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Stefan Sirucek / The Huffington Post:
EXCLUSIVE (Update): Palin's Tea Party Crib Notes — Closer inspection of a photo of Sarah Palin, during a speech in which she mocked President Obama for his use of a teleprompter, reveals several notes written on her left hand. The words “Energy”, “Tax” and “Lift American Spirits” are clearly visible.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Palin's Cheat-Sheet — I was too busy tapping away at my laptop to notice this little high-school trick. Having mocked president Obama for using a TelePrompter - not long after he made mincemeat of Republicans with no such TelePrompter at their retreat - she had to scribble down her priorities …
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Judson Berger / Fox News:
Palin ‘Would Be Willing’ to Take On Obama in 2012 — Sarah Palin has President Obama in her sights, telling FoxNews.com she “would be willing” to challenge him in the 2012 presidential race.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Of Course She's Running For President, Ctd — She now confirms it on Fox, the only channel on which she will now appear. Remember the last campaign? The MSM was shut out as far as humanly possible - and they colluded in the McCain strategy. Some, like the Washington Post's Howie Kurtz …
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Denny McAuliffe / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin watch: She looks trim, fit — and brimming with energy and plans
Sarah Palin watch: She looks trim, fit — and brimming with energy and plans
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The Huffington Post:
Palin Considering 2012 Run, Defends Limbaugh's Use Of ‘Retard’ On Fox News Sunday
Palin Considering 2012 Run, Defends Limbaugh's Use Of ‘Retard’ On Fox News Sunday
Robert Costa / The Corner on National Review Online:
Palin's Ready for ‘Another Revolution’ — By: Robert Costa
Palin's Ready for ‘Another Revolution’ — By: Robert Costa
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
SOME PICS FROM SARAH PALIN'S SPEECH. I had some idle time backstage, and my Lumix.
SOME PICS FROM SARAH PALIN'S SPEECH. I had some idle time backstage, and my Lumix.
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand?
Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand?
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Hartford Courant:
Witness To Middletown Explosion: ‘There Are Bodies Everywhere’ — (RICHARD MESSINA / HARTFORD COURANT / February 7, 2010) — MIDDLETOWN - Witnesses and authorities said as many as 100 people may have been injured and two killed when a massive explosion, which homeowners more than 10 miles away mistook …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Obama invites GOP to health-care summit — President Obama made a dramatic attempt to jump-start the stalled health care debate Sunday, inviting Republicans in Congress to a half-day summit on the subject to be televised live later this month. — The president made the offer in an interview …
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The Politico:
W.H. plans televised health meeting — President Barack Obama is planning to host a televised meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on health care reform. — The Feb. 25 meeting is an attempt to reach across the aisle but not a signal that the president plans to start over …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Bond: White House should apologize for intel leak, not me
Bond: White House should apologize for intel leak, not me
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Joe Weisenthal / The Business Insider:
SOURCE: The NYT's Big David Paterson Bombshell Will Break Monday, Governor's Resignation To Follow — This past week, a rumor emerged that the New York Times is working on a huge bombshell with plans to “Spitzerize” New York governor David Paterson. — Several media outlets have reported on these rumors.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Judge being gay a nonissue during Prop. 8 trial — The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Scrubbed Toe in the Race — Between bites of an egg-white garden omelet at a bistro in his Union Square neighborhood, Harold Ford Jr. defended himself on pedicures and flip-flops. — “I either run or try to play basketball every day,” he said. “I have severe athlete's foot — feet.
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Jonny Paul / Jerusalem Post:
Benny Morris talk stirs uproar at Cambridge — University's Israel Society called off talk “for fear of being portrayed as a mouthpiece of Islamophobia.” — Talkbacks (24) — Make JPOST.COM your Home Page — Iranian Threat — Jewish World — Local Israel — Arts & Culture
Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Too Close to Home — LATE last month, a Web site called the Electronic Intifada reported that Ethan Bronner, the Jerusalem bureau chief of The Times, has a son in the Israeli military. Others, including Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a liberal media watchdog group …
Walter Russell Mead / Walter Russell Mead's Blog:
The Great IPCC Meltdown Continues — It's not just the threat of Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035. — Now another headline grabbing IPCC scare story is melting away. A report in Sunday's London Times highlights new humiliations for the IPCC. … There is however one teensy-weensy little problem.