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4:40 PM ET, September 16, 2010

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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Karl Rove Walks Back His Diss And Gives In To O'Donnell Fever (VIDEO)  —  Well, that didn't take long.  After being pounded for a full day by some of the conservative movement's biggest names, a bruised and battered Karl Rove took to the Fox News airwaves this morning to get on board the Christine O'Donnell train.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Palin Advises Christine O'Donnell To ‘Speak Through Fox News’  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared on the O'Reilly Factor last night to defend Delaware GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell from intra-party skeptics like former Bush advisor Karl Rove, who said Republicans aren't …
New York Times:
Rebel Republican Marching On, With Baggage  —  DOVER, Del. — In the bright light of Wednesday morning, Christine O'Donnell, whose Republican primary victory upended the calculus for future control of the United State Senate, became quickly known to Americans as the woman who once made dire warnings …
Wall Street Journal:
The Tsunami Heads to Shore  —  The GOP casualties are over.  Now the voter uprising is aiming right at the Democrats.  —  The pros tell us that 2010 will be a “wave” election, and if that's true then think of Republicans as passengers on a ship who have just watched the tsunami roll over them.
Discussion: American Power and NRSC
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The misguided reaction to Tea Party candidates  —  The “tea party” movement is, in my view, a mirror image of the Republican Party generally.  There are some diverse, heterodox factions which compose a small, inconsequential minority of it (various libertarian, independent, and Reagan Democrat types) …
Boston Herald:
John Kerry bitter as Tea Party gains steam
Discussion: Riehl World View
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
The Sore Loser Party
Aharding / CNN:
Biden to campaign with Coons
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Gregg: Warren will promote ‘social justice’ at consumer agency  —  A top Republican on financial issues said Thursday he was concerned that Elizabeth Warren would use a position in a new consumer protection agency to promote “social justice.”  —  Gregg, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee …
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Ezra Klein:
Elizabeth Warren cont'd
Discussion: The New Republic
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Warren to Unofficially Lead Consumer Agency
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:   The Warren Thing  —  I was initially confused by the Elizabeth …
U.S. Census Bureau News:
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009  —  The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States in 2009 was $49,777, not statistically different from the 2008 median.  —  The nation's official poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent …
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Daily Mail:
Catty Carla Bruni lifts lid on Michelle Obama's ‘hellish’ job  —  Michelle Obama thinks being America's First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet new book.  —  Miss Bruni reveals that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president's wife: 'Don't ask!
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Cassandra McKee / Congress Blog:
The big double dip: Not one but two tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans  —  Economists and newspapers are reporting that the recession may be heading for a double dip.  Well, it might interest you to know that while most working families are in the economic struggle of their lives …
Discussion: CNN and Taylor Marsh
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Pelosi hedges on tax cuts
Discussion: CNN and John Boehner
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
TAKE TWO VOTES AND CALL ME IN 2011.... Just four days ago …
Simmi Aujla / The Politico:
Boehner: GOP won't shut down gov't
Discussion: CNN, Outside the Beltway and FrumForum
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Jimmy Carter blames Kennedy for blocking healthcare reform  —  Former President Jimmy Carter lashed out at the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), whom he blamed for the lack of comprehensive healthcare in the U.S.  —  Carter lashed out at Kennedy, who passed away in August of 2009 …
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
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Penelope Cruz / CBS News:
Jimmy Carter Slams Ted Kennedy On Health Care  —  Tells “60 Minutes” Comprehensive Care Would Be In Place Had The Late Senator Not Killed His Bill  —  (CBS) The late Sen. Ted Kennedy, champion of the recent health plan legislation, actually delayed comprehensive coverage for Americans for decades, says former President Jimmy Carter.
Discussion: Political Insider and FrumForum
Courtland Milloy / Washington Post:
D.C. election didn't just unseat abrasive Mayor Fenty.  It was a populist revolt.  —  In a stunning repudiation of divisive, autocratic leadership, District residents Tuesday toppled the city's ruling troika: Mayor Adrian Fenty, Attorney General Peter Nickles and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
O'Donnell In 1996: Investigate Bill Clinton For Murder Of Vince Foster (VIDEO)  —  Here's another wonderful gem from Christine O'Donnell's past as a frequent guest on TV shows.  Back in 1996, when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich's finances were being investigated, O'Donnell complained that people …
Terry / CNSNews:
White House Science Czar Says He Would Use ‘Free Market’ to ‘De-Develop the United States’  —  In a video interview this week, White House Office of Science and Technology Director John P. Holdren told CNSNews.com that he would use the “free market economy” to implement the “massive campaign” …
The Cook Political Report:
Connecticut Senate: A Slow, Steady Move to Toss Up  —  The contest between Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has been gradually closing over the past few months, and is now in single digits, according to some polls.
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
A Democratic Bloodbath in Ohio?  —  With the past few days given over to Democratic triumphalism, the reality is that the big picture remains roughly the same for Democrats.  In Ohio, it's getting so bad for Democrats that the Democratic Governors Association, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee …
Discussion: Bloomberg and RTTNews
John Lyon / Arkansas News:
Poll: Boozman continues to hold 17-point lead over Lincoln  —  LITTLE ROCK — Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Boozman continues to hold a 17-point lead over Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln, a new poll shows.  —  In the poll, commissioned by the Arkansas News Bureau/Stephens Media …
Steve Bousquet / St. Petersburg Times:
Charlie Crist listed 9th on ballot for U.S. Senate  —  TALLAHASSEE — In three successful statewide elections, Charlie Crist's name was at the top of the ballot.  But as a nonpartisan candidate for the Senate, he shows up ninth in a field of 10 candidates, sandwiched between Rick Tyler and Lewis Jerome Armstrong.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Is the Dems' Bush strategy finally gaining traction?  —  Okay, so we now have two national polls suggesting that the Dem strategy of tying the GOP to Bush may finally be gaining some traction.  For Dems, it's not a moment too soon.  —  As I've noted here before, polls have steadily shown …
 
 
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Mchapman / CNSNews:
Violent Crime Declined As Gun Sales Climbed in 2009
C. Edmund Wright / American Thinker:
The Architect Has No Clothes  —  Frightening as the image might …
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Felicia Sonmez / The Fix:
Michael Bennet mum on Obama visit to Colorado
Discussion: Ballot Box and NRSC
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
FOX NEWS SUES DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE
Alex Veiga / Associated Press:
US homes lost to foreclosure up 25 pct on year
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Americans for Peace and Tolerance:
Americans for Peace and Tolerance
Not Larry Sabato:
YOU HAVE WON A NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Discussion: RedState and Beltway Confidential
 Earlier Items: 
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Palin's advice to O'Donnell: ‘Speak through Fox News’.  Hm.  Sounds familiar.
Discussion: Cagle Blogs
Shushannah Walshe / The Daily Beast:
Palin's Wins Stoke White House Run
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Oh, Dear Lord
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Parsing the Polls on Health Reform
Discussion: Ezra Klein and AmSpecBlog
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Limbaugh Taken In: The Judge Was Not Loaded for Bear
Discussion: Politics Daily and Law Blog
DellDolly / Media Matters for America:
“I think you're an ass”: Conservative media finally discover …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
 

 
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