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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Poll Finds Lack of Passion for Republican Candidates — With less than a year to go before the Iowa caucuses, Republican voters have yet to form strong opinions about most of their potential candidates for president in 2012, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Trump says he'll reveal ‘interesting things’ on Obama — (CNN) - Possibly-serious Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is giving few details about the investigation he claims to have launched in Hawaii to get to the bottom of where President Obama was born, but the business mogul …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Poll: 45 percent of Republicans think Obama born out of US
Poll: 45 percent of Republicans think Obama born out of US
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
STATISTIC OF THE DAY.... A New York Times/CBS News poll released …
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Trump: Ross Perot of 2012?
Matt Miller / Washington Post:
‘The Shining’ — national debt edition — Remember that great scene in the 1980 film classic, “The Shining,” when the wife comes upon the typewriter of the Jack Nicholson character, who's supposed to have been working night and day for months on his novel? To her horror, she finds thousands …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
How Republicans Can Win the Debt Limit Fight
How Republicans Can Win the Debt Limit Fight
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GOP DEMANDING RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD BLOCK ITS OWN AGENDA. …
GOP DEMANDING RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD BLOCK ITS OWN AGENDA. …
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Federal Borrowing on Pace to Hit Debt Limit in Less Than Week
Federal Borrowing on Pace to Hit Debt Limit in Less Than Week
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Mike Huckabee / Huck PAC:
Response to Glenn Beck — This week Glenn Beck has taken to his radio show to attack me as a Progressive, which he has said is the same as a “cancer” and a “Nazi.” What did I do that apparently caused him to link me to a fatal disease and a form of government that murdered millions of innocent Jews?
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Huckabee: Glenn Beck called me a Nazi — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee accused conservative talk host Glenn Beck Thursday of likening him to a “Nazi” over his support for first lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign. — On his radio show earlier this week, Beck labeled Huckabee a …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHEN POLITIFACT BECOMES POLITIFALSE.... Independent fact-checking outlets play an important part of the political discourse, or at least have the potential to. With a lot of figures making all kinds of claims, voters should have reliable sources they can turn to in order to help separate fact from fiction.
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Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National:
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: “Seniors will have to find $12,500 for health care because Republicans voted to end Medicare.” — The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! Democrats say Republicans voted to end Medicare and charge seniors $12,000
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Knowledge Counts — There's always a bit of a problem …
Knowledge Counts — There's always a bit of a problem …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama jabs ‘climate change deniers’ — President Obama called out Capitol Hill's “climate change deniers” Wednesday night at a Democratic fundraiser in California. — Obama, speaking at a San Francisco event for donors, called rising gasoline prices an economic drain on drivers …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama sees his approval ratings drop after launching 2012 reelection bid
Obama sees his approval ratings drop after launching 2012 reelection bid
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Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Obama: Gas Prices are High Because Climate Change Deniers Refuse to Tackle Global Warming
Obama: Gas Prices are High Because Climate Change Deniers Refuse to Tackle Global Warming
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Obama Calls Out ‘Climate Change Deniers In Congress’
Obama Calls Out ‘Climate Change Deniers In Congress’
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Map — The Crystal Ball's First 2011 Take on 2012's Electoral College — Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics — With 18 months to go until November 2012, there is exactly one use for a current projection of the 2012 Electoral College results.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Death of Right to Work — After 17 months and $2 billion, the NLRB sandbags Boeing. — We knew that Big Labor had political pull at the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board, but yesterday's complaint against Boeing is one for the (dark) ages. By challenging Boeing's right …
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Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Labor Board Tells Boeing New Factory Breaks Law
Labor Board Tells Boeing New Factory Breaks Law
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New York Post:
Trump blasts Seinfeld pullout — Donald Trump wasn't laughing when funnyman Jerry Seinfeld canceled an upcoming appearance at a benefit for his son's Eric Trump Foundation. — Seinfeld pulled out of the Sept. 13 event benefiting the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital because he disagrees …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Invitation to Israeli Leader Puts Obama on the Spot — WASHINGTON — A Republican invitation for Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to address Congress next month is highlighting the tensions between President Obama and Mr. Netanyahu and has kicked off a bizarre diplomatic race …
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The White House:
Remarks by the President at a Facebook Town Hall — Facebook Headquarters — THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much, Facebook, for hosting this, first of all. (Applause.) My name is Barack Obama, and I'm the guy who got Mark to wear a jacket and tie. (Applause.) Thank you. (Laughter.)
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Obama: Mistakes? Can't think of any.
Obama: Mistakes? Can't think of any.
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
More Companies Pull Ads From Wonkette After Trig Palin Post — More companies have joined Papa Johns, Huggies and Vanguard in dropping ads from the liberal, pro-abortion blog Wonkette after it ran a crass post mocking Sarah Palin and her son trig, who has Down Syndrome.
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Dana Loesch / Big Journalism:
Papa Johns, Huggies Pulls Advertising From Wonkette After Trig Taunts *UPDATE Holland America …
Papa Johns, Huggies Pulls Advertising From Wonkette After Trig Taunts *UPDATE Holland America …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Key Republican in deficit talks rules out significant tax increases — Republican senators trying to hash out a bipartisan deal to reduce the deficit will refuse any significant tax hikes, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said Thursday. — Coburn, one of six senators involved in behind …
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Michael Muskal / Los Angeles Times:
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson announces he'll seek GOP presidential nomination — The libertarian-leaning Gary Johnson has climbed Mt. Everest so he knows about uphill fights: In a Gallup poll released last week, he ranked last in name recognition among 14 potential Republican candidates for president.
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JSOnline:
Recall beat gets hot; anti-Darling group filing signatures — Heck's a poppin' on the recall beat Thursday. — Organizers of the recall campaign against Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) announced they have about 30,000 signatures, which they said they would file with the state Government …
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Wisconsin Recall Fight Heats Up As Democrats Complain Of ‘Shots For Signatures’ Deals (AUDIO)
Wisconsin Recall Fight Heats Up As Democrats Complain Of ‘Shots For Signatures’ Deals (AUDIO)
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SusanAnne Hiller / Big Journalism:
What if the Birthers Are Right? — Inside the political vacuum, the headline story on Drudge was none other than Obama's birth certificate. It's the story that just won't go away-and it won't go away until Obama himself releases the long-form document. But with the coming release on May 17 …
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Clint Brewer / In Session:
Corker on a White House bid: ‘Maybe someday’ — U.S. Sen. Bob Corker might run for president someday, but not in 2012. — Corker took himself out of the running in 2012 for the Republican presidential nomination in January. — Yet, Corker told The Tennessean editorial board yesterday …
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