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Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: Florida will likely hold Jan. primary, threatening presidential calendar — Washington (CNN) — Florida is now expected to hold its presidential primary on the last day in January 2012, a move likely to throw the carefully arranged Republican nominating calendar into disarray …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Obama's top ‘fat cat’ strays — JP Morgan honcho Jamie Dimon, once a “fat cat” ally of President Obama, seems to have strayed to Republican contender Mitt Romney. — Dimon, a lifelong Democrat who was rumored to be on Obama's short list for treasury secretary before he settled on Tim Geithner …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
What's behind the scorn for the Wall Street protests? — It's unsurprising that establishment media outlets have been condescending, dismissive and scornful of the ongoing protests on Wall Street. Any entity that declares itself an adversary of prevailing institutional power is going to be viewed …
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post:
Late Returns: One More Reason For Chris Christie To Stay Home In 2012
Late Returns: One More Reason For Chris Christie To Stay Home In 2012
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Crooks and Liars, Big Government, The Awl, Indecision Forever, Salon and Suburban Guerrilla
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Why Establishment Media & the Power Elite Loathe Occupy Wall Street
Why Establishment Media & the Power Elite Loathe Occupy Wall Street
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The Mahablog, Poynter, Mother Jones, NPR, Jesus' General and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »
Deborah Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Solyndra Said to Have Violated Terms of Its U.S. Loan — Solyndra LLC had such steep financial problems in late 2010 that the company violated terms of its loan-guarantee agreement with the Department of Energy and technically defaulted on its $535 million loan, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Michelle Malkin, Bloomberg, Marginal Revolution, Outside the Beltway and americanthinker.com
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Sean Higgins / Investor's Business Daily:
DOE Mulls Green Energy Loans At $23 Million Per Job
DOE Mulls Green Energy Loans At $23 Million Per Job
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Questions and Observations, Hot Air and Hit & Run
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker demands independent probe into Solyndra
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Palin sends more mixed signals — Sarah Palin, as often, sent ambivalent signals in her interview on Fox News last night. — The clip that everyone is buzzing about last night and this morning as a sign that she's leaning against a run: … I say “ambivalent signals” because …
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Sheila Marikar / Politics:
Sarah Palin: ‘Is a Title and Campaign Too Shackle-y?’ — A Palin presidency: Too “shackle-y?” — That's what Sarah Palin suggested on Fox News' “On The Record with Greta VanSusteren” tonight, saying that she's concerned jumping into the 2012 presidential race will muffle her message.
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The Crawdad Hole, Daily Kos, Hot Air and The Daily Dish
Bloomberg:
Amazon Unveils $199 Kindle Fire Tablet, Targeting IPad — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), the world's largest online retailer, unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet computer, taking aim at Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s bestselling iPad with a device that's smaller and less than half the price.
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Timothy R. Homan / Bloomberg:
Obama Jobs Plan May Prevent 2012 Recession — President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs plan would help avoid a return to recession by maintaining growth and pushing down the unemployment rate next year, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. — The legislation …
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Firedoglake, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, The Politico and Business Insider
Nicholas Kulish / New York Times:
As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe — MADRID — Hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the largest street demonstrations in its history. Enraged young people in Spain and Greece take over public squares across their countries.
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Don Surber, normblog, Daniel W. Drezner and The Agonist
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Defiant Team Perry's plan: Hit harder — Rick Perry's widely panned debate performances? Just a hiccup. Any major changes in debate prep? None planned. His unexpected and deflating Florida straw poll loss last weekend? Not a big deal. — Even as some of his supporters grow anxious …
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CNN, Ben Smith's Blog, Smart Politics, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Pirate's Cove, Hot Air, msnbc.com, Taegan Goddard's …, Washington Post and Prairie Weather
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Despite Negativity, Americans Mixed on Ideal Role of Gov't — At the same time, the majority tend to see government reaching too far — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans have divided opinions when asked to think broadly about the purpose of government. About as many Americans (35%) …
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Campaign 2012, FiveThirtyEight and The Politico
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trust in government at all time low
CNN Poll: Trust in government at all time low
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Firedoglake, The Politico, NewsBusters.org and americanthinker.com
Quinnipiac University:
Romney-Perry See-Saw Among Ohio Republicans, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Both Running Neck And Neck With Obama — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is top dog in the Ohio Republican presidential pack with 24 percent of GOP voters, while Texas Gov. Rick Perry is nipping at his heels with 20 percent …
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RedState, HotAirPundit, The Daily Caller, nation.foxnews.com and Business Insider
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Spiegel Online:
Euro Crisis — Related articles, background features and opinions about this topic. — The World from Berlin — Obama's Euro-Crisis Lecture Is ‘Pitiful and Sad’ — Obama slammed the Europeans at an event in Mountain View, California on Monday. — US President Obama has given …
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The Hinterland Gazette, Big Peace and JammieWearingFool
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
U.N. committee to take up Palestinian bid Friday — The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday advanced the Palestinian statehood bid, marking the first step in the consideration process for the controversial request. — The 15-member Security Council convened very briefly Wednesday morning …
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CNN and Ben Smith's Blog
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John B. Judis / The New Republic:
Why the U.S. Should Support Palestinian Statehood at the U.N.
Why the U.S. Should Support Palestinian Statehood at the U.N.
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Attackerman
Raghavan Mayur / Investor's Business Daily:
A President Who's Well-Liked Falls Well Short On Execution — President Obama faces head winds from independents, an important voting bloc for re-election in 2012. Many of them think well of him personally, but they are disenchanted. They don't like his policies, and they see him as inexperienced.
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Weasel Zippers and Questions and Observations
Ali A. Akbar / Tea Party Brew:
A Tea Party Invitation to Morgan Freeman — My name is Ali Akbar. I'm a 26 year-old African-American small business owner and a tea party activist. I'm not writing to rake you over the coals in the way that many conservatives have done in the last 48 hours.
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The Moderate Voice, American Spectator, National Review, Pundit & Pundette and Pajamas Media
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Rights Collide as Town Clerk Sidesteps Role in Gay Marriages — LEDYARD, N.Y. — Rose Marie Belforti is a 57-year-old cheese maker, the elected town clerk in this sprawling Finger Lakes farming community and a self-described Bible-believing Christian. She believes that God has condemned homosexuality …
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New York Magazine and Joe. My. God.
National Review:
Chris Christie Speech at the Reagan Library: Full Text — “Real American Exceptionalism” — Mrs. Reagan, distinguished guests. It is an honor for me to be here at the Reagan Library to speak to you today. I want to thank Mrs. Reagan for her gracious invitation. I am thrilled to be here.
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Samuel Knight / Main Justice:
Senate Approves Controversial U.S. Attorney Nominees Recommended by Republicans — The Senate confirmed six U.S. Attorney nominees last night-much to the chagrin of some Democrats. — While none of the nominees faced major opposition on the Senate floor, five of the nominees were endorsed by Republicans …
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TalkLeft and Salt Lake Tribune
Dick Morris / The Hill:
Blacks leave Obama — Behind the president's whining to the Black Caucus, begging them to “quit grumbling,” is a decline in his personal popularity among African-American voters that could portend catastrophe for his fading reelection chances. — According to a Washington Post/ABC News survey …
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Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, The Politico and Tea Party Brew
Fernando M. Luján / New York Times:
This War Can Still Be Won — RETURNING home after 14 months in Afghanistan, I've sensed a growing gloom over the American war effort there. Many of the policy wonks, politicos and academics I encounter here seem resigned to failure. — While sipping their Starbucks, a few mutter the word “unwinnable.”
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democracyarsenal.org and Attackerman
Brian Lawson / Breaking News from The Huntsville Times:
Ruling expected on Alabama's tough new immigration law — BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn is expected to rule this morning on multiple challenges to Alabama's new immigration law. — Most aspects of the law were set to go into effect Sept. 1.
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Brad Johnson / ThinkProgress:
Inspector General Report Requested By Inhofe Confirms Greenhouse Endangerment Finding ‘Met Statutory Requirements’ — Record drought in Oklahoma, home state of Sen. Jim Inhofe. — A federal investigation, requested by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in an April 7, 2010 letter …
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U.S. Senate Committee …, TheGreenMiles.com and Hot Air