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Juan / Informed Comment:
An Open Letter to the Left on Libya — As I expected, now that Qaddafi's advantage in armor and heavy weapons is being neutralized by the UN allies' air campaign, the liberation movement is regaining lost territory. Liberators took back Ajdabiya and Brega (Marsa al-Burayqa), key oil towns …
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TalkLeft, Agence France Presse, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Times of India, The Washington Note and Sky Dancing
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Won't Intervene in Syria as Assad Differs From Qaddafi, Clinton Says — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. won't enter into the internal conflict in Syria the way it has in Libya. — “No,” Clinton said, when asked on the CBS “Face the Nation” program if the U.S. would intervene in Syria's unrest.
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A Chequer-Board of Nights …, Scared Monkeys and American Thinker
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
US officials: Libyan operation could last months — WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S.-led military action in Libya has bolstered rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces, but the international operation could continue for months, the Obama administration says. — Ahead of President Barack Obama's …
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JustOneMinute and A Chequer-Board of Nights …
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Defense Secretary: Libya Did Not Pose Threat to U.S., Was Not ‘Vital National Interest’ to Intervene
Defense Secretary: Libya Did Not Pose Threat to U.S., Was Not ‘Vital National Interest’ to Intervene
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Hot Air
Lauren Seifert / CBS News:
Gates: Intel shows Qaddafi planting bodies at attack sites
Gates: Intel shows Qaddafi planting bodies at attack sites
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Weasel Zippers
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich: My Infidelities Helped Me Understand How To Impeach Clinton — This morning, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace questioned likely presidential candidate Newt Gingrich — who has placed social issues at the forefront of his emerging campaign — about his personal infidelities and multiple marriages.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, O.KayHenderson.com and Prairie Weather
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: I'm not a hypocrite — Pressed on “Fox News Sunday” about his adulterous past, Newt Gingrich said it was not hypocritical for him to impeach Bill Clinton while he cheated on his own wife because he never lied under oath. — “I don't know what you would have had me do,” …
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CNN, Weasel Zippers and National Review
Daily Mail:
200 arrested as hardcore anarchists fight police long into night in Battle of Trafalgar Square after 500,000 march against the cut — Over 200 people were arrested as extremists brought violent chaos to central London yesterday after hijacking the much-heralded trade union protest against public spending cuts.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Riehl World View and Biased BBC
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John / Power Line:
There May Not Always Be An England — Do you remember the good old days when an Englishman's proudest boast was that he paid his way? That was then, and this is now: today something like a half million Englishmen demonstrated in London against proposed budget cuts. Their boast, apparently: someone else pays my way!
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Lieberman: Maybe we should go into Syria, too — While the US continues its bombardments in a country that the Defense Secretary today admitted posed no national-security threat and was not a “vital national interest” to the US, an equally brutal crackdown on a rising rebellion continues in Syria …
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New York Times, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and Maggie's Farm
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE RIGHT'S SELECTIVE EMBRACE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.... It's hardly a secret that in modern politics, conservative Christian Republicans tend to think the issue of religion in public and political life is “theirs.” It's one of those things that “everyone knows” — Democrats dominate when it comes to workers …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GUESS WHO ‘STOLE THE SHOW’ IN IOWA?.... Iowa will host dozens of “cattle call” events for 2012 Republican presidential candidates over the next several months, and the latest was yesterday's gathering in Des Moines, hosted by far-right Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). Five likely aspirants showed up, and the receptions they received matter.
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msnbc.com and Washington Post
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Simon Neville / Daily Mail:
Vice President's staff lock journalist in a closet for hours during a fundraiser to stop him talking to guests — The White House website proudly says ‘President Obama is committed to creating the most open and accessible administration in American history.’
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protein wisdom, Michelle Malkin, RedState, Pajamas Media, Wake up America, iOwnTheWorld.com, NewsBusters.org and Maggie's Notebook
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Clinton: US will stay out of Syria, no timeline for Libya — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. is not planning to get involved in the recent political turmoil in Syria and evaded questions about the long-term outlook for the military intervention in Libya Sunday on CBS' “Face the Nation.”
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The Politico
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Levin: Gadhafi ‘on his heels,’ Libyan people need to remove him — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said on Sunday that Col. Moammar Gadhafi is “on his heels” and Libyan people need to take advantage of the situation and remove their dictator.
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