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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:
Wisconsin Dems want border meeting — (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.
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 and Zandar Versus The Stupid
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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Oliver Willis
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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KCPQ - Seattle's Q13 FOX News:
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 and YID With LID
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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The Huffington Post and Daily Kos
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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
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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Left Coast Rebel, The Politico, Hotline On Call, USA Today, The Fix, The Gateway Pundit, 2chambers, The Lonely Conservative, The Raw Story and POWIP
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Conservative group files suit against Hastings, alleging sexual harassment
Conservative group files suit against Hastings, alleging sexual harassment
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CNN, The Note, The Other McCain and HotAirPundit
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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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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TPMDC, The Atlantic Online, msnbc.com, SENATUS and Gawker
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Karoun Demirjian / Las Vegas Sun:
John Ensign expected to announce he won't seek re-election in 2012
John Ensign expected to announce he won't seek re-election in 2012
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Firedoglake, Daily Kos, Swampland, Hotline On Call, AOL News, Hot Air, Politics Daily, The Caucus and Washington Monthly
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Plagued by scandal, Sen. Ensign announces he will retire in 2012
Plagued by scandal, Sen. Ensign announces he will retire in 2012
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The Politico, CNN, The Note, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Prairie Weather
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
FIRED! Charlie Sheen Axed From ‘Two And A Half Men’, He Fires Back & Vows To Sue — UPDATED: It's over for Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men. But his ongoing war with the series producer Warner Bros. TV is far from over, with lawyers for both sides expected to take the lead in the coming weeks.
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TMZ.com, Inside TV, TalkLeft, Big Hollywood, Weasel Zippers, AmSpecBlog, PopEater and Patterico's Pontifications
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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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The Sundries Shack, The TrogloPundit, Hot Air, The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers, Big Government and iOwnTheWorld.com
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
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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News Desk, The Hill, Swampland, Sister Toldjah, Pajamas Media, National Review, Liberty Pundits Blog and Washington Post
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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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Politicususa, Wonk Room, Salon and Gawker
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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Kevinliptak / CNN:
High court turns aside another lawsuit questioning Obama citizenship
High court turns aside another lawsuit questioning Obama citizenship
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Liberal Values, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Indecision Forever
Echidne / ECHIDNE of the snakes:
Our Ross Cares About the Gurlz — That would be Ross Douthat in his latest column. He truly, truly cares about the gurlz (well, straight gurlz) and wants them to be happy. In order to do that, he recommends that they use an aspirin held between the knees as the contraceptive choice.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Monogamy Matters — Social conservatives can seem …
Why Monogamy Matters — Social conservatives can seem …
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RHRealityCheck.org, Dana Goldstein, The Awl, The Daily Dish, TBogg and Sadly, No!
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 …
Benjamin J. Dueholm / Washington Monthly:
Rules of Misbehavior — Dan Savage, the brilliant and foul-mouthed sex columnist, has become one of the most important ethicists in America. Are we screwed? — ive months after the death of Esther “Eppie” Lederer in 2002, the bulk of her estate—a sprawling Chicago apartment's worth of furniture …
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Focal Point and pandagon.net
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.
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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The Lonely Conservative, Moe Lane and Don Surber
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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Hot Air, Gallup, CNN, Eunomia, Yglesias, The Daily Dish, Politics Daily and Ballot Box
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Sessions: Democrats proposing ‘fake cuts’ to budget — Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Monday said the Senate Democrat proposal to cut about $6.5 billion from FY 2010 levels proposes only “fake cuts” to government spending, and said a vote in favor of that proposal is a vote to “do nothing.”
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The Daily Caller
The Note:
Michael Steele: ‘Nothing Wrong with a Government Shutdown’ — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — With Washington consumed by a fight over spending, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee said today that his party shouldn't be afraid of a government shutdown …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Michael Steele: 'There's Nothing Wrong With A Government Shutdown'
Pauline Jelinek / Associated Press:
Report says too many whites, men leading military — WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is too white and too male at the top and needs to change recruiting and promotion policies and lift its ban on women in combat, an independent report for Congress said Monday.