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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
‘Obama’ Stuns Crowd at Republican Event — NEW ORLEANS - The Republican Leadership Conference was interrupted on Saturday by a visit from an actor impersonating President Obama, who offered a mocking assessment of the Republican presidential candidates and joked about the real president's biracial heritage.
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Kimberly Dozier / Associated Press:
AP sources: Pakistanis tip off militants again — WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say Pakistan has apparently tipped off militants at two more bomb-building factories in its tribal areas, giving the terror suspects time to flee, after U.S. intelligence shared the locations with the Pakistani government.
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John T. Bennett / The Hill:
House panel proposes slapping restrictions on aid to Pakistan
House panel proposes slapping restrictions on aid to Pakistan
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Clarence Clemons, Springsteen's Soulful Sideman, Dies at 69 — Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, whose jovial onstage manner, soul-rooted style and brotherly relationship with Mr. Springsteen made him one of rock's most beloved sidemen, died Saturday at a hospital in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 69.
Mark Warren / Esquire:
The Republicans Pray for Rain — and Rick Perry — Lord knows they'd like to water the tree of liberty here in Texas — right now, before it's too dang late — as the Obammunists pillage and seize everything that's not tied down, and hollow out the Constitution and enslave us and subvert our food pyramid.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Texas Leader Calls for Rightward Tilt — NEW ORLEANS — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, the latest Republican to muse openly about exploring a Republican presidential candidacy, drew booming applause here on Saturday for not only assailing President Obama but also lecturing some members of his own party …
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Jonathan Wynne-Jones / Telegraph:
Christians are more militant than Muslims, says Government's equalities boss — Muslims are integrating into British society better than many Christians, according to the head of the Government's equality watchdog. — Trevor Phillips, Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
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Jihad Watch, Big Peace and Outside the Beltway
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama's Views on Gay Marriage ‘Evolving’ — WASHINGTON — Driving across the flatlands of Illinois with Barack Obama during the Senate race of 2004, Kevin Thompson sometimes found himself tutoring the candidate on gay rights. — Mr. Thompson, then a traveling aide, recalls long conversations …
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Byron Tau / The Politico:
Jon Stewart says press favors sensationalism — Comedian and “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart on Sunday defended the mainstream media against charges of liberal bias, but chided reporters for focusing on sensationalism and conflict. — “The bias of the mainstream media is towards sensationalism …
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Backlog of Cases Gives a Reprieve on Foreclosures — Millions of homeowners in distress are getting some unexpected breathing room — lots of it in some places. — In New York State, it would take lenders 62 years at their current pace, the longest time frame in the nation …
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Ray Rivera / New York Times:
U.S. Ambassador Responds to Karzai's Criticisms — HERAT, Afghanistan — American Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry lashed out at Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday in a carefully calculated and candid response to the president's increasingly inflammatory criticisms against coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Paul Krugman:
Kicking the Eurocan — The reaction of European leaders and institutions to the Greek crisis is a sight to behold. Essentially, it boils down to the fact that default would be very inconvenient, both as a practical matter and in terms of prestige. Therefore default must not be considered a possibility …
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CNN:
McCain blames some Arizona wildfires on illegal immigrants — (CNN) — U.S. Sen. John McCain is blaming illegal immigrants for starting some of the wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres in Arizona. — “There is substantial evidence that some of these fires have been caused …
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Aljazeera:
Missing Iraq cash ‘as high as $18bn’ — Iraq's parliament speaker tells Al Jazeera unaccounted reconstruction money is three times the reported $6.6bn. — Osama al-Nujaifi, the Iraqi parliament speaker, has told Al Jazeera that the amount of Iraqi money unaccounted for by the US is $18.7bn …
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Signorile / The Gist:
Breaking: GLAAD President Resigns — Jarrett Barrios, the president of GLAAD, has just sent the board of GLAAD his resignation letter. A statement will be going out from GLAAD tonight, but GLAAD confirmed in an email that Barrios did resign. This comes following the report earlier today …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Gay group chief under pressure over AT&T issues
Gay group chief under pressure over AT&T issues
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