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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Home News — The Dish is moving! In April, we'll be joining The Daily Beast. — For me, it's a strange mixture of excitement and sadness. Sadness because the Atlantic has been a very special home for me and all the interns and staffers who have worked at the Dish.
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Tina Brown / The Daily Beast:
Andrew Sullivan Joins The Daily Beast! — In exciting news for the two-year-old Daily Beast, the blogging trailblazer is moving his influential Daily Dish to our site. His blog will occupy a new channel starting in early April, and he will become a Newsweek contributor.
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Media Decoder, Mediaite, Greg's Opinion, Patterico's Pontifications and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Demonstrators Can Continue Overnight Stays in Wisconsin Capitol — MADISON, Wis. — In a victory — at least a symbolic one — for Wisconsin's public employee unions, the Capitol authorities announced on Sunday that demonstrators could continue their all-night sleepovers in the building and would not be forcibly ejected or arrested.
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Washington Post, Michelle Malkin, Babalú Blog, Blogging Blue, The Page and Taylor Marsh
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Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Frank Buckles, last American veteran of World War I, dies at 110 — Frank Buckles, one of more than 4 million Americans to serve in World War I, drove ambulances in France and was later a civilian prisoner of war during Japan's invasion of the Philippines in WWII.
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The Daily Caller and Outside the Beltway
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Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
Last U.S. World War I veteran Frank W. Buckles dies at 110 — Frank W. Buckles died early Sunday, sadly yet not unexpectedly at age 110, having achieved a singular feat of longevity that left him proud and a bit bemused. — In 1917 and 1918, close to 5 million Americans served in World War I …
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msnbc.com, Swampland and Pundit Press
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
THE HILL POLL: On shutdown, more voters would blame Dems — Twenty-nine percent of likely voters would blame Democrats for a government shutdown, compared to 23 percent who would hold Republicans responsible, according to a new poll conducted for The Hill. — The results are surprising …
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JammieWearingFool and Prairie Weather
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Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Republicans win round one of budget fight
Republicans win round one of budget fight
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Washington Monthly and Guardian
Rachel Maddow / msnbc.com:
Transcript of: Walker, McCain, roundtable — MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday, revolution in the Middle East and the showdown at home over red ink in Washington and in states like Wisconsin . Mounting leadership tests for President Obama as the battle lines of the 2012 campaign come into sharper view.
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WisPolitics Budget Blog and Pajamas Media
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The Note:
Politics at the Oscars — Union Support — ABC News' Chris Marderosian reports: — At the Academy Awards tonight, best cinematography winner Wally Pfister made a point during his acceptance speech of thanking his union crew on “Inception.” — Backstage he went further …
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The Hill, Big Hollywood, Wilshire & Washington, naked capitalism, Scared Monkeys and JammieWearingFool
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Herman Cain wins Tea Party presidential live straw poll at Phoenix summit — Phoenix (CNN) - Which Republican should become the next president? Herman Cain, according to a number of Tea Party activists gathered at a weekend summit in Phoenix. — Cain, a conservative talk show host …
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Herman Cain wins Tea Party straw poll
Herman Cain wins Tea Party straw poll
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Maggie's Notebook, Pirate's Cove, Liberty Pundits Blog and CNN
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Long-shot GOP candidate wins Tea Party straw poll
Long-shot GOP candidate wins Tea Party straw poll
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Weasel Zippers and Scared Monkeys
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
‘Anonymous’ takes down Americans for Prosperity website — The online activist group “anonymous,” which has used coordinated denial of service attacks — a crude but effective Internet weapon — to temporary disable sites belonging to foes ranging from Scientology to WikiLeaks foes …
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The Nation and The Raw Story
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
Limit Pay, Not Unions — IN Ohio, Wisconsin and other states facing budget deficits, some elected officials assert that closing those gaps requires achieving labor savings and weakening labor unions. They are half-right. — Across the country, taxpayers are providing pensions …
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The Politico, New York Times, Daily Kos and The Future of Capitalism
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Arab World Embraces Israeli's YouTube Spoof of Qaddafi Rant — JERUSALEM — A satirical YouTube clip mocking Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's megalomania is fast becoming a popular token of the Libya uprising across Middle East. And in an added affront to Colonel Qaddafi, it was created by an Israeli living in Tel Aviv.
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, AOL News, Egyptian Chronicles, Maggie's Notebook, Jihad Watch and New York Magazine
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Becky Schlikerman / Chicago Breaking News:
Farrakhan: Mideast uprisings will come to US — Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan predicted on Sunday that America faces imminent uprisings that mirror those in the Middle East. — “What you are looking at in Tunisia, in Egypt ... Libya, in Bahrain ... what you see happening there …
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JammieWearingFool and iOwnTheWorld.com
Henry Blodget / The Business Insider:
The Only Chart You Need To See To Understand Why The US Is Screwed — We're still working our way through Kleiner Perkins' partner Mary Meeker's excellent analysis of the financial condition of the United States. — We'll be breaking out some key sections in the next few days.
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Sky Dancing, The Lonely Conservative, TigerHawk and Pajamas Media
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Defiant Clarence Thomas fires back — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - his impartiality under attack from liberals because of his attendance at a meeting of conservative donors sponsored by the Koch brothers and his wife's tea party activism - struck a defiant tone in a Saturday night speech …
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The Note
Michael Whitney / Firedoglake:
Live Updates: Police to Clear Protestors from Wisconsin Capitol Building — I'm collecting live coverage of events as police prepare to clear out the Wisconsin Capitol Building in Madison, WI on the 14th day of protests against Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting bill.
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Crooks and Liars, naked capitalism and The Mahablog
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Aljazeera:
Libya protesters control Zawiyah — Tanks have surrounded Libyan city as residents brace for raid by pro-Gaddafi forces at any moment. — Forces loyal to the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have surrounded the city of Zawiyah, where anti-government protesters are bracing for an attack.
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AMERICAblog News and The Agonist
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