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Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Five Minutes With Andrew Breitbart — Few would dispute the notion that Andrew Breitbart, 41, has become a major force on the right. Formerly the editor of The Drudge Report, and a primary developer for The Huffington Post, Breitbart has come into his own in recent years …
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James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
On the Media: Even when in error, Andrew Breitbart is on the attack
On the Media: Even when in error, Andrew Breitbart is on the attack
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
CNN anchors attack the scourge of anonymity — CNN's Kyra Phillips and John Roberts spent a good five minutes yesterday expressing serious concern over what they called “the dark side” of the Internet: the plague of “anonymous bloggers” who are “a bunch of cowards” for not putting their names …
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NY Daily News:
Rep. Charles Rangel says it would be unpatriotic of him to resign amid ethics scandal — HENRICK KAROLISZYN AND KATHLEEN LUCADAMO — Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel said Saturday it would be unpatriotic to resign rather than fight his pending ethics charges - despite a call that he do so to save the Democratic party.
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rangel proceeding worries Dems and puzzles ethics experts — The timing of Rep. Charles Rangel's (D-N.Y.) public House ethics trial has House Democrats panicked and ethics watchdogs puzzled. — Democrats are worried the unusual and high-profile trial will cost the party seats in the fall …
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Young Voters Slowly Abandoning Hope & Change — Could it finally be sinking in who exactly is going to be paying for all this alleged “free” stuff? … “Easily disillusioned” is sociology-speak for “sucker.” — Even “Obama Girl” was struck by reality a few months ago.
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Jamal Abdi / The Huffington Post:
Resolution Green-Lighting Israeli Strikes on Iran Introduced by House Republicans — Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a measure that would green-light an Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. The resolution, H.Res. 1553 (in full below), provides explicit support …
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Journolist flap shows a destructive ‘gotcha’ mentality — The current Journolist controversy that has the blogosphere heaving sparks and Washington even more self-absorbed than usual is weak tea — a tempest in Barbie's teacup. — At least as concerns the so-called conspiracy itself.
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Britain Plans to Decentralize National Health Care — LONDON — Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain's socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
‘A Commandeering of the People’ — One of America's leading libertarian legal scholars handicaps whether the Supreme Court will find ObamaCare's insurance mandate constitutional. — Is ObamaCare constitutional? “If you ask any constitutional law professor whether Congress can do something …
David Fox / Reuters:
Taliban say 2 U.S. soldiers captured in Afghanistan — (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Saturday they had captured two U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan, and NATO confirmed they were missing and scrambled helicopters and planes to search for them. — The U.S. and NATO-led International Security …
The Right Scoop:
Lt. Col. Allen West: I don't see myself as African American, Black American. I see myself as an American — West gets a standing ovation for that line. And he means every word of it. And that's why America loves Lt. Col. Allen West! — Also, this is a MUST SEE …
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Clinton Wedding Is Leaving Some Feeling Left Out — So, just what does it take to score an invitation to the hottest — not to mention most secretive — political wedding of the summer? — More than a cross-country ride on a private jet, apparently. — “I'm good enough to borrow a plane from …
Paul Krugman:
Keynes In Asia — David Pilling: … In early 2009, the IMF estimated the size of stimulus programs (pdf) in G20 countries: — There are several interesting things about this table; one is the fact that in the face of the crisis, Germany's actions were very different from its rhetoric; it was pretty Keynesian in the crunch.
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Darren Goode / The Hill:
Jane Fonda helps out Sen. Boxer — Actress and liberal activist Jane Fonda is joining Sen. Barbara Boxer Saturday at a fundraiser to help the California Democrat's reelection and local Republicans are scrambling to do a last-minute protest. — The Republican Party of Los Angeles County sent …
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