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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.
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AMERICAblog News, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Saint Petersblog and American Power


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, Mediaite, nation.foxnews.com, TheBlaze.com, Towleroad News #gay and The Impolitic
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Abraham Lincoln — Abraham Lincoln helped establish …
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Biased BBC, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Wake up America, INSTAPUTZ and JustOneMinute

The Abe Lincoln Gaffe
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Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Pajamas Media and The Volokh Conspiracy


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, HotAirPundit and Connecting.the.Dots
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Pictured: FBI put American on their Ten Most wanted list as ‘credible’ …
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WCTI-TV, Maggie's Notebook, Jihad Watch and The Jawa Report


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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Bush, Clinton honor the heroes of Flight 93 at memorial's dedication
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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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Hot Air


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


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

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

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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iOwnTheWorld.com and Pundit & Pundette

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, Scared Monkeys, RedState, Wake up America, Doug Ross, Associated Press, New York Times and City Room


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


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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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