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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Should Michelle Cover Up? — Journalists are never supposed to start a piece with a scene in a taxi because it signals either laziness about gathering facts or a tendency to embroider facts. — Nonetheless, I'm going to. David Brooks and I were sharing a cab to the British Embassy the other day to meet with Gordon Brown.
David Frum / Newsweek:
Why Rush is Wrong — The party of Buckley and Reagan is now bereft and dominated by the politics of Limbaugh. A conservative's lament. — Ron Edmonds / AP — Good As Is: Conservatism, Limbaugh told CPAC, ‘is what it is, and it is forever’ — From the magazine issue dated Mar 16, 2009
Gretel C. Kovach / New York Times:
Mixed Opinions of a Judge Accused of Misconduct — DALLAS — If Sharon Keller, the presiding judge of Texas' highest criminal court, has ever doubted her judgment, she has not shown it. — In 1998, Judge Keller wrote the opinion rejecting a new trial for Roy Criner, a mentally retarded man convicted …
Agence France Presse:
Russian media teases Clinton over ‘reset’ button … Russian media has been poking fun at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she gave her Russian counterpart a “reset” button with an ironic misspelling. — Clinton's gift to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at their meeting …
Michelle Malkin:
Tea Party on: Taxpayer revolts in Green Bay, Lafayette, Olathe, and Harrisburg; Plus: Live from Fullerton CA... “Recall the Taxinator! ;” Arnie videotapes/DVDs smashes/shredded — Scroll for updates... The tax-paying rebels are not going away. — In Green Bay, Wisconsin …
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Tom Barnes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Hundreds protest bailouts in Harrisburg
Hundreds protest bailouts in Harrisburg
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Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Obama to bring Cuba in from the cold — US companies are queuing up as the president moves to ease restrictions on travel and trade, raising hopes of warmer relations and an end to the embargo — President Barack Obama is poised to offer an olive branch to Cuba in an effort to repair the US's tattered reputation in Latin America.
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
New Chairman Boos G.O.P. When He's Not Cheerleading — None of the guests seemed to be complaining, yet Michael Steele stood at a Fifth Avenue fund-raiser in New York on Wednesday evening and defended his month-old tenure as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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Johnny Dollar / Olbermann Watch:
Ann Coulter and Red Eye Rip Olbermann's Cornell Diploma Embarrassment! — It's one of the great smackdowns of all time, and we have the video for your viewing pleasure. Check it out, check-it-outers: — Bonus! More Keith bashing from the comely Coulter:
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Dreaming of Splitting the Taliban — FRIENDS? FOES? — WASHINGTON — HERE is a proposition that is bound to cut deep into the national psyche: Should the United States seek to negotiate with some of the same people who gave sanctuary to Osama bin Laden prior to the Sept. 11 attacks?
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Recession on track to be longest in postwar period — WASHINGTON - Factory jobs disappeared. Inflation soared. Unemployment climbed to alarming levels. The hungry lined up at soup kitchens. — It wasn't the Great Depression. It was the 1981-82 recession, widely considered America's worst since the depression.
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David Barrett / Telegraph:
Campaigners will seek arrest of Islamic radical — Campaigners from the Centre for Social Cohesion have pledged to seek an arrest warrant for Dr Ibrahim Moussawi, an Islamic extremist, who is due to visit Britain this March. — The think-tank said the Home Office would be “beyond hypocrisy” …
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Jim Cramer / Washington Post:
Soaking the Rich? — The Post asked economists, former officials and others to weigh in on President Obama's proposed tax increases. — Chairman of TheStreet.com; host of CNBC's “Mad Money” — As someone who can expect a real shock when I get an Obama-shredded paycheck the moment …