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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Coincidences don't happen in presidential politics. Ever. — U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about a clean extension of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization which expires in mid-September in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, August 31, 2011.
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The Hill:
Boehner asks Obama to move his jobs joint address to Thursday — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has asked President Obama to address a joint-session of Congress on Thursday, Sept. 8, when it wouldn't conflict with the Republican presidential debate. — Citing logistical difficulties …
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama schedules jobs address to coincide with GOP 2012 debate — President Obama has requested a joint session of Congress next week to deliver his jobs speech directly to lawmakers. — In a letter to congressional leaders requesting the Sept. 7 slot, the president said he will urge Congress …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Boehner to Obama: How about giving your speech the day after the GOP debate instead?
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The Politico:
Obama jobs speech request in limbo after Boehner pushback
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Matt Negrin / The Politico:
Carney: Change time of debate?
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Obama stomps on GOP debate plans
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Obama to go big with jobs agenda
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David Weigel / Slate:
Ron Paul “Weighing his Options” Over Debate-Blocking Presidential Speech
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama asks for prime-time joint session of Congress for jobs speech
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Helene Cooper / The Caucus:
Boehner Asks Obama to Reschedule Economy Speech
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Hayley Peterson / Campaign 2012:
Carney grants NBC permission to reschedule debate
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Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Sarah Palin Appearance at Tea Party Rally in Iowa ‘No Longer Confirmed’ — This post has been corrected. — Sarah Palin's Saturday appearance at a tea party rally in Indianola, Iowa, is on hold, a person close to the former Alaska governor told The Wall Street Journal.
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Andre Carson: Tea party wants blacks ‘hanging on a tree’ — A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era.
First Read / msnbc.com:
Tea Party organizer ‘had to cancel’ Christine O'Donnell to get Palin to attend — DES MOINES — Tea Party of America President Ken Crow told NBC News, “I had to cancel Ms. O'Donnell” after a conversation with Sarah Palin aides — and is now hopeful Palin will attend the Saturday rally in Indianola.
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
UPDATED: Iowa tea party made three changes at Palin's staff's request — Sarah Palin at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 12. (The Register/Rodney White) — Christine O'Donnell is off the guest list - again - and Sarah Palin has gone from a “maybe” to a “yes.” — In the latest episode …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
FreedomWorks to protest Romney
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Rep. Allen West considers quitting CBC
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RealMReynolds:
It's been over a week since Rep. Carson made his explosive comments …
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Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
Reid, Pelosi silent on ‘Jim Crow’ accusations
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Scott McGrew / NBC Bay Area:
Solyndra Filing a Disaster for Obama — U.S. President Barack Obama heads inside to deliver a speech after meeting with construction workers building a new Solyndra solar panel factory May 26, 2010 in Fremont, California. President Obama toured Solyndra Inc., a growing solar power equipment facility …
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Scott McGrew / NBC Bay Area:
Solyndra to Declare Bankruptcy — President Obama touted the facility only a year ago. — Solyndra — recently touted as an innovator by President Obama — is reportedly shutting its doors. Employees are being turned away this morning. … Solyndra, a major manufacturer of solar technology in Fremont …
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Solar company that received Obama administration backing closes its doors — A California-based solar company that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration announced Wednesday that it will shut down. — The company, Solyndra Inc., said Wednesday it would suspend …
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ThinkProgress:
Huntsman Proposes New Taxes On Seniors And Veterans To Pay For Tax Cut For The Richest 0.1 Percent — Our guest blogger is Seth Hanlon, director of Fiscal Reform for the Doing What Works project at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. — 2012 GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman …
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Quinnipiac University:
Perry Jumps To The Top Of GOP Pack, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Perry, Romney Each Run Neck And Neck With Obama — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has zoomed to the front of the line of GOP presidential candidates with a 24 - 18 percent lead over former Massachusetts …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Rick Perry, by the book
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Cantor finds himself in a tricky spot on hurricane disaster aid — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's insistence that federal disaster aid be offset elsewhere in the budget runs directly counter to his position in the past when the money went to help his Virginia district.
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Republican Revolt: Virgina's GOP Governor Splits With Cantor, Rejects Conditioning Disaster Aid On Budget Cuts — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), along with some of his House GOP colleagues, have been saying that disaster aid for the areas affected by Hurricane Irene must be offset by, in Cantor's words, “savings elsewhere.”
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Tom Schoenberg / Bloomberg:
U.S. Files Antitrust Complaint to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger — The U.S. government sued to block AT&T Inc.'s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc., saying the deal would “substantially lessen competition” in the wireless market. — The Justice Department complaint was filed today in federal court in Washington.
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Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Block AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
U.S. Moves to Block Merger Between AT&T and T-Mobile
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama targets GOP for fall offensive — “Kill the body, and the head will die.” — Joe Frazier — President Obama is preparing to fight a political war this fall on two fronts — the first against Republicans who want his job and the second against Republicans who want to make his job more difficult.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Rick Perry is no libertarian
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Mercatus Site Feed:
Did Stimulus Dollars Hire the Unemployed? — Answers to Questions about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — In an effort to boost hiring and job creation and to invest in a variety of domestic infrastructure programs, Congress passed and the president signed the American Recovery …
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Why didn't the stimulus create more jobs?
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Choi Trial Put on Hold After Judge Allows “Vindictive Prosecution” Defense — With reporting from court by John Riley. — The third day of the U.S. government's trial of former Lt. Dan Choi ended with a 10-day delay for the government to seek an order from a higher court stopping the decision …
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Former GOP Senator Chuck Hagel: Republican Party Has ‘An Astounding Lack Of Responsible Leadership’ — Former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE) can't muster any praise for his Republican colleagues' behavior in Congress over the past few months. In an interview with the Financial Times …
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Carol Marin / Chicago Sun Times:
State Rep. Deborah Mell has legal gay marriage in Iowa — Christin Baker and State Rep. Deborah Mell reveal they got married recently in Iowa. Tuesday, August 30, 2011 | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times — State Rep. Deborah Mell (D-Chicago) quietly made Illinois history last week. — She got married.
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Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Wet Blankets Put a Damper on Water-Park Fun — Fearful of Facebook and Frolicking Youths, Regime Cracks Down on Squirt-Gun Fights — Authorities in authoritarian Iran have determined the latest threat to the Islamic Republic: squirt guns. — Agents of the regime fanned …
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