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Politico:
Jindal rejects Romney's ‘gifts’ theory — LAS VEGAS — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal forcefully rejected Mitt Romney's claim that he lost because of President Barack Obama's “gifts” to minorities and young voters. — Asked about the failed GOP nominee's reported comments on a conference call …
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Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney Blames Loss on Obama's ‘Gifts’ to Minorities and Young Voters — Saying that he and his team still felt “troubled” by his loss to President Obama, Mitt Romney on Wednesday attributed his defeat in part to what he called big policy “gifts” that the president had bestowed …
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Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
Romney reflects on his loss in call with campaign donors — The stage from Mitt Romney's election gathering at the Boston Convention Center, left standing overnight following his electoral defeat. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times / November 7, 2012) — Mitt Romney told his top donors Wednesday …
Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
Romney attributes loss to ‘gifts’ Obama gave minorities
Romney attributes loss to ‘gifts’ Obama gave minorities
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Wonkette, The Agonist and Real-Time News from Mobile
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Jindal says Romney ‘gifts’ argument ‘absolutely wrong’
Jindal says Romney ‘gifts’ argument ‘absolutely wrong’
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The Hill
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jindal: ‘Absolutely reject’ Romney's explanation of loss
Jindal: ‘Absolutely reject’ Romney's explanation of loss
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Hit & Run, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Republican Governors Say Party Needs to Rebuild
Janean Chun / The Huffington Post:
John Metz, Denny's Franchisee And Hurricane Grill & Wings Owner, Imposes Surcharge For Obamacare … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Obama Health Care, Video, Hurricane Grill & Wings, John Metz, John Metz Dairy Queen, John Metz Dennys, John Metz Obamacare Surcharge, Obamacare, Obamacare Hiring Freezes …
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Right Wing News and NewsBusters.org blogs
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James Nye / Daily Mail:
Denny's to charge 5% ‘Obamacare surcharge’ and cut employee hours to deal with cost of legislation — President Obama's election victory ensured his Affordable Care Act would remain the centerpiece of his first term in power - but that has left some business owners baulking at the extra cost Obamcare will bring.
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Weasel Zippers, The Hinterland Gazette and The Huffington Post
New York Times:
Frederick Humphries, F.B.I. Agent in Petraeus Case — By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, SCOTT SHANE and ALAIN DELAQUÉRIÈRE — DOVER, Fla. — The F.B.I. agent who helped start the investigation that led to the resignation of David H. Petraeus as C.I.A. director is a “hard-charging” …
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Top Georgia GOP Lawmakers Host Briefing on Secret Obama Mind-Control Plot — President Obama is using a Cold War-era mind-control technique known as “Delphi” to coerce Americans into accepting his plan for a United Nations-run communist dictatorship in which suburbanites will be forcibly relocated to cities.
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Jerusalem Post:
Nearly 250 Gaza rockets batter South; 3 Israelis killed — Rocket on Eshkol wounds 3 IDF soldiers as barrage on South continues in aftermath of IDF's launching of operation to root out terror; IAF strikes nearly 200 terror targets in Strip; Palestinians say 13 killed.
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Eric Russell / Portland Press-Herald:
Maine Republican chairman questions black voters — Charlie Webster causes a stir with claims that hundreds of unknown black people cast ballots in rural Maine towns. — Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster is once again alleging possible voting irregularities …
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The Hinterland Gazette and New York Magazine
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Krister Rollins / WCSH-TV:
Maine GOP Chair Charlie Webster discusses GOP legislative losses
Maine GOP Chair Charlie Webster discusses GOP legislative losses
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Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes' and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
In Final Days, Petraeus Hurt by Libya Clash, Then Affair — WASHINGTON—In David Petraeus's final days at the helm of the Central Intelligence Agency, his relations with chiefs of other U.S. agencies, including his boss, National Intelligence Director James Clapper, took a contentious turn.
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Hot Air and emptywheel
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Politico:
Benghazi inquiry sparks Hill turf battle
Benghazi inquiry sparks Hill turf battle
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Business Insider, Corrente and The Hill
David Weigel / Slate:
John McCain's Long War Against Susan Rice — From left, Sens. Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, and John McCain at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday — You probably don't need the lesson, but here's how the filibuster works. A nomination or bill is produced.
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Once again, Obama vs. McCain
Once again, Obama vs. McCain
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Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Changing Times — When people talked during the presidential campaign about the potential impact of the election on the Supreme Court, most meant the impact on the court's membership: whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney would get to fill any vacancies during the next four years.
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Washington Monthly, Campaign Stops, SCOTUSblog, Washington Examiner, Hit & Run and thenation.com/blogs/167193
Bloomberg:
Jobless Claims in U.S. Jumped Last Week After Sandy — More Americans than forecast submitted claims for unemployment insurance last week as superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the job market. — Applications for jobless benefits surged by 78,000 to 439,000 in the week ended Nov. 10 …
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The Gateway Pundit
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AP With / CNBC:
Sandy Spurs Jump in Jobless Claims; Inflation Nudges Up
Sandy Spurs Jump in Jobless Claims; Inflation Nudges Up
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The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air and Scared Monkeys
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Republicans say they will not back down — Congressional leaders took a hard line on taxes ahead of a meeting Friday at the White House, with rank-and-file Republicans expressing opposition to a “fiscal cliff” deal that would bring in more revenue to the government.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
What Has Movement Conservatism Accomplished in the Last 15 Years? — The list isn't nearly as long as its boosters would have us think. — Flickr/Secret Pilgrim — Try as I might, I still can't find any evidence of Jonah Goldberg's claim that conservatives are the best at rigorously examining their own dogma.
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Prairie Weather and National Review
Reuters:
Euro zone falls into second recession since 2009 — (Reuters) - The debt crisis dragged the euro zone into its second recession since 2009 in the third quarter despite modest growth in Germany and France, data showed on Thursday. — The two leading economies both managed 0.2 percent growth in the July-to-September period.
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Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and The Lonely Conservative
Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:
United Nations Declares Access To Contraception A ‘Universal Human Right’ — For the first time, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) explicitly described family planning as a “universal human right.” In its annual report, the organization said that improved access to contraception and other methods …
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Taylor Marsh
Allen West for Congress:
Gertrude Walker's Math Simply Doesn't Add Up — Every statement from St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections raises more questions about election results — Stuart, FL - West for Congress released this statement regarding the growing inconsistencies and continued obfuscation coming …
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americanthinker.com, The Raw Story and Palm Beach Post
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Economy, Entitlements, Iran Are Americans' Top Priorities — Partisans agree on many top goals, but disagree on taxes and immigration — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans are very clear on what President Barack Obama's top priority should be in his second term.
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Political Watch, The Hill and Business Insider