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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Jon Stewart Gleefully Rips Into Fox News Election Coverage: ‘Avalanche On Bullsh*t Mountain’ — Jon Stewart recapped all the big news from last night's election, but saved his harshest criticisms for Fox News, Karl Rove, and in particular, five fateful minutes of the network in near-pandemonium …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Rove's On-Air Rebuttal of Fox's Ohio Vote Call Raises Questions About His Role — It was 11:13 p.m. on Tuesday, the moment that Fox News had called Ohio for President Obama. Karl Rove stood just off camera, his phone glued to his ear. On the other end was a senior Romney campaign official …
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Joshua Green / Business Week:
Obama's Holding the Cards — At first glance, the results of the 2012 election look like a return to the status quo: President Obama was reelected, Democrats retained the Senate, and Republicans held on to the House. But don't be fooled. The political dynamic of the next four years …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
LaTourette: Tea party response to Romney loss is ‘crap’ — (CNN) - After some tea party leaders blamed Mitt Romney's loss in the presidential election on his lack of conservatism, Rep. Steve LaTourette of Ohio, a moderate Republican who announced his retirement in July, offered sharp criticism to their reaction.
Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
Bitterfest 2012 — Four years ago, at just this time …
Bitterfest 2012 — Four years ago, at just this time …
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Rebecca Berg / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Prepare For Soul-Searching After Senate Rout
Republicans Prepare For Soul-Searching After Senate Rout
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Politico:
Romneyworld reckoning begins — BOSTON — Advisers to Mitt Romney insisted Wednesday that they were surprised by the scale of their loss to President Barack Obama, while big-time GOP donors griped about the campaign's unflinching confidence in the final stretch.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
We Forget — There is no permanence in politics. All is fleeting. All is cyclical. We find comfort in our cycle and distress when others rise to the top. — Right now, conservatives are bitterly disappointed. Some choose to check out mentally. Some have decided to throw in the towel.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Conservative Reaction To Election '12, Part II: More, Not Less, Ideology, Please
Conservative Reaction To Election '12, Part II: More, Not Less, Ideology, Please
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National Review, Hullabaloo and Eschaton
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The Case of the Missing White Voters — One of the more intriguing narratives for election 2012 was proposed by political scientist Brendan Nyhan fairly early on: that it was “Bizarro 2004.” The parallels to that year certainly were eerie: An incumbent adored by his base …
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The Case of the Missing White Voters
The Case of the Missing White Voters
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
The GOP's Hispanic Nightmare
The GOP's Hispanic Nightmare
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Jason Wallace / CBS Las Vegas:
Vegas Employer: Obama Won, So I Fired 22 Employees — LAS VEGAS (CBS Las Vegas) — A Las Vegas business owner with 114 employees fired 22 workers today, apparently as a direct result of President Obama's re-election. — “David” (he asked to remain anonymous for obvious reasons) …
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Iranian jets fire on U.S. drone — Two Iranian Su-25 fighter jets fired on an unarmed U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf last week, CNN has learned. — The incident raises fresh concerns within the Obama administration about Iranian military aggression in crucial Gulf oil shipping lanes.
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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Why Obama wins Florida — Though votes are still being tallied, President Obama is all but assured a victory in Florida because the lion's share of the outstanding ballots come from Democratic-heavy counties. — Obama leads Republican Mitt Romney by 55,825 votes — or 49.9 percent to 49.24 …
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Dan Snierson / Inside TV:
Vice President Joe Biden to guest on ‘Parks and Recreation’ — EXCLUSIVE VIDEO — Next week's episode of Parks and Recreation is going to have a VIP: the VP. — Joe Biden — yes, the very guy who was re-elected Vice President of the United States less than 24 hours ago …
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
No Method Acting: On Sitcom, Biden Plays Biden
No Method Acting: On Sitcom, Biden Plays Biden
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Giffords confronts her shooter in court: ‘Done thinking about you’ — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and her husband confronted the man who nearly took her life at an emotional court session on Thursday in Arizona. — Giffords's husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly …
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Gabrielle Giffords / This Just In:
‘Gabby would trade her own life to bring back any one of those you savagely murdered’
‘Gabby would trade her own life to bring back any one of those you savagely murdered’
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Bloomberg:
White House Should Be Ready for a Debt-Limit Deal — Barack Obama's victory last night reflects discipline and foresight on the campaign trail. Now let's hope that, back in Washington, his staff was exercising similar discipline with regard to the fiscal cliff, the more than $600 billion …
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Erskine Bowles / Washington Post:
Make a deficit deal now — Erskine Bowles, who served as chief …
Make a deficit deal now — Erskine Bowles, who served as chief …
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David Ingram / Reuters:
Holder undecided on staying on as Obama's attorney general — (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday he has not decided whether to stay on as the chief U.S. law enforcement officer in President Barack Obama's second term. — Holder, speaking to law students at the University …
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Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Holder Announces He Might Not Stay On As Attorney General
Holder Announces He Might Not Stay On As Attorney General
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Glen Johnson / Boston Globe:
Mitt Romney planned Boston Harbor fireworks show that was scotched by election loss — Mitt Romney had planned to celebrate his election as the nation's 45th president with an eight-minute fireworks display over Boston Harbor. — The same company that does some of the illuminations …
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Marc Ambinder / GQ:
How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney — At some point, early Wednesday morning, when Gov. Mitt Romney and family were tucked into bed, a quiet call went out on the radio channel used by his Secret Service agents: “Javelin, Jockey details, all posts, discontinue.”
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Ben White / Politico:
Will CEOs come to Obama's aid? - Markets keep sliding - Boehner bending? - Obama claims mandate - More Elizabeth Warren speculation — WILL CHIEF EXECUTIVES COME TO OBAMA'S AID? — One smart former top GOP operative emails: “You should start a pool — what day will the 80 CEOs who signed …
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Manu Raju / Politico:
John Thune clears way for John Cornyn ascension — John Cornyn's path to become the Senate GOP's No. 2 Republican is now clear after a potential challenger decided against challenging the Texas Republican for the plum spot. — South Dakota Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) informed his colleagues Thursday …
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Sneed exclusive: Jesse Jackson Jr. in plea deal talks with feds: sources — Sneed has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election Tuesday despite a lengthy stay at Mayo Clinic for depression and bipolar disorder, is in the midst of plea discussions with the feds probing his alleged misuse of campaign funds.
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Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Republican Reckoning Begins After Revealing Defeat … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Barack Obama , Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Natural Disasters, Republican Party, Video, Ground Game, Turnout, Politics News — BOSTON — Republican Party leaders on Wednesday began picking …
CNBC:
Boeing Announces Big Layoffs in Defense Division — Boeing announced a major restructuring of its defense division on Wednesday that will cut 30 percent of management jobs from 2010 levels, close facilities in California and consolidate several business units to cut costs. — The company [BA Loading...
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