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Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Gloria Allred Says Letter Is Proof Meg Whitman Knew Housekeeper Was Illegal  —  Meg Whitman Accuses Jerry Brown of Orchestrating ‘Smear’  —  Lawyer Gloria Allred released a letter today that she claims proves California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman knowingly employed an undocumented immigrant as her housekeeper.
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TMZ.com:
Gloria Allred: Meg Whitman Is a Liar  —  Gloria Allred just went after Meg Whitman with a vengeance ... waiving a letter from the Social Security Administration sent to Meg back in 2003, putting Meg and her husband on notice there was a problem with their housekeeper's Social Security number — a sign she was here illegally.
Illegal Immigration:
ALIPAC Calls for Arrest of Candidate Meg Whitman & Nicky Diaz!  —  Contact: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)  —  In response to the explosive revelations that California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman employed illegal alien Nicky Diaz for nine years, ALIPAC is asking Immigration …
Seema Mehta / PolitiCal:
Whitman says she would take polygraph test to prove she didn't …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Seema Mehta / PolitiCal:
Whitman's husband says ‘it is possible’ handwriting on letter is his [Updated]
The Caucus:
Emanuel's Departure Set; Rouse to Replace Him  —  Updated President Obama will give his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, a send-off Friday as Mr. Emanuel officially announces his departure from the West Wing to run for mayor of Chicago, officials familiar with the decision said.
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Pelosi: Democrats will hit campaign trail with a ‘spirit of optimism’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Fox News:   White House Confirms ‘Personnel Announcement,’ Rahm Departure Expected
Don Babwin / Associated Press:   AP sources: Emanuel leaving White House on Friday
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Closing the book on Christine O'Donnell Oxford flap  —  By now you may have heard that the claim that Christine O'Donnell studied at Oxford has now turned up on a second O'Donnell online resume, this one from ZoomInfo.  —  I've got some more information on what happened from ZoomInfo …
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Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Claremont Institute Tells TPM O'Donnell's 2002 Resume Listed Oxford University  —  One thing we know is true: Christine O'Donnell was a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute in 2002.  The rest, as we've closely chronicled, is all a bit fuzzy.  —  But TPM just spoke with a Claremont official …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama 52%, Clinton 37% for 2012 Democratic Nomination  —  Clinton's support highest among conservative, less well-educated Democrats  —  PRINCETON, NJ — If Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were to challenge President Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2012 …
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Vox Popoli:
Gay rights killed Clementi  —  The body count of the gay rights movement grows by one. … It was obvious from the start that the orientationally-challenged activists would attempt to blame Clementi's death on his roommate.  But the surreptitious filming of sexual activity …
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ABCNEWS:
NJ Gov. Wonders How Rutgers ‘Spies’ Can Sleep at Night After Tyler Clementi's Suicide  —  Prosecutor Says He Will Determine Whether Bias Will Play a Role in Criminal Charges  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie today called the suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi an …
Lisa W. Foderaro / New York Times:
Private Moment Made Public, Then a Fatal Jump
Joe / Joe. My. God.:
Sen. Saxby Chambliss Just Called Me To Offer His “Sincerest Apologies”  —  I just got off the phone with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who said he was calling to personally apologize for the “All faggots must die” comment left here on JMG last Tuesday.  I'll paraphrase what Chambliss said to me …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Chambliss fires staffer over posting of anti-gay slur
Discussion: Politics Daily and CNN
The Huffington Post:
Linda McMahon: ‘We Ought To Review’ The Minimum Wage  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, suggested Thursday that the U.S. ought to take a second look at the federal minimum wage.  —  “The minimum wage now in our country …
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AKMuckraker / The Mudflats:
The Arrogance of Joe Miller (Updated With Blame)  —  You hear an awful lot from the Joe Miller campaign about Lisa Murkowski being “entitled” and acting like she's owed the senate seat.  It seems to bug them.  And it bugs a lot of Alaskans.  —  These Tweets from Joe Miller were captured …
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Ivan Moore / Anchorage Press:
The Moore Report: New poll numbers
The Politico:
White House scorecard: MSNBC up, bloggers down  —  At one point not that long ago, Greenwald's critiques were taken as constructive criticism, in much the same way Maddow's are.  Marc Ambinder wrote in The Atlantic in May 2009 that “whereas the White House does not give a scintilla of attention …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Speakeasy
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
J Street, Down the Rabbit Hole  —  Jeremy Ben-Ami, the founder and president of J Street, the liberal Jewish group, e-mailed Goldblog last night: “Reports of our demise (including from you) are greatly exaggerated....” He was referring to a question I posted earlier in the day …
Marty Beckerman / Esquire:
Exclusive: Ben Wetmore Explains CNN Boat Sex Prank  —  On Wednesday CNN reported that right-wing provocateur James O'Keefe — the fake pimp whose YouTube video cost ACORN its federal funding, and who pled guilty to entering Senator Mary Landrieu's office under false pretenses — planned to …
Chicago Breaking News:
UIC faculty may jump into Ayers fray  —  University of Illinois at Chicago faculty leaders are weighing whether to ask the board of trustees to reconsider its controversial decision to deny emeritus status to retired professor William Ayers.  —  It's the latest twist in a showdown 40 years …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Gateway Pundit
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Cornyn: Del. Senate ‘not as competitive’ as other races for GOP  —  The Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Thursday that Delaware's Senate contest between Tea Party-favorite Christine O'Donnell and Democrat Chris Coons “looks like it's not as competitive as other races across the country.”
Discussion: The Politico
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Senate campaign chiefs duel over November outcome
Discussion: The Politico
Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Middle class tax-cut issue backfiring on Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's urgent call for Congress to immediately extend tax breaks for the middle class was supposed to create a defining Democratic issue and cast Republicans as defenders of the rich on the eve of crucial midterm elections.
Discussion: Hot Air and Liberty Pundits Blog
Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Grayson Attack Helps His Rival  —  Florida Republican Daniel Webster turned an attack advertisement from incumbent Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson comparing him to a member of the Taliban into a fund-raising tool — raking in $130,000 in the last two days, the Webster camp said.
Jon Ward / The Daily Caller:
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday gave a mixed but decidedly negative review of President Obama's economic policies, saying that the reason for joblessness is uncertainty in the private sector caused by government and that the president is uninterested in business.
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The new math adds up to losses for the Democrats  —  Sometimes the most important clues are hiding in plain view.  That was the case in late June, when the Gallup Organization reported that the share of voters who describe themselves as conservative had increased from 37 percent to 42 percent in the past two years.
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Sen. John Thune: Sarah Palin changes 2012 equation  —  Sen. John Thune said Thursday that Sarah Palin's decision whether or not to run for president will “change the equation” for him and all other potential Republican contenders.  —  “She is someone who has a tremendous following out there …
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Washington Senate  —  Washington Senate: Rossi (R), Murray (D) Are Tied Again  —  Incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray and Republican challenger Dino Rossi are back to a virtual tie in Washington's race for U.S. Senate.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey …
NY Daily News:
New Yorkers outraged as bureaucrats order city to change lettering on every single street sign  —  The city will change the lettering on every single street sign - at an estimated cost of about $27.5 million - because the feds don't like the font.  —  Street names will change from all capital letters …
Jeremy P. Jacobs / Hotline On Call:
DSCC Cancels Ad Buy In Kentucky  —  The DSCC has canceled some ad reservations in Kentucky, a likely sign that the Democratic committee is re-evaluating whether it is worth spending money there this year.  —  A Republican source who monitors ad buys told Hotline On Call that the DSCC has canceled reservations there for next week.
 
 
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Richard D. Kahlenberg / New York Times:
Elite Colleges, or Colleges for the Elite?  —  TODAY'S populist …
Discussion: TigerHawk
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Without a defendable record, Democrats try pounding the table
Discussion: Hit & Run
Todd Zywicki / Wall Street Journal:
In Elizabeth Warren We Trust?
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Boehner Outlines Changes if G.O.P. Takes House
Discussion: Truthdig
Bloomberg:
Trying to find out just why Carl's all the rage
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
Craig Newmark: NPR Will Be the Dominant News Force By 2020
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Simmi Aujla / The Politico:
Paul Ryan hits Democrats over social security
Discussion: Wonk Room and Hullabaloo
 Earlier Items: 
The Note:
Leadership Challenge?  GOP Rep.: ‘Premature’ to Commit to Supporting Boehner
Discussion: The Politico
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Flaws in GOP's pledge to balance budget
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
CNN:
New poll indicates Sestak within reach of Toomey
Townhall.com:
Alan Grayson: Hates Children, Hates Seniors, Loves Satan
Discussion: National Review and Gateway Pundit
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Sebelius: WSJ Report on McDonald's Health Insurance “Flat Out Wrong”
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