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Ron Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare and Carey's Heart — My daughter probably wouldn't have survived in a system where bureaucrats stifle innovation and ration care. — Today is the first anniversary of the greatest single assault on our freedom in my lifetime: the signing of ObamaCare.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Time doesn't change views on health care law — (CNN) - One year after President Barack Obama signed the health care reform bill into law, a new national poll indicates that attitudes toward the plan have not budged. — According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday …
Kate Nocera / The Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Waiver might work for New York — Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he was looking into how a health law waiver might work for New York City. — Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city's special health care infrastructure …
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Aaron Carroll / The Incidental Economist:
Senator Johnson's odd dislike of the PPACA
Senator Johnson's odd dislike of the PPACA
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Paul Krugman
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
RON JOHNSON'S WRONG — AND OFFENSIVE — HEALTH CARE ATTACK. …
RON JOHNSON'S WRONG — AND OFFENSIVE — HEALTH CARE ATTACK. …
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The Moderate Voice, No More Mister Nice Blog and LifeNews.com
Mitt Romney / National Review:
If I Were President: Obamacare, One Year In
If I Were President: Obamacare, One Year In
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David Weigel / Weigel:
Poll: One Year On, Most Favor Health Care Law or Wish It Was More Liberal
Poll: One Year On, Most Favor Health Care Law or Wish It Was More Liberal
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George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich Criticized Obama For Not Intervening In Libya, But Now Criticizes Him For Intervening In Libya — Earlier this month, former Speaker of the House and current presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was hammering President Obama for not intervening in Libya. Asked, “what would you do about Libya?”
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Newt Gingrich / Facebook:
My position on Libya — It is deeply troubling that there is so much confusion, lack of foresight, and little resolve coming from the President and his administration about what our mission and goals must be in the Libya engagement. — On March 3rd, President Obama said publicly that “it's time for Gadaffi to go.”
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David Weigel / Weigel:
Newt Gingrich Completely Changes Position on Libya in 16 Days — A pretty direct hit from ThinkProgress, if you ask me. Here's Newt Gingrich on March 7, on what he would do in Libya. … Here's Newt Gingrich from March 23. … Anyone want to try and reconcile these two interviews?
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George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
Caught In Libya Flip-Flop, Newt Gingrich Offers Incoherent And Contradictory Defense
Caught In Libya Flip-Flop, Newt Gingrich Offers Incoherent And Contradictory Defense
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People-Press.org:
Obama Tests Well at Start of Reelection Run — No Frontrunner in Slow-Starting GOP Race — Barack Obama currently fares as well against a generic opponent in the upcoming presidential election as George W. Bush did in April 2003, a time when Bush's job approval rating was much higher than Obama's is today.
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Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump at 10 percent in hypothetical GOP battle — Washington (CNN) - If Donald Trump decides to run for the White House, he would just barely crack double digits in the crowded field of potential GOP candidates, but his entry into the race could hurt former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, according to a new national poll.
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The Politico, Hot Air, GOP 12, AmSpecBlog and Conservatives4Palin
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pew poll: Obama would deliver shellacking to generic Republican
Pew poll: Obama would deliver shellacking to generic Republican
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Washington Post, National Review and Liberal Values
Steve Mistler / The Sun Journal:
LePage orders removal of labor mural, sparking outcry — AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has ordered the removal of a 36-foot mural depicting Maine's labor history from the lobby of the Department of Labor. — Worker advocates described the move as a “mean-spirited” provocation amid …
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Gerald Weinand / Dirigo Blue:
Acting head of Dept. of Labor orders murals in lobby removed, changes in names of meeting rooms
Acting head of Dept. of Labor orders murals in lobby removed, changes in names of meeting rooms
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Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
LePage's Office: People Complained Labor Mural Resembled “North Korea”
LePage's Office: People Complained Labor Mural Resembled “North Korea”
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Hullabaloo
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Let Us Count the Ways . . . Why are many conservatives against the Libyan war? Is it, as alleged, political opportunism — given their prior support for the 2001 and 2003 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? — No. Most of us support wholeheartedly our troops now that we are in …
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New York Times:
Allies Pressuring Qaddafi Forces Around Rebel Cities — WASHINGTON — Amid differences among allies about how to manage the five-day-old military campaign in Libya, the United States military said it was stepping up its attacks Wednesday on military units loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi that are besieging rebel-held cities.
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Yoav Zitun / Ynetnews:
Egypt Air removes Israel from map — Jordan stretches to sea in online map by Egypt's largest airline, though it continues to fly to Israel — Egypt Air, the largest airline in Egypt, has removed Israel from the map - literally. On its website, Ynet has learned, Jordan's land reaches the Mediterranean Sea.
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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
It's Official! Gay Republican Running for President — Retired California political consultant Fred Karger will be in DC today to file his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission officially declaring his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Salon, Towleroad News #gay, CBS News and Joe. My. God.
Dana Vachon / The Awl:
Arms So Freezy: Rebecca Black's “Friday” As Radical Text — Rebecca Black wakes somewhat too perfectly in the early scenes of her viral video, “Friday.” Her eyes open exactly as the clock beside her bed flashes seven. She wears full make-up. Rare for a teen, she isn't tired, longs not for any receding dreams.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Biden: We should impeach presidents who launch attacks without Congressional approval — Say, maybe this is why Barack Obama has decided to shave a couple of hours off of his South America tour by skipping the Mayan ruins in South America. With Joe Biden insisting that he would personally …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Former top economist: Economic inaction ‘shameful’ — President Obama's former top economic advisor sharply criticized the federal government for failing to take more aggressive action against unemployment. — “I frankly don't understand why policy makers aren't more worried about the suffering …
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Yglesias and Taylor Marsh
Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Hollywood Icon Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79 — Elizabeth Taylor Dies Following Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure — Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died today at Los Angeles, Calif.'s Cedars-Sinai Hospital. She was 79-years-old. — “She was surrounded by her children …
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Mel Gussow / New York Times:
Elizabeth Taylor, Lifelong Screen Star, Dies at 79
Elizabeth Taylor, Lifelong Screen Star, Dies at 79
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The Moderate Voice, A.V. Club, GayPatriot, The Gateway Pundit, City Room, Philly.com, The Democratic Daily, ArtsBeat and AOL News
Daily Mail:
Who's in charge? Germans pull forces out of NATO as Libyan coalition falls apart — Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated — No-fly zone called into question after first wave of strikes ‘neutralises’ Libyan military machine
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Fhardingj / CNN:
Trio of presidential contenders woo evangelicals over home schooling — Washington (CNN) - Christian evangelicals will surely have a major say in who becomes the next Republican presidential nominee. On Wednesday, a trio of conservative possible presidential contenders courted evangelicals …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Ron Paul: Ed Dept. ‘indoctrinates’
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Cantor hits administration's handling of Israel after Jerusalem bomb attack — The second-ranking House Republican on Wednesday accused the Obama administration of being too tough with Israel hours after a bombing in Jerusalem injured dozens. — Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) …
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The Political Commentator, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and Israel Matzav
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Kristol: Palin probably won't, shouldn't be nominee — Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol was among Sarah Palin's earliest Washington admirers, and helped bring her to the national stage, but he said this week that while he still admires her, he questions her choices and doesn't think she …
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Vanderbilt News, The Daily Dish and Indecision Forever
Chris Moody / The Daily Caller:
If you're one of the millions of Americans still looking for a job, the federal government is hiring, and (especially for the unemployed), the pay is excellent. While the private sector job growth creeps along at a snail's pace, the roster of available federal jobs is booming.