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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.
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Firedoglake, McClatchy Washington Bureau, Balloon Juice and Maggie's Farm
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Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
White House condemns Syrian government — President Obama released a statement Friday harshly criticizing the Syrian government for its violent response to the ongoing political protests currently underway in the Middle Eastern nation. — “The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms …
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The Gateway Pundit
BBC:
Syria unrest: ‘Bloodiest day’ as troops fire on rallies
Syria unrest: ‘Bloodiest day’ as troops fire on rallies
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Syria Comment, Right Wing News, The Washington Note, Jay Currie and The Reaction
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 …
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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
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Newshoggers.com, Hit & Run, FrumForum, The Belgravia Dispatch, Al Jazeera Blogs and CNN
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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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Of Donald, Dunces and Dogma — I told myself that I wouldn't be dragged into Donald Trump's “birther” cesspool, yet here I am. — It became too much to ignore when he climbed to the top of the Republicans' admittedly weak field of presidential contenders and serious minds began to suggest …
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway and Weasel Zippers
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Justin Elliott / Salon:
Trump to Salon: “You will be very surprised”
Trump to Salon: “You will be very surprised”
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TechCrunch and The Atlantic Online
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Florida Pastor says protest at Islamic Center will go on — Controversial Florida Pastor Terry Jones said he will follow through on his plan to protest outside an Islamic center in Michigan next week despite a judge's order to stay away from the mosque for three years, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press.
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Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
[UPDATED TITLE:] Terry Jones Jailed, Apparently for Refusing to Promise Not to Demonstrate in Front of a Mosque [STILL FURTHER UPDATE: Released From Jail, Ordered to Stay Away from Mosque] — [Original title: Dearborn Jury Holds Terry Jones May Be Barred from Organizing Rally Outside Mosque.]
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protein wisdom, Patterico's Pontifications and Hot Air
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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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.
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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 …
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Michelle Malkin, The Hill, Marist Poll, The Politico, JammieWearingFool and FrumForum
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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.
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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.
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The Hill, Eschaton, The Hill and Sweetness & Light
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.”
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Taegan Goddard's … and TPMDC
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 …
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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 …
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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
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Los Angeles Times, Firedoglake, Guardian and FiveThirtyEight