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Karen McVeigh / Guardian:
Occupy Wall Street: ‘Pepper-spray’ officer named in Bush protest claim  —  Anthony Bologna, NYPD officer named in pepper-spray incident, is accused of civil rights violations at the time of the 2004 Republican national convention protests  —  A senior New York police officer accused …
Democracy Now:
Occupy Wall Street Protest Enters Second Week; 80 Arrested at Peaceful March
Discussion: Firedoglake
Shushannah Walshe / Politics:
Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue ‘Rogue’ Book Publisher  —  Sarah Palin's family attorney John Tiemessen has written a letter to Maya Mavjee, the publisher of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, that Palin may sue her, the company, and the book's author Joe McGinniss …
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Burgess Everett / The Politico:
McGinniss attacks media over alleged snubs  —  Joe McGinniss attacked what he called the mainstream media “herd animal” on Sunday, accusing TV and radio outlets of avoiding coverage of his book, “The Rogue: Searching for Sarah Palin.”  —  Even before its Sept 20. release, “The Rogue” …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin, CNN and Book Salon
New York Times:
In Turn to Politics, Facebook Starts a PAC  —  Facebook wants more friends.  And it is willing to pay for them.  —  The Silicon Valley social media company has for the first time formed an old-fashioned political action committee and will use it to distribute cash to candidates in the coming elections.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Facebook to form its own PAC to back political candidates  —  Facebook confirmed it filed paperwork on Monday to start its own political action committee.  —  “FB PAC will give our employees a way to make their voice heard in the political process by supporting candidates who share our goals …
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Facebook raises its game in Washington by forming its own PAC
Discussion: Guardian
Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Audience Member Asks Obama: ‘Would You Please Raise My Taxes?’  —  President Obama is currently fielding questions from a town hall audience in Mountain View, California, hosted by LinkedIn.  At one point, a man stood and asked Obama, “Would you please raise my taxes?”
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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A.Killough / CNN:
Perry moves to reassure Republicans in Iowa, South Carolina  —  Washington (CNN) - As he faces growing scrutiny about his conservative credentials, Texas Gov. Rick Perry called grassroots activists in the key early states of Iowa and South Carolina on Monday evening to address his record and take questions.
Discussion: GOP 12
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Perry tries to sooth worried Iowa and SC activists
Discussion: The Page
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
New gaffe: Obama confuses Jews with janitors  —  President Obama spoke to the Congressional Black Caucus awards banquet over the weekend.  —  Those folks will stick with him in 2012, of course.  —  But they've been somewhat miffed in recent months that the first post-partisan president …
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Euan Mearns / The Oil Drum:
A Brief Economic Explanation of Peak Oil  —  The following is a guest posting by Chris Skrebowski, the ex Editor of Petroleum Review and longtime ASPO and ODAC member.  Chris is the founder and Director of Peak Oil Consulting Ltd. The article was published on the ODAC website on 16th September.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
CNN:
CNN Poll: Perry still at top but Romney stronger vs. Obama  —  Washington (CNN) - Despite his performances in the two most recent Republican presidential debates, a new national survey indicates that Texas Gov. Rick Perry remains on top of the field in the race for the GOP nomination.
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Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
In Praise of Extremism  —  What good did bipartisanship ever do anybody?
William Lajeunesse / Fox News:
U.S. Government Used Taxpayer Funds to Buy, Sell Weapons During ‘Fast and Furious,’ Documents Show  —  Not only did U.S. officials approve, allow and assist in the sale of more than 2,000 guns to the Sinaloa cartel — the federal government used taxpayer money to buy semi-automatic weapons …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate leaders announce bipartisan agreement to avert government shutdown  —  Senate leaders announced a bipartisan agreement Monday evening that would keep government agencies funded until Nov. 18, potentially ending a contentious dispute over how to pay for disaster funds.
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Barack Obama Does The Impossible  —  Matt Miller continues to advocate for a third party in America: … Isn't Miller's position on this exactly the position of President Obama?  It seems to me that 15 months ago, Miller was touting “the exciting reform energy unleashed across the country …
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and Washington Post
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Unrelenting Downturn Is Redrawing America's Economic Map  —  When the unemployment rate rose in most states last month, it underscored the extent to which the deep recession, the anemic recovery and the lingering crisis of joblessness are beginning to reshape the nation's economic map.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and msnbc.com
Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Health suit might head to SCOTUS  —  The Obama administration chose not to ask the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear a pivotal health reform case Monday, signaling that it's going to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether President Barack Obama's health reform law is constitutional.
The Nation:
Fatwa for Jihad against America  —  LAHORE - As many as 50 religious scholars associated with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), a conglomerate of 20 Barelvi school of thought groups, have declared that Jihad against the US would be obligatory for the entire in case of aggression against the country.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Bret Jacobson / Big Government:
‘Solar Decathlon’ Sign Powered by Gas Generator  —  Americans are catching on to the absurdity of the far Left's “greening” of our economy.  In some cases, like the Solyndra scandal, it amounts to the Taxpayer cash being flushed away on economically unsound alternative technologies that we *hope …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / National Review:
Kean Confirms Christie Boomlet: 'It's Real'  —  Former New Jersey governor Tom Kean, who has known Chris Christie since he was a teenager and remains an informal adviser, tells National Review Online that the governor is “very seriously” considering a presidential bid.  —  “It's real,” Kean says.
Stephen M. Walt / Foreign Policy:
Mearsheimer responds to Goldberg's latest smear  —  Ever since John Mearsheimer and I began writing about the Israel lobby, some of our critics have leveled various personal charges against us.  These attacks rarely addressed the substance of what we wrote — a tacit concession that both facts …
 
 
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Gloomier and gloomier  —  TWO significant messages emerged …
Shushannah Walshe / Politics:
Could This Be the Week Sarah Palin Gets in the Race?
Discussion: Don Surber and The Other McCain
Michael E. Ruane / Washington Post:
Washington Monument elevator damage inspected as earthquake's toll is assessed
Discussion: Wonkette, Runnin' Scared and Gawker
Nanette Asimov / San Francisco Chronicle:
UC Berkeley student senators respond to bake sale
The Huffington Post:
Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Off a Cliff
Julie Henry / Telegraph:
Dress witches in pink and avoid white paper to prevent racism in nuseries, expert says
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Weasel Zippers
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Inside Obama's Israel Bomb Sale
Kerry Eleveld / The Atlantic Online:
Why Gay Rights Activists Are Winning—And What the Left Can Learn
Discussion: US Politics
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Spencer Soper / Morning Call:
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Obama Proposes Protecting Unemployed Against Hiring Bias
Discussion: The Powers That Be and Gawker
Spiegel Online:
Banking and Finance  —  Related articles, background features …
CNN:
Paul Ryan: Popular by pushing the unpopular
Discussion: Flower & Thistle and Daily Kos
 

 
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