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FITSNews:
Will Folks: Letting The Chips Fall — Since I founded FITSNews three-and-a-half years ago, I've made more than my fair share of powerful enemies in this state. — One reason for that? I call it like I see it - whether you like it or not, agree with it or not, or even believe it or not.
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The Fix, Public Policy Polling, Erick's blog, WMBFNews.com, Ben Smith's Blog, Politics Daily, The New Ledger, Left in the West, Charleston City Paper, The American Conservative, National Review, RedState, Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, CNN, FrumForum, American Power, The Other McCain, msnbc.com, Talking Points Memo, The Eye, Daily Kos, The Hill, The Corner on National …, The Daily Caller, TPMMuckraker, Riehl World View, The Political Carnival and skippy the bush kangaroo
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Nikki Haley in Opposition's Crosshairs: a Good Sign for Nikki and South Carolina! — Well, whaddya know? South Carolina's conservative candidate, Nikki Haley, recently zipped to the front of the line in her state's race for governor; and lo and behold, now accusations of an affair surface.
The State:
Haley denies affair with blogger — A political blogger is claiming he had a “inappropriate physical relationship” with Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley. — Haley has “categorically” denied the accusation by Will Folks, a former spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford who now blogs …
Logan Smith / WIS-TV:
Blogger, fmr. Sanford aide claims past affair with Nikki Haley
Blogger, fmr. Sanford aide claims past affair with Nikki Haley
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FITSNews, Right Now, Crooks and Liars, Raw Story, Mediaite, Politics Daily, CNN, National Review and AMERICAblog News
Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:
A Deal on DADT? — The Advocate has learned that concurrent meetings took place Monday morning at the White House and on Capitol Hill that could help clear the way for “don't ask, don't tell” repeal to be attached to the Department of Defense authorization bill later this week.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Dem lawmaker urges White House to release details on Sestak job — Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner (N.Y.) called on the White House on Monday to detail its conversations it had with Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) to have allegedly tried to convince him to drop a Senate bid.
Ed O'Keefe / Federal Eye:
White House endorses 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise
White House endorses 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
'Don't Ask' repeal now on track, with quiet administration role
'Don't Ask' repeal now on track, with quiet administration role
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Balloon Juice
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
NBC's Chuck Todd: White House correspondent, anchor, blogger, twitterer
NBC's Chuck Todd: White House correspondent, anchor, blogger, twitterer
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
White House backs plan on gays in military
White House backs plan on gays in military
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Pam's House Blend
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Hayworth: ‘In My History’ U.S. Didn't Formally Declare War On Nazi Germany (VIDEO) — Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), who is challenging Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary, said that the United States did not formally declare war on Germany in World War II — at least, that's how it went in his history.
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Joe Schoffstall / The Blast:
Joe Biden: Brussels Has Legitimate Claim to ‘Capital of the Free World’ Title
Joe Biden: Brussels Has Legitimate Claim to ‘Capital of the Free World’ Title
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Hispanics swing to Democrats in West — Public Policy Polling reports: — When we polled Colorado in early March Michael Bennet and Jane Norton were tied. Last week we found Bennet with a 3 point lead. One of the biggest reasons for that shift? Bennet went from leading Norton …
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FrumForum
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Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Despite Moratorium, Drilling Projects Move Ahead — WASHINGTON — In the days since President Obama announced a moratorium on permits for drilling new offshore oil wells and a halt to a controversial type of environmental waiver that was given to the Deepwater Horizon rig …
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Green, Climate Progress, ChattahBox News Blog, The Oil Drum, The Huffington Post, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Beltway Confidential, Left Coast Rebel, Think Progress, Infowars, Wonk Room, Politics Daily, Balloon Juice, Taylor Marsh, pr.thinkprogress.org, Prairie Weather, Firedoglake and FrumForum
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
WH: We're On the Case; Jindal: HELP!
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Patrick says Obama critics are ‘almost at the level of sedition’ — Governor Deval Patrick, even as he decried partisanship in Washington, said today that Republican opposition to President Obama's agenda has become so obstinate that it “is almost at the level of sedition.”
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The Corner on National …, RedState, Sense of Events, Weasel Zippers, Sister Toldjah, Hot Air, Hit & Run and Pajamas Media
Kyung M. Song / Seattle Times:
Rossi expected to enter Senate race soon; hires key staff — WASHINGTON — Dino Rossi is expected to officially enter the U.S. Senate race as early as Wednesday, and already has hired several key staffers for a campaign to unseat three-term incumbent Patty Murray.
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Politics Daily, Ballot Box, The Moderate Voice, Weekly Standard, Real Clear Politics and Beltway Confidential
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Ryan D'Agostino / Esquire:
Eric Massa's Secret — Long before the Eric Massa scandal broke, the congressman carried the lonely burden of another secret that, if revealed, would turn his world upside down. An extraordinary look inside the mind of a man in the crisis of his lifetime.
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TPMMuckraker, First Draft, Raw Story, The Hill, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Glenn Thrush's Blog, Reliable Source and Advocate
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
This Stuff Is Not Supposed to Happen in America — “When it becomes fair game to attack and intimidate private citizens and their families to advance a public policy, we cross over from an orderly civil democracy to something decidedly third world.” — I would like to be gloating this morning …
Mac McClelland / Mother Jones:
“It's BP's Oil” — Running the corporate blockade at Louisiana's crude-covered beaches. — Post Comment — Elmer's Island, even after all the warnings, looks worse than I imagined. Pools of oil black and deep stretch down the beach; when cleanup workers drag their rakes along …
New York Times:
BP Kept Using Toxic Chemical in Gulf After E.P.A. Deadline — The effort to stanch the vast Gulf of Mexico oil spill was mired by setbacks on Monday as state and federal officials feuded with BP over its failure to meet deadlines and its refusal to stop spraying a toxic dispersant in the Gulf.
The Huffington Post:
Rand Paul: Maddow Was Fair To Me But Media At Large Was Not (VIDEO) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Prior to canceling an appearance on “Meet the Press” Friday, Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul did sit down for an interview with a local television station in which he complained about being …
Jay Heflin / The Hill:
Report: Healthcare law tax credits encourage small businesses to stay small, not hire — A study by the National Center for Policy Analysis shows that tax credits in the new healthcare law could negatively impact small-business hiring decisions. — The new law provides a 50 percent tax credit …
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New York Times, Doug Ross, Wonk Room, Hot Air, Viking Pundit, Questions and Observations, Liberty Central, Townhall.com, FrumForum and Pajamas Media