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Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
Republicans Fuming Over Chris Christie's Senate Decision — The New Jersey governor's decision to hold the Senate race in October 2013 means it will be difficult for the GOP to contest the seat. — Republicans are fuming over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision to hold …
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Christie slammed over special election — Democrats and Republicans alike are criticizing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision to call an Oct. 16 special general election to fill the seat of late Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg. — The Republican said his decision was dictated …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Christie Criticized for Cost and Timing of Senate Election
Christie Criticized for Cost and Timing of Senate Election
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Christie Previously Signed Law to Consolidate Elections to Save Money
Christie Previously Signed Law to Consolidate Elections to Save Money
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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Christie Likely to Announce Dates of Special Election
Christie Likely to Announce Dates of Special Election
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Angela Delli Santi / Associated Press:
Chris Christie: Special Election To Be Held In October For Frank Lautenberg's Seat
Chris Christie: Special Election To Be Held In October For Frank Lautenberg's Seat
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Chambliss blames military rapes on ‘the hormone level created by nature’ — Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on Tuesday suggested that the “hormone level created by nature” was to blame for rapes in the military and that all pregnant servicewomen should be investigated to make sure their condition was the result of consensual sex.
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Military brass oppose removing sexual assault cases from chain of command
Military brass oppose removing sexual assault cases from chain of command
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Stacy Kaper / NationalJournal.com:
Sandra Fluke Redux? Senate Stacks the Deck Against Reformers in Sexual Assaults Crisis
Sandra Fluke Redux? Senate Stacks the Deck Against Reformers in Sexual Assaults Crisis
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Picks 3 for Top Appeals Court, Setting Up Battle — WASHINGTON — President Obama set a confrontation with Senate Republicans in motion on Tuesday morning by naming a slate of judges to a top appeals court and daring his rivals to block their confirmations.
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Dave Jamieson / The Huffington Post:
CWA President Larry Cohen To Senate Dems: Fix The Nomination Process Or Lose Our Support
CWA President Larry Cohen To Senate Dems: Fix The Nomination Process Or Lose Our Support
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Corey Boles / Washington Wire:
Judge Nominations Likely to Move Slowly
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Harry Reid says immigration bill on floor next week
Harry Reid says immigration bill on floor next week
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Erick Erickson Shows Everything That's Wrong With The GOP — Conservative pundit Erick Erickson doesn't like me. This morning he wrote 900 words about why. — But the main thing his post reveals is what's wrong with Erickson - and with a Republican party that is built to appeal to people like Erickson.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
On Conservative Reformers — There is a lot of back and forth chatter …
On Conservative Reformers — There is a lot of back and forth chatter …
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Bush Administration Appointees Also Used ‘Secret E-mail Addresses’ — The Associated Press reported Tuesday that some Obama administration officials utilize non-publicly listed e-mail addresses in addition to their publicly listed ones. But a ThinkProgress Freedom of Information Act request revealed …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Eric Cantor sidesteps questions about Issa ‘paid liar’ comment
Eric Cantor sidesteps questions about Issa ‘paid liar’ comment
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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Kathleen Sebelius won't waive regulation for girl with five weeks to live: ‘Someone lives and someone dies’ … Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rebuffed an appeal from Rep. Lou Barletta on behalf of a girl who needs a lung transplant but can't get one because of a federal regulation …
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Steve Beck / CBS Philly:
Sebelius: I Can't Step Into Girl's Transplant Case
Valerie Strauss / The Answer Sheet:
Mississippi governor: Educational troubles began when ‘mom is in the workplace’ — VIDEO — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) said Tuesday that America's educational troubles began when women began working outside the home in large numbers. — Bryant was participating in a Washington Post Live event focused …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Rumsfeld 'Can't Tell' If Obama Has Switched Sides In War On Terror (VIDEO) — Speaking at a conservative gathering late last month, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he didn't know if President Barack Obama had switched sides in the War on Terror.
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Donovan Slack / Politico:
First lady confronts heckler — First lady Michelle Obama was interrupted by a heckler about 10 minutes into a speech at a campaign fundraiser in D.C. on Tuesday. — A woman started shouting and calling for the president to sign an executive order on gay rights, according to a pool report.
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Ben Senger / KPTV-TV:
‘All kinds of goodies’ stolen by sex toy thief — A thief broke into multiple cars in the Bluff neighborhood of Sandy and stole some items rarely seen in police reports: sex toys. — Sandy police said there are at least five victims, but one woman had the most embarrassing police report.
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The Daily Beast:
John McCain's Surprising Toast at Kissinger's 90th Birthday Party — At Henry Kissinger's 90th birthday party, the assembled VIP guests learned a piece of the past shared by the imprisoned Navy pilot and Nixon's secretary of state. — Henry Kissinger's 90th birthday party on Monday night …
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Fox News:
Conservative group claims it has proof IRS leaked donor list — The chairman of an anti-gay marriage group testified Tuesday that his organization has proof that the IRS leaked confidential donor details last year, calling for prosecution into what he described as a “felony.”
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The Caucus:
Gallup Identifies Factors That Led to Its G.O.P. Skew in November — The Gallup Organization has identified a series of factors that contributed to its overestimation of support for Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, including problems with its survey sample and methodology …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Trade Nominee Holds $500,000 in Cayman Islands — WASHINGTON — Michael Froman, a longtime White House economic aide nominated to be President Obama's trade representative, holds close to $500,000 in the Cayman Islands and received millions of dollars to divest himself from Wall Street accounts …
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Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Dems: Obama coming to Boston for Markey — By: — U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey is planning to bring in scandal-plagued President Obama to boost his campaign next week, according to two high-level state Democrats who received an emailed invite to the event.
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Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
Ben Bernanke to Princeton Grads: The World Isn't Fair (and You All Got Lucky) — A refreshing dose of reality from the world's most powerful central banker. — Over the weekend, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke delivered a graduation address at his old employer, Princeton …
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John Frank / Raleigh News & Observer:
More than 150 arrested at NC legislature during Monday protests — RALEIGH — Jennifer Ferrell stopped so her husband could take her picture. Then she waved goodbye to her 3-year-old twins and marched into the Legislative Building to get handcuffed. — “I'm excited.
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WRAL-TV:
‘Price is Right’ run foils postal carrier's worker's comp claim — GREENVILLE, N.C. — A former Fayetteville postal carrier who was receiving worker's compensation payments after injuring herself on the job pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court Monday. — Cathy Wrench Cashwell's claim …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Boston bombing suspect aspired to join anti-Israeli movement in Gaza — Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev hoped to join an anti-Israeli movement in Gaza, but ended up joining Chechen rebels in Dagestan because he didn't speak Arabic, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) told The Hill in an interview on Tuesday.
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