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Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Reversal of fortune in Wisconsin — Domenico Montanaro writes:Over the weekend, liberal filmmaker Michael Moore said the fight in Wisconsin has “aroused a sleeping giant” for union rights across the country. — But the fight may have aroused a different “sleeping giant” …
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Taylor Marsh, American Power, The Daily Dish, No More Mister Nice Blog, Taegan Goddard's … and Ben Smith's Blog
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CNN:
Walker: Border meeting with Dems ‘ridiculous’ — (CNN) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday dismissed as “ridiculous” a letter from a Democratic state Senate leader who suggested a meeting “near the Wisconsin-Illinois border” to discuss the state's budget impasse.
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The Note:
Wisconsin Standoff Intensifies: Governor Scott Walker Will Not Relent on Collective Bargaining Rights, Senate Democrats Will Not Return — ABC's Chris Bury reports: — Today Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, in a news conference, ratcheted up pressure on the 14 absent Senate Democrats to return to Madison.
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The Politico, Zandar Versus The Stupid and TPMDC
Natasha Vargas-Cooper / The Atlantic Online:
At a Wisconsin Town Hall, the Mood Turns Against Compromise — REEDSBURG, Wisc. — At a town hall meeting held in this rural community on Sunday afternoon, Republican state Sen. Dale Schultz faced loud opposition to a proposed compromise he said could end the legislative stalemate …
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Michelle Malkin:
Missing: Marizela Perez — I just got off the phone with my family. — This is my beautiful cousin, Marizela Perez: — She is a University of Washington undergrad and she has been missing since Saturday afternoon, when she left the Rainier Beach neighborhood headed to the UW Seattle campus.
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Her name is Marizela Perez and she apparently vanished at around Noon on Saturday, March 5th. — Q13 FOX News Online — SEATTLE — Relatives of a missing UW student are asking for the public's help in finding her. — Her name is Marizela Perez and she apparently vanished at around Noon on Saturday, March 5th.
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The Moderate Voice
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Obama's debt expert yells at kids — Alan Simpson referred to Snoop Dogg (left) and Eminem (right) in his tirade. — AP Photo — Alan Simpson might need to freshen up on his pop culture. — The co-chairman of President Obama's deficit commission tried to scold the elderly on Monday …
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Why Social Security is welfare — In a recent column on the senior citizen lobby, I noted that Social Security is often “middle-class welfare” that bleeds the country. This offended many readers. In an e-mail, one snarled: “Social Security is not adding one penny to our national debt, you idiot.”
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Economist's View
Jackie Long / BBC:
Will Sarah Palin run for president and can she win? — Ms Palin outlines factors that will influence whether she enters the running — Sarah Palin, one of the best known and most controversial figures in American politics, told BBC Newsnight she was weighing up whether the US was ready for an …
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Judicial Watch:
Rep. Alcee Hastings Sued by Employee for Sexual Harassment: “Unwelcome Sexual Advances” and “Unwelcome Touching” — Hastings Allegedly Retaliated Against Victim for Complaining About Conduct — Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Conservative group files suit against Hastings, alleging sexual harassment
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CNN, The Note and HotAirPundit
David M. Drucker / Roll Call:
Ensign to Announce Retirement — Sen. John Ensign is expected to announce at an afternoon news conference in Las Vegas that he will retire rather than face a brutal 2012 re-election campaign, according to knowledgeable sources. — The Nevada Republican, who has been embattled since revealing …
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Karoun Demirjian / Las Vegas Sun:
John Ensign expected to announce he won't seek re-election in 2012
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Plagued by scandal, Sen. Ensign announces he will retire in 2012
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The Politico, CNN, The Note and Prairie Weather
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
FIRED! Charlie Sheen Axed From ‘Two And A Half Men’, He Vows To Sue — UPDATED: It's over for Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men. The series producer Warner Bros. TV just released the following statement: “After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television …
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Jonathan Turley / Los Angeles Times:
Clarence Thomas' dangerous conceit — The Supreme Court justice argues that criticism of him is an attack on the court itself. But a single justice doesn't define the institution. — Louis XIV of France was infamous for his view that there was no distinction between himself and the state …
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National Review, The Huffington Post, The BRAD BLOG, SCOTUSblog, A Conservative Teacher and The Democratic Daily
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
High court turns aside another lawsuit questioning Obama citizenship
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Liberal Values, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Indecision Forever
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
The liberal campaign against SCOTUS conservatives
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Hot Air and AmSpecBlog
Peter Maer / CBS News:
White House memo notes shortage of applicants for contest to have Obama to speak at high school graduation — The White House is ramping up an effort to promote a nationwide competition to decide which high school wins a commencement speech by President Obama.
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Weasel Zippers, Big Government, The TrogloPundit, Hot Air and iOwnTheWorld.com
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Obama restarts Guantanamo trials — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama approved Monday the resumption of military trials for detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ending a two-year ban. — It was the latest acknowledgement that the detention facility Obama had vowed …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The frontrunner-less Republican presidential field — For months now, it's been clear that the 2012 Republican presidential field lacks a strong frontrunner. — A case can be made for how either former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) or Mike Huckabee (Ark.) — or even former Gov. Sarah Palin …
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Yglesias, Eunomia and Politics Daily
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Lack of GOP Front-Runner for 2012 Is Atypical
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TPMDC, Politics Daily, Hot Air, AmSpecBlog, The Hill, The Daily Dish, National Review and Ballot Box
Marcus Baram / The Huffington Post:
Sarah Palin ‘Not Afraid’ Of Jon Stewart, Says Aide … NEW YORK — Since last October, when President Barack Obama visited the set of “The Daily Show,” the majority of political guests on the show have been conservatives. — Though he leans left, host Jon Stewart has coaxed plenty of Republicans …
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Indecision Forever and Daily Kos
Brad Johnson / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Scott Brown Begs David Koch For Money — At the public dedication of MIT's David H. Koch Integrative Cancer Institute last Friday, Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) effusively thanked conservative billionaire David Koch for supporting his election in 2010 and made a plea for help in his re-election campaign next year.
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Salon, Politicususa, Wonk Room and Gawker
Tom Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Newt Gingrich admits ‘unfortunate confusion’ in news about exploration plans — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged in a Des Moines Register interview Monday that his team bobbled the news last week before the announcement Thursday that he planned to begin raising money to explore seeking the 2012 GOP presidential nod.
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GOP 12
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Government posts biggest monthly deficit ever — Glen Perkins delivers copies of the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget to the Senate Budget Committee hearing room in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. President Barack Obama will send Congress a $3.7 trillion budget that would reduce deficits …
David J. Lynch / Bloomberg:
Bonds Show Why Boehner Saying We're Broke Is Figure of Speech — House Speaker John Boehner routinely offers this diagnosis of the U.S.'s fiscal condition: “We're broke; Broke going on bankrupt,” he said in a Feb. 28 speech in Nashville. — Boehner's assessment dominates a debate …
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American Prospect, Washington Monthly, Sky Dancing, Oliver Willis, Booman Tribune and The Impolitic
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Senate Democrats ask for help with their 2012 slogan — The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of Senate Democrats, needs your help. No, not a check, at least not this time. — The DSCC wants help coming up with a new slogan for bumper stickers and other paraphernalia that it gives out this cycle.
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Moe Lane and Don Surber
Art Robinson / WorldNetDaily:
Democrats attack Republican candidate's children — In an effort to do my part in rescuing our country from the out-of-control Obama administration, last year I ran for Congress in Oregon's 4th District against 12-term incumbent, far-left Democrat Peter DeFazio, co-founder of the House Progressive Caucus.
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The American Culture, Watts Up With That? and The Gateway Pundit
David Brooks:
Hello — Tom Wolfe was once asked, What is the most important change of your lifetime? He is purported to have answered, “Oh, that's easy. Co-ed dorms.” — My own gloss on that answer is that we spend a lot of our time debating political events and the choices leaders make.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump fires back at skeptical GOP senator: You're not that important — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump on Monday fired back at a Republican senator who recently said the mogul has no chance of being president. — Trump took aim at Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), the chairman …
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The Politico and Cubachi
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