Exclusive: Alan Dershowitz Defends Sarah Palin's Use of Term ‘Blood Libel’  —  In an exclusive statement, famed attorney and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz defended Sarah Palin's use of the term “blood libel” from multiple detractors.  As the Media Matters/MSM/Democrat narrative …

Clyburn: Palin intellectually unable 'to understand what's going on here'  —  A House Democratic leader on Wednesday lashed out at Sarah Palin, accusing the former Alaska governor of being intellectually incapable of understanding why she's faced criticism related to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).

“Blood Libel”  —  I should have said this a few days ago, when my friend Glenn Reynolds introduced the term to this debate.  But I think that the use of this particular term in this context isn't ideal.  Historically, the term is almost invariably used to describe anti-Semitic myths …

Sarah Palin charges critics with ‘blood libel’  —  Sarah Palin: “America's Enduring Strength” from Sarah Palin on Vimeo.  —  Sarah Palin released a video statement Wednesday calling the rush to pin blame on conservatives for the Tucson shooting “reprehensible” and a “blood libel.”

Breaking: ADL condemns Sarah Palin's “blood libel”  —  Sarah Palin's charge that her critics are guilty of “blood libel,” while designed to put her in the center of the conversation on her own terms and to retake the initiative after days of negative press, has generated some surprising pushback …

Palin Goes Nuclear With ‘Blood Libel’ Speech  —  In a nearly eight-minute video, Sarah Palin says “journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite” hatred.  Howard Kurtz on her un-presidential move and why “blood libel” offends Jewish people.

Jewish Groups: ‘We Are Deeply Disturbed’ By Palin's Use Of Anti-Semitic Term ‘Blood Libel,’ She Should Apologize  —  On a day when the president and the nation are mourning the victims of the tragic shooting in Tucson, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is trying to seize the spotlight to mourn her tarnished reputation.

The Term ‘Blood Libel’: More Common Than You Might Think  —  The use of the term “blood libel” in non-Jewish contexts is out of bounds, eh?  —  Andrew Sullivan, October 10, 2008: … Ann Coulter's column, October 30, 2008: … From a the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, September 30, 2009:

Arizona shooting: Pima County Sheriff's Department, college won't release data on suspect  —  Sheriff's Department and community-college officials in Pima County are refusing to release a wide range of public documents about the man charged in Saturday's shooting rampage that left six dead and more than a dozen wounded.

Kurtz explains correction's delay  —  Howard Kurtz had a doozy of a correction this morning on Nov. 27th piece about Rep. Darrell Issa, explaining that he thought he had been talking to the congressman when he had actually been talking to his spokesman.  —  He explained how the confusion came about: