memeorandum: Push for President Obama's jobs bill illustrates the art of beating a dead horse (Sam Youngman/Ballot Box)

9:30 AM ET, October 5, 2011

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Perry raises $17 million — Siren, as they say: … The $17 million figure, which a Perry spokesman confirms to me, is almost as much as Mitt Romney raised in his first quarter as a declared presidential candidate this year. — It's also more than Rudy Giuliani and John McCain raised …

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Hot Air exclusive: Perry raises $17.1 million in Q3 — A source on the Rick Perry campaign tells Hot Air that the Texas governor conducted some Texas-size fundraising in the third quarter. Coming in just a little over halfway through, Perry raised $17.1 million.

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Sam Youngman / Ballot Box:

Push for President Obama's jobs bill illustrates the art of beating a dead horse — “Why don't we just pretend he didn't die? Just for a bit!” — Larry Wilson in “Weekend at Bernie's” — It might help to think of the American Jobs Act as Elvis. — The King made $60 million last year even though he died in 1977.

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Matt DoBias / The Politico:

Reid considers surtax on millionaires — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is eyeing a tax on the nation's highest earners as a way to defray some of the $447 billion price tag for the White House-written jobs package-a move that would shift attention away from its underlying policies and more towards party politics.

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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:

Senate Democrats forced to block Obama's jobs bill — Senate Republicans tried to make Democrats hold a quick vote on President Obama's jobs-stimulus bill Tuesday, but were blocked by Senate Majority Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat who is sponsoring Mr. Obama's bill but who said other matters take priority.

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Senate Democrats buck Obama on jobs by changing ‘pay-fors’

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Reid blocks attempt by McConnell to vote on president's jobs bill

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David Weigel / Slate:
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Occupy Wall Street Causing Problems On Main Street

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Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Left's Pathetic Tea Party

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Paul Kane / Washington Post:

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David Nakamura / Washington Post: President Obama goes on the attack, to Democrats' delight

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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early-state deadline inquiries — Ken Vogel and I both have sources telling us that calls were made on behalf of a mystery candidate to various early states to determine presidential filing deadlines. — The calls were made by representatives …

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William Creeley / FIRE:

Getting It Right: Dean of George Mason Law Sets Excellent Example — All too often here at FIRE, we find ourselves up to our necks in campus censorship. For example, in just the last few weeks, we've seen a professor threatened by campus police for posting a sci-fi quote and a coalition …

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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:

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Jason Noble / Iowa Caucuses:

College students change Michele Bachmann's plans for event in Grinnell — Grinnell, Ia. - Michele Bachmann's appearance at a fundraiser on a pumpkin farm here this evening was delayed and then curtailed after several dozen Grinnell College students showed up.

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Lisa Pollack / FT Alphaville:

Quantum leap: EuroTARP — The FT's report yesterday that policy makers may finally be getting around to throwing a TARP over European banks has sure got people talking. Will Dexia go down as the unwitting catalyst to addressing the lingering questions around bank solvency?

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Opposition to Obama grows — strongly — Four in 10 Americans “strongly” disapprove of how President Obama is handling job as president in the new Washington Post-ABC News poll, the highest that number has risen during his time in office and a sign of the hardening opposition to him as he seeks a second term.

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Michael W. McConnell / Wall Street Journal:

Washington Wants a Say Over Your Minister — The Supreme Court weighs whether the feds can decide which church employees are clergy and which aren't. — Today, the Obama administration will invite the Supreme Court to open a new front in the culture wars.

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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:

Herman, Cain, Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney to boycott Univision debate over Rubio report — Five Republican presidential candidates are boycotting a proposed Univision debate due to allegations that the Spanish-language media giant tried to strongarm Sen. Marco Rubio …

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