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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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ThinkProgress, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Grasping Reality … and The New Republic
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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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Opinionator, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Crooks and Liars, TPMDC, The Impolitic, The Politico, The Mahablog and Connecting.the.Dots
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Karl Rove Created Rick Perry — Now Can He Stop Him?
Karl Rove Created Rick Perry — Now Can He Stop Him?
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The Moderate Voice
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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Wonkette, The Politico, Firedoglake, SFGate, PoliTex, msnbc.com and No More Mister Nice Blog
The Politico:
Perry's loose lips worry Hill Republicans
Perry's loose lips worry Hill Republicans
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Daily Kos, Hot Air, PERRspectives, The New Republic, Politics, Texas on the Potomac, USA Today, The Daily Beast and American Thinker
Paul Waldman / TAPPED:
Rick Perry Talks About Sex
Rick Perry Talks About Sex
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Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish, The New Republic, Balloon Juice and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Andrew J. Rotherham / Time:
Arne Duncan Can't Quite Explain Why He's Dissing Texas
Arne Duncan Can't Quite Explain Why He's Dissing Texas
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dallasmorningviewsblog …, The Heritage Foundation, PoliTex, AMERICAblog News and Eduwonk
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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New York Magazine, Don Surber, campaignmoney.org, MarketBeat, Hullabaloo, Raw Replay, Gawker and The Impolitic
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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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The Impolitic, The Atlantic Online and Gawker
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Michelle's Separate Travel Costs Taxpayers Thousands — Michelle Obama and President Obama traveled to Martha's Vineyard just hours apart, costing taxpayers thousands in additional expenses so she could have just a bit of extra vacation time. — Mrs. Obama and her daughters arrived …
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Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, nation.foxnews.com, Atlas Shrugs and Moonbattery
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Nelson Sigelman / mvtimes.com:
In the Pool: Updates from President Obama's Martha's Vineyard vacation
In the Pool: Updates from President Obama's Martha's Vineyard vacation
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Scared Monkeys
Associated Press:
Relaxing Obama hits bookstore with Malia and Sasha
Relaxing Obama hits bookstore with Malia and Sasha
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Los Angeles Times and Althouse
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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Weasel Zippers, The Political Carnival and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
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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Crooks and Liars, Salon and Wonkette
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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.
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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Mediaite, Hot Air and NewsBusters.org blogs
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Rene Lynch / Nation Now:
Christine O'Donnell: Piers Morgan was sexually harassing me
Christine O'Donnell: Piers Morgan was sexually harassing me
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SFGate
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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ThinkProgress, Daily Kos and Booman Tribune
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans face Tea Party-style protests from liberal, labor groups
Republicans face Tea Party-style protests from liberal, labor groups
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The Gateway Pundit
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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Pajamas Media, The Gateway Pundit, The Iowa Republican, National Review, GOP 12, JOSHUAPUNDIT and Iowa Caucuses
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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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The Other McCain, The Note and Conservatives4Palin
Memphis Commercial Appeal:
West Memphis Three — WEST MEMPHIS 3 - TITANS TRAINING CAMP - OVERTON SQUARE - THE EARLY YEARS - BASTED DAYS AND PASTED NIGHTS — All members of the West Memphis Three will be released today after pleading guilty to first-degree murder charges in the 1993 deaths of three West Memphis 8-year-olds.
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Scared Monkeys and The Daily What
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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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Althouse, The POH Diaries and Shakesville
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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The Raw Story, Wonkette and New York Magazine
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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The Politico
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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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Slate, ThinkProgress, TPMDC, Mediaite and Israel Matzav
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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Sister Toldjah and Weasel Zippers
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.
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LGBTQ Nation
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama's Base Problem — There's been plenty of bad news for Barack Obama this month in the form of his approval numbers, but our polling finds that his problems go deeper than that. Democratic enthusiasm about voting in next year's election has hit a record low this month.
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AMERICAblog News, Taegan Goddard's …, Hot Air and Campaign 2012
New York Post:
Why Bam's doomed — Unless something extraordinarily dramatic comes along to change the course of the US economy and the sentiments of the American people in the next six months, Barack Obama is finished. — That conclusion is inescapable from the history of US presidential politics since 1945.
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Politics
New York Post:
Parking ‘squat’ — Eleven years ago, Charles Mysak snagged a primo parking spot on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 68th Street — and he hasn't budged since. — The sidewalk bookseller keeps his inventory piled up in the beat up green '94 Civic, held partially together with duct tape …
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Hit & Run, New York Magazine and Gothamist
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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Hot Air, NewsBusters.org blogs and DownWithTyranny!
Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:
VIDEO: Mayor Bloomberg says immigration is ‘single biggest’ way to create jobs — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that the “single biggest” thing President Obama can do right now to spur job creation in the United States is to allow more immigration.
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Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool