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Pat Doyle / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Court declares Franken winner; Coleman to appeal — After a trial spanning nearly three months, Norm Coleman's attempt to reverse Al Franken's lead in the recount of the U.S. Senate election was soundly rejected today by a three-judge panel that dismissed the Republican's lawsuit.
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Rick Hasen / Election Law:
INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE DECISION IN THE COLEMAN-FRANKEN DISPUTE: COLEMAN'S CHANCES ON APPEAL APPEAR QUITE SMALL — I have taken a very quick look at the opinion of the three judge court in the Coleman election contest. Here are some initial thoughts. — 1. A reasonable tone and tenor.
Scott Horton / Blogs and Stories:
The Bush Six to Be Indicted — Blogs and Stories — Spanish prosecutors will seek criminal charges against Alberto Gonzales and five high-ranking Bush administration officials for sanctioning torture at Guantánamo. By Scott Horton. — Spanish prosecutors have decided …
Associated Press:
Somali Pirates Hijack 3 More Ships — MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Undeterred by U.S. and French hostage rescues that killed seven bandits, Somali pirates brazenly hijacked three more ships in the Gulf of Aden, the waterway that's become the focal point of the world's fight against piracy.
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Right-wingers who hit ‘President Pantywaist’ …
Right-wingers who hit ‘President Pantywaist’ …
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Jules Crittenden, PoliGazette, Macsmind, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Times and The Politico
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. May Drop Key Condition for Talks With Iran — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its European allies are preparing proposals that would shift strategy toward Iran by dropping a longstanding American insistence that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during the early phases …
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FP Passport, Firedoglake, Israel Matzav, The Agonist, Fausta's Blog and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Deborah Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Bank Vet Pegged to Run Bailout — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to tap Fannie Mae Chief Executive Herb Allison to head the government's $700 billion financial-rescue program, people familiar with the matter say. — In choosing Mr. Allison to head the Troubled Asset Relief Program …
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Fox host: 'It's now my great duty to promote the tea parties. Here we go!' — Fox News host Neil Cavuto regularly claims that when he aggressively advocates for the anti-Obama “tea party” protests on air, he is simply covering them as a journalist. But Stuart Varney, Cavuto's fill-in host …
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alicublog, Sadly, No!, The Reaction, The Seminal, The Huffington Post, Washington Post, Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! and Fox News
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Bonfire of the Wingnutteries: Howard Kurtz attacks Fox's slobbering …
Bonfire of the Wingnutteries: Howard Kurtz attacks Fox's slobbering …
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Newshoggers.com, News Hounds, Seeing the Forest, BuzzFlash.org, The Impolitic and David Corn
Donnie Fowler / The Huffington Post:
How Bush Ruined the Free Market — (or Why Your Cousin on Wall Street Can't Bet With Your Money Anymore) — Do you realize it took George Bush longer to “win” his war against a small, third world nation once led by a third-rate dictator than it took us the U.S. to defeat the two empires of Germany & Japan in World War II?
Jonathan Lloyd / NBC Los Angeles:
Phil Spector Convicted of Second-Degree Murder — Music producer Phil Spector was found guilty Monday of second-degree murder in the February 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. — Jurors also found Spector personally used the firearm while committing the crime at his Alhambra mansion.
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Harriet Ryan / Los Angeles Times:
Phil Spector convicted of second-degree murder
Phil Spector convicted of second-degree murder
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Patterico's Pontifications
LATimes / L.A. Now:
Phil Spector guilty in Lana Clarkson's death
Phil Spector guilty in Lana Clarkson's death
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Telegraph, Truthdig, Scared Monkeys, DownWithTyranny!, CNN, Law Blog, TalkLeft, skippy the bush kangaroo and On Deadline
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Views of Income Taxes Among Most Positive Since 1956 — PRINCETON, NJ — A new Gallup Poll finds 48% of Americans saying the amount of federal income taxes they pay is “about right,” with 46% saying “too high” — one of the most positive assessments Gallup has measured since 1956.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Easter With My Conservative Family — A reader writes: … It will get much much worse before it gets better.
David Segal / New York Times:
Glamour Dims as Hecklers Hit the Auto Show — Just a year ago, working as a product presenter at an auto show was a pretty straightforward job. You stood next to a vehicle, you called it a marvel of engineering, style and comfort and then you fielded softball questions like, “What does this baby cost?”
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Don Surber
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
Michael Brown, after the storm — Michael Brown became a household name when Hurricane Katrina struck — and then a punch line when President George W. Bush sent him packing shortly after proclaiming that “Brownie” was doing “a heckuva job.” — Now that the storm has passed, Brown …
Joe Queenan / Wall Street Journal:
War By Any Other Name — Obama's new terminology has started a trend. — The Obama administration has come under intense criticism for replacing the term “war on terror” with the emaciated euphemism “overseas contingency operations,” and for referring to individual acts of terror as “man-caused disasters.”
TBogg:
Balls to the mall, y'all... I get email (click image to...en[large]gorge): … It's almost like they want to be mocked.
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Preemptive Karma
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Pakistan warns Kerry not to attach strings to aid — Pakistan warned visiting Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) Monday that Washington should not to attach conditions to the $7.5 billion in aid proposed by President Obama as part of his comprehensive Afghanistan strategy.
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Flopping Aces
Michelle Malkin:
Confirmed: The Obama DHS hit job on conservatives is real — Last night, the Liberty Papers posted an unclassified DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis report titled: — Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.