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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Mitt Romney to birthers: Barack Obama was born here. Period. — Mitt Romney forcefully said Tuesday night that he believes President Barack Obama was born in America and that “the citizenship test has been passed.” — “I think the citizenship test has been passed.
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump tied for first in GOP horserace — Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump is now tied with Mike Huckabee for first place when Republicans are asked who they support for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, according to a new national poll. — But while a CNN/Opinion Research …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Pawlenty: 'I'm running for president' — (CNN) - Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told CNN's Piers Morgan Tuesday he's focused on running for the White House. — “I'm running for president,” Pawlenty said in an interview Tuesday on “Piers Morgan Tonight.”
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Mark Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Trump's Polls: A Reality Check
Trump's Polls: A Reality Check
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Piers Morgan:
Tim Pawlenty says “I'm running for President” and comments on Trump as possible opponent
Tim Pawlenty says “I'm running for President” and comments on Trump as possible opponent
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Weiner: NBC should tell Trump, 'You're fired'
Weiner: NBC should tell Trump, 'You're fired'
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The Hill:
Rand Paul says he's considering filibuster of budget agreement — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he's considering a filibuster of the budget agreement to fund the government for the remainder of this fiscal year. — Paul, who said yesterday that he would vote against the agreement reached …
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Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Fight stokes Planned Parenthood
Fight stokes Planned Parenthood
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Jennifer / Cubachi:
Rand Paul: We should expand our choices and spend less time banning light bulbs
Rand Paul: We should expand our choices and spend less time banning light bulbs
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Boehner-Obama Deal Leaves FY11 Spending $773B Above FY08 Level—About as Big an Increase as Obama's Stimulus
Boehner-Obama Deal Leaves FY11 Spending $773B Above FY08 Level—About as Big an Increase as Obama's Stimulus
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Ann Friedman / GOOD:
Equal Pay Day Tips for Working Women — Ladies, today we celebrate a great milestone. As of April 12, 2011, we have officially caught up to what our male counterparts earned in 2010. It only took us an extra 102 days! Personally I'm feeling as empowered as a vintage Virginia Slims ad …
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Justin Bieber / Haaretz:
Netanyahu cancels Bieber date over refusal to meet kids affected by Gaza rockets — PM was scheduled to host pop star at his Jerusalem office; taking advantage of the PR situation, Netanyahu's advisers invited group of kids from communities near Gaza border to attend.
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Lobbyists Won Key Concessions in Budget Deal — WASHINGTON — At a quarter till midnight last Friday, with a deal to avert a government shutdown barely an hour old, Senator Harry Reid phoned a fellow Democratic senator, Ron Wyden, at home and startled him with some bad news.
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Ex-Governor Apologizes for Using Song in Ad — Some days Charlie Crist is an ally of rock stars, and some days he is their adversary. — On Monday, Mr. Crist, the former governor of Florida who, before he left office, helped champion a posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, the front man of the Doors …
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Steven Edwards / canada.com:
UN document would give ‘Mother Earth’ same rights as humans — PHOTOS ( 1 ) — Bolivia is planning to table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” the same rights as humans. — UNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Quotes: Michele Bachmann in her own words on marriage, judges, a stolen election — Here are some quotes from U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, a Republican potential presidential contender, during a 40-minute speech in Pella today: — ON A ‘STOLEN ELECTION’: “That's why an election …
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Robert Borosage / The Politico:
President Obama doesn't need to be an accountant in chief — With his Wednesday address to the nation, President Barack Obama enters the lists in the debate over the nation's deficits. His path, no doubt, will contrast with the plan offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
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Amie Parnes / The Politico:
PRESIDENT AND MICHELLE OBAMA APPEARING ON ‘THE OPRAH SHOW’ — President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are heading back to the Windy City later this month to appear on “The Oprah Show.” — The first couple will be in Chicago to tape the show on April 27 (while in town to attend …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Frank Gaffney-Grover Norquist Islamophobia Feud Erupts In Public At Conservative Conference — ThinkProgress filed this report from The Awakening 2011 conference in Lynchburg, VA. — As the Tea Party continues to its quest to pull the Republican Party further and further to the right …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Bad news for Congressional Republicans — PPP's newest national poll finds that after a little more than 3 months in charge House Republicans have fallen so far out of favor with the American public that it's entirely possible Democrats could take control of the House back next year.
Lbentzterp / CNN:
Civil War still divides Americans — Washington (CNN) - It has been 150 years since the Civil War began with the first shots at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, and in some respects views of the Confederacy and the role that slavery played in the events of 1861 still divide the public, according to a new national poll.
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Republicans and the Civil War
Agence France Presse:
US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011 — WASHINGTON — The US budget deficit shot up 15.7 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2011, the Treasury Department said Wednesday as political knives were being sharpened for a new budget battle. — The Treasury reported a deficit …
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Vanessa Ruffes / WMAZ-TV:
Children's Lemonade Stand Robbed — The seventh-grader at Feagin Mill Middle School says it wasn't too long though before a couple showed up and soured her first business experience. — “The man bent down and seen the money jar, and he grabbed it,” Edwards says, recalling what happened Saturday.
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Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
AOL-Huffpo Suit Seeks $105M: ‘This Is About Justice’ — Plantation owner? Arianna Huffington. Image by Getty Images via @daylife — Jonathan Tasini, the labor activist and writer spearheading a class action against AOL and the Huffington Post, did not mince words when explaining his motives to the press this morning.
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