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11:20 PM ET, March 1, 2009

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CPAC: White kids on dope — Ah, to be an anthropologist at CPAC, where the kids was smokin' th' political crack. From the WaPo: … Verily, that's the way to bring the party back: blame the media. I talked to a conservative the other day who assured me that Obama's success is entirely …

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Mike Allen / The Politico:

Emanuel: Rush is the GOP's brain — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel charged Sunday that conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is “the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party.” — Emanuel, speaking in deliberately soothing tones, told anchor Bob Schieffer on CBS's …

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Andrew Breitbart / Washington Times:

Rush to judgment: A media hopelessly divided — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — The mood at the Omni Shoreham Hotel late Saturday afternoon was off the electrical meter when Rush Limbaugh took center stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). — Hundreds of revelers packed …

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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
The Conservatives' ‘Cleansing’ Moment

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Ben Smith / The Politico:

Culture of conspiracy: The Birthers — Bill Clinton had the Vince Foster “murder.” George W. Bush had 9/11 Truth. And the new administration has brought with it a new culture of conspiracy: The Birthers. — Out of the gaze of the mainstream and even the conservative media …

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Jim Snyder / The Hill:

Obama may use 50-vote tactic on energy, healthcare — President Obama's budget director said the White House would consider using a Senate procedural tactic so that only 50 votes would be rquired to pass major healthcare and energy reforms. — Peter Orszag, the director of the Office …

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NY Daily News:

Buildings sprang up as donations rained down on Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion — The man who is President Obama's newly minted urban czar pocketed thousands of dollars in campaign cash from city developers whose projects he approved or funded with taxpayers' money, a Daily News probe found.

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CBS News:

Bobby Jindal: The GOP's Rising Star? — Morley Safer Profiles Louisiana's Gov., Who Some Think May Run For The White House One Day — Page 1 of 4 — (CBS) If you watched the Republican response to President Obama's address to Congress last Tuesday, you saw a rather awkward young man taking …

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Johnny Dollar / Olbermann Watch:

Red Eye Reams Olbermann, Garafalo for Racist Comments! — Great thanks to MikeC for the tip, and to Andy Levy for his dryly devastating final comments. It all happened on Friday night's Red Eye and we have the video for your viewing pleasure:

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The Huffington Post:

Exclusive: Dean Talks About Not Getting HHS And Post-DNC Plans — Having been bypassed for a cabinet post after leaving the DNC, former Gov. Howard Dean has chosen to pursue a multi-faceted career in health care advocacy, progressive political strategy, speeches, education and energy, and even election monitoring.

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Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:

Mullen: Iran has fissile materials for bomb — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - The top U.S. military official said Sunday that Iran has sufficient fissile material for a nuclear weapon, declaring it would be a “very, very bad outcome” should Tehran move forward with a bomb.

Jen DiMascio / The Politico:
Gates and Mullen disagree on Iran

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Anthony Boadle / Reuters:
Iran has enough nuclear fuel to make bomb: U.S.

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John / Power Line:

VOTERS SKEPTICAL OF DEMS' LEFTWARD LURCH — Inside the Beltway and the media bubble, Barack Obama is still the man of the hour. On CNN, his speeches are even compared to sex. (Someone needs to have a talk with that commentator. I don't think he's doing it right.)

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Tapscott's Copy Desk:

Limbaugh, Tea Party Protests show Obama's Star Trek shield has big cracks — Two extraordinarily important political developments took place this week right under the noses of the Obama-worshippers in the Mainstream Media and, as so often happens with the real news, most of them barely knew about it, if at all.

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Chris Lefkow / Agence France Presse:

Twitter takes Washington by storm — WASHINGTON (AFP) - The halls of the US Congress are alive with the sounds of Twitter. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives — or their aides — are tapping out dozens of the micro messages a day on cellphones and computers from offices …

Dave Dilegge / SWJ Blog:

Thoughts on the “New Media” (Updated) — Thoughts on the “New Media” - compiled by Small Wars Journal — Last weekend I sent out the following “RFI” to a number of bloggers I know: … What follows are the replies I received through yesterday. Some stuck to the one-two requested paragraphs, some sent more.

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Dina Cappiello / Associated Press:

Capitol power plant dims clean energy hopes — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - As Congress tries to clean up the nation's energy sources and cut gases blamed for global warming, it is struggling to do so in its own backyard.

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

Under Weight of Its Mistakes, Newspaper Industry Staggers — Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper recalls getting “a feeling in the pit of my stomach” when he learned that the Rocky Mountain News was shutting down. — “Even when they were uncovering corruption in the city …

CNN:

2 NFL players among boaters missing in Florida — CLEARWATER, Florida (CNN) — Two NFL players were among four boaters missing Sunday off Florida's Gulf Coast, an agent for one of the players said. — Ron Del Duca, agent for Corey Smith, told CNN that Smith and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper …

Allison Klein / Washington Post:

Frustrated Building Owner Allows Sex Shop to Open in Old Town Alexandria — To many in Old Town Alexandria, the sex shop that opened recently on King Street is nothing short of scandalous, a historical desecration just blocks from the boyhood home of Robert E. Lee. — But to Michael Zarlenga, it's justice.

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