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Byron Tau / The Politico:
YAF kicks out Ron Paul — A prominent conservative activist group has given Ron Paul the boot. — The Young Americans for Freedom has voted the Texas congressman off its national advisory board in the aftermath of his straw poll win at CPAC over his positions on national security issues.
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John Hayward / Human Events:
CPAC Straw Poll Results — Attendees vote on the presidential candidates. — The results of the CPAC straw poll of presidential candidates are in, and the winner is Ron Paul, with 30% of the vote. Mitt Romney was the runner-up with 23%, and all other candidates tied with about 6% each.
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Fox News:
Ron Paul Wins Presidential Straw Poll at CPAC — Again — For the second year in a row, Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, earning 30 percent of the vote. — The Texas congressman, known for his libertarian views …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
At Gathering, Ron Paul Is No. 1 for 2012 — WASHINGTON — With the Republican presidential campaign poised to open, conservative activists signaled on Saturday that they were unsettled over who should win the party's nomination, indicating a wide-open race for the right to challenge President Obama.
David Weigel / Slate:
Father and son Ron and Rand Paul wow the crowd at CPAC.
Father and son Ron and Rand Paul wow the crowd at CPAC.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Bolton: Obama administration ‘plain wrong’ on Egypt — Washington (CNN) - Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton condemned President Obama as “weak” and “indecisive” on foreign affairs while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday.
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Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
King: Obama needs to put his foot down on Muslim Brotherhood
King: Obama needs to put his foot down on Muslim Brotherhood
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Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
Former Ambassador John Bolton warns Obama on Egypt
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Mark Steyn: ‘The guy in charge of U.S. intelligence is an idiot’
Mark Steyn: ‘The guy in charge of U.S. intelligence is an idiot’
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Coulter: Nominate Christie, because Romney will lose — Conservative pundit Ann Coulter warned activists Saturday that if the party nominates former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 2012, President Obama will win reelection. — Asked in a Q&A session after a bombastic speech at CPAC …
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Nabila Ramdani / Telegraph:
Algeria shuts down internet and Facebook as protest mounts — Internet providers were shut down and Facebook accounts deleted across Algeria on Saturday as thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators were arrested in violent street demonstrations. — Plastic bullets and tear gas were used …
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NPR:
Thousands Defy Ban To Protest In Algeria
Thousands Defy Ban To Protest In Algeria
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Reuters:
Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation — Radical Islam will be result of U.S. push for democracy, Mubarak told Israel's Ben-Eliezer during a phone call on Thursday. — Hosni Mubarak had harsh words for the United States and what he described as its misguided quest …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Allen West on ‘the dawn of a new America’ — Washington (CNN) - Freshman GOP Rep. Allen West of Florida outlined three “pillars of conservatism” that will lead to the “new dawn of a new America” in a rousing speech given to close the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday.
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Allen West closes CPAC promising ‘new dawn in America’
Telegraph:
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak used last 18 days in power to secure his fortune — Hosni Mubarak used the 18 days it took for protesters to topple him to shift his vast wealth into untraceable accounts overseas, Western intelligence sources have said. — The price of Brent crude rose sharply early …
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Glenn Davis / Mediaite:
Bill Maher Says He Doesn't Think Obama Is A Christian — When someone says they don't think President Barack Obama is actually a Christian, the expectation would be that they think he's secretly a Muslim. Not Bill Maher. On tonight's Real Time, in the process of arguing that Obama's …
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Administration rails against GOP plan to block funding for climate regulations — A government spending bill authored by House Republicans that would block funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's pending climate rules is “irresponsible and reckless,” a “preliminary analysis” …
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
When Democracy Weakens — As the throngs celebrated in Cairo, I couldn't help wondering about what is happening to democracy here in the United States. I think it's on the ropes. We're in serious danger of becoming a democracy in name only. — While millions of ordinary Americans …
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New York Times:
To Defend the Accused in a Tucson Rampage, First a Battle to Get Inside a Mind — TUCSON — Judy Clarke, the public defender for the man charged in the Tucson shooting, Jared L. Loughner, has made motions on his behalf and entered a plea for him of not guilty.
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New York Times:
In U.S. Signals to Egypt, Obama Straddled a Rift — WASHINGTON — Last Saturday afternoon, President Obama got a jarring update from his national security team: With restive crowds of young Egyptians demanding President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation, Frank G. Wisner …
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Press Association:
Muslims good for UK - Cherie sister — The sister-in-law of former Labour prime minister Tony Blair has said a rise in the number of Muslims in Britain would be “good for the country”. — Journalist Lauren Booth - sister of Mr Blair's wife Cherie - converted to Islam last year.
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