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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Rick Perry slips, Herman Cain rises in bid for GOP nomination, poll finds — After a quick rise in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has experienced an almost equally dramatic decline, losing about half of his support over the past month, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Chris Christie not running for president in 2012, source says — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has decided not to run for president in 2012, according to a source informed of his thinking. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum …
Robert Costa / National Review:
Sources: Christie's Out — Trenton, N.J. - New Jersey Republicans tell National Review Online that Gov. Chris Christie will not run for president. The governor, they predict, will make this clear at a press conference this afternoon. Per his schedule, he'll meet with reporters at 1 p.m. outside his office.
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Christie Says ‘Now Is Not My Time’ to Run — 1:16 p.m. | Updated Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has decided not to seek the presidency, saying “now is not my time.” — Mr. Christie announced his decision at a news conference in the state capital at 1 p.m. “Whether you like it or not …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Carnage in Murdoch Primary — A few times this year we've mentioned the ‘Murdoch Primary’, the all important race to get the support of Rupert Murdoch, various minions and capos of the Murdoch organization and of course the editorial support of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and so many other publications.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
In Defense of Romney — Over the past several months, Mitt Romney has been an excellent presidential candidate. He has performed superbly in the debates. He has outorganized his rivals. He has relentlessly stayed on his core theme of putting Americans back to work.
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Jonathan Karl / Politics:
Chris Christie Not Running for President — Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will not run for president, according to a source with direct knowledge of the governor's thinking. — By deciding not to run, Christie is refusing the pleas …
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / DealBook:
On Wall Street, a Protest Matures — “I think a good deal of the bankers should be in jail.” — That is what Andrew Cole, an unemployed 24-year-old graduate of Bucknell University, told me Monday morning in Zuccotti Park, the epicenter of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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Vice President Joe Biden doesn't know who Van Jones is — In interview on 970 WFLA, the VP says “whoever he is”
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Starvation And Humiliation: A Transgender Protester's Account Of Mistreatment By The NYPD — Justin Adkins at an Occupy Wall Street Protest — Justin Adkins found out the hard way that the New York Police Department does not have a protocol for how to treat transgender people when they are arrested.
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain: ‘Show Me The Science’ That Being Gay Is Not A Choice — The ladies of The View today challenged newly crowned Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain on his beliefs about homosexuality. He confirmed that he would bring back Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and “Yes,” he believes being gay is a choice.
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Matthew Balan / NewsBusters.org blogs:
George Lopez: Cain ‘Darker Than Obama, But Whiter On The Inside’
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Yuki Noguchi / NPR:
After Solyndra, Other Energy Loans Draw Scrutiny … New revelations continue to surface about the Obama administration's handling of half a billion dollars in federal loan guarantees to the now-bankrupt solar company Solyndra. — On Monday, Democrats released a memo that showed …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
In Texas remarks, Obama targets Cantor — President Obama on Tuesday plans to target House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, including the Virginia Republican in an all-out assault on the GOP. — After making a trip to a bridge in Kentucky to publicly shame House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) …
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: The jobs bill is dead
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner: Senate's China currency bill a ‘dangerous’ move
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
ESPN yanks Hank Williams for comparing Obama to Hitler — Hank Williams Jr., the voice famous for asking millions of viewers if they're ready for some football, has been pulled from Monday's broadcast of “Monday Night Football” over a comment he made on Fox News this morning.
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Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
After Ruling, Hispanics Flee an Alabama Town — ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — The vanishing began Wednesday night, the most frightened families packing up their cars as soon as they heard the news. — They left behind mobile homes, sold fully furnished for a thousand dollars or even less.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama administration kept Democratic senators hanging on the phone — President Obama's relations with Senate Democratic leaders are deteriorating along with his poll numbers. — With Obama's approval ratings at record lows and the 2012 electoral map favoring Senate Republicans …
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Weasel Zippers and Betsy's Page
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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Senate votes 79-19 to move bill punishing China on currency
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The Heritage Foundation
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
John Boehner's Anti-Gay Lawyer Gets A Million-Dollar Bump At Taxpayer Expense — Earlier this year, Speaker John Boehner's (R) office announced that American taxpayers would pay former Bush Solicitor General Paul Clement to defend the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act — at a cost of $520 per hour of legal work.
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New York Times
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Poll: Most want taxes on millionaires increased — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto — Most Americans believe that taxes on millionaires should be increased in order to reduce the deficit, according to a new CBS News poll.
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Racial Resentment Checklist — As I said when initially discussing Rick Perry's time vacationing at Niggerhead Ranch, the important context here is that there is no racism in America. Or if there is, it certainly has nothing to do with white people. And certainly not with conservative white people.
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Cath Elliott / Guardian:
Facebook is fine with hate speech, as long as it's directed at women | Cath Elliott — The social network's ‘jokes in the pub’ analogy, defending its decision not to take down pro-rape pages, is offensive — It doesn't matter how hard I study Facebook's terms and conditions …
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