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Shmuley Boteach / Wall Street Journal:
Sarah Palin Is Right About ‘Blood Libel’ — Judaism rejects the idea of collective responsibility for murder. — The term “blood libel”—which Sarah Palin invoked this week to describe the suggestions by journalists and politicians that conservative figures like herself are responsible …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Israel Matzav, Power Line, GayPatriot and Sheya
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Some say ‘blood libel’ signaled base
Some say ‘blood libel’ signaled base
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Weasel Zippers and Conservatives4Palin
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
‘Blood Libel’ and Beyond
‘Blood Libel’ and Beyond
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Commentary, American Power, Pajamas Media and NewsBusters.org blogs
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Sarah Palin to speak in Nevada — Sarah Palin isn't retreating on guns. Instead, she's reloading. — The former vice presidential candidate and possible 2012 presidential hopeful is headed to Safari Club International's convention later this month in Reno, Nev. - one of the key early presidential primary states.
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Reuters and The Daily Caller
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The Huffington Post:
Rep. Keith Ellison: Sarah Palin May Have Hit ‘The End Of Her Political Ride’
Rep. Keith Ellison: Sarah Palin May Have Hit ‘The End Of Her Political Ride’
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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice and The Caucus
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Media meme o' the day: Obama's speech was much more presidential than Palin's
Media meme o' the day: Obama's speech was much more presidential than Palin's
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, Commentary and The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
House GOP to resume health-care repeal effort, but with more civil tone — House Republican leaders said Thursday that they will begin their effort to repeal the new health-care law next week, a return to normal legislative business after the shootings in Arizona suspended activity on Capitol Hill.
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Ezra Klein, The Politico, Wonk Room, Prairie Weather and The Plum Line
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Republicans Edge Back to Business as Usual — WASHINGTON — Republicans are carefully trying to return to normal business in the House, announcing on Thursday that lawmakers will next week consider the effort to repeal the health care law that was pulled from the agenda after the Saturday shooting rampage in Arizona.
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The Hill and Sweetness & Light
Ramesh Ponnuru / New York Times:
How the G.O.P. Can Cut and Survive
How the G.O.P. Can Cut and Survive
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The Hill, AmSpecBlog and ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A Tale of Two Moralities — On Wednesday, President Obama called on Americans to “expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together.”
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TalkLeft, Paul Krugman, Althouse, The Mahablog and Patterico's Pontifications
Mike Allen / The Politico:
TEAM OBAMA BEGINS PLANNING $1 BILLION REELECTION CAMPAIGN - Party members may mix across aisle for State of the Union - Au revoir, Chairman Steele — Taylor and Amy Gross have #3, a girl — Good Friday morning. TOP TALKER - DNC BRAINSTORMS 2012 WITH BUNDLERS — Jeanne Cummings …
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Commentary, Runnin' Scared and FrumForum
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Steele's rocky tenure at RNC expected to end Friday — Washington (CNN) - It's anybody's guess which candidate will emerge as the next chairman of the Republican National Committee after Friday's election, but RNC watchers largely agree on one thing: the reign of Michael Steele has come to an end.
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The Politico and TPMDC
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
DOJ Files DOMA Defense in First Circuit Cases — Today, the Department of Justice filed its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in a single filing for both Gill v. Office of Personnel Management and Massachusetts v. United States.
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Wonk Room, Towleroad News #gay, The Confluence, TPMMuckraker and Pam's House Blend
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First Lady Michelle Obama / White House.gov Blog:
An Open Letter to Parents Following the Tragedy in Tucson — Like so many Americans all across the country, Barack and I were shocked and heartbroken by the horrific act of violence committed in Arizona this past weekend. Yesterday, we had the chance to attend a memorial service and meet …
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The Gateway Pundit, Wall Street Journal, Wizbang, Scared Monkeys, Althouse, Pajamas Media and The Caucus
Jeffrey Lord / AmSpecBlog:
Mark Levin's $100,000 Challenge to Chris Matthews — Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin has put out a stunning challenge to those left-wing media personalities accusing conservative talk radio stars and Sarah Palin of encouraging murder. — First, he offered $100,000 to Chris Matthews …
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RealClearPolitics Video Log, Breitbart.tv, Mediaite and RADAMISTO
NY Daily News:
Drifter Naeem Ahmed accused of stalking Caroline Kennedy's 20-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg — Tatiana Schlossberg, with mom Caroline Kennedy, has been fending off stalker Naeem Ahmed (below) for 2-1/2 years. He even tried twice to visit her Manhattan home.
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City Room, New York Magazine, msnbc.com and JammieWearingFool
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
CAIR Says Poster Warning Against Helping FBI is Misinterpreted — Image from the CAIR website that uses a poster encouraging people not the talk to the FBI to promote an upcoming conference. — The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it will remove a poster from the group's website promoting …
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The Jawa Report, Sweetness & Light, Doug Ross, YID With LID, Jihad Watch, Weasel Zippers and Verum Serum
Ben Dimiero / Media Matters for America:
Conservatives Accuse Obama Of Lying About Giffords Opening Eyes; Her Doctors Disagree — In one of the most cynical displays in recent memory, following the lead of Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft, several conservative websites - including Fox Nation and MRC arm CNS News - suggested that President Obama lied …
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Booman Tribune, Washington Monthly, The Reaction, TPMDC, Mediaite, Guardian and Hot Air
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KVIA-TV:
Sheriff: Gunmen In Mexico Shoot At Road Crew In Hudspeth County, Texas — EL PASO, Texas — Hudspeth County, Texas Sheriff Arvin West confirmed a Hudspeth County road crew came under fire Thursday morning from gunmen in Mexico. — Sheriff West told ABC-7 that around 10:30 a.m …
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The Foundry and The Jawa Report
Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Palin to Do TV Interview Monday — Sarah Palin is scheduled to sit for her first extended interview since the Tucson shooting rampage on Monday night, on the Fox News Channel. — An executive at Fox News Channel said that Ms. Palin would appear on the program of the conservative host Sean Hannity …
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TPMDC, Hot Air, Firedoglake, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Weigel, The Hill, Liberal Values, The Wire, Politics Daily, JammieWearingFool, Washington Post and FrumForum
Eric Lach / TPMMuckraker:
Clear Channel Yanks ‘Straight Shooter’ Limbaugh Ad In Tucson — Several weeks ago, NewsTalk 790 KNST in Tucson put up a billboard to advertise Rush Limbaugh's radio show. The text reads, “Rush Limbaugh/Straight Shooter,” and the ad is riddled with images of bullet holes.
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Raw Story, RADAMISTO and Obama London
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Mitt Romney meets with Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney met Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who aides say plans sessions with all the serious potential 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls. — Netanyahu's office said the two …
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pmo.gov.il and CNN
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin 1, Illinois 0 — With Springfield raising taxes amidst its fiscal disaster, the new Republican governor of the Badger State is telling Illinoisans, “Escape to Wisconsin.” — Illinois this week earned the honor of becoming the first state in 2011 to sock it to taxpayers, passing a tax hike the size of Lake Michigan.
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The Glittering Eye, Shot in the Dark and Betsy's Page
New York Times:
A Clamor for Gun Limits, but Few Expect Real Changes — TUCSON — The National Rifle Association has gone uncommonly dark since the weekend shootings here. A posting on its Web site expresses sympathies for the victims of the violence, and N.R.A. officials said they would have nothing …
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The Daily Beast and Prairie Weather
New York Times:
Tucson Pauses in Grief for the Youngest Victim — TUCSON — The first funeral in the aftermath of Saturday's shooting rampage might turn out to be the most heart-wrenching. — Enlarge This Image — Lindsey Lummus, 10, wore angel wings and a halo as the hearse carrying Christina-Taylor …
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New York Magazine and BAGnewsNotes
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