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Investigators Probe White House Role in Massive Energy Loan — House investigators said they have uncovered evidence that White House officials became personally involved in an Energy Department review of a hot-button $535 million loan guarantee to the now-failed California solar company Solyndra.
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
White House moves to limit fallout from retreat on clean-air rule
White House moves to limit fallout from retreat on clean-air rule
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Solyndra and the stimulus
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Washington Post, Sky Dancing, Opinion L.A. and Hit & Run
Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
Did the White House double-cross its supporters on the smog rule?
Did the White House double-cross its supporters on the smog rule?
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Daily Kos, The Politico, The Raw Story, Hullabaloo, Democracy in America, White House.gov Blog and Politics
Kate Sheppard / Mother Jones:
Obama to Breathers: Sorry, Wait Until 2013
Obama to Breathers: Sorry, Wait Until 2013
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Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos and Truthdig
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Files Note Close C.I.A. Ties to Qaddafi Spy Unit — TRIPOLI, Libya — Documents found at the abandoned office of Libya's former spymaster appear to provide new details of the close relations the Central Intelligence Agency shared with the Libyan intelligence service — most notably suggesting …
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Tripoli Files Show CIA Working With Libya — By SIOBHAN GORMAN in Washington and CHARLES LEVINSON and MARGARET COKER in Tripoli — The Central Intelligence Agency and Libyan intelligence services developed such a tight relationship during the George W. Bush administration …
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O.Kay Henderson:
Palin: “there's room for more” (audio) — As former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin walked in the front door of The Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa, this evening, a reporter asked Palin what she thought about the current field of GOP presidential candidates. — “Happy with the field of candidates.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Palin says ‘room for more’ in GOP race — DES MOINES — Sarah Palin tantalized supporters on the eve of her appearance at a tea party rally by telling reporters “there's room for more” candidates in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination. But she gave no hint as to whether she was talking about herself.
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John Fund / NewsMax.com:
Why Sarah Palin Is Not Running
Why Sarah Palin Is Not Running
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Real Clear Politics, The Other McCain, Campaign 2012, Rasmussen Reports and Hot Air
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama wants Congress to pass transportation bill, save jobs — President Obama on Saturday called for Congress to skip the “political posturing in Washington” and pass measures funding the nation's transportation programs. — In his weekly address, the president said a failure to pass …
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Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool
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A.Killough / CNN:
Obama urges Congress to renew transportation bill in weekly address — (CNN) - President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to pass a clean extension of the transportation bill, warning of economic calamity in the failure of its passage. — “This would put a stop to highway construction …
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Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
Science Stunner: Editor of Journal that Published Flawed Denier Bunk Apologizes, Resigns, Slams Spencer for Exaggerations — Wow. Double wow. Stop the Presses, Deniers! Your effort to deny basic climate science based on bunkum has met its match. — Here's an editorial by Dr. Wolfgang Wagner …
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A Libertarian's Lament: Why Ron Paul Is an Embarrassment to the Creed — I don't put much stock in politicians, so I've only twice donated to political campaigns. In 2006, I tossed a few dollars at the Democrat running for Senate against the loathsome Rick Santorum.
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American Power, Liberal Values and ThinkProgress
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Rick Perry leads Mitt Romney in Nevada, poll finds
Rick Perry leads Mitt Romney in Nevada, poll finds
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Paul Krugman:
The Austerity Economy — Do the dismal economic numbers really reflect the turn to fiscal austerity? I keep hearing people say no, because austerity hasn't actually happened yet in America. But they're wrong. — The fact is that the fading out of the stimulus, and in particular of aid …
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Black unemployment: Highest in 27 years — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The August jobs report was dismal for plenty of reasons, but perhaps most striking was the picture it painted of racial inequality in the job market. — Black unemployment surged to 16.7% in August, its highest level since 1984 …
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The Super Committee's Opportunity — In April, Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to $122 billion in deficit reduction over the course of ten years. Less than four months later, they narrowly averted a debt ceiling crisis by passing the Budget Control Act (BCA) and agreeing to another $900 billion.
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Washington Monthly and Washington Post
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Assange faces arrest over WikiLeaks cables — Government says at least one intelligence official identified after complete cache of cables was published — Julian Assange could face prosecution in Australia after publishing sensitive information about government officials amongst the 251,000 unredacted cables released this week.
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Adweek, The Raw Story, Pajamas Media and Harry's Place
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Mark Seibel / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
WikiLeaks makes all its U.S. diplomatic cables public
WikiLeaks makes all its U.S. diplomatic cables public
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Guardian, americanthinker.com, Tom Watson, Truthdig, Balloon Juice and Salon
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Amazon's Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I've Seen It, Played With It. — It's called simply the “Amazon Kindle”. But it's not like any Kindle you've seen before. It displays content in full color. It has a 7-inch capacitive touch screen. And it runs Android.
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