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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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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.

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.


Obama, Libya and the GOP
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Sarah Palin Exaggerates Cost of Libya Intervention By 700%
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Obama Cites Limits of U.S. Role in Libya
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Jihadis who killed Americans get U.S. support in Libya
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U.S. Gives Its Air Power Expansive Role in Libya
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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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Obama a Socialist? Fox News Exec Said So, but Didn't Believe It
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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 …
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Bill Maher at the Winspear on Sunday night: 'Your new theater isn't gonna be clean for long' — I've seen Kathy Griffin perform live, and Joan Rivers and Lisa Lampanelli and Chris Rock — and they are all hilarious and edgy and daring comics who say outrageous things and go places that scare …
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Report: Bill Maher doubles down — calls Sarah Palin a ‘c**t’
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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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State stops collecting union dues, starts charging more for health care — By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's administration is no longer collecting dues on behalf of state unions and as of Sunday began charging employees …
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Wisconsin Stops Withholding Unions Dues As Of Today
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What's Wrong With Tonight's ‘Frontline’ on ‘The Private Life of Bradley Manning’ — This morning, PBS Frontline scooped itself, posting online its promised 10-minute segment for tonight's show on Bradley Manning's early years, or as it's billed (wink, wink) “The Private Life of Bradley Manning.”
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Why I called Bradley Manning's treatment ‘stupid’ | PJ Crowley
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“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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Former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice to form presidential exploratory committee
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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 …
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Calling BULLS**T on Rolling Stone — Seldom do I waste time with rebutting articles, and especially not from publications like Rolling Stone. Today, numerous people sent links to the latest Rolling Stone tripe. The story is titled “THE KILL TEAM, THE FULL STORY.” It should be titled: “BULLS**T, from Rolling Stone.”
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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.
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Black Activist Confronts Bill Ayers With Facts — Truth to power! Well done, young lady.
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Rubio won't run for president in 2012 — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) has made up his mind about running for president in 2012: he won't. — “I'm not running for president in 2012,” Rubio said in an interview that will be broadcast Tuesday night on ABC's “Nightline.”
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Rubio: 'I'm not running' in 2012 — Freshman Sen. Marco Rubio …
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Tea Party to rev a NASCAR engine — Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. Just in time for the 2012 election cycle, the Tea Party plans to sponsor a NASCAR racing vehicle. — But not just any vehicle: a Camping World Truck Series truck. — TheTeaParty.net announced Monday …


Gingrich fears ‘atheist country ... dominated by radical Islamists’ — Newt Gingrich at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. — Hours after declaring Sunday that he expects to be running for president within a month, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he's worried the United States could be …
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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.
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Breaking News: Facebook Shuts Down Third Intifada Group — Despite previous statements saying they would monitor but not remove the controversial Facebook group calling for a Third Intifada, Facebook administrators shut down the group early Tuesday morning in response to enormous pressure from pro-Israel activists.
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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 …
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