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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
White House condemns Syrian government
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The Gateway Pundit and iOwnTheWorld.com
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, Newshoggers.com, The Washington Note, Pirate's Cove, Jay Currie and The Reaction
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Statements on Syria — Obama, in what Crowley describes as a …
Statements on Syria — Obama, in what Crowley describes as a …
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Verum Serum, Hot Air 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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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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Patterico's Pontifications, protein wisdom and Hot Air
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
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, Instapundit and Althouse
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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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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Little Green Footballs, 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 and Hot Air
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Kyl statement stricken from the record — Jon Kyl's statement that 90 percent of Planned Parenthood's activities are related to abortion — which drew mockery when he explained it was “not intended to be a factual statement” — has been stricken from the Congressional Record. From POLITICO Pulse:
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Runnin' Scared, Outside the Beltway, Sunlight Foundation Blog and Gawker
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Pity For The Rich — You can tell something's happening in the economic policy debate when you start reading more things like AEI's Arthur Brooks explaining that it would simply be unfair to raise taxes on the rich. Harvard economics professor and former Council of Economics Advisor chairman Greg Mankiw has said the same thing.
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The Reality-Based Community
John Shiffman / Philly.com:
Airport passenger screener charged in distributing child pornography — A passenger screener at Philadelphia International Airport is facing charges that he distributed more than 100 images of child pornography via Facebook, records show. — Federal agents also allege …
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Scared Monkeys and JammieWearingFool
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
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 and Guardian