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The Hillary Moment — President Obama can't win by running a constructive campaign, and he won't be able to govern if he does win a second term. — When Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson accepted the reality that they could not effectively govern the nation if they sought re-election to the White House …
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The ‘Dump Obama’ movement has begun; Guess who'd replace him? — Faced with peanut-sized Jimmy Carter poll numbers, disturbing big-donor reluctance, unacceptable unemployment and depressing economic forecasts, President Obama heads back on the road tomorrow to do what he always does when in trouble:
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Ballot Box, YID With LID and Newshoggers.com
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Democratic Pollsters: Obama Should Abandon Run for Second Term — President Obama should abandon his run for a second term and turn over the reins of the Democratic Party to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, two one-time Democratic pollsters wrote in Monday's Wall Street Journal, which appeared online Sunday.
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THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
When Did Liberals Become So Unreasonable?
When Did Liberals Become So Unreasonable?
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Ben Smith's Blog and News Desk
New York Times:
Deficit Deal Fell Apart After Seeming Agreement — WASHINGTON — The one sliver of real hope came a week ago, in the darkened Capitol on the Sunday night after Veterans Day. — Called away from dinner tables, the Jets-Patriots game on television and, in one case, a soccer team party …
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The Atlantic Online, The Hill, Washington Post, The Maddow Blog, USA Today, Prairie Weather and Brilliant at Breakfast
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Associated Press:
Lawmakers already taking aim at auto-cuts
Lawmakers already taking aim at auto-cuts
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Washington Monthly, CBS News, US Politics and PoliPundit.com
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Parties brace for ‘super’ fallout
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This Just In, Democracy in America, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Swampland and Washington Post
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Romney, Gingrich Now Top Choices for GOP Nomination — Gingrich's support on the rise this month — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans are most likely to name Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as their first choice for their party's 2012 presidential nomination, with Herman Cain close behind.
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USA Today, CNN, The Moderate Voice, Washington Wire, Hot Air, Los Angeles Times, GOP 12 and Reuters
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First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Worst. Congress. Ever?
First Thoughts: Worst. Congress. Ever?
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The Atlantic Online, Campaign 2012 and New York Times
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When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality? — Some of my Republican friends ask if I've gone crazy. I say: Look in the mirror. — It's a very strange experience to have your friends think you've gone crazy. Some will tell you so. Others will indulgently humor you. Still others will avoid you.
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Business Insider and Booman Tribune
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Another Change of Party in Europe as Euro Crisis Continues — Spain replaces government to oversee failing Euro economy (photo: Lars Aronsson) — At least this time, the public actually chose new leaders, instead of the European Union choosing them for the public. In Spain, the Popular Party (why didn't we think of that?
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New York Times, Business Insider and Mercury Rising
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Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden Draw Boos at NASCAR Event — First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden were grand marshals at today's NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, appearing as part of their charitable campaign to support military veterans and their families.
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UrbanGrounds, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys, US Politics, Pat Dollard and The Lonely Conservative
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First Lady Michelle Obama Booed At NASCAR Race — First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden were on hand this afternoon at the Homestead-Miami Speedway to Grand Marshall NASCAR's Sprint Cup finale, and to support Joining Forces, an initiative to hire and train veterans.
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The Atlantic Online, Death and Taxes, Big Journalism, Freakonomics, Don Surber, FITSNews, Gawker, Associated Press, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Jezebel
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Newt Gingrich was a lobbyist, plain and simple — Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) arrives for a meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 31, 2011 in Washington, DC. Gingrich met with about 20 freshman Republican members of Congress and discussed ways …
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ABCNEWS, JustOneMinute, Campaign 2012, American Spectator, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway, National Review and Betsy's Page
Judd Gregg / The Hill:
Where in the world is Obama? — The president was in Hawaii while the supercommittee hit stall speed. What is new about this? Very little. — Throughout his term, President Obama has avoided leading on the issue of fiscal responsibility. He walked away from his own commission …
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Washington Monthly, Betsy's Page, americanthinker.com, ABCNEWS and The Lonely Conservative
CBS News:
America's new poor — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO … In Forsyth County's rolling subdivisions near Atlanta, Easy Street seems to run forever. What recession? The average household here earns $88,000 - the highest in Georgia, 13th highest in America. — But for more families here, prosperity is a pretense.
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Crooks and Liars
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Super Committee Member Sen. Kerry: Grover Norquist Is ‘The 13th Member Of This Committee’ — Today, the 12-member congressional super committee is expected to announce failure to reach an agreement to cut $1.5 trillion from the federal budget. One of major “sticking divides,” …
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CBS News, Guardian, The Raw Story, The Politico and CNN
J. Andrew Curliss / Raleigh News & Observer:
Pullen Baptist takes a stand for gay marriage — The full congregation of Raleigh's Pullen Memorial Baptist Church voted Sunday to prohibit the church pastor from legally marrying anyone until she can legally marry same-sex couples under North Carolina law.
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ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Krugman: ‘Only fools and clowns’ believe Republican ideology — New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says that Newt Gingrich is just the latest of the “fools and clowns” in the Republican presidential race to become a frontrunner. — “I have a structural hypothesis here,” Krugman told ABC's Christiane Amanpour Sunday.
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Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters.org blogs and The Gateway Pundit
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Ayotte, Bass get behind Romney — Congressman Charlie Bass will endorse the GOP presidential candidacy of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Monday, The Telegraph has confirmed. — Bass will make it official when Romney tours the BAE Systems plant on Spit Brook Road in Nashua and then addresses employees.
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The Politico, CNN and The Hill
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Mitt Romney on Barack Obama: 'He's done nothing'
Mitt Romney on Barack Obama: 'He's done nothing'
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Metro and Political Insider
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Jose Pimentel Is Charged in N.Y.C. Bomb Plot — A Manhattan man who became fascinated by the American-born Muslim militant Anwar al-Awlaki was arrested on charges of plotting to build and detonate bombs in New York, city officials announced on Sunday night.
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YID With LID, CBS New York, Gothamist, Los Angeles Times, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Jihad Watch, The Daily Caller, Gawker and Blogs of War
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