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Say What? Democrat Compares Republicans to Nazis — ABC News Jonathan Karl reports: — The newfound civility didn't last long. Political rhetoric in Congress doesn't get much nastier than the words of one House Democrat during the debate on repealing the health care law.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
House Dem exemplifies New Tone by comparing GOP to Nazis on House floor — Steve Cohen (D-TN) has merely updated his repertoire on his attacks against the Tea Party and Republicans. Nine months ago, they were the Klan with better fashion sense; now they're Nazis using the tactics of Josef Goebbels.
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TPMDC, msnbc.com, Indecision Forever, Outside the Beltway, The Enterprise Blog, Pajamas Media and RedState
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
House Democrat compares Republican ‘lies’ to Nazi propagandist — Washington (CNN) - A House Democrat compared Republicans to one of the most reviled Nazis during World War ll- ignoring efforts on both sides of the aisle to tone down the political rhetoric.
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Sense of Events, New York Magazine, Swampland, Hot Air and iOwnTheWorld.com
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House Repeals Obama Health Care Law in Symbolic Act — WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Democrats' landmark health care overhaul, in a largely symbolic step that the new Republican majority said marked the beginning of an all-out effort to dismantle President Obama's signature domestic policy achievement.
David Streeter / NJDC:
NJDC Criticizes Comments of Representative Steve Cohen
NJDC Criticizes Comments of Representative Steve Cohen
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The Plum Line
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Civility Watch: Nazis and crosshairs and killers, oh my; Update …
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The Hill, Doug Ross, American Conservative Values, Left Coast Rebel and National Review
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Democratic lawmaker compares GOP health law claims to Nazi ‘lies’
Democratic lawmaker compares GOP health law claims to Nazi ‘lies’
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Weasel Zippers, Harry's Place and Theo Spark
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House repeals healthcare law, 245-189 — The House voted on Wednesday to repeal the sweeping healthcare law enacted last year, as Republicans made good on a central campaign pledge and laid down the first major policy marker of their new majority. — The vote was 245-189.
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Hot Air, JustOneMinute, The Nation, NewsReal Blog, Sister Toldjah, TPMDC, The TrogloPundit, The Other McCain, Donklephant and GayPatriot
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The Hill:
Boehner, McConnell skipping state dinner with Chinese leader
Boehner, McConnell skipping state dinner with Chinese leader
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Reuters, Shanghaiist, The Gateway Pundit and HotAirPundit
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
McConnell ‘assures’ Senate vote on repealing health reform
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House passes health law repeal
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Cubachi, American Conservative Values, Gawker, Wake up America, New York Times, Scared Monkeys and GayPatriot
Bradford Plumer / The New Republic:
Republicans Learn To Hate The Senate
Republicans Learn To Hate The Senate
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Yglesias and Washington Monthly
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Hawaii governor can't find Obama birth certificate — Suggests controversy could hurt president's re-election chances — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie suggested in an interview published today that a long-form, hospital-generated birth certificate for Barack Obama may not exist within …
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Bare Naked Islam's Weblog, The Democratic Daily, protein wisdom, Liberal Values, Moonbattery, Classical Values, Gawker and Vox Popoli
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Business Leaders Make Cut at State Dinner With Hu — WASHINGTON - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter made the cut. So did Bill Clinton and his wife, the secretary of state. The heads of Microsoft, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Boeing and Walt Disney were on the list.
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Taylor Marsh, New York Magazine, The Caucus and Gawker
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Obamas Host China's President Hu at Glitzy White House State Dinner
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News Hounds
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Republican lawmaker compares China to Nazi regime
Republican lawmaker compares China to Nazi regime
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Weasel Zippers, The Hill and American Conservative Values
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Steele: GOP relieved I'm gone — (CNN) - Michael Steele, the newly ousted chairman of the Republican National Committee, said he's “disappointed” he lost the recent election but that many in his party are relieved. — “I think the people in the party, particularly the establishment …
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Weasel Zippers, American Conservative Values and HotAirPundit
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Tim Mak / FrumForum:
Steele: “I Know How Caesar Felt”
Steele: “I Know How Caesar Felt”
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Rumproast, USA Today, Ballot Box, Weasel Zippers, Pundit Press, CNN and TPMDC
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Gillespie and Ayers to Lead R.N.C. Transition
Gillespie and Ayers to Lead R.N.C. Transition
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Politics Daily, The Fix and FrumForum
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NBC/WSJ poll: Obama bouncing back — The president's approval rating returns to the 50s, but challenges remain, according to the latest poll — Below: — Deputy political director — WASHINGTON — What a difference a few weeks can make. — Last month, Republicans were celebrating …
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Rep. John Lewis Says Declaration's ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Language and 14th Amendment Authorize Congress to Force People to Buy Health Insurance — (CNSNews.com) -Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said on Tuesday that the government should require individuals to buy health insurance and cited the Preamble …
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Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, The Blast and The Other McCain
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Glenn Beck And Sean Hannity Dropped From Philadelphia Radio Station — Yesterday, hate radio hosts Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity had their nationally syndicated radio shows dropped from WPHT in Philadelphia, which is the second radio station to drop both of the conservative commentators.
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Feministing, Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice and Philly.com
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Our Second Annual TV News Trust Poll — PPP's annual look at the public's trust in various TV news outlets finds that Fox News' credibility is on the decline, that the traditional networks are seeing an up tick in their numbers, and that PBS is at the top of the heap.
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Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, AOL News, Raw Story and FrumForum
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has been one of the most hysterical GOP lawmakers when it comes to repealing the Affordable Care Act, insisting that every possible provision in the law has to be scrubbed from existence — with no exceptions. Even wildly popular measures …
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The Moderate Voice, Political Correction RSS and The Huffington Post
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DA: Pa. abortion doc killed 7 babies with scissors — PHILADELPHIA — A doctor who provided abortions for minorities, immigrants and poor women in a “house of horrors” clinic has been charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive …
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Law Blog, American Power, The Mahablog, Left Coast Rebel, TalkLeft, Liberty Pundits Blog, Moonbattery, The Other McCain and theblogprof
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Steve Beck / CBS Philly:
Philadelphia Abortion Doctor Charged With 8 Counts Of Murder
Philadelphia Abortion Doctor Charged With 8 Counts Of Murder
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protein wisdom, Hot Air and Verum Serum
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U.S. Rep. David Wu loses staffers, political team amid complaints of public behavior — Since the November election, U.S. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., has lost at least six staffers plus the leadership of a veteran campaign team that guided him to a seventh term amid complaints about his public behavior.
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The Fix, JammieWearingFool and The Hill
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Gabrielle Giffords to be released from hospital Friday — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is expected to be released from a Tucson, Ariz., hospital Friday just less than two weeks after she suffered a gunshot wound to her head, her office said today. — She will be moved from the University Medical Center …
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Salon, Donklephant, TPMDC and Outside the Beltway
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Group: Scalia, Thomas had Citizens United conflict — To mark Friday's anniversary of a court decision that allowed corporations to sink millions into politics, Common Cause, a reform group, is asking the Department of Justice to investigate alleged conflicts of interest involving …
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New York Times and Raw Story
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Pandas Can Stay in D.C. 5 More Years — On a day full of carefully choreographed events to announce incremental progress on thorny political and economic issues in the U.S.-China relationship, one big diplomatic issue has been put to rest: the pandas can stay at the National Zoo.
John / Power Line:
Palin for President? Forget It — The time has come to put any thoughts of Sarah Palin running for President to rest. I say that not because I dislike her; on the contrary, I'm a fan. I think she did an excellent job as a vice-presidential candidate in 2008 and has been an effective spokeswoman …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, Conservatives4Palin and American Power
WSFA-TV:
Gov. Bentley apologizes for ‘Christian Brother’ comments — MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Before a crowd of reporters and Jewish leaders Wednesday afternoon, Governor Robert Bentley apologized for comments that many considered offensive towards non-Christians. — Bentley, just hours after taking office …
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Nikki Haley: Government ‘Never Intended to Be All Things to All People’ … In her first State of the State address, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley promised to make the “tough but right decisions” to overcome challenges that include budget shortfalls of $1 billion.
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Santorum: It's “Common Sense” That We Should Not “Defy Nature” By Letting Gays Get Married or Adopt — Today, CNS News posted a nearly two hour long interview with Rick Santorum conducted by CNS News editor-in-chief Terry Jeffrey which covered a wide range of issues, including Santorum's opposition …
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Holy Bullies …, Wonk Room and TPMDC