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Scott Shane / New York Times:
For Lawmaker Examining Terror, a Pro-I.R.A. Past — WASHINGTON — For Representative Peter T. King, as he seizes the national spotlight this week with a hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, it is the most awkward of résumé entries.
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Laura Murphy / The Politico:
Will King become the next McCarthy? — Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) is due to hold a hearing Thursday about the “radicalization” of U.S. Muslims and whether they are sufficiently cooperative with U.S. anti-terrorism efforts. — This may be the first of a series on this subject.
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Aharding / CNN:
Activist says he targeted NPR because of Juan Williams firing — (CNN) - The conservative activist responsible for producing an undercover video showing a National Public Radio senior executive slamming the Tea Party as “racist” and “scary” is speaking out about why he went after the organization.
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James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
NPR ‘appalled’ by its executive's ‘tea party’ remarks in video
NPR ‘appalled’ by its executive's ‘tea party’ remarks in video
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Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
(video) NPR officers compare deniers of climate change to birthers and flat earth believers
(video) NPR officers compare deniers of climate change to birthers and flat earth believers
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Mark Memmott / NPR:
In Video: NPR Exec Slams Tea Party, Questions Need For Federal Funds
In Video: NPR Exec Slams Tea Party, Questions Need For Federal Funds
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David Mastio / Washington Times:
NPR seeks funding from Sharia backers
NPR seeks funding from Sharia backers
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Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
NPR ‘appalled’ by former exec's comments
NPR ‘appalled’ by former exec's comments
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JSOnline:
E-mails reveal possible Walker concessions on union bill — By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — Gov. Scott Walker's office released documents Tuesday showing he's willing to give on some points of his union bargaining bill to break the Capitol standoff …
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David Ariosto / CNN:
E-mails: Wisconsin governor offers concessions on budget bill — (CNN) — An e-mail exchange released by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's office on Tuesday has revealed a series of potential Republican concessions to a three-week standoff over a budget bill that would restrict the collective bargaining rights of most public workers.
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Mike DeBonis / Mike DeBonis on Local Politics:
Fenty backs Gov. Scott Walker in Wisc. union fight
Fenty backs Gov. Scott Walker in Wisc. union fight
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John Melloy / CNBC:
Welfare State: Handouts Make Up One-Third of U.S. Wages — Government payouts—including Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance—make up more than a third of total wages and salaries of the U.S. population, a record figure that will only increase if action isn't taken before the majority of Baby Boomers enter retirement.
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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
White House moving to repair troubled relationship with Cabinet — News this week of the first departure of a Cabinet secretary from the Obama administration comes amid a wide-ranging effort under the new chief of staff, William M. Daley, to repair badly frayed relations between the White House and the Cabinet.
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Cantor asks White House: 'Where's the president's proposal?'
Cantor asks White House: 'Where's the president's proposal?'
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's new executive order on Guantanamo — (updated below) — President Obama yesterday signed an Executive Order which, as The Washington Post described it, “will create a formal system of indefinite detention for those held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay” and …
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Adam Serwer / The Plum Line:
Conservatives claiming “vindication” for Bush on Gitmo are wrong
Conservatives claiming “vindication” for Bush on Gitmo are wrong
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Blagojevich wants trial called off — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is asking a federal judge to cancel his upcoming retrial and to sentence him on his one conviction from his previous trial. — In a motion filed early Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago …
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Justin Elliott / Salon:
NPR sting also nets ... Pamela Geller? — Conservative activist James O'Keefe today released a sting video showing an NPR fundraising official saying impolitic things to a couple of (fake) potential Muslim donors. A key part of the sting was the creation of a hoax website for the fake group …
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Michelle Malkin:
Searching for Marizela: An update — SEATTLE — The photo above from Marizela's friends/family shows the tattoo on her left inner arm that reads “lahat ay magiging maayos” — a Tagalog saying for “all will be well.” — Thanks so much to all of you for your prayers and for helping to spread the word across the Internet.
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New York Times:
Opposition in Libya Struggles to Form a United Front — BENGHAZI, Libya — In less than three weeks, an inchoate opposition in Libya, one of the world's most isolated countries, has cobbled together the semblance of a transitional government, fielded a ragtag rebel army and portrayed itself …
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
GOP steps up attacks on Obama energy policy — Republicans are tapping into Americans' growing anxiety over rising oil and gas prices to step up attacks on President Barack Obama's energy policies. — This week, they're taking to the Senate floor, issuing news releases and chatting …
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Ezra Klein:
Vilsack: ‘I took it as a slam on rural America’ — Yesterday afternoon, I got an e-mail from a “usda.gov” address. “Secretary Vilsack read your blog post ‘Why we still need cities’ over the weekend, and he has some thoughts and reflections, particularly about the importance of rural America,” it said.
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Hao Leifeng / Beijing - MetroBeijing:
Charlie Sheen is not filial — Actor Charlie Sheen is a classic example of the difference in Western and Eastern values and norms. — Ignoring public pleas from his father, Sheen has continued a weeklong media blitz, exhibiting obvious signs of mania. With no firm hand to guide them …
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Wall Street Journal:
Israel Considers Military ‘Upgrade’ — JERUSALEM—Israel will need to boost military spending and may seek an additional $20 billion in U.S. security assistance to help it manage potential threats stemming from popular upheavals in the Arab world, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday.
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CNBC:
Maine gets break in federal health care overhaul — PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government Tuesday granted Maine a waiver of a key provision in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, citing the likelihood that enforcement could destabilize the state's market for individual health insurance.
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John Ellis / The Business Insider:
Can Any One Of These People Beat President Obama? — To do so, one of these candidates has to win the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. What follows is a cheat sheet of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the GOP presidential candidates and a quick assessment of where they stand now.
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Tobin Van Ostern / campusprogress.org:
Conservative Corporate Advocacy Group ALEC Behind Voter Disenfranchisement Efforts — The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative organization linked to corporate and right-wing donors, including the billionaire Koch brothers, has drafted and distributed model legislation …
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Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Petraeus Sees Military Progress in Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan — Besides well-reported advances in southern provinces, American and NATO forces have also been able to halt or reverse Taliban gains around the capital, Kabul, and even in the north and west of the country, Gen. David H. Petraeus …
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Marco Rubio / Townhall.com:
Washington Needs A Balanced Budget Amendment — In my two short months in office, it has become clear to me that the spending problem in Washington is far worse than many of us feared. For years, politicians have blindly poured more and more borrowed money into ineffective government programs …
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
21 Priests Suspended in Philadelphia — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Tuesday that it had placed 21 priests on administrative leave from active ministry in connection with credible charges that they had sexually abused minors. — The mass suspension was one of the single …
Washington Times:
NPR, PBS campaigns to keep federal funds called unlawful — NPR and PBS stations nationwide are rallying their audiences to contact Congress to fight against Republicans' proposed spending cuts, but some affiliates' pleas may violate laws preventing nonprofits or government-funded groups from lobbying.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Lugar says he'll support House Republican spending cuts — Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), who faces a Tea Party-backed challenge in his 2012 primary, has withdrawn his stated opposition to House-passed spending cuts. — Lugar said Tuesday afternoon that he made a mistake …
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