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Obama plan: Destroy Romney — Barack Obama's aides and advisers are preparing to center the president's re-election campaign on a ferocious personal assault on Mitt Romney's character and business background, a strategy grounded in the early stage expectation that the former Massachusetts governor is the likely GOP nominee.
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As Rioting Widens, Cameron Deploys 10,000 More Police — By ALAN COWELL, RAVI SOMAIYA and JOHN F. BURNS — LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Tuesday to flood the streets of London with 10,000 extra police officers and said Parliament would be recalled in emergency session …
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Nina Power / Guardian:
There is a context to the riots that can't be ignored — Those condemning the events in north London and elsewhere would do well to take a step back and consider the bigger picture — Since the coalition came to power just over a year ago, the country has seen multiple student protests …
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16,000 police to retake London: PM recalls Parliament as the police lose control of Britain's streets
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Penny Red:
Panic on the streets of London.
Panic on the streets of London.
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Is Obama Smart? — A case study in stupid is as stupid does. — The aircraft was large, modern and considered among the world's safest. But that night it was flying straight into a huge thunderstorm. Turbulence was extreme, and airspeed indicators may not have been functioning properly.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The most powerful man on Earth? — A familiar air of indecision preceded President Obama's pep talk to the nation. — The first draft of his schedule for Monday contained no plans to comment on the downgrading of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor's.
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Joe Nocera / New York Times:
While the Markets Swoon ... It's hard not to feel a certain contempt for Standard & Poor's in the wake of its downgrade of American debt. Its sole job as a credit-rating agency is to gauge the creditworthiness of bonds, yet like its competitors, Moody's and Fitch, it has consistently fallen short.
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New York Times:
Past Time for a New Agenda — President Obama tried on Monday …
Past Time for a New Agenda — President Obama tried on Monday …
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Abe Sauer / The Atlantic Online:
The Day of Reckoning in Wisconsin Recall Fight — Outside groups, finger-pointing and acrimony have nearly eclipsed the original reason six state senators face voters today — Wisconsin is tired of standing. — First the state was told to “Stand with Walker.” — Ever since then, it's been “Stand with Rob Cowles.”
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Wisconsin recall vacuum
The Wisconsin recall vacuum
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Inside the Wisconsin Recall's Massive Get-Out-the-Vote Machine
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A.Killough / CNN:
CNN Poll: Time to clean house in Congress? — Washington (CNN) - Need more evidence that Americans are extremely angry at Congress? — Well, here you go: According to a new national survey, for the first time ever most Americans don't believe their own member of Congress deserves re-election.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
McCain: Jon Kyl ‘my nominee’ for ‘supercommittee’
McCain: Jon Kyl ‘my nominee’ for ‘supercommittee’
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Obama's job approval — President Obama's job approval rating is 50% or higher in 16 states and D.C. Roll over each state to see how each rated Obama. The darker the shade of the state, the higher his overall approval rating. — Source: Gallup — WASHINGTON — Another “wave” …
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Obama Cancels Schedule to Meet Returned Bodies of Fallen Soldiers — President Obama will travel to Dover Air Force base later on Tuesday to honor the 22 Navy SEALs and eight other American troops killed in Afghanistan on Saturday when an insurgent shot down their helicopter …
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Kara Rowland / Washington Times:
Obama to pay respects to copter crash victims
Obama to pay respects to copter crash victims
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Bachmann's ‘Must-Read’ List Included A Book That Claims Blacks Were ‘Better Off In Nearly Every Way’ Under Slavery — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) has already made one slavery-related gaffe during her presidential campaign, signing a pledge produced by the Iowa FAMiLY LEADER …
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Kenneth Rogoff / Financial Times:
The bullets yet to be fired to stop the crisis — Four years into the financial crisis, it is becoming increasingly clear that the biggest deficit is not in credit, but credibility. Markets can adjust to a downgrade of global growth, but they cannot cope with a spiralling loss of confidence …
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Mr. Cool turns cold — In her autobiography, Helen Gahagan Douglas recalled telling President Franklin D. Roosevelt about her visits to the camps of migrant workers. She was especially poignant about the children and their lack of Christmas toys when the president tried to stop her.
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Burgess meets with unhappy Tea Party group — KELLER — Hours after the Dow Jones industrial average closed down more than 600 points Monday, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, heard from local conservatives who were unhappy that he supported legislation that many believed led to the calamitous day on Wall Street.
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Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers after ‘flash mobs’ — ** FILE ** In this March 20, 2010, photo, young people run down South Street during a flash mob incident that involved thousands and closed the street to traffic from Front Street to Broad in Philadelphia.
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Forced to strip naked in the street: Shocking scenes as rioters steal clothes and rifle through bags as people make their way home — This is the shocking moment a young man is apparently forced to hand over all of his clothes after appearing to be stripped naked during lawless riots overnight.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Paul Ryan launches effort to defend budget, GOP presidential field in Iowa — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) made a foray Tuesday into the GOP presidential race by asking for donations to launch ads in Iowa defending his 2012 budget. — Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee …
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James Pethokoukis and Hot Air
Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
About Jeffrey Goldberg — Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for the Atlantic, is the author of “Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror.” He was formerly a Washington correspondent and a Middle East correspondent for the New Yorker. — Chris Christie Says Jersey's Safe From Shariah: Jeffrey Goldberg
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Erik Wasson / Ballot Box:
Liberals outline stimulus agenda in ‘Contract for the American Dream’ — Liberal organizations and unions are frustrated that President Obama has not aggressively pushed a new jobs stimulus agenda and they are offering up a consolidated fall agenda for Democrats to embrace as an alternative to austerity.
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