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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Of Dystopias and Alphas — President Obama was on the way to Alpha when a plea came for him to be, well, more alpha. — LuAnn Lavine, a real estate agent from Geneseo, a rural town just up the road from Alpha, Ill., the last stop on the president's Midwestern bus tour, told The Times's Jeff Zeleny …
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New York Times:
Surely They Can Read a Spreadsheet — When the federal government was on the brink of default and the economy hung in the balance, the nation's business leaders had a chance to step forward and push for a long-term solution. They could have supported a grand bargain that cut spending and raised tax revenue.
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Carol E. Lee / Washington Wire:
Obama's Beach Reading
SignOnSanDiego.com:
Romney to quadruple La Jolla home size — The GOP contender plans local fundraisers for president this weekend — View from the beach of the 3,009-square-foot Romney home in La Jolla , which the GOP contender plans to demolish and replace with an 11,062-square-foot home. — Meg Roussos
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Romney To Quadruple Size Of $12 Million California Home — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), who in June told voters that he was “also unemployed,” has applied for a permit to bulldoze his 3,000-square-foot, $12 million home in La Jolla, California, and replace it with one nearly four times its size.
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New York Times:
Perry Mines Texas System to Raise Cash for Campaigns — Two years ago, John McHale, an entrepreneur from Austin, Tex., who has given millions of dollars to Democratic candidates and causes, did something very unusual for him: he wrote a $50,000 check to a Republican candidate, Rick Perry …
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Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney showcase a Republican divide
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney showcase a Republican divide
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Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Perry criticizes government while Texas job growth benefits from it
Perry criticizes government while Texas job growth benefits from it
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Bob Cusack / Ballot Box:
Lawmaker cites media ‘arrogance’ for lack of coverage of Ron Paul campaign
Lawmaker cites media ‘arrogance’ for lack of coverage of Ron Paul campaign
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Rep. Maxine Waters: ‘The tea party can go straight to hell’ — Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) came out swinging against Republicans in Congress on Saturday as she addressed the unemployed during a forum in Inglewood. — The event occurred a day after new statistics were released showing …
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Obama dangerously close to a ‘Killer Rabbit’ moment — President heads for Martha's Vineyard vacation as unemployment lines grow — Is President Barack Obama on the verge of being attacked by a bunny wabbit? — Absolutely. — All the signs suggest that Obama is in immediate danger of a rabbit attack.
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NY1.com:
Sources: Pataki Considers 2012 Run For President … Sources tell NY1 former Governor George Pataki is strongly considering entering the crowded race for the Republican presidential nomination. — Sources say Pataki, who left office in 2007, could make an announcement as early as next week.
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml:
Intrade Now Pricing Greater Than 50% Chance Obama Will Not Be Reelected; And Observations On The Political Costs Of War — It appears that in the aftermath of the recent update of Obama's job approval polls which as we reported just hit an all time low, the market has formally priced …
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Koch Responds To Buffet: ‘My Business And Non-Profit Investments Are Much More Beneficial To Society’ — America's current tax system forces people making $50,000 a year to pay a higher rate than hedge fund managers making $2.4 million an hour. Warren Buffett penned an op-ed last week declaring …
Robin McKie / Guardian:
Chronic fatigue syndrome researchers face death threats from militants — Scientists are subjected to a campaign of abuse and violence — The full extent of the campaign of intimidation, attacks and death threats made against scientists by activists who claim researchers are suppressing …
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Washington Post:
Smacked by big market swings, investors should alter their outlook — With these whopping 4 percent swings — up 500 points, down 500 points, up another 500 points, down another 500 points — traders have whiplash. We saw another huge move down Thursday, when the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P all lost big …
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ABCNEWS:
On ‘This Week’: Jon Huntsman and David Axelrod — He served in the Obama administration but now he wants to bring it to an end. Sunday, in a “This Week” exclusive, Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman talks with ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper about his plan to win his party's nomination.
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Guardian:
Libya, Syria and Middle East unrest - live updates — • Tripoli calm as Gaddafi says ‘rats’ have been repelled — • Rebels claim it is ‘zero hour’ for Gaddafi as they tighten noose — • Syria's Assad to respond to calls for his removal in TV interview
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Kareem Fahim / New York Times:
Heavy Fighting Reported in Tripoli; Rebels Encircle City
Heavy Fighting Reported in Tripoli; Rebels Encircle City
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Hossein Jaseb / Reuters:
Iran jails U.S. “hikers” as spies for 8 years — (Reuters) - Two Americans held in Iran for more than two years have been convicted as spies and sentenced to eight years' jail, Iranian TV reported on Saturday, a verdict that will further strain already very poor relations with Washington.
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