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Clifford J. Levy / New York Times:
Subway Blasts Kill Dozens in Moscow — MOSCOW — Female suicide bombers set off huge explosions during Monday morning's rush hour in two subway stations in central Moscow, officials said, killing at least 35 people and raising fears that the Muslim insurgency in southern Russia was once again being brought to the country's heart.
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CNN:
38 killed in Moscow bombings — Moscow, Russia (CNN) — Female suicide bombers detonated explosions that rocked two subway stations in central Moscow during rush hour on Monday morning, killing at least 38 people, officials said. — “It was a terrorist act carried out by the female suicide bombers …
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BBC:
Suicide bombings hit Moscow Metro — Commuter Alan Broach: “There was a lot of fear and concern around” — At least 38 people have been killed after two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow Metro trains in the morning rush hour, officials say.
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Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
‘Black Widow’ female suicide bombers kill 37 in Moscow metro blasts
‘Black Widow’ female suicide bombers kill 37 in Moscow metro blasts
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
High flyer: RNC Chairman Steele suggested buying private jet with GOP funds — According to two knowledgeable sources, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele once raised the possibility of using party money to buy a private jet for his travel.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Insurers Might Delay Covering Pre-Existing Conditions — WASHINGTON — Just days after President Obama signed the new health care law, insurance companies are already arguing that, at least for now, they do not have to provide one of the benefits that the president calls a centerpiece of the law …
Justin Elliott / TPMMuckraker:
Nine Christian Militia Members Charged With Seditious Conspiracy, Attempted Use Of WMD — Nine members of the Christian militia group Hutaree have been indicted on multiple charges involving an alleged plot to attack police, including seditious conspiracy and attempted use of weapons of mass destruction …
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Jennifer Chambers / Detroit News:
Seven arrested in FBI raids linked to Christian militia group — At least seven people, including some from Michigan, have been arrested in raids by a FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana as part of an investigation into an Adrian-based Christian militia group, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
9 Tied to Militia Charged in Plot to Murder Officers
9 Tied to Militia Charged in Plot to Murder Officers
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP views Supreme Court as last line of defense on health reform — Republicans view Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court as a last line of defense against the new healthcare reform law. — President Barack Obama signed the sweeping healthcare law on Tuesday and later …
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Room for Debate:
Is the Health Care Law Unconstitutional? — Just minutes after President Obama signed the health care legislation into law on Tuesday, 13 state attorneys general, led by Bill McCollum of Florida, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the law's constitutionality.
Washington Post:
Health-care overhaul leaves Democrats in stable condition — After steering the landmark health-care reform bill through Congress, the Democratic Party's leaders have emerged mostly unscathed, according to a new Washington Post poll, but they have not received a notable boost in approval ratings.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Health Care Plan — One Week Later, 54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill — One week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation's likely voters still favor repealing the new law.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Punks and Plutocrats — Health reform is the law of the land. Next up: financial reform. But will it happen? The White House is optimistic, because it believes that Republicans won't want to be cast as allies of Wall Street. I'm not so sure. The key question is how many senators believe …
Justin Elliott / TPM LiveWire:
Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Rep. Eric Cantor — The U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia released this statement today. The text of an accompanying affidavit is also below. TPM's ongoing coverage of the story is here. — PHILADELPHIA - Today, a two-count complaint and warrant …
BBC:
US ‘may not veto UN resolution on Jerusalem’ — The US is considering abstaining from a possible UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, sources suggest to the BBC. — The possibility surfaced at talks in Paris last week between a senior US official and Qatar's foreign minister.
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Norman Podhoretz / Wall Street Journal:
In Defense of Sarah Palin — She understands that the U.S. has been a force for good in the world—which is more than can be said of our president. — Nothing annoys certain of my fellow conservative intellectuals more than when I remind them, as on occasion I mischievously do …
Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
Congressman finds political vitriol follows him home to Ohio — Rep. Steve Driehaus spent the first Sunday of his two-week break from Washington this way: He made breakfast for his wife and kids, took his son to his mother's house and bought the boy a bicycle while his wife and daughters went shopping.
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Congressional disapproval ratings hit 72 percent, now at late-1994 levels — TOP OF THE BALLOT: A side effect of the healthcare process is the highest Congressional disapproval since October 1994; members ready for town hall craziness; Tea Party meets its resistance — Highest disapproval of Congress since Oct. 31, 1994
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Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Delaware, Tennessee Win Race to the Top Grants — WASHINGTON—The Obama administration has decided to award just two states—Delaware and Tennessee—with hundreds of millions in education grants, the culmination of a hard-fought competition that originally drew applications from 40 states …