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Coakley Takes Slap Shot At Fenway Fans — The Massachusetts special election continues to amaze. Democratic candidate Martha Coakley has taken a swipe at Fenway Park fans: … Well yes, politicians go out to meet the voters even if it means standing out in the cold.
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The 10 Percent Rules — If Massachusetts was the Department of Homeland Security, the special election to fill Ted Kennedy's senate seat would have the Democrats about four-fifths of the way up the terror alert code. — Green: Everything is fine, and who cares if we spelled “Massachusetts” wrong in one of the ads.

Scott Brown: Obama not invited to this party — Surging GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown yesterday warned President Obama to “stay away” from the Bay State during his roiling race against Democratic rival Martha Coakley and not to interfere with their intensifying battle in the campaign's final days.
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Globe endorsement: Martha Coakley for Senate
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Outside groups fund attack ads
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Reid, Lieberman clash over letter — For the second time in a week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) finds himself at the center of a political imbroglio stemming from something that he said in private that was subsequently broadcast to the outside world by unnamed sources.
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Reid: It Was A Waste Of Time Dealing With Olympia Snowe — Hindsight's 20-20, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid now thinks he and leading Democrats, at the behest of the White House, flushed months down the toilet courting Sen. Olympia Snowe's (R-ME) support for health care reform.
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Brilliant at Breakfast, Left in the West, The Reaction, Hullabaloo, Don Surber and The Politico

Accessible and Transparent? Obama Hasn't Held Press Conference Since July
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Haiti, the devil and Pat Robertson — Pat Robertson is at it again. The purported Christian minister who suggested assassinating Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez and nuking the U.S. State Department, the reputed follower of Jesus who blamed the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina on pagans …
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Amid Untold Dead, Haiti's Devastation Hobbles Efforts to Reach Survivors
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The President on Haiti: “The First Waves of our Rescue and Relief …

White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett ‘Speechless’ Over Pat Robertson's Haiti Comment
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Things to Remember While Helping Haiti
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Crooks and Liars, Agence France Presse, Think Progress, American Red Cross, Left Coast Rebel and ABCNEWS

Obama's Bank Tax Seeks $90 Billion to Repay Bailout — WASHINGTON—President Obama plans to call on Thursday for taxing about 50 big banks and major financial institutions for at least the next decade to recoup all taxpayer losses from the bailout of Wall Street.
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FIRST THOUGHTS: ENTER THE EX-PRESIDENTS — Bush 43 and Clinton to team up to help relief efforts in Haiti... Marathon sessions (yesterday and today) at the White House to wrap up health care... Does the bank tax put Republicans in a box?... Newt makes a 2012 list... Vicki Kennedy cuts a TV ad for Coakley …
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What Haiti Needs — Hillary and I went to Haiti for the first time in December 1975.
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Obama needs to cut his Wall Street tag
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Sex sting in Poconos nets former chief U.N. weapons inspector … A former chief United Nations weapons inspector is accused of contacting what he thought was a 15-year-old girl in an Internet chat room, engaging in a sexual conversation and showing himself masturbating on a Web camera.

Palin, Beck rail against ‘system’ — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin portrayed herself as a reluctant warrior for freedom on Tuesday during an hour-long interview with Fox News host Glenn Beck. — Despite having just signed a multi-year deal with Fox that will require her to spend time in New York …
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Majority Would Vote Against Obama — A year into his tenure, a majority of Americans would already vote against Pres. Obama if the '12 elections were held today, according to a new survey. — The Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor poll shows 50% say they would probably or definitely vote for someone else.
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Google China cyberattack part of vast espionage campaign, experts say — Computer attacks on Google that the search giant said originated in China were part of a concerted political and corporate espionage effort that exploited security flaws in e-mail attachments to sneak into the networks …
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Nelson tries to repair damage at home — Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and his wife were leaving dinner at a new pizza joint near their home in Omaha one night last week when a patron began complaining about Nelson's decisive vote in favor of the Senate's health care bill. — Other customers started booing.

Obama administration seeks tax hike on financial firms to recoup cost of bailout — President Obama plans Thursday to propose a sharp increase in the taxes paid by the nation's largest financial institutions designed to raise $90 billion over the next decade while constraining the industry's ability …
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Administration to propose tax on large banks to target risk-taking, bonuses
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Gingrich says he's a potential 2012 contender — (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's among a handful of Republican candidates who are thinking about running for president in 2012. — “I think I'm probably on a list of seven or eight possible candidates at this stage,” …
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Gingrich considers self among top 2012 prospects
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A new day is coming: restore faith and balance — I DIDN'T grow up with all the advantages in life. My mom was on welfare for a time, but I had the support of a loving family and good friends and neighbors. I don't have all the advantages in this race either, and that's fine by me.
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Harold Ford's Manhattan makeover — The success of Harold Ford's prospective run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would seem to rest largely on a curious strategy - convincing New Yorkers that he didn't really believe in most of the centrist positions that made him a Tennessee political wunderkind.
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What Do Sarah Palin and Jesus Christ Have In Common? — NOTE: I've intentionally closed the comments to this post. I write this because I know exactly how the comments are going to go and that's the point of this post. If you have a problem, question, or concern email me.

Economic Stimulus Funds Went to Climategate Scientist — Funds Should be Returned to U.S. Treasury, Says National Center for Public Policy Research — Washington, DC - In the face of rising unemployment and record-breaking deficits, policy experts at the National Center for Public Policy Research …

U.S. Voters Say Sacrifice Modesty, Rights For Security, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Health Reform At 34 Percent — American voters say 63 - 25 percent that the government's anti-terror policies lean too far toward protecting civil rights rather than national security and by 84 …