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New York Times:
Obama Presses His Case in Crucial Iowa, but Perry Is Close on His Heels — PEOSTA, Iowa — President Obama pulled up to a bucolic community college here in his $1.1 million black armored bus on Tuesday and spent much of the day closeted in a conference with farmers and small-business owners …
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Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
The sad facts behind Rick Perry's Texas miracle — Rick Perry's Texas is Ross Perot's Mexico come north. Through a range of enticements we more commonly associate with Third World nations — low wages, no benefits, high rates of poverty, scant taxes, few regulations and generous corporate subsidies …
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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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Sam Youngman / Ballot Box:
Obama 2012: Return of the road warrior — Yes, President Obama is on a taxpayer-funded campaign swing. No, he's not rolling out specific economic proposals yet. — But for a wounded president, it sure is some darn good politics. — As Obama tore through the Midwest and his Republican opponents …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Gov. Perry comes under fire after Bernanke-treason remark — The White House and Bush administration officials are both ripping Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his remarks about Ben Bernanke. — White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday said presidential candidates need to think about what they say …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Perry responds to Obama ‘lecture’: ‘Actions speak louder than words’
Perry responds to Obama ‘lecture’: ‘Actions speak louder than words’
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Rick Perry And Texas Job Numbers
Rick Perry And Texas Job Numbers
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Jim Forsyth / Reuters:
Confederate plates could be touchy issue for Perry
Confederate plates could be touchy issue for Perry
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Michelle Malkin:
Rick Perry's bad, Obama-style medicine
Rick Perry's bad, Obama-style medicine
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NationalJournal.com:
White House Warns Perry Should Watch What He Says
White House Warns Perry Should Watch What He Says
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Rick Perry, the ‘no apologies’ candidate
Rick Perry, the ‘no apologies’ candidate
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Perry Points to ‘Idiotic’ U.S. Rule That Doesn't Exist
Perry Points to ‘Idiotic’ U.S. Rule That Doesn't Exist
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Re: Rick Perry's Serious Unforced Error
Re: Rick Perry's Serious Unforced Error
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The Atlantic Online:
Fighting Perception of Weakness, Obama Puts Onus on Lawmakers
Fighting Perception of Weakness, Obama Puts Onus on Lawmakers
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
Let the Perry Hatred Begin
Let the Perry Hatred Begin
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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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Wirch, Holperin win Senate recalls; GOP retains 17-16 majority — By Tom Tolan, Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — The six-month saga that was Wisconsin's state Senate recall movement ended Tuesday with Democrats retaining two seats - and Republicans still in possession …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Wisconsin Recall Results // Update - Dems hold both seats
Wisconsin Recall Results // Update - Dems hold both seats
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Wall Street Journal:
President Weighs Asking Panel for Stimulus Measures — President Barack Obama is considering recommending that lawmakers on a deficit committee back new measures to stimulate the lagging economy, people familiar with White House discussions said Tuesday. — The plan Mr. Obama is considering …
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Associated Press:
AP source: Obama to give major jobs speech — (AP) WASHINGTON — Seeking a jolt for a wilting economy, President Barack Obama will give a major speech in early September to unveil new ideas for speeding up job growth and helping the struggling poor and middle class, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
NBC News Caught Red Handed ‘Selectively Editing’ & ‘ Doctoring’ Video to Smear Gov Perry as Racist — Ed Schultz used a deceptive edit to misinform his audience about the content of Gov. Rick Perry's speech in Iowa yesterday. Schultz claimed that Gov. Perry was calling President Obama a …
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
NBC News' Ed Schultz Admits Selective Edit Deception; Not False Racism Charge
NBC News' Ed Schultz Admits Selective Edit Deception; Not False Racism Charge
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Quinnipiac University:
Christie Is Flat And Obama Is Down In New Jersey, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Are Not Worried About Gov's Health — New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie stops his slide and flattens out with a 47 - 46 percent job approval rating from New Jersey voters, his best score in four months …
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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
Cuomo Seeks Changes to 9/11 Event
Cuomo Seeks Changes to 9/11 Event
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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 …
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Dave Levinthal / The Politico:
Stephen Colbert loses treasurer to Rick Perry — No joke: Presidential candidate Rick Perry and comedian Stephen Colbert, who last week barraged Iowa voters with advertisements urging voters to support “Rick Parry,” shared the same political committee treasurer - until they didn't.
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Ben Wolfgang / Washington Times:
Scores show students aren't ready for college — 75% may need remedial classes — **FILE** Students at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Ill., walk between buildings on campus. (Associated Press) — For many students, getting a high school diploma doesn't mark the end of a high school education.
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Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
(audio) Lieberman unsure he'll support Obama in 2012 — Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent who caucuses with the Democrats, told host John McCaslin on America's Morning News radio show on Tuesday morning that he had not decided if he would endorse President Obama in 2012:
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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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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo! News:
Silicon Valley billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands — Pay Pal founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel has given $1.25 million to an initiative to create floating libertarian countries in international waters, according to a profile of the billionaire in Details magazine.
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