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New York Times:
Suspect Is Identified in Killing of Abortion Doctor — WICHITA, Kan. — The suspect in the fatal shooting of one of the nation's only doctors to perform late-term abortions had professed an anti-government, anti-abortion philosophy in years past, some who knew him said on Monday.
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Kyle / Right Wing Watch:
Terry Declares That Tiller “Reaped What He Sowed,” Then Asks If Someone Will Buy Him Lunch — Today, Randall Terry held a press conference at the National Press Club “to discuss how the pro-life movement should deal with Dr. [George] Tiller's death” and defend his statement …
Gabriel Winant / Salon:
O'Reilly's campaign against murdered doctor — The Fox News star had compared Tiller to a Nazi, called him a “baby killer,” and warned of “Judgment Day” — When his show airs tomorrow, Bill O'Reilly will most certainly decry the death of Kansas doctor George Tiller, who was killed Sunday …
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Judy L. Thomas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Suspect supported killing abortion providers, friends say — George Tiller's body removed from church. — The suspect in custody for the slaying of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller was a member of an anti-government group in the 1990s and a staunch opponent of abortion.
Michelle Malkin:
Notes on the murder of George Tiller
Notes on the murder of George Tiller
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Mike Hendricks / KansasCity.com Prime Buzz:
Tiller's killers were many
Tiller's killers were many
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The Huffington Post:
Cheney Offers Support For Gay Marriage — Dick Cheney rarely takes a position that places him at a more progressive tilt than President Obama. But on Monday, the former vice president did just that, saying that he supports gay marriage as long as it is deemed legal by state and not federal government.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Cheney: ‘Would do exactly the same’ — Dick Cheney, the former vice president, has been pressing the Obama administration to declassify memos which he says show that the harshest interrogation tactics of the Bush administration produced valuable, life-saving information. — How's that going, he was asked today?
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
The 31-Year-Old in Charge of Dismantling G.M. — WASHINGTON — It is not every 31-year-old who, in a first government job, finds himself dismantling General Motors and rewriting the rules of American capitalism. — But that, in short, is the job description for Brian Deese …
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Washington Post:
GM Files for Bankruptcy Protection
GM Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Motor Co.
The Obama Motor Co.
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Michael Moore / Mike's Message:
Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore — I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it official: General Motors, as we know it, has been totaled. — As I sit here in GM's birthplace, Flint, Michigan …
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Rick Hasen / Election Law:
LIVE BLOGGING THE COLEMAN FRANKEN ORAL ARGUMENT — Now that the oral arguments have concluded, here are my tentative thoughts (you can find my earlier live blog below the fold): — 1. It is always dangerous to guess how a court is going to come out based upon oral argument.
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Bob Von Sternberg / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Senate race now in hands of the state Supreme Court
Senate race now in hands of the state Supreme Court
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Tommy Christopher / Politics Daily:
Playboy Magazine Officially Hates Women, Conservative or Otherwise — Over the years, “tasteful” porn dinosaur Playboy Magazine has been the subject of pop cultural debate for decades. Is the nudity exploitation, or empowerment? Does the magazine celebrate women, or degrade them?
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
It's official: Playboy is a hate site; Update: Playboy pulled it — Playboy likes to claim that it prints pictures of naked women as a means to empower them. Uh-huh. It seems that Playboy and Hugh Hefner only like to empower women to the extent that they'll take off their clothes …
Associated Press:
Military Recruiter Killed In Ark. Shooting — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ― One Army recruiter was killed Monday and a second was wounded in a shooting at a recruiting office, and a suspect was arrested, police said. — Police Lt. Terry Hastings said the recruiter was shot when a man …
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USsoldiersgurl / KATV-TV:
One Dead, One Injured in West LR Shooting — Little Rock - One person is dead, another seriously injured, and a third is in custody following a double shooting in west Little Rock Monday morning. — Authorities say the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. at a U.S. Army Navy Career Center inside …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republican Base Heavily White, Conservative, Religious — Democrats are more likely to be moderate or liberal, Hispanic, or black or other races — PRINCETON, NJ — More than 6 in 10 Republicans today are white conservatives, while most of the rest are whites with other ideological leanings …
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
Tom Tancredo Staffer Pleads Guilty to Karate-Chopping Black Woman — For years, conservative writer and activist Marcus Epstein has worked with the mainstream of the immigration restrictionist movement. He wrote speeches for former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) during his presidential bid …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Reagan Did It — “This bill is the most important legislation for financial institutions in the last 50 years. It provides a long-term solution for troubled thrift institutions. ... All in all, I think we hit the jackpot.” So declared Ronald Reagan in 1982, as he signed the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act.
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Guardian:
Mysterious ‘chip’ is CIA's latest weapon against al-Qaida targets hiding in Pakistan's tribal belt — The CIA is equipping Pakistani tribesmen with secret electronic transmitters to help target and kill al-Qaida leaders in the north-western tribal belt, in a tactic that could aid Pakistan's army …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Kristol and Hume Call for Targeted Air Strikes on North Korea — As you probably know, a certain number of people are down-the-line pacifists. They believe that war is wrong, no matter what the cause. And as you've probably realized, none of them are major newspaper columnists …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Sestak Talks Political Strategy Against Arlen Specter — When Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) makes his primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) official, he won't have the Washington establishment on his side and he'll probably find himself significantly outspent by his famous opponent.
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Caitlin Taylor / The Note:
Rep. Joe Sestak: ‘It is the Right Thing to Get in This Race’
Rep. Joe Sestak: ‘It is the Right Thing to Get in This Race’
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