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Michelle Malkin:
Video: CWA union thug strikes young female FreedomWorks activist; Updated — This is Tabitha Hale, a young conservative activist/original Tea Party organizer/blogger who works for Washington, D.C.-based FreedomWorks. I know her from her great grass-roots work with Smart Girl Politics when the Tea Party movement was just emerging.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Sundries Shack, The Other McCain, Moe Lane, RedState, Right Wing News, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, Doug Ross, The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, POWIP, Mofo Politics, No Runny Eggs, Sister Toldjah, UNCOVERAGE.net, Da Techguy's Blog, AmSpecBlog, Pajamas Media, The Daley Gator, American Power and Instapundit
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Ben Howe / RedState:
Bad Jew! — Union protestors, including waiver award winners Communication Workers of America (CWA), arrived outside of the FreedomWorks headquarters today apparently to hit female activists and police the Jews. — Meanwhile, in Denver, the same level headed Unions were scolding …
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The Other McCain, Breitbart.tv, Fire Andrea Mitchell! and Pajamas Media
Kyle Cheney / Boston Herald:
Capuano ‘bloody’ comment becomes flashpoint in union flap — U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano expressed regret Wednesday for his choice of words at a Tuesday rally to support Wisconsin workers, after national and local Republicans pounced on him for “over-the-top and inflammatory rhetoric.”
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Weasel Zippers, JammieWearingFool and AmSpecBlog
Tabitha Hale / RedState:
Union Thuggery Descends On FreedomWorks — Today, union thugs descended on the FreedomWorks office. It was the middle of the day, and there was some excitement outside as all the buses pulled up and people started to fill the courtyard. We decided to go out and show our support for freedom.
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Fire Andrea Mitchell!
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
New Tone: Democratic Congressman Urges Union Protesters to “Get Bloody” With Tea Partiers — I guess HHS has doled out another civility waiver, this time to Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA): … I know it's a cliche, but it's too applicable not to reiterate: If, say, Sarah Palin had said anything remotely …
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NewsReal Blog, RedState, theblogprof, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and New Hampshire Journal
Peter Ingemi / Examiner:
Anger and loathing in Boston
Anger and loathing in Boston
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The Other McCain, Da Techguy's Blog and Washington Examiner
John / Power Line:
The Left's War on the Kochs — The most extraordinary story in the news these days is the all-out assault that the Left is mounting against Charles and David Koch and their company, Koch Enterprises. A day doesn't go buy—hardly an hour goes by—without some new attack being launched against these two lonely libertarians.
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TBogg, Nice Deb, GayPatriot and Weekly Standard
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Ezra Klein:
What a prank call proves about Wisconsin — Gonzo journalist Ian Murphy noticed one of Wisconsin's Senate Democrats complaining that Gov. Scott Walker was impossible to reach on the phone. So Murphy came up with a prank call: He posed as right-wing financier David Koch and called Walker's receptionist.
The Huffington Post:
Top Six Revelations in the Call Between Fake David Koch and Governor Scott Walker
Top Six Revelations in the Call Between Fake David Koch and Governor Scott Walker
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campaignmoney.org, msnbc.com, Spocko's Brain, BizTimes Daily, The Blaze and JSOnline
Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
Wisconsin governor pranked by Buffalo journalist
Wisconsin governor pranked by Buffalo journalist
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The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, TPMMuckraker and Guardian
ABCNEWS:
Wis. Gov. Duped by Impostor Reporter
Wis. Gov. Duped by Impostor Reporter
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The Hill, The Politico, JSOnline, ThinkProgress, Hit & Run, No More Mister Nice Blog, American Power and Prairie Weather
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Governor Walker's office confirms prank Koch call
Governor Walker's office confirms prank Koch call
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The United States Department of Justice:
Statement of the Attorney General on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act — WASHINGTON - The Attorney General made the following statement today about the Department's course of action in two lawsuits, Pedersen v. OPM and Windsor v. United States, challenging Section 3 of the Defense …
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The Plum Line, CBS News, New York Times, The Bilerico Project, The Volokh Conspiracy, The Atlantic Online, American Prospect, Salon, PointOfLaw Forum, The Daily Caller, Balkinization, TPMDC, The Huffington Post, ThinkProgress, The Moderate Voice, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Wonk Room, ACS Blog, Sky Dancing, Wonkette, National Review, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Daily Kos, msnbc.com, Firedoglake, PostPartisan, New York Magazine, AMERICAblog News, Jay Bookman, Blog of Rights, The Right Sphere, Hit & Run, Mother Jones, AOL News, Pam's House Blend, Crooks and Liars and Christianity Today
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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The Executive Power Grab in the Decision Not to Defend DOMA — I can understand the intense political pressure on the Obama Administration not to defend DOMA. Presumably Obama and pretty much every significant lawyer in the Obama Administration opposes DOMA, whether or not they can take that position on the record.
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The Atlantic Online, alicublog and PointOfLaw Forum
The United States Department of Justice:
Letter from the Attorney General to Congress on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act
Letter from the Attorney General to Congress on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Pushes Mortgage Deal — Obama Proposal Seeks Multibillion-Dollar Settlement of Loan-Servicing Cases — The Obama administration is trying to push through a settlement over mortgage-servicing breakdowns that could force America's largest banks to pay for reductions in loan principal worth billions of dollars.
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naked capitalism, Emptywheel, Mish's Global Economic …, The Page and Calculated Risk
Michael Hastings / Rolling Stone:
Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators — The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in “psychological operations” to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned …
Marin Cogan / The Politico:
Town hall ‘rage’ over spending — ORLANDO, Fla.—The two town halls couldn't have been any more different — one a blue-jeans-and-ball-cap affair, rowdy and filled-to-capacity near an impoverished urban strip — the other a smaller confab of polo-shirt-and-Bermuda-shorts clad seniors in a sleek conference room outside Orlando.
Mary Beth Schneider / Indianapolis Star:
Indiana Senate leader says right-to-work bill is dead — Daniels clarifies statements on pending legislation — Gov. Mitch Daniels this morning toughened his words about House Democrats who have fled the state is protest of Republican legislative proposals.
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National Review, The Daily Caller, theblogprof, AFL-CIO NOW BLOG, USA Today, Washington Monthly, Ben Smith's Blog and Swampland
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Indiana kills ‘right-to-work’ bill
Indiana kills ‘right-to-work’ bill
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The Daily Beast, Courier-Journal, Politics and National Review
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Santorum's anti-liberal Crusade — Rick Santorum launched into a scathing attack on the left, charging during an appearance in South Carolina that the history of the Crusades has been corrupted by “the American left who hates Christendom.” — “The idea that the Crusades and the fight …
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Weasel Zippers, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Booman Tribune and FrumForum
WLFI-TV:
Deputy AG loses job after tweet drama — INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indiana Attorney General's office announced Wednesday afternoon its deputy attorney general is no longer employed by the agency, after reviewing political website Mother Jones' published allegations that he advocated the use of force against protesters in Wisconsin.
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The Moderate Voice, The Agonist and Balloon Juice
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Rashid Ameer / The Express Tribune:
Honour crime: Woman killed for refusing to divorce husband — A 21-year-old girl was murdered in Khanewal on Monday allegedly by her brother because she had refused to give in to her family's demand to divorce her husband. — Ismat Parveen, a resident of Kot Muhammad Hussain …
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Jihad Watch
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Huckabee, Palin, Romney Tie for Lead in GOP '12 Preferences — Huckabee's support up six points since September — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have no clear favorite for the party's 2012 presidential nominee at this point, with Mike Huckabee (18%) …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mike Huckabee Expresses Deep Doubts About Afghan End Game, Karzai's Corruption
Mike Huckabee Expresses Deep Doubts About Afghan End Game, Karzai's Corruption
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The Washington Note and GOP 12
ABCNEWS:
Obama Condemns Violence in Libya But Doesn't Mention Moammar Gadhafi — Violence in Libya Escalates as Nations Move to Evacuate Their Citizens — President Obama said the bloodshed in Libya was “outrageous and unacceptable,” but he declined to directly censure Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi …
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Weasel Zippers, The Politico, msnbc.com, New York Magazine and FrumForum
Terry Jeffrey / Townhall.com:
Do Wisconsin's Public Schools Deserve to Survive? — With the entire nation watching, Wisconsinites are now debating whether the state's public school teachers ought to be required to pay 5.8 percent of their wages to support their own retirement plans and 12.6 percent of their own health-insurance premiums …
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Media Matters for America, Balloon Juice and Little Green Footballs
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Palin will travel to India next month — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will make her first overseas trip of 2011 next month, when she travels to India to deliver a speech at a high-profile policy conference. — Palin will speak on March 19 at the India Today Conclave in the capital city of New Delhi …
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Cubachi, The Politico, CNN and Mock, Paper, Scissors
CREW:
CREW: WI Governor Violated State Law by Sending Troopers After Missing Legislator — Ethics, FOIA, News, States, Wisconsin, Transparency, Press Releases — Washington, D.C .- Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-partisan government watchdog group …
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Mother Jones and Daily Kos
The Note:
Goldman Sachs: House Spending Cuts Will Hurt Economic Growth — ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: — A confidential new report prepared by Goldman Sachs for its clients says spending cuts passed by the House of Representatives last week would be a drag on the economy, cutting economic growth by about two percent of GDP.
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Firedoglake and New York Magazine
Jeannie Kever / Houston Chronicle:
City to challenge census count — The city of Houston will ask the U.S. Census Bureau to change its official count, raising questions about whether some apartment complexes or neighborhoods were missed. — Houston's population is 2,099,451, according to census data released last week.
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Off the Kuff and Greg's Opinion
Jonathon M. Seidl / The Blaze:
VAN'S GRAND PLAN TO SPAN THE LAND: A UNION PROTEST AT EVERY STATE CAPITOL — The unrest in Wisconsin has inspired Van Jones. — In fact, he's so touched by the outpouring of support for the unions he's calling on people across the country to protest even more. And everywhere.
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RedState, New Zeal, The Jawa Report and Colorlines
Mother Jones:
Ga. Law Could Give Death Penalty for Miscarriages — It's only February, but this year has been a tough one for women's health and reproductive rights. There's a new bill on the block that may have reached the apex (I hope) of woman-hating craziness. Georgia State Rep. Bobby Franklin …
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Focal Point, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress, Shakesville and Joshua Holland's Blog