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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Some Democrats Are Balking at Obama's Jobs Bill — WASHINGTON — President Obama anticipated Republican resistance to his jobs program, but he is now meeting increasing pushback from his own party. Many Congressional Democrats, smarting from the fallout over the 2009 stimulus bill …
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The Politico:
Pass the bill, Obama says 90 times — Think the message is getting through to Congress? In five speeches over a week, President Obama has said “pass this bill” or some variant of it 90 times. — That's 18 times in his speech to Congress, 18 times at the University of Richmond …
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Rob Bluey / The Heritage Foundation:
Conservative Nabs Naming Rights to ‘American Jobs Act’ After Obama Delay
Conservative Nabs Naming Rights to ‘American Jobs Act’ After Obama Delay
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Favor Obama Jobs Plan by 45% to 32%
Americans Favor Obama Jobs Plan by 45% to 32%
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Quinnipiac University:
PERRY BLOSSOMS AS BACHMANN WILTS IN VIRGINIA GOP RACE, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; ROMNEY, PERRY BOTH NECK AND NECK WITH OBAMA — Texas Gov. Rick Perry leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as the presidential choice of Virginia Republicans 25 - 19 percent, with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann …
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Perry Supported By Republicans, Views Rejected — Republicans give Rick Perry frontrunner status in their party's presidential primary race even as warning signs flash over his ability to win support in the general election. — The Texas governor is the preferred choice of 26 percent …
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Romney gives state GOP convention cold shoulder
Romney gives state GOP convention cold shoulder
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Obama gets slight boost from jobs speech
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Obama gets slight boost from jobs speech
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James Carville / CNN:
What should the White House do? Panic! — Editor's note: James Carville is a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, appearing frequently on CNN's “The Situation Room” as well as other programs on all CNN networks. Carville remains active in Democratic politics and is a party fundraiser.
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama Plan Won't Include Changes to Social Security — President Barack Obama's new deficit-reduction proposal will leave out changes to Social Security, and may exclude any increase in the Medicare eligibility age, people familiar with the discussions said Wednesday.
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Janet Maslin / New York Times:
Books of The Times: Joe McGinniss's ‘The Rogue,’ on Sarah Palin - Review — On May 22, 2010, Joe McGinniss moved into a strategically well-situated house in Wasilla, Alaska. It was next door to the home of former Gov. Sarah Palin and her family, but that understates the highly exploitable proximity of the two places.
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Crony Capitalism on Steroids from GE to Solyndra — In my recent speech in Iowa, some eyebrows were raised when I took on our government's enormous economic problems caused by crony capitalism. As if on cue, just days later President Obama selected someone who exemplifies …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Seeing Ripple in Jewish Vote — WASHINGTON — Not since Jimmy Carter in 1980 has a Democrat running for president failed to win a lopsided majority of the Jewish vote. This has been true during times of peace or war, and even when there has been deep acrimony between the White House and the Israeli government.
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Beth Reinhard / NationalJournal.com:
Obama Allies: Time to Wake Up — Crushing defeats for the Democratic party in two special congressional elections on Tuesday, an economy that's showing no signs of revival, and Obama's declining approval ratings have become too much to defend, even for some of the party's most zealous spin doctors.
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Orin S. Kerr / Wall Street Journal:
Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony? — Congress contemplates draconian punishment for Internet lies. — Imagine that President Obama could order the arrest of anyone who broke a promise on the Internet. So you could be jailed for lying about your age or weight on an Internet dating site.
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Adam Shah / Media Matters for America:
UPDATED: Right-Wing Lip Readers Take Michelle Obama Derangement Syndrome To A Whole New Level — UPDATE: Kristina Schake, communications director for First Lady Michelle Obama, made the following statement about these attacks: … Before today, when the right-wing media made up quotations …
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Elizabeth Flock / Washington Post:
Attack Watch, new Obama campaign site to ‘fight smears,’ becomes laughing stock of the Internet — As the 2012 presidential campaign heats up, President Obama's campaign team has set up a new Web site, AttackWatch.com, to challenge negative statements about the president made by Republican presidential candidates and conservatives.
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Henrik Temp / The Enterprise Blog:
New Website Reveals the End of the Politics of Hope
New Website Reveals the End of the Politics of Hope
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Frank Quaratiello / Boston Herald:
Report: ‘Romneycare’ a jobs killer — Study finds Bay State lost thousands of jobs — The Bay State's controversial 2006 universal health-care plan — also known as “Romneycare” — has cost Massachusetts more than 18,000 jobs, according to an exclusive blockbuster study that could provide ammo …
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A.Killough / CNN:
President pauses for beer with future Medal of Honor recipient — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama enjoyed a beer with Dakota Meyer on the patio outside the Oval Office Wednesday. The president will present Meyer with the Medal of Honor Thursday during a ceremony at the White House.
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Darren Samuelsohn / The Politico:
W.H. emails reveal media-fixated Solyndra
W.H. emails reveal media-fixated Solyndra
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Time / Swampland:
Rick Perry Exclusive: The GOP's Fiery Front-Runner on His Rise, Record and Rhetoric — The hard-charging governor commands a Texas-sized lead in the polls. In an interview with TIME's Richard Stengel and Mark Halperin, Perry defends his controversial résumé and explains …
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Romney praises Cheney before AZ crowd
Romney praises Cheney before AZ crowd
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Bloomberg:
Poll: Republicans Blamed Most for Ineffectiveness — A majority of Americans are angry and frustrated with elected officials, and more than four in 10 have given up hope in Washington's ability to help them get through the economic slump. — “It's the bickering that I can't stand …
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Deborah Ball / Wall Street Journal:
UBS Hit by $2 Billion in Unauthorized Trades — ZURICH—UBS AG was rocked early Thursday by its disclosure that a rogue trader racked up about $2 billion in losses, an announcement that came hours after British police arrested a man on suspicion of fraud. — A person familiar with the matter …
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Jobless Claims Rose to Highest Since June — Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest level since the end of June, underscoring the risk of further weakness in the labor market. — Jobless claims climbed by 11,000 to 428,000 …
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George Stephanopoulos / Politics:
RNC Chair: I'm ‘Very Satisfied’ With GOP 2012 Field — That's what the Chairman of the Republican National Committee told me this morning when I asked if there's still time for other candidates - namely Chris Christie or Sarah Palin - to jump in the race. — “I think that there is time for a lot of people to get in.
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Wall Street Journal:
A Blue-State Bailout in Disguise — Our new study shows that under the Obama jobs bill, debt-ridden states will get another big handout. — Last Thursday, the president urged Congress to pony up roughly $200 billion in taxpayer money to “provide more jobs for teachers [and] …
James Pindell / WMUR Political Scoop:
Sources: Lynch Will Not Seek Re-Election — The longest serving and most popular New Hampshire Governor in the modern era will announce tomorrow that he will not seek re-election next year, leaving a wide open scrum of a contest among those wishing to be his replacement.
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Study: Fewer voters tune in to live TV — Fewer and fewer voters are watching live television and the political ads that run there, according to a new study conducted by a bipartisan group of pollsters and new media strategists. — In a white paper set for release Thursday …
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