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Sen. Scott Brown staffers caught on video chanting Indian war whoops, making tomahawk chops — Rally video surfaces after campaigns release ads about Warren's heritage — Brown staffers caught chanting Indian war whoops — Staffers for Sen. Scott Brown chanted Indian “war whoops” …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Really, Scott Brown? — I've been wondering about this for a few days.
Really, Scott Brown? — I've been wondering about this for a few days.
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The BRAD BLOG and Blue Mass Group
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Did Scott Brown staffers make anti-Indian gestures at a rally?
Did Scott Brown staffers make anti-Indian gestures at a rally?
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Whiskey Fire, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Ballot Box and The Raw Story
Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo:
Warren Ad: Scott Brown ‘Attacking My Family’ On Native American Claims
Boston Herald:
Miner: Elizabeth Warren's biz ‘hypocritical’
Miner: Elizabeth Warren's biz ‘hypocritical’
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National Review, Jammie Wearing Fools and Boston Globe
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Racial Politics: Scott Brown Staffers Mock Warren With ‘Tomahawk Chop’ And ‘War Whoop’
Racial Politics: Scott Brown Staffers Mock Warren With ‘Tomahawk Chop’ And ‘War Whoop’
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Politico, Rumproast, Election 2012 and The Fix
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA TO UN: IT'S NOT MY FAULT STEVENS IS DEAD — Passing the buck in dramatic fashion on the world stage, President Barack Obama told the UN General Assembly this morning that the U.S. government was not responsible for the anti-Islam video that he once again blamed for recent attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East.
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CNN:
What we learned from our interview with Mitt Romney — Columbus, Ohio (CNN) - If there's one thing we learned from Mitt Romney during the course of CNN's interview with the GOP nominee in Ohio Tuesday, it's that he plans to aggressively stay on the attack against President Barack Obama in the final six weeks of the campaign.
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Hot Air
BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Challenges The Polls
Romney Campaign Challenges The Polls
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, The Fix, The Stranger …, AEIdeas, Election 2012 and Politico
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney's problem: Ohio, Ohio, Ohio
Romney's problem: Ohio, Ohio, Ohio
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First Read, CNN, American Prospect, The New Republic, Outside the Beltway and The Other McCain
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama ad: Romney ‘47 percent’ remark attacked ‘hard-working people’
Obama ad: Romney ‘47 percent’ remark attacked ‘hard-working people’
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Politico
Washington Post:
Post polls: Obama has lead in Ohio, edge in Fla., hampering Romney path to victory
Post polls: Obama has lead in Ohio, edge in Fla., hampering Romney path to victory
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The New Republic, Politico, Pew Research Center …, The Fix, emptywheel, GOP 12, Naked Politics, Battleground Watch, Outside the Beltway, Texas on the Potomac, Washington Wire, The Hinterland Gazette, Althouse, Business Insider, The Other McCain, Hot Air, Election 2012, ABC News, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, National Review, Taylor Marsh and The Columbus Dispatch
Congressman Allen West / Facebook:
The President continues to offer up apologies....When tolerance becomes a one way street it leads to cultural suicide... In his speech today to the United Nations, President Obama stated six times that the attacks across the Islamic world are attributed to a silly video.
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Allen West to U.N.: U.S. ‘Angel of Death’ — Florida Rep. Allen West ripped President Barack Obama's United Nations speech Tuesday, saying he would have told the U.N. that America would be an “Angel of Death” that wreaks “havoc and destruction” on anyone who attacks the U.S.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite and Reuters
New York Post:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Woman defaces ‘anti-jihad’ ad in Times Square station — Cops busted a lone protester — angry with subway ads equating enemies of Israel as “savages” — as she spray-painted over one of the controversial signs today. — A Post camera crew captured the bizarre conflict …
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Atlas Shrugs, Belmont Club, Jihad Watch and Jammie Wearing Fools
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New York Post:
Anti-Muslim posters spark subway fears
Anti-Muslim posters spark subway fears
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Atlas Shrugs, New York Magazine, Joe. My. God., bustardblog and Gothamist
Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss:
‘Savage’ NY subway ads get a make-over- revealing their true character
‘Savage’ NY subway ads get a make-over- revealing their true character
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Gawker, Mediaite, The New Republic, Jihad Watch, Feministing and Colorlines
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan Demands Return Of Unionized NFL Referees: ‘It Is Time To Get The Real Refs’ — The Green Bay Packers lost on a controversial last-second play that was ruled incorrectly by scab officials Monday night, leading Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan (also from Wisconsin) …
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Union-buster Walker calls for return of union refs
Union-buster Walker calls for return of union refs
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New York Times, Weekly Standard, Hot Air, NFL.com and BuzzFeed
Steve Benen / Associated Press:
Scott Walker discovers the value of union workers
Scott Walker discovers the value of union workers
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Washington Wire, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Booman Tribune
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Obama to NFL: “Get the permanent refs back”
Obama to NFL: “Get the permanent refs back”
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New York Times, The PJ Tatler and National Review
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Union-Busting GOP Governor Scott Walker Demands Return Of Unionized NFL Referees
Union-Busting GOP Governor Scott Walker Demands Return Of Unionized NFL Referees
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New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Atlantic Online, Politico, Truthdig and Main Street
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Madonna strips for Obama, offers profanity-laced endorsement — Madonna offered a profanity-laced endorsement of President Obama at her concert Monday night, which involved the singer stripping down to her underwear to reveal the president's name written on her body.
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NewsBusters.org blogs, The PJ Tatler, The Daily Caller and The Lonely Conservative
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Kia Makarechi / The Huffington Post:
Madonna: Obama Is ‘A Black Muslim In The White House,’ Deserves Votes (VIDEO)
Madonna: Obama Is ‘A Black Muslim In The White House,’ Deserves Votes (VIDEO)
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles and The Raw Story
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama Floating Like A Butterfly: Countdown Day 43 … Barack Obama 2012 , Elections 2012 , 2012 Countdown , Barack Obama Floating Like a Butterfly , Obama Cassius Clay , Obama Floats Like a Butterfly , Obama Floats Like a Butterfly Stings Like a Bee , Obama Muhammad Ali , Obama Sting Like a Bee , Politics News
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Campaign Stops, The Daily Caller and CNN
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Va. GOP orders affiliate to remove offensive Obama photos — RICHMOND — Virginia Republican Party officials on Tuesday ordered their Mecklenburg County affiliate to remove photos portraying President Obama as a witch doctor, a caveman and a thug from its Facebook page.
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The Hinterland Gazette
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
CNN's Acosta to Romney: ‘If You Somehow Win,’ How Would You 'Assure Blacks You'd Be Their President Also?' — CNN's Jim Acosta on Tuesday's Situation Room asked what many will think was a truly offensive question. — “If you were to somehow beat the first African-American president …
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Instapundit and The Gateway Pundit
Roger Simon / Politico:
Paul Ryan vs. The Stench — Paul Ryan has gone rogue. He is unleashed, unchained, off the hook. — “I hate to say this, but if Ryan wants to run for national office again, he'll probably have to wash the stench of Romney off of him,” Craig Robinson, a former political director …
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The Hinterland Gazette, Little Green Footballs, BuzzFeed and Balloon Juice
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
Mitt Romney Stops Supporters from Chanting ‘Ryan’ to Ensure They Say His Name Too — In Vandalia, Ohio, today, after Mitt Romney thanked running mate Paul Ryan for his stump speech, rally attendees instinctively began chanting “Ryan, Ryan,” as rally attendees are wont to do.
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Towleroad News #gay, Daily Kos and Wonkette
Jim Romenesko:
Yes, I *would* vote for Obama or Romney — What happened here? I asked Round Rock (TX) Leader editor Brad Stutzman. “Usually we just have a yes or not question and we forgot to plug in the names,” he explained over the phone. “Romney got the larger number here [in the online poll].”
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Sept. 24: Deep Red Polling Mystery — The FiveThirtyEight forecast was essentially unchanged on Monday, with Barack Obama holding a 77.7 percent chance of winning the Electoral College. — Mr. Obama received a number of strong-looking state polls on Monday, including some from firms that had him with mixed numbers before.
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Booman Tribune, The Raw Story, weaskamerica.com and The Week
Alex Pareene / Salon:
The website where Mitt Romney's winning in a landslide — At UnSkewed Polls, “liberal media bias” is removed from every survey that shows Obama ahead. Guess who wins? — I present UnSkewedPolls.com, the best new website on the political Internet. UnSkewed Polls finally removes the …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Examiner, Rumproast, Middle Earth Journal and Business Insider
Tiffany Hsu / Los Angeles Times:
Bacon, pork shortage ‘now unavoidable,’ industry group says — LA Times Columnist David Lazarus discusses details of the U.S. bacon shortage — Might want to get your fill of ham this year, because “a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable,” according to an industry trade group.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Conservative Mind — When I joined the staff of National Review as a lowly associate in 1984, the magazine, and the conservative movement itself, was a fusion of two different mentalities. — On the one side, there were the economic conservatives. These were people that anybody …