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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Field of Dashed Dreams — The president was in “Afternoon of a Faun” mode, a rural deity playing on his panpipes in the woods. Then, suddenly, he stood very still as he sensed electoral danger. — After assuring Obama that she was a supporter, an Iowa mother named Emily asked the president …
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Rick Perry Accuses The White House Of Lecturing Him On Bernanke Comments: ‘I Got In Trouble’ — ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) and Arlette Saenz (@ArletteSaenz) report: — BEDFORD, N.H. — On his first stop as a presidential candidate in the state that holds …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Dean: Bush camp will ‘take Perry out’ — Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean predicted that prominent political supporters of former President George W. Bush will deal a critical blow to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) presidential campaign.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Rick Perry: Climate Change Is A Hoax Drummed Up By Scientists Looking To Make Money
Rick Perry: Climate Change Is A Hoax Drummed Up By Scientists Looking To Make Money
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New York Post:
A rookie mistake — On Monday, 24 hours before the Rasmussen poll …
A rookie mistake — On Monday, 24 hours before the Rasmussen poll …
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Boston Globe, Vox Popoli, GOP 12, The Moderate Voice and Cagle Post
Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
Rick Perry: Climate science skewed by ‘dollars’
Todd J. Gillman / Trail Blazers Blog:
Perry in NH questions Fed's “goals” and attacks climate science
Perry in NH questions Fed's “goals” and attacks climate science
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Patrick Hynes / New Hampshire Journal:
Poll: Romney rocks, Perry pops, Bachmann doesn't bounce — Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney remains in a commanding position in the first-in-the-nation primary state while Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes a strong first showing in the latest NH Journal survey conducted by Magellan Strategies.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Pondering Perry's Electability — The speech by Gov. Rick Perry of Texas to announce his presidential candidacy on Saturday got generally favorable reviews, but it did not take long for some influential Republicans to become overtly skeptical about what Mr. Perry might do for the party in November.
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Right Candidate — On Saturday, Texas governor Rick Perry got …
The Right Candidate — On Saturday, Texas governor Rick Perry got …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Pawlenty's gone, so who's the next Republican to fold?
Pawlenty's gone, so who's the next Republican to fold?
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Obama Campaign Staffer Sends Out Email Bashing Paul Krugman And ‘Firebagger Lefty Blogosphere’ … WASHINGTON — The Obama campaign's point person in New Mexico recently sent an email to supporters defending the president's position on the debt deal and bashing the “Firebagger Lefty blogosphere …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Does Obama camp see upside in pissing off the left?
Does Obama camp see upside in pissing off the left?
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
OFA Director Attacks “Firebagger Lefty Blogosphere,” says “Paul Krugman is a Political Rookie”
OFA Director Attacks “Firebagger Lefty Blogosphere,” says “Paul Krugman is a Political Rookie”
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
New Low of 26% Approve of Obama on the Economy — Ratings on Afghanistan and foreign affairs have also declined — PRINCETON, NJ — A new low of 26% of Americans approve of President Barack Obama's handling of the economy, down 11 percentage points since Gallup last measured it in mid …
New York Times:
Crashing the Tea Party — GIVEN how much sway the Tea Party has among Republicans in Congress and those seeking the Republican presidential nomination, one might think the Tea Party is redefining mainstream American politics. — But in fact the Tea Party is increasingly swimming …
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The Politico:
Bachmann: I'll get gas under $2 — Americans will save at the pump if Michele Bachmann is elected president, the Minnesota Republican said Tuesday. — “The day that the president became president gasoline was $1.79 a gallon. Look at what it is today,” she said at an event in Greenville …
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The Hill:
Bachmann: If elected, gas prices would fall to less than $2 per gallon — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) vowed Tuesday that, in her presidency, gasoline prices would fall back to less than $2 per gallon. — Bachmann, speaking to a town-hall meeting in South Carolina …
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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Bachmann Staffer Arrested for Terrorism in Uganda in 2006 — The charges were dropped after he spent more than a month in prison. Now he's rallying Bachmann's faith-based support and prepping for a movie about his ordeal. — Updated 4:28 p.m. — The evangelical organizer …
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Canucklehead Obama bus-ted! — WASHINGTON — President Obama is barnstorming the heartland to boost US jobs in a taxpayer-financed luxury bus the government had custom built — in Canada, The Post has learned. — The $1.1 million vehicle, one of two that Quebec-based Prevost sold the government …
Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Black caucus: Tired of making excuses for Obama — During a sometimes-raucous session of what's being called the “For the People” Jobs Initiative tour, a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus told an audience in Detroit Tuesday that the CBC doesn't put pressure on President Obama because he is loved by black voters.
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Rolling Stone:
Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes? — A whistleblower claims that over the past two decades, the agency has destroyed records of thousands of investigations, whitewashing the files of some of the nation's worst financial criminals. — Imagine a world in which a man …
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James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Obama dares Republicans to block his coming jobs package — The president, visiting the Midwest, pledges to send Congress a plan in September and challenges Republicans to block it. Not all Democrats are comfortable with his hard-line stance. — Reporting from Davenport, Iowa …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
President Obama to Give Major Economy Speech After Labor Day
President Obama to Give Major Economy Speech After Labor Day
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Jared Bernstein / On the Economy:
Texas and the Gov't: Better Friends Than You'd Think — At least better than you'd think listening to Gov Perry's anti-government rhetoric. When he announced his candidacy for President the other day, he growled that his goal as president would be to make Washington “as inconsequential in your lives as I can.”
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
CHART OF THE DAY: *Government* Jobs Led To Perry's Economic Boom
CHART OF THE DAY: *Government* Jobs Led To Perry's Economic Boom
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Metaphorically Deaf — I heard this the other day and wasn't going to say anything because, well, there's no point in jumping on everything. But it turns out that this is part of the stump speech — he said it again today — and that's a problem: … Where to begin.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
GOP Bigs Push Paul Ryan to Run — Mitch Daniels, Jeb Bush, John Boehner, Jim Jordan, and Bill Bennett encourage Ryan to run for president. — As Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan comes to a final decision about running for president, several top national conservatives are encouraging him to join the race.
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Bill Puts Ethics Spotlight On Supreme Court Justices … At times of partisan stress in American politics, the Supreme Court often becomes part of the game, and the ethics of individual justices become a focus of criticism. — Liberal groups are leading the charge now.
Jim Thome / Yahoo! Sports:
Renegade Miami football booster spells out illicit benefits to players — Nevin Shapiro and a second source said this photo of the booster and Kellen Winslow Jr. was taken in Shapiro's VIP section of Opium Garden nightclub in 2003. — KEARNY, N.J. - A University of Miami booster …
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Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
Firearms from ATF sting linked to 11 more violent crimes — Guns from Operation Fast and Furious were found at scenes in Arizona and Texas, the Justice Department acknowledges, widening the scope of the danger posed by the program. — Bill Newell, special agent in charge of ATF Phoenix …
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Paul Krugman:
The Printing Press Mystery — John Plender at the FT seems mystified by something that has become obvious lately: bond vigilantes are only going after countries that no longer have their own currencies. He writes: … Oddly, he seems unaware of the pretty good explanation offered by Paul DeGrauwe …
Jen Doll / Runnin' Scared:
FDNY Rescues Driver From Truck Dangling From Sanitation Garage — This photo just in. Somehow, a garbage (some are saying a salt) truck managed to get in this precarious position, two stories high, dangling out of a sanitation garage at 58-35 52 Road at 59th Street in Queens.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Karl Rove: It's ‘Offensive’ To Say We Are A Christian Nation — Social conservatives often insist the U.S. was founded to be a “Christian nation,” and they accuse progressives and President Obama of undermining these supposedly core values. But leading conservative strategist Karl Rove called …
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CNNMoney.com:
Abercrombie to ‘Jersey Shore’: Ditch our brand — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino may have to find some new attire for his “gym, tan, laundry” routine. — On Tuesday, clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF) said it would offer “substantial payment” …
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Dara Kam / Post on Politics:
Florida Supreme Court rules against Scott, finds he violated separation of powers — Gov. Rick Scott overstepped his authority and violated the separation of powers by freezing state agency rulemaking, the Florida Supreme Court ruled today. — Shortly after he was sworn in as governor on Jan. 4 …
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