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Governor Haley Barbour:
STATEMENT OF GOV. BARBOUR — “I will not be a candidate for president next year. This has been a difficult, personal decision, and I am very grateful to my family for their total support of my going forward, had that been what I decided. — “Hundreds of people have encouraged me to run …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Haley Barbour bows out of 2012 — Haley Barbour said Monday that he won't run for president in 2012, removing a fundraising powerhouse with establishment clout from the Republican primary field. — “This has been a difficult, personal decision, and I am very grateful to my family …
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Charles Ommanney / Newsweek:
‘Fat Redneck’ for President
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Barbour will not seek GOP nomination
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Clement firm drops DOMA case — In a real victory for supporters of same-sex marriage — and marking what seems like real marginalization for its foes — a major law firm has reversed course and will refuse to represent the House of Representatives in defending the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Law Firm Backs Out Of Agreement To Defend DOMA: Vetting Process Was ‘Inadequate’ [UPDATE] … Eric Holder Attorney General , Gay Marriage , Defense Of Marriage Act , Boehner Defense Of Marriage Act , Doma , King And Spalding , King And Spalding Defense Of Marriage Act , Marriage Equality , Politics News
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Clement quits firm over Defense of Marriage Act flap — Former Solicitor General Paul Clement resigned Monday from his law firm, King & Spalding, over the firm's abrupt and belated decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of the House of Representatives.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Paul Clement resigns from law firm over DOMA decision
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Peter Finn / Washington Post:
WikiLeaks discloses new details on whereabouts of al-Qaeda leaders on 9/11 — On Sept. 11, 2001, the core of al-Qaeda was concentrated in a single city: Karachi, Pakistan. — At a hospital, the accused mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole was recovering from a tonsillectomy.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Newly leaked documents show the ongoing travesty of Guantanamo
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New York Times:
Classified Files Offer New Insights Into Detainees
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Guardian:
Massive leak reveals Guantánamo's secrets
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
WikiLeaks' Guantanamo Bay Documents: The Backstory On News Outlets' Race To Publish Them
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems seek leverage by forcing GOP split on Ryan's budget plan — Senate Democratic aides expect Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to force Senate Republicans to vote on the Paul Ryan budget plan. — Reid hasn't made a formal decision yet, and won't until he returns from an overseas trip.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Let's Take a Hike — When I listen to current discussions of the federal budget, the message I hear sounds like this: We're in crisis! We must take drastic action immediately! And we must keep taxes low, if not actually cut them further! — You have to wonder: If things are that serious …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
High court rejects quick review of health care law — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court rejected a call Monday from Virginia's attorney general to depart from its usual practice and put review of the health care law on a fast track. Instead, judicial review of President Barack Obama's signature legislation …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Appeals court set to hear Obama ‘birther’ case May 2 — A federal appeals court will hear arguments next week about whether Barack Obama was born in the United States and is ineligible to serve as president. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California will hear arguments on May 2 in the case of Wiley Drake v. Barack Obama.
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Bcook / Fox Nation:
WH Fails to Release Easter Proclamation — President Obama failed to release a statement or a proclamation recognizing the national observance of Easter Sunday, Christianity's most sacred holiday. — By comparison, the White House has released statements recognizing the observance …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House smacks Rev. Franklin Graham for ‘birther’ talk — The White House slammed influential evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham on Monday for questioning President Obama's birthplace. — Graham, a son of the Rev. Billy Graham who has served as a spiritual adviser …
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Norquist: Coburn ‘lied his way’ into office — Grover Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform, just emailed a response to Oklahoma GOP Sen. Tom Coburn's claim that his group is a narrow “special interest” that doesn't represent American conservatives. And it's memorable.
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Publius / Big Government:
How-to College Course on Violent Union Tactics, Part II: Case Studies Edition — Earlier today, Big Government brought you video footage of a disturbing college course from University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) and University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).
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Publius / Big Government:
Union Official, Professor Teach How-to College Course in Violent Union Tactics
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Myglesias / Yglesias:
The Sensible Conservative Alternative To The Affordable Care Act Is The Affordable Care Act — Ramesh Ponnuru and Yuval Levin have a thoughtful New York Times op-ed about the desperate need for conservatives to come up with a substantial alternative on health insurance reform.
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James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
BITTER PILLS — Multitrillion-dollar piles of debt …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Gov. Haley's advice to GOP presidential hopefuls: Change your message — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said Monday she is not satisfied with the message that the crop of GOP presidential hopefuls has brought to her state. — Haley — a rising star in the party and governor …
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Haley Pressures Obama, '12 Field on NLRB
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DEFINE ‘PEACETIME’.... Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R), back on the presidential campaign trail, isn't sitting down for a lot of media interviews — but he loves writing op-eds. Romney's latest ran in New Hampshire's largest paper this morning. … The nonsense-per-sentence ratio is awfully high here …
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New York Post:
Heaven can wait — Don't call him Father Jim just yet. — Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey — who shocked the nation in 2004 when he announced he was a “gay American” and stepped down from office — has been denied his bid to join the priesthood of the Episcopal Church, The Post has learned.
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Brett Arends / MarketWatch:
IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end — Commentary: China's economy will surpass the U.S. in 2016 — Front Page - News Viewer - Commentary - Markets - Investing - Personal Finance - Community - Games — BOSTON (MarketWatch) — The International Monetary Fund has just dropped a bombshell, and nobody noticed.
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