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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Christine O'Donnell's Second Ad Debuts — I liked Christine O'Donnell's opening ad line of “I'm not a witch,” for lumping all of the criticism of O'Donnell together and labeling it with the wackiest and most ridiculous one. — Here's the follow-up, which . . . well, decide for yourself.
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Hot Air, American Power and Weigel
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O'Donnell: I've been character assassinated — Newark, Delaware (CNN) — Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is asking voters to give her a second look. At a candidate forum sponsored by a group of local Republicans, O'Donnell blamed her campaign's recent troubles on unfair coverage in the “liberal media.”
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Think Progress, The Maddow Blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, TPMDC, American Power, The Reaction and The Political Carnival
Fhardingj / CNN:
O'Donnell on the Maher tapes: 'I'm not saying that I'm prou...'
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Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog Feed:
Why President Obama is Not Signing H.R. 3808 — Today, the White House announced that President Obama will not sign H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010, and will return the bill to the House of Representatives. The Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
President Obama to Pocket-Veto Bill That Might Make It Easier to Foreclose on Homes
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The Confluence and Taylor Marsh
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Christie Halts Train Tunnel, Citing Its Cost — The largest public transit project in the nation, a commuter train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey to Manhattan, was halted on Thursday by Gov. Chris Christie because, he said, the state could not afford its share of the project's rising cost.
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Cubachi, Hot Air, Balloon Juice, DownWithTyranny! and The Stranger …
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Paul Krugman:
Tunnel Of Idiocy — Many reports that Chris Christie is about to scuttle the second rail tunnel under the Hudson. If so, it's arguably the worst policy decision ever made by the government of New Jersey — and that's saying a lot. — The story seems to be that Christie wants to divert …
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New York Times, The League of Ordinary …, JammieWearingFool, Clusterstock, Commentary and The Atlantic Online
Paul Bedard / US News:
Sarah Palin Takes A Big Step Toward 2012 Run for President — Former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is raising new speculation in conservative circles that she is already preparing for a 2012 presidential bid. In the latest and clearest example of her plans …
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Hot Air and Conservatives4Palin.com
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Plouffe: Centrist Republicans considering a run should have their head examined
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
David Plouffe on Sarah Palin: 'We won't get that lucky'
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CBS News
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Sharron Angle ad: Harry Reid gives Viagra to predators — Nevada Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle is out with a harsh new ad Thursday, accusing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of approving funds to give Viagra to child molesters. — The ad begins with Angle and her husband walking hand …
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Las Vegas Sun Blogs, CNN, Taylor Marsh, Pirate's Cove and JammieWearingFool
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Bob Cusack / Ballot Box:10 minutes ago
Rory Reid: Healthcare reform could end up hurting Nevada — Gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid (D) said Thursday that the new health reform law could hurt Nevada. — During a televised debate, Rory Reid, the son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), said he does not support the legal challenges against the health overhaul.
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Federal judge upholds health care law — A federal judge in Michigan has upheld as Constitutional a provision in the health care reform bill requiring uninsured individuals to purchase insurance. — U.S. District Court Judge George Steeh ruled Thursday that the so-called individual mandate …
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Althouse, Hit & Run, Hot Air, Opinion L.A., AmSpecBlog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Ed White / The Huffington Post:
Michigan Federal Judge Rejects Challenge To Health Care Overhaul
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Politics Daily
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Biden: 'You're the dullest audience I've ever spoken to' — Vice President Joe Biden got a laugh from his audience at a Wisconsin fundraising event Thursday when he tried to rile the crowd about the economic collapse of 2008. — “We want to reward people who manufacture things in the United States …
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Scared Monkeys, Gateway Pundit, Washington Wire, Right Pundits, Pajamas Media and GayPatriot
Mike Allen / The Politico:
GOP ad casting call: ‘hicky’ W.Va. look — A Republican ad that shows a couple of regular-looking guys commiserating in a diner about West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) turns out to have been shot with actors, from a script, in Philadelphia. — But not just any actors …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Connecticut down on Lieberman — There's one thing Democrats …
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Swing State Project, The Political Carnival and Daily Kos
Isabel Macdonald / The Nation:
Lou Dobbs, American Hypocrite — Research support for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. — In Lou Dobbs's heyday at CNN, when he commanded more than 800,000 viewers and a reported $6 million a year for “his fearless reporting and commentary,” …
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Celeste Katz / The Daily Politics:
RED ALERT: MAJOR CARL PALADINO CAMPAIGN T.V. ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW — ...But nobody knows what the hell it is!!! — You cannot make this stuff up!!! — Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino is planning to make some sort of major television announcement tomorrow at 5:13 p.m., my sources tell me.
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NY Daily News, No More Mister Nice Blog, City Room, TPMDC, Gothamist, The Moderate Voice, Runnin' Scared and New York Magazine
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Liz Benjamin / Capital Tonight:
'Andrew's Prowess Is Legendary' (Updated)
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New York Magazine
Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:10 minutes ago
72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people — WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison, a government investigator says in a new report. — The payments, which were part of last year's massive economic recovery package …
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Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Stimulus Checks Sent to the Dead
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Hot Air, Gateway Pundit, No Sheeples Here, No More Mister Nice Blog and Erick's blog
WTOP.com:
Three dozen fall ill at Obama rally in Md. — BOWIE, Md. - About three dozen people have been treated for illness during a rally featuring President Obama at Bowie State University. — Prince George's County Fire and EMS spokesman Mark Brady tells WTOP numerous ambulances have been sent …
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POWIP, Don Surber and Clusterstock
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Dem candidate fires back after racy photos surface — Democratic Virginia House candidate Krystal Ball (yes, that's her real name) went on the offensive Wednesday after racy photos of her surfaced online this week. — The photos, which were taken at a costume party, show Ball wearing …
Foreclosure Fraud:
Exclusive Bombshell of Foreclosure Fraud - Full Deposition of TAMMIE LOU KAPUSTA Law Office of David J Stern — HEY JUDGE COX, THIS IS WHAT THE MOTION TO QUASH IS PROTECTING! — MY GOD! — WHERE ARE THE FEDERAL AGENTS!!! … This just in and it is unbelievable!
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The Market Ticker
Lucy Madison / CBS News:
GOP Widens Lead in Generic House Ballot, CBS Poll Finds — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Republicans have widened their lead against Democrats among likely voters in the generic ballot for the House …
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CBS News, Taegan Goddard's …, NewsBusters.org and Riehl World View
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
Burn your VFW cards; Vote Vets runs VFW - PAC???? (UPDATE 2) — UPDATE 2 AT BOTTOM — Last night, we received an interesting email from Bev Perlson, who heads the Band of Mothers group. She's got an awesome email list that is good for keeping up on what's going on around the country.
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Weasel Zippers, The Jawa Report and Weekly Standard
Alex Leary / The Buzz:
Sierra Club endorses Crist and Meek, and Meek says no thanks — Because Democrats aren't conflicted enough over Kendrick Meek and Charlie Crist ... the Sierra Club said today it is endorsing both of them. (News release below.) — UPDATE: Meek says no thanks.
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Mother Jones and Ben Smith's Blog
Paul Krugman:
Transit Economics — The usual suspects on the comment board are, inevitably, arguing that rail transit should pay for itself. The obvious response is that road transit doesn't; why should only public transit have to self-finance, when private vehicles generally drive on free roads built and maintained out of taxes?
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Eschaton
Sady Doyle / The Atlantic Online:30 minutes ago
Does ‘It Gets Better’ Make Life Better for Gay Teens? — At first glance, it seems impossible that any reasonable person could have a problem with the It Gets Better project. The outreach campaign, started by writer Dan Savage, is a wonderful thing; it's a series of brief …
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Politics Daily, Focal Point and Tablet Magazine
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
GOP takeover of Congress would mean ‘hand-to-hand combat,’ Obama warns — A Republican majority would threaten policies to stabilize the economy, the president says during a radio interview, part of an effort to rally key Democratic constituencies. — Reporting from Washington …
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and Don Surber
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Gingrich Can't Figure Out Why Food Stamps Are Stimulative: 'I Don't Understand...Liberal Math' — Newt Gingrich's new messaging strategy has been to tell Republican candidates to label Democrats “the party of food stamps,” while, claiming the GOP is in turn “the party of paychecks.”
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The Hill, National Review, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, iOwnTheWorld.com, Washington Monthly, The Politico, Shakesville and CNN
Gallup:
Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment at 10.1% in September — Underemployment, at 18.8%, is up from 18.6% at the end of August — PRINCETON, NJ — Unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, increased to 10.1% in September — up sharply from 9.3% in August and 8.9% in July.
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Firedoglake, Hot Air, theblogprof, Weasel Zippers, Conservatives4Palin.com and Clusterstock
Stephen George / Nashville Scene:
U.S. Department of Justice visitors tell Muslims they have their back in the Murfreesboro mosque dispute — Danger Zoning — Over the summer months, Muslims in Murfreesboro — for three decades a virtually silent minority and a sliver of the city's population — have endured challenge …
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TPMMuckraker and Balloon Juice
