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Video: Why is Chris Coons running attack ads against O’Donnell?
Hmmm. Via Ben Smith, I thought for sure we’d get a bunch of new polls on this race this week but it’s been eight days since Rasmussen reported an 11-point lead. The fact that he’s running an ad isn’t...
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Video: The first campaign ad of 2012?
O-ba-ma! From Sharron Angle, an ad that’s ostensibly about Harry Reid and yet … not really about Harry Reid at all. I dig it, but I wonder if it’s a strategic error. I can’t find credible recent...
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Keith Ellison: Let’s face it, what Juan Williams said was “un-American”
Sure, why not? A searing indictment from a guy known to idly compare 9/11 to the Reichstag fire. The good news: By the standards of prominent Democrats, this accusation of un-American-ism almost...
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DOJ sources tell WaPo: Yes, racial politics are being played in the Civil...
Oh my. A blockbuster, Breitbart calls it. Remember J. Christian Adams and the New Black Panther Party voting rights case? Thanks to Adams, the DOJ pursued a civil action against two Panther members for...
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Dumb controversy of the day: New Bush library exhibit features 9/11 bullhorn,...
Dumb. I’m … outraged? The choice of mementos, emphasizing some of the more controversial foreign policy aspects of the Bush presidency, has reinvigorated opposition to the center’s presence at the...
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Quotes of the day
Intolerance. “A high-profile NPR reporter well known for expressing her opinions says Wednesday’s firing of Juan Williams has caused internal friction at the radio network, and managers who made the...
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NARN, the We Saved The World Edition!
1-3 CT with live video & chat! The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our four-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. If you’re in the Twin Cities, you can...
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Video: Pawlenty offers Obama a lesson in Minnesota lingo
Lutefisking. Yah, you betcha we talk a little funny up here in Minnesota, where Barack Obama will travel today to campaign for Tarryl Clark in Michele Bachmann’s district [see update]. Last we saw of...
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Early voting favoring GOP
Rethinking the model. Jim Geraghty got an e-mail from a reader who crunched the numbers thus far in the early-voting states, and the news looks pretty encouraging so far from the GOP. Comparing the...
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Outside groups and the myth of conservative dominance
Look for the union label. We have been hearing for weeks from Democrats that the deluge of corporate money has put them at a disadvantage in the 2010 election cycle, thanks to the Citizens United...
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Video: Whittle explains wealth creation
Basket Weaving 101. No, really. In one ten-minute stroke, Bill Whittle once again gets to the heart of the political and philosophical divide over wealth and wealth creation. Is the economic system a...
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Barden alleges corruption in Minnesota AG’s office
Slush funds, political prosecutions, and ACORN. Chris Barden, running for Attorney General in Minnesota against incumbent Lori Swanson, delivers a hard-hitting attack on Swanson’s record — especially...
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Rob Reiner: You know what this tea party movement reminds me of? Nazism
Nuance. I’d call this the intellectual highlight of last night’s Bill Maher show except that later Maher ended up asking Levi Johnston if he uses condoms now, so, hey. This is what I meant the other...
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Video: McMahon ties Blumenthal to Countrywide collapse
Credibility. Dick Blumenthal has tried to cast himself as a white knight in the Countrywide Mortgage scandal that forced Chris Dodd into retirement after the exposure of his sweetheart mortgage deals...
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New poll shows dead heat in CO gubernatorial race
Backwards. A Rasmussen poll from a week ago showed Tom Tancredo moving within four points of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, putting the gubernatorial race within the margin of error. Yesterday, a new...
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Feds put off report of Giannoulias bank failure until after election
Hmmmm. Normally, a final report from the FDIC on the seizure of a bank comes six months after the seizure. Broadway Bank got seized on April 23rd of this year, and six months is, well, today. The...
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Krauthammer to Nina Totenberg: Why did NPR fire Juan Williams but not you?
"What’s the difference between you and Juan expressing opinions?" He’s too much of a mensch to mention her most notorious bon mot, about Jesse Helms — or one of his grandkids — maybe deserving a little...
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Quotes of the day
Compromise. “With power comes accountability. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) — the man who would most likely be speaker in a Republican House of Representatives — seems to understand that Republicans need to...
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Poll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
Decisions, decisions! Don’t be scared — it’s just time to make the single best decision you’ll make today and cast your vote for the Obamateurism of the Week! Unlike with the Democratic agenda, the...
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NFL week 7 open thread
Suspension Week at the NFL. Last week, Ben Roethlisberger had an easy game in which to return to playing status, facing the Cleveland Browns at home and beating them easily, 28-10. This week the...
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