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6:45 PM ET, September 16, 2010

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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Karl Rove Walks Back His Diss And Gives In To O'Donnell Fever (VIDEO)  —  Well, that didn't take long.  After being pounded for a full day by some of the conservative movement's biggest names, a bruised and battered Karl Rove took to the Fox News airwaves this morning to get on board the Christine O'Donnell train.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The misguided reaction to Tea Party candidates  —  The “tea party” movement is, in my view, a mirror image of the Republican Party generally.  There are some diverse, heterodox factions which compose a small, inconsequential minority of it (various libertarian, independent, and Reagan Democrat types) …
Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Palin Advises Christine O'Donnell To ‘Speak Through Fox News’  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared on the O'Reilly Factor last night to defend Delaware GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell from intra-party skeptics like former Bush advisor Karl Rove, who said Republicans aren't …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Mike Castle won't endorse Christine O'Donnell for Senate, citing ‘smears’  —  Still grappling with his shocking primary defeat, Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) said Thursday that he will not endorse GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell because he could not tolerate some of the “personal smears” he faced during the campaign.
New York Times:
Rebel Republican Marching On, With Baggage  —  DOVER, Del. — In the bright light of Wednesday morning, Christine O'Donnell, whose Republican primary victory upended the calculus for future control of the United State Senate, became quickly known to Americans as the woman who once made dire warnings …
Aharding / CNN:
Biden to campaign with Coons
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Gregg: Warren will promote ‘social justice’ at consumer agency  —  A top Republican on financial issues said Thursday he was concerned that Elizabeth Warren would use a position in a new consumer protection agency to promote “social justice.”  —  Gregg, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee …
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Ezra Klein:
Elizabeth Warren cont'd
Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
Chris Dodd warns White House on Elizabeth Warren move
Discussion: CNN and Shakesville
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:   The Warren Thing  —  I was initially confused by the Elizabeth …
U.S. Census Bureau News:
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009  —  The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States in 2009 was $49,777, not statistically different from the 2008 median.  —  The nation's official poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent …
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Cassandra McKee / Congress Blog:
The big double dip: Not one but two tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans  —  Economists and newspapers are reporting that the recession may be heading for a double dip.  Well, it might interest you to know that while most working families are in the economic struggle of their lives …
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Gene / The Hill:   WHIP COUNT: Democrats in favor of extending all of the Bush tax cuts
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Pelosi hedges on tax cuts
Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN and John Boehner
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Is the Dems' Bush strategy finally gaining traction?
The Cook Political Report:
Connecticut Senate: A Slow, Steady Move to Toss Up  —  The contest between Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has been gradually closing over the past few months, and is now in single digits, according to some polls.
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The Note:
Does Delaware Giveth and Connecticut Taketh Away From Dems
Discussion: CNN
Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:
Charlie Cook Moves Connecticut Senate to Toss Up
Discussion: WCTX-TV and TPMDC
Boston Herald:
John Kerry bitter as Tea Party gains steam  —  U.S. Sen. John Kerry yesterday mocked Republicans as “Sarah Palin's party” even as the New Hampshire Senate candidate she backed claimed victory in Tuesday's primary and a Tea Party favorite emerged as the GOP's best hope to break the Democratic stranglehold on the Bay State delegation.
Discussion: Don Surber and Riehl World View
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Wall Street Journal:
The Tsunami Heads to Shore
Discussion: American Power and NRSC
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
The Sore Loser Party
Daily Mail:
Catty Carla Bruni lifts lid on Michelle Obama's ‘hellish’ job  —  Michelle Obama thinks being America's First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet new book.  —  Miss Bruni reveals that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president's wife: 'Don't ask!
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Penelope Cruz / CBS News:
Jimmy Carter Slams Ted Kennedy On Health Care  —  Tells “60 Minutes” Comprehensive Care Would Be In Place Had The Late Senator Not Killed His Bill  —  (CBS) The late Sen. Ted Kennedy, champion of the recent health plan legislation, actually delayed comprehensive coverage for Americans for decades, says former President Jimmy Carter.
Discussion: Political Insider and FrumForum
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Jimmy Carter blames Kennedy for blocking healthcare reform
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
O'Donnell In 1996: Investigate Bill Clinton For Murder Of Vince Foster (VIDEO)  —  Here's another wonderful gem from Christine O'Donnell's past as a frequent guest on TV shows.  Back in 1996, when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich's finances were being investigated, O'Donnell complained that people …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
FOX NEWS SUES DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE  —  EXCLUSIVE: Fox News and one of its top journalists have filed a lawsuit against the campaign of Missouri senate candidate Robin Carnahan, alleging that the Democrat used proprietary footage in a campaign advertisement to make it appear that the network was endorsing her.
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Jake Wagman / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fox News sues Robin Carnahan over campaign commercial
Terry / CNSNews:
White House Science Czar Says He Would Use ‘Free Market’ to ‘De-Develop the United States’  —  In a video interview this week, White House Office of Science and Technology Director John P. Holdren told CNSNews.com that he would use the “free market economy” to implement the “massive campaign” …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The 40 Best Conservative Blogs For 2010 (Version 3.0)  —  It's time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 3rd quarter of 2010.  —  Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them …
Courtland Milloy / Washington Post:
D.C. election didn't just unseat abrasive Mayor Fenty.  It was a populist revolt.  —  In a stunning repudiation of divisive, autocratic leadership, District residents Tuesday toppled the city's ruling troika: Mayor Adrian Fenty, Attorney General Peter Nickles and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
A Democratic Bloodbath in Ohio?  —  With the past few days given over to Democratic triumphalism, the reality is that the big picture remains roughly the same for Democrats.  In Ohio, it's getting so bad for Democrats that the Democratic Governors Association, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee …
Discussion: Bloomberg and RTTNews
 
 
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Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Rahm, Jackson meet on mayor's race
Alicia E. Barrón / KASW-TV:
Sheriff wants armed posse to enforce illegal immigration laws
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Eleanor Norton fights back against Andrew Breitbart
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Ezra Klein:
Public employees don't make more than private employees
C. Edmund Wright / American Thinker:
The Architect Has No Clothes  —  Frightening as the image might …
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Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
SC Senator Defends Slave Photo: 'It's A Great Statement As To How Far …
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Not Larry Sabato:
YOU HAVE WON A NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Discussion: RedState and Beltway Confidential
 Earlier Items: 
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Palin's advice to O'Donnell: ‘Speak through Fox News’.  Hm.  Sounds familiar.
Discussion: Cagle Blogs
John Lyon / Arkansas News:
Poll: Boozman continues to hold 17-point lead over Lincoln
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Oh, Dear Lord
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Limbaugh Taken In: The Judge Was Not Loaded for Bear
Discussion: Politics Daily and Law Blog
DellDolly / Media Matters for America:
“I think you're an ass”: Conservative media finally discover …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
 

 
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
RSF says 23 journalists were jailed in Syria and 10 others were missing as of December 9; press freedom groups call for accountability for Assad's government

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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
In a strategy change, Netflix plans to make its Squid Games battle royale game available for free to non-members for a limited time after its December 17 launch

 
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