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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Sen. Graham threatens to halt work on climate and energy bill — Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) threatened to abandon his effort to push a climate and energy bill Saturday, saying he will continue only if Democratic leaders promise to relinquish plans to bring up immigration legislation first.
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Monday climate bill rollout scuttled as Graham decides to walk away — Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) decision to walk away from Senate talks on climate change and energy legislation - at least for now - has prompted the measure's remaining architects to scuttle Monday's planned unveiling of the bill.
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Graham Threatens to Pull Support of Energy Bill — WASHINGTON — In a move that may derail a comprehensive climate change and energy bill in the Senate, one of the measure's central architects, Senator Lindsey Graham, has issued an angry protest over what he says are Democratic plans …
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Judge Napolitano on Arizona's new immigration law: 'She's gonna bankrupt the Republican Party and the state of Arizona' — I don't think Judge Andrew Napolitano yesterday gave Neil Cavuto quite the response he was looking for when he asked him about Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's predictably bad decision …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
McCain to Obama: Send troops to border if you don't like new immigration law — President Barack Obama should dispatch National Guard troops to the border if he doesn't like Arizona's new immigration law, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Friday. — McCain, who endorsed the tough …
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New York Times:
Goldman Sachs Messages Show It Thrived as Economy Fell — In late 2007 as the mortgage crisis gained momentum and many banks were suffering losses, Goldman Sachs executives traded e-mail messages saying that they were making “some serious money” betting against the housing markets.
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Leftists Wave Vile, Violent Signs At Sarah Palin in Oregon... Media Silent — Where's the hate?... Leftists wave “Hope She Chokes” signs in Eugene. — Protestors hold signs outside the hotel where Sarah Palin, former vice presidential candidate and Alaskan governor …
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Harry Esteve / Oregonian:
Protests, catcalls greet Sarah Palin supporters in Eugene … EUGENE — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, acknowledging she was visiting a strange, if not hostile, place, exhorted Lane County Republicans to rise up against government excesses and misplaced values of the Obama administration.
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” is not a good idea. — And as long as I'm disagreeing with Glenn Reynolds, let me say that I disapprove of “Everybody Draw Mohammed” Day, which he seems to be promoting. (Hot Air, Dan Savage, and Reason are actively delighted by the idea.)
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Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:
First Annual Everybody Draw Mohammad Day
First Annual Everybody Draw Mohammad Day
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: “Remember November” — A dynamite little piece of expressionism from Haley Barbour and the Republican Governors Association, aimed at synthesizing the mood of angry grassroots would-be donors. The message is familiar, but between the HD, the F/X, and the editing …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
2012 prelude: GOP contenders go online — President Barack Obama's prospective 2012 Republican rivals are investing heavily in the Internet, looking to cut into what was an overwhelming advantage for Obama in the 2008 campaign. — Through the first three months of the year …
Laura Rozen / Laura Rozen's Blog:
Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day: “One of worst atrocities in 20th century” — Calling it one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, President Barack Obama observed the 95th anniversary of Armenian Remembrance Day in remarks Saturday, but avoided calling the Ottoman era killing of 1.5 million Armenians genocide.
CNN:
In a blow to Giannoulias, family bank fails — The bank owned by the family of Illinois Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias was closed by regulators on Friday. — Washington (CNN) - The bank owned by the family of Illinois Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias was closed by regulators on Friday …
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The Atlantic Online:
Goldman's ‘Victim’ in SEC Case Was a Yield Chaser — The German bank on the losing end of the Goldman Sachs derivatives deals that have attracted the ire of the Securities and Exchange Commission was so absorbed in the pursuit of high-yield returns from financial instruments linked …
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