memeorandum: Blacked up and in a bow tie: Eva Braun in party mood as rare set of pictures of Hitler's mistress are unearthed (Guy Walters/Daily Mail)

11:25 PM ET, March 10, 2011

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Assembly passes union measure 53-42 after bitter debate — By Jason Stein, Lee Bergquist, Don Walker and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - After police carried demonstrators out of the state Assembly Thursday, Republicans entered the chamber and approved …

Discussion: Hot Air, Cubachi, The Hill, The Other McCain, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Pundit & Pundette, Liberty Pundits Blog and Althouse

Charlie Sykes / 620wtmj.com:

DEATH THREATS — Since the MSM appears intent on downplaying the growing intimidation and escalating threats of violence around the union power issue, I am reprinting verbatim an email that was sent to Republican senators. The email was signed, but I have deleted the name pending what I hope will be a thorough police investigation.

Discussion: JSOnline, The Daily Caller, Big Government, Publius Forum, NewsBusters.org, theblogprof, Sister Toldjah, Doug Ross, The Sundries Shack, Hot Air and Weigel

The Right Scoop:

Death wishes and hate to Gov. Walker on twitter — The tweets speak for themselves. There could be a bunch more but I just don't have that kind of time. — Click the images to see the original tweet: — Oy. — UPDATE: This is a letter that was sent to the Wisconsin Republicans (via TheBlaze)

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Maggie's Notebook, Questions and Observations, The Blast, American Power, Pajamas Media, Moe Lane, Big Government, Right Wing News and Althouse

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Why do these people, many of whom are professionals, feel no fear in expressing such death wishes in the open?

Discussion: Power Line and Weasel Zippers

Jon Byman / 620WTMJ:
Capitol Chaos: Lawmakers Get Death Threats

Discussion: UrbanGrounds, Fox Nation, RedState, The Moderate Voice, neo-neocon, JammieWearingFool, The Daily Caller and Vox Popoli

Los Angeles Times:
Wisconsin Assembly passes union proposal

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:

Poll: Majorities support recall of two Wisconsin GOP senators — Here's something that could give some momentum to efforts to recall Wisconsin GOP state senators in the wake of last night's end-run passage of Scott Walker's measure to roll back public employee bargaining rights.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Daily Kos, The New Republic and AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
Liberal groups raise $200,000 overnight

Discussion: USA Today, The Raw Story, Weigel, AMERICAblog News, JSOnline and techPresident

Fox News:
Wisconsin Republicans Claim Obama Advisers Behind Recall Campaign

Discussion: JSOnline and Althouse

Graham Gurrin / Daily Mail:

Blacked up and in a bow tie: Eva Braun in party mood as rare set of pictures of Hitler's wife are unearthed — Previously unseen images from the fascinating private albums of Eva Braun have come to light. — They give us incredible retrospective access to Hitler's little-known companion and her life.

Discussion: Guardian and Wonkette

Guy Walters / Daily Mail:

Blacked up and in a bow tie: Eva Braun in party mood as rare set of pictures of Hitler's mistress are unearthed — At first glance, these pictures are so ordinary that they could come from anyone's dusty old family album. There are picnics and parties, pets and silly poses …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

E.D. Kain / American Times:

Is Wisconsin the Real Republican Waterloo? — Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader, Scott Fitzgerald (via Daylife) — After the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, conservative writer David Frum called the passage of the bill the GOP's “Waterloo” in reference to Napoleon Bonaparte's crushing defeat …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Huffington Post and FrumForum

Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka ‘thanks’ Scott Walker — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is anointing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker the “Mobilizer of the Year” for galvanizing union members and supporters into action. — While blasting Walker and Wisconsin's Republican legislators for their …

Discussion: The Other McCain, About.com US Liberal Politics, Taylor Marsh and FiveThirtyEight

Ezra Klein:
Was what Scott Walker did legal?

Discussion: PERRspectives, The Plum Line, Washington Monthly, American Times, Outside the Beltway, Wake up America, Maggie's Notebook, Barry Pump's Blog, The Reaction, Althouse, Indecision Forever, No More Mister Nice Blog and National Review

Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:

New video: NPR was going to accept Muslim Education Action Center donation and hide it from the government — New video released Thursday afternoon indicates National Public Radio intended to accept a $5 million donation from fictitious Muslim Brotherhood front group Muslim Education Action Center …

Discussion: Sister Toldjah, Pajamas Media, Big Journalism, NPR Topics, Weasel Zippers, American Power and Epicenter, more at Mediagazer »

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
New O'Keefe video: Sure, says NPR exec, we can hide a donation from a Muslim Brotherhood front group …

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications

James O'Keefe's Project Veritas:
NEW — National Public Radio: Part II

Discussion: Big Journalism, Atlas Shrugs, Doug Ross and Jihad Watch

Edward Wyatt / The Caucus:

Rand Paul Blames Energy Department for Faulty Toilets, Among Other Things — Senator Rand Paul's toilets don't work, and he blames the Department of Energy. — At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Thursday, Mr. Paul lambasted Kathleen Hogan …

Discussion: The Reaction, TBogg, Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo and Booman Tribune

The Note:
Rand Paul's Toilet Tirade

Discussion: Cubachi, Left Coast Rebel, The Democratic Daily and Liberty Pundits Blog

Darius Dixon / The Politico: Paul wants government hands off his toilet

Jim Romenesko / Poynter:

NPR hosts, journalists ‘appalled’ by Ron Schiller's comments — Romenesko Misc. — In a letter to NPR listeners and supporters, NPR employees say the comments by former fundraising veep Ron Schiller “have done real damage to NPR. But we're confident that the culture of professionalism we have built …

Discussion: Mediaite

Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
They Brought a Tote Bag to a Knife Fight: The Resignation of NPR's CEO, Vivian Schiller

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Tuned In, Washington Examiner, Current.org Blog and The Huffington Post

Fox News:

Sen. Graham Wants Intel Chief Gone After He Claims Russia, China Pose ‘Mortal’ Threat — A prominent Republican senator called on Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to resign Thursday after he said Russia and China pose the biggest “mortal threat” to the United States …

Discussion: CNN, Pundits Blog, Hot Air and NO QUARTER

David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Escalates Pressure on Libya Amid Mixed Signals

Discussion: New York Magazine

Fox News:
Three Strikes and You're Out: Lindsey Graham Calls for General James Clapper's Resignation

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Israel Matzav and Pajamas Media

The Hill:

First Muslim in Congress breaks into tears during radicalization hearing — The first Muslim elected to Congress broke into tears Thursday as he delivered his opening remarks at a hearing on radicalization in the Muslim American community. — Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) …

Discussion: Maggie's Notebook, Riehl World View, Ben Smith's Blog, Indecision Forever, The Daily Dish and The Moderate Voice

Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans and Democrats Disagree on Muslim Hearings

Discussion: TPMMuckraker, Outside the Beltway, PostPartisan, TPMDC, The Hill, The Raw Story, Right Turn and Politics Daily

Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Ellison Breaks Into Tears Explaining Story Of Muslim First Responder Who Died To Save Americans On 9/11

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Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:

More than 60 people, including ‘Snoop’ of ‘The Wire,’ arrested in drug raids — Arrests in operation ‘Usual Suspects’ are culmination of 5-month investigation — Felicia “Snoop” Pearson had served a prison sentence for murder and returned to drug dealing on the streets of East Baltimore …

Discussion: Mediaite and NPR Topics

Nina Shen Rastogi / Brow Beat:
David Simon, Creator of The Wire, Speaks on Felicia “Snoop” Pearson's Arrest

Discussion: The Raw Story

Bob Cusack / The Hill:

Republican courts TV's Morning Joe for Florida Senate challenge — Republicans in Washington are trying to recruit Joe Scarborough to run against Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) next year. — Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), who heads the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Riehl World View

Arianna Huffington / New York Times:

Bill Keller Accuses Me of “Aggregating” an Idea He Had Actually “Aggregated” From Me — Perhaps unsettled by the fact that, when combined, The Huffington Post and AOL News have over 70 percent more unique visitors than the New York Times, and that HuffPost/AOL News' combined page views …

Discussion: New York Times, Connecting.the.Dots and The Wire, more at Mediagazer »

Bloomberg:
AOL Will Cut Up to 900 Jobs as CEO Armstrong Integrates Huffington Post

Discussion: The Raw Story, Deadline.com and FrumForum

Will Wilkinson / Prefrontal Nudity:

The Social Animal by David Brooks: A Scornful Review — The laudably ambitious aim of the The Social Animal: A Story of Love, Character, and Achievement, the new book by New York Times columnist David Brooks, is to weave a unified picture from the scattered discoveries in the various sciences …

Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Other McCain and driftglass

Andy Barr / The Politico:

So unfav: Palin's poll plunge — Sarah Palin's unfavorable rating is off the charts. — The former Alaska governor's numbers are astonishingly upside-down, according to a new Bloomberg poll showing a 32 percentage point spread between those who have an unfavorable rating of Palin and those who view her favorably.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, TPMDC, Indecision Forever, The Daily Dish, GOP 12 and FrumForum

BBC:

Nato ‘kills cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’ — The death comes just days after Hamid Karzai lambasted US forces over civilian deaths — A relative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been mistakenly killed by Nato troops in southern Afghanistan, officials say.

Discussion: Guardian, Booman Tribune, Registan.net and FrumForum

Shirli Sitbon / France24:

France formally recognises Libyan rebels' authority — To take advantage of all the features on FRANCE24.COM, please click here to download the latest version of Flash Player. — France became the first country to formally recognize the Libyan opposition - the Interim Transitional National Council …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, The Nation, BLACKFIVE, Patterico's Pontifications and Guardian

Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:

Christie's Talk Is Blunt, but Not Always Straight — New Jersey's public-sector unions routinely pressure the State Legislature to give them what they fail to win in contract talks. Most government workers pay nothing for health insurance. Concessions by school employees would have prevented any cuts in school programs last year.