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Ben Dimiero / Media Matters for America:
Attention Fox Nation: There Is More Than One Version Of The Bible — Conservatives have spent the last several years trying to cast doubt on President Obama's Christianity, often by suggesting he is a secret Muslim or claiming that he is a non-believer pretending to be Christian for political benefit.
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Sky Dancing, Washington Monthly, iOwnTheWorld.com, Daily Kos and Ben Smith's Blog
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Romalley / Fox Nation:
Obama Botches Bible Verse at Prayer Breakfast — President Obama misquoted a familiar Bible verse during a faith-based address at the National Prayer Breakfast. — “Those who wait on the Lord will soar on wings like eagles, and they will run and not be weary, and they will walk and not faint …
Jeremy Schulman / Media Matters for America:
Why Is Live Action Doctoring Its Planned Parenthood Audio? — When the anti-abortion rights propagandists at Live Action began releasing their Planned Parenthood smear videos earlier this week, we explained that their claim that Planned Parenthood was covering-up “child sex trafficking” was clearly a lie.
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Feministe, Hullabaloo, pandagon.net, Big Journalism, Daily Kos, The Mahablog and RHRealityCheck.org
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Jeremy Holden / Media Matters for America:
Latest Lila Rose Video Ends Her Credibility Once And For All — In her latest video dump, James O'Keefe protégé Lila Rose shows a Planned Parenthood employee telling a man who claims to be a sex worker that clinics are required to report statutory rape and that minors are required …
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Big Journalism, pandagon.net and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Telegraph:
WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain's nuclear secrets — The US secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information on Britain's nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign a key treaty, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. — HMS Vanguard is Britain's lead Trident-armed submarine.
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The Gateway Pundit, iOwnTheWorld.com, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, The Jawa Report, Nice Deb, Israpundit and Pajamas Media
Fox News:
Egypt VP Target of Assassination Attempt That Killed Two Bodyguards, Sources Tell Fox News — A failed assassination attempt on Egypt's vice president in recent days left two of his bodyguards dead, sources tell Fox News. — Such an attempt on the life of Omar Suleiman would mark …
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Mediaite, The Jawa Report, The Gateway Pundit and Babylon & Beyond
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UPI:
Judge tosses healthcare reform challenge — A federal judge in Mississippi Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. healthcare reform law enacted in 2010. — Judge Keith Starrett of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi in Hattiesburg found state …
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The Moderate Voice and Outside the Beltway
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
McConnell: No deals with Obama on healthcare reform
McConnell: No deals with Obama on healthcare reform
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The New Republic, FrumForum and The Plum Line
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Rand Paul: End ‘welfare’ to Israel — Tea party-backed Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) isn't sure that congressional Republicans have the guts to make the big budget cuts they've promised and, he said, members of the movement are becoming frustrated. — “There's a disconnect between Republicans …
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Cubachi, Commentary, Outside the Beltway, The Plum Line, Hot Air, ABCNEWS, Zandar Versus The Stupid, alicublog, Raw Story and FrumForum
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Melissa Clouthier / RedState:
Should Libertarians Be Banned From CPAC?
Should Libertarians Be Banned From CPAC?
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Liberty Pundits Blog, Outside the Beltway, Riehl World View and Libertarian Republican
Daily Mail / The Mail on Sunday:
Sarah Palin is a ‘soap opera’ out to make money, says Ronald Reagan's son — The son of the former US president Ronald Reagan has branded Sarah Palin a ‘soap opera’ ahead of a speech she will give honouring his late father. — Ron Reagan said that he doesn't see anything in common between …
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Cubachi and Michelle Malkin
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Could Palin Use Speech to End Silence on Egypt?
Could Palin Use Speech to End Silence on Egypt?
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog:
You Can't Believe Everything You Read — As valuable as the internet can be in helping to spread information, most people know that you can't believe everything you read, and they should check the source before relaying every alarming story they read. One such story is going around …
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The Politico and Media Matters for America
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
Sarah Palin trademark application refused - for now — (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's bid to trademark both her name and that of her daughter Bristol ran into trouble at the Patent and Trademark Office because the application forms were not signed, government records show.
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Salon, Indecision Forever, Weigel and Oliver Willis
Joan Vennochi / Boston Globe:
Kerry's sharp eye on the secretary spot — AS EGYPT battles over its future, Senator John Kerry is negotiating his own. — The Bay State's senior senator is running an unofficial campaign to become the next secretary of state. For once, he looks artful, as well as ambitious.
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The Democratic Daily, Liberal Values, Sister Toldjah, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Swampland and The Gateway Pundit
The Politico:
Finger-pointing begins on Egypt — The debate over who “lost” Egypt seems to have begun. — Critics are openly questioning the quality of information and analysis given to President Barack Obama by U.S. intelligence agencies in the days leading up to the dramatic uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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UrbanGrounds, The Gateway Pundit, Wake up America and Right Wing News
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New York Observer:
Elizabeth Spiers Taking Over As Editor In Chief of The New York Observer — Elizabeth Spiers is taking over as Editor-in-Chief of The Observer today, overseeing both the print and digital content. — “I am very excited to be working with Elizabeth to further build on the great progress we have made over the past few years.
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Runnin' Scared, Mediaite, Media Decoder, The Wire and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »
Rasmussen Reports:
54% Say States Should Have Right To Opt Out of Health Care Law — More than half the states are challenging the constitutionality of the new federal health care law in court, many focusing on the requirement that every American must have health insurance. More voters than ever oppose …
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Wonk Room, The Gateway Pundit and HotAirPundit
The Politico:
Justice Thomas's wife Virginia Thomas now a lobbyist — She started as a congressional aide in the 1980s, became a midlevel Republican operative, then briefly left politics, reemerging in 2009 as founder of a tea party group, before stepping down amid 'continued questions about whether …
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New York Times, ThinkProgress, Crooks and Liars, Weigel, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly, Wonkette, Mother Jones and FrumForum
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Justice Scalia, Not Kennedy, Eyed As Key Vote In Support Of Health Care … WASHINGTON — Observers of the legal drama surrounding President Obama's health care reform legislation have reached two broad conclusions: that it will ultimately be ruled on by the Supreme Court, and that Justice Anthony Kennedy will be the deciding vote.
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The Plum Line, The New Republic, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and FrumForum
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Administration Scores Legal Victory On Health Care
Obama Administration Scores Legal Victory On Health Care
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ThinkProgress, ACS Blog and Raw Story
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama's Approval Ratings More Polarized in Year 2 Than Year 1 — Ranks as fourth-most-polarized year for a president since 1953 — PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama's job approval ratings were even more polarized during his second year in office than during his first …
Molly Ball / The Politico:
Democratic National Committee: No corporate cash at Charlotte convention — For the first time ever, the Democratic National Convention will not accept donations from corporations, PACs or federal lobbyists in 2012. — Individual contributions also will be capped — another first …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A Graphical Overview of the 2012 Republican Field — There is almost exactly one year to go until the Iowa caucuses, which are tentatively scheduled to take place on Feb. 6, 2012. No mainstream Republican candidate has yet declared for the presidency, but that is sure to change soon …
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Open Left is closing — I have some sad news. After nearly four years in operation, today will be the final day Open Left publishes new content. — The site will not disappear, and all published content will remain online, but after today we will cease producing new content.
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Donklephant and Ben Smith's Blog
Marnie Eisenstadt / Syracuse Post-Standard:
People pack Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle's first town hall meeting in Wayne County — Newark, NY — It was wedding-like in the Wayne County office building Thursday night as people waited for U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle's first town hall meeting. They hugged and slapped backs as they looked toward the door.
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Daily Kos, TPMDC and Zandar Versus The Stupid
Julia A. Seymour / Media Research Center:
Santelli Slams CNBC Panelists for Spinning Jobs Report — CNBC's floor reporter criticizes ‘kool-aid drinkers’ for trying to find good news in the ‘disappointing.’ — Jobs are heading up and down at the same time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the morning of Feb. 4 …
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Economix, Hot Air, The Atlantic Online, NewsBusters.org blogs, New York Times, Calculated Risk, Scared Monkeys and Instapundit
Linda Feldmann / Christian Science Monitor:
Did bill try to redefine rape? GOP backs down after public outcry. — A GOP-backed House bill aimed at limiting federal funding of abortions used the phrase ‘forcible rape,’ suggesting that abortions for other kinds of rape would not be covered. Critics called it an attempt to redefine rape, and the GOP relented.
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TPMDC, RHRealityCheck.org, ECHIDNE of the snakes and Politics Daily
KRQE-TV:
Statewide gas outage updates — Latest on the crisis from around New Mexico — NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - Gas and electric companies across New Mexico are encountering issues this week due to the extreme cold and increased demand for heat. — Below are news releases, statements and updates related to the energy emergency:
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