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BBC:
Syria unrest: ‘Bloodiest day’ as troops fire on rallies — Amateur video purportedly showing large protests across the country — Protesters in Syria report 60 people killed by security forces - the highest death toll in five weeks of unrest against President Bashar al-Assad.
Discussion:
Syria Comment, The Washington Note, Right Wing News, The Reaction and Jay Currie
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Washington Post:
Shameful U.S. inaction on Syria's massacres — FOR THE PAST five weeks, growing numbers of Syrians have been gathering in cities and towns across the country to demand political freedom — and the security forces of dictator Bashar al-Assad have been responding by opening fire on them.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, McClatchy Washington Bureau and Maggie's Farm
Voice of America:
Listen to what VOA's Cecily Hilleary and Steve Bangley discovered after talking to Syrian eyewitnesses …
Listen to what VOA's Cecily Hilleary and Steve Bangley discovered after talking to Syrian eyewitnesses …
Discussion:
Guardian, Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit
Anthony Shadid / New York Times:
Security Forces Kill Dozens in Uprisings Around Syria
Security Forces Kill Dozens in Uprisings Around Syria
Discussion:
Newshoggers.com, Hit & Run, The Belgravia Dispatch, FrumForum, Al Jazeera Blogs and CNN
Molly Hendrickson / WBAY-TV:
School District Employee Disciplined for Political Phone Call — A Sheboygan gas station owner is baffled after a mystery caller tells a clerk it's a bad idea to do business with a Sheboygan-area state senator. — It started Tuesday when a woman called Dick Hiers's Northeast Standard gas station …
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Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Wisconsin School Employee Makes Threatening Phone Call to Business for Selling Gas to GOPer — Maybe the caller was only trying to make sure the pumps were clear in case any Wisconsin Senate fleebaggers needed to top off the tank for another escape to Illinois. — From WBAY-TV:
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Paul Krugman says “So, let's try another shot to the head.” — I realize he's talking about a misconception, and he has designated the misconception a “zombie,” and according to zombie lore, zombies are destroyed by shooting them in the head. But still. That's quite a violent way to talk …
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JustOneMinute
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Paul Krugman:
Zombie Tax Lies — The claim that only rich people pay taxes is a zombie lie — something that keeps coming back no matter how many times it's killed by evidence. — So, let's try another shot to the head. — Yes, high-income people pay the bulk of the federal income tax. But that's not the only tax!
Discussion:
The Mahablog and The New Republic
Wall Street Journal:
Shutter Fraternities for Young Women's Good — In the fall of 1984, a 17-year-old freshman at the University of Virginia named Liz Securro was invited to a fraternity party. While there, she was given a tour of the historic house and offered a cup of the dark green cocktail that was its specialty.
Discussion:
The Other McCain, Althouse and Instapundit
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Obama: No ‘silver bullet’ to bring down gas prices — President Obama said Saturday there are no easy answers for lowering gas prices, which are hovering above $4 a gallon, and criticized politicians who push plans to immediately reduce the price of gas. — “You see people trying …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Politico, Marist Poll, JammieWearingFool, FrumForum and Scared Monkeys
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The Professor / Streetwise Professor:
The Department of Distraction Swings Into Action
The Department of Distraction Swings Into Action
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Power Line, Pundit & Pundette and Hit & Run
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
China's train wreck — Video: Is China's high-speed rail a model for U.S. transportation? Based on his travels in China, Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane thinks not. — For the past eight years, Liu Zhijun was one of the most influential people in China.
Discussion:
Power Line
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MCCAIN RETURNS TO LIBYA — UNDER VERY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.... Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) yesterday became the highest profile U.S. official to visit Libya since international military intervention began, and gave a hearty endorsement to the rebels fighting the Gadhafi government.
Discussion:
The Hill, Eschaton, The Hill and Sweetness & Light
Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Derek Fenton, Koran-burning transit worker fired from his job after Ground Zero protest, re-hired — A Koran-burning New Jersey Transit worker, fired for his protest near Ground Zero last Sept. 11, is getting his job back - along with an extra $25,000 for his troubles.
Discussion:
National Review and The Volokh Conspiracy
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Builders of New Homes Seeing No Sign of Recovery — RICHMOND, Ill. — In this distant Chicago suburb, a builder has finally found a way to persuade people to buy a new house: he throws in a car. — Kim Meier's spring promotion, which includes a $17,000 credit at a nearby General Motors dealer …
Discussion:
The Big Picture, The Politico and Calculated Risk
The Politico:
John Ensign bolted to avoid more public embarrassment — Sen. John Ensign abruptly announced his resignation after it grew increasingly clear to him that he would not be able to avoid a public review of the sordid allegations surrounding his sex scandal, including the open airing of details …
Discussion:
Daily Kos
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Senate Resignation May Not Halt Release of Evidence
Senate Resignation May Not Halt Release of Evidence
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Firedoglake, Guardian and FiveThirtyEight
Eric Roper / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Voting is indeed a right, Zellers agrees after radio show error — House Speaker Kurt Zellers found himself in a constitutional bind on Thursday after saying that voting was a privilege, not a right. — The Maple Grove Republican made the comment Wednesday night during a local radio show, “The Late Debate.”
Discussion:
Taegan Goddard's … and TPMDC
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Collins is first GOP senator to oppose Ryan budget proposal — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine.) said Friday that she will not support the 2012 budget passed by the House last week. — “I don't happen to support Congressman Ryan's plan but at least he had the courage to put forth a plan …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Guardian and TPMDC
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