November 2011
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WatchPresident Obama visited Scranton, Pa. on a campaign to pressure Congress into acting on his economic agenda.
“Send your senators a message. Tell them, ‘Don’t be a Grinch.’ Don’t vote to raise taxes on working Americans during the holidays.”
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“Stay inspired,” Cain told an enthusiastic audience of several hundred at a local...”
– - Cain Sounds a Defiant Note, by Lindsey Boerma
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“There’s not another candidate who has more gratuitously promoted the state...”
– - Jon Huntsman, begging, Concord Monitor, 11/30
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“…several in-state Republicans expressed serious reservations about the...”
– Alex Roarty tackles whether it’s too little, too late for Romney in Iowa.
Cain Says Another Sexual Accuser Coming Forward →
“My staff over-reacted to this tweet, and for that I apologize. Freedom of speech...”
– Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback • Apologizing to Emma Sullivan, the 18-year-old girl his staff attempted to coax an apology out of, via her high school, over a not-super-flattering tweet. In the battle between politician and teenager, teenager wins. Boom. (via shortformblog)
EU Leaders to Argue Europe Is Doing Its Part With... →
“…With last week’s very-public collapse of the super committee’s work here, Obama is certain to face questions from the Europeans about whether Washington is capable of similarly bold action to confront American debt.”
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What did President Obama buy at Kramerbooks?
According to the White House:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret - by Brian Selnick Diary of a Whimpy Kid Cabin Fever - by Jeff Kinney Tails - by Matthew Van Fleet Descent into Chaos - by Ahmed Rashid The Tiger’s Wife - by Tea Obreht The Phantom Tollbooth - by Norton Juster The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - by Junot Diaz Zen Shorts - by Jon Muth
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WatchICYMI: The launch of the Mars Science Laboratory earlier.
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Obama's Basketball Saturday
President Obama is playing basketball with Personal Aide Reggie Love this morning. Later, he travels to Towson, Md., to watch Oregon State play Towson in hoops.
Of note: A year ago today, Obama was injured while playing basketball and needed stitches.
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After Ignoring Iowa, Romney Ramps Up in the... →
Six weeks before the Jan. 3 caucus, even most long-time Republicans admit they have little idea which candidates will emerge as winners and losers. A mid-November Bloomberg News poll of the state found four candidates clustered at the top of the field within four points of one another. Businessman Herman Cain led with 20 percent, while Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, had 19 percent, Romney drew 18...
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“Re: Gov. Perry—Monday I’ll be in Portland. Later visiting labs in CA....”
– House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., turning down Rick Perry’s request for a debate.
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“That’s where they found Osama bin Laden! And we wanna call them a friend?!...”
– Herman Cain, on Pakistan
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In a message to constituents, Rep. Gabrielle...
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National Journal's P.M. Must Reads for Nov. 9,...
The Real Conspiracy Against Cain
Herman Cain has his conspiracy theories about those out to thwart his candidacy. But Marc Ambinder says here’s the real “conspiracy”: the media and the GOP establishment have largely written off Cain from the beginning of his candidacy. And it has nothing to do with his ideology, or his mien. It has everything to do with the way that both...
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“What if the president tried to send an alert to the country…and what came...”
– National Journal’s Marc Ambinder, on the national Emergency Alert System test.
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Hangout With Major!
National Journal’s Major Garrett, who is co-moderating Saturday’s CBS News-National Journal foreign policy debate, will be hosting a Google+ hangout today at 4:30 p.m. EST.
To hangout with Major, visit our Google+ page. (And while you’re at it, give us a circle!)
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National Journal's P.M. Must Reads for Nov. 8,...
Cain Won’t Withdraw From Presidential Race Herman Cain insisted Tuesday that the women who have accused him of sexual harassment are not telling the truth, and said he will continue his run for the Republican presidential nomination. “I have never acted inappropriately with anyone. Period.” Alex Roarty reports....
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From National Journal’s Beth Reinhard:
Talking to voters in SC, woman says she won’t vote for Romney ‘because he’s a Muslim.’
