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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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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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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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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Coverage of Koran Case Stirs Questions on Media Role — A renegade pastor and his tiny flock set fire to a Koran on a street corner, and made sure to capture it on film. And they were ignored. — That stunt took place in 2008, involving members of the Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka …
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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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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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Chad Smith / Local News from Star-Banner:
Westboro Baptist Church to burn Qurans if Dove doesn't
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Mike Thomas / Orlando Sentinel:
What if media had ignored Terry Jones?
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
A.P. Wouldn't Have Shared Images of Koran Burning
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Howard Kurtz:
Pastor's mosque bluff transfixes media
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
AP will not distribute ‘images or audio’ of burning Qurans
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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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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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John Schwartz / New York Times:
Judge Rejects Military Policy Toward Gays — The “don't ask, don't tell” policy toward gay members of the military is unconstitutional, a federal judge in California ruled Thursday. — United States District Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the central district of California struck down the rule in an opinion issued late in the day.
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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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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Afternoon Fix: Obama to hold series of 2010 rallies, Palin endorses O'Donnell
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Christine O'Donnell for Delaware
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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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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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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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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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Henry Blodget / The Wire:
Sulzberger Concedes: “We Will Stop Printing The New York Times …
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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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William McQuillen / Bloomberg:
Stem-Cell Research Ban Suspended by Appeals Court
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Pentagon Plan: Buying Books to Keep Secrets — WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials are negotiating to buy and destroy all 10,000 copies of the first printing of an Afghan war memoir they say contains intelligence secrets, according to two people familiar with the dispute.
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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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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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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CNN:
Goolsbee to be tapped for economic post — (CNN) - President Obama is planning to announce as early as Friday morning that Austan Goolsbee will be named chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, two senior administration officials familiar with the announcement tell CNN Thursday.
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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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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