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America's Enduring Strength — Please click here to view the video of this statement. — Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent victims. No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent …
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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.).
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“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 …
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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.”
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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The Note: Obama, Palin And Arizona: A Tale Of Two Speeches
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Lord Help Me, I'm Defending Palin
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Sarah Palin's ‘blood libel’ comment overshadows a calibrated message
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HALF-TERM GOVERNOR BREAKS HER SILENCE.... As tempted as I am …
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Palin's Test — The leader of the GOP base has told us a lot today.
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Why Sarah Palin's Use of ‘Blood Libel’ Is a Great Thing
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‘Blood Libel’ and Sarah Palin: Christian Conservatives' Infatuation with Judaism
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Sarah Palin's charge of ‘blood libel’ spurs outcry from Jewish leaders
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PALIN'S USE OF ‘BLOOD LIBEL’ AND REAGAN COMMENT IN STATEMENT ON TUCSON SHOOTING
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Why Sarah Palin's ‘blood libel’ was a poor choice of words
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Pro-Israel Group: Palin Must Apologize for ‘Blood Libel’ Accusation
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Correction on My Darrell Issa Story — I'd like to set the record straight on one of my stories. — In late November, I asked Rep. Darrell Issa's spokesman, Kurt Bardella, for an interview with the congressman. He said he would see what he could do. — That afternoon my phone rang …
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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:

Why Did Howard Kurtz Sit on an Embarrassing Correction for Six Weeks?
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Gabrielle Giffords' Arizona shooting prompts resignations — A nasty battle between factions of Legislative District 20 Republicans and fears that it could turn violent in the wake of what happened in Tucson on Saturday prompted District Chairman Anthony Miller and several others to resign.
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AZ Republicans Resign After Giffords Shooting, Citing Threats …
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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.
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Jared Loughner's friend says suspect ‘Did not watch TV ... disliked the news’ — This morning on “Good Morning America,” ABC's Ashleigh Banfield sat down with Zach Osler, a high school friend of Jared Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson massacre. — Osler says his friend wasn't shooting at people, “he was shooting at the world.”

One arrested in threats against Seattle congressman — FBI: California man admitted calls, said he wouldn't risk his $3 mil. trust fund by hurting McDermott — A California man accused of threatening to kill Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott has been arrested and charged in federal court.
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Man arrested over threats to kill McDermott
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Police Stopped Loughner's Car on Day of Shooting — TUCSON — Police stopped Jared L. Loughner for running a red light several hours before authorities say he opened fire outside a Tucson supermarket Saturday, but the state wildlife officer who made the traffic stop noticed nothing unusual …
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Ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee … After many months of “prayerful consideration,” Herman Cain, the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza and the conservative host of a popular talk radio show in Georgia, has formed an exploratory committee to run for president as a Republican.
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Herman Cain talks to CNN on announcing presidential exploratory committee
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NOAA: 2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record — According to NOAA scientists, 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record, beginning in 1880. This was the 34th consecutive year with global temperatures above the 20th century average.
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RNC Shocker: Boehner Backs Cino — FrumForum has learned that in an unprecedented move, House Speaker John Boehner has officially endorsed RNC chair candidate Maria Cino, just as RNC members gather in Maryland for the first day of their annual winter meeting.
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