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Andrew Ferguson’s excellent takedown of Dinesh D’Souza is also a great meta-analysis of conspiracy theorizing http://j.mp/bqtgbU
The Roots of Lunacy | The Weekly Standard
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Former CJR reporter/blogger @gregamarx has helped launch @remappingdebate, an ambitious new policy reporting site: http://j.mp/axiQVu
Home | Remapping Debate
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Where is Douthat’s evidence that Tea Party is "winning over independents"? http://j.mp/b2XYKO Many are indies who vote GOP but that’s diff.
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Obama’s tactical shifts are symptom (not cause) of unfavorable conditions http://j.mp/92bNYa Beware the tactical fallacy! http://j.mp/aoy0sL
Flashback: Obama is becoming McCain – POLITICO.com Print View
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The tactical fallacy – Brendan Nyhan
More and more pundits are jumping on the Democrats/Obama-are-in-trouble-due-to-bad-messaging bandwagon (for recent examples, see here, here, here, and here). What we’re observing is a classic ex…
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Palin hypes non-existent threat of Sharia law becoming "the law of the land" in the US http://j.mp/909ar3
At Newsmax, Palin joins fellow conservatives with false, inflammatory attacks on Obama | Media Matters for America
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Richard Cohen – yet another pundit who falsely attributes Obama’s difficulties to messaging http://j.mp/bFE4w3 (via @jamisonfoser)
Ignoring the obvious | Media Matters for America
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5 myths about federal taxes from GW’s Bob Stoker http://j.mp/bTiShB
The Monkey Cage: 5 Myths about Federal Taxes
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.@ezraklein suggests Obama should hire a political scientist (via @dandrezner): http://wapo.st/9TkISV

The five people Obama should hire now

By Ezra KleinWashington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 16, 2010


First,

Peter Orszag

turned in his ID card. Then

Christina Romer

went. In short order,

Larry Summers

and

Rahm Emanuel

announced their exits.

Jim Jones

is gone, too. A lot of people are leaving the White House these days.
….read more

The five people Obama should hire now

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RT @benfritz Most unfortunate typo on an election ballot ever? http://j.mp/9aXvJL
WhitneysmCandidate’s Name Misspelled as ‘Rich Whitey’ on Black-District Ballots
Poor Illinois Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney, the victim of an extremely cartoonish “error:” His name has been misspelled as “Rich Whitey” on voting machines in nearly two doze…
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Useful Kaiser summaries of health care reform law — http://j.mp/cunl8B (basic) or http://j.mp/cRpzxW (detailed PDF)
The Basics – Kaiser Health Reform

http://j.mp/cRpzxW