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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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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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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 …
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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Ginger Gibson / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Chris Christie will not run for president — TRENTON — He's not running, and he says he means it this time. — At a jammed Statehouse news conference, Gov. Chris Christie announced today that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
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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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The Politico:
Christie clear: It's a no — The New Jersey governor has decided against a presidential bid in 2012.
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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
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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
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Starvation And Humiliation: A Transgender Protester's Account Of Mistreatment By The NYPD
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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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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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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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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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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Senate votes 79-19 to move bill punishing China on currency
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Matthew Balan / NewsBusters.org blogs:
George Lopez: Cain ‘Darker Than Obama, But Whiter On The Inside’ — On Monday's “Fox and Friends,” liberal comedian George Lopez all but threw the “Oreo” racial slur at Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain: “The Republicans do know that he's darker than Barack Obama...but whiter on the inside.”
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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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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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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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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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ProPublica:
Secret Docs Show Foreclosure Watchdog Doesn't Bark or Bite — Why has the administration's flagship foreclosure prevention program been so ineffective in helping struggling homeowners get loan modifications and stay in their homes? One reason: The government's supervision of the program has apparently ranged from nonexistent to weak.
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Dem Rep. Costello to retire, giving GOP opening for his seat — Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) will not run for reelection, according to a spokesman, which could give Illinois Republicans a chance to pick off his downstate Illinois district. — In a statement Tuesday, the 12-term lawmaker made the decision official.
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Amanda Knox / The Daily Beast:
Money Dispute May End ‘Simpsons’ — A money dispute between Fox and the actors who voice the characters on The Simpsons may force the long-running hit series to shut down next spring. Lloyd Grove reports exclusively. — As Homer Simpson would put it, “D'oh!”
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