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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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Cainmentum — Is the new Republican frontrunner Herman Cain? Maybe for this week anyway. PPP polled Republican primary voters in three pretty different states over the weekend- North Carolina, Nebraska, and West Virginia- and found Cain leading the way in each of them as Newt Gingrich surged …
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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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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney to boycott Univision debate over Rubio report — Four Republican presidential candidates are boycotting a proposed Univision debate due to allegations that the Spanish-language media giant tried to strongarm Sen. Marco Rubio …
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‘Now Is Not My Time’ to Run, Christie Says — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he had decided not to seek the presidency. — 1:30 p.m. | Updated Saying “now is not my time,” Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he would not seek the Republican nomination for the presidency.
Ginger Gibson / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Chris Christie will not run for president
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The Daily Beast, Runnin' Scared, Wonkette, Outside the Beltway, Sister Toldjah and Citizens for Legitimate …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bachmann: Now that Christie's made his decision ‘I think the table is set’
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Quinnipiac University:
Christie Coulda' Been A Contender, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Ran Neck And Neck With Romney, Obama
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Washington Wire, Hotline On Call and GOP 12
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Chris Christie won't run for president: Now what?
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Ballot Box, Big Journalism, The New Republic, msnbc.com and Iowa Caucuses
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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Michelle Malkin:
Progressive of Pallor on pointless parade
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The Daily Californian and The Daily Caller
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Who are the 99 percent?
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ThinkProgress, Democracy in America, Felix Salmon, Wonkette and Political Mojo
Courtney Gross / NY1.com:
Union Workers, Politicians Voice Support For “Occupy Wall Street” Protesters Following Arrests
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Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla
Fox News:
House Republicans Request Special Counsel to Probe Holder on ‘Fast and Furious’ — EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are calling for a special counsel to determine whether Attorney General Holder perjured himself during his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Operation Fast and Furious, Fox News has learned.
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
CBS News Reporter Says White House Screamed, Swore at Her Over Fast and Furious
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Documents show Holder was informed of Fast and Furious operation in 2010
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Doug Ross, Wake up America and americanthinker.com
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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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early-state deadline inquiries — Ken Vogel and I both have sources telling us that calls were made on behalf of a mystery candidate to various early states to determine presidential filing deadlines. — The calls were made by representatives …
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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Reid blocks attempt by McConnell to vote on president's jobs bill — In a lively spat on the Senate floor Tuesday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) attempted call up President Obama's jobs plan for an immediate vote in the upper chamber. — However, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
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TPMDC and Weasel Zippers
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama administration kept Democratic senators hanging on the phone
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Wall Street Journal:
Bernanke Calls on Congress to Do More — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that while the central bank was ready to do more to help a U.S. economy that was “close to faltering,” Congress and the White House should take steps to aid a persistently weak recovery.
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Real Time Economics, The Raw Story and The Atlantic Online
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Chairman Ben S. Bernanke / Board of Governors …:
Testimony — Economic Outlook and Recent Monetary Policy Actions
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Fed Chief Raises Doubts on Recovery
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Business Insider, Washington Monthly, Daniel W. Drezner and The Reformed Broker
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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Dan Scandling / Congressman Frank R. Wolf:
Wolf: Grover Norquist's Relationships Should Give People Pause — Washington, D.C. - In a speech today on the House floor, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) expressed concern about Grover Norquist's influence on the political process in Washington and his association with several individuals, groups and causes many would consider unsavory.
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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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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Warren Buffett says he will release his tax return if Rupert Murdoch does — The billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Tuesday that he would release his tax returns if NewsCorp chairman Rupert Murdoch does. — Buffett's finances became a political target after President Obama made the …
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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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Firedoglake, TalkLeft, Felix Salmon, Business Insider, Poynter, HousingWire and Eschaton
Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Obtains Documents Detailing the Cost to Taxpayers for Michelle Obama's Family Trip to Africa — Charges for the Aircraft and Crew Alone Amount to $424,142 — Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today …
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Campaign 2012, The Gateway Pundit, Politics, Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool
Michael Ruane / Washington Post:
National Cathedral reopens Nov. 12, but needs $15 million for earthquake damage and expenses — Officials plan to reopen Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 12, but they also said Tuesday that much work remains to repair the damage caused by last summer's earthquake.
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The Moderate Voice
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Mitt Romney forecasts first lady role for his wife — Mitt Romney's not only laying out plans for his own time in the White House: He's got a role sketched out for his wife, Ann, as first lady, too. — “My wife is gorgeous and she is the brains in the outfit. ...
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