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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.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
FLIPPING THE BIRD TO RAHM: Chicago Chick-Fil-A Mobbed. — More here. And John Lucas sends this picture of the Chick-Fil-A in Maryville, TN. I saw a similar traffic jam outside another Chick-Fil-A near my house. — And, in Massachusetts, Hundreds Wait For Lunch At Burlington Chick-Fil-A.
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Jackie Wellfonder / Twitchy:
Boycott fail redux: Citizens, Santa unite for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day; Photos show huge success
Boycott fail redux: Citizens, Santa unite for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day; Photos show huge success
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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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Chick-fil-A gets a lesson on corporate outspokenness
Chick-fil-A gets a lesson on corporate outspokenness
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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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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 …
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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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Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
Obama hammers Romney tax plan in Ohio
Obama hammers Romney tax plan in Ohio
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Romney's middle-class tax hike
Romney's middle-class tax hike
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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
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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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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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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First Read / msnbc.com:
Republican likens contraceptive mandate to Pearl Harbor, 9/11
Republican likens contraceptive mandate to Pearl Harbor, 9/11
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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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Tarini Parti / Politico:
Rubio: Don't tax Olympic medals — Sen. Marco Rubio is offering the Fab Five, Missy Franklin, Ryan Lochte and all the other American Olympic medalists more than just a pat on the back. He's trying to keep the IRS off their backs. — Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced today The Olympic Tax Elimination Act …
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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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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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Simon Jenkins / Guardian:
Bravo to the Chinese badminton players - they're just trying to win medals | Simon Jenkins
Bravo to the Chinese badminton players - they're just trying to win medals | Simon Jenkins
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Video of the Day: Gore Vidal vs. William F. Buckley in 1968 — Next time someone complains about the lack of civility in today's politics, play this clip of the two late authors nearly coming to blows. — Gore Vidal, who died Tuesday at 86, is being eulogized almost entirely as a “man of letters.”
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Charles McGrath / New York Times:
Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer
Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer
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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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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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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Cites ‘Independent, Non-Partisan Study’ Written by Former Staffer, Close Ally — President Obama cited an “independent, non-partisan study” in Mansfield, Ohio earlier today: — “And you do not have to take my word for it,” said Obama. “Just today, an independent …
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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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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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