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John / Power Line:
Kill the Bill! — The Minneapolis Star Tribune headlines tonight: Thousands rally at State Capitol to kill health care bill. The crowd, gathered on short notice on a cold March day, was impressive: … I'm no expert, but the photos certainly seem to indicate a crowd in the thousands.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
“Thousands” rally at Minnesota capital to “Kill the Bill” — Give the Star Tribune credit; they actually report that “thousands” attended a rally in freezing weather today to demand an end to the ObamaCare effort. Minnesota Majority staged the rally on the state capital mall to hear …
Bob Von Sternberg / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Thousands rally at State Capitol to kill health care bill — With the American flag draped on her shoulder, Catherine Turner of Wayzata held up her sign in protest of the health care bill Saturday afternoon at the Capitol in St. Paul. Rally organizers said 4,000 people attended …
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Obama pollster: U.S. will like healthcare bill, despite poll numbers — President Barack Obama's pollster said the healthcare bill will win over public support once it becomes law despite polls showing Americans against the plan. — The argument by Joel Benenson, Obama's lead pollster …
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Another Black Conservative, Doug Ross, The Political Carnival, Michelle Malkin and Dennis the Peasant
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Ray LaHood / Chicago Tribune:
Beyond politics — Why Republicans should support health care reform — I've been a Republican all my life, when I served in the Illinois legislature, when I worked for members of Congress and when I served in Congress. During the 2008 presidential election, I supported Republican Sen. John McCain.
Alan Colmes' Liberaland:
Dan Riehl Says I'll Rot In Hell. He's Probably Right. See You There, Dan! — I apparently have gotten under Dan Riehl's skin. Amazingly, I've done it, according to Riehl, without saying too much. But if all I did is basically link him without saying much, as he claims …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland:
Conservative Blogger: “Isn't It Time To Euthanize Reid's Wife?” — Right-wing blogger Dan Riehl wonders if the left wants to abort babies, why care about someone who has a broken back and neck at age 69? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were in an auto accident …
Nia-Malika Henderson / The Politico:
W.H. plan to remake education law — President Barack Obama unveiled his plan for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's school system Saturday, proposing changes he says would shift emphasis from teaching to the test to a more nuanced assessment of judging school and student progress.
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Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Obama Calls for Sweeping Overhaul in Education Law — The Obama administration on Saturday called for a broad overhaul of President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind law, proposing to reshape divisive provisions that encouraged instructors to teach to tests, narrowed the curriculum …
New York Times:
Vatican Sees Campaign Against the Pope — ROME — As new details emerged on allegations of child sexual abuse by priests in the Munich archdiocese then led by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican spoke out on Saturday to protect the pope against what it called an aggressive campaign against him in his native Germany.
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The Daily Dish, The Confluence, Emptywheel, The Agonist, Advocate, Fausta's Blog and The Lede
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Timberly Ross / Associated Press:
Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military — Former Air Force sergeant Jene (jeh-NAY') Newsome says she played by the rules. She never told anyone in the military that she was a lesbian. — But Newsome was discharged earlier this year under the military's “don't ask, don't tell” …
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigns amid hot tub scandal — House Majority Leader Kevin Garn announced Saturday that he was resigning from the Utah Legislature, two days after revelations of a nude hot-tubbing incident with a minor 25 years ago and a payment to keep it quiet.
Haaretz:
Netanyahu ‘surprised’ by U.S. condemnation over East Jerusalem plan — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said he was surprised by the U.S. administration's public condemnation of his government over Israel's announcement that it would construct 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
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Wall Street Journal:
Road to the Nut House — It was 1976 and I was interviewing Democratic presidential candidates as they came through Boston for the Massachusetts primary. One of them was Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson, who came into our radio studios with a small entourage. The Washington state Democrat talked about his issues, mostly national defense.
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