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Shannon McCaffrey / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Gingrich campaign finance team quits — ATLANTA — The top fundraisers for Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign have abandoned his struggling bid amid anemic fundraising and heavy spending. — Campaign spokesman R.C. Hammond is confirming to The Associated Press …
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Los Angeles Times:
Obama expected to announce major Afghan drawdown — Pentagon and White House officials say about 10,000 troops will probably come home this year, a bigger number than Gen. David Petraeus wanted. — U.S. troops examine confiscated weapons and ammunition during a raid in Sabari, in eastern Afghanistan, on Sunday.
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CNN:
Obama to announce plan to pull 30,000 troops out of Afghanistan — Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama is expected to announce this week that 30,000 U.S. “surge” forces will be fully withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, an administration official has told CNN.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Smart Power Setback
Smart Power Setback
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Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
Never Mind The Drawdown: Taliban Talks, Not Troop Numbers, Are What Really Matter for Afghanistan
Never Mind The Drawdown: Taliban Talks, Not Troop Numbers, Are What Really Matter for Afghanistan
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Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Bristol Palin Reveals True Feelings About the McCains, ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ Levi Johnston and More — From Levi Johnston to Meghan McCain, Bristol Palin has been put off by a lot of people. — In her upcoming memoir, “Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far,” the 20-year-old daughter …
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Katie Glueck / Washington Wire:
Sarah Palin, Daughter Bristol Trademark Their Names
Sarah Palin, Daughter Bristol Trademark Their Names
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Huntsman Campaign Launch Begins Day with Misspelling of His Own Name — ABC News' Sarah Kunin (@Sarah_Kunin) reports: — Every detail of Jon Huntsman's long-awaited campaign launch was meticulously planned, except of course for one minor detail: the misspelling of the candidate's name.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Huntsman announces presidential bid, warns of ‘un-American’ future
Huntsman announces presidential bid, warns of ‘un-American’ future
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Jon Huntsman's venue, Liberty State Park, has storied history
Jon Huntsman's venue, Liberty State Park, has storied history
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Mark Egan / Reuters:
Huntsman enters 2012 race against ex-boss Obama
Huntsman enters 2012 race against ex-boss Obama
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Nathan Hodge / Washington Wire:
Straight Talk From Top Enlisted Marine on 'Don't Ask' Repeal — The Command Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the service's top non-commissioned officer, is supposed to be tough, hard-charging — and more than a little intimidating. … In that respect, Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett …
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Did Obama Really Prevent A Second Great Depression? — It has become a common refrain at the White House and among administration supporters that President Obama's aggressive efforts to stimulate growth prevented an economic catastrophe. — “We had to hit the ground running and do everything …
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Donor meeting at White House draws fire
Donor meeting at White House draws fire
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Rise of Uncompassionate Conservatism — The Republican noncandidate flavor of the week is Texas governor Rick Perry. If you squint just right, you could mistake him at a podium for his predecessor, George W. Bush. Except for his message. — There might be no more powerful symbol …
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Perry aids prepped for rumor rehash
Perry aids prepped for rumor rehash
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Barry Harrell / Austin American-Statesman:
Amazon negotiating for sales-tax exemption in trade for 5,000 new Texas jobs
Amazon negotiating for sales-tax exemption in trade for 5,000 new Texas jobs
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Stunning result, twice — The result stunned poll director Mark DiCamillo, who said he initially dismissed as an aberration a similar outcome in a March poll that had one of the state's most-popular politicians falling so far from favor. The nonpartisan Field Poll is considered one of the most reliable surveys in the state.
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
John McCain, John Kerry introduce Libya resolution — Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution Tuesday that would give President Barack Obama the green light to continue limited military operations in Libya. — The language of the proposal has more teeth …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Today in Endless War
Today in Endless War
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Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National:
Jon Stewart: “Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? ... Fox viewers, consistently, every poll.” — “Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? ... Fox viewers, consistently, every poll.” — “President Obama and liberal former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine's $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs.”
Keith Laing / The Hill:
Astronaut husband of Rep. Giffords to retire — Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), announced Tuesday he would retire Oct. 1. — Kelly, a captain in both NASA and the Navy, recently piloted the final flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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fda.gov:
Cigarette Health Warnings — Beginning September 2012, FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States. These warnings mark the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years and are a significant advancement …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Pawlenty buys ads in Iowa — Tim Pawlenty will become the first Republican candidate to launch a major media buy in Iowa. — Pawlenty is going up with ads in the first-in-the-nation caucus state starting tomorrow on Fox News with a buy just under $50,000 in the Cedar Rapids, Des Moines …
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Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
N.L.R.B. Rules Would Streamline Unionizing — In a move that will undoubtedly please labor unions, the National Labor Relations Board announced on Tuesday morning that it was proposing new rules to speed up unionization elections, largely by streamlining various procedures.
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate Magazine:
Class Dismissed … Like This Story … - Even Robert Nozick, the Philosophical Father of Libertarianism, Gave Up on the Movement He Inspired- Why Westerners Are So Snobby About Dubai's Architecture- The Most Mind-Boggling Public Marriage Proposals of All Time- We Know That DNA Shapes Our Bodies.
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Fortune:
Schumer adds new weight to repatriation tax talks — Apple, Cisco, and other multinationals are lobbying hard for a tax break on foreign income. They may have a new ally in Sen. Chuck Schumer. — By Tory Newmyer, writer — FORTUNE — The campaign by U.S. multinationals to sell Congress …
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Audrey Hudson / Human Events:
Obama's Food Police in Staggering Crackdown on Market to Kids — Tony the Tiger, some NASCAR drivers and cookie-selling Girl Scouts will be out of a job unless grocery manufacturers agree to reinvent a vast array of their products to satisfy the Obama administration's food police.
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The White House:
Remarks by the President at a DNC Event — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat, have a seat. — It is wonderful to see all of you. I've got a lot of friends in the room here.
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Alan S. Blinder / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Myth of ‘Job-Killing’ Spending — Drastic expenditure cuts would imperil a shaky economy that still isn't generating enough jobs. — It was the British economist John Maynard Keynes who famously wrote that ideas, “both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood.
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Richard Black / BBC:
World's oceans in ‘shocking’ decline — Coral reefs are subject to “multiple stressors” that could destroy many within a human generation — The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists. — In a new report, they warn that ocean life is …
Matt Cover / CNSNews:
Geithner: We Need ‘Revenue Increases;’ Cutting Deficit by Spending Cuts Alone ‘Irresponsible’ — (CNSNews.com) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that a deal to raise the legal debt limit, which he expects to be completed in the next few weeks, will be only a short-term …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Clarence Thomas Decided Three Cases Where AEI Filed A Brief After AEI Gave Him A $15,000 Gift — In 2001, a conservative, corporate-aligned think tank called the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) gave Justice Clarence Thomas the gift of a $15,000 bust of Abraham Lincoln.
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