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Fox News:
Official: Al Qaeda Terror Threat Looking More Like a ‘Goose Chase’ — A possible Al Qaeda plot to launch an attack during the 10th anniversary weekend of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is “looking more and more like a goose chase,” a senior U.S. official told Fox News on Saturday.
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TalkLeft and HotAirPundit
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Daily Mail:
Pictured: FBI put American on their Ten Most wanted list as ‘credible’ suspect who is believed to be plotting 9/11 anniversary car bombing — This is believed to be one of the men counter terrorism chiefs say are plotting a terrorist attack in America on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11.
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WCTI-TV, The Jawa Report and Jihad Watch
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Mayor Bloomberg Defends Banning Clergy & Rescue Workers From 9-11 Anniversary Ceremony (Video)
Mayor Bloomberg Defends Banning Clergy & Rescue Workers From 9-11 Anniversary Ceremony (Video)
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Scared Monkeys, American Power, National Review and Weasel Zippers
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Alleged 9/11 Anniversary Plot: Possible Suspect May Be ID'd
Alleged 9/11 Anniversary Plot: Possible Suspect May Be ID'd
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Maggie's Notebook, Hot Air, Citizens for Legitimate …, americanthinker.com and Verum Serum
Little Green Footballs:
Right Wing Blogs Freaking Out Again: NPR Edited the Obama Speech! — Here we go again. Don't these people ever get tired of humiliating themselves? — Practically the entire right wing blogosphere went into vapor-lock this morning, shrieking and pointing fingers at the evil librul NPR for …
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The Reaction, nation.foxnews.com, Towleroad News #gay, The Impolitic, Pajamas Media and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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GOP.com:
Abraham Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln helped establish …
Abraham Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln helped establish …
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Biased BBC, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and INSTAPUTZ
New York Times:
Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama's Re-election — Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Obama's re-election prospects and, in interviews, are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House's ability to strengthen the president's standing over the next 14 months.
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American Power and Saint Petersblog
Economist:
An array of errors — Investigations into a case of alleged scientific misconduct have revealed numerous holes in the oversight of science and scientific publishing — ANIL POTTI, Joseph Nevins and their colleagues at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, garnered widespread attention in 2006.
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Chicago Boyz
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Obama's bad jobs idea — President Obama did not mention it in his speech last night, but his American Jobs Act contains one really bad idea that will probably destroy jobs in a misguided effort to save them. I refer to his call for a ban on what some are calling “unemployment discrimination” …
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The Volokh Conspiracy and Zandar Versus The Stupid
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Bush, Clinton honor the heroes of Flight 93 at memorial's dedication — In emotional speeches, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton paid tribute to the 40 passengers and crew who were killed when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pa., on September 11, 2001.
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Taylor Marsh
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Obama dragging down Democratic candidates in House special elections — Dissatisfaction with President Obama is hurting Democrats' chances in two House special elections that will take place on Tuesday. — In a Democratic-leaning New York City seat previously held by Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner …
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The Politico, RedState, Michelle Malkin, Doug Ross, Associated Press, City Room and The Empire
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Claire Noland / 24 Frames:
Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88 — Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie “Charly,” died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.
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The Moderate Voice and Rumproast
Laura Leslie / @NCCapitol:
Senate to begin debate Monday on marriage amendment — UPDATED: See below. — Senate leaders will start their debate on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions Monday afternoon. But they didn't want anyone to know about it. — According to the public notices released today …
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Firedoglake, Raleigh News & Observer, Equality NC News and On Top Magazine Headlines
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
On Eve Of 9/11 Anniversary, Cantor Insists On Massive Cuts To First Responders In Exchange For Emergency Disaster Aid — Yesterday, President Obama requested $5.1 billion to provide disaster relief to communities struggling to recover from recent hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and wildfires.
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PoliticusUSA and Balloon Juice
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David Rogers / The Politico:
W.H. seeks $5.1B in disaster aid
Washington Post:
Ten years after Sept. 11: The gains outweigh the mistakes — ON THE 10TH anniversary of al-Qaeda's attack on New York and Washington, the conventional wisdom seems to be evolving from “We will be hit again” to “Osama bin Laden won by provoking us into a decade of overreaction.”
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TalkLeft and This ain't Hell …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Want More Jobs? The Low-Hanging Fruit Is Energy — Everyone knows that Obama's jobs program is a joke; but let's assume that you actually do want to help create a million or more jobs, while simultaneously increasing government revenues by many billions of dollars. How would you do it?
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Sister Toldjah
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Mr. Banker, Can You Spare a Dime? — Not long ago, I received an e-mail from David Rynecki, an old friend and former colleague who left journalism a half-dozen years ago to become a small businessman. David's firm, Blue Heron Research Partners, does research for investment professionals …