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Reihan Salam / The Daily:
The left's labeling of conservatives as biased is flat-out wrong — The other day, Ed Schultz, host of MSNBC's “The Ed Show,” had a bit of fun at the expense of Rick Perry, the governor of Texas and newly minted Republican presidential candidate. He played a carefully edited clip …
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Karl Rove Created Rick Perry — Now Can He Stop Him? … WASHINGTON — Karl Rove won't say it aloud, but he is afraid of Rick Perry: afraid that the smack-talking Texas governor will wreck the GOP's chances of winning the White House and the Senate in 2012. — The Perry-Rove story is shaping …
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Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge:
Bank of America's Dead Drop To Rick Perry: “We Will Help You Out” — Should we be surprised, frightened, disgusted or simply say “we knew it”, that in the informal mixer just after Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry spoke at a Politics and Eggs breakfast in Bedford …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Bank of America official promises to help Perry — The finance blog ZeroHedge catches a man who appears to be Bank of America's Director of Public Policy — that's typically a lobbyist title — walking up to Rick Perry at a New Hampshire event and saying, “Bank of America. We will help you out.”
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CNN:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Immigration is a ‘federal responsibility’
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Immigration is a ‘federal responsibility’
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Bank Of America's Director Of Public Policy Tells Rick Perry 'We'll Help You Out'
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Bank Of America's Director Of Public Policy Tells Rick Perry 'We'll Help You Out'
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Jess Bravin / Washington Wire:
Texas Secession Comes to Supreme Court, in a Way
Texas Secession Comes to Supreme Court, in a Way
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Rick Perry / PolitiFact:
Gov. Rick Perry says Texas public schools teach evolution and creationism
Gov. Rick Perry says Texas public schools teach evolution and creationism
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Barbour: Candidates from South should expect media nitpicking
Associated Press:
Relaxing Obama hits bookstore with Malia and Sasha — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (AP) VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. — President Barack Obama began the first full day of his Martha's Vineyard vacation on Friday by dropping into a bookstore with daughters Malia and Sasha, emerging to shouts of “2012!” and “Four More Years.”
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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Michelle's Separate Travel Costs Taxpayers Thousands
Michelle's Separate Travel Costs Taxpayers Thousands
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Nelson Sigelman / mvtimes.com:
In the Pool: Updates from President Obama's Martha's Vineyard vacation
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
White House releases picture of Obama being briefed at Martha's Vineyard
White House releases picture of Obama being briefed at Martha's Vineyard
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KTAR.com:
Arpaio clarifies stand on Obama birth certificate — PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has denied that he “promised” Tea Party leaders in Arizona to investigate the validity of Barack Obama's long-form birth certificate to determine the president's eligibility for the 2012 election ballot.
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WorldNetDaily:
Arizona sheriff promises Obama-eligibility probe — Lawman responds to request from local tea-party leaders — MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - At the request of tea-party leaders in Arizona, famed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has agreed to examine evidence challenging the validity …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans at home face Tea Party-style protests from liberal, labor groups — House Republicans are facing angry protests at home this month as liberal activists and labor organizers try to replicate the Tea-Party backlash that bit Democrats in August of 2009. — Liberal groups have been planning these protests for months.
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Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan's Office Calls Cops On Jobless Protesters … Staffers for Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called police on Thursday evening to disperse unemployed protesters staging a sit-in at his Kenosha, Wis., office, according to the protesters and police. — Two protesters told HuffPost they're unhappy …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Darrell Issa Sticks It to the Times — Darrell Issa is a brilliant businessman who made a lot of money the old-fashioned way: he earned it, rather than marrying or inheriting it as so many Democratic politicians do. Which is another way of saying that he is just the kind of man we need in Washington.
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L. Brent Bozell / CNN:
O'Donnell's reaction to Piers Morgan was ‘downright bizarre’ — Editor's note: L. Brent Bozell is the president of the Media Research Center, a conservative media watchdog organization, and the founder of CNSNews.com, an online news service with an emphasis on investigative journalism.
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Ben Farmer / Telegraph:
US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024 — America and Afghanistan are close to signing a strategic pact which would allow thousands of United States troops to remain in the country until at least 2024, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. — The agreement would allow not only military trainers …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Barton: Gay Rights Are “Impossible,” People Are Poor Because They're Not Religious — Today on WallBuilders Live, David Barton and co-host Rick Green trumpeted their opposition to gay rights and reproductive rights, as Barton previously argued that God will hold you accountable if you vote for a pro-equality or pro-choice candidate.
Eli Clifton / ThinkProgress:
Funder For Travel To Glenn Beck's Jerusalem Rally Criticized For Speaking To Anti-Semitic Groups — Glenn Beck's upcoming rally to “Restore Courage” has run into a snag after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and the House Ethics Committee rejected the request by a number of House members …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Jewish Week:
Lieberman, Cantor will not be at Beck's Jerusalem rally
Lieberman, Cantor will not be at Beck's Jerusalem rally
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Julie Na / ABCNEWS:
Thousands Camp Out for Job Fair as Jobless Rate Rises — Thousands of unemployed waited overnight, camping out in their business suits and office heels and braving the tormenting heat in Atlanta to stand in line for a job fair Thursday. Authorities treated 20 people for heat exhaustion …
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Roll Call:
The 50 Richest Members of Congress (2011) — To determine the richest lawmakers, Roll Call adds up the minimum value of total assets reported by each Member on their annual financial disclosures and subtracts the minimum liabilities. Percent change refers to the change since last year's disclosure forms.
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Politics Insider: Palin event switches site to handle crowd — Sarah Palin's Sept. 3 event has been relocated from Waukee to Indianola to better accommodate a larger crowd, organizers said. — Palin is the keynote speaker at the Tea Party of America's “Restoring America” event, which is free and open to the public.
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Sarah Palin / SarahPAC:
Thank You, Iowa! — A week later we are still remembering …
Thank You, Iowa! — A week later we are still remembering …
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Memphis Commercial Appeal:
‘West Memphis Three’ walk free; plea deal reduces sentences to time served — JONESBORO, Ark. — Shedding his white death- row smock for the first time in 17 years, Damien Echols wore a dark suit, fashionable plastic-rimmed eyeglasses and a confident grin Friday as he spoke to reporters and ecstatic supporters.
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Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
Deal Frees ‘West Memphis Three’ in Arkansas
Deal Frees ‘West Memphis Three’ in Arkansas
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