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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Perry, parties, and pragmatism  —  This fascinating clip made the rounds yesterday, and with good reason.  To get a sense of how Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) evaluates evidence, it's an illustrative three minutes.  —  I can't find a full transcript, but to offer a flavor …
The Politico:
Rick Perry's gifts: Boots, trips, medical tests
Discussion: GOP 12 and Taegan Goddard's …
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Huntsman: ‘Call me crazy,’ I believe in evolution, global warming
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry Spokesperson Doesn't Know That His Boss Thinks Social Security Is Unconstitutional
Discussion: Daily Kos
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Perry tackles science in N.H.
Discussion: Gawker and Little Green Footballs
Russ Feingold / Progressives United:
A Message from Russ  —  I am grateful for the friendship and support of so many fellow Wisconsinites who suggested I consider running for statewide office in the coming months.  While I may seek elective office again someday, I have decided not to run for public office during 2012.
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JSOnline:
Feingold says he won't run in 2012  —  He'll continue teaching law, working on book  —  By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel  —  Democrat Russ Feingold has decided he will not be a candidate for political office next year, taking himself out of the running in 2012 for either U.S. senator …
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Russ Feingold says he won't run in 2012  —  Former Sen. Russ Feingold, a hero to Wisconsin liberals, told supporters Friday that he will not run for political office in 2012, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.  —  Feingold, who lost a bid for a third term in 2010 …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Close Senate race in Wisconsin
Ian Sample / Guardian:
Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists  —  Rising greenhouse emissions could tip off aliens that we are a rapidly expanding threat, warns a report  —  It may not rank as the most compelling reason to curb greenhouse gases, but reducing our emissions might …
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Christine O'Donnell Hangs Up In The Middle Of Interview With Utah Radio Station (AUDIO) … WASHINGTON — Former Delaware senate candidate Christine O'Donnell abruptly ended two interviews on Wednesday when the questions she was being asked became tougher, marking a rocky day of promotion for her new book.
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Michelle Malkin:
Ugh: Greta and Sarah Palin rally behind Tea Party poser Orrin Hatch  —  I just read a very bizarre blog post about entrenched incumbent Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch by Fox News anchor Greta van Susteren and then watched an equally distressing interview van Susteren conducted last night with Sarah Palin regarding Hatch.
Discussion: GOP 12, Mediaite, Human Events and Gretawire
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Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Hatch cozies up to Palin in preparation for primary fight
Discussion: CNN
Business Wire:
HP Confirms Discussions with Autonomy Corporation plc Regarding Possible Business Combination; Makes Other Announcements  —  PALO ALTO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—HP (NYSE: HPQ) today commented on the recent announcement by Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU.L).
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Verne G. Kopytoff / New York Times:
H.P. Weighs Spinning Off Its PC Unit
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Bloomberg:
HP to Spin Off PCs, Eyes Software Purchase
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Bad luck?  Bad faith?  —  “We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, got the economy moving again. .   . .  But over the last six months, we've had a run of bad luck.”  —  Decorah, Iowa, Aug. 15  —  A troubled nation wonders: How did we get mired in 9.1 percent unemployment …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
‘Idiot’ jab lobbed at Perry  —  (CNN) - Former Treasury official Bruce Bartlett labeled newly-minted Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry “an idiot” Friday.  —  Bartlett, who served at Treasury under former President George H.W. Bush and as a domestic policy adviser …
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Another Bachmann History Flub: The American People Are Worried About ‘The Rise Of The Soviet Union’  —  Of all the candidates vying for the GOP presidential nomination, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) perhaps has the most colorful record of flubbing historical facts.
Discussion: WE Blog
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama to deport illegals by ‘priority’  —  The Homeland Security Department said Thursday it will halt deportation proceedings on a case-by-case basis against illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria such as attending school, having family in the military or are primarily responsible for other family members' care.
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Daily Mail:
Teen girl gang assaults woman in brazen daylight attack outside Philadelphia City Hall  —  An astonishing video has emerged of a vicious gang of teenage girls assaulting a female pedestrian as she walks outside a city hall in broad daylight.  —  The woman, who has not been named …
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Patrick McHenry Challenged By Town Hall Crowd On Failure To Create Jobs, End The Wars  —  Last night, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) encountered an “agitated” town hall audience in his heavily Republican district.  According to reporter Jordan-Ashley Baker, McHenry was confronted by a number …
Pat Dooris / KGW-TV:
Dem Oregon Rep. DeFazio rips Pres. Obama  —  EUGENE - Oregon Congressman Peter Defazio (D) Springfield, is traveling his district and leveling verbal body blows at President Obama.  —  In his Eugene office Wednesday, Defazio accused the President of lacking the will to fight for the promises he made to get elected
Discussion: The Hill and The Politico
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What Coburn really said about Obama, race, and dependency  —  Senator Tom Coburn is getting widely pilloried this morning over a report in the Tulsa World claiming that Coburn said Obama wants to “create dependency” because it “worked so well for him” as an “African American male.”
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Jack Doyle / Daily Mail:
Our prison walls are too high to look over, moan terror suspects  —  Suspected terrorists are complaining about a fence around the exercise yard in their high-security prison which restricts their view of the horizon.  —  The alleged extremists are locked up while the Government tries to remove them from the country.
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Obama's unhelpful advice  —  Obama's advice to the farmer was simple: ‘Contact USDA.’  —  At Wednesday's town hall in Atkinson, Ill., a local farmer who said he grows corn and soybeans expressed his concerns to President Obama about “more rules and regulations” - including those concerning dust …
 
 
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