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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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GOP Leaders Write Unprecedented Letter Urging The Federal Reserve To Keep Unemployment High — In a move without precedent in the modern era, Republican congressional leaders including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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The GOP's Bernanke Letter — I'm not shocked by much any more, but I am shocked by this: the leaders of one of the great parties in Congress calling on the Federal Reserve to tighten money in the throes of the most prolonged downturn since the Great Depression.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GOP leaders to Fed: Let America suffer — There are widespread expectations that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will today unveil the latest initiative intended to give the economy a boost. Action is likely to come in the form of shifting funds into longer-term holdings …
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ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Politico, The Maddow Blog and The Hill
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G.O.P. Urges No Further Fed Stimulus
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Sen. Durbin slams GOP for sending message to the Federal Reserve
Sen. Durbin slams GOP for sending message to the Federal Reserve
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Stan Collender / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
GOP To Fed: Let Economy Fail
GOP To Fed: Let Economy Fail
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A plain blog about politics, TheMoneyIllusion, Mother Jones and Paul Krugman
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Obama's Speech to the UN General Assembly, As Prepared — President Obama delivered the following prepared remarks to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21. — Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: I would like to talk …
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The Atlantic Online, Israel Matzav, Weasel Zippers and FP Passport
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UN Ambassador Susan Rice Fires Back at Mitt Romney and Rick Perry: Don't ‘Play Politics’ with Diplomacy — President Obama faces a diplomatic thicket at the UN this week, and it's drawing fire from the Republicans who want to replace him. This morning on “GMA,” Obama's UN Ambassador fired back.
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The Hill, The Enterprise Blog, Business Insider and Washington Examiner
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama, at U.N., Explains Rationale for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid
Obama, at U.N., Explains Rationale for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid
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Rasmussen Reports:
National GOP Primary: Perry 28%, Romney 24%
National GOP Primary: Perry 28%, Romney 24%
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Business Insider, Pajamas Media, National Review, Don Surber and The Daily Caller
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama's Push to Stop Palestine Statehood Bid
Obama's Push to Stop Palestine Statehood Bid
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Ben Smith's Blog, CNN, The Politico, The Heritage Foundation and Haaretz
New York Times:
House Republicans Discover a Growing Bond With Netanyahu
House Republicans Discover a Growing Bond With Netanyahu
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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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Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Obama waving-hand gaffe picture NOT a hoax or a Photoshop after all! — Over the last few hours a photo has begun to circulate on the blogs showing Obama supposedly at the “Open Government Partnership” conference today committing an egregious gaffe by raising his hand to block the face of another world leader.
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The Jawa Report, Business Insider and Weasel Zippers
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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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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Poll: Palin making gains but most in GOP don't want her to run
TRENDING: Poll: Palin making gains but most in GOP don't want her to run
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Firedoglake, The Politico, Indecision Forever, Weasel Zippers and Taegan Goddard's …
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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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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Tony Bennett apologizes for 9/11 remarks — Tony Bennett attends Tony Bennett's 85th Birthday Gala Benefit for Exploring the Arts at The Metropolitan Opera House. (Sept. 18, 2011) — Tony Bennett apologized Tuesday for remarks he made in a radio interview Monday that blamed the United States for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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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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Fox News:
U.S. Hikers Released From Iranian Prison, Flown Out of Country — TEHRAN - After more than two years in custody, the two American hikers jailed as spies in Iran were released on $1 million bail Wednesday and flown out of the country, the state's news agency reported.
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American hikers freed in Iran
American hikers freed in Iran
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Bill Clinton: No more taxes now — Former President Bill Clinton says now is not the time to hike taxes. — “I personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground,” Clinton told Newsmax in an interview on Tuesday.
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Report: At least 200 murders in Mexico now linked to Fast & Furious weapons — A conservative estimate from this morning's conference call with Darrell Issa, via our Townhall cousin Katie Pavlich. … They're discovering more every day, you know. But as I say, 200 is the conservative number.
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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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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
All the President's Frenemies — In publicly attacking Barack Obama are Tavis Smiley and Cornel West upholding the prophetic tradition of Martin Luther King or acting out of personal pique — or both? — It's a packed house at St. Sabina's Church on the South Side of Chicago.
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Buffett to headline blockbuster Obama fundraiser here — (Crain's) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is coming to Chicago to help raise money for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign at a $35,800-per-ticket fundraiser next month at the North Shore home of investment banker Byron Trott, according to a draft invitation.