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Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama's Chances — Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Obama's re-election prospects and, in interviews, are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House's ability to strengthen the president's standing over the next 14 months.

George W. Bush's Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Speech — A memorial for the victims of Flight 93 was dedicated in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Saturday. — Former President George W. Bush addressed attendees on the meaning of 9/11 and its tenth anniversary (video of entire speech follows with transcript):
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Bush, Clinton speak at memorial for Flight 93 — (CNN) - Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton spoke solemnly Saturday at the unveiling of the memorial for victims of United Airlines Flight 93. — “With their brave decision, they launched the first counteroffensive in the war on terror …
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Krauthammer: People finally realizing Obama ‘is a mortal who is in over his head’ — As President Barack Obama's approval rating reaches new lows with seemingly every tracking poll, the question of how he is going to win re-election is a high priority for the president and his administration.
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Mark Steyn / National Review:
Let's Roll Over — Waiting to be interviewed on the radio the other day, I found myself on hold listening to a public-service message exhorting listeners to go to 911day.org and tell their fellow citizens how they would be observing the tenth anniversary of the, ah, “tragic events.”
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Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88 — Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie “Charly,” died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.
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Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege — JERUSALEM — With its Cairo embassy ransacked, its ambassador to Turkey expelled and the Palestinians seeking statehood recognition at the United Nations, Israel found itself on Saturday increasingly isolated and grappling with a radically transformed Middle East …
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Official: Al Qaeda Terror Threat Looking More Like a ‘Goose Chase’ — A possible Al Qaeda plot to launch an attack during the 10th anniversary weekend of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is “looking more and more like a goose chase,” a senior U.S. official told Fox News on Saturday.
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Sleeping Barry Awakes — WOW, what a relief. — The president was strong and House Republicans were conciliatory. — There was only one teensy-weensy problem: The president is weak and House Republicans are obstructionist. — Congressional Republicans, heeding polls indicating …
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Obama's bad jobs idea — President Obama did not mention it in his speech last night, but his American Jobs Act contains one really bad idea that will probably destroy jobs in a misguided effort to save them. I refer to his call for a ban on what some are calling “unemployment discrimination” …
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Senate to begin debate Monday on marriage amendment — UPDATED: See below. — Senate leaders will start their debate on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions Monday afternoon. But they didn't want anyone to know about it. — According to the public notices released today …
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Right Wing Blogs Freaking Out Again: NPR Edited the Obama Speech! — Here we go again. Don't these people ever get tired of humiliating themselves? — Practically the entire right wing blogosphere went into vapor-lock this morning, shrieking and pointing fingers at the evil librul NPR for …
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