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Jillian Bandes: San Francisco Jail Installs Condom Dispensers

1 hour 34 min ago
Sex isn't allowed in prison, but health activists say that's besides the point.
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Guy Benson: Obama: My Failed Mob Banker Friend Sure Is Ethical

1 hour 38 min ago
You've got to hand it to Alexi Giannoulias. The man's got a pair. It certainly takes an iron set to blanket the airwaves with a TV commercial extolling your pristine ethics while your campaign is beset with revelations...
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Jillian Bandes: 18 Vulnerable Dems

1 hour 46 min ago
The Daily Kos has a list of 18 Democratic incumbents that they think deserve help from the left -- these Members voted for controversial bills like health care and cap-and-trade despite being from more moderate,...
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Jillian Bandes: Alan Grayson's Creepy, Creepy Political Ad

1 hour 58 min ago
I've long been of the opinion that Grayson is the worst Member of Congress. Period. This advertisment just reinforces my prejudices.What is with Democrats using children to make their point?
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Guy Benson: SEIU Wading Into Ohio Races

2 hours 13 min ago
The Purple Shirts have John Kasich in their political crosshairs:The SEIU is going up with what an official called a significant six-figure buy in Ohio with this ad bolstering Ted Strickland and attacking Republican...
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Jillian Bandes: New Hampshire GOP Primary On Tuesday

2 hours 15 min ago
Attorney General Kelly Ayote is the frontrunner, but Ovide Lamontagne and Bill Binnie have stepped up their game in recent weeks as the Tuesday primary inches closer, and Jim Bender has waged a very respectable campaign...
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Guy Benson: Rand Paul: MD, not a CP

2 hours 26 min ago
We've already covered the wildly disparate polling data emerging from the Bluegrass Senate Battle. Even though only one of the surveys portrays a close race, Rand Paul's campaign isn't taking any chances. They're on...
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Greg Hengler: NJ Gov Christie Slams Teachers' Union At Townhall

2 hours 26 min ago
No varnish!Raritan, NJ. September 8, 2010. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie confronted by a school teacher at a town hall meeting. What follows is a detailed, specific and reasonable explanation of everything that is...
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Guy Benson: New CNN Polls Less Rosy for GOP

2 hours 43 min ago
CNN / Opinion Research released three new statewide polls last night bearing results that may provide some temporary relief for dejected Democrats:FloridaThe Florida Senate race continues to be a doozy:In the Senate...
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Guy Benson: Maine's Under-the-Radar Conservative

4 hours 2 min ago
After November, Maine could boast not just two Republican Senators, but a Republican Governor. So says left-leaning pollster PPP:To the list of states where things are looking dreadful for Democrats this fall you can...
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Guy Benson: AK Sen: Murkowski Weighing Write-In Effort

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:18
We may find out later today if Sen. Lisa Murkowski will launch a last ditch write-in effort to retain her Senate seat. Murkowski conceded the Republican primary race in Alaska to Joe Miller on August 31, but has...
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John Hanlon: With an election coming up, Obama talks about fiscal responsibility

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:01
As ABC News' Jake Tapper reported, President Obama said yesterday in his Ohio speech that "government should be lean" and "efficient". Such fiscally responsible rhetoric is antithetical to President Obama's record so...
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Guy Benson: Republican Leading Big in Stupakland

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 21:32
Bart Stupak, the Blue Dog Democrat whose courageous pro-life stand during the Obamacare debate culminated in a sellout of epic proportions, announced in April he's retiring from Congress when his current term expires. ...
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Greg Hengler: Matthews on Obama: "He Wrote A Book As Good As 'Huck Finn'!"

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 15:50
Move over Mark Twain! I think Obama would second Matthews's statement. In fact, Mark Steyn thinks Obama views the presidency as beneath him; Obama thinks he is more suited for a Berlin Gate/Cairo-esque setting suitable...
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Greg Hengler: Obama: "I Am Absolutely Committed To Fiscal Responsibility"

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 15:11
Here, Obama tackles the GOP's platform of "moralizing" government spending and debt. He takes the Bill Clinton approach: "At a time when folks are tightening their belts at home, I understand why a lot of Americans feel...
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Greg Hengler: MSNBC's Ratigan: Hey, Wouldn't It Be Cool If There Was A Non-Murderous Religion?

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 14:46
Intellectual firepower over at MSNBC.
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Carol Platt Liebau: Something Rotten at Justice?

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 14:26
The Washington Times' lead editorial lays out the shameful refusal of the Justice Department to enforce Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act -- the part that requires states to remove ineligible voters from...
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Michael Medved: INSCRIBED FOR LIFE IN THE SEASON OF DEATH?

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 14:13
The Jewish High Holy Day season, covering ten days between Rosh Hashanah, Head of the Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, always arrives near the opening of autumn-raising an obvious question. The holidays focus...
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Greg Hengler: Obama on 2010 Election: "It's Still Fear vs. Hope"

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 13:45
Obama's back to doing what he does best--campaigning. His 45 minute speech today can be summed up this way: Let's "come together"--but first, I will insult you for 45 minutes. BTW: After two years of Democrats...
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Helen Whalen Cohen: Protecting 'American Jobs'? How About Protecting American Wealth?

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 13:35
Why would we want to produce batteries in the United States? It's probably cheaper to do it somewhere else. President Obama spoke proudly about protecting 'American jobs' in his Ohio speech but his proposed...
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