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Daily Mail:
On the run: Gaddafi flees Tripoli as protesters set the Libyan parliament building alight — Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to have fled the capital Tripoli after anti-government demonstrators breached the state television building and set government property alight.
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Aljazeera:
Libya protests spread and intensify — Security forces open fire on anti-government demonstrators in Tripoli, as protests escalate across the country. — Scores of people have been reported killed in continuing violence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, amid escalating protests …
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Guardian:
Libya defectors: Pilots told to bomb protesters flee to Malta — As Muammar Gadaffi's ambassadors and most of Libya's UN mission resign, two air force pilots escape rather than obey orders — Two high-ranking Libyan air force pilots have who fled to Malta in their aircraft are reported …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
(Ex)Libyan Ambassador calls for stronger Obama statement — Now here's a situation pretty much without precedent: The Libyan Ambassador to the U.S. just called on the Untied States to denounce his country's leaders — and his employers — more forcefully. — “I want the U.S. to tell …
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Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
U.N. Diplomats Break With Qaddafi
U.N. Diplomats Break With Qaddafi
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Rasmussen Reports:
48% Back GOP Governor in Wisconsin Spat, 38% Side With Unions — A sizable number of voters are following new Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's showdown with unionized public employees in his state, and nearly half side with the governor. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Republican Turncoats May Sabotage Governor Walker's Budget Cut Plans ...Updated With Contact Info ...Update: WI GOP Senators to Stand With Walker — Good grief... Don't look now but Wisconsin Republican Senators are getting wobbly. — Republican Senator Dale Schultz is ready to bail on Governor Scott Walker.
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
How John Birch Society Extremism Never Dies: The Fortune Behind Scott Walker's Union-Busting Campaign
How John Birch Society Extremism Never Dies: The Fortune Behind Scott Walker's Union-Busting Campaign
Wall Street Journal:
Moderate Wisconsin Republicans Offer Compromise
Moderate Wisconsin Republicans Offer Compromise
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Steven L. Taylor / Outside the Beltway:
An Observation/Question on the Situation in Wisconsin
An Observation/Question on the Situation in Wisconsin
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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Abortion Crusade
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Abortion Crusade
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wisconsin Power Play
Wisconsin Power Play
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Ford Vox / The Atlantic Online:
Wisconsin's Real Doctors and Their Fake Sick Notes for Protesters — Fears over becoming hostage to soaring health insurance premiums has Wisconsin's teachers and other public employees protesting in downtown Madison for the second week running. It's a very real threat to their economic stability …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
UW HEALTH WILL INVESTIGATE MADISON PROTEST DOCTORS! — The UW Health System released this statement today saying the charges of fraud are very serious and in response, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Big News Out of Madison — Just a short time ago we brought you word that the state senate Democrats in Wisconsin were worried that the Republicans could manage an end-run and push the union-busting bill through without their being present. The approach would be to take that stuff out of the budget bill …
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New York Times:
Wisconsin G.O.P. Plans to Work Without Democrats
Wisconsin G.O.P. Plans to Work Without Democrats
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
‘Morning Joe’ makes startling discovery: The media has a liberal bias — Throughout the rise of the Tea Party, there seemed to be an effort by some media outlets to marginalize the message of the conservative movement by portraying rally attendees in the worst possible light …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Disgraced Former Tea Party Leader Calls On Right-Wing Activists To Pose As SEIU Organizers
Disgraced Former Tea Party Leader Calls On Right-Wing Activists To Pose As SEIU Organizers
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Tea Party is winning
The Tea Party is winning
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Muslim group seeking Huckabee apology for ‘infidel’ comments — A prominent Muslim civil rights group is asking Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, to apologize for his take on Christian churches that have allowed Muslims to use their worship space.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Does Mike Huckabee still want to be president?
Does Mike Huckabee still want to be president?
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Huckabee throws a Mitt fit
Huckabee throws a Mitt fit
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New Zealand Herald:
Deaths in Christchurch quake — Did you feel the quake? — There have been “multiple fatalities” after a shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch this afternoon caused buildings to collapse, police have confirmed. — Police said fatalities had been reported at several locations …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Number of Solidly Democratic States Cut in Half From '08 to '10 — Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, D.C. most Democratic; Wyoming, Utah most Republican — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's analysis of party affiliation in the U.S. states shows a marked decline in the number of solidly Democratic states from 2008 (30) to 2010 (14).
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Vail Daily:
First lady hits the slopes — Michelle Obama enjoys fresh veggies at Restaurant Kelly Liken — Daily staff report newsroom@vaildaily.com — VAIL — First lady Michelle Obama enjoyed locally grown fare at a Vail restaurant Saturday night before hitting the slopes of Vail Mountain early Sunday.
New York Times:
American Held in Pakistan Shootings Worked With C.I.A. — WASHINGTON — The American arrested in Pakistan after shooting two men at a crowded traffic stop was part of a covert, C.I.A.-led team collecting intelligence and conducting surveillance on militant groups deep inside the country, according to American government officials.
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Daily Mail:
Stripped, punched and whipped with flag poles: Full horror of Lara Logan's attack emerges — More details have emerged of Lara Logan's terrifying ordeal at the hands of a frenzied mob. — The 39-year-old foreign correspondent for CBS News show 60 Minutes was separated from her film crew …
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Media Matters for America:
Rush: “Dare I Say This: It Doesn't Look Like Michelle Obama Follows Her Own Nutritionary, Dietary Advice” — From the February 21 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show: — Please upgrade your flash player. The video for this item requires a newer version of Flash Player.
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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Indiana GOP lines up behind Lugar's primary challenger — Indiana State TreasurerRichard Mourdock will launch his primary challenge to Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) on Tuesday with the support of a majority of both the state's 92 Republican county chairmen and its state party executive committee, he told the Fix in a recent interview.
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