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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Let's Not Be Civil — Last week, President Obama offered a spirited defense of his party's values — in effect, of the legacy of the New Deal and the Great Society. Immediately thereafter, as always happens when Democrats take a stand, the civility police came out in force.
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Washington Examiner:
Mean streak: Obama is not as nice as he looks — Liberal Democrats were often befuddled by President Reagan's “Teflon presidency.” — By their lights, Reagan could commit the most heinous acts, but their criticisms were usually shrugged off by the American people, who judged him a “nice guy” who deserved the benefit of the doubt.
Robin Bravender / The Politico:
President Obama to ignore ‘czar’ ban
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Washington Post:
Obama to hit road to rally support for debt reduction plan ahead of budget battles
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The Lonely Conservative, Scared Monkeys, Right Wing News, The Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal and The Hill
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
As debt ceiling vote nears, the pressure's on House Republican freshmen
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Firedoglake, New York Times and Balloon Juice
The Politico:
What's Donald Trump really after? — Despite an almost universal refusal by Republican establishment figures and the press to take him seriously, Donald Trump is taking very concrete steps toward forming - and announcing - a presidential campaign. — He has interviewed at least two people …
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New York Times, Taegan Goddard's …, No More Mister Nice Blog and GOP 12
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Vandals Break In WI Office - Steal Fleebagger Recall Petitions Hours After It Was Announced Enough Signatures Were Collected (Video) — On Thursday Wisconsin conservatives announced that they had collected enough signatures 15,000 to recall fleebagger Senator Dave Hansen of Green Bay.
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Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg:
Ryan Budget Plan Defended as Republicans Return Home to Voters — First-term Representative Bobby Schilling is getting ready for some uncomfortable conversations. — The pizzeria owner-turned-Republican lawmaker supported his party's 2012 budget plan that passed in the House last week …
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New York Times:
The New Republican Landscape — Six months after voters sent …
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NewsBusters.org and POWIP
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Neediest and sickest would pay the price under GOP budget plan
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DownWithTyranny!, Booman Tribune and The Political Carnival
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Huntsman team plans South Carolina campaign — Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) - If ambassador to China Jon Huntsman does decide to run for president after returning to the United States in early May, his advisers are planning to make a serious play for South Carolina, the early primary state …
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GOP 12 and Ben Smith's Blog
Reuters:
Al-Jazeera has fans in Obama W.H. — In the halls of American power, the Arab Spring has brought Al-Jazeera in from the cold. — Seven years after then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called the broadcaster's reporting “vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable” and President George W. Bush joked …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Middle-Class Tax Trap — “Let's tell the truth,” Walter Mondale said, accepting the Democratic nomination in 1984. “Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.” — Three months later, Mondale lost 49 states, and liberal politicians learned a valuable lesson.
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
TheDC Exclusive: Conservatives hit Beck for taking content without attribution — A number of conservative activists and bloggers say they're furious at media magnate Glenn Beck for what they call content theft. Over the past several years, Beck has relied on video, audio and written content …
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FishbowlDC, Outside the Beltway and Riehl World View
Rebel Pundit:
Unhinged Lunatics Message to Madison Tea Party & Sarah Palin — These protesters at the Madison, Wisconsin Tea Party Protest featuring Andrew Breitbart and Sarah Palin unleashed a furious message in the following video. Unfortunately, we have absolutely no idea what this message means...
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The Powers That Be, Riehl World View, Conservatives4Palin, Weasel Zippers, Breitbart.tv and The Gateway Pundit
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Relieve Pain by Swearing, Study Says — Hey, after all these years, I'm vindicated at last: … And, indeed, some of what we were taught in schools was wrong. — For instance, the story has it Patrick Henry said “Give me liberty or give me death.” He really said: “Wear one of those dreadful Tory hats?
Mary Orndorff / Sweet Home Potomac:
US Rep. Mo Brooks retracts ‘socialist’ remark — WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville withdrew a statement he made Friday morning on the House floor about other members of Congress being socialists, but he said later he did not regret his remarks and thought Democrats who objected to the label were being “thin-skinned.”
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Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
Douglas Kmiec resigns as U.S. ambassador to Malta — Ambassador Douglas Kmiec rejects the inspector general's conclusion that his interfaith advocacy is outside his official mission — The American ambassador to Malta resigned his post Saturday after criticism from the State Department's inspector general …
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The Politico, The new Times of Malta, PointOfLaw Forum and CNN
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GANG OF SIX ‘VERY CLOSE’ TO AN AGREEMENT, INTENDS TO ‘MAKE EVERYBODY MAD’.... Two months ago, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), a member of the bipartisan “Gang of Six” deficit-reduction talks, said the group was “getting close” to striking a deal. Two weeks ago, however, the negotiations …
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The Politico, Sky Dancing and msnbc.com
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show — / AP - Syrian anti-government protesters march in Banias, Syria on Sunday. The Arabic banner at center reads: “All of us would die for our country.” — The State Department has secretly financed Syrian …
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Brandon Gray / Box Office Mojo:
‘Atlas Shrugged’ Derails? — Atlas Shrugged: Part I was the top-grossing limited release of the weekend, generating an estimated $1.7 million at 300 single-screen locations. — For a pure independent release, Atlas Shrugged: Part I's opening was fine. But for the first-ever adaptation …
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TBogg and No More Mister Nice Blog
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Radial Islamist groups gaining stranglehold in Egypt — The rapid spread of Muslim political parties ahead of September's parliamentary elections has strengthened fears that Egyptian democracy will be dominated by radical Islamic movements. — Mohammed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
An Interview With Andrew Breitbart — I was pleased to have an opportunity to interview conservative media mogul Andrew Breitbartabout his new book “Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World! .” What follows is a slightly edited transcript of our conversation.
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Don Surber
Reuters:
Christian governor named in S.Egypt, protests flare — CAIRO (Reuters) - Muslims in southern Egypt protested for a third day on Sunday over the appointment of a Christian governor, saying his predecessor, also a Christian, had failed to solve their problems.
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