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Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Alleged 9/11 Anniversary Plot: Possible Suspect May Be ID'd — Officials may have the name of one of the suspected bomb plotters after a 24-hour intelligence manhunt, U.S. officials tell ABC News. — The hunt included an analysis of flight logs and other documents following a report …
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Verum Serum
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Associated Press:
AP Sources: 2 Terror Suspects May Be US Citizens — Al-Qaida may have sent American terrorists or men carrying U.S. travel documents to launch an attack on Washington or New York to coincide with memorials marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11, government officials say.
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The Politico
O.Kay Henderson:
Bachmann draws “strong mark of demarcation” with Perry, Romney (audio) — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann spoke with Radio Iowa by phone this afternoon, with Social Security the main topic of conversation. Without naming competitor Rick Perry (although I did in the questions) …
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msnbc.com, Outside the Beltway, The Politico, Hot Air and National Review
Justin Wolfers / Freakonomics:
Obama's Jobs Bill: A Reasonable Plan — Here are some quick thoughts on President Obama's jobs plan: — It's reasonably big, at about 3% of GDP. — It's reasonably front-loaded. Goldman Sachs says it will raise 2012 GDP by about 1.5%-before any multiplier effects.
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Felix Salmon, more at Mediagazer »
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Too Soon — Get over 9/11, Baghdad Bob says. Democrats oblige. — (Best of the Web Tonight: Catch us on the “Lou Dobbs Tonight” panel, the “A Team.” Fox Business Channel, 7 p.m. ET.) — When we gave E.J. “Baghdad Bob” Dionne his nickname, we worried that we were perhaps being excessively cruel.
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NewsBusters.org, Pajamas Media, Hotline On Call, The Atlantic Online, PolitickerNY, National Review and American Power
G-A-Y / Good As You:
Mailers: NOM attacks Weprin and his faith; ya know, because they're such ‘religious freedom’ fans — On Wednesday, I told you about NOM's hefty contribution towards defeating David Weprin / electing Bob Turner in next Tuesday's NY-9 special election. Now the House the Bias Built has revealed …
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ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
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Colby Hamilton / The Empire:
Turner blows past Weprin, leads by 6 points in latest NY-9 Siena poll
Turner blows past Weprin, leads by 6 points in latest NY-9 Siena poll
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, Joe. My. God. and Don Surber
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
How Ron Paul won the debate — This Tuesday, Republican frontrunner Rick Perry sent out a statement questioning Rep. Ron Paul's fealty to Ronald Reagan. On Wednesday, he attacked Paul from the stage. And on Thursday, photographs circulated of him jamming his finger into the mild-mannered libertarian's face.
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Hit & Run and New York Magazine
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Al Gore reflects on Rick Perry
Al Gore reflects on Rick Perry
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Opinion L.A., The Politico and Talking Points Memo
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
GOP Legislator: Homosexuality Is ‘More Dangerous’ Than Terrorist Attacks Because We Have To Deal With It Every Day — Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern (R) first became infamous on the national stage when she said that blacks “don't work as hard” as white people.
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Wonkette
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Kern Doubles Down On Claim That Homosexuality Is “More Dangerous” Than Terrorist Attacks
Kern Doubles Down On Claim That Homosexuality Is “More Dangerous” Than Terrorist Attacks
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Mediaite and Towleroad News #gay
Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard:
‘You Should Pass It’ — I find it truly comforting that some things never change — and two of those things are President Obama's ideas and rhetoric. Obama's long-awaited jobs speech offered his usual mix of hyper-partisanship (no longer convincingly masquerading as post-partisanship) …
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Washington Wire, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Washington Post, The Huffington Post and The Politico
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
White House doubles down: Pass the WHOLE jobs bill, Republicans
White House doubles down: Pass the WHOLE jobs bill, Republicans
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Firedoglake, CNN, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, New York Magazine and The Politico
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rep. Waters: Obama ‘heard’ Congressional Black Caucus with jobs plan
Rep. Waters: Obama ‘heard’ Congressional Black Caucus with jobs plan
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Weasel Zippers
Spencer Ackerman / Wired.com:
How Special Ops Copied al-Qaida to Kill It — One of the greatest ironies of the 9/11 Era: while politicians, generals and journalists lined up to denounce al-Qaida as a brutal band of fanatics, one commander thought its organizational structure was kind of brilliant.
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Danger Room, Hot Air and Foreign Policy …
Ynetnews:
Egyptians storm Israeli Embassy building, remove flag — Hundreds of Egyptians partially tear down wall surrounding Israeli Embassy in Cairo, remove flag from building for second time this month. Over 200 Egyptians reportedly injured. Foreign Minister opens emergency situation room
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Hot Air, Associated Press, Israpundit, Gates of Vienna and Citizens for Legitimate …
A.Killough / CNN:
Obama, Giuliani discuss American safety in weekly addresses — Washington (CNN) - With heightened terror alerts raised on the 10th anniversary weekend of 9/11, President Barack Obama and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani called on America to remember its unity in the days after the attacks.
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The Politico
Priorities USA Action:
RESEARCH MEMO: Dial Test of the President's Speech — TO: Interested Parties — FROM: Geoff Garin, Hart Research Associates — DATE: September 9, 2011 — RE: Dial Test of the President's Speech — Last night I convened a group of 32 swing voters in suburban Richmond …
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Washington Monthly and Firedoglake
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Obama goes big — and should stay big
Obama goes big — and should stay big
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The New Republic, Firedoglake, The Democratic Daily, The Mahablog, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama to voters: ‘You have every right to be frustrated’
Obama to voters: ‘You have every right to be frustrated’
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Weasel Zippers
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Stocks and Bonds: Shares Decline Sharply Amid Uncertainty — Stocks on Wall Street declined sharply, and 10-year bond yields hit fresh lows on Friday as developments in Europe related to sovereign debt problems weighed on the financial markets. — Analysts attributed the declines …
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Truthdig, Booman Tribune and Michelle Malkin
Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Nikki Haley's Jobless Drug Test Claim Exaggerated … Nikki Haley , Unemployment , Savannah River Site , Drug Testing , Nikki Haley Drug Tests , Rick Scott Drug Testing , Unemployment Drug Test , Politics News — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) wants the jobless to pass a drug test …
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Lexington Patch, Teamster Nation, Outside the Beltway, Hullabaloo and Raw Replay
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Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
Romney to give speech on labor policy in SC
Romney to give speech on labor policy in SC
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The Post and Courier … and CNN
Anne Bayefsky / National Review:
Anti-Israel Durban Declaration Reaffirmed — On Thursday, Western negotiators at the U.N. caved in to the demands of envoys from Islamic states to renew a modern-day form of the decades-long U.N. smear campaign alleging that the Jewish state is racist. Diplomats agreed on a new “anti-racism” …
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Weasel Zippers
myfoxny.com:
US Military Plane Forced Down By North Korean Electronic Attack — SEOUL - A US military reconnaissance plane came under electronic attack from North Korea and had to make an emergency landing during a major military exercise in March, a political aide said Friday.
Discussion:
americanthinker.com and The Heritage Foundation