Arizona Republic, The Atlantic Online, MyDD, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Guardian
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT PAUL RYAN'S CONSTITUENTS THINK, AND WHY IT MATTERS.... Rep. Paul Ryan's (R) Wisconsin district isn't competitive. Over the last decade, his most competitive race was the one he won by “only” 26 points. Last year, the margin was 38 points. — But when the Associated Press checked …
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The Moderate Voice and Booman Tribune
Kyodo News:
Japan may raise nuke accident severity level to highest 7 from 5 — The Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan released a preliminary calculation Monday saying that the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant had been releasing up to 10,000 terabecquerels of radioactive materials per hour …
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The Big Picture, naked capitalism and European Tribune
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CBS Chicago:
Gas Prices Climbing Toward $5 Per Gallon — CHICAGO (CBS) - At one time, $5 per gallon gas seemed like a farfetched idea, but that is no longer the case. — As CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports, as of Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Chicago area is $4.11 …
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BizzyBlog, The Politico and The Lonely Conservative
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Revolver — Why do some of the most capable public servants in America, people like economist Peter Orszag, keep circling back from Washington to Wall Street? One guess. — When Peter Orszag left his post as White House budget director last summer, it made perfect sense, on several levels …
New York Times:
Democrat in Missouri to Oppose Health Care Law — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri's Democratic attorney general broke with his party on Monday and urged a federal judge to invalidate the central provision of the new health care law. — The filing of the court brief by Attorney General Chris Koster …
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Moe Lane, Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
New York Times:
Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut C.I.A. Activities — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has demanded that the United States steeply reduce the number of Central Intelligence Agency operatives and Special Operations forces working in Pakistan, and that it put on hold C.I.A. drone strikes aimed …
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The Page, Washington Post, Swampland, Truthdig, Balloon Juice and Los Angeles Times
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Jonathan Alter out at Newsweek — The final member of the “Newsweek Six” has left the building. — Jonathan Alter, the only remaining member of the gang of television-loving newsweekly scribes so dubbed by Slate's Jack Shafer, is no longer with the publication.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The President Is Missing — What have they done with President Obama? What happened to the inspirational figure his supporters thought they elected? Who is this bland, timid guy who doesn't seem to stand for anything in particular? — I realize that with hostile Republicans controlling the House …
Jonathan Welsh / Driver's Seat:
Chevy Recalls Cruze After A Steering Wheel Falls Off … Imagine turning your car's steering wheel, or giving it a gentle tug, and having it break away from the steering column. Now you're speeding along holding the suddenly useless wheel. — It sounds like a vision from a cartoon, or every driver's nightmare.
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Pajamas Media, InvestmentWatch and The Lonely Conservative
Charles Ommanney / Newsweek:
What's Really Going On With Gabby Giffords? — The untold story of the congresswoman's struggle, her husband's faith, and their long, hard road to recovery. — PHOTOS: According to doctors, Sen. Gabrielle Giffords has made significant advances. But they caution that injuries to the brain …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney slogan was once Kerry's — Mitt Romney's launched his exploratory committee today with a dynamic new slogan: “Believe in America.” — If that slogan sounds a little familiar, that's because it was the title of John Kerry's cross-country tour in August of 2004, as CNN reported a two-week …
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Jessica Simeone / New York Post:
His students know ‘squat’ — What's next, extra credit for going freegan? — An eccentric SUNY Purchase art professor held a “class” yesterday in SoHo where he instructed his hipster students on how to illegally squat in condos around the city. — Chris Robbins organized the seminar …
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Moonbattery and Runnin' Scared