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New York Times:
Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama's Chances — 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.
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
George W. Bush's Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Speech — A memorial for the victims of Flight 93 was dedicated in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Saturday. — Former President George W. Bush addressed attendees on the meaning of 9/11 and its tenth anniversary (video of entire speech follows with transcript):
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A.Killough / CNN:
Bush, Clinton speak at memorial for Flight 93 — (CNN) - Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton spoke solemnly Saturday at the unveiling of the memorial for victims of United Airlines Flight 93. — “With their brave decision, they launched the first counteroffensive in the war on terror …
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Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys and The Hill
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Krauthammer: People finally realizing Obama ‘is a mortal who is in over his head’ — As President Barack Obama's approval rating reaches new lows with seemingly every tracking poll, the question of how he is going to win re-election is a high priority for the president and his administration.
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Mark Steyn / National Review:
Let's Roll Over — Waiting to be interviewed on the radio the other day, I found myself on hold listening to a public-service message exhorting listeners to go to 911day.org and tell their fellow citizens how they would be observing the tenth anniversary of the, ah, “tragic events.”
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Power Line, americanthinker.com, iOwnTheWorld.com, Jihad Watch and Pundit & Pundette
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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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege — JERUSALEM — With its Cairo embassy ransacked, its ambassador to Turkey expelled and the Palestinians seeking statehood recognition at the United Nations, Israel found itself on Saturday increasingly isolated and grappling with a radically transformed Middle East …
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Haaretz, Pajamas Media, Israel Matzav, Jihad Watch, American Power and Gawker
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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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americanthinker.com, TalkLeft and HotAirPundit
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Sleeping Barry Awakes — WOW, what a relief. — The president was strong and House Republicans were conciliatory. — There was only one teensy-weensy problem: The president is weak and House Republicans are obstructionist. — Congressional Republicans, heeding polls indicating …
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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
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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Raleigh News & Observer, Firedoglake, Equality NC News and On Top Magazine Headlines
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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Washington Monthly, The Reaction, Biased BBC, Mediaite, The Impolitic and Towleroad News #gay