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Justin Elliott / Salon:
“Have you ever had sex with Rick Perry?” — An Austin Ron Paul supporter has taken out a full-page ad in the local alt weekly newspaper seeking any “stripper ... escort ... or ‘young hottie’” who has slept with Rick Perry, part of his single-minded jihad against the presidential candidate.
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A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Perry heckled as campaign shifts into new phase — Portsmouth, New Hampshire (CNN) - Rick Perry was greeted by protesters Thursday morning as he met with voters at a Seacoast cafe, a clear sign that the 2012 campaign for the presidency has entered a new phase.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Perry faces some jeers, pointed questions in NH appearance — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) faced some jeers and tough questions during a meet-and-greet on Thursday in New Hampshire. — During another day of stumping in the first-in-the-nation primary state, Perry was met by supporters, but also faced jeers from some in the crowd.
Wall Street Journal:
Perry's Public Service — Behold, a hard-money Texas politician. — All the world's right-thinkers are denouncing Rick Perry for suggesting this week that Texans would get “pretty ugly” with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke if he guns the money supply any more between now and the 2012 election.
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GOP 12, Betsy's Page, Rhymes With Right and The Daily Dish
Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Perry calls global warming an unproven, costly theory — The Texas governor says scientists have ‘manipulated data’ to win research dollars. — Reporting from Bedford, N.H.— Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday reaffirmed his view that global warming is an unproven scientific theory …
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The Note:
Rick Perry Encounters Protesters In New Hampshire, Gets Grilled On Social Security — ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) and Arlette Saenz (@arlettesaenz) report: — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — When Rick Perry arrived in New Hampshire one day ago, he repeated the state's “live free or die” …
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New York Post:
Talking Texan — Texas Gov. Rick Perry had some choice words …
Talking Texan — Texas Gov. Rick Perry had some choice words …
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Boston Herald, Hot Air and Yahoo! Finance
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg:
Subdued Perry Courts Support in New Hampshire After Barb Aimed at Bernanke
Subdued Perry Courts Support in New Hampshire After Barb Aimed at Bernanke
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Boston Globe, GOP 12, msnbc.com and Washington Post
Louise Story / New York Times:
U.S. Inquiry Is Said to Focus on S.&P. Ratings — The Justice Department is investigating whether the nation's largest credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor's, improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis, according to two people interviewed …
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Nada Bakri / New York Times:
No Letup in Syrian Crackdown on Protesters, Activists Say — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian pro-democracy activists said Thursday that military operations against protesters seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad had not stopped, a day after Mr. Assad told the U.N. secretary general that the crackdown had ended.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama calls for Assad to resign, freezes Syrian assets
Obama calls for Assad to resign, freezes Syrian assets
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Kirit Radia / ABCNEWS:
Obama Calls on Syria's Assad to Step Down, Freezes Assets
Obama Calls on Syria's Assad to Step Down, Freezes Assets
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Coburn: Good thing I can't pack a gun — Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) ripped his colleagues during a tour of northeast Oklahoma, calling them “career elitists,” “cowards” and said, “It's just a good thing I can't pack a gun on the Senate floor.” — Coburn's gun-on-the- floor comment comes less …
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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Sen. Coburn: It's a 'good thing I can't pack a gun on the Senate floor'
Sen. Coburn: It's a 'good thing I can't pack a gun on the Senate floor'
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CNNMoney.com:
Bachmann: I'll bring back $2 gas — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Michele Bachmann has a promise: $2 gas. — “Under President Bachmann you will see gasoline come down below $2 a gallon again,” Bachmann told a crowd Tuesday in South Carolina. “That will happen.”
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Jim Davenport / Illegal Immigration:
Michele Bachmann plays up immigration, hits Warren Buffett
Michele Bachmann plays up immigration, hits Warren Buffett
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
West: I'll lead you off ‘plantation’ — Rep. Allen West says he is a “modern-day Harriet Tubman” who wants to lead black voters away from the “plantation” of the Democratic Party. — There is a “21st century plantation” of African-American voters unwaveringly supporting Democrats …
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Romanticpoet's Weblog, The Atlantic Online, The Political Carnival and Breitbart.tv
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Exclusive: Goldman Sachs VP Changed His Name, Now Advances Goldman Lobbying Interests As Top Staffer To Darrell Issa — Peter Haller, also known as Peter Simonyi, a former Goldman Sachs VP now working for Chairman Issa to block regulations on Goldman Sachs — Has Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) …
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New York Magazine, The Political Carnival, Booman Tribune, Prairie Weather and The Heritage Foundation
Jacob Weisberg / Vogue.com:
Jon Huntsman: The Outsider — Kate Moss: — Kiss Me, Kate — Photographed by Annie Leibovtiz — If you're looking for the most conservative region in America, upcountry South Carolina would be a strong contender. Greenville, the area's biggest city, is home base to Senator Jim DeMint …
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Ben Smith's Blog and Campaign 2012
New York Post:
Chris muscles Mike on 9/11 invite for pol — Hot-headed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday threw his weight around to get his way for the upcoming 10th-anniver- — sary 9/11 ceremony after blasting Mayor Bloomberg for excluding ex-Jersey Gov. Donald DiFrancesco from the solemn event.
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Amelia Hill / Guardian:
Phone hacking: News of the World Hollywood reporter is arrested — James Desborough is arrested by London police investigating UK hacking allegations — James Desborough, an award-winning reporter at the former News of the World newspaper, has been arrested by officers investigating the phone-hacking scandal.
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Josh Boak / Reuters:
Grim economic data send U.S. markets tumbling — Stocks plummeted Thursday morning, following on a big selloff in Europe and the release of a series of disappointing government reports that stirred anxiety about a gasping economy. — Two hours into the trading day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiraled …
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Carl / Israel Matzav:
Liveblog: Coordinated terror attacks near Egyptian border — This is a liveblog of the events currently going on near the Egyptian border in the area of Eilat. There are three events. — 1. ‘Palestinian’ terrorists shot at an Egged bus - number 392 - from Beer Sheva to Eilat.
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weaskamerica.com:
Top 10 Least Wanted — “Oh, there's nothing halfway about the Iowa way to treat you, — When we treat you which we may not do at all. — There's an Iowa kind of special chip-on-the-shoulder attitude. — We've never been without that we recall. -"Iowa Stubborn" from The Music Man
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New York Times:
Wrong Answers in Britain — Nothing can justify or excuse the terrifying wave of violent lawlessness that swept through London and other British cities earlier this month. Hardworking people in struggling neighborhoods were its principal victims. Public support for racial and ethnic coexistence …
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National Review, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Guardian and Telegraph
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Dirty Thirties — Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics — President Obama has found himself in the cellar for the first time since taking office: He fell to 39% in Gallup Poll tracking over the past weekend. Obama may or may not have a month or months when his average is below 40%.
Jonah Jones / The Official Google Blog:
Rain or shine, see the weather in Google Maps — Whether you're organizing a trip overseas or a picnic at a local park, knowing the weather forecast is a crucial part of the planning process. Today, we're adding a weather layer on Google Maps that displays current temps and conditions around the globe …
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A.Killough / CNN:
O'Donnell walks out of CNN interview — (CNN) - Christine O'Donnell, the former Delaware GOP Senate candidate, walked off the set of CNN's “Piers Morgan Tonight” Wednesday when asked about her views on sexual abstinence and gay marriage. — “I'm not talking about policies.
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Malcolm's moment — As I read Paul Rahe's recent Ricochet post “Rioting for fun and profit,” it occurred to me that events in England had made this Malcolm's moment — Malcolm as in Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm. Professor Malcolm is a historian and constitutional scholar specializing …
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Neil Hume / FT Alphaville:
The BBB recovery — An early morning helping of doom and gloom, courtesy of Morgan Stanley, which has cut its global growth forecast for 2011-12 by a full percentage point. — The bank - one of the more bearish houses on the Street - reckons the US and Europe are dangerously close …
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