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Jeff Dunetz / YID With LID:
SLAM!! Bibi Diplomatically “Slaps” Obama During White House Press Op — It was a stunning tableau, a President of the United States sitting back and glaring while the Prime Minister of Israel pushed back against the words made by the POTUS yesterday. Both parties made their presentations …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
In Oval Office, Bibi Offers History Lessons to Obama — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to think he needed to educate President Obama on some issues today, so in the Oval Office he described in some detail to the president a history of the refugee problem in the region dating back 63 years …
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Wizbang, Hot Air, Wonk Room, The Huffington Post, Weasel Zippers, Ben Smith's Blog, Power Line, ABCNEWS, Yahoo! News and Middle East Progress
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Hatch condemns Obama's stance on Israel border, plans disapproval measure
Hatch condemns Obama's stance on Israel border, plans disapproval measure
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Washington Monthly, Weasel Zippers, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Israeli Leader, Obama Clash
Israeli Leader, Obama Clash
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Washington Post, New York Times, Washington Wire, The Daily Beast, Gothamist and msnbc.com
CourierPostOnline.com:
Cherry Hill student's challenge to Tea Party champion Michele Bachmann prompts ‘threats’ — A Cherry Hill High School East sophomore who challenged Tea Party champion Michele Bachmann to a constitutional debate says she is concerned for her personal safety.
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ThinkProgress and The Blotter
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John O'Connor / The State:
Tough week for Tea Party ends with fizzling rally
Tough week for Tea Party ends with fizzling rally
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Balloon Juice, Washington Monthly and The Maddow Blog
Bonnie Malkin / Telegraph:
Apocalypse not right now: ‘Rapture’ end of world fails to materialise — Reports of the end of the world appeared to have been exaggerated today. — Inhabitants of New Zealand, scheduled to be among the first to meet the apocalypse according to a US fundamentalist preacher …
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The Moderate Voice and Samizdata.net
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
White House on War Powers Deadline: ‘Limited’ US Role in Libya Means No Need to Get Congressional Authorization — In an effort to satisfy those arguing he needs to seek congressional authorization to continue US military activity in accordance with the War Powers Resolution …
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Weasel Zippers and Vox Popoli
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Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama asks Congress for a resolution of support on Libya — Sixty days after launching military action against Libya, President Obama on Friday sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to pass a resolution supporting the U.S. mission. — “I wish to express my support …
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The Politico, Taylor Marsh and Outside the Beltway
JSOnline:
Prosser wins recount in Wisconsin Supreme Court race — Vote margin still at 7,000 plus; Kloppenburg camp considers legal challenge — By Patrick Marley, Larry Sandler and Mike Johnson of the Journal Sentinel — With the weeks-long recount complete, unofficial numbers confirm …
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Hot Air, Althouse, No Runny Eggs, The BRAD BLOG and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Keep the Briefs Brief, Literary Justices Advise — WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose writing is clear but dry, said her style owed something to Vladimir Nabokov, the author of “Lolita.” — Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, whose opinions can meander, said he aspired …
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Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Harry Reid: ‘Foolish’ for Democrats to offer budget plan — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks on Capitol Hill Tuesday. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it would be “foolish” for Democrats to propose their own federal budget for 2012 …
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Weasel Zippers
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Cantor: Democrats have no plan to save Medicare
Cantor: Democrats have no plan to save Medicare
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National Review, Daily Kos, Hot Air and Speaker
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Ann Coulter explains why she will never use the ‘n-word’ — As an outspoken commentator, Ann Coulter has received her share of criticism for using language deemed off-limits by the political correctness police. In 2007, she took heat for using the word “faggot” when talking …
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The “Borking” of Goodwin Liu — Watching the left complain that Republicans have now done to one of theirs—once—what they have been doing to conservative judicial nominees for 25 years is just too much. Ordinarily I don't cross-post too many items from NRO's Corner or the other two places I blog …
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Weigel, National Review and Washington Post
Daily Mail:
Islands in the stream: The extraordinary homemade dams holding back the Mississippi as desperate residents try to save their homes — We've all undertaken home improvements but these residents in flood-stricken Mississippi have had to embark on major construction projects just to protect their houses and livelihoods.
The Huffington Post:
Profiling CEOs and Their Sociopathic Paychecks — The Wall Street Journal reported last week that “Executives and other highly compensated employees now receive more than one-third of all pay in the US. Highly paid employees received nearly $2.1 trillion of the $6.4 trillion in total US pay in 2007, the latest figures available.”
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Energy and Capital and The Moderate Voice
Beth Musgrave / Lexington Herald-Leader:
$43 million tax break approved for Ark Encounter theme park — Acrobat Portable Document Format: Economic study of Ark Encounter project — FRANKFORT — A controversial Bible-themed amusement park received approval Thursday for up to $43 million in state tax incentives over a 10-year period.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
While Cutting Social Services, Kentucky Gives $43 Million Tax Break To Bible-Themed Amusement Park
While Cutting Social Services, Kentucky Gives $43 Million Tax Break To Bible-Themed Amusement Park
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Informed Comment and Climate Progress
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
“South Park” Jihadi Was '08 Obama Volunteer — Radicalized wannabe later decided Koran barred his voting … The radicalized knucklehead convicted of threatening the lives of the “South Park” creators signed up as a volunteer for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and iOwnTheWorld.com
Fernanda Santos / City Room:
Mayor Is Criticized for Comments on Parents at Poor Schools — Responding to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday seeking to prevent the city from closing 22 poor-performing schools, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made a comment that has sparked outrage among some community leaders.
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Perdido Street School, The Other McCain and ECHIDNE of the snakes
KETV Omaha's Channel 7:
Herman Cain Announces Run For White House — Press Secretary: Official Announcement To Be Made Saturday — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Best known as the former chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Herman Cain says he's running for president of the United States in 2012.
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Hot Air and The Sundries Shack
Ellen Tumposky / ABCNEWS:
Tucson SWAT Team Defends Shooting Iraq Vet 60 Times — A Tucson, Ariz., SWAT team defends shooting an Iraq War veteran 60 times during a drug raid, although it declines to say whether it found any drugs in the house and has had to retract its claim that the veteran shot first.
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The Sundries Shack, Hit & Run and Pajamas Media
aflcio.org:
Remarks by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka, National Press Club, Washington, DC — Good morning. Thank you all for joining me here, and thank you to the National Press Club for inviting me to speak. — Friends, how can we make sense of the spectacle that's been unfolding across the American political landscape?
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The Caucus, RedState, Daily Kos, AFL-CIO NOW BLOG, The Nation, JSOnline, The Politico and The Hill
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Huntsman Takes His Potential Campaign for Test Drive in New Hampshire — HANCOCK, N.H. — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. knows how to speak Mandarin Chinese. He knows how to ride a motorcycle. He knows how to play keyboard in a rock band. He is trying to pick up one more skill: how to run for president.
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FrumForum
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Roger Ailes responds to Chris Matthews' ‘Pathetic’ comment about Sarah Palin — Fox News Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes is responding to a shot Chris Matthews fired his way on his show last night. — After playing a clip of Sarah Palin discussing Newt Gingrich on Fox News, Matthews said, “This is so pathetic, watching her on television.
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Weasel Zippers and Mediaite