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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Palin leaves her options open, jabs her employer, at the fair — Sarah Palin arrived at the Iowa State Fair today to assure a swarm of reporters that she's still considering running for president, even as the space for her in the Republican field seemed to narrow.
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A.Killough / CNN:
Bachmann involved in unusual campaign moment — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was at the center of an unusual campaign moment on Friday that involved reporters trying to ask her questions - and the Republican presidential candidate essentially being cocooned by a ring of protectors.
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Joe Scarborough's Brutally Honest Take on Michele Bachmann: “She Is A Joke” — The morning after a big political event is always a good day for morning news programs such as MSNBC's Morning Joe. Events like last night's debate of GOP presidential candidates, hosted by Fox News …
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CNN:
TRENDING: Palin swarmed at Iowa State Fair — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - On Friday afternoon, the day after a nationally-televised Republican presidential debate, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty went largely unnoticed as he strolled around the Iowa state fairgrounds with a couple of aides.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Palin, asked if she'll endorse while in Iowa: 'I haven't even decided yet' whether to run
Palin, asked if she'll endorse while in Iowa: 'I haven't even decided yet' whether to run
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Rand Paul Rushes To Romney's Defense: ‘All Of Us Are Corporations’
Rand Paul Rushes To Romney's Defense: ‘All Of Us Are Corporations’
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A.Killough / CNN:
Santorum: Poor results Saturday could doom prez bid
Santorum: Poor results Saturday could doom prez bid
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Jackie Kucinich / USA Today:
Palin weighs in on GOP debate, candidates
Palin weighs in on GOP debate, candidates
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Palin at Iowa State Fair: I'm still undecided on 2012
Palin at Iowa State Fair: I'm still undecided on 2012
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Reuters:
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law — (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy healthcare insurance or face a penalty was unconstitutional, a blow to the White House. — The Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit …
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Stephanie Cutter / White House.gov Blog:
The Latest Health Care Court Case — There has been no shortage of court cases regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Before today, four courts, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, examined the health reform law and found it constitutional.
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Associated Press:
Appeals Court Rules Against Health Law Mandate
Appeals Court Rules Against Health Law Mandate
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
Appeals Court strikes down Obamacare mandate
Appeals Court strikes down Obamacare mandate
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Eleventh Circuit's Affordable Care Act Decision Cannot Be Squared With The Constitution
The Eleventh Circuit's Affordable Care Act Decision Cannot Be Squared With The Constitution
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Yahoo! News Canada:
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare mandate
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare mandate
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Standard and Poors punctures Michele Bachmann's blissful fantasy — Wow, what colossally bad timing. Here's Michele Bachmann at the debate last night, insisting that the Standard and Poors downgrade proved that she was right to oppose raising the debt ceiling:
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Josh Boak / Reuters:
S&P: Debt default skeptics fueled ratings downgrade — A Standard & Poor's director said for the first time Thursday that one reason the United States lost its triple-A credit rating was that several lawmakers expressed skepticism about the serious consequences of a credit default — a position put forth by some Republicans.
America's Election HQ / Fox News Insider:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Complete Text of the Iowa Republican Debate on Fox News Channel
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Complete Text of the Iowa Republican Debate on Fox News Channel
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The Daily Beast:
Rick Perry on the Record — From scrapping Social Security and Medicare to immigration to Constitutional amendments, Texas Governor Rick Perry spoke openly last fall with Andrew Romano. — In Fed Up!, you criticize the progressive era and the changes it produced: the 16th and 17th Amendments, Social Security, Medicare, and so on.
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
David Axelrod: Rick Perry Has a ‘Record of Decimation’ — That's what the Obama campaign's top political strategist told me this morning when I asked him about the latest 2012 candidate, Rick Perry. The Texas Governor made it clear his campaign will focus on his state's record of job growth …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry Says Social Security And Medicare Are Unconstitutional
Rick Perry Says Social Security And Medicare Are Unconstitutional
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Alex Campbell / Indianapolis Star:
Email rendezvous entangles state Rep. Phillip Hinkle — Lawmaker calls encounter set up with young man on Craigslist a ‘shakedown’ — State Rep. Phillip Hinkle, shown speaking on a motion during the recent session, said he is “aware of a shakedown taking place.” / Charlie Nye / 2011 Star file photo
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The Atlantic Online:
The Case for Calling Them Nitwits — They blow each other up by mistake. They bungle even simple schemes. They get intimate with cows and donkeys. Our terrorist enemies trade on the perception that they're well trained and religiously devout, but in fact, many are fools and perverts …
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Jennifer S. Bryson / Public Discourse:
Pornography and National Security
Pornography and National Security
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Matt Bai / The Caucus:
Debate Showcases Pandering That Repels Voters — If you really want to know why voters keep dumping incumbents of both parties and registering an alarming disdain for Washington generally, then go back and watch a scene from Thursday night's Republican debate in Iowa.
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Matt Bai's Mystical Powers
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
G.O.P. on Defensive as Analysts Question Party's Fiscal Policy — WASHINGTON — The boasts of Congressional Republicans about their cost-cutting victories are ringing hollow to some well-known economists, financial analysts and corporate leaders, including some Republicans …
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NY Daily News:
Obama Visits NYC For Yet Another Fundraiser — President Obama jetted into New York last night on a fund-raising mission and rubbed shoulders with celebrities including movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and Vogue editor Anna Wintour. — Our Christina Boyle reports:
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
NY turns negative on Bam
NY turns negative on Bam
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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Michelle Obama Spent 42 Days on Vacation this Past Year — First Lady Michelle Obama over the last year has spent a total of 42 days on vacation, or a little more than one out of every nine days, according to a White House Dossier analysis of her travel. — Her vacations, the cost …
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David Wessel / Wall Street Journal:
White House Identifies Two Economists for Fed Board — The Obama administration has identified two economists, one Democrat and one Republican, for two empty seats on the seven-member Federal Reserve Board, according to several people familiar with administration deliberations.
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