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The Note:
Trump Not Running for President: ‘Decision Does Not Come Easily Or Without Regret’ — ABC News' Michael Falcone, Jennifer Wlach, Sara Just and Devin Dwyer report: — After a roller-coaster flirtation with a presidential bid, Donald Trump bowed out of the 2012 contest in true Trump fashion on Monday …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
What Trump can teach the GOP field — Wealthy businessman Donald Trump's Icarus-like rise and fall in the 2012 presidential race is likely to wind up as no more than a footnote in the story of this election. — But, that doesn't mean the Trump saga — and, it was a saga …
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The Atlantic Online:
Why Trump Wimped Out — Per ABC News, Donald Trump has just put out a statement announcing he will not run for president. At this point, the news is hardly shocking. It's hard to recall anyone in the recent history of American politics who managed to humiliate himself as quickly …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Donald Trump: I'm fired
Donald Trump: I'm fired
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Media Decoder, The Huffington Post and The Nation
Happening Now / Fox News Insider:
FULL TEXT: Donald Trump Releases Statement Saying He Will Not Run for President
FULL TEXT: Donald Trump Releases Statement Saying He Will Not Run for President
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Libertarian Leanings, Don Surber, Mediaite, The Superficial, Ben Smith's Blog and Sister Toldjah
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
The Donald ducks
The Donald ducks
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The Lede:
French Shocked by I.M.F. Chief's ‘Perp Walk’ — As our colleagues Steven Erlanger and Katrin Bennhold report, “The arrest in New York of one of France's leading global figures and a possible next president, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on charges of attempted rape produced an earthquake of shock …
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Laura Italiano / New York Post:
IMF chief to remain jailed, defense says alleged sex assault ‘not consistent with a forcible encounter’
IMF chief to remain jailed, defense says alleged sex assault ‘not consistent with a forcible encounter’
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ProPublica, Above the Law, Law Blog, Gothamist and EconomicPolicyJournal.com
WilliamPenn / The Smoking Gun:
Filing Details Alleged Attack By IMF Chief
Filing Details Alleged Attack By IMF Chief
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Wall Street Journal:
Medicare Revamp Exposes Divisions Within the GOP — Newt Gingrich's dismissal of the House Republican plan to overhaul Medicare provoked a rebuttal from the proposal's author, Rep. Paul Ryan, highlighting a split in the party over how hard to push a priority for the House GOP majority.
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Washington Examiner and Hot Air
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Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Iowan to Gingrich: Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself
Iowan to Gingrich: Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself
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Libertarian Leanings, Michelle Malkin, TPMDC, Verum Serum and Washington Examiner
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Iowan to Gingrich: “Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself”
Iowan to Gingrich: “Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself”
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Paul Volpe / The Caucus:
Gingrich Seeks to Clarify Comments on Individual Mandate
Gingrich Seeks to Clarify Comments on Individual Mandate
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Daily Kos, Ballot Box, RealClearPolitics Video Log, The Lonely Conservative, Hot Air, Hit & Run and The Page
Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff — His wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former governor acknowledged the child was his. The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.
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Inside Higher Ed:
In for Nasty Weather — Maybe it's because tenured professors are so disproportionately white male baby boomers that classic rock seems like a natural way to capture the sense that tenured faculty existence is vanishing. — First, summon the image of a tweed-clad, gray-haired professor exiting …
Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Romney: One-day money haul brings in over $10 million — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) announced a one-day haul of over $10 million to support his presidential campaign. — Romney's team said the former governor had brought in $10.25 million in a daylong event …
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Donald Trump / Associated Press:
In effort to let money show his might, Team Romney raises $10.25 million in a single day
In effort to let money show his might, Team Romney raises $10.25 million in a single day
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Hot Air and The Daily Caller
David Catanese / The Politico:
Ryan telling GOPers he's unlikely to run — Rep. Paul Ryan is reaching out to potential Senate candidates in Wisconsin, informing them he's unlikely to run for Herb Kohl's seat next year, according to two sources familiar with the conversations. — The House Budget Committee chairman …
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The Reaction, Hot Air, National Review and The Raw Story
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Ryan Defends Medicare Privatization As Strengthening ‘Welfare For Those Who Need It’
Ryan Defends Medicare Privatization As Strengthening ‘Welfare For Those Who Need It’
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DownWithTyranny!, Crooks and Liars, The Monkey Cage, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo, The Hill, Salon and Outside the Beltway
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Scott Brown: ‘Thank God’ Paul Ryan Laid Down Medicare Privatizing Budget (VIDEO)
Scott Brown: ‘Thank God’ Paul Ryan Laid Down Medicare Privatizing Budget (VIDEO)
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Washington Monthly, DownWithTyranny!, The Democratic Daily, Blue Mass Group, Wonk Room, The Hill and Daily Kos
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
OOPS! Historic ‘Spending Cut’ Bill Increased Spending By $3 Billion — Republicans stormed Capitol Hill in January vowing to slash discretionary spending by $100 billion right off the bat. In their pledge to America, they promised that, “[w]ith common-sense exceptions for seniors …
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Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms — NEW YORK - Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January. — Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show …
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Outside the Beltway and The Lonely Conservative
Steven Shepard / Hotline On Call:
Obama's Post-Bin Laden Bounce Disappears In Gallup Poll — The bump President Obama received after the killing of Osama bin Laden more than two weeks ago in Pakistan has vanished completely, according to the latest Gallup Tracking poll released Monday. — At National Journal:
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Why do one-in-five American voters now believe Osama bin Laden is still alive?
Why do one-in-five American voters now believe Osama bin Laden is still alive?
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The TrogloPundit, The Daily Caller and Right Wing News
New York Post:
Dems' thuggery knows no bounds — Orrin Hatch, the senior senator from Utah, didn't mince words the other day on Hugh Hewitt's national radio show. The Democrats, he said, “play politics very, very tough, they play it well, and they don't give a damn about what's right and what's wrong.”
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Cold Fury and National Review
The Huffington Post:
Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers [EXCLUSIVE] … WASHINGTON — A set of confidential federal audits accuse the nation's five largest mortgage companies of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of foreclosures on homes purchased …
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Credit Slips, naked capitalism, DownWithTyranny! and RADAMISTO
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
New York Investigates Banks' Role in Fiscal Crisis — Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, has requested information and documents in recent weeks from three major Wall Street banks about their mortgage securities operations during the credit boom, indicating the existence …
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Prairie Weather and naked capitalism
Joanne Kloppenburg / JSOnline:
Why recounts are a vital part of election process — The Journal Sentinel Editorial Board is entitled to its own opinions but it is not entitled to its own facts. The board's speculation about my motives regarding the recount of the vote in the Supreme Court election is inaccurate.
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Matthew Knee / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Irony Meter Explodes As Jewish Voice For Peace et al. Stage Al-Nakba Day Protest Against The Museum of Tolerance — Sunday was Al-Nakba ("The Catastrophe") Day, and it's not just Arabs who are upset. Al-Nakba Day commemorates the defeat of the Arab armies in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence …
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