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Abby Phillip / The Politico:
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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 …
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
The Hill:
White House denies regime change is part of Libya mission  —  The White House strongly denied Tuesday that regime change is part of its mission in Libya, despite a statement earlier in the day that characterized the goal there as “installing a democratic system.”
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
In search of the ‘Obama doctrine’
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and The Hill
The Hill:   Obama administration struggles to define American mission in Libya
Boston Globe:
Obama should have obtained Congress' approval on Libya
Discussion: Israpundit and normblog
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 …
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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Dick Morris / The Hill:   Libya fails Powell Doctrine
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.
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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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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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Strong Plurality Of Michigan Voters Support Amending State Constitution To Protect Collective Bargaining
Discussion: The Reaction
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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.
Sarah Courtney / Fox News:
President Obama Cancels Latin America Events  —  Cancel the sight seeing.  With the situation escalating in Libya, President Obama scrapped Wednesday's his public schedule.  He was expected to visit the San Andres Mayan Runins and meet with US Embassy staff.
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 …
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 …
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Rep. Weiner compares decision on Libya to Holocaust, Rwanda  —  Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that the civil war in Libya was like the onset of the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide in that it demanded action from the forces of good.  —  “My view is that there are times …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
David Nir / Daily Kos:
CT-Sen: Murphy leads in primary, Dems crush in general  —  Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos & SEIU (3/17-20, Democratic primary voters, no trendlines): … Fifth CD Rep. Chris Murphy holds a narrow lead over Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz in the Democratic primary …
Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Where are the health care all-stars?  —  Democrats are under siege as they mark the first anniversary of health care reform Wednesday — and they won't get much help from the star-studded, $125 million support group they were once promised.  —  Wal-Mart Watch founder Andrew Grossman unveiled …
Discussion: The Page
The Investigative Project on Terrorism:
CAIR Officials Sought Gaddafi Money  —  Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), asked Muammar Gaddafi to underwrite CAIR's efforts in the United States during a September 2009 audience with the Libyan dictator.  —  According to an account …
Discussion: National Review and Atlas Shrugs
 
 
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Obama Seeks to Unify Allies as Qaddafi Vows Resistance
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
Japan Ignored Warning of Nuclear Vulnerability
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Health care law a bad prescription
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The case for Tim Pawlenty
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