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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
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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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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
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Poll shocker: GOP up for Anthony Weiner seat
Poll shocker: GOP up for Anthony Weiner seat
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Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, Outside the Beltway, CNN, The Daily Caller, National Review and The Lonely Conservative
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‘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, Washington Post, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, 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
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Obama to voters: ‘You have every right to be frustrated’
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Weasel Zippers
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
First Read / msnbc.com:
First thoughts: ‘Pass this bill’
First thoughts: ‘Pass this bill’
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Washington Monthly and Associated Press
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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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Security ramped up in face of ‘credible’ 9/11 threat
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The Jawa Report, Business Insider and City Desk
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The 9/11 ‘overreaction’? Nonsense.
The 9/11 ‘overreaction’? Nonsense.
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Cato @ Liberty
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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The Politico, msnbc.com, Hot Air and National Review
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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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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, New York Magazine, The Washington Independent and Guardian
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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
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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 …
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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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Associated Press, Hot Air, Israpundit, Gates of Vienna and Citizens for Legitimate …
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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
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
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
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.
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americanthinker.com and The Heritage Foundation
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Paul Ryan Mocks Senior Citizen Handcuffed At His Town Hall: 'I Hope He's Taking His Blood Pressure Medication' — House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), the author of the House GOP plan to phase out Medicare, does not like it when constituents publicly challenge him.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Solyndra investigation expands as agents visit executives' homes — CEO and founder of politically connected company questioned on day of raid. Now some Democrats wonder if they'd been misled — FBI agents confiscate boxes from Solyndra headquarters to be used as evidence in their investigation.
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RedState, Weasel Zippers and Business Insider
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