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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Impressions of Tonight's Debate — The GOP presidential debate is coming to a close. Here are some random thoughts: — * I doubt that many people saw it. My wife wasn't able to find it on television, and finally tracked it down on the internet, when it was half done. So the impact is likely to be slight.
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Erick's blog, The Politico and Daily Kos
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Datechguy / Datechguy's Blog:
Dartmouth Debate blog — Update: A Memeorandum thread and linked by friends. If it wasn't 3 a.m. and I was awake I'd list them. — The Take away line from the night comes from Herman Cain's man in the spin room. Herman Cain is driving the debate! — My take: Romney Wins Cain close second, Bachmann 3rd.
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The Other McCain and The Lonely Conservative
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Mitt Romney builds case for inevitability — HANOVER, N.H - Hours after Chris Christie signaled he believes Mitt Romney is the Republican party's inevitable nominee, Romney and the rest of the GOP field went about proving him right. — Romney again outclassed the opposition in Tuesday's Bloomberg/Washington Post debate.
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Taegan Goddard's …, msnbc.com, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Reuters, NY Daily News and The Moderate Voice
Michelle Malkin:
Quick and dirty debate after-report: Perry is running out of gas; Excuses, excuses
Quick and dirty debate after-report: Perry is running out of gas; Excuses, excuses
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Campaign 2012, Washington Post, Weekly Standard, National Review, Riehl World View, CBS News, Outside the Beltway and Brendan Nyhan
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Cain defends 9-9-9 plan as not ‘off a pizza box’
Cain defends 9-9-9 plan as not ‘off a pizza box’
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CNN, The Politico, Connecting.the.Dots, The Atlantic Online and FrumForum
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Cain takes center stage in Republican economic debate
Cain takes center stage in Republican economic debate
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The Politico
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Republican Candidates Divide on How to Aid Economy
Republican Candidates Divide on How to Aid Economy
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NationalJournal.com, Washington Post, The Politico, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, Sky Dancing, New York Times and Political Mojo
Fox News:
GOP Presidential Candidates Target Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, Gingrich Takes Aim at Federal Reserve
GOP Presidential Candidates Target Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, Gingrich Takes Aim at Federal Reserve
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Hot Air and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Washington Post:
Mitt Romney solidifies his front-runner status in Republican debate
Mitt Romney solidifies his front-runner status in Republican debate
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The Politico, Outside the Beltway, GOP 12, ABCNEWS, Wall Street Journal and The Page
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Cain leads in Iowa
Cain leads in Iowa
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Guardian, Iowa Caucuses, The Strata-Sphere, Don Surber, Outside the Beltway and CNN
Stephen Green / Pajamas Media:
Drunkblogging the GOP Presidential Debate
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama's jobs plan blocked in Senate — President Obama received a slap from members of his own party Tuesday as the Senate voted 50-49 to block his $447 billion jobs package. — The jobs plan, which the president has spent much of the last month touting on a cross-country tour, fell well short of the 60 votes it needed to proceed.
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Outside the Beltway and UrbanGrounds
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Associated Press:
GOP senators vote to defeat Obama's jobs bill — WASHINGTON (AP) — United against Barack Obama, Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the jobs package the president had spent weeks campaigning for across the country, a stinging loss at the hands of lawmakers opposed to stimulus-style spending …
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Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune, Balloon Juice and US Politics
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, Political Mojo, No More Mister Nice Blog, The New Republic and Booman Tribune
Robert Pear / New York Times:
President's Jobs Measure Is Turned Back in Key Senate Test — WASHINGTON — In a major setback for President Obama, the Senate on Tuesday blocked consideration of his $447 billion jobs bill, forcing the White House and Congressional Democrats to scramble to salvage parts of the plan …
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The Atlantic Online, msnbc.com, The Caucus, The New Republic, Hit & Run, The Politico and The Page
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Obama's jobs bill stalled in Senate — President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan foundered in the Senate on Tuesday night, as a unified Republican caucus and a pair of Democrats joined to deny the proposal the 60 votes needed to allow it to proceed to full consideration.
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Washington Monthly and Politics Plus
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama says Senate defeat of jobs bill ‘by no means the end of this fight’
Obama says Senate defeat of jobs bill ‘by no means the end of this fight’
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Weasel Zippers
Scott Wong / The Politico:
Senate passes China currency bill
Senate passes China currency bill
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The Hill, Pat Dollard, CNN and Booman Tribune
ABCNEWS:
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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presstv.ir:
Iran rejects US plotting accusations — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast (file photo) — Iran has categorically rejected the US accusations that the Islamic Republic was involved in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, calling it a ‘prefabricated scenario.’
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Plot to kill ambassador unraveled on SW border
Plot to kill ambassador unraveled on SW border
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Time and The Reaction
Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Occupy L.A. Speaker: Violence will be Necessary to Achieve Our Goals — Citizen journalist Ringo captured this speaker at the Occupy Los Angeles camp a few days ago letting the cat out of the bag: After dismissing nonviolence as a dead end, he admits that for the Occupiers to achieve their goals …
Cristina Corbin / Fox News:
Family of Al Qaeda's Samir Khan Gets ‘Condolence Call’ From U.S. State Department — The U.S. State Department made a phone call to the family of Al Qaeda propagandist Samir Khan to offer the government's condolences on his death during a U.S. drone strike in Yemen, a department spokesman confirms.
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The Politico, Associated Press and Weasel Zippers
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Gilad Shalit — JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas announced an agreement on Tuesday to exchange more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza for five years, a deal brokered by Egypt that seemed likely to shake …
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Reuters, Haaretz, Global Spin, YID With LID, Ynetnews, Hot Air, The Lede, Israel Matzav, The Page, Fire Andrea Mitchell! and New York Magazine
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
The Gilad Shalit Prisoner Exchange
The Gilad Shalit Prisoner Exchange
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Guardian, normblog and Room Eight
BBC:
Slovakia votes down eurozone bailout expansion plans — Slovakian Prime Minister Iveta Radicova had urged MPs to support the expansion measures — Slovakia's parliament has voted against measures to bolster the powers of the eurozone bailout fund, seen as vital in combating the bloc's debt crisis.
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Biased BBC
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Voters share blame for gridlock in Congress, Dem leader says — House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) suggested Tuesday that voters are to blame for the partisan bickering and standoffs that have defined Congress this year. — The Maryland Democrat said voters are “absolutely right” …
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Prairie Weather, americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Michelle Obama often unrecognized — Michelle Obama says when she takes a trip to Target or Petco, she is often surprised that people don't even recognize her. — “It's amazing how people don't recognize you,” the first lady said in an interview that aired on NBC Wednesday morning.
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Weasel Zippers
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Obama: 'I'm a fourth-quarter player' — (CNN) - President Barack Obama compared his re-election bid to a game of basketball, to make the point to Democratic supporters that he's a strong closer. — The president made his comments Tuesday night at the second of two campaign fundraisers in Florida.
Peter J. Wallison / Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street's Gullible Occupiers — The protesters have been sold a bill of goods. Reckless government policies, not private greed, brought about the housing bubble and resulting financial crisis. — There is no mystery where the Occupy Wall Street movement came from …
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National Review
Lou Chibbaro Jr / Washington Blade:
Longtime gay activist Frank Kameny dies — Frank Kameny (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) — Franklin E. Kameny, one of the nation's most prominent gay rights leaders, died in his home today apparently from natural causes. He was 86. — The death came less than a month …
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The Moderate Voice, Box Turtle Bulletin, Good As You and Joe. My. God.