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10:35 AM ET, September 21, 2010

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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Reid calls Gillibrand the ‘hottest’ member at fundraiser  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had an unusual form of praise for New York's junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, this morning at the fundraiser Mayor Bloomberg hosted for him at his townhouse - referring to her as “the hottest member” …
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The Politico:
'Don't ask' vote hangs on moderates  —  Gay rights and immigration reform advocates mounted a last-ditch effort Monday to overcome an expected Republican filibuster of a defense authorization bill that could lead to a repeal of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy and create a pathway …
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Levin: Defense bill may fall off schedule if procedural vote fails  —  The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the defense authorization bill may not win approval this year if it does not pass a key procedural hurdle on Tuesday.  —  Sen. Carl Levin (Mich.) …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Senate poised for close vote on repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' law
Discussion: Washington Blade and Daily Kos
Mary Lu Carnevale / Washington Wire:
Political Wisdom: The Senate Takes Up 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Alaska Senate  —  Alaska Senate: Miller (R) Holds Double-Digit Lead Over McAdams (D), Murkowski  —  Republican Joe Miller attracts 42% of the vote in the first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Alaska Senate race since GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her write-in campaign to try to keep her job.
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
GOP worries Murkowski write-in bid could cost party a Senate seat  —  Republican leaders are angry with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) for jeopardizing their chances of winning the Senate.  —  Murkowski's decision to mount a write-in campaign risks splitting the Republican vote between …
The Independent:
Madam President?  It could happen  —  Speculation that she will run for President in 2012 is reaching fever pitch.  But what do those who watched Sarah Palin grow up make of her meteoric ascent - and ruthless ambition?  By Shushannah Walshe  —  The first thing you notice …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Watchdog: Christine O'Donnell “Clearly a Criminal”  —  Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, today filed a pair of complaints concerning Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's use of more than $20,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses.
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CNN:
O'Donnell sidesteps specifics on funds, says ‘no truth’ to allegations
Discussion: FrumForum
Business Wire:
CREW Calls for Federal Criminal Investigation into Christine O'Donnell …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Tea party picking up steam nationwide  —  Fresh off big primary wins in Delaware and Alaska, national “tea party” groups are redirecting the energy of the movement toward the November midterm elections, raising millions of dollars, expanding their advocacy into dozens of congressional races …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and The Page
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onewisconsinnow.pnstate.org:
One Wisconsin Now Exposes Voter Suppression Plans Between Republican …
Discussion: Mediaite, Firedoglake and Daily Kos
N.C. Aizenman / Washington Post:
Major health insurers to stop offering new child-only policies  —  Some of the country's most prominent health insurance companies have decided to stop offering new child-only plans, rather than comply with rules in the new health-care law that will require such plans to start accepting children …
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:   Health insurers drop coverage for children ahead of new rules
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Message from Israel  —  Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, spoke at three Washington, D.C. synagogues on Yom Kippur—at Adas Israel at Kol Nidrei services last Friday night, then at Washington Hebrew Congregation Saturday morning and at Kesher Israel in the afternoon.
Discussion: Power Line
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Debra Rubin / Washington Jewish Week:
A warning from Israeli ambassador?
Discussion: Commentary and Mondoweiss
Tom Topousis / New York Post:
Mosque ally's vid shows ‘Hez’ true colors  —  Tweet  —  Among the Islamic clerics defending plans for a mosque near Ground Zero yesterday was an outspoken critic of Israel who enthusiastically signaled his support for terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah during a rally a decade ago.
Discussion: Jihad Watch and JammieWearingFool
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Stan Schroeder / Mashable!:
Twitter Mouseover Security Flaw Affecting Thousands of Users [WARNING]  —  Update (10:00 a.m. ET): A spokesperson for Twitter tells us “This should now be fully patched and is no longer exploitable.”  —  A new Twitter security flaw has been widely exploited on thousands of Twitter accounts …
Washington Post:
Fearing a soaring deficit, many analysts favor letting Bush tax cuts expire  —  The tax cuts at the heart of a fierce pre-election battle on Capitol Hill were designed when the economy was booming, the federal budget was in surplus and George W. Bush was campaigning for president on a promise to return the extra cash to taxpayers.
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Quinnipiac University:
Corbett Has Big Lead In Pennsylvania Governor's Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Independent Voters Back Republican 2-1  —  Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett holds a 54 - 39 percent lead over Democrat Dan Onorato, the Allegheny County Executive, in the race to become Pennsylvania's next governor …
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV:
Aunt Zeituni: ‘The System Took Advantage Of Me’  —  President Obama's Aunt Speaks Exclusively With WBZ-TV  —  BOSTON (WBZ) ― “If I come as an immigrant, you have the obligation to make me a citizen.”  Those are the words from 58-year-old Zeituni Onyango of Kenya in a recent exclusive interview with WBZ-TV.
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Jimmy Carter clarifies - sort of  —  After catching flack for declaring that his post-presidency work is “superior” to his successors, former President Jimmy Carter offered a somewhat halfhearted clarification Monday.  —  “What I meant was, for 27 years the Carter Center has provided …
Discussion: CNN and Commentary
New York Times:
The Brothers Koch and AB 32  —  Four years ago, bipartisan majorities in the California Legislature approved a landmark clean energy bill that many hoped would serve as a template for a national effort to reduce dependence on foreign oil and mitigate the threat of climate change.
Adama D. Brown / the albany project:
NY-18: Lowey's challenger opposes interracial marriage and school integration; supports eugenics.  —  I wish that this were something out of the Onion, I really do.  —  Jim Russell, a right-wing activist running against Congresswoman Nita Lowey in the 18th district mid-state, has a rather interesting past.
Discussion: Salon, Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Generic Ballot Virtually Tied: Democrats 46%, Republicans 45%  —  Republicans losing strength in September compared with August  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's generic ballot for Congress for the week of Sept. 13-19 shows a 46% Democratic and 45% Republican split in registered voters' preferences for the midterm congressional elections.
Wall Street Journal:
Corporate Donations Shift to GOP  —  Corporations have begun to send a majority of donations from their political action committees to Republican candidates, a reversal from the trend of the past three years.  —  The change in corporate PAC giving is the latest sign Republicans are likely …
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Jenny Nordberg / New York Times:
Afghan Boys Are Prized, So Girls Live the Part  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — Six-year-old Mehran Rafaat is like many girls her age.  She likes to be the center of attention.  She is often frustrated when things do not go her way.  Like her three older sisters, she is eager to discover …
Discussion: Politerati and Advocate
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
DCCC outpaces NRCC in August  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee heads into the final stretch of the midterm campaign season with a $14 million cash edge over its GOP counterpart.  —  The DCCC announced Monday that it outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee $8.3 million to $6.6 million during August.
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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PinkNews.co.uk:
Ben Summerskill: Stonewall not fighting for gay marriage equality …
Discussion: Guardian and Harry's Place
Don Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Recession's over, economists say to a skeptical public
Kyle Stock / Wall Street Journal:
Ranks of Women on Wall Street Thin
Discussion: msnbc.com and Felix Salmon
Jessica Van Sack / Boston Herald:
Poll: Voters clueless about Charlie Baker
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jeffrey Wasserstrom / The Huffington Post:
Friedman's Flawed Beijing Bulletin
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Barbara Boxer's Bad Week, Part One of Five.
Discussion: RedState and GayPatriot
Wall Street Journal:
Stimulus for Clunkers  —  A new study charts an economic failure.
Discussion: Commentary
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
IT'S TRUE- Proof That the DNC and Team Obama Are Targeting Tea Parties …
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