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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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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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The Atlantic Online, The Politico, Washington Post, emptywheel, Economist's View, Money & Company, Opinion L.A. and New York Times
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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Don Surber, Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Politico, Daily Kos, The Maddow Blog and The Hill
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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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
GOP leaders pressure Fed to avoid further stimulus efforts
GOP leaders pressure Fed to avoid further stimulus efforts
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The Politico, ThinkProgress, The Huffington Post, Prairie Weather and Mock, Paper, Scissors
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
G.O.P. Urges No Further Fed Stimulus
G.O.P. Urges No Further Fed Stimulus
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Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, Economix, TPMDC and Gawker
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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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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Indecision Forever, Weasel Zippers and Taegan Goddard's …
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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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JustOneMinute, americanthinker.com and New York Magazine
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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 and Weasel Zippers
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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, Washington Examiner and Business Insider
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Abu Muqawama / cnas.org:
Rick Perry on Israel and the Palestinians
Rick Perry on Israel and the Palestinians
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Ben Smith's Blog, Attackerman, Politics and The Page
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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.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Warren Buffett to be featured at two Obama campaign fundraisers — Billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett will help fundraise for President Obama's reelection campaign at two fundraising events in Chicago and New York respectively. — According to Crain's Chicago Business …
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David Shere / Media Matters for America:
AP “Fact Check[s]” Claim Obama Isn't Making
AP “Fact Check[s]” Claim Obama Isn't Making
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Washington Monthly and News Hounds
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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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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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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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Weasel Zippers and Steve Deace
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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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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Fla. GOP: Don't let Johnson debate
Fla. GOP: Don't let Johnson debate
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Business Insider and Campaign 2012
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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, Confederate Yankee and Joe. My. God.
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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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ThinkProgress, Towleroad News #gay and Balloon Juice
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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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RedState, The Heritage Foundation, UrbanGrounds, Verum Serum, Los Angeles Times, CNSNews, The Daily Caller and Townhall.com
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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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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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