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Justices' feud gets physical — Prosser, Bradley clashed on eve of union ruling — By Crocker Stephenson, Cary Spivak and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley late Saturday accused fellow Justice David Prosser of putting her in a chokehold during …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
How stupid/evil was Bill Lueders's attack on Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser? — Yesterday morning, I first read the story written by Bill Lueders — of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism — saying that “Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — In allegation of Supreme Court scuffle, Wisconsin politics hits new low — After Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an attempt to stop Governor Walker's budget bill; after pro-union protesters occupied the Capitol for weeks; after name-calling came to dominate the debate …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
An alternate account of the Prosser-Bradley confrontation surfaces: Did she “charge him with fists raised”? — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel presents new detail to the undersourced report that everyone's talking about today: … According to the Journal Sentinel, Prosser issued a statement today …
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Wisconsin Judge Said to Have Attacked Colleague
Wisconsin Judge Said to Have Attacked Colleague
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Romney, Bachmann in lead; Cain third; others find little traction — Illustration by Mark Marturello/The Register — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann sit atop the standings in the year's first Des Moines Register Iowa Poll on the Republican presidential field.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Romney, Bachmann lead Republican pack
Iowa Poll: Romney, Bachmann lead Republican pack
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney lead in first Iowa GOP poll
Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney lead in first Iowa GOP poll
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Lauren Sage Reinlie / Northwest Florida Daily News:
Elderly woman asked to remove adult diaper during TSA search — A woman has filed a complaint with federal authorities over how her elderly mother was treated at Northwest Florida Regional Airport last weekend. — Jean Weber of Destin filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security …
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Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain That Runs Nonstop — Those little boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single largest electricity drain in many American homes, with some typical home entertainment configurations eating more power …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Why Is He Bi? (Sigh) — HE was born this way. — Bi. — Not bisexual. Not even bipartisan. Just binary. — Our president likes to be on both sides at once. — In Afghanistan, he wants to go but he wants to stay. He's surging and withdrawing simultaneously.
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Bachmann Supports New York's Right To Enact Marriage Equality Law — Late Friday, the New York legislature passed and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the state's same-sex marriage bill into law, marking a major victory for equal rights. Today, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked notorious …
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Among The Costs Of War: $20B In Air Conditioning … The amount the U.S. military spends annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan: $20.2 billion. — That's more than NASA's budget. It's more than BP has paid so far for damage during the Gulf oil spill.
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The Politico:
Buzzkill: The problem with Jon Huntsman Hype — From afar, it's easy to get swept up by the hype: Jon Huntsman is accomplished, handsome, smart, and his civility message has appeal beyond the meat-eaters who dominate this early phase of the Republican presidential campaign.
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Like Chauncey Gardiner, Obama is profoundly aloof — Which past leader does Barack Obama most closely resemble? His admirers, not all of them liberals, used to compare him with Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. — Well, Obama announced his candidacy in Lincoln's hometown two days …
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