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10:00 PM ET, October 12, 2010

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Sharron Angle raised $14 million in 3rd quarter  —  Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle raised $14 million over the last three months for her race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.  AP Photo/Cathleen Allison  —  Updated, 5:21 pm  —  Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle …
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Fox News Polls: GOP Sees Senate Chances Improve  —  The race for the Senate continues to heat up as Republicans lead for two seats currently held by Democrats — Nevada and Washington — while another Republican has closed into striking distance for an open seat in Connecticut.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Reid holds a small lead
Discussion: National Review and TPMDC
Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Sharron Angle Raised Massive $14M Haul In Third Quarter
Discussion: Indecision Forever
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Angle raises $14 million in third quarter
Discussion: The Politico, The Note and CNN
Associated Press:
Judge Orders Injunction on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the “don't ask, don't tell” policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.  —  U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling …
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Judge bans 'don't ask' policy worldwide  —  A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to halt all enforcement worldwide of the “don't ask, don't tell” policy regarding gays in the military.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips issued the injunction (text here) …
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Tony Perkins / Washington Post:
Christian compassion requires the truth about harms of homosexuality  —  The media has recently been filled with reports of several recent suicides by teenagers who are reported to have been victims of “anti-gay” bullying.  Some homosexual activist groups lay blame at the feet …
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INSTAPUTZ:
The Sound You Hear is Kay Graham Weeping.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jim VandeHei / The Politico:
The race that says it all  —  OSHKOSH, WI.  — Until last fall, Ron Johnson was just an intensely private guy with a good business and a nice house on Lake Winnebago.  He kept a stack of Wall Street Journals next to his bed, folded just right so he wouldn't forget to read columnist Dan Henninger on this or Paul Gigot on that.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Russ Feingold and the 42 percent problem
Discussion: National Review
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Senator Feingold struggles in Wisconsin
The Huffington Post:
Ken Buck Explained To Alleged Rape Victim Why He Wouldn't Take Her Case (AUDIO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  A five-year-old rape case that was never prosecuted is suddenly causing major ripples in the Colorado Senate race and headaches for Republican candidate Ken Buck.
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The Note:
Colorado Senate Candidate Ken Buck Faces Questions About Rape Case
Peter Baker / The Caucus:
White House Is Lifting Ban on Deepwater Drilling  —  Updated  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it was immediately lifting a moratorium on deepwater drilling that was imposed after the BP oil spill, as new rules are put in place that are intended to prevent another disaster.
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Tom Cohen / CNN:
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium
Discussion: The Enterprise Blog
Jeremy P. Jacobs / Hotline On Call:
DCCC Cuts Ad Buys In 6 Districts  —  The DCCC formalized its triage operation on Tuesday, moving money out of battleground races where it looks like Republicans have already marshaled significant leads.  —  In six districts — three open seats previously held by Democrats and three …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Paralysis of the State  —  Sometimes a local issue perfectly illuminates a larger national problem.  Such is the case with the opposition of the New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, to construction of a new tunnel between his state and New York.  —  Christie argues that a state …
Jeremy P. Jacobs / Hotline On Call:
Paladino Curses Eric Holder  —  It's already been a rough week for Republican Carl Paladino's New York gubernatorial campaign and it looks like the hits are going to keep on coming.  —  In a previously unreleased video obtained by Hotline On Call, Paladino has some choice words …
Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Miller, Murkowski in statistical tie  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Republican nominee Joe Miller are in a dead heat, according to the latest poll out of the Alaska Senate race.  —  Miller still leads the field with 35 percent of the vote, but Murkowski received 33 percent for her write-in bid …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING, PART 2: DOJ TO APPEAL DOMA DECISIONS  —  [NOTE: This post was updated throughout Tuesday evening.]  —  In a move expected by most legal observers, the U.S. Department of Justice this afternoon filed notices of appeal in two cases striking down the federal definition of marriage …
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Brendan Farrington / MiamiHerald.com:
DCF won't appeal overturn of gay adoption ban
Discussion: Advocate and Pam's House Blend
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Manchin retakes lead  —  Joe Manchin has reclaimed the lead in the West Virginia Senate race by a 48-45 margin.  He trailed by 3 points in a PPP poll three weeks ago and his improved standing is a clear example of the biggest potential game changer nationwide for this year's election …
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The Note:   WV Senate Candidate John Raese: I “Absolutely” Want to Abolish Minimum Wage
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Obama's Lost Narrative  —  Nyhan goes after the Democrats for baseless attacks against the US Chamber of Commerce.  It is very depressing to see them descend to this kind of stuff.  What they need are not tactics and resentment, which is what we're seeing.  What we need is a narrative of recovery and reform from Obama.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Rich Iott Defends Nazis He Dresses Up As: ‘They Were Doing What They Thought Was Right’ (VIDEO)  —  Ohio Congressional candidate Rich Iott got grilled by Anderson Cooper last night on his rather unusual hobby of dressing up as a member of the 5th SS Wiking Panzer Division, a unit in the German army during World War II.
David Frum / FrumForum:
About Alex Knepper  —  For some months, we have been occasionally publishing here at FrumForum the work of an American University undergraduate named Alex Knepper.  Alex Knepper is an outspoken young libertarian, a brave and brainy writer of real promise.  —  Alex also published …
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
You just keep leaning forward, Keith  —  Yesterday we showed you Keith Olbermann's contribution to MSNBC's great new “Lean Forward” campaign.  You know, the one that's going to turn everything around and make people watch their channel.  Why would they want to miss this?
Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
Parker Spitzer Is Tanking CNN's Prime Time: Worst Ratings In 10 Years  —  CNN's prime time ratings woes are only increasing with new program Parker Spitzer.  —  Monday night was the lowest weekday prime time rating average in more than 10 years, since June 28, 2000.  And it wasn't just the 8pmET that was seeing low ratings.
Discussion: Hot Air and Doug Ross
Michelle Malkin:
Celebrating American greatness...in Chile; Update: Live rescue video link added; brief Obama statement; final capsule testing  —  8:59 Eastern Rescue capsule comes back to surface...Chilean engineers inspecting...  8:48pm Eastern Final rescue capsule testing
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Forget the Birthers, Here Come the DNAers  —  Man, here I thought that with Nazi re-enacters, witches, and tea baggers insisting they have a higher security clearance than the Commander in Chief, we had reached as low and as ridiculous as we could possibly get.  How sad that reality proved to be so much worse than my pessimism:
Wall Street Journal:
The 2010 Spending Record  —  In two years, a 21.4% increase.  —  Perhaps you missed it, but then so did the Washington press corps.  Late last week the Congressional Budget Office released its preliminary budget tallies for fiscal year 2010, and the news is that the U.S. government had another fabulous year—in spending your money.
 
 
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Ryan J. Reilly / TPMMuckraker:
Mark Kirk Sends Poll Monitors To ‘Vulnerable,’ …
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
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Stephanie Cutter / White House.gov Blog Feed:
Putting an Old Rumor to Rest
Discussion: Washington Wire and Hit & Run
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Rand Paul's college group mocked Christians
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Axelrod: We'll keep pounding outside spending and foreign money
 Earlier Items: 
Robert James Bidinotto / Big Government:
Will the ‘Ruling Class Right’ Rescue Vulnerable Dems?
Discussion: Riehl World View and AmSpecBlog
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Rep. Bright ad: My constituents 'don't want a liberal running the House'
Discussion: The Hill and The Politico
Ezra Klein:
Rattner: ‘This is how Congress keeps their foot on the neck of the executive branch’
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
The rise of the ‘ordinary’ elite
Alex Tabarrok / Marginal Revolution:
Economic Misconceptions  —  Students typically come …
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Loses Support in Poll as Joblessness Prompts Growing U.S. Discontent