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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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New York Times, Balloon Juice, FP Passport, Taylor Marsh, The Daily Beast, beyondbrics and FrumForum
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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Sense of Events and Reuters
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
(Ex)Libyan Ambassador calls for stronger Obama statement
(Ex)Libyan Ambassador calls for stronger Obama statement
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Weasel Zippers, Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Gaddafi loyalists launch attacks against civilians as conflict in Libya escalates
Gaddafi loyalists launch attacks against civilians as conflict in Libya escalates
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Reuters, Sky Dancing and Doug Ross
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
U.N. Diplomats Break With Qaddafi
U.N. Diplomats Break With Qaddafi
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The Lede, Mish's Global Economic …, Gothamist, New York Magazine, AmSpecBlog, Mother Jones and Gawker
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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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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How John Birch Society Extremism Never Dies: The Fortune Behind Scott Walker's Union-Busting Campaign
Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Abortion Crusade
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Abortion Crusade
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LifeNews.com, Pundit & Pundette, Feministe and The Awl
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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WISC-TV, Mother Jones, Balloon Juice, TPMDC and Econbrowser
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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Human Events, Pajamas Media, Cubachi, The Daily Caller, American Power and Physicians Page
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UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital …:
Statement Regarding UW Health Physicians — There are reports on both social media and news websites that a number of UW Health physicians were signing “medical excuse” notes for protesters at the Capitol on Feb. 19. This involves a few individuals out of the nearly 1,300 physicians at UW Health.
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USA Today and iOwnTheWorld.com
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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 …
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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TPMDC, The Raw Story and Daily Kos
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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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WisPolitics.com, JustOneMinute, JSOnline, Firedoglake, The Foundry, Hot Air and TPMDC
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Wisconsin Senate can eliminate collective bargaining for teachers — even without Democrats who fled
Wisconsin Senate can eliminate collective bargaining for teachers — even without Democrats who fled
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Associated Press, Hot Air, The “Badger 14”, Pajamas Media, Ben Smith's Blog, RedState and JSOnline
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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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msnbc.com, New York Times and Pajamas Media
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‘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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Nice Deb and Verum Serum
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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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The Note, RedState, The Raw Story, The Politico, Hot Air and FrumForum
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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.
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American Held in Pakistan 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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Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Jewish Funds for Justice Won't Repudiate Soros Statements — The group told me that Soros's comments were misinterpreted, and he did not, in fact, claim that Fox News was using Nazi tactics during his interview. Instead, Jewish Funds for Justice said that Soros was comparing Fox News …
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Weasel Zippers, YID With LID and The Daily Caller
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Chris Matthews Furious About Poll Showing Reagan As America's Favorite President — Every year in honor of Presidents Day, Gallup conducts a poll where they ask Americans who is the greatest United States president? This year's results revealed Ronald Reagan as the favorite choice among Americans …
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CNN and The Raw Story
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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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Patterico's Pontifications, Maggie's Notebook, Debbie Schlussel, Mediaite, JOSHUAPUNDIT, AOL News, New York Magazine, Gawker and Gothamist