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12:10 PM ET, August 19, 2011

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Feingold says he won't run in 2012  —  He'll continue teaching law, working on book  —  By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel  —  Democrat Russ Feingold has decided he will not be a candidate for political office next year, taking himself out of the running in 2012 for either U.S. senator …
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Russ Feingold / Progressives United:
A Message from Russ  —  I am grateful for the friendship and support of so many fellow Wisconsinites who suggested I consider running for statewide office in the coming months.  While I may seek elective office again someday, I have decided not to run for public office during 2012.
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Feingold Won't Run For Senate
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs and Moe Lane
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Russ Feingold says he won't run in 2012
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Perry, parties, and pragmatism  —  This fascinating clip made the rounds yesterday, and with good reason.  To get a sense of how Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) evaluates evidence, it's an illustrative three minutes.  —  I can't find a full transcript, but to offer a flavor …
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The Politico:
Rick Perry's gifts: Boots, trips, medical tests  —  Cowboy boots — 22 pairs.  Stetson hats.  Belt buckles.  Cuff links.  A TV.  Medical tests for him and his wife.  Nine hunting trips.  Dozens of tickets to sports games and concerts.  —  Rick Perry earns a $150,000 annual salary and has a blind trust.
Discussion: The Raw Story, GOP 12 and Pajamas Media
Paul Waldman / TAPPED:
Rick Perry Talks About Sex  —  We sure are talking about Rick Perry a lot.  But why stop now — he's not only new, but interesting in ways that some of his opponents aren't.  Jonathan Chait brings us this video of Perry seemingly flummoxed when confronted with the fact that his preferred policy …
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: ‘Idiot’ jab lobbed at Perry  —  (CNN) - Former Treasury official Bruce Bartlett labeled newly-minted Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry “an idiot” Friday.  —  Bartlett, who served at Treasury under former President George H.W. Bush and as a domestic policy adviser …
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The Politico:
Perry's loose lips worry Hill Republicans  —  Cut the cowboy talk.  —  That's the message congressional Republicans facing the prospect of sharing a ballot next year with Rick Perry have for the newest GOP presidential candidate.  —  In a series of interviews, uncommitted Republican members praised …
Daily Mail:
Teen girl gang assaults woman in brazen daylight attack outside Philadelphia City Hall  —  An astonishing video has emerged of a vicious gang of teenage girls assaulting a female pedestrian as she walks outside a city hall in broad daylight.  —  The woman, who has not been named …
Discussion: UrbanGrounds
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Bad luck?  Bad faith?  —  “We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, got the economy moving again. .   . .  But over the last six months, we've had a run of bad luck.”  —  Decorah, Iowa, Aug. 15  —  A troubled nation wonders: How did we get mired in 9.1 percent unemployment …
Discussion: The New Republic and Betsy's Page
Michelle Malkin:
Ugh: Greta and Sarah Palin rally behind Tea Party poser Orrin Hatch  —  I just read a very bizarre blog post about entrenched incumbent Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch by Fox News anchor Greta van Susteren and then watched an equally distressing interview van Susteren conducted last night with Sarah Palin regarding Hatch.
Discussion: Mediaite, Human Events, GOP 12 and Gretawire
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Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Hatch cozies up to Palin in preparation for primary fight
Discussion: GOP 12 and CNN
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bad news from NASA: If we don't reduce carbon emissions, the aliens might come and kill us  —  This is really just the story of Sodom and Gomorrah repackaged with a scientific patina for the green agenda, no?  An omnipotent super-being looks down upon mankind, is angry at what it sees, and resolves to smite the sinners.
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Ian Sample / Guardian:
Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Fewer Youths to Be Deported in New Policy  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Thursday that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many illegal immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety.  —  The new policy is expected to help thousands …
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Pat Dooris / KGW-TV:
DeFazio says Obama lacks will to fight, may lose Oregon  —  EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon Congressman Peter Defazio is traveling around his district and leveling verbal body blows at President Obama.  —  In his Eugene office Wednesday, Defazio accused the President of lacking the will to fight for the promises he made to get elected.
Windy City Media Group Gay Lesbian Bisexual …:
Court rules against Catholic Charities in foster-care case  —  A circuit court judge ruled Aug. 18 against four Catholic charities in a lawsuit against the state over the right to continue with foster care services.  —  Judge John Schmidt ruled that the state did not violate the rights …
Ann Carrns / Bucks:
Mortgage Rates Hit 50-Year Low  —  Back in June, in a post about adjustable-rate home loans, Bucks mused about how nice it would be to have a mortgage interest rate that began with a “3.”  The way things are going, that time may not be far off for fixed-rates loans, as well.
Discussion: Free exchange and The Big Picture
Aaron Glantz / New York Times:
Number of Green Jobs Fails to Live Up to Promises  —  Flanked by a cadre of local political leaders, Mayor Chuck Reed of San Jose used a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a solar power company last week to talk up the promise of the green economy.  —  Mr. Reed called the opening of the new headquarters …
Jack Doyle / Daily Mail:
Our prison walls are too high to look over, moan terror suspects  —  Suspected terrorists are complaining about a fence around the exercise yard in their high-security prison which restricts their view of the horizon.  —  The alleged extremists are locked up while the Government tries to remove them from the country.
Wall Street Journal:
The President's Island Retreat  —  Is his visit to Martha's Vineyard a sign that he's giving up?  —  The phrase of the day is “new lows.”  It blares from every screen.  The number of Americans satisfied with the ways things are going hits new lows—11%.  President Obama's popularity: new lows.
Discussion: Althouse and Betsy's Page
New York Times:
The Wrong Idea  —  Stocks on Wall Street dropped sharply on Thursday, with investors spooked, again, about the euro-zone debt crisis and the sputtering United States economy.  —  Yet, even at this hour, leaders on both sides of the Atlantic seem determined to handcuff fiscal policies …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Iraq Leader Says the Arab Spring Benefits Israel  —  BAGHDAD — While Western leaders including President Obama called on President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to step down, Iraq's prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, warned Arab leaders in a speech on Thursday that Israel would benefit the most from the Arab Spring.
Discussion: Via Meadia
The White House:
Executive Order—Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce  —  ESTABLISHING A COORDINATED GOVERNMENT-WIDE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE  —  By the authority vested in me as President …
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Obama's unhelpful advice  —  Obama's advice to the farmer was simple: ‘Contact USDA.’  —  At Wednesday's town hall in Atkinson, Ill., a local farmer who said he grows corn and soybeans expressed his concerns to President Obama about “more rules and regulations” - including those concerning dust …
 
 
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