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The Politico:
Obama's ‘lazy’ remark catches fire — A video clip of President Barack Obama calling America “a little bit lazy” is quickly becoming a focus of Republican campaigns, and GOP operatives say it will get plenty of play not only on the presidential battlefield but also in down-ballot congressional races.
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A.Killough / CNN:
Santorum: Republicans ‘ignore some realities’ on economy — Coralville, Iowa (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, one of the more conservative White House contenders in the race, told a crowd of Iowans on Thursday that he is “not a big fan” of the Occupy Movement that began …
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Ballot Box and Weasel Zippers
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
DNC fights back: Obama never called Americans ‘lazy’ — The Democratic National Committee pushed back in a new Web ad Thursday, a response to attacks by Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry over President Obama's use of the word “lazy.”
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David Weigel / Slate:
No, President Obama Didn't “Call Americans Lazy”
No, President Obama Didn't “Call Americans Lazy”
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NY Daily News:
Occupy Wall Street protesters vow to wear suits, blend in and get revenge for the Zuccotti Park raid — ‘Day of action’ includes a sneak attack on the stock market — Protesters will storm Wall Street camouflaged in business suits Thursday morning. — Occupy Wall Street hoped to show …
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NY Daily News:
Zuccotti Park protester Nkrumah Tinsley arrested after threatening to burn down city — Urges Molotov coctail strike on Macy's — Nkrumah Tinsley was busted after his rant went viral on YouTube. — A protester was arrested in Zuccotti Park Wednesday after he threatened to fire bomb the city …
CBS News:
Wall Street on guard for Occupy day of action — Mounted New York police officers are seen near the front of the New York Stock Exchange Nov. 17, 2011, in New York. (WCBS-TV) — Occupy Wall Street Protests — NEW YORK - Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy movement …
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Associated Press and The Reaction
City Room:
Protesters and Officers Clash Near Wall Street and in Zuccotti Park
Protesters and Officers Clash Near Wall Street and in Zuccotti Park
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Truthdig, Gawker, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos and Towleroad News #gay
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
San Francisco police arrest 100 in Bank of America protest
San Francisco police arrest 100 in Bank of America protest
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Guardian, Nation Now, Boing Boing, The Awl and L.A. NOW
Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
If Not Romney, Who? If Not Now, When — So now, apparently, we have to go through the cycle of the media pushing Newt Gingrich. This is going to be fantastic. — In addition to having an affair in the middle of Clinton's impeachment; apologizing to Jesse Jackson on behalf of J.C. Watts …
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GOP 12, TIME Ideas and Capital New York
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David Weigel / Slate:
Fox Poll: GOP Voters Rush to Newt, Trust Him With Nukes
Fox Poll: GOP Voters Rush to Newt, Trust Him With Nukes
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Washington Wire, GOP 12, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Fox News, Outside the Beltway, No More Mister Nice Blog and Business Insider
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Not Just Freddie Mac: Newt Gingrich's Long History Of Influence Peddling For His Corporate Clients
Not Just Freddie Mac: Newt Gingrich's Long History Of Influence Peddling For His Corporate Clients
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Seattle Times, Denver Post, msnbc.com and Talking Points Memo
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich, on the rise, says, 'Hopefully, I'm going to be more disciplined'
Newt Gingrich, on the rise, says, 'Hopefully, I'm going to be more disciplined'
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OpenSecrets.org, ABCNEWS, Los Angeles Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Daily Kos
Timothy Egan / Campaign Stops:
Professor of Profits — As a young graduate student pursuing …
Professor of Profits — As a young graduate student pursuing …
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The Atlantic Online, Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice and Balloon Juice
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi to supercommittee Republicans: Tax the rich to avoid defense cuts — If Republicans wish to avoid defense cuts, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi warned Thursday, they should agree with Democrats to tax the rich. — The California Democrat accused Republicans of feeling more bound …
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
EXCLUSIVE: Perry challenges Pelosi to debate
EXCLUSIVE: Perry challenges Pelosi to debate
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Ian Swanson / Ballot Box:
Perry challenges Pelosi to debate part-time Congress plan
Perry challenges Pelosi to debate part-time Congress plan
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The Politico, Gawker, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, Business Insider and Campaign 2012
DPA / Haaretz:
Iranian students form human shield near nuclear site amid fears of Israeli attack — Protesters chant ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America’ in demonstration near Isfahan uranium conversion plant in central Iran. — Hundreds of students on Tuesday formed a human chain around …
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Pat Dollard, Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
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Thomas Walkom / Toronto Star:
Canada faces grim choice over nuclear showdown in Iran
Canada faces grim choice over nuclear showdown in Iran
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Northern Reflections and The Moderate Voice
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Cain: It's Not ‘Practical’ To Attack Iran Because It Has Mountains
Cain: It's Not ‘Practical’ To Attack Iran Because It Has Mountains
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NO QUARTER, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, JSOnline, Wonkette and Mediaite
Boston Globe:
Romney staffers wiped out records in '06 — Ex-governor's aides say they did nothing wrong — Just before Mitt Romney left the Massachusetts governor's office and first ran for president, 11 of his top aides purchased their state-issued computer hard drives, and the Romney administration's e-mails …
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ThinkProgress, ABCNEWS, Daily Kos, Metro, msnbc.com and National Review
Richard S. Dunham / Rick Perry 2012 Campaign …:
Perry funds dry up after gaffes and dip in polls — 2,994 — WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign fundraising has gone into a tailspin as a result of poor debate performances and plunging poll numbers, jeopardizing his position as the best-funded Republican presidential candidate of 2012.
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Firedoglake, American Prospect, Los Angeles Times, GOP 12, Ballot Box, Outside the Beltway and The Brody File
Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
GOP supercommittee members' tax plan gives party an identity crisis — Growing Republican support for raising taxes to help reduce the deficit has prompted a GOP identity crisis, sparking a clash within the party over whether to abandon its bedrock anti-tax doctrine.
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James Q. Lynch / KCRG-TV:
ISU/Gazette/KCRG Poll: GOP Caucus Still Anyone's Game — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — With fewer than 50 days until Iowa's first-in-the-nation precinct caucuses, the race appears to be up for grabs based on the results of an Iowa State University/Gazette/KCRG poll of likely caucus-goers.
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Taegan Goddard's …, Iowa Caucuses and The Brody File
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The A La Carte Mirage — Persistent rumors that Apple will make a more aggressive move into the television market once again seem to have people musing about à la carte television in a way that I doesn't think makes sense. “I have 400 cable channels available to me right …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Baseline Games — Here's the thing you should keep in mind about the long-term deficit. Under current law, the Bush tax cuts will expire. They will expire unless a majority of House members and 60 senators and the president of the United States agree to extend them.
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TalkLeft, Washington Post and Brad DeLong
John / Verum Serum:
Just Like the Tea Party: A List of Occupy Mayhem Sorted by Type — Rather than just an unordered list, I was thinking it might be helpful to categorize the mayhem by type. — Arson — Occupy Fort Collins - Member arrested, $10 million in damage — Occupy Portland - Member arrested for throwing Molotov Cocktail
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Biased BBC, RedState, Datechguy's Blog, The Daily Caller, Shot in the Dark and Don Surber
Alec Baldwin / The Huffington Post:
What Occupy Wall Street Has Taught Me — #Occupywallstreet , Hard Times: Lost On Long Island , Occupy Wall Street , Occupy Wall Street Protest , Occupy Wall Street Protests , Politics News — Have you seen Hard Times: Lost on Long Island? The film won the Audience Award/Best Documentary …
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Don Surber, National Review, The Daily Caller and Public Policy Polling
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
As Graduates Move Back Home, Economy Feels the Pain — Like most of her friends, Hollis Romanelli graduated from college last May and promptly moved back in with her parents. — As a result, she didn't pay rent — or a broker's fee or renters' insurance, for that matter.
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Conservative celebs mostly not yet committed for 2012 — Celebrities on the right are largely staying on the sidelines in the 2012 presidential race, while liberals in Hollywood are lining up behind President Obama's reelection bid. — In many ways, the conventional wisdom of the left …
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