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New York Post:
A rookie mistake — On Monday, 24 hours before the Rasmussen poll would show him up 13 points on Mitt Romney after only three days in the GOP presidential race, Rick Perry made a mistake. — He answered a question in an Iowa field about the Federal Reserve with a waspish threat to Ben Bernanke …
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Michelle Malkin:
Rick Perry's bad, Obama-style medicine — Scroll for updates... Governor Gardasil, R-Merck. — Beltway types are obsessing over GOP Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign trail comments about the Fed and Ben Bernanke. — Blah x 3. — I'm far less aggravated by Gov. Perry's injudicious toss-off remarks …
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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New York Times:
Perry Links Federal Reserve Policies and Treason
Perry Links Federal Reserve Policies and Treason
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Gov. Perry comes under fire after Bernanke-treason remark
Gov. Perry comes under fire after Bernanke-treason remark
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Boston Globe and Economix
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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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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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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Sam Youngman / Ballot Box:
Obama 2012: Return of the road warrior
Obama 2012: Return of the road warrior
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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 …
JSOnline:
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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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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Jim Forsyth / Reuters:
Confederate plates could be touchy issue for Perry
Confederate plates could be touchy issue for Perry
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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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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.
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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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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
AP source: Major Obama jobs speech after Labor Day
AP source: Major Obama jobs speech after Labor Day
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LaborUnionReport.com:
This is a developing story as police are still investigating the shooting of a non-union business owner, John King, by what appears to be a union assailant. — With around 25 employees, John King owns one of the largest non-union electrical contracting businesses in the Toledo, Ohio area.
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Brad Harvey / WTOL-TV:
Lambertville vandalism turns life-threatening
Lambertville vandalism turns life-threatening
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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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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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Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
75 Percent of Students “Not Ready” For College
75 Percent of Students “Not Ready” For College
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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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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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Dr. Milton R. Wolf / Washington Times:
The bad-luck president — America's misfortune is nothing if not Obamanomics — “We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, gotten the economy moving again,” President Obama fantasized on the campaign stump in Iowa. “But over the last six months, we've had a run of bad luck.”