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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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nation.foxnews.com, Towleroad News #gay, The Impolitic and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com:
PBS alters transcript to hide Obama gaffe — Barack Obama has gone to Congress asking for more money to spend. The President, in a rambling and tedious exercise mixing blame with demands, made quite a few dubious statements in laying out the case for Congress to vote for the plan which as yet does not exist.
GOP.com:
Abraham Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln helped establish the Republican Party with a speech denouncing an 1854 law, written by a Democrat Senator, that allowed slavery to expand into the western territories. Two years later, he co-founded the Illinois GOP. Lincoln was runner …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Biased BBC and INSTAPUTZ
John Hayward / Human Events:
The Abe Lincoln Gaffe
The Abe Lincoln Gaffe
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The Volokh Conspiracy and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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
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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
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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Hot Air, Maggie's Notebook, Citizens for Legitimate …, americanthinker.com and Verum Serum
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, Michelle Malkin, Associated Press, Doug Ross, City Room and The Empire
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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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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
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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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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Balloon Juice and PoliticusUSA
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David Rogers / The Politico:
W.H. seeks $5.1B in disaster aid
Reuters:
Egypt vows to try those who targeted Israel mission — (Reuters) - Egypt's army rulers vowed on Saturday to try those behind the violence that pushed Israel to evacuate its ambassador from Cairo, as they struggled to contain public fury against the Jewish state while fending off U.S. criticism.
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americanthinker.com and New York Magazine
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Jason Mattera / Human Events:
Rumsfeld: Attack Imminent If Congress Cuts Defense — Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that it will only be a matter of time before America endures another terrorist attack if Congress ends up blaming the defense budget for this country's red ink woes.
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Ron Paul 2012 Presidential … and Business Insider
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
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Employers Say Jobs Plan Won't Lead to Hiring Spur — The dismal state of the economy is the main reason many companies are reluctant to hire workers, and few executives are saying that President Obama's jobs plan — while welcome — will change their minds any time soon.
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TalkLeft, The Impolitic, Betsy's Page, Hot Air, naked capitalism and The Lonely Conservative
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Justin Wolfers / Freakonomics:
Obama's Jobs Bill: A Reasonable Plan
Obama's Jobs Bill: A Reasonable Plan
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Valley of the Shadow, Scared Monkeys, USA Today and Felix Salmon, more at Mediagazer »