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Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
The Wisconsin Wobblies — Conservatives in Wisconsin are getting nervous that three Republican state senators may defect on the collective-bargaining reform vote. — Conservatives in Wisconsin are getting nervous that three Republican state senators may defect on the collective-bargaining reform vote.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Are Wisconsin Republicans preparing to break with Walker? — I don't know if these reports are true or not, and we should treat them with caution. But we now have two news outlets, one local and one national, claiming GOP defections from Governor Scott Walker may be in the works.
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The Atlantic Online, Daily Kos, The Mahablog and TPMDC
Isthmus|The Daily Page:
Isthmus, Wisconsin Associated Press sue Gov. Scott Walker over access to emails — Isthmus newspaper and the Wisconsin Associated Press today filed a lawsuit against Gov. Scott Walker over his office's failure to respond to open records requests regarding emails received by his office.
Discussion:
The Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Rasmussen Reports:
Wisconsin Governor Walker: 43% Approval Rating — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker won his job last November with 52% of the vote, but his popularity has slipped since then. — A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Wisconsin Voters finds that just 34% Strongly Approve of the job he is doing …
Jon Terbush / TPMDC:
Rasmussen Poll: Almost Six In Ten Wisconsin Voters Disapprove Of Gov. Walker — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's efforts to strip public employee unions of most of their collective bargaining rights appears to be so unpopular, that a Rasmussen poll now finds that almost 60% of likely Wisconsin voters disapprove of his job performance.
Discussion:
Maggie's Notebook, The Reality-Based Community and Rasmussen Reports
Breaking Boston News, Weather & Sports:
Study: Staring at breasts increases heart health — GERMANY (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Guys, listen up. A study says it is actually healthy to stare at a woman's breasts. — Five-hundred men participated in the German study. Half were told to refrain from looking at breasts for five years …
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POWIP, The Jawa Report, Another Black Conservative, Pajamas Media, Fox Nation and Right Wing Nut House
John Blake / CNN:
Are whites racially oppressed? — White marchers gather at Glenn Beck rally this summer. Were they driven by racial fears or patriotic sentiment? — (CNN) — They marched on Washington to reclaim civil rights. — They complained of voter intimidation at the polls.
Discussion:
Zandar Versus The Stupid, American Prospect, Runnin' Scared, The Awl, Shakesville and Wonkette
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mike Huckabee: I didn't diss Natalie Portman — Mike Huckabee walked back his criticisms of actress Natalie Portman for “glamorizing” out-of-wedlock pregnancies Friday, with a statement insisting he was only talking about society and that he's glad the Oscar winner plans to wed her baby's father.
Discussion:
The Other McCain, Big Hollywood, CNN, Hot Air and Indecision Forever
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Mike Huckabee / Huck PAC:
The Most Important Form of Government Is A Father, Mother and Children
The Most Important Form of Government Is A Father, Mother and Children
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Yahoo! News, The Note, Speakeasy, Firedoglake, The Wire, AmSpecBlog, Mediaite, GOP 12 and Media Matters for America
Rachel Weiner / The Fix:
Why is Mike Huckabee criticizing Natalie Portman? (Poll)
Why is Mike Huckabee criticizing Natalie Portman? (Poll)
Discussion:
Another Black Conservative, Politics Daily, The Plum Line, Daily Kos and Behind the Numbers
James Rosen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
DeMint throws new wrench into legislative process — WASHINGTON — A bloc of Senate conservatives, led by South Carolina's Jim DeMint, flexed their muscles Thursday, pledging to block any bill they alone deem wasteful or unconstitutional. — Seven other GOP senators joined DeMint's effort …
Discussion:
Booman Tribune, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Prairie Weather
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Glenn Kessler / Fact Checker:
Democrats keep misleading on claimed budget ‘cuts’
Democrats keep misleading on claimed budget ‘cuts’
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National Review, Liberty Pundits Blog, UrbanGrounds, New York Times, Washington Monthly and New York Times
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
McConnell: White House offer to cut $6.5B is ‘unserious’
McConnell: White House offer to cut $6.5B is ‘unserious’
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The Politico, Hot Air, CNN, The Note, The Democratic Daily and The Page
David Leonhardt / Economix:
The Struggles of Men — 11:35 a.m. | Updated to correct percentage decline in median wages since 1969. — The Hamilton Project has produced a fairly stunning chart, suggesting that median real wages for men have dropped significantly more than is commonly understood:
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JustOneMinute, Left Coast Rebel, EconLog, Yglesias and Grasping Reality …
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Amanda Carey / The Daily Caller:
HHS Secretary Sebelius admits to double-counting in Obamacare budget — During a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) admitted to double-counting in the Obamacare budget. — In her first appearance before the House Energy …
Rick Santelli / CNBC:
‘Good’ Jobs Report Has Dark Side — We created 192,000 headline jobs in the February employment report. It's not enough, but it certainly is welcome news and it is heading in the right direction — although too slowly. — We also learned from the February report that the unemployment …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Tim Lockette / Anniston Star:
Legislation would ban Islamic law in Alabama courts — A bill introduced Tuesday in the Alabama Senate would ban the use of Islamic law in Alabama courts. — The bill's sponsor said the measure was designed to protect future generations from erosion of the Constitution.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, The Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
James Wolcott / Vanity Fair:
It's Morgan In America — Where did Piers Morgan come from? And is there any way to send him back? Reviewing the debut “gets”—Oprah! Rudy! Condoleezza!—of Larry King's blustery British heir, the author examines the failures behind Morgan's success. — If you're going to go in, go in big.
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh, Mediaite and New York Magazine
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George Russell / Fox News:
U.K. Pulls Plug on United Nations Spending, in Move That is Bound to Hearten U.S. Critics — Critics of U.S. spending on the United Nations got a huge boost—and supporters of that spending, especially the Obama Administration, took a body blow—from an unlikely source this week …
Discussion:
Cubachi, Weasel Zippers and Riehl World View
Ryan J. Reilly / TPMMuckraker:
Gaffney, Jones Fight For Soul Of Anti-Sharia Movement At Rally By White House (VIDEO) — Rev. Terry Jones, the man who rose to national prominence last fall when he announced (but later backed off off) a plan to burn copies of the Koran, was clad in a beat-up black leather jacket when he showed …
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Talking Points Memo
Alan Farnham / ABCNEWS:
Jobless Picture Improves, but Not for Everyone — Although More Americans Got Jobs in February, One Category of Workers Got Kicked to the Curb — Unemployment fell in February to 8.9 percent, and US companies added 192,000 people to their payrolls, but one category of workers is increasingly facing an overt form of discrimination.
Boston Review:
BR — Stephen Ansolabehere and James M. Snyder, Jr.: “Weak Tea” — The rise of the Tea Party was one of the signal storylines of 2010. The movement attracted money, activists, and endorsements from high-profile politicians, especially Sarah Palin. And it reputedly broadened the appeal …
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Mother Jones and Power Line
John Rosenthal / Pajamas Media:
Frankfurt Shooter Admits To Shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ — Arid Uka's Facebook friends list was a “Who's Who of the German Islamist Scene.” — According to the German public television broadcaster NDR, Arid Uka, the 21-year-old who shot to death two American servicemen at Frankfurt Airport …
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The Jawa Report
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Arizona GOP Bill Would Let Gov. Brewer Create An Armed Militia For Whatever She ‘Considers Necessary’ — Arizona's GOP-run legislature has taken to marginalizing and villainizing the immigrant population with zeal — be it through SB 1070, HB 2191, or SB 1070 “on steroids.”
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
That Time Has Arrived — In our main editorial chat here at TPM I was just saying that with the new evidence of Gov. Walker going into the bunker-bound, ranting at his lackeys stage of this drama I figured that it could only be a few days before the first Gov. Walker “Hitler Downfall Parody Video” appeared on Youtube.
David Ariosto / CNN:
Walker tells absent Dems: Return or 1,500 get laid off — (CNN) — A Wisconsin Democrat was tackled by Capitol police as he tried to walk through a door in the state legislature, which has been closed to the public. — Assembly member Nick Milroy, a Democrat assembly member …
Discussion:
Hot Air, This Just In and Pundit & Pundette
Bloomberg:
Wen Jiabao Sees Billionaires When Communists Convene as Wealth Gap Widens — As Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao this week opens the annual gathering of the National People's Congress with a pledge to shrink China's wealth gap, his challenge will be reflected in the makeup of the assembly itself.
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FP Passport, China Real Time Report and China Digital Times