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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
NPR executives caught on tape bashing conservatives and Tea Party, touting liberals — A man who appears to be a senior National Public Radio senior executive, Ron Schiller, has been captured on camera savaging conservatives and the Tea Party movement. — “The current Republican Party …
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David Weigel / Slate:
James O'Keefe Versus NPR — The video sting artiste publishes the latest work from his shop — a covertly taped interview with then-NPR Foundation senior VP for development Ron Schiller and current senior director of institutional giving Betsy Liley. Shaughn Adeleye and Simon Templar posed …
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James O'Keefe's Project Veritas:
Project Veritas Investigates: NPR — Project Veritas' latest investigation focuses on the publically-funded media organization, National Public Radio. PV investigative reporters, Shaughn Adeleye and Simon Templar posed as members of the Muslim Action Education Center, a non-existent group with a goal to …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
NPR CEO: We're a lot more seriously racist, xenophobic conservative than you think
NPR CEO: We're a lot more seriously racist, xenophobic conservative than you think
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
NPR responds to executive's comments
NPR responds to executive's comments
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Karen / Current.org Blog:
Ron Schiller exiting NPR for Aspen Institute
Ron Schiller exiting NPR for Aspen Institute
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Mark Memmott / NPR Topics:
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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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Undercover video: NPR exec says NPR would be “far better off” without federal funds
Undercover video: NPR exec says NPR would be “far better off” without federal funds
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Rep. King on hearing critics: ‘Why are they attacking me in such a rabid way?’ — The House Homeland Security Committee chairman blasted the mainstream media on Tuesday, calling outlets “irresponsible” for criticizing the panel's planned hearing on radicalization in the U.S. Muslim community.
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The Politico:
Republicans divided over Muslim hearings
Republicans divided over Muslim hearings
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NY Daily News:
Rep. Pete King is right, say feds and cops: We don't get many tips from Muslim community
Rep. Pete King is right, say feds and cops: We don't get many tips from Muslim community
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
The left wigs out about hearings on Islamic radicalization
The left wigs out about hearings on Islamic radicalization
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Blaming Democrats' ‘lack of action,’ GOP prepares a second stopgap — House GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says Republicans are preparing to move a second short-term funding measure to avert a potential government shutdown. — McCarthy told reporters Tuesday morning the Senate does …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Freshman Democrat Joe Manchin: Obama has ‘failed to lead’ on budget
Freshman Democrat Joe Manchin: Obama has ‘failed to lead’ on budget
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Republican: Dem-backed programs targeted for cuts
Republican: Dem-backed programs targeted for cuts
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New York Times:
Discord Fills Washington on Possible Libya Intervention — WASHINGTON — Nearly three weeks after Libya erupted in what may now turn into a protracted civil war, the politics of military intervention to speed the ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi grow more complicated by the day — for both the White House and Republicans.
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Why I'd Place My Bet on Tim Pawlenty — With few declared candidates and no clear frontrunner, the Republican presidential primary appears to be as muddled as ever. But I actually think things are shaking out in a way as to clear the path for Tim Pawlenty.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
No guts, no glory: GOP should heed lesson of '91
No guts, no glory: GOP should heed lesson of '91
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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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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Drive to recall Wisconsin GOP senators gaining steam, Dems say — So how's the drive to recall Wisconsin GOP state senators going? If these new numbers the Wisconsin Democratic Party shares with me are accurate, it's already exceeding expectations in a big way.
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New York Times:
Florida Republicans Are at Odds With Their Leader — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rick Scott, the conservative Republican billionaire who plucked the governor's job from the party establishment in November with $73 million of his own money and the backing of the Tea Party, vowed during his campaign …
CNN:
Intruder calls 911, afraid homeowner may have gun — (CNN) — This time it was the intruder who called 911. — A man who broke into a house in Portland, Oregon, called police — afraid the homeowner may have a gun. — The suspect, Timothy James Chapek, was in the bathroom taking a shower …
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Drawing U.S. Crowds With Anti-Islam Message — FORT WORTH — Brigitte Gabriel bounced to the stage at a Tea Party convention last fall. She greeted the crowd with a loud Texas “Yee-HAW,” then launched into the same gripping personal story she has told in hundreds of churches, synagogues and conference rooms across the United States:
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Caterpillar's Problem With Peoria — Why an American icon is looking beyond Illinois for its future. — Just over 100 ago, the company we know as Caterpillar began building track-type tractors at a plant on the banks of the Illinois River. From these humble origins in East Peoria …
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.
Michael Kinsley / The Politico:
Mitt Romney, the most transparent candidate — We're all for transparency these days, and if anything is transparently clear about American politics, it is that Mitt Romney will do or say anything to become president. The best guess is that at heart he is an old-fashioned, business-oriented Republican.
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620WTMJ:
Capitol Chaos: Protesters Shut Down Wauwatosa Town Hall — WAUWATOSA - Budget protesters shut down a town hall meeting in Wauwatosa. — “Shame, shame, shame” were among the words that came out of protesters mouths as the meeting ended, according to a video taken at the meeting that was placed on YouTube.
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