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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? — You have seen the video of Twitter death wishes directed at Sarah Palin, by people who did not feel the need to hide their identities. — So like clockwork, death wishes …
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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.
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The Daily Caller, JSOnline, Big Government, theblogprof, Sister Toldjah, Publius Forum, NewsBusters.org, 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)
Jon Byman / 620WTMJ:
Capitol Chaos: Lawmakers Get Death Threats
Capitol Chaos: Lawmakers Get Death Threats
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UrbanGrounds, Fox Nation, RedState, The Moderate Voice, neo-neocon, JammieWearingFool, The Daily Caller and Vox Popoli
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.
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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 …
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The Moderate Voice
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.
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ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Daily Kos, AFL-CIO NOW BLOG and The New Republic
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Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
Liberal groups raise $200,000 overnight
Liberal groups raise $200,000 overnight
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USA Today, The Raw Story, AMERICAblog News, JSOnline, Weigel and techPresident
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 …
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Sister Toldjah, Big Journalism, Pajamas Media, NPR Topics, Weasel Zippers, American Power and Epicenter, more at Mediagazer »
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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 …
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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 …
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The Other McCain, About.com US Liberal Politics, Taylor Marsh and FiveThirtyEight
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 …
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The Note:
Rand Paul's Toilet Tirade
Rand Paul's Toilet Tirade
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Darius Dixon / The Politico:
Paul wants government hands off his toilet
JSOnline:
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Mediaite and NPR Topics
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Nina Shen Rastogi / Brow Beat:
David Simon, Creator of The Wire, Speaks on Felicia “Snoop” Pearson's Arrest
David Simon, Creator of The Wire, Speaks on Felicia “Snoop” Pearson's Arrest
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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 …
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CNN, Pundits Blog, Hot Air, NO QUARTER and Israel Matzav
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Escalates Pressure on Libya Amid Mixed Signals
U.S. Escalates Pressure on Libya Amid Mixed Signals
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New York Magazine
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.
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The Daily Caller, TPMDC, Indecision Forever, The Reaction, The Daily Dish, GOP 12 and FrumForum
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 …
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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) …
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Weasel Zippers and Riehl World View
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 …
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The Other McCain, Balloon Juice and driftglass
John / Power Line:
Let's Make Obama King — Last night Col. Ralph Peters was on Bill O'Reilly's show, talking about Libya. Peters thinks we should act on behalf of the rebels there, but he expressed skepticism that President Obama will ever do anything. “Obama loves the idea of being President,” Peters said, “but he can't make a decision.”
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.) …
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Riehl World View, Ben Smith's Blog, Maggie's Notebook, Indecision Forever, The Daily Dish and The Moderate Voice
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans and Democrats Disagree on Muslim Hearings
Republicans and Democrats Disagree on Muslim Hearings
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TPMMuckraker, Outside the Beltway, PostPartisan, TPMDC, The Hill, The Raw Story, Right Turn and Politics Daily
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.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Blogger Poll: The 2nd Annual Ultimate Like/Dislike Poll For Famous People On The Right — Right Wing News emailed more than 260 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to rate 55 prominent people and organizations on the Right as either strongly liked, liked, disliked, or strongly disliked.
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Vox Popoli and Riehl World View
The Independent:
TROLL. — What and leave the field to you...I think not! — tomkyle — re: Pragmatist, I noticed. You gotta laugh. Why bother? He's gotta a bee in his bonnet ( yeah, fab) and it is all about his take on scientific work and assessment and the influence of industry.
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Crooks and Liars