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U.S. Says Iran-Tied Terror Plot in Washington, D.C. Disrupted — FBI and DEA agents have disrupted a plot to commit a “significant terrorist act in the United States” tied to Iran, federal officials told ABC News today. — The officials said the plot included the assassination …
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Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:
Would Iran Really Want to Blow Up the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.? — The alleged Iranian plot would make great material for a spy novel, but it would go against Iran's own interests and past behabior — It's entirely possible that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement today …
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Foreign Policy, democracyarsenal.org and emptywheel
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
U.S. Accuses Iranians of Plotting to Kill Saudi Envoy — Federal authorities foiled a plot by men linked to the Iranian government to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States and to bomb the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a news conference on Tuesday.
The United States Department of Justice:
Two Men Charged in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States — WASHINGTON - Two individuals have been charged in New York for their alleged participation in a plot directed by elements of the Iranian government to murder the Saudi Ambassador to the United States …
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TalkLeft, ABC News, Michelle Malkin, Pajamas Media, Gawker, Blogs of War, Guardian, msnbc.com, Online NewsHour and Fox News Insider
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Jim Messina broaches a provocative line — There's been at least some discussion this year about the “sabotage” question — whether Republicans are deliberately hurting the country, holding back the economy on purpose, for the express purpose of undermining the Obama presidency.
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Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog and Booman Tribune
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Dems scramble to save face on jobs bill — Democratic leaders in the Senate are scrambling to avoid defections on President Obama's jobs package, which appears headed for defeat on Tuesday. — A lack of Democratic unity on the president's bill would be embarrassing for the White House …
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CNN, ABCNEWS, Wake up America, Reuters, The Confluence, Balloon Juice, Hot Air, The Lonely Conservative, Pundit & Pundette and Campaign 2012
Harry M. Reid / Washington Post:
Trying to restore Senate comity — Democrats have one overriding objective this Congress: to create jobs and get our economy back on track. But our Republican colleagues are so dead set on preventing Democrats from passing job-creating legislation that they have been willing to abuse …
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Firedoglake, CNN, Booman Tribune, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice, The Politico, The Other McCain, Don Surber and Political Mojo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
If moderate Dems vote No on jobs bill, they're only hurting themselves
If moderate Dems vote No on jobs bill, they're only hurting themselves
The Politico:
Obama jobs bill may not get 51 in Senate
Obama jobs bill may not get 51 in Senate
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The New Republic, Firedoglake, Pirate's Cove, National Review and Associated Press
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House braces for defeat of jobs bill
White House braces for defeat of jobs bill
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Wall Street Journal, msnbc.com, Daily Kos, The Political Carnival and ABCNEWS
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Will Dems fall short of majority for jobs bill?
Will Dems fall short of majority for jobs bill?
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The Huffington Post, Daily Kos and Gawker
The Politico:
Herman Cain: 'I'm going after Romney' at debate — In a radio interview just now, Herman Cain previewed his Tuesday night debate plan: “I'm going after Romney.” — “I'm not going after Perry. I don't need to go after Perry,” Cain said, per POLITICO's Juana Summers.
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Fox News:
Christie to Endorse Romney Ahead of GOP Debate — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, just one week after definitively announcing he will not run for president in the 2012 race, plans to endorse Mitt Romney for the job Tuesday afternoon, Fox News has learned. — The event is set to take place …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Chris Christie endorses Mitt Romney
Chris Christie endorses Mitt Romney
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The New Republic, neo-neocon, Outside the Beltway and Conservatives4Palin
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Christie slaps Perry over Jeffress Mormon comments
Christie slaps Perry over Jeffress Mormon comments
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Hot Air, Business Insider, Little Green Footballs, National Review and Pajamas Media
The Politico:
Chris Christie to endorse Mitt Romney
Chris Christie to endorse Mitt Romney
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CNN, The Caucus, A plain blog about politics, Ben Smith's Blog, Weasel Zippers, The Page and iOwnTheWorld.com
Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
Christie endorses Romney, underscores frontrunner status
Christie endorses Romney, underscores frontrunner status
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Firedoglake and GOP 12
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
About those ‘53 percent’ — Republicans have been preoccupied for much of the year with those Americans who don't make enough money to qualify for a federal income tax burden. Some are working-class families who fall below the tax threshold; some are unemployed; some are students; and some are retired.
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Riehl World View, Grasping Reality … and CANNONFIRE
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Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Who Really Owns The NYPD? Turns Out It's Not Such A Rhetorical Question — I wrote last week about the multi-million dollar contribution to the NYPD from JPChase, but it turns out the corporate influence goes much deeper than that. Pam Martens, an activist who successfully sued the NYPD …
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Suburban Guerrilla, CounterPunch, Hullabaloo, Shakesville and Dependable Renegade
Ari Rabin-Havt / Media Matters for America:
We Need a New System
We Need a New System
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The Huffington Post, Philly.com and Eschaton
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Conservative Pundit Says “Get A Job Hippies!”
Conservative Pundit Says “Get A Job Hippies!”
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Political Mojo, Daily Kos, Gawker, TBogg and The Daily Dish
CNNMoney.com:
Occupy Wall Street... mansions
Occupy Wall Street... mansions
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AM New York, Don Surber, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Crawdad Hole, RedState, The Raw Story, The Politico, Big Government and Poynter
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Cantor shifts tone on Wall Street protesters, calls frustration ‘justified’
Cantor shifts tone on Wall Street protesters, calls frustration ‘justified’
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CNN, Sky Dancing, ABCNEWS and Connecting.the.Dots
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israel and Hamas Agree to Prisoner Swap — JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas, two of the Middle East's most implacable foes, announced Tuesday they had reached a tentative agreement brokered by Egypt to exchange more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held captive for more than five years.
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Israel Matzav, The Page and New York Magazine
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Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
“Gunwalking” subpoena for AG Holder imminent — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — CBS News has learned a congressional subpoena directed to Attorney General Eric Holder could go out as early as Tuesday, ordering him to turn over documents to lawmakers about when he was aware of a controversial gun smuggling operation known as Fast and Furious.
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Neil W. McCabe / Human Events:
SunPower: Twice As Bad As Solyndra, Twice As Bad For Obama — Congressman's son lobbied for failing solar panel company … How did a failing California solar company, buffeted by short sellers and shareholder lawsuits, receive a $1.2 billion federal loan guarantee for a photovoltaic …
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The Daily Caller and The Lonely Conservative
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Americans in Poll Back Taxing the Wealthy — More than half of Republicans say wealthier Americans should pay more in taxes to bring down the federal budget deficit. — Fifty-three percent of self-identified Republicans back an increase in taxes on households making more than $250,000 …
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Five Things to Watch For in the G.O.P. Debate
Five Things to Watch For in the G.O.P. Debate
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Balloon Juice, New York Magazine and New York Times
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Rudy Giuliani: I'm not running in 2012 — In other news on doors shutting, Rudy Giuliani announced at a Long Island Association event just now that he's not running for president. — Asked by the group's president Kevin Law about reports that he had sent messages to New Hampshire supporters …
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CNN, New York Magazine, GOP 12, Swampland, Outside the Beltway, Gothamist and Business Insider
Adam Weinstein / Mother Jones:
Rick Scott to Liberal Arts Majors: Drop Dead — Florida's unpopular tea party governor, Rick Scott, wants more of the state's youths to pick up college degrees... but only if the degrees are useful to corporations and don't teach students to question social norms. “You know what?
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ThinkProgress and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Slovakia Rejects Euro Bailout — WARSAW — Slovakia's Parliament rejected participating in a crucial euro rescue fund on Tuesday night in a vote that backfired on the prime minister, who had tied her government to the legislation through a confidence vote. — Negotiations to try to stave off …
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ThinkProgress, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway, msnbc.com and Calculated Risk
Steve Jordon / Omaha World-Herald:
Cain: The Godfather's years — Godfather's Pizza of Omaha started with rapid growth, head-spinning profits and a $300 million buyout. — But then profits crashed. Franchise holders were in revolt, complaining that they had been abandoned, weathering three different presidents in four months.
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Ben Smith's Blog, Big Journalism and Liberal Values
Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
Inside the Cain Tax Plan — Bruce Bartlett held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul. — With recent polls showing increased support for Herman Cain as the G.O.P. presidential nominee …
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ABCNEWS, National Review, The Enterprise Blog, New York Times, americanthinker.com and American Spectator