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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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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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Samuel Knight / Main Justice:
Senate Approves Controversial U.S. Attorney Nominees Recommended by Republicans
Senate Approves Controversial U.S. Attorney Nominees Recommended by Republicans
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker demands independent probe into Solyndra
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
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?’
Sarah Palin: ‘Is a Title and Campaign Too Shackle-y?’
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Daily Kos and The Daily Dish
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post:
Late Returns: One More Reason For Chris Christie To Stay Home In 2012 … There's been a lot of discussion about the many reasons why Chris Christie and the GOP primary electorate wouldn't exactly see eye-to-eye, and that's enough reason to not be surprised that he's once again affirmed that he will not run for President in 2012.
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Crooks and Liars, Big Government, The Awl, Indecision Forever, Suburban Guerrilla and New York Magazine
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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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normblog, Daniel W. Drezner and The Agonist
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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Campaign 2012, Business Insider, Betsy's Page, New York Magazine, National Review and DealBook
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
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
Jbfrank / Raleigh News & Observer:
Perdue suggests suspending Congressional elections for two years — was she serious? — UPDATED: File this in the random-things-politicians-say file. — Speaking to a Cary rotary club today, N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue suggested suspending Congressional elections for two years so that Congress …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Democrats Emerge From Closet, Oppose Democracy
Democrats Emerge From Closet, Oppose Democracy
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The Daily Caller, Wizbang, Weasel Zippers and Instapundit
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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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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Ben Smith's Blog, Smart Politics, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Taegan Goddard's …, msnbc.com, Hot Air, Washington Post and Prairie Weather
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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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
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, The Spectacle Blog, Pundit & Pundette, National Review and Pajamas Media
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Why Establishment Media & the Power Elite Loathe Occupy Wall Street — Straw Poll on Direct Action (photo: Collin David Anderson) — Over the past ten days, hundreds of people have occupied Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan in New York as part of Occupy Wall Street.
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The Mahablog, Poynter, Mother Jones, NPR and Jesus' General, more at Mediagazer »
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Edward Schumacher-Matos / NPR:
Newsworthy? Determining the Importance of Protests on Wall Street
Newsworthy? Determining the Importance of Protests on Wall Street
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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.
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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Outside the Beltway, No More Mister Nice Blog, 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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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Germany slams ‘stupid’ US plans to boost EU rescue fund — Germany and America were on a collision course on Tuesday night over the handling of Europe's debt crisis after Berlin savaged plans to boost the EU rescue fund as a “stupid idea” and told the White House to sort out its own mess before giving gratuitous advice to others.
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