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Anne Sorock / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Chicagoans hungry to flip the bird to Rahm, nicely — Some of you asked just what the scene's like on Chick-fil-A appreciation day in Chicago, home to #ChicagoValues, and the city at the heart of the controversy over Chick-fil-A after our mayor congratulated an alderman in shutting the company …
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Martinsburg Journa:
Chick-fil-A in Martinsburg deemed safe after bomb threat — MARTINSBURG - Police and fire crews closed down the Chick-fil-A on Foxcroft Avenue in Martinsburg for nearly three hours following a bomb threat that was called in just before 1 p.m. today. — The caller mentioned that a “device” had been placed within the restaurant.
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Chick-fil-A gets a lesson on corporate outspokenness — No one should begrudge Dan Cathy his right to describe his personal views on gay marriage. But he crossed a line when he injected himself and his company into politics. — Chick-fil-A headquarters in Atlanta moved to distinguish …
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CNN:
Chick-fil-A restaurants become rallying points for supporters — (CNN) — Throngs of people weighed in on the Chick-fil-A debate at stores across the United States on Wednesday, buying chicken sandwiches to show their support for the restaurant chain and its president's opposition to same-sex marriage.
Jackie Wellfonder / Twitchy:
Boycott fail redux: Citizens, Santa unite for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day; Photos show huge success … Today is “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” and, boy, is it ever! As Twitchy reported last week, the Left's attempted boycott of Chick-fil-A has been a huge fail. That failure got even bigger today.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
FLIPPING THE BIRD TO RAHM: Chicago Chick-Fil-A Mobbed. — More here.
FLIPPING THE BIRD TO RAHM: Chicago Chick-Fil-A Mobbed. — More here.
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John Roberts / Fox News:
Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day brings out supporters, protesters
Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day brings out supporters, protesters
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Brookings Institute:
On the Distributional Effects of Base-Broadening Income Tax Reform — This paper examines the tradeoffs among three competing goals that are inherent in a revenue-neutral income tax reform—maintaining tax revenues, ensuring a progressive tax system, and lowering marginal tax rates.
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Benjy Sarlin / Livewire:
Romney Camp Cited Same Think Tank They Now Denounce As ‘Liberal’ — The Romney campaign is pushing back against a new study from researchers at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center suggesting Mitt Romney's tax proposals would actually increase taxes for a whopping a 95% of Americans …
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Study: Romney tax plan would result in cuts for rich, higher burden for others — View Photo Gallery — Romney continues overseas tour: After stopping in London to visit with British leaders and attend the opening of the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Republican presidential candidate continues …
Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
Obama hammers Romney tax plan in Ohio
Obama hammers Romney tax plan in Ohio
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Washington Free Beacon:
Senor 1, Mitchell 0 — Romney senior adviser defended Gov. Mitt Romney's comments about the effect of culture on Palestine — rather than economics — in an exchange with Andrea Mitchell Wednesday on “Morning Joe.” — ANDREA MITCHELL: Dan, if Gov. Romney had made those points in that speech …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Andrea Mitchell Taught a Lesson — Dan Senor, a foreign policy advisor to Mitt Romney, explained to MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell what the Republican presidential candidate said about the Palestinians and culture: — Here's the transcript, courtesy of the Washington Free Beacon:
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Why Not in Vegas?
Why Not in Vegas?
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
There was no Romney gaffe in Israel
There was no Romney gaffe in Israel
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers equate birth-control mandate with Pearl Harbor, 9/11 — House Republicans called the Obama administration's birth-control mandate “religious bigotry” and compared it to the events of Pearl Harbor and Sept. 11, 2001. — The heated remarks came at a press conference marking the mandate's first day.
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Quinnipiac University:
Obama Hits 50% In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times Swing State Poll Finds — Word format Crosstabs by State — Watch Video: Assistant Director Tim Malloy discusses poll results — Clip Information and Download: — FLV File - Download For Website (1920x1080 / 125MB)
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New York Times:
Polls Give Obama Edge in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida
Polls Give Obama Edge in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Five Things Everyone Should Know About GOP Senate Candidate Ted Cruz — Ted Cruz will protect this golf course from the United Nations and George Soros — Today, Texas Republican primary voters selected Ted Cruz as their candidate to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX).
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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Man in the News: Ted Cruz Poised to Be Senate's Tea Party Intellectual
Man in the News: Ted Cruz Poised to Be Senate's Tea Party Intellectual
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Better Move to Right, Says Emboldened Tea Party
Mitt Romney Better Move to Right, Says Emboldened Tea Party
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BuzzFeed:
Wendy's Sign Angers Liberals; Wendy's Tweet Angers Conservatives — Moderates remain uninsulted, but give it a few hours. — This message was displayed on numerous North Carolina Wendy's signs this morning. — Source: i.imgur.com — The sign, and its implied support of Chick-fil-A's stance …
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Michelle Fields / The Daily Caller:
Michele Bachmann: Dead author Gore Vidal's ‘snotty, mocking attitude’ made me a conservative — Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann told The Daily Caller Wednesday that author Gore Vidal's “snotty, mocking attitude” helped her realize she was a conservative. — Vidal died on Tuesday of pneumonia.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Video of the Day: Gore Vidal vs. William F. Buckley in 1968
Video of the Day: Gore Vidal vs. William F. Buckley in 1968
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Ann Romney slammed for $990 Shirt, Michelle Obama praised for $6,800 jacket — Back in May, Ann Romney, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, wore a $990 Reed Krakoff silk shirt for a media appearance. The item of clothing set off a media firestorm, with the Romneys widely accused of being …
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity decelerated somewhat over the first half of this year. Growth in employment has been slow in recent months, and the unemployment rate remains elevated.
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BuzzFeed:
Twitter Launches Political Index: The Twitter Pulse Of The Election — The Twitter Political Index could be one of the most powerful social media tools of the election. — Right now, if you want to know how the country feels about Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, you have to rely …
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Rush Limbaugh:
How Many Things Last 24 Years? — RUSH: Cookie also went back to our audio sound bite archive, and I have the cue sheet here, and she has a sound bite from my grandfather back in the early nineties, and from my old speech teacher in High School, Irene Wright.
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said.
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Jim Hand / The Sun Chronicle:
Brown promoted to full colonel — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the National Guard. — The Wrentham resident was “pinned” by U.S. Senator John McCain Wednesday, in a ceremony that involved the Arizona Republican and Vietnam War veteran pinning the colonel insignia on Brown.
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Badminton Players Disqualified for Throwing Matches — LONDON — Badminton officials took the extraordinary step of tossing out four pairs of women — two from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia — for deliberately trying to lose their preliminary matches Tuesday night …
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