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Olbermann Said to Be Going to Current TV — Keith Olbermann, the former top-rated host on the news channel MSNBC, will announce his next television home on Tuesday, and people on Monday familiarwith his plans pointed to a possible deal with the public affairs channel Current TV.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Democratic Leadership Council will fold — The Democratic Leadership Council, the iconic centrist organization of the Clinton years, is out of money and could close its doors as soon as next week, a person familiar with the plans said Monday. — The DLC, a network of Democratic elected officials …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
The end of the Democratic Leadership Council era — The centrist Democratic Leadership Council, which fought and largely won a battle for the soul of the Democratic party in the 1990s, is on the verge of bankruptcy and is closing its doors, its founder, Al From, confirmed Monday.
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The Western Experience and Oliver Willis
John Tierney / New York Times:
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within — SAN ANTONIO — Some of the world's pre-eminent experts on bias discovered an unexpected form of it at their annual meeting. — Discrimination is always high on the agenda at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's conference …
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Raw Story, AOL News, Runnin' Scared, boy culture, Balloon Juice and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »
The Note:
Sarah Palin And Gay Rights: Comments Fuel Speculation About Where She Stands — ABC News' Michael Falcone reports: — Some conservatives who are already upset that this week's Conservative Political Action Conference will include a right-leaning organization that promotes gay rights grew …
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David Brody / CBN.com:
Palin Grades Obama, Mainstream Media
Palin Grades Obama, Mainstream Media
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USA Today, AMERICAblog News, The Daily Caller and iOwnTheWorld.com
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Peggy Noonan almost blew a gasket with Andrea Mitchell over Ronald Reagan
Peggy Noonan almost blew a gasket with Andrea Mitchell over Ronald Reagan
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Time and Right Wing News
Reuters:
Switzerland: Rights Groups Issue ‘Indictment’ of Bush — Two rights groups issued what they called a preliminary indictment against former President George W. Bush on torture charges in Geneva on Monday, vowing that he would face a case against him wherever he traveled outside the United States.
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TalkLeft
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Justin Elliott / Salon:
Bush cancels Europe trip amid calls for his arrest
Chris Brennan / Philly.com:
Ex-Gov. Rendell Splits With Wife After 40 Years Of Marriage — Gov. Rendell and his wife, U.S. Appellate udge Marjorie “Midge” Rendell, announced in an e-mail to friends today that they will be “living separately” now that they have left the Governor's Mansion in Harrisburg.
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Althouse, TBogg and Ben Smith's Blog
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ditching unwritten rules for freshmen, Paul does it his way — Rand Paul has broken with tradition by eschewing the unwritten rules for freshman senators: Keep a low profile, learn the chamber's arcane procedures and cozy up to senior colleagues. — Unlike ex-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton …
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Taegan Goddard's …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
‘Absurd’ for Israel to become partisan issue, says ex-Obama adviser — HERZLIYA, Israel — It would be “absurd” if support for Israel becomes a divisive, partisan issue in the U.S. political arena, one of President Obama's former top advisers said Monday. — Amid signs that Israel …
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The Politico and JammieWearingFool
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
What They Mean by ‘Civility’ — The New York Times raises no objection to murderous, racist rhetoric at a Common Cause rally. — (Best of the tube tonight: We'll discuss Common Cause's smear campaign on “America's Nightly Scoreboard” with David Asman. Fox Business, 7 p.m. ET tonight, with a repeat showing at midnight ET.)
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Betsy's Page, Doug Ross, SCOTUSblog, Don Surber, Jay Currie, TigerHawk, Commentary, Shot in the Dark and The Daily Caller
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE BREWING KRISTOL, BECK FEUD.... Well, this ought to be interesting. — Last week, Fox News' Glenn Beck launched a week-long effort to explain developments in Egypt as only he can. The deranged media personality cooked up truly bizarre conspiracy theories — even by his standards …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Pawlenty: Rescinding Funds To Implement DADT Repeal Is ‘A Reasonable Step’ — Last month, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) made waves when he suggested that he would reinstate the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy if elected President. This morning, Pawlenty went a step further …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
The best campaign ad of 2012 — So it may not actually have been cut yet, but Haley Barbour's rivals will struggle to beat his repurposing of this direct-to-camera endorsement from his 1982 Senate race: — I'd like to take a moment to talk with you about our country's future and a very special leader - Haley Barbour.
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The Fix and The Atlantic Online
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Rumsfeld's ‘Slice of History’ — In an interview, the former secretary of defense explains how Washington feuds harmed Iraq policy, and why the surge was less vital than you think. — 'I'd read other folks' books about things I'd been involved in . . . and I'd think, 'My goodness …
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Muslims to Be Congressional Hearings' Main Focus — WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday that he planned to call mostly Muslim and Arab witnesses to testify in hearings next month on the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism.
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Atlas Shrugs
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Most New York Students Are Not College-Ready — New York State education officials released a new set of graduation statistics on Monday that show less than half of students in the state are leaving high school prepared for college and well-paying careers. — The new statistics …
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Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Federal judicial vacancies reaching crisis point — Federal judges have been retiring at a rate of one per week this year, driving up vacancies that have nearly doubled since President Obama took office. The departures are increasing workloads dramatically and delaying trials in some of the nation's federal courts.
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The Huffington Post
Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
U.S. Has Secret Tools to Force Internet on Dictators — When Hosni Mubarak shut down Egypt's internet and cellphone communications, it seemed that all U.S. officials could do was ask him politely to change his mind. But the American military does have a second set of options …
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Pajamas Media and The Daily Dish, more at Techmeme »
Suzanne Kubota / Federal News Radio 1500 AM:
FCC: Presidential emergency alerts to be tested — Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC — Everybody has heard the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). Those familiar “duck calls” that reassure listeners “THIS is a test...this is ONLY a test...”
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Federal Eye, The Gateway Pundit and iOwnTheWorld.com
David Weigel / Weigel:
Jane Harman's Retirement Create An Opportunity for the Left — In 2006, 2008 and 2010, anti-war Democrats tried to make an example out of Rep. Jane Harman, D-Cal.. She represented a district that had gotten bluer in the 2002 redistricting. But she'd voted for the war in Iraq.
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Capitol Alert and Ben Smith's Blog
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