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Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Obama ratings sink to new lows as hope fades — Public pessimism about the direction of the country has jumped to its highest level in nearly three years, erasing the sense of hope that followed President Obama's inauguration and pushing his approval ratings to a record low, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
They like him — There's a deluge of terrible poll numbers for the White House today, but I think this one from our Battleground Poll is the most interesting: — Obama receives particularly low marks for his economic stewardship, with only 39 percent saying they approve and 59 percent saying they disapprove.
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Battleground Poll: Obama approval rating down amid deep economic fears — The debt-limit showdown and the stalled economy have tarnished President Barack Obama's standing with voters and dampened their optimism about America's future, with nearly three out of four voters now saying the country …
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
Obama hits all-time lows, according to NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Poll: 81% say Obama economic policies not working
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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Obama's Weakness Leading to Republican Overreach: Ramesh Ponnuru
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox Doctors Hoffa Speech To Fabricate Call For Violence — Right-wing bloggers misled by dishonest Fox News video editing are attacking Teamsters President James Hoffa, Jr. for supposedly urging violence against Tea Party activists during a Labor Day speech.
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Welcome, Union Brothers and Sisters — In my speech on Saturday in Iowa, I said: “Between bailouts for Wall Street cronies and stimulus projects for union bosses' security and ‘green energy’ giveaways, [Barack Obama] took care of his friends. And now they're on course to raise a billion dollars …
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Wasserman Schultz attacks Fox, ducks Hoffa — In a heated exchanged, Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz repeatedly ducked questions on “Fox and Friends” Tuesday about Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa's call for workers to combat the tea party and “take these son-of-a-bitches out.”
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Teamsters President: ‘No Regrets’ After Fiery Speech Draws Right-Wing Criticism — Teamsters union president James Hoffa would say it all again if he could, he told TPM Monday. — Hoffa riled up Fox News and the right wing Monday with a Labor Day speech in Detroit in which he called Republican members …
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Hoffa Threatens GOP At Obama Event: “Take These Son Of Bitches Out”
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Toby Harnden / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Will Barack Obama condemn Joe Biden and Jimmy Hoffa for calling Republicans ‘barbarians’ and ‘son of a bitches’
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
World Ends Today; Markets to Close Early? — The news out of Europe yesterday and this morning somehow puts me in mind of the long opening sequence in the John Landis feature film rendering of The Twilight Zone, in which Dan Ackroyd says to Albert Brooks, “You want to see something really scary?”
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Courtney Comstock / Business Insider:
Deutsche Bank CEO Just Gave A Terrifying Speech In Frankfurt
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Janet Napolitano: Shoes-on flight in sight — Air travelers will eventually be able to keep their shoes on to pass through security, but the restrictions on carrying liquids on board are likely to remain in place for some time, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a POLITICO Playbook breakfast Tuesday.
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Mitch McConnell / Washington Post:
Why are three free-trade deals languishing on Obama's desk? — According to the White House, President Obama has been huddling with advisers on a jobs plan he'll present to Congress this week. One thing he could do immediately is finalize the free-trade deals with Colombia …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
POTUS shows some fight in Detroit
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Dan Hirschhorn / The Politico:
Ron Paul to attack Rick Perry in new ad — Ron Paul is taking on Rick Perry in a new television ad blasting the Texas governor for for supporting Al Gore's 1988 presidential campaign, POLITICO has learned. — The 60-second spot, backed by a six-figure ad buy — the first negative ad attacking Perry …
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Larry J. Sabato / Wall Street Journal:
The 2012 Election Will Come Down to Seven States — National polls are nice, but Electoral College math is what matters. — Straw polls, real polls, debates, caucuses, primaries—that's the public side of presidential campaigns 14 months before Election Day.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Leak Offers Look at Efforts by U.S. to Spy on Israel — WASHINGTON — When Shamai K. Leibowitz, an F.B.I. translator, was sentenced to 20 months in prison last year for leaking classified information to a blogger, prosecutors revealed little about the case. They identified the blogger in court papers only as “Recipient A.”
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Sean Sullivan / Hotline On Call:
Baldwin Enters Wisconsin Senate Race — Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., officially announced her Senate candidacy Tuesday morning, giving Democrats a top candidate with the ability to raise considerable funds as the party tries to hold the seat of retiring Sen. Herb Kohl.
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New York Times:
Europeans Talk of Sharp Change in Fiscal Affairs — As leaders in Europe try to contain a deepening financial crisis, they are also increasingly talking about making fundamental changes to the way their 17-nation economic union works. — The idea is to create a central financial authority …
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Shawn Millerick / New Hampshire Journal:
EXCLUSIVE: Palin's surprise visit delights bride and groom — On the eve of Sarah Palin's speech before the Tea Party Express in New Hampshire, the former Alaska Governor shocked diners and delighted wedding guests by making an unannounced visit to The Puritan Backroom restaurant for some of their famous chicken fingers.
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Brad Friedman / MoJo Articles:
Exclusive Audio: Inside the Koch Brothers' Secret Seminar — Check back tomorrow for Part 2 of this report, on the GOP superstar who rocked the Koch seminar crowd. — “We have Saddam Hussein,” declared billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, apparently referring to President Barack Obama …
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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
Arizona's Case Against the Voting Rights Act — As ballot restrictions multiply, the state is bringing a lawsuit against the right to vote — In the past few years, the right to vote—basic to any real democratic self-government—has become controversial again.
Jack Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Indefinite solitary confinement persists in California prisons — Long abandoned by many states, the practice is a last resort for California authorities struggling to thwart gang activity and extract information from the most hardened members. Critics say it amounts to torture.
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James Dao / New York Times:
Discharged for Being Gay, Veterans Seek to Re-enlist — They lived shadow lives in the military, afraid that disclosure of their sexuality would ruin carefully plotted careers. Many were deeply humiliated by drawn-out investigations and unceremonious discharges.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
About Jeffrey Goldberg — Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for the Atlantic, is the author of “Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror.” He was formerly a Washington correspondent and a Middle East correspondent for the New Yorker. — Robert Gates Says Israel Is an Ungrateful Ally: Jeffrey Goldberg
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