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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.
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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 end of the Democratic Leadership Council era
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The Western Experience
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 …
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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The GOP's nuclear option on spending — Republican leaders will soon be walking a tightrope when it comes to the looming spending debate. — But at least it looks like the public is on their side. — The GOP wants big spending cuts before it will agree to a budget or lift the debt ceiling above …
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Washington Monthly and Hot Air
Lbentzterp / CNN:
CNN Poll: Republicans want winner over ideology in 2012 — Washington (CNN) - Given the choice between a candidate who agrees with them on the issues or a candidate who can defeat President Barack Obama in 2012, a new national poll indicates Republicans overwhelming want a winner.
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GOP 12 and The Politico
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
That's the ticket: GOP loves look of VP field
That's the ticket: GOP loves look of VP field
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Taegan Goddard's …
New York Times:
On Evolution, Biology Teachers Stray — Teaching creationism in public schools has consistently been ruled unconstitutional in federal courts, but according to a national survey of more than 900 public high school biology teachers, it continues to flourish in the nation's classrooms.
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The Volokh Conspiracy and Joanne Jacobs
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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, Shot in the Dark, Commentary and The Daily Caller
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Moore Sues Weinsteins Over ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ (Updated) … Filmmaker Michael Moore has sued Harvey and Bob Weinstein, accusing the brothers of “Hollywood accounting tricks” and “financial deception” that cheated him out of at least $2.7 million in profits from the hit documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
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Weasel Zippers
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
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gingrich says Obama administration ‘amateurish’ on Egypt — (CNN) - Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he's “concerned” about the Obama administration's handling of the situation in Egypt and what he sees as a divide between the White House and diplomat Franks Wisner.
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Christine McConville / Boston Herald:
Comic treatment for health plan — MIT econ whiz's hip idea to explain overhaul — The MIT economics whiz who crafted President Obama's national health-care overhaul now plans to explain the complex and controversial plan to the masses — in one long comic book.
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Weasel Zippers, National Review and JammieWearingFool
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
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
Patrick Healy / ArtsBeat:
‘Spider-Man’ Turns Off the Critics — Most of the nation's leading theater critics published their reviews of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” online Monday night and in print on Tuesday morning, and the judgments — while somewhat varied in tone and focus, adjectives and invective …
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Culture Monster, The Theater Loop, Variety, Poynter and Runnin' Scared
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 …
S. Mitra Kalita / Wall Street Journal:
Cash Buyers Lift Housing — Bargain Hunting Boosts Prices in Depressed Cities; Broader Asset Rebound Spreads — Buyers in markets around the U.S. are snapping up homes in all-cash deals, betting that prices are at or near bottom and breathing life into some of the nation's most battered housing markets.
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The Big Picture and Calculated Risk
Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:
HTC Invests in Two Mobile Software Companies — TAIPEI—HTC Corp. unveiled two investments in software companies in the latest push by the Taiwanese company to expand through acquisitions in the lucrative but competitive smartphone market. — HTC, which has gained popularity world-wide …
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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
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 …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Pay Gap Widens at Big Law Firms as Partners Chase Star Attorneys — Some of the biggest law firms are paying outsize salaries to star attorneys, in some cases 10 times what they give other partners, in a strategy that is stretching compensation gaps and testing morale at firms.
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Truth on the Market and Above the Law
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 Atlantic Online and The Maddow Blog