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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Fla. imam: No deal to move NYC mosque — GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida imam says that no deal has been reached to move the site of a mosque at the site of ground zero in exchange for a Florida minister to call off plans to burn Qurans. — Imam Muhammad Musri tells The Associated Press …
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Antonio Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Pastor cancels Quran-burning, then reconsiders — GAINESVILLE, Fla. - An anti-Islamic preacher backed off and then threatened to reconsider burning the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, angrily accusing a Muslim leader of lying to him Thursday with a promise to move an Islamic center …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch, Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, Michelle Malkin and Telegraph
David Zurawik / Z on TV:
Fox News says it will not cover burning of Quran — In a bold move that is likely to be much discussed in coming days, Fox News said today that it will not cover the burning of the Quran on Saturday if Pastor Terry Jones follows through on his plan to burn copies of Islam's sacred book.
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ABCNEWS, Associated Press, PostPartisan, Raw Story, Mediaite, AMERICAblog News, Neptunus Lex, The Wire, JustOneMinute and Connecting.the.Dots, more at Mediagazer »
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Beyond belief: Koran-burning called off — in exchange for moving Ground Zero mosque; Update: No deal? Update: Fred Phelps now planning to burn the Koran instead; Update: We're not here to barter, says Rauf — This otherwise slow news day sure turned interesting in a hurry, huh?
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msnbc.com, ABCNEWS, Associated Press, The Jawa Report and Patterico's Pontifications
msnbc.com:
Quran burning on again? Florida pastor says maybe — ‘Back to square one,’ Jones says after imam denies there's a deal to move NYC Islamic center — Explainer — on msnbc.com -
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Firedoglake, The BRAD BLOG, Hot Air, The Blotter and TalkLeft
Patricia Murphy / Politics Daily:
Colin Powell Says Ground Zero Mosque Should Go Forward — said Thursday that the Islamic community center and mosque planned near Ground Zero in New York City should go forward. Powell made his comments during an appearance on ABC's “The View.” — “The terrorists win if we become terrified and …
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Think Progress, Weasel Zippers, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and HotAirPundit
Chad Smith / Local News from Star-Banner:
Westboro Baptist Church to burn Qurans if Dove doesn't
Westboro Baptist Church to burn Qurans if Dove doesn't
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Weasel Zippers and RealClearPolitics Video Log
Mike Thomas / Orlando Sentinel:
What if media had ignored Terry Jones?
What if media had ignored Terry Jones?
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Yahoo! News, Hot Air, NewsBusters.org, ABCNEWS, Hit & Run and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Howard Kurtz:
Pastor's mosque bluff transfixes media
Pastor's mosque bluff transfixes media
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Agence France Presse, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, No More Mister Nice Blog, BBC and Washington Monthly
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
AP will not distribute ‘images or audio’ of burning Qurans
AP will not distribute ‘images or audio’ of burning Qurans
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msnbc.com, Z on TV, Romenesko and Don Surber
Carlos Lozano / L.A. NOW:
Judge declares U.S. military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy openly banning gay service members unconstitutional [updated] — A federal judge in Riverside declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional Thursday, saying the “don't ask, don't tell” …
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Firedoglake, Politics Daily, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, Guardian, Open Left, AMERICAblog News, The Agonist and The Rachel Maddow Show
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Federal judge overturns 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' — A Federal Judge in California has ruled that the ban on gays in the military violates the Constitutional rights of gay and lesbian soldiers to due process and to freedom of expression. — District Court Judge Virginia Phillips …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Confluence, Hit & Run and TPMMuckraker
Associated Press:
Judge: Military's ban on gays is unconstitutional — RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional. — U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips on Thursday granted a request for an injunction halting …
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The Moderate Voice and Gawker
David Weigel / Weigel:
Palin Endorses O'Donnell in Delaware — She called into Sean Hannity's radio show to make official what was hinted at in a late Tuesday night retweet: She backs Christine O'Donnell over Mike Castle in Delaware. As Hannity describes, also on Twitter:
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Christine O'Donnell for Delaware
Christine O'Donnell for Delaware
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TPMDC, USA Today, The Caucus, Washington Wire, Outside the Beltway and Gateway Pundit
Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
If Obama names Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic base erupts like a volcano and votes — Within hours and possibly minutes I expect the president will name Elizabeth Warren to lead the new consumer protection agency, and if he does, the Democratic base will erupt and turn out to vote …
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JustOneMinute
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
More House Dems balking at ending Bush tax cuts for rich — Even as President Obama is mounting a strong stand in favor of letting the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire, and even as he's signaling that it will be a major campaign issue, more and more vulnerable House Dems are bolting in the other direction.
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TPMDC, bizjournals, Left Coast Rebel, Hot Air, The Washington Independent and Hullabaloo
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Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Palin-Beck 9/11 Profiteering Event Promotor Says Rally Date Is Just A Coincidence — Prominent conservatives and right-wing groups are making plans to use the 9/11 anniversary this weekend to rake in some cash. Among them are Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, who are teaming up for a rally in Anchorage, AK.
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The Huffington Post, Mediaite, The Wire, Weigel and Washington Monthly
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David Weigel / Weigel:
Meg Whitman Attacks Jerry Brown With the Ghost of Bill Clinton* — Meg Whitman's Republican campaign for governor of California, clearly not done with the decades of video tape they have on Jerry Brown, bring us back to the good old days of the 1992 presidential campaign.
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Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Stem Cell Financing Ban Ends, for Now — WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court here ruled Thursday that federal financing of embryonic stem cell research could continue while the court considers a judge's order last month that banned the government from underwriting the work.
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Little Green Footballs and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
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William McQuillen / Bloomberg:
Stem-Cell Research Ban Suspended by Appeals Court
Stem-Cell Research Ban Suspended by Appeals Court
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Daily Kos
Jolie O'Dell / Mashable:
New York Times Will Go Out of “Print” Sometime in the Future — At a recent conference, The New York Times' publisher and chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., stated that he eventually expects the “Gray Lady” will no longer be a physical newspaper. — “We will stop printing the New York Times sometime …
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Mediaite and Weasel Zippers
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Henry Blodget / The Wire:
Sulzberger Concedes: “We Will Stop Printing The New York Times …
Sulzberger Concedes: “We Will Stop Printing The New York Times …
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Editors Weblog, Gawker, The Huffington Post, The Moderate Voice and Doug Ross, more at Mediagazer »
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
What qualifies as unacceptable for a major party nominee? — “What qualifies as over the line? What qualifies as an unacceptable position for a major party nominee to hold in this year's elections?” — That quote comes from Rachel Maddow, framing the question very well during this segment …
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Washington Monthly and Left in the West
Nature:
Science scorned … The anti-science strain pervading the right wing in the United States is the last thing the country needs in a time of economic challenge. … “The four corners of deceit: government, academia, science and media. Those institutions are now corrupt and exist by virtue of deceit.
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The Huffington Post, DownWithTyranny!, Liberal Values and Climate Progress
Kenric Ward / sunshinestatenews.com:
Marco Rubio Holds Double-Digit Lead in Senate Race — GOP candidate even beats Crist among independent voters, poll finds — Republican Marco Rubio, garnering surprising strength among independent voters, holds a double-digit lead over his two chief rivals in Florida's U.S. Senate race, a new Sunshine State News Poll reports.
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Daily Kos, Washington Wire, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, TPMDC, Weekly Standard, Ballot Box, Don Surber, The Buzz, NRSC and National Review
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Taking Responsibility — Speaking just now on MSNBC James Zogby made a very good point — and pressed Andrea Mitchell on it. His point was that sure, this Pastor Jones fool is one guy, who's managed to get worldwide attention for his stunt. But you cannot separate him, as I noted below …
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Dave Levinthal / OpenSecrets.org:
Favre, Goodell Among NFL Notables Playing Political Football During 2010 Midterms — All-universe quarterback Brett Favre will wear Minnesota Vikings purple tonight against the New Orleans Saints during the opening game of the National Football League's 2010 season.
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USA Today, The Blotter and FoxNews.com
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Massive Cache of Iraq War Docs to Be Published by WikiLeaks — A massive cache of previously unpublished classified U.S. military documents from the Iraq War is being readied for publication by WikiLeaks, a new report has confirmed. — The documents constitute the “biggest leak of military intelligence” …
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The Agonist and Boing Boing
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Fired Up — This may win the prize for the worst stump speech ever. Oh my. — Here's the video via Oliver Willis:
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Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Gawker
Ezra Klein:
Forum: Andy Stern's plan to create 12 million new jobs — Late last week, I spoke with former SEIU president and current Georgetown fellow/fiscal commission member Andy Stern about hosting a series of pieces laying out different ideas to kick-start job creation.
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Gateway Pundit and National Review
David B. Caruso / Associated Press:
NY mosque investor declines Trump's buyout offer — NEW YORK — Donald Trump's offer to buy an investor's stake where a mosque is planned near ground zero is falling flat. — Wolodymyr Starosolsky is a lawyer for the investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site.
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Bloomberg, National Review, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, Runnin' Scared, Sister Toldjah and TPMMuckraker