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Obama impersonator pulled offstage after making racial, gay jokes at GOP gathering — NEW ORLEANS — A President Obama impersonator was pulled off the stage Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference, after telling a string of racially themed jokes about the president.
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Jsimoncnn / CNN:
Perry wows at Republican conference amid 2012 buzz — New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) - As speculation mounts about his presidential ambitions, Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivered a rousing and unapologetic defense of conservative principles on Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.
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‘Obama’ pushes the limit at GOP leadership conference — An Obama impersonator addressed the Republican Leadership Conference and made some edgy jokes. — A fake President Obama addressed the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans Saturday, courtesy of impersonator Reggie Brown.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Ron Paul wins RLC straw poll — NEW ORLEANS — As has become typical at GOP cattle calls, Ron Paul captured the presidential straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference here, easily besting his nearest competitor, Jon Huntsman. — Paul won 612 votes to Huntsman's 382.
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Ron Paul wins Republican Leadership Conf. straw poll; Jon Huntsman second
Ron Paul wins Republican Leadership Conf. straw poll; Jon Huntsman second
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Top of the Ticket, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and Gawker
Jamie Klatell / Ballot Box:
Ron Paul wins Republican Leadership Conference straw poll by wide margin
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Perry aides fact-finding on Iowa
APNewsBreak: Perry aides fact-finding on Iowa
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PERRspectives, Outside the Beltway and FrumForum
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Obama rejects top lawyers' legal views on Libya — (updated below) — The growing controversy over President Obama's illegal waging of war in Libya got much bigger last night with Charlie Savage's New York Times scoop. He reveals that top administration lawyers — Attorney General Eric Holder …
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George W. Obama and the OLC
George W. Obama and the OLC
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate
2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Obama Ignored Advice of Top Legal Advisors, OLC in Waging War in Libya
Obama Ignored Advice of Top Legal Advisors, OLC in Waging War in Libya
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Balloon Juice and The Volokh Conspiracy
Mitt Romney / National Review:
My Pro-Life Pledge — I am pro-life and believe that abortion should be limited to only instances of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. — I support the reversal of Roe v. Wade, because it is bad law and bad medicine. Roe was a misguided ruling that was a result of a small group …
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Don't Know Much About History — The popular historian David McCullough says textbooks have become ‘so politically correct as to be comic.’ Meanwhile, the likes of Thomas Edison get little attention. — Boston — 'We're raising young people who are, by and large, historically illiterate …
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Points and Figures, Althouse, National Review and FrumForum
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Golf Summit: President Obama and Speaker Boehner Tee Off — President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner may be at odds over taxes, the debt ceiling and the conflict in Libya, but for today at least, they are putting aside their differences for a round of golf.
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Julie Pace / WTOP.com:
Obama and Boehner balance putting and policy
Obama and Boehner balance putting and policy
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Helene Cooper / The Caucus:
A Good Day to Play Golf and Talk Politics
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For Want of a Word, Arizona's Jobless Lose Checks — One word, just one little word. — That's all that Frank Ballesteros, a 62-year-old desperate for work, needs to stay afloat. The word is not “hope” or “God” or “patience.” It is, improbably, “three.”
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Balloon Juice and JSOnline
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Andrew Breitbart's Effort To Convert Me — Speaking at the Right Online banquet in Minnesota Friday night, Andrew Breitbart read an email I sent him and announced his mission to convert America to conservatism, “one Alan Colmes at a time.” — Gateway Pundit posted Breitbart's mission statement …
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Mediaite
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Gay group chief under pressure over AT&T issues — The president of the group Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is under pressure to resign from within his own organization after aligning his group with AT&T's regulatory issues. — POLITICO's Eliza Krigman reported recently …
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Poliglot and Towleroad News #gay
John / Power Line:
Even the Russians Have Figured It Out — Russia's President, Dmitri Medvedev, addressed the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum yesterday. He pledged a new course for Russia: … Medvedev's political future is very much in doubt, as is Russia's ability to realize his free-enterprise vision.
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The New York Post Outdoes Itself — The New York Post is famous for its page one headlines, such as the classic “Headless Body in Topless Bar” and the understated “UN Meets” (with a photo of weasels sitting in the French and German chairs of the UN Security Council before the Iraq war).
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FishbowlDC
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A Watchdog Professor, Now Defending Himself — For the last two years, David Protess, a renowned journalist and professor who spent three decades fighting to prove the innocence of others, has been locked in a battle to do the same for himself. It hasn't gone as well.
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American Power, more at Mediagazer »
Laura / barackobama.com:
A NEW APPROACH TO FACEBOOK AND TWITTER — Starting today, you'll notice something new about President Obama's Facebook page and his Twitter account, @BarackObama. — Obama for America staff will now be managing both accounts, posting daily updates from the campaign trail, from Washington, and everywhere in between.
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Jolie O'Dell / Mashable!:
Barack Obama to Start Tweeting From @BarackObama Account
Barack Obama to Start Tweeting From @BarackObama Account
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Outside the Beltway and Runnin' Scared