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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog Gay:
Senior White House aide: 1996 Obama gay marriage questionnaire is a fake, even though Obama signed it — Those are some fighting words from the Obama administration, and they're almost certainly an outright lie. — White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told the Netroots Nation blog conference …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
White House tells frustrated liberals at ‘Netroots Nation’ it needs their help — President Obama's communications czar sought to soothe frustrated liberals Friday, telling them Obama needs their support to win reelection. — White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer faced …
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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Progressives ‘Break Up’ With Obama
Progressives ‘Break Up’ With Obama
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The Note:
Fear & Loathing In Minneapolis: Progressives Vent Frustration With Obama At Netroots Nation
Fear & Loathing In Minneapolis: Progressives Vent Frustration With Obama At Netroots Nation
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The Politico, CNN, The Nation, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Balloon Juice, Shakesville, TPMDC, FrumForum and The Gateway Pundit
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Russ Feingold: ‘The Democratic Party Is In Danger Of Losing Its Identity’
Russ Feingold: ‘The Democratic Party Is In Danger Of Losing Its Identity’
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ThinkProgress, TPMDC and A plain blog about politics
MIke Lillis / The Hill:
Weiner eligible for sizable pension — Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) remains eligible for a sizable federal pension despite his resignation from Congress, according to a tax watchdog group. — Weiner could receive almost $1.3 million in taxpayer funds over his lifetime …
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Bryan Preston / Pajamas Media:
Hey Reuters, Anthony Weiner is a Democrat — Try again. Biased idiots. — The word “Republican” is even in the article's URL. I repeat: Idiots. — Update: Once may be a mistake. But twice? — (h/t Jonah Goldberg)
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John Stanton / Roll Call:
Weiner's Pension, Benefits Could Top $1 Million
Weiner's Pension, Benefits Could Top $1 Million
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Vox Popoli
Merle Ginsberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Anthony Weiner Approached for Cameo on ‘Entourage’
Anthony Weiner Approached for Cameo on ‘Entourage’
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Anthony Weiner / ibnlive.in.com:
Amid scandal, US Republican Weiner to step down
Amid scandal, US Republican Weiner to step down
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Matt Bai / The Caucus:
Why Huntsman Should Be Taken Seriously — As you've probably heard, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the former Utah governor and the Obama administration's ambassador to China for the last two years, is set to enter the Republican presidential field on Tuesday. You'll be able to read more about Mr. Huntsman …
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Shawn Millerick / New Hampshire Journal:
Poll: Bachmann breaks through, Huntsman hurting, Romney rolling — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney enjoys a comfortable lead in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation race for the Republican presidential nomination while Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann shows signs of breaking through …
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Jeff Winkler / The Daily Caller:
Huntsman team releases another vague video
Huntsman team releases another vague video
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Key Seniors Association Pivots on Benefit Cut — WASHINGTON—AARP, the powerful lobbying group for older Americans, is dropping its longstanding opposition to cutting Social Security benefits, a move that could rock Washington's debate over how to revamp the nation's entitlement programs.
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
AARP Is Open to Cuts for Social Security Benefits
AARP Is Open to Cuts for Social Security Benefits
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Social Security Benefit Cuts “Off the Table”
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Social Security Benefit Cuts “Off the Table”
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TPMDC, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo and National Review
Robert Stacy McCain / AmSpecBlog:
Palin Decision Expected Next Week — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected within a week to make a decision on whether to enter the 2012 presidential campaign, according to one Republican source. — Vendors of campaign services who hope to work for Team Palin have been told that Palin …
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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo! News:
Woman says she's too ‘educated’ to be kicked off New York train — Loud cell-phone talkers strike again! — A woman traveling on New York's Metro North train line was recorded by a fellow passenger telling train employees that she is too “well-educated” to be told to quiet down and not use profanity in her cell-phone conversation.
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Fox News:
Suspect in Custody for ‘Suspicious’ Backpack Is Marine Corps Reservist — DEVELOPING: The man in custody for carrying a backpack with “suspicious items and products” inside Arlington National Cemetery overnight is a U.S. Marine Corps reservist, military and law enforcement sources tell Fox News.
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Daley can't defend Obama's ‘indefensible’ economic policies — White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley took heat from business executives Thursday for the Obama administration's regulatory expansions. Daley also said he didn't have any good answers for some of what President Obama is doing …
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Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
White House's Daley seeks balance in outreach meeting with manufacturers
White House's Daley seeks balance in outreach meeting with manufacturers
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Who Is James Johnson? — Most political scandals involve people who are not really enmeshed in the Washington establishment — people like Representative Anthony Weiner or Representative William Jefferson. Most scandals involve spectacularly bad behavior — like posting pictures …
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Washington Examiner:
Operation Fast and Furious should end Holder tenure — TAGS: - 2012 Election - ATF - Attorney General Eric Holder - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Operation Fast and Furious - Politics - President Obama - Rep. Darrell Issa - U.S. Department of Justice
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Holder: lawmakers endangering war on terror
Holder: lawmakers endangering war on terror
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New York Times:
Libya and the War Powers Act — It would be hugely costly — for this country's credibility, for the future of NATO and for the people of Libya — if Congress were to force President Obama to abandon military operations over Libya. However, Mr. Obama cannot evade his responsibility …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Kristol, Abrams, Kagan letter presses House GOP to back Libya mission
Kristol, Abrams, Kagan letter presses House GOP to back Libya mission
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
DeMint creates litmus test for 2012 field — Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) threatened to withhold his support for Republican presidential candidates unless they sign a pledge requiring fiscal reforms in exchange for raising the debt limit. — The conservative senator announced his support of the …
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Deborah Sontag / New York Times:
A Schizophrenic, a Slain Worker, Troubling Questions — BOSTON — Last November, Yvette Chappell found herself increasingly anxious that her 27-year-old son, Deshawn James Chappell, was spiraling downward into deep psychosis. He was exhibiting intense paranoia and calling late at night to complain about deafening voices in his head.
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Luciana Lopez / Yahoo! News Canada:
IMF cuts U.S. growth forecast, warns of crisis — SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for U.S. economic growth on Friday and warned Washington and debt-ridden European countries that they are “playing with fire” unless they take immediate steps to reduce their budget deficits.
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Political Correction RSS:
Rep. Gohmert Suggests Obama's Allegiances Are To “Islamic States” — 6 hours and 34 minutes ago — Walid Zafar — Speaking on the House floor yesterday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) charged that the Obama administration had been 'complicit in helping people who want to destroy our country …
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Jimmy Carter / New York Times:
Call Off the Global Drug War — IN an extraordinary new initiative announced earlier this month, the Global Commission on Drug Policy has made some courageous and profoundly important recommendations in a report on how to bring more effective control over the illicit drug trade.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
How Miserable? Index Says the Worst in 28 Years — When it comes to measuring the combination of unemployment and inflation, it doesn't get much more miserable than this. — In fact, misery, as measured in the unofficial Misery Index that simply totals the unemployment and inflation rates …
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BBC:
Saudi Arabia women drive cars in protest at ban — Women have risked arrest by being filmed driving and posting footage online — Women in Saudi Arabia have been openly driving cars in defiance of an official ban on female drivers in the ultra-conservative kingdom.