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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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Israel Matzav, Power Line, GayPatriot and Sheya
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Some say ‘blood libel’ signaled base — Sarah Palin's use of the charged term “blood libel” may not have been an accidental blunder, but a deliberate “'dog whistle” appeal to her evangelical Christian supporters for whom the expression has meaning, commentators and others are saying.
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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, NewsBusters.org blogs and Swampland
The Huffington Post:
Rep. Keith Ellison: Sarah Palin May Have Hit ‘The End Of Her Political Ride’ — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin took a lot of heat on Wednesday for her seven-minute-long statement on the shootings in Arizona, in which she mourned the tragedy and accused her critics of “blood libel.”
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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice and The Caucus
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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
Fox News:
Palin Targeted in Violence-Tinged Tweets Following Arizona Massacre
Palin Targeted in Violence-Tinged Tweets Following Arizona Massacre
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Mike Cane's xBlog, Patterico's Pontifications, Right Wing News and Moriah Jovan
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, Prairie Weather and Wonk Room
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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/*
Free exchange:
The debt ceiling and default
The debt ceiling and default
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Felix Salmon and Capital Gains and Games blogs
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dems settle on branding for GOP repeal effort: “The Patient's Rights Repeal Act”
Dems settle on branding for GOP repeal effort: “The Patient's Rights Repeal Act”
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Reuters, The Caucus, Swampland, Taylor Marsh, Wake up America, GayPatriot, Raw Story, TPMDC and Daily Kos
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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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
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
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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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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Hot Air, Firedoglake, Weigel, Mediaite, Daily Kos, The Hill, Liberal Values, The Wire, JammieWearingFool, Politics Daily, Washington Post and FrumForum
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, The Gateway Pundit, Guardian and Hot Air
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Giffords' Eye Opening News
Giffords' Eye Opening News
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Washington Monthly, Hot Air, CNSNews, Fox Nation, BlogPost, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Mediaite
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
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Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
McCarthy unveils gun-control bill
McCarthy unveils gun-control bill
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Right Wing News, The Hill, ThinkProgress, Valley Fever and Weigel
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 and Patterico's Pontifications
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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Amy Rutledge / MyFOX8.com:
Charity worker fired over Facebook comments — Director of Chicago chapter of Coats for Kids fired after commenting about Arizona shootings — Glen Busch has been a director of the Chicago chapter of Coats for Kids since he and his wife began their charter in 2005.
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, Doug Ross, YID With LID, Jihad Watch, Weasel Zippers and Verum Serum
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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Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison won't seek re-election in 2012 — gjeffers@dallasnews.com — Kay Bailey Hutchison will not run for re-election to the U.S. Senate. — In a letter to supporters, Hutchison said she enjoyed serving Texas. — “I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, TPMDC, National Review, Pajamas Media, Outside the Beltway, The Page, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, AmSpecBlog, msnbc.com and FrumForum
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
Tears and Rain — I've been thinking about the president's speech all night and this morning, how something about it left me feeling left out. Obama's presence—physical, moral, emotional—was palpable. It carried the charge of authority, of mastering a moment.