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Poll finds Obama losing ground to Republicans — WASHINGTON — Look out President Barack Obama. Even Sarah Palin's gaining on you. — A new McClatchy-Marist poll finds that Obama looks increasingly vulnerable in next year's election, with a majority of voters believing he'll lose to any Republican …
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Don Surber, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Strata-Sphere, UrbanGrounds, Hot Air, Michelle Malkin, Power Line and Shot in the Dark
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TRENDING: Poll: Palin making gains but most in GOP don't want her to run — (CNN) - While she still hasn't made up her mind on a run for the White House, a new national poll suggests that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is making gains against President Barack Obama in a hypothetical 2012 general election matchup.
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Taegan Goddard's … and Weasel Zippers
Real Time Economics:
Full Text: Republicans' Letter to Bernanke Questioning More Fed Action — The top four congressional Republicans sent the following letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Monday ahead of the central bank's two-day meeting that began today: — Dear Chairman Bernanke,
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Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, The New Republic, emptywheel, Washington Post, Economist's View, Money & Company and Opinion L.A.
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No more stimulus, Republican leaders say
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CNN, Weasel Zippers and New York Times
Stan Collender / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
GOP To Fed: Let Economy Fail
GOP To Fed: Let Economy Fail
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Wall Street Journal, Paul Krugman and Mother Jones
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Rick Santorum contacted Google, says company spreads ‘filth’ — A Google search for Santorum has generated some inappropriate results since gay columnist Dan Savage organized an online campaign to link graphic sexual terms to the socially conservative senator's name.
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Outside the Beltway, JONATHAN TURLEY, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Wonkette, Indecision Forever, Salon, TBogg and Daily Kos
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TPM2012 — Search Engine Expert: Rick Santorum's New Crusade …
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The Raw Story and Dependable Renegade
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Santorum: Google Is Discriminating Against Me Because I'm Conservative
Santorum: Google Is Discriminating Against Me Because I'm Conservative
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365 Gay News and Prairie Weather
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Marine Recruiters Visit Gay Center in Oklahoma — TULSA, Okla. — Master Sgt. Anthony Henry, a top Marine recruiting trainer for the southwestern United States, pulled up to Tulsa's biggest gay community center on Tuesday morning and left his Chevy where he could make a fast getaway.
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Towleroad News #gay and Balloon Juice
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Dan Choi re-enlisting — More than two years after former infantry officer Daniel Choi came out on a talk show as a gay service member - an event that led to his discharge - the Iraq war veteran says he will re-enlist in the U.S. Army following Tuesday's repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
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The Huffington Post, Shakesville and Joe. My. God.
The Daily Beast:
Gary Johnson's Big Breakthrough — The former New Mexico governor has just landed a spot in the next presidential debate Thursday night. Howard Kurtz on why that could take the heat off Perry and Romney.
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Obama's Push to Stop Palestine Statehood Bid — Scrambling to head off a diplomatic clash, President Barack Obama will publicly push for the Palestinians to drop a statehood bid when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. — Obama will follow up his speech with separate meetings …
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The Politico
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Barack Obama joins Open Government Partnership for group photo — U.S. President Barack Obama waves while standing with other leaders during the Open Government Partnership event at the United Nations September 20 in New York City. The United Nations General Assembly kicks off September 21 …
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Pajamas Media, americanthinker.com and New York Magazine
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Recounting the Dead — Even as Civil War history has gone through several cycles of revision, one thing has remained fixed: the number of dead. Since about 1900, historians and the general public have assumed that 618,222 men died on both sides. That number is probably a significant undercount, however.
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Outside the Beltway
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American hikers freed in Iran — Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Two American hikers imprisoned as spies in Iran for more than two years were released on bail Wednesday, Iranian and U.S. officials said. — The news of their release comes a day before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due …
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Hot Air, Guardian, Washington Post and Gawker
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran to free convicted U.S. men Wednesday: lawyer
Iran to free convicted U.S. men Wednesday: lawyer
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Reuters and New York Magazine
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
U.S. assembling secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say — The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret drone bases for counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign …
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Wall Street Journal, The Politico, ABCNEWS, Voice of America, Prairie Weather, This Just In and Barcepundit
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rep. Ryan: Rick Perry is right on Social Security — The Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee on Tuesday drew fire from Democrats for backing Texas Gov. Rick Perry's description of Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme.” — Social Security fits the technical definition of a Ponzi scheme …
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The Politico and Weasel Zippers
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Poll: Economic pessimism deepens, and more blame Obama — WASHINGTON - Americans' pessimism about the economy and its future is deepening, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and they are increasingly willing to hold President Obama responsible for hard times. — Eight of 10 say the economy …
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The Politico and americanthinker.com
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Chart of the Day: ‘Buffett Rule’ Wouldn't Bring In Much Revenue — This week, President Obama announced a new way for the government to make more money: put a floor on the tax rates that millionaires face. He coined the idea the “Buffett Rule,” after billionaire investor Warren Buffett …
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Apple's Next Event to Be Held on October 4, Starring Its New CEO — That's the day Apple is currently expected to hold its next big media event, according to sources close to the situation, where the tech giant will unveil the next iteration of its popular iPhone.
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TechCrunch, GigaOM and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »
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The 411 On Death Row Inmate Troy Davis (PHOTOS) — It has been 20 years since Davis was convicted of the killing and on Tuesday morning, the 42-year-old death row inmate was been DENIED clemency by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole. He is scheduled to be killed on Wednesday, September 21st at 7pm.
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The Huffington Post and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Emily Hauser / The Atlantic Online:
Troy Davis and the Reality of Doubt
Troy Davis and the Reality of Doubt
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles and Truthdig
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Texas GOP Rep On Cuts To Family Planning: ‘Of Course This Is A War On Birth Control’ — The GOP's concerted campaign against women's health has resulted in about 1,000 anti-abortion bills in state legislatures across the country and numerous federal attempts to eradicate a woman's right to choose.
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Jesus' General
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Wade Goodwyn / NPR:
Gov. Perry Cut Funds For Women's Health In Texas
Gov. Perry Cut Funds For Women's Health In Texas
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Addicting Info and The Raw Story