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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Limbaugh vows to flee the country if health care passes. — Hate radio host Rush Limbaugh has been one of health care reform's most vociferous opponents, warning that “[h]uman beings will die earlier than normal” under the “freedom killing” and “life threatening” plan, and calling for it to be “aborted.”
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Nicholas Graham / The Huffington Post:
Limbaugh: I'll Leave US If Health Care Reform Passes (VIDEO)
Stanley Fish / Opinionator:
Do You Miss Him Yet? — I know you're not supposed to, but I just love to say I told you so. — What I told you back on Sept. 28, 2008, was that within a year of the day he left office George W. Bush would come to be regarded with affection and a little nostalgia.
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Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
WOW, THAT'S SOME THOROUGHGOING RESEARCH YOU'VE DONE THERE, STANLEY — You know, maybe the right-wingers have a point about the academy. Here, blogging for The New York Times, is Stanley Fish, one of America's best-known academics — and take a gander at the careful research he's done …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Crist down big — Support for Charlie Crist from conservative voters has pretty much evaporated, and that's allowed Marco Rubio to build a 32 point lead in the Republican primary for Senate. — Rubio now leads Crist 60-28, including a staggering 71-17 lead with conservatives.
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Adam Smith / The Buzz:
The politics of back waxing — Remember when we used to write about Charlie Crist's prospects as a presidential candidate? Well, now we're writing about him accusing Marco Rubio of being a back waxer. Excerpts from his appearance on Greta Van Susteren's show last night:
John Flesher / Associated Press:
Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved — TAWAS CITY, Mich. — Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold support of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a key Michigan Democrat said Monday.
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Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
The Health Care Whip Count — Dems are aiming to pass health care legislation, once and for all, by Easter recess. But for all their optimistic talk, one thing remains clear: They don't have the votes just yet. Then again, they don't have a bill yet, either.
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Bob Lonsberry:
ERIC MASSA DUPES THE CONSERVATIVES — Eric Massa is a snake. — But he is a brilliant snake. — And in one of the most audacious p.r. moves ever, he has conned Limbaugh, Drudge and Beck - and untold millions of Americans. From a little radio studio beside a swamp …
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The Note:
Massa Drama: Democratic Congressman Muddles Rahm's Message — Since everything on health care apparently hasn't been said yet — or, at least, hasn't been said yet by Eric Massa... The drama gets a voice. And it's salty. — Massa, the soon-to-be-former Democratic congressman from upstate New York …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Massa as conservative media hero
Massa as conservative media hero
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
The Source of Obama's Trouble — The Obama administration and Democrats in general are in trouble because they are not urgently and effectively addressing the issue that most Americans want them to: the frightening economic insecurity that has put a chokehold on millions of American families.
The Hill:
Undecided committee chairmen add to pressure on healthcare reform vote — A handful of House committee chairmen are either undecided about or plan to reject the healthcare reform bill that is expected to be voted on as early as next week. — The prospect of several panel chairmen voting …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem plan to pair health reform, student lending complicates vote
Dem plan to pair health reform, student lending complicates vote
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Glenn Beck, think before you preach — UPDATE: Wow. FOX News claimed copyright and had the video removed. That's a first. They never do that. — UPDATE: Right Scoop grabbed the video: — Something very disturbing happened today on FOX. Glenn Beck, who has, for the most part …
MyFox New York:
White House Easter Egg Roll to Be Environmentally Friendly — (Fox News) - This year's White House Easter Egg roll will be eggs-actly what the bunny ordered. The environmentally concerned bunny, that is. — A White House announcement Monday said the eggs at this year's April 5 roll …
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
Hoyer pushes back at White House healthcare deadline
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Dems Hold Slight Advantage in 2010 Election Preferences — Republicans are significantly more enthusiastic than Democrats about voting — PRINCETON, NJ — Democrats lead Republicans by a slight 47% to 44% margin when registered voters are asked which party's congressional candidate …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Poll: Nearly Half Of Dem Voters “Not Enthusiastic” About 2010
Poll: Nearly Half Of Dem Voters “Not Enthusiastic” About 2010
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WSJ Blogs - WSJ:
NY-23: Hoffman Runs Again — Doug Hoffman, the conservative who threw the political landscape into turmoil last November with an insurgent candidacy in a special House race, has announced he is mounting another campaign to win the upstate New York congressional seat.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
PRIMARY COLORS.... It's always fascinating to see what politicians are willing to do before they face a primary challenger and after. … It was just a couple of weeks ago when Lincoln said she'd oppose using reconciliation to pass a House-approved budget fix.
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
UPDATED In shift, Lincoln appears to soften opposition
David M. Cutler / Wall Street Journal:
Health Reform Passes the Cost Test — The Obama plan will cut costs—$600 billion over the next decade. Why walk away from it? — Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the “cost curve.”
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Health Care Whip Count Stands at 194-191 — 37 Democratic “No” votes to flip and counting (photo: mag3737 via Flickr) — Some movement since I last updated: — Dan Maffei and Bill Owens, two central New York Congressmen who voted yes last time, are undecided. — Larry Kissell is a confirmed no.
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun — PUERTOLLANO, Spain — Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun.
Robert Montgomery / ESPN:
Culled out — Obama administration will accept no more public input for federal fishery strategy — The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.
Washington Post:
Are unemployment benefits no longer temporary? — Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods as the nation struggles through its longest period of high joblessness in a generation, and critics are taking aim, saying that the Depression-era program created …
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Megan McCarthy / Mediagazer News:
Introducing Mediagazer — Mediagazer presents the day's must-read media news on a single page. — The media business is in tumult: from the production side to the distribution side, new technologies are upending the industry. What do news organizations need to do to survive? Will books become extinct?
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Emotion of Reform — We all have our emotional hot and cold spots. If you asked me about the New York Mets, you'd see a glow in my eyes. If you asked me about banking reform, words might come out of my mouth, but you'd notice me nodding off midsentence.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Joy Behar's Unfortunate Slip Of The Tongue: Calls Karl Rove “Bad C*ck” — Joy Behar had on her regular guests Ann Coulter and Hilary Rosen to discuss, among other things, Karl Rove's controversial new book Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight.
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
ID Card for Workers Is at Center of Immigration Plan — Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required to obtain.
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