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7:00 PM ET, October 11, 2010

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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
3 Share Nobel Economics Prize for Labor Analysis  —  The 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded on Monday to Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides for their work on markets where buyers and sellers have difficulty finding each other …
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Mark Halperin / Time:
Why Obama Is in the Jaws of Political Death  —  Barack Obama is being politically crushed in a vise.  From above, by elite opinion about his competence.  From below, by mass anger and anxiety over unemployment.  And it is too late for him to do anything about this predicament until after November's elections.
Sewell Chan / The Caucus:
Soros: I Can't Stop a Republican ‘Avalanche’  —  George Soros, the billionaire financier who was an energetic Democratic donor in the last several election cycles but is sitting this one out, is not feeling optimistic about Democratic prospects.  —  “I made an exception getting involved in 2004 …
Jeffrey Lord / American Spectator:
The President's Nun: Obamacare Scranton Scandal Explodes  —  Can you say “October Surprise”?  —  A mushrooming political battle over ObamaCare involving the White House, two incumbent Pennsylvania congressmen, three Catholic hospitals and a nun has just exploded in, of all places, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Biden jabs at Karl Rove on campaign spending
Discussion: Reuters
Washington Post:
Obama continues attack on Chamber of Commerce
John Hamilton / Media Matters for America:
“Progressive Hunter”  —  Jailhouse Confession: How the right-wing media and Glenn Beck's chalkboard drove Byron Williams to plot assassination … Byron Williams' alleged domestic terror plot began in Groveland, a tiny Gold Rush town nestled high in the Sierras, three hours east of San Francisco.
Keka's Open Salon Blog:
White Men With Guns—Reconstruction Redux  —  I saw it.  But I couldn't believe it.  —  There I was, in a fast food drive through, behind a man whose back window decal, in small white letters, sent me a message that sent a chill down my spine—just as he'd hoped it would, no doubt.  It said:
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Hey, Small Spender  —  Here's the narrative you hear everywhere: President Obama has presided over a huge expansion of government, but unemployment has remained high.  And this proves that government spending can't create jobs.  —  Here's what you need to know: The whole story is a myth.
Ezra Klein:
Column: An ugly word for an ugly economy  —  You may not know the term “hysteresis.”  It's the “lagging of an effect behind its cause,” and it's an ugly word that sounds like a foot fungus.  It's also an ugly thing to have happen to your economy.  And it may be what's happening to ours.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Manchin: If healthcare reform can't be fixed, ‘repeal the whole thing’  —  West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D), who is in a tough fight for a Senate seat, said Monday he'd support repealing the healthcare reform law if it can't be fixed.  —  Manchin, who's been falling behind in his race …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Struggling Dem Senate candidate distances himself from Obama
Discussion: Commentary
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Trending: ‘Exuberant’ author aims for President, meets Secret Service  —  (CNN) - The Secret Service is now shedding some more light on the circumstances surrounding a man who threw a book at President Obama at an event in Pennsylvania Sunday.  And they're not throwing the book at him.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Scot Kersgaard / Colorado Independent:
Buck's refusal to prosecute 2005 rape case reverberates in U.S. Senate race  —  Critics: Weld DA's treatment of alleged victim ‘shows his general view of women’  —  When Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck refused to prosecute a rape case five years ago, he probably had no idea …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
More Great Candidates to Support This Year  —  I've just finished up another great week of travel across our country.  From Florida to California, the feeling is unmistakable.  A commonsense grassroots movement is determined to get our country back to its founding principles and constitutional roots.
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Are Conflicted Over Black Vote, Obama  —  ST. LOUIS—Democrats say it is critical that they turn out African American voters this November.  But for Robin Carnahan, the party's nominee for Senate in Missouri, that is proving to be a tricky proposition.
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
‘The Simpsons’ Explains Its Button-Pushing Banksy Opening  —  How did “The Simpsons” manage to track down Banksy, the pseudonymous British artist, and get him to create the powerful opening-credit sequence from Sunday's episode, which seems to reveal the torturous sweatshop responsible for the show's creation?
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans Maintain Strength Among Likely Voters  —  Race generally stable; independents remain key benefit for GOP  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans maintain a substantial advantage over Democrats among likely voters in Gallup's generic ballot for Congress — in both lower- and higher-turnout scenarios …
Discussion: The Hill and Taegan Goddard's …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans' Image of “Federal Government” Mostly Negative  —  More than 7 in 10 describe government in negative terms  —  PRINCETON, NJ — More than 7 in 10 Americans use a word or phrase that is clearly negative when providing a top-of-mind reaction to the federal government.
The Note:
‘Hick’ Ad Actor: 'Don't Tase Me, Bro'  —  ABC News' Rick Klein reports:  —  The Republican attack ad that sought out the “ ‘hicky’ blue collar look” for actors to play “real” West Virginians has placed a spotlight on a common practice the campaign advertising world - or, at least …
Hetz Shahor / The Jawa Report:
North Carolina Muslim Admits Working with al Qaeda: “Proud to be an American Traitor” [Full text]  —  I think we can quit with the speculation about where he went and why  —  Update by Rusty: The full text of Khan's story can be found at the end of this post.  —  I'm reading the magazine now and will continue to update.
Discussion: NPR and Liveshots
Wall Street Journal:
Congressional Staffers Gain From Trading in Stocks  —  WASHINGTON—Chris Miller nearly doubled his $3,500 stock investment in a renewable-energy firm in 2008.  It was a perfectly legal bet, but he's no ordinary investor.  —  Mr. Miller is the top energy-policy adviser to Nevada Democrat …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Man Streaks in Front of Obama for $1 Million  —  If billionaire Alki David is an honest man, the man who streaked in front of Barack Obama at the president's rally today in Philadelphia will be paid $1 million for his stunt.  The man who performed today's stunt, which captured the attention …
Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
Fiorina, Whitman down tequila shots  —  California's top Republican candidates, Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina and gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman, took a timeout from taking shots at their opponents over weekend to take shots of tequila.  —  Appearing at the Hispanic 100 Lifetime Achievement …
Ben McGrath / New Yorker:
SEARCH AND DESTROY  —  Nick Denton's blog empire.  —  For years after starting Gawker Media, the online publishing network, in 2002, Nick Denton ran the company out of his apartment, in SoHo.  “He said, ‘If you run it out of your house, then no one expects anything,’ ” …
CNN:
CNN Poll: Most disapprove of both GOP and Democrats in Congress  —  Washington (CNN) - Most Americans disapprove of how both the Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress are handling their jobs, according to a new national poll.  —  And a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Top GOP candidate: Boehner would be ‘good’ Speaker, Cantor would be ‘outstanding’  —  A top GOP candidate for Congress suggested that he'd prefer that Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) over Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) as the next Speaker under a GOP-led House.
Discussion: The Politico and Weasel Zippers
Russell Adams / Wall Street Journal:
Strong Personalities Color Talks Between Newsweek, Daily Beast  —  Newsweek magazine and the Daily Beast news website are deep in talks over a possible combination and the likelihood of a deal is increasing, though some hurdles remain.  —  The key question hanging over talks is whether …
 
 
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Jesse Lee / White House.gov Blog Feed:
The President on Infrastructure Investment: “This is Work That Needs to Be Done.
Matthew Gagnon / Pine Tree Politics:
PTP / MECPO Poll Shows Narrow Lead for Paul LePage
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
Is Citizens United a Big Deal Only Because People Mistakenly Think It Is?
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: New Hampshire Senate
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Obama cuts Florida radio ad for Meek as Democrat denies he's dropping out
David Montgomery / Rapid City Journal:
National Dems cut funding for Sandlin
Discussion: Don Surber, The Eye and Ballot Box
Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
Tea Party Republican dresses up like Nazi Waffen SS!
Discussion: CNN
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
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Annie Karni / New York Post:
Anti-mosque lawsuit slammed as bigotry
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Incumbents Polling Below 50 Percent Often Win Re-Election …
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