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“Pledge to America” Unveiled by Republicans (Full Text) — CBS News has obtained a final draft of House Republicans' legislative agenda for the next Congress, a 21-page “Pledge to America” that they will formally unveil Thursday morning at a Virginia hardware store.
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Perhaps the Most Ridiculous Thing to Come Out of Washington Since George McClellan — The House Republicans' “Pledge to America” is out. A thrill will run up the leg of a few Chris Matthews' types on the right. As Dan noted on Twitter, the Contract with America was 869 words and this is 21 pages.
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Doug Ross, Michelle Malkin, FrumForum, Erick's blog, Left Coast Rebel and Hot Air


Republican ‘Pledge to America’: Spending caps, tax cuts — House Republicans are set to release on Thursday a “Pledge to America,” an ambitious and sweeping set of proposed changes to domestic and security policy, including promises to freeze most federal government hiring, cut Congress' budget …
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The Hill, Associated Press, The Atlantic Online, Daily Kos and FrumForum

We'll Take the Pledge — All year long, conservatives have been pressuring Republicans to release a Contract with America for 2010 — an updated version of the campaign platform that the party unveiled before its 1994 sweep of Congress. Thursday morning, Republican congressmen are responding …
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New York Times, Politics Daily, Outside the Beltway and Riehl World View


GOP agenda to include social issues — An election year agenda being unveiled by House Republicans Thursday will include language affirming the party's support of “traditional marriage” and its opposition to abortion rights, House GOP sources tell POLITICO.
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ABCNEWS, CNN, Liberal Values, Daily Kos and FrumForum

CNN/Time poll: Coons up 16 over O'Donnell — (CNN) - A new poll suggests that Delaware Republicans might have blown their chance to win back a Senate seat long held the by the Democrats. — According to a CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday …
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Castle won't rule out write-in — Delaware Rep. Mike Castle told reporters Wednesday evening just off the House floor that he hasn't ruled out a write-in GOP Senate bid - though he said such an effort remained unlikely. — “I don't want to necessarily interfere with Republican chances,” …
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National Review, Hot Air and TPMDC

Poll: Dem Incumbents Feingold, Bennett Trail in Senate Races …
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Ballot Box and The Page

Liz Cheney Responds To President's “We Can Absorb A Terrorist Attack” Comment — Liz Cheney, the chairman of Keep America Safe, released the following statement in response to reports that President Obama said, “We can absorb a terrorist attack,” in an interview with Bob Woodward.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Commentary and NO QUARTER
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Republicans seize on comments by Obama in new Woodward book — Republicans on Wednesday blasted President Obama for statements journalist Bob Woodward attributed to him in his new book. — Republicans were particularly incensed about Obama's belief that the U.S. could “absorb” …
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The Politico and CNN

Bob Woodward book details Obama battles with advisers over exit plan for Afghan war
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Cuomo Caught Lying About Voting For Bloomberg? — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There has been a dramatic development in the race for New York governor. — A new poll has Republican Carl Paladino within striking distance of Democrat Andrew Cuomo as voters say they want to elect someone who will stop the circus in Albany.
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Paladino Trails Cuomo By 6 Points In New York Gov Race, Quinnipiac …
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Cuomo leads Paladino by six just points
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Did Somebody Say “Fringe”? — Not so long ago, Rand Paul—son of Ron, “modern-day revolutionary,” and practicing ophthalmologist—would have been written off as a harmless political extremist. For believing that the Federal Reserve should be gutted. Or that the Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional.
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The Atlantic Online, Washington Monthly, The Hill, Salon, TPMDC, Barefoot and Progressive, Angry Bear and FrumForum
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Rand Paul kisses neocons' ring, but some neocons remain wary
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TPMDC and Hullabaloo

TheDC exclusive: Stephen Colbert to testify before House immigration subcommittee Friday — Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert is slated to testify at a congressional hearing Friday on immigration titled “Protecting America's Harvest,” two sources have told The Daily Caller.
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CNN, All American Blogger, Hot Air, Pajamas Media, TPMDC, NewsBusters.org and Beltway Confidential

No, No, CEO — There's a lot of buzz around the idea that Obama will or should appoint a CEO to take over the Summers job. Now, the first thing to say is what Yglesias says: Obama should pick someone who can do a good job. Never mind image, or the message the appointment supposedly sends …
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Matthew Yglesias and Economist's View
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Larry and Harvard — A reader asks the following about Larry Summers:
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Ezra Klein and Ben Smith's Blog

The awesome stupidity of replacing Larry Summers with a CEO
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Moderates privately urge Dem leaders: No vote on middle class tax cuts! — A number of “moderate” House Dems have privately given Nancy Pelosi and other Dem leaders an earful in recent days, urging them not to hold a vote on whether to extend just the middle class tax cuts and not the high end ones …
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DownWithTyranny!, Guardian, Talking Points Memo, The New Republic, TPMDC, Washington Monthly, SEIU and RedState
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Andrew Breitbart Caught in Gay Scandal! — On September 19th, Andrew Breitbart and Glenn Beck headlined the Right Nation 2010 event in Hoffman Estates, IL. Outside, protesters from Organizing for America, Obama's sheep-herding initiative, gathered to scream at attendees - and spit on Breitbart.
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Joe. My. God. and Verum Serum
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Andrew Breitbart ‘Pissed’ at Glenn Beck?
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Althouse, Left Coast Rebel and Riehl World View


KFC pays college women for ad space on buns — KFC wants folks to watch its backside. — Or, more precisely, the backsides of female college students it's recruiting to promote its hot new bunless Double Down sandwiches. — Women on college campuses are being paid $500 each to hand …
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Michelle Malkin, Telegraph, Weasel Zippers, culturekitchen, Left Coast Rebel, The Confluence and JammieWearingFool

Race-Baiting Dem Congresswoman Pits Latinos Against Asians on Spanish-Language TV — Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez appeared on Spanish-Language Univision to tell Latino voters that their Congressional seat was being taken by the Vietnamese. — Rep. Sanchez is in a hotly contested race …
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Big Government, Maggie's Farm, Right Wing News, Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and The Right Scoop


AP Stringer Arrested for Working for .... the Taliban — Two journalists were actually detained. One was a stringer for the AP named Rahmatullah Nekzad who also did freelance work for al Jazeera. The other guy is named Mohammed Nader and worked for al Jazeera. — How were they linked to the Taliban?
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ISAF Latest, Committee to Protect …, Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, New York Times, BLACKFIVE and The Long War Journal

Poll surprise of the day: Barney Frank in trouble? — The Sean Bielat campaign has declared themselves within reach of unseating Barney Frank in Massachusetts' 4th CD, one of the presumed safest districts for Democrats in the nation. The poll, conducted for the campaign by OnMessage …
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sisu and The American Pundit

Angle: I made $236,000 off Rush Limbaugh, and Hannity was profitable, too — Remember those comments Sharron Angle made about how FOX interviews were different because she could use the network to raise money. She wasn't kidding. — Here's some audio of Angle at a house party this month, bragging about how profitable FOX can be:
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Think Progress, Mediaite, TPMDC, Washington Post and msnbc.com


Decoding Christine O'Donnell … Like This Story
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Power Line and The Volokh Conspiracy


Ohio Democrat Chair Fires ‘F-Word’ At Tea Party — Chris Redfern Makes Emotional Speech Before Steel Workers — CLARINGTON, Ohio — In the midst of a heated general election cycle, Ohio's Democratic Party chairman is admitting he used some “colorful language” during a political event in Monroe County Monday night.

Stuxnet malware is ‘weapon’ out to destroy ... Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant? — Cyber security experts say they have identified the world's first known cyber super weapon designed specifically to destroy a real-world target - a factory, a refinery, or just maybe a nuclear power plant.
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Outside the Beltway

Chambliss' office says it was source of homosexual slur — WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss' office has determined it was indeed the source of a highly publicized homosexual-bashing slur on an Internet site. — But in a statement, Chambliss' office said it has not discovered exactly …
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Think Progress, The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos

Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Believe Obama Is A Cactus — WASHINGTON—According to a poll released Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of U.S. citizens now believe Barack Obama is a cactus, the most Americans to identify the president as a water- retaining desert plant since he took office.
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Outside the Beltway and Politics Daily