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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Above All Else, Eastern Quake Rattles Nerves — Of all the things there are to worry about, earthquakes are fairly low on the list for those on the East Coast. So it was startling, just as the lunch hour was ending Tuesday and workers in a broad area of North America were settling back into their cubicles …
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Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
How Did So Many People Feel a 5.9 Earthquake in Richmond, Virginia? — People from South Carolina to New York to Akron, Ohio felt an earthquake that struck near Richmond, Virginia this afternoon. It was a rare earthquake for the eastern seaboard and a rare kind of earthquake, in general.
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
5.9 magnitude quake rocks East Coast — A 5.9 magnitude quake center in Virginia rocks the East Coast, with tremors felt as far south as North Carolina, as far north as Buffalo and Boston, and as far west as Detroit. — Update at 2:30 p.m. ET: The Washington Post quotes a a USGS official as saying …
Melissa Bell / Washington Post:
East Coast earthquake: 5.9 magnitude epicenter hits Virginia
East Coast earthquake: 5.9 magnitude epicenter hits Virginia
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Taylor Marsh and Instapundit
USA Today:
Earthquake rocks East Coast
Earthquake rocks East Coast
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Greg Postel / Washington Post:
Hurricane Irene may hug East Coast rather than track inland
Hurricane Irene may hug East Coast rather than track inland
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Steve Kornacki / Salon:
How to make Sarah Palin disappear — The safe bet remains that Sarah Palin is simply engaged in a long and tiresome tease. Every few weeks comes some new sign of her supposedly imminent entry into the GOP presidential race, but nothing ever seems to happen.
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The Monkey Cage, A plain blog about politics and GOP 12
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama tops Perry
Obama tops Perry
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Could a Palin presidential bid rewrite the campaign rulebook?
Could a Palin presidential bid rewrite the campaign rulebook?
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Media Matters / Media Matters for America:
Conservatives Can't Decide If Obama Was Too Busy Golfing Or Biking To Stop The Earthquake — Following the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the D.C. region this afternoon, conservative media figures have responded the only way they know how: by twisting it into an attack on Obama's vacation in Martha's Vineyard.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Earthquake Rattles Washington DC - Obama Goes Biking
Earthquake Rattles Washington DC - Obama Goes Biking
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Little Green Footballs and Hullabaloo
Henry Blodget / Politics:
Here's Why Bank Of America's Stock Is Collapsing Again — It's deja vu all over again. — The stock of a humongous American bank, Bank of America (BAC), is collapsing. — This is stoking fears that Bank of America will go bust, taking the whole economy down with it. — Why is Bank of America's stock tanking?
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Douglas A. McIntyre / 24/7 Wall St.:
JP Morgan May Take Over Bank Of America — There is a rumor circulated on Wall St. that JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) will take over Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) within the week. The government will support the deal with a $100 billion investment in preferred shares issued by the combined entity.
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The Note:
Obama Golfing in Martha's Vineyard When Earthquake Hit — ABC News' Stephanie Smith and David Kerley (@david_kerley) report: — Talk about early warning. The majority of the White House press corps, camped out at a hotel at Martha's Vineyard, was keeping a close eye on our computers and emails.
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Carrie Budoff Brown / Reuters:
1 quake, and 2 missed golf shots — OAK BLUFFS, Mass. - President Obama gave the media a rare glimpse Tuesday into his treasured golf game, taking the unusual step of inviting reporters to watch him putt on a public course here. — The visual of a shirt-sleeved president …
emptywheel:
CantorQuake: Trembling at the Heart of GOP Claims We Don't Need Government — Back in March, after the Japanese earthquake, Eric Cantor defended Republican plans to cut funding from the USGS and warning systems to help in case of a disaster. — This is the epicenter of the freak 5.9 Richter earthquake that just hit Virginia.
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Wall Street Journal:
Virginia Nuclear Plant Loses Power After Quake — A nuclear power plant in central Virginia has lost offsite power in the wake of a 5.8 earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., U.S. nuclear officials said. — The North Anna Power Station, which has two nuclear reactors …
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Crooks and Liars, Wonkette, The Raw Story, ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller
Dan Hirschhorn / The Politico:
Jeb Bush warns 2012ers on hitting Obama — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush warned the Republican presidential hopefuls against ideological intransigence and knee-jerk opposition to President Barack Obama on Tuesday, saying they risk turning off middle-of-the-road voters.
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The Moderate Voice, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Weasel Zippers
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Guy Benson — BREAKING: Obama Administratrion Clarifies Biden Remarks, “Strongly Opposes” China's One-Child Policy — As I mentioned in my previous post, I contacted the White House this afternoon for an explanation of Vice President Biden's stunning remarks regarding China's odious one-child policy.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Perry campaign distances him from book's call for repeal of 16th Amendment — Rick Perry's campaign is now distancing him from another controversial claim in his book: That we should repeal the 16th Amendment and replace it with a “Fair Tax,” a radical idea that's still rattling around in some precincts on the right.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Rick Perry holds the record on executions
Rick Perry holds the record on executions
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Nathan Koppel / Law Blog:
KBR Requests That Losing Rape Claimant Pay Company's Legal Fees — The skirmishing has not yet subsided in the high-profile suit brought by Jamie Leigh Jones, the Houston woman who claimed that she was raped while working in Iraq for defense contractor KBR.
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The Raw Story, Man Are We Screwed and Feministe
The Politico:
Conservative elites pine for 2012 hero — It's a tough time to be a conservative intellectual. — From the Weekly Standard to the Wall Street Journal, on the pages of policy periodicals and opinion sections, the egghead right's longing for a presidential candidate of ideas …
Patricia Mazzei / Naked Politics:
Beware the tea party, Jesse Jackson, Frederica Wilson and black Democrats say at jobs meeting — Democratic members of the Congressional Black Caucus are in Miami Tuesday to host a jobs fair, part of their five-city tour to draw attention to high unemployment, particularly in the black community.
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Waters to Obama aide: Say ‘black’
Waters to Obama aide: Say ‘black’
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Sky Dancing, Moe Lane, Big Government and Pajamas Media
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Study: 8 in 10 lawmakers lack education in economics — Almost 80 percent of lawmakers might need to crack open an economics textbook before the congressional recess ends, a new study on Tuesday suggests. — The vast majority of members lack an academic background in business or economics …
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Todd Starnes / Fox News:
New Jersey School District Yanks Lesbian Sex Book From Required Summer Reading List — A New Jersey school district has apologized to parents after requiring high school students to read books that include graphic depictions of lesbian sex and a homosexual orgy.
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ABC News:
Combet accuses Abbott of climate change racism — Federal Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has accused Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of having a racist climate change policy. — Mr Abbott has warned that Australian businesses buying carbon permits under an emissions trading scheme …
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Winnie Hu / New York Times:
Dean of Columbia College Resigns After Two Years — The dean of Columbia College has abruptly resigned over what she called administrative changes that would diminish or eliminate her authority, leaving the undergraduate division of Columbia University without a leader two weeks before the start of classes.
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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Rare Strong Earthquake Hits Colorado — DENVER — The largest natural earthquake in Colorado in more than a century struck Monday night in the state's southeast corner, but there had been no reports of damage or injuries. — The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 and centered …
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Mark Trumbull / Christian Science Monitor:
US should raise taxes to help fix deficits, say business economists — US deficit-taming strategy should include boosting tax revenue, say a big majority of 250 business economists in the private sector. Their views, per a new survey, are at odds with GOP's position.
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