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John O'Connor / The State:
Exclusive: E-mails between Sanford, woman — Woman in affair declines interview — Below are excerpts of e-mails, obtained by The State newspaper in December, between Gov. Mark Sanford's personal e-mail account and Maria, a woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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John Dickerson / Slate:
The disturbing glee at Mark Sanford's downfall. — Mark Sanford is no longer missing, but he's obviously lost. The South Carolina governor's press conference was excruciating: apology, followed by self-flagellation, followed by apology. It was like watching a man light himself on fire.
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Sanford Case a New Dose of Bad News for Republicans — WASHINGTON — Republicans were just starting to breathe a little easier. — The news that Senator John Ensign had had an affair with a former aide who was married to another former aide was fading. Polls showed some voter impatience …
Media Matters / Media Matters for America:
On Fox, Mark Sanford “(D)” holds press conference — Previously: — Media outlets - including Fox - misidentify as Democrats several Republicans facing scandal, poor poll numbers — EXPAND ALL EXPAND 1ST LEVEL COLLAPSE ALL
Rachelle Cohen / Boston Herald:
Sen. Kerry jokes: ‘Too bad’ Gov. Sarah Palin didn't go missing — WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. John Kerry must have been channeling his inner Letterman yesterday. — The Bay State senator was telling a group of business and civic leaders in town at his invitation about the “bizarre” …
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Washington Wire:
Inglis to GOP: ‘Lose Stinking Rot of Self-Righteousness’ — Jonathan Weisman reports on politics. — South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis made a name for himself in the late 1990s as one of Bill Clinton's most zealous pursuers, an impeachment “manager” who attacked the moral failings of the president …
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TheSunNews.com:
Statement from First Lady Jenny Sanford — South Carolina's First Lady Jenny Sanford released the following statement Wednesday: — I would like to start by saying I love my husband and I believe I have put forth every effort possible to be the best wife I can be during our almost twenty years of marriage.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
John Kerry on Sanford: Too bad Palin didn't go missing too — Don't be too hard on Waffles. His humor's always been laced with nastiness, which is why he periodically finds himself in clusterfarks over “botched jokes.” It's not that he hates Palin. He's just a jerk.
John O'Connor / The State:E-mails detail intimate affair
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:Sanford's wife told him to leave ‘to maintain my dignity’
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Michelle Malkin:Bastard — It's the only fitting word for a man who abandons …
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The Huffington Post:Sanford Admits Affair With Woman From Argentina (VIDEO)
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New York Times:Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance
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ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: President Obama Defends Right to Choose Best Care — In ABC News Health Care Forum, President Answers Questions About Reform — President Obama struggled to explain today whether his health care reform proposals would force normal Americans to make sacrifices that wealthier …
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ABCNEWS:
Fact Check: The Truth Behind Obama's Health Care Plan — Fact or Fiction? Decoding the President's Prescription for American Health Care — President Obama took his health care reform plan to the American people in a forum at the White House Wednesday night broadcast live on ABC.
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Obama discusses deathbed measures — At a healthcare town hall, he says stopping futile procedures for the terminally ill can lower costs. — Reporting from Washington — President Obama suggested at a town hall event Wednesday night that one way to shave medical costs is to stop expensive …
Lois Romano / Washington Post:First Lady Is Creating Role That Reflects Her Passions
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Michelle Malkin:The Obamacare Show: Two dissenting docs challenge Dear Leader
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Kate Barrett / The Note:Fact Check No. 7: Right Track/Wrong Track? Taxing Benefits
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New York Times:
Ahmadinejad Assails Obama as Opposition Urges Defiance — TEHRAN — As Iran's embattled opposition leader renewed a call for protests against the disputed presidential elections, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assailed President Obama on Thursday, telling him to stop interfering in Iran's affairs …
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Eddie Wrenn / Daily Mail:
Stunning pictures of the volcano that blew a hole in the sky as astronauts witness eruption from International Space Station — Framed by a circle of clouds, this is a stunning illustration of Nature's powerful force. — A plume of smoke, ash and steam soars five miles into the sky from an erupting volcano.
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Steve Schippert / RapidRecon:
Unimaginable Horror In Tehran Today — Iran has executed its Tiananmen Square. Baharestan Square has become synonymous with barbarity, cruelty, massacre and inhumanity. — An Iranian blogger (whose URL I will not publish) live blogging from Baharestan Square in central Tehran today captures …
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Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
HuffPo's Question at Obama News Conference Sparks a Media Flap — It may seem unseemly, given the apparent bloodshed in Iran today, to dwell on fallout among the media and bloggers about the Obama administration's selective process for taking questions at a presidential news conference.
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Borzou Daragahi / Los Angeles Times:
Iran opposition leader blasts rulers; 70 professors arrested — Mousavi says the supreme leader's actions are not ‘in the interests of the country,’ and the crackdown imperils the Islamic Republic. — Reporting from Tehran — Iran's leading opposition figurehead, Mir-Hossein Mousavi …
Telegraph:
Canterbury is sufficiently gay council inspectors rule — One of Britain's most historic cities, Canterbury, has been told it is sufficiently gay - after a complaint sparked a two-month investigation costing thousands of pounds. — A government watchdog decided that Canterbury in Kent does enough …
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Real Clear Politics:
Could Australia Blow Apart the Great Global Warming Scare? — As the US Congress considers the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill, the Australian Senate is on the verge of rejecting its own version of cap-and-trade. The story of this legislation's collapse offers advance notice for what might happen …
Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
Obama Plays Hardball With Watchdogs — Gerald Walpin has quickly become the most famous of the three inspector generals who've left their jobs in recent weeks, exposing what appears to be a pattern of pressure from the Obama administration. — In radio and television interviews …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Quixotic Pursuit: Green Energy Jobs — The Spanish professor is puzzled. Why, Gabriel Calzada wonders, is the U.S. president recommending that America emulate the Spanish model for creating “green jobs” in “alternative energy” even though Spain's unemployment rate is 18.1 percent …
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