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8 From G.O.P. Trade Attacks at Iowa Debate — AMES, Iowa — A withering critique of President Obama's handling of the economy was overshadowed by a burst of incivility among the Republican presidential candidates who, in a debate here Thursday night, fought to stay alive in the party's increasingly competitive nominating race.
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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 — Photo by fairgoer Rose Driscoll, a Republican from Williamsburg — Will tea party rock star Sarah Palin endorse anyone while she's in Iowa - maybe Texas Gov. Rick Perry?
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Cruel thoughts on a weak field — On last night's Republican presidential candidates debate in Iowa, as William Buckley used to say, a few observations. — Mitt Romney: He has the frontrunner role nailed, and his canned responses on Romneycare and Bain were enough to deflect attention last night.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Rand Paul Rushes To Romney's Defense: ‘All Of Us Are Corporations’ — ThinkProgress filed this report from the Republican presidential debate in Ames, Iowa. — Mitt Romney & Rand Paul Think These Are People — During a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair yesterday …
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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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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
VIDEO: Sarah Palin Tells ThinkProgress ‘Mitt Romney Was Right’ That Corporations Are People
VIDEO: Sarah Palin Tells ThinkProgress ‘Mitt Romney Was Right’ That Corporations Are People
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Ten-to-one isn't good enough for the GOP
Ten-to-one isn't good enough for the GOP
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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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Jackie Kucinich / USA Today:
Palin weighs in on GOP debate, candidates
Palin weighs in on GOP debate, candidates
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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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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
John Roberts Is No Fool — The White House tries to put one over on the Supreme Court. — “The White House . . . has quietly altered its website to remove the references to Jerusalem being in ‘Israel,’ ” the New York Sun reports. It sounds like another make-work Keynesian stimulus: dig a hole, fill it up.
Associated Press:
Appeals court strikes down health overhaul requirement that most Americans must buy insurance — ATLANTA — A federal appeals court panel on Friday struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties.
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Appeals Court / Wall Street Journal:
Health-Law Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional — A divided U.S. appeals court in Atlanta ruled Friday that a key provision of last year's federal health-care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with a group of 26 states that challenged the law. — The 2-1 ruling marks the Obama administration's biggest defeat …
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Katie Mulvaney / Providence Journal:
Anti-gay marriage group loses appeal of R.I. court ruling
Anti-gay marriage group loses appeal of R.I. court ruling
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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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Jillian Rayfield / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
Anti-Gay Marriage State Rep. Accused Of Offering Young Male Money ‘For A Really Good Time’
Anti-Gay Marriage State Rep. Accused Of Offering Young Male Money ‘For A Really Good Time’
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Bil Browning / The Bilerico Project:
Indiana Anti-Gay Lawmaker Offers Teen Boy $80 for Sex
Indiana Anti-Gay Lawmaker Offers Teen Boy $80 for Sex
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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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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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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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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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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.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Standard and Poors punctures Michele Bachmann's blissful fantasy
Standard and Poors punctures Michele Bachmann's blissful fantasy
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Washington Times:
Did media cover up Sen. Durbin's confrontation with reporter? (VIDEO) — This week U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference with members of the mainstream media to talk about the downgrade crisis. But the Senator's scripted storyline veered off-course when a conservative reporter …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Democrats Enjoy Slight Edge on 2012 Congressional Ballot
Democrats Enjoy Slight Edge on 2012 Congressional Ballot
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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
The Mystery of Herman Cain and the Donna Summer Lyrics — One of the weirdest moments of last night's Republican debate probably slipped completely under the radar for most viewers. This moment occurred in Herman Cain's closing statement, when the former pizza-chain CEO recited a favorite inspirational quote:
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Hijacked Crisis — Has market turmoil left you feeling afraid? Well, it should. Clearly, the economic crisis that began in 2008 is by no means over. — But there's another emotion you should feel: anger. For what we're seeing now is what happens when influential people exploit a crisis rather than try to solve it.
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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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