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The Politico:
Vote shows Boehner's lack of control — House Republicans tried a fresh strategy Wednesday night: Go it alone on a spending bill. — The result was an embarrassing setback. — Wednesday night's rank-and-file rebuke of GOP leadership — with 48 Republicans bolting on a temporary spending bill …
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Opinion L.A. and Balloon Juice
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GOP House leaders rebuked on spending — The surprise defeat in the House Wednesday of a special funding measure to keep the federal government functioning past Sept. 30 was a sharp rebuke of the GOP leadership that controls the chamber and a testament to the fragility of the majority itself.
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ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog and New York Magazine
Andrew Taylor / Business Week:
House disaster vote sets up showdown with Senate — WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled House remains on track to pass $3.7 billion in disaster relief as part of a bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, the No. 2 House Republican said Wednesday.
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The Reaction
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
House GOP flubs vote, inches closer to shutdown
House GOP flubs vote, inches closer to shutdown
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ThinkProgress and Firedoglake
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Palestine Logo Suggests Elimination of Israel — The logo of “the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations” - on their website and on top of their official statements at the U.N. - shows the Palestinian Authority's claim to a Palestine that stretches throughout …
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americanthinker.com, National Review and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Obama Rebuffed as Palestinians Pursue U.N. Seat — UNITED NATIONS — A last-ditch American effort to head off a Palestinian bid for membership in the United Nations faltered. President Obama tried to qualify his own call, just a year ago, for a Palestinian state.
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JustOneMinute, Ben Smith's Blog, Weasel Zippers, Rick Perry 2012 Campaign …, Ynetnews, The Caucus, PhotoBlog and msnbc.com
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Obama Tells Palestinians to Stay in Back of Bus
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US Politics, Prairie Weather and The Politico
Ehud Olmert / New York Times:
Peace Now, or Never — AS the United Nations General Assembly opens …
Peace Now, or Never — AS the United Nations General Assembly opens …
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The Atlantic Online
Ann Coulter / Official:
COP-KILLER IS MEDIA'S LATEST BABY SEAL — For decades, liberals tried persuading Americans to abolish the death penalty, using their usual argument: hysterical sobbing. — Only when the media began lying about innocent people being executed did support for the death penalty begin to waver …
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Associated Press, Clayton Cramer's Blog and thenation.com/blogs/163230
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Davis Is Executed in Georgia — Protesters outside the prison after Troy Davis was executed on Wednesday night. Reporters who witnessed his death said Mr. Davis remained defiant about his innocence until the end. More Photos » — JACKSON, Ga. — Proclaiming his innocence …
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Romney discusses Perry, Palin and the polls — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was interviewed by phone Wednesday by USA TODAY's Susan Page. Questions and answers have been edited for space and clarity. — Q: Does Gov. Perry's position on Social Security …
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Washington Wire, GOP 12, Iowa Caucuses and Business Insider
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Handicapping the GOP Debate — The candidate with the best economic platform likely will prevail. — As Republicans gather in Florida for Thursday's Fox News-Google presidential debate in Orlando, the contest remains very fluid, raising the stakes (and hopes) for all nine candidates.
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The Hill, New York Magazine, Politics and Hot Air
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Rick Perry: Mitt Romney is ‘Obama lite’
Rick Perry: Mitt Romney is ‘Obama lite’
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ABCNEWS, FiveThirtyEight, Outside the Beltway, The Caucus, CNN and Connecting.the.Dots
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ELIZABETH WARREN ON CLASS WARFARE: ‘THERE IS NOBODY IN THIS COUNTRY WHO GOT RICH ON HIS OWN’ — Former White House financial reform adviser Elizabeth Warren, who is now seeking to challenge Republican Senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts, is definitely not shy in voicing her views on class warfare …
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Pajamas Media
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Class warfare, Elizabeth Warren style
Class warfare, Elizabeth Warren style
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Mediaite, National Review, The BRAD BLOG, Crooks and Liars and 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘The underlying social contract’
‘The underlying social contract’
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The New Republic, The Mahablog, Gawker, Sky Dancing, Wizbang, The Huffington Post, Rumproast, Balloon Juice and Eschaton
Washington Post:
Solyndra employees: Company suffered from mismanagement, heavy spending — Former employees of Solyndra, the shuttered solar company that exhausted half a billion dollars of taxpayer money, said they saw questionable spending by management almost as soon as a federal agency approved …
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Hot Air, The Heritage Foundation, Pajamas Media, Weasel Zippers, National Review and The Other McCain
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Mullen: Pakistanis Export Violence to Afghanistan — The top U.S. military officer on Thursday accused Pakistan of “exporting violence” to Afghanistan and said this puts in jeopardy not only the frayed U.S.-Pakistani partnership against terrorism but also the prospects for a successful outcome to the decade-old war in Afghanistan.
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The Politico and Associated Press
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Reuters:
U.S. blames Pakistan agency in Kabul attack
U.S. blames Pakistan agency in Kabul attack
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emptywheel, Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
DNC chair: Obama will win Jewish vote in 2012 — (CNN) - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, predicted Thursday President Barack Obama would win the Jewish vote and her home state of Florida in the 2012 election. — The Florida congresswoman pushed …
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Weasel Zippers
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Fox News-Google Debate Draws Nearly 20,000 Viewer Questions — With online submissions now closed for Thursday's Fox News-Google debate, more than 18,000 questions and 100,000 votes have been offered via text and videos on YouTube. — About a dozen of the questions will be delivered …
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The Hill, The Official Google Blog, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Indecision Forever and Blogcritics
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Juana Summers / The Politico:
Mitt Romney strong in New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman gaining
Mitt Romney strong in New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman gaining
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CNN, Advocate, Ricochet Conversation Feed and Rasmussen Reports
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Who Benefited from Job Growth In Texas? — A Look at Employment Gains for Immigrants and the Native-Born, 2007 to 2011 — Steven A. Camarota is the Director of Research and Ashley Monique Webster a demographerat the Center for Immigration Studies. — Governor Rick Perry (R-Texas) …
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FrumForum, Business Insider, Campaign 2012 and National Review
Seung Min Kim / The Politico:
Rangel's portrait to be unveiled on Capitol Hill — He may have been censured by his House colleagues, but Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) will have his visage permanently displayed on Capitol Hill. — The House Ways and Means Committee, which Rangel chaired until he lost his gavel following accusations …
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Michelle Malkin and JammieWearingFool
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House leaders to honor Rangel, nine months after censure
House leaders to honor Rangel, nine months after censure
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Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
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Bill Clinton: Rick Perry's like Israeli ‘militants’ — Former president Bill Clinton suggested Thursday that Texas Gov. Rick Perry was ideologically in line with “militant subgroups in Israel” and was too willing to let the Jewish state do whatever it wants.
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Daily Dish and Weasel Zippers
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Conservatives Stop New Boehner CR That Permitted Funding for Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, Palestinian Authority — (CNSNews.com) - The Republican leadership tried to pass a continuing resolution through the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon that would have permitted funding …
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Weasel Zippers
Paul Krugman:
Millionaires, The Middle Class, and Taxes — Actual Numbers — Further to this post about whether the Obama/Boo-Fay — sorry, Obama/ Buffett with two t's - claim is true: the Tax Policy Center has new numbers about the distribution of average tax rates by income class.
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Economist's View