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12:35 PM 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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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.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Obama, Libya and the GOP
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jihadis who killed Americans get U.S. support in Libya
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Gives Its Air Power Expansive Role in Libya
Discussion: Lawfare and New Yorker
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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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.”
Dallas Voice:
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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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Report: Bill Maher doubles down — calls Sarah Palin a ‘c**t’
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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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
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: The Moderate Voice
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
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.”
Discussion: The Politico
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Dan Gilgoff / CNN:
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 …
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: CNN and FrumForum
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.
Greg Mitchell / The Huffington Post:
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.”
Discussion: Emptywheel and The Nation
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.
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’
Alex Margolin / HonestReportingBackspin:
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.
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Maggie's Farm
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: Pundit Press, GOP 12 and msnbc.com
CNN:
Syrian government resigns  —  (CNN) — The Syrian government resigned Tuesday amid an unusual wave of unrest that has roiled the nation, state TV reported.  —  President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignations Tuesday, the same day that tens of thousands of Syrians poured onto the streets …
Discussion: Hot Air and AmSpecBlog
Bill Wyman / The Atlantic Online:
Katie Couric Is Probably Leaving CBS Evening News.  What Took So Long?  —  The anchor's ratings have been terrible since she started in 2006.  Why hasn't the network gotten rid of her sooner?  —  Reuters/Keith Bedford  —  You can be forgiven for reading with skepticism the reports …
Discussion: Poynter
 
 
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