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Abby Phillip / The Politico:
Obama says Qadhafi could stay … No comments yet. Be the first!
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Barack Obama: Libyan air campaign could last — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador —President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday that the joint military operation under way in Libya to protect civilians could continue as long Col. Muammar Qadhafi remains in control in Tripoli, but the president …
Sarah Courtney / Fox News:
President Obama Cancels Latin America Events
President Obama Cancels Latin America Events
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
In search of the ‘Obama doctrine’
In search of the ‘Obama doctrine’
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Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Gadhafi, Allies May Be Seeking Way Out, Clinton tells ABC News — In World News Interview, Secretary of State Downplays Concerns about Coalition and Power Transfer: 'I'm Very Relaxed' — People close to Libya's embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi are reaching out to allies around …
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Justin Elliott / Salon:
John McCain's Libya amnesia
John McCain's Libya amnesia
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Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
NOW defends Palin against Maher attack, but says ‘We are on to you, right-wingers’ — In the wake of Bill Maher's tasteless slur against Sarah Palin Friday night, in which he called the former Alaska governor a “twat,” the National Organization for Woman (NOW) has not only denounced the use …
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Hollie McKay / Reuters:
Bill Maher Calls Sarah Palin a Female Vulgarism, NOW Stays Mum — Bill Maher and Sarah Palin. — Bill Maher uttered a female vulgarism when referring to former Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin on his HBO show Friday night. — “Did you hear this - Sarah Palin finally heard what happened …
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Nearly 7 in 10 support air strikes in Libya, CBS News poll finds — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Nearly seven in ten Americans support the use of military air strikes in Libya in order …
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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Poll: Eight in 10 Americans want budget compromise
Poll: Eight in 10 Americans want budget compromise
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Jason Palmer / BBC:
Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says — Science and technology reporter, BBC News, Dallas — In the UK, Wales has the highest proportion of religiously “non-affiliated” — A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers.
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Mitt Romney / National Review:
If I Were President: Obamacare, One Year In — If I were president, on Day One I would issue an executive order paving the way for Obamacare waivers to all 50 states. The executive order would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and all relevant federal officials to return …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Snyder quickly falls out of favor — Over the last few weeks we've found that voters in Ohio and Wisconsin have quickly soured on their new Republican Governors, John Kasich and Scott Walker respectively. But Michigan's Rick Snyder wasn't like Kasich and Walker.
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New York Times:
4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality — As the four of us headed toward the eastern gate of Ajdabiya, the front line of a desperate rebel stand against the advancing forces of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, a car pulled up alongside. — “They're in the city!” the driver shouted at us.
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Chad Groening / OneNewsNow.com:
Huckabee: Listen to soldiers on ‘gays’ in military — Mike Huckabee says he would support legislation aimed at reinstating the 1993 law that prohibits homosexuals from serving openly in the military. — In January former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty said if he were to become president in two years …
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Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story:
Mike Huckabee backs reinstating military 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy
Mike Huckabee backs reinstating military 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Glenn Beck Contemplates Starting Own Channel — The possibility that Glenn Beck will exit the Fox News Channel at the end of the year has prompted a big question in media circles: if he leaves, how will he bring his considerable audience with him? — Two of the options Mr. Beck has contemplated …
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Jeanette Rundquist / New Jersey Online:
Christie's budget cuts left N.J. schools unable to provide ‘thorough and efficient’ education, judge rules — TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's deep cuts to state school aid last year left New Jersey's schools unable to provide a “thorough and efficient” education to the state's nearly 1.4 …
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Eyanir Chinea / Reuters:
Chavez says capitalism may have ended life on Mars — CARACAS (Reuters) - Capitalism may be to blame for the lack of life on the planet Mars, Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday. — “I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars …
Fox News:
U.S. Role in Libya Already Costs Hundreds of Millions — The cost of the American and European assault on Libya already easily tops hundreds of millions of dollars, and has the potential to rise significantly if the operation drags on for weeks or months. — Coalition efforts …
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Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Flake rejects comprehensive immigration fix — For years, Rep. Jeff Flake was one of the most reliable Republican champions for comprehensive immigration reform. — Not anymore. — As his campaign for Arizona's 2012 GOP Senate nomination revs up, Flake is explicitly rejecting …
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Detroit Census Confirms a Desertion Like No Other — Laying bare the country's most startling example of modern urban collapse, census data on Tuesday showed that Detroit's population had plunged by 25 percent over the last decade. It was dramatic testimony to the crumbling industrial base of the Midwest …
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New York Times:
Obama Seeks to Unify Allies as Qaddafi Vows Resistance — Libyans gathered around the wreckage of an American F-15 fighter jet that crashed Tuesday in Ghot Sultan, southeast of Benghazi. The two crew members ejected and were rescued. More Photos »
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Donald Trump to headline GOP dinner in Iowa — Real estate mogul Donald Trump will headline the Iowa Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner in early June — an event that could mark his first appearance in Iowa as an official candidate for the GOP nomination.
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ESeifert / Democracy Corps:
Congressional Battleground 2012 — A new survey by Democracy Corps in 50 of the most competitive battleground Congressional districts - nearly all of which gave a majority to Obama in the last presidential election - shows the new Republican majority very much in play in 2012.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Senate to hold hearings on Muslims' rights — Just weeks after House Republicans held a hearing looking at the dangers of radical Muslims in the U.S., Senate Democrats are countering with a hearing of their own, scheduled for after Congress returns from a 10-day vacation, to examine Muslims' civil rights.
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Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
13 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in California Wearing U.S. Marine Uniforms — Border Patrol agents recently arrested 13 illegal immigrants disguised as U.S. Marines and riding in a fake military van, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. — The illegal immigrants were clad …
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