Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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Romney warns FL seniors about "Perry scheme" (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is warning senior citizens to beware of turning Social Security into a "Perry scheme."

Christie says it's final: No GOP presidential run (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 02:59 PM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces that he will not run for president in 2012, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - After a surge of new speculation, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared with finality Tuesday that "now is not my time" to run for president, dashing the hopes of Republicans still searching for someone other than front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.

Voters choosing next governor in West Virginia (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT

AP - A Democrat who was once the favorite for governor of West Virginia struggled to overcome weeks of Republican attack ads in a special election Tuesday that was seen as a referendum on President Barack Obama and his health care plan.

Detention of terror suspects blocks defense bill (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:27 PM PDT

AP - The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday that a sweeping defense bill is on hold until lawmakers can resolve a dispute with the Obama administration over provisions that would require military custody of terrorist suspects and limit the government's authority to transfer detainees.

Report: Romney donors giving more to outside group (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge 2226, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - More than 50 donors who contributed the maximum amount to Mitt Romney's official presidential campaign often gave much more cash to an outside group supportive of his White House run.

Obama knocks GOP leader, says GOP blocks jobs vote (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 02:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks, urging Congress to pass the American Jobs Act, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - President Barack Obama is naming names.

Liberals trying to build American Dream movement (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:15 AM PDT

AP - Liberal groups are trying to build a grassroots movement that will help revive the economy and protect Medicare and Social Security, but whether they will be successful — and use it to help re-elect President Barack Obama — is unclear.

Perry once defended Confederate symbols (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:14 AM PDT

This image provided by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shows the design of a proposed Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate. Eleven years ago, when the NAACP stepped up a campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from statehouses and other government buildings across the South, it found an opponent in then Lt. Gov. Rick Perry. Perry argued that states should honor their history and decide on appropriate displays. A related issue may rise this fall when Texas decides whether to allow specialty license plates featuring the Confederate flag. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)AP - Eleven years ago, when the NAACP stepped up a campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from statehouses and other government buildings across the South, it found an opponent in Rick Perry.

Report: Bush let guns 'walk' (Politico)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Politico - His W.H. ran an operation like Fast and Furious.

Buffett to Murdoch: Show & Tell time (Politico)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Politico - Warren Buffett wants to make his tax returns public in conjunction with the media mogul.  

Romney warns Pakistan of serious consequences (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge 2226, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is talking tough on Pakistan, a key ally in the war in Afghanistan.

More aides leave Bachmann presidential campaign (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:26 PM PDT

In this Sept. 29, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks to the media after a roundtable discussion with business leaders in Charlotte, N.C. Bachmann is losing her pollster and senior adviser in a staff exodus that raises questions about the viability of her White House bid and her campaign finances. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is losing her pollster and senior adviser in a staff exodus that raises questions about the viability of her White House bid and her campaign finances.

EPA chief wanted stricter smog standard (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

AP - The head of the Environmental Protection Agency had wanted to set a stricter limit on the main ingredient in smog to better protect children from lung damage before the White House killed the effort.

Russian police detain 24 opposition activists (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Tuesday, Oct. 4. 2011. Putin has proposed forming a 'Eurasian Union' of former Soviet nations, saying the bloc could become a major global player competing for influence with the United States, the European Union and Asia.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Yana Lapikova, Pool)AP - Russian police have brutally dispersed an opposition rally in Moscow.

Some big-money donors double down on Romney, Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 02:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Many wealthy donors who gave the maximum allowable amount to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign have doubled down with big donations to an outside group backing the Republican's run for the White House.

US Killings in Yemen: Good Politics at Home, But a Quagmire Abroad (The Nation)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT

The Nation - The Nation -- Each generation should see “The Battle of Algiers” (1966) and see it over again, as a chilling preview to the Long War.

99% what? ‘Occupy Wall Street’ organizers look for minorities (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Though a few representatives of minority groups have appeared among the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters in New York City, photos and videos of the left-wing mini-throngs indicate they suffer from a serious lack of diversity. And the protesters themselves told The Daily Caller on Tuesday that they are conscious of the issue, if not the inconsistency it demonstrates.

Cigar shops, aficionados seek exemption from pending FDA regs (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Daily Caller - New regulations pushed by the Food and Drug Administration could pose a new threat to cigar manufacturers and retailers. And some of them are banding together to push back.

Van Jones praises tea party, announces progressive ‘support centers’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Former White House official, ex-9/11 truther and environmental advocate Van Jones gave a shout-out to the tea party movement Monday at the progressive “Take Back the American Dream Conference” in Washington, D.C.

'Occupy Wall Street' is Not the Left Wing Tea Party (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:40 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Is the "Occupy Wall Street" movement the beginning of a left wing version of the tea party movement? While some of what drives the current protestors mesh with the grievances of the tea party, the differences are profound indeed.
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