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White House Issues Guides on Sept. 11 Observances — WASHINGTON — The White House has issued detailed guidelines to government officials on how to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, with instructions to honor the memory of those who died on American soil but also to recall …
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
W.H. sets rules for observing 9/11 — The White House has issued guidelines to government officials at home and abroad detailing how to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the New York Times reported Tuesday. — The internal documents …
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Obama's uncle held by immigration authorities — FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama's uncle was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving in Massachusetts, told police he planned to arrange bail through the White House and is being held without bail by federal immigration officials, authorities said Monday.
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Washington Post:
Princeton economist tapped to head Council of Economic Advisers — The White House scrambled Monday to finalize a new jobs initiative as President Obama nominated the last member of the economic team that will be charged with carrying it out. — In tapping Alan Krueger …
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Fox News:
VFW Accuses White House of Snubbing Annual Convention
VFW Accuses White House of Snubbing Annual Convention
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Dave Wedge / Boston Herald:
Obama's uncle arrested in Framingham on drunken driving charge
Obama's uncle arrested in Framingham on drunken driving charge
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Josh Margolin / New York Post:
‘Jewish’ Bachmann is costing Romney — Funny, she doesn't look Jewish. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing a new challenge: He's having trouble raising money from some Jewish donors who mistakenly believe one of his opponents, Michele Bachmann, is Jewish.
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Romney's plan to beat Perry — DOVER, N.H. — Rick Perry may have jumped to the front of the GOP pack in national polls, but here in first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Mitt Romney still holds an 18-point lead. When I asked Romney about Perry during a recent campaign swing through the Granite State …
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Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Romney-Perry feud dates back to 2002 Olympic Games — Texan angered over exclusion of Boy Scouts — Texas Governor Rick Perry (left) suggested that Mitt Romney (right) caved in to pressure from gay rights groups. (Danny Johnston/Associated Press/File 2005)
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Romney's attack strategy against Perry: Mediscaring?
Romney's attack strategy against Perry: Mediscaring?
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Joseph W. McQuaid / unionleader.com:
Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notes
Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notes
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Bachmann memoir coming in November
Bachmann memoir coming in November
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Gibson Guitar Saga Gets Steadily Curiouser — These days, you can't keep up with all the news. There is just too much going on. So inevitably, there are interesting stories that you have to catch up with when you can, like a moving train. The Justice Department's raid on four Gibson guitar factories is in that category.
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
No, Bachmann did not ask a crowd, ‘Who likes white people?’ — An edited video that makes it appear as if Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann asked an Iowa crowd, “Who likes white people?” is quickly spreading around the Web. However, if you watch the full …
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Ken Layne / Wonkette:
VIDEO: Michele Bachmann Asks White People, ‘Who Likes White People?’
VIDEO: Michele Bachmann Asks White People, ‘Who Likes White People?’
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Bloomberg:
Republicans to Unveil Bill to Force Major Changes at the UN — House Republicans are planning to introduce today legislation that seeks to force major changes at the United Nations, using as leverage the U.S.'s 22 percent contribution to the world body's operating budget.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘Big Government finally got one right’ — Hurricane Irene is gone, but its affects are still being felt. As of this morning, the death toll had climbed to 40. — And while relief efforts continue, there are already some preliminary evaluations on how officials prepared and responded to the storm.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Hurricane Irene and the benefits of Big Government
Hurricane Irene and the benefits of Big Government
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Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
The Case Against a Payroll Tax Cut — Bruce Bartlett held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul. — It's rare for Republicans to find a tax cut they don't support, but last week …
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Telegraph:
Parts of Britain suffer coldest summer for nearly two decades — Much of Britain suffered the coldest summer for almost two decades, Met Office statistics show. — As Britons return to work today after a soggy Bank Holiday weekend, official weather data reveals that average temperatures were significantly down on recent years.
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The Politico:
Black leaders turn up heat on Obama — If there's anything close to a political certainty in 2012, it's that Barack Obama will get more than 90 percent of the African-American vote. — But that doesn't mean every black Obama supporter will vote for him happily - nor does it guarantee …
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Andrew Stern / Reuters:
Most American Muslims are satisfied Obama backers — (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. Muslims are content with the nation's direction in contrast to many Americans and few Muslims believe there is support for Islamic extremism here, a survey released on Tuesday found.
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Felix Salmon:
Lagarde leads from the front on Europe — Going into the Jackson Hole conference, everybody was breathlessly awaiting Friday's speech from Ben Bernanke, which turned out to be incredibly boring. The most important speech of the meeting, by far, came on Saturday, and came from the new head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde.
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Dave Reaboi / Big Journalism:
Jerusalem Post Writer Fired for Justifying Palestinian Terror — Good for the Jerusalem Post. — Today the Post's in-house radical leftist opinion writer, Larry Derfner, was fired today for actually justifying Palestinian terrorism against innocent Israeli citizens as a means of “resistance.”
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Joanna Molloy / NY Daily News:
Molloy: Bachmann's hair getting NYC attention — Michele Bachmann's kooky comments have a lot of people wondering what's going on inside her head. — On a recent swing through Florida, she said, “I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians.” “We've had an earthquake.
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Rose Garden / The White House:
Remarks by the President in Announcing His Nomination of Alan Krueger for Chair of CEA — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This morning we're continuing to deal with the impact and the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. As I said yesterday, we're going to make sure folks have all the support …
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Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
A closer look at Alan Krueger's academic work
A closer look at Alan Krueger's academic work
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