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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Conservative bloggers agree: Haley Barbour is toast — I noted here yesterday that the real problem with Haley Barbour's comments about the Citizens Councils is that they show an unwillingness to avoid urinating on the third rail of race. Today several conservative bloggers came …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Barbour clarifies: Citizens councils ‘indefensible’ — Haley Barbour responds to a day of criticism of his statements on race with an explanation of the comment that has drawn the most fire: — When asked why my hometown in Mississippi did not suffer the same racial violence when I was a young man …
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Haley Barbour: How he hurt himself (and how he can come back)
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Majority In Mississippi, The Atlantic Online and Hullabaloo
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Gov. Barbour explains civil rights remarks
Gov. Barbour explains civil rights remarks
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Politico and Sky Dancing
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Coburn may block 9/11 bill — New York Democrats hoping for quick action on a bill to give health care compensation to Ground Zero workers are about to run into Tom Coburn. — The Oklahoma Republican and physician — known in the Senate as “Dr. No” for his penchant in blocking bills …
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The Note, Firedoglake, PointOfLaw Forum, The Plum Line, The Hill, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog and TPMDC
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Shep Smith Names Every GOPer Who Wouldn't Talk 9/11 Bill With Him — Fox News' Shep Smith is continuing to hammer Republican senators who wouldn't pass the 9/11 first responders bill, this time calling out by name those who wouldn't appear on his show to discuss the issue.
Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Coburn To Block 9/11 Responders Bill
Coburn To Block 9/11 Responders Bill
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Hill and Raw Story
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Shep Smith Names Every Single Republican Who Refused To Come …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Hoyer still ‘hopeful’ House can pass 9/11 first-responders health bill this week
Hoyer still ‘hopeful’ House can pass 9/11 first-responders health bill this week
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The Politico
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Coburn Will Block 9/11 First Responders Bill, Potentially Killing …
Coburn Will Block 9/11 First Responders Bill, Potentially Killing …
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Firedoglake, New York Magazine, The Hill, Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars and TPMDC
New York Times:
Census Data Show 308 Million People and a Regional Shift — WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau rearranged the country's political map on Tuesday, giving more Congressional seats to the South and the West, and taking away from the Northeast and the Midwest, in largely anticipated changes …
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FiveThirtyEight, National Review, New York Magazine, Yglesias, City Room, Booman Tribune, Wonkette and American Power
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Eight States in South, West to Gain House Seats Based on 2010 Census Results — Republican-leaning states all across the South and West will gain congressional seats based on the results of the 2010 Census, according to population counts released Tuesday, a shift that will likely result …
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alicublog, Pat Dollard, The Gateway Pundit, PoliPundit.com, AOL News, Swampland and This Just In
Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
Census data offers Republicans the chance to solidify hold on House
Census data offers Republicans the chance to solidify hold on House
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The Politico, ABCNEWS, Ben Smith's Blog and Gawker
Slate:
Ohio -2 — Pennsylvania -1 — This is about as bad …
Ohio -2 — Pennsylvania -1 — This is about as bad …
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Associated Press, TPMDC and The Daily Dish
Jim O'Sullivan / NationalJournal.com:
In New Maps, ‘An Embarrassment of Riches’ for GOP
Cecilia Kang / Post Tech:
FCC passes first net neutrality rules — update: 3:23 p.m. with statement of support from President Obama, plans for Congressional hearings from House Republicans — The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to approve its first ever Internet access regulation …
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Politics Daily, Tech Daily Dose, Outside the Beltway, Blue Wave News and The Page
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George Monbiot / Guardian:
That snow is what global warming looks like — Unusually cold winters may make you think scientists have got it all wrong. But the data reveal a chilling truth — There were two silent calls, followed by a message left on my voicemail. She had a soft, gentle voice and a mid-Wales accent.
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Examiner, Pajamas Media, neo-neocon, Pirate's Cove, EU Referendum, The Mahablog and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
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Anthony Watts / Watts Up With That?:
Australia's white summer, Monbiot's red fury
Australia's white summer, Monbiot's red fury
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blogs.telegraph.co.uk and TigerHawk
New York Times:
U.S. Military Seeks to Expand Raids in Pakistan — WASHINGTON — Senior American military commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for an expanded campaign of Special Operations ground raids across the border into Pakistan's tribal areas, a risky strategy reflecting the growing frustration …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The NYT spills key military secrets on its front page
The NYT spills key military secrets on its front page
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Christian Science Monitor, The Agonist and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sara A. Carter / Washington Examiner:
Afghan sex practices concern U.S., British forces — A document released by WikiLeaks described efforts by high-ranking Afghan officials to quash reports of police officers and other Afghans arrested for “purchasing a service from a child.” — The leaked diplomatic cable quoted former Minister …
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Weasel Zippers and iOwnTheWorld.com
Larry David / New York Times:
Thanks for the Tax Cut! — THERE is a God! It passed! The Bush tax cuts have been extended two years for the upper bracketeers, of which I am a proud member, thank you very much. I'm the last person in the world I'd want to be beside, but I am beside myself! This is a life changer, I tell you.
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Left Coast Rebel, Mediaite, PopEater and NPR Blogs
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A SENATOR SCORNED.... Quick quiz — only one Republican senator has sided with Democrats on DADT repeal, the tax deal, New START cloture, and the DREAM Act in the lame-duck session. Who was it? — The obvious guesses would likely be Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Susan Collins (R-Maine), or Scott Brown (R-Mass.).
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Hotline On Call and Pat Dollard
Robert Pear / New York Times:
U.S. Proposes Rules on Raising Insurance Premiums — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said on Tuesday that it would require health insurance companies to disclose and justify any increases of 10 percent or more in the premiums they charge next year. — State or federal officials …
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National Review, The Incidental Economist and Marginal Revolution
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Harry Potter actress was beaten and branded a prostitute by her brother after dating man ‘who was not a Muslim’ — A Harry Potter actress fled her home after her father and brother threatened to kill her for going out with a Hindu man, a court heard yesterday.
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NewsBusters.org blogs, The Gateway Pundit, Patterico's Pontifications and Weasel Zippers
Lbentzterp / CNN:
Specter issues parting blow to Roberts, Alito — (CNN) - Sen. Arlen Specter, the outgoing Pennsylvania Republican-turned-Democrat, directed a parting blow Tuesday to members of the Supreme Court's conservative bloc. — In his final speech on the Senate floor, Specter …
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The Politico and Law Blog
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
President Obama tells Hispanic caucus he won't give up on immigration bill — President Obama told representatives of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Tuesday that he is not giving up on an immigration bill the group has long championed. — The president reiterated his support for the DREAM Act …
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The Politico
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
The RNC food fight everyone saw coming — Jonathan Martin wrote months ago that Republican leaders feared that dumping Michael Steele would lead to a racially charged food fight, and, well, here we go, as former Steele aide and current rival Gentry Collins looks to shake up the race and pick …
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CNN, ThinkProgress and Wonkette
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Actor Injured in Fall During ‘Spider-Man’ Performance — An actor playing Spider-Man was injured during a performance of the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” on Monday night. Above, an image from a video taken by a New York Times reader. — Updated
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Geekosystem, CBS New York, On Location Vacations, AOL News, nancynall.com, Speakeasy, Gawker, Mediaite, Rolling Stone and PopEater
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U.S. buffets and salad bars ‘threatened with poison attacks’ by Al Qaeda group behind ‘ink cartridge’ bomb plot — Al Qaeda terrorists planned to poison food at multiple US hotels and restaurants over a single weekend, it has been revealed this morning. — The ‘credible’ plot involved slipping …
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