Top Items:
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Palin trails Sheen with independents — We've found a lot of brutal poll numbers for Sarah Palin so far in 2011: down in South Dakota, down in South Carolina, down in Arizona, only up by 1 point in Texas, only up by 1 point in Nebraska to name a few. But this has to be the worst- independent voters …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The Times Announces Digital Subscription Plan — The New York Times rolled out a plan on Thursday to begin charging the most frequent users of its Web site $15 a month in a bet that readers would pay for news they have grown accustomed to getting free. — Beginning March 28 …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Become a Digital Subscriber starting March 28. — Unrivaled coverage. Unlimited access. — Frequently Asked Questions — Experience The Times. Anyway you want it. — NYTIMES.COM — SMARTPHONE APPS — TABLET — HOME DELIVERY — NYTimes.com — The world's premier news site.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Trump torches GOP presidential field — Businessman Donald Trump took shots at the field of potential Republican presidential candidates and also fired one at House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as he contemplates a 2012 bid. — Trump said he could put up as much as $600 billion …
Discussion:
CNN and Indecision Forever
RELATED:
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pence: Boehner will ‘denounce’ Tea Party critics in GOP — Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) says he expects House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) and the rest of GOP leadership to publicly denounce criticism of House conservatives pushing for deeper spending cuts. — Pence, a former member of leadership …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Weasel Zippers and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Congressman Mike Pence Says It's Time To Pick A Fight — HH: Joined now by Congressman Mike Pence. Congressman, always a pleasure, thanks for joining us. — MP: Thank you, Hugh. And thanks for having me on. — HH: Now Congressman, Jack Kingston, I like to think of as a friend.
Discussion:
Cubachi, The Politico, Liberty Pundits Blog, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Democrats wonder: What's our plan?
Democrats wonder: What's our plan?
Discussion:
Hit & Run, Washington Post and NewsBusters.org blogs
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Anthony Weiner: Obama Is ‘Not A Values Guy’
Anthony Weiner: Obama Is ‘Not A Values Guy’
Discussion:
New York Times and Sky Dancing
![](/110317/i2.jpg)
Scientists Project Path of Radiation Plume — A United Nations forecast of the possible movement of the radioactive plume coming from crippled Japanese reactors shows it churning across the Pacific and touching the Aleutian Islands on Thursday before hitting Southern California late Friday.
Discussion:
The Big Picture, TBogg, The Breakthrough Institute, ABCNEWS, msnbc.com and Hullabaloo
RELATED:
![](/110317/i44.jpg)
Specter of Rebel Rout Helps Shift U.S. Policy on Libya
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Telegraph, Outside the Beltway, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, BBC, Guardian, normblog, New York Magazine and Fox News
New York Times:
High Radiation Severely Hinders Emergency Work to Cool Japanese Plant
High Radiation Severely Hinders Emergency Work to Cool Japanese Plant
Discussion:
Gothamist, Wonkette, Wake up America, AlterNet, msnbc.com and JustOneMinute
Ralph Vartabedian / Los Angeles Times:
Small amounts of radiation headed for California, but no health risk seen
Small amounts of radiation headed for California, but no health risk seen
Discussion:
The Political Carnival, New York Magazine and L.A. NOW
ABCNEWS:
Trump on Boehner: 'I Don't Like the Crying' — “I don't like the crying,” he said of Boehner. “I do not like it. I don't understand it. I really like him as a person. I think the crying is an emotional thing that frankly, probably makes him a very nice man. But you know, I don't like to see it in a leader.”
RELATED:
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Trump says he has doubts about Obama's birth place — (CNN) - Donald Trump, the business mogul who continues to claim he is seriously interested in mounting a bid for the White House, says he has doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States.
Discussion:
New York Magazine, The Daily Caller and Gawker
George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
During NPR Funding Debate, Rep. Jim McGovern Proposes No Federal Funding Should End Up At Fox News — Today, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that would strip all federal funds from NPR. Conservatives have long targeted NPR because they believe it has a liberal bias …
Discussion:
Lean Left, The Politico, Fox News and NPR
RELATED:
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House votes to move forward on defunding NPR
House votes to move forward on defunding NPR
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs and Indecision Forever
Paul Blumenthal / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
Does the NPR Defund Vote Violate 72 Hour Pledge?
Does the NPR Defund Vote Violate 72 Hour Pledge?
Discussion:
Open Congress and Recent Advisory Committee …
Joshua Hersh / The Daily:
Obama's indecision on Libya has pushed Clinton over the edge — Fed up with a president “who can't make his mind up” as Libyan rebels are on the brink of defeat, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is looking to the exits. — At the tail end of her mission to bolster the Libyan opposition …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Ben Smith's Blog, Pajamas Media, Suburban Guerrilla and Shakesville
![](/110317/i38.jpg)
NPR Sting: Edited Video Makes Schiller, O'Keefe Look Bad — On March 9, the list of radio jobs lost to video got a little longer. NPR, under siege by conservatives who want to zero out public-media funding, ousted its CEO after a video sting by a group run by conservative provocateur James O'Keefe.
Discussion:
The Agonist
RELATED:
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House stops short of veto threat on NPR defunding
White House stops short of veto threat on NPR defunding
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Mitt's backers: ‘RomneyCare’ overblown — Mitt Romney's supporters on Capitol Hill are giving him political cover for the healthcare plan he signed into law as governor, even as his competitors for the GOP presidential nomination ramp up their attacks on “RomneyCare.”
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, CNN, AmSpecBlog, National Review, Washington Post, GOP 12, Taylor Marsh, The Moderate Voice and Hotline On Call
RELATED:
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Giuliani swipes at Romney over health plan
Giuliani swipes at Romney over health plan
Discussion:
Cubachi, Weasel Zippers and Liberty Pundits Blog
John Distaso / UnionLeader.com:
John DiStaso's Granite Status: Giuliani says Romney has some explaining to do
John DiStaso's Granite Status: Giuliani says Romney has some explaining to do
Discussion:
GOP 12
Charlie Langton / MyFOX Detroit:
Two Charged in Tea Party Election Fraud — Men were officials in Oakland Co. Democratic Party — PONTIAC, Mich. (WJBK) - Two former leaders of the Oakland County Democratic Party are facing a total of nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party candidates on November's ballot.
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, protein wisdom, Sister Toldjah, Hot Air, YID With LID, theblogprof, Salon, RedState, Power Line, UrbanGrounds, Weasel Zippers and The Other McCain
Myglesias / Yglesias:
The Illusion of Disagreement — I want to associate myself with Ryan Avent's thoughts on the scientific status of economics and especially these remarks on how the nature of popular political punditry tends to create an exaggerated view of the scale of disagreement: … I think that's all spot on.
Discussion:
Who Is IOZ?
RELATED:
Ryan / The Bellows:
Economic Science — I have periodically engaged in a discussion …
Economic Science — I have periodically engaged in a discussion …
Discussion:
Crooked Timber and Free exchange
PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
Why I am an amoral, family-hating monster...and Newt Gingrich isn't — Today is my wedding anniversary. I've been married to the same woman for 31 years, without ever straying. Newt Gingrich has been married 3 times, divorced one wife while she was recovering from surgery, and has had extra-marital affairs.
Discussion:
Newshoggers.com and Hullabaloo
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Palin to make first visit to Israel this weekend — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will make a two-day visit to Israel this weekend, according to multiple media reports Thursday. — During her visit, the potential 2012 presidential candidate will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau …
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, Politics Daily, The Note, Cubachi, Agence France Presse, Ben Smith's Blog, The Other McCain, AmSpecBlog and CNN
![](/110317/i49.jpg)
Dog in Japan stays by the side of its ailing friend in the rubble — It's a universal truth that dogs are man's best friend, but they're pretty darn loyal to their own as well. Case in point: this tear-inducing video, via the website Jezebel, showing a dog, shivering and disoriented …
Discussion:
The Impolitic and National Review
![](/110317/i25.jpg)
Tax Plan Aims for 25% Cap — Republican Ways and Means Chief Also Would End or Trim Popular Deductions — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee wants to cut the top U.S. tax rate to 25% for individuals and corporations, and cut or eliminate many popular deductions.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Washington Wire, Daily Kos, The Future of Capitalism and Wonk Room
Washington Post:
Washington Post suspends reporter for plagiarizing stories on Tucson shooting — The Washington Post suspended one of its most seasoned reporters Wednesday after editors determined that “substantial” parts of two recent news articles were taken without attribution from another newspaper.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, The Awl, Washington Post, Valley Fever, The Daily Caller, Pajamas Media and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »