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Warren E. Buffett / New York Times:
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich — OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched. — While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Obama: Warren Buffett is right on the money — The people gathered at a Monday afternoon town hall in rural Minnesota don't make as much money as Warren Buffett, but they likely pay a higher tax rate than him, President Barack Obama said during his appearance, citing the billionaire investor's op-ed …
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The Politico:
Buffett: I beg you to raise my taxes — Warren Buffett, the third wealthiest man in the world with a net worth of around $80 billion, is demanding the U.S. government make the rich like him pay higher taxes and says they should no longer be protected like endangered “spotted owls.”
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Daniel Indiviglio / The Atlantic Online:
Should Billionaires Pay Lower Taxes Than You Do?
Should Billionaires Pay Lower Taxes Than You Do?
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Wall Street Journal:
Bachmann-Perry Overdrive — GOP voters are still searching for a unifying candidate. — The fight for the Republican Presidential nomination is finally getting underway in earnest, with Texas Governor Rick Perry bull-riding his way into the race and Michele Bachmann winning Saturday's straw poll in Iowa.
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The Politico:
Rick Perry schools Michele Bachmann in Waterloo — WATERLOO, Iowa — Rick Perry came to Michele Bachmann's home town Sunday evening and schooled the newly minted Iowa front-runner in her native state's demanding retail political culture. — The day after Perry announced his candidacy …
Rick Perry / The Daily Beast:
A Christian Plot for Domination? — Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry aren't just devout—both have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as Dominionism, which says Christians should rule the world. — With Tim Pawlenty out of the presidential race, it is now fairly clear …
David Weigel / Slate:
Exit Tim Pawlenty
Exit Tim Pawlenty
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Texas Unmiracle — As expected, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has announced that he is running for president. And we already know what his campaign will be about: faith in miracles. — Some of these miracles will involve things that you're liable to read in the Bible.
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Ten Weirdest Ideas In Rick Perry's Fed Up — Rick Perry's November 2010 book Fed Up!: Our Fight to Save America from Washington is not a typical “campaign book” from a political candidate. For starters, its forward is written by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, nominally one of Perry's rivals for the nomination.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact checking Rick Perry's announcement speech — Well, goodbye Tim Pawlenty, hello Rick Perry. — The Texas governor announced that he is running for president on Saturday, just hours before the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa that ended Pawlenty's presidential aspirations.
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
A Businessman in Congress Helps His District and Himself — VISTA, Calif. — Here on the third floor of a gleaming office building overlooking a golf course in the rugged foothills north of San Diego, Darrell Issa, the entrepreneur, oversees the hub of a growing financial empire worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Issa's office slams New York Times's ‘hit piece’
Issa's office slams New York Times's ‘hit piece’
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Ed Rendell: Hillary Clinton can't resist White House run — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said on Monday he doesn't believe Hillary Clinton is ready to retire from public life and the possibility of someday becoming the first female president “would probably be too much for her to resist.”
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New York Post:
Andy has upHill fight to win in '16: top Dem — Gov. Cuomo can for get running for pres ident in 2016 be cause Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to beat him — and everyone else — in the race for the Democratic Party's nomination, predicts one of the nation's best-known Democrats.
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The Note:
Mitt Romney Dubs Obama's Trip the ‘Magical Misery Bus Tour’ — ABC News' Emily Friedman (@EmilyABC) reports: — A new web video and harsh criticism emerged from the Mitt Romney camp today as President Barack Obama launched his three-day bus tour that will make stops in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is Iowa Irrelevant? — The political scientists Charles Franklin …
Is Iowa Irrelevant? — The political scientists Charles Franklin …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama returns to the campaign trail with Midwest bus tour
Obama returns to the campaign trail with Midwest bus tour
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
All He Is Saying Is, Give War A Chance — Former Enron advisor Paul Krugman outlined his latest stimulus idea on Fareed Zakaria's Sunday talkie: — It's very hard to get inflation in a depressed economy. But if you had a program of government spending plus an expansionary policy by the Fed, you could get that.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Krugman: You know what this economy needs? A space alien invasion!
Krugman: You know what this economy needs? A space alien invasion!
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Another tight Wisconsin recall — While last week's Wisconsin votes on recalling Republican state senators drew national attention, the votes tomorrow on recalling three Democrats is worth keeping an eye on. — Sources on both sides tell me they expect Democrats to struggle …
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Kieran Crowley / New York Post:
Wall Street big lavished gifts on mistresses in three countries: wife — He's an aging Wall Street fat cat who could put even the most lusty young lothario to shame. — John Duffy, 62, the married CEO of the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods investment bank, has lavished millions of dollars' worth of homes …
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Toms River News:
Verizon wins injunction against striking workers after reports of vandalism, violence and harrassment — No vandalism. No violence. No Harassment. No Obstruction. No intimidating. No threatening. No Blocking. No Trespassing. Those were just a few of the restrictions placed …
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The Official Google Blog:
Supercharging Android: Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility — Since its launch in November 2007, Android has not only dramatically increased consumer choice but also improved the entire mobile experience for users. Today, more than 150 million Android devices have been activated worldwide …
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