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11:10 AM ET, March 29, 2011

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The White House:
Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Libya  —  National Defense University  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Tonight, I'd like to update the American people on the international effort that we have led in Libya — what we've done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
You've Come a Long Way, Baby  —  President Obama's unapologetic, freedom-agenda-embracing, not-shrinking-from-the-use-of- force speech.  —  I knew pretty early on during tonight's speech that President Obama had rejoined—or joined—the historical American foreign policy mainstream.
Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: How Obama's Libya claims fit the facts  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — There may be less than meets the eye to President Barack Obama's statements Monday night that NATO is taking over from the U.S. in Libya and that U.S. action is limited to defending people under attack there by Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jihadis who killed Americans get U.S. support in Libya  —  Chief Political Correspondent Follow Him @ByronYork  —  There's no question that the rebels Americans are currently fighting for in Libya include in their ranks jihadis who in recent years traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan to kill Americans.
Wall Street Journal:
Obama, Libya and the GOP
CNN:
Republicans take issue with what Obama said about Libya regime change
Discussion: This Just In
The Hill:
Dems adopt divide and conquer strategy on spending cuts  —  Democrats are deploying a divide-and-conquer strategy in their negotiations with House Republicans over spending cuts.  —  After being put back on their heels earlier in the budget message battle, Senate Democrats are now trying …
Discussion: msnbc.com
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Republicans Prepare To Reject Final White House Budget Offer
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
It's beginning to look a lot like a shutdown
Discussion: TPMDC
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Trump fails to produce birth certificate  —  Donald Trump made headlines earlier today when he provided what he said was a copy of his birth certificate — but a quick check reveals it's actually not an official document.  —  The paper that Trump released says “Jamaica Hospital” …
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NewsMax.com:
Exclusive to Newsmax: Donald Trump's Birth Certificate
The Smoking Gun:
What Is Donald Trump, Newborn Birther, Trying To Hide From Us?
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
CRUISE SHIP CONFESSION: Top Fox News Executive Admits Lying On-Air About Obama  —  In newly uncovered audio, a Fox News executive boasts that he lied repeatedly during the closing days of the 2008 presidential campaign when he speculated on-air “about whether Barack Obama really advocated socialism.”
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Reaction to Obama's Speech on Libya  —  Here are some early reactions to President Obama's speech on Libya from around Capitol Hill, the Internet, cable television and Twitter.  — A spokesman for House Speaker John A. Boehner said the speech “failed to provide Americans much clarity.”
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Carol E. Lee / Washington Wire:   McCain on Obama Speech: ‘Gadhafi Must Be Comforted’
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
“Ten Commandments Judge” Roy Moore to run for president  —  Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice who lost his job after erecting a monument of the Ten Commandments outside the state's courthouse, plans to announce in mid-April that he is setting up a presidential exploratory committee, an aide told CBS News.
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice to form presidential exploratory committee
Discussion: USA Today and Iowa Independent
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Black Activist Confronts Bill Ayers With Facts  —  Truth to power!  Well done, young lady.
Joe Scarborough / Reuters:
The hypocrisy of the American left  —  Self-righteousness is a dangerous vice.  It breeds arrogance and moral blind spots for those who come to believe they are superior to those who share different worldviews.  —  Televangelists have fallen prey to this feeling of superiority …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Rubio: 'I'm not running' in 2012  —  Freshman Sen. Marco Rubio is pushing back against rumors that he's considering running for president in 2012, saying in his first national television interview since being elected that he's focused on doing the job voters sent him to Washington to do.
Discussion: Cubachi, CNN and Pundit Press
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Rubio: “I'm not running for president in 2012”
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The most insane tsunami footage yet  —  Via Gizmodo, I thought we'd seen the worst a few weeks ago, but no. The clip at the last link looked like a flood turning into rapids transforming into a roaring river.  This looks more like what it actually was — an honest-to-goodness ocean spilling into a city and swallowing it whole.
New York Times:
3-Month Nightmare Emerges in Rape Inquiry  —  CLEVELAND, Tex. — A year ago, the 11-year-old girl who the police say was the victim of repeated gang rapes in this East Texas town was an outgoing honor roll student, brimming with enthusiasm, who went on hikes and planted trees with a youth group here.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Haley Barbour courts Mike Huckabee  —  Mike Huckabee hasn't publicly declared whether he'll run for president, but one likely Republican hopeful is already moving to woo the former Arkansas governor.  —  Representatives of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour have been trying to set …
Discussion: GOP 12, msnbc.com and Pundit Press
Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Asks Field Offices to Put Bi-National Immigration Cases on Hold  —  Following up on reports from this weekend, Metro Weekly just received confirmation from Christopher Bentley, the spokesman for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services …
Discussion: AMERICAblog Gay and Joe. My. God.
Bruno Waterfield / Telegraph:
EU to ban cars from cities by 2050  —  Cars will be banned from London and all other cities across Europe under a draconian EU masterplan to cut CO2 emissions by 60 per cent over the next 40 years.  —  The European Commission on Monday unveiled a “single European transport area” …
 
 
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