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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Wallace: Sorry for the “flake” question — I'd have put this into the earlier thread, but given the massive response to Chris Wallace's question this morning to Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), it seems fairer to give this a fresh look. Not long after Wallace asked Bachmann if she was a …
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Chris Wallace Strikes Back At Jon Stewart: Hannity and O'Reilly's Viewers Better Informed Than Daily Show's — Chris Wallace told Don Imus Thursday he intended to fully respond to the fallout from last week's interview with Jon Stewart. — True to his word, at the conclusion of the most recent …
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Verum Serum
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Rep. Michele Bachmann Talks Earmarks, Obamacare and Gay Marriage; Sen. Kyl on Debt Talks — Special Guests: Michele Bachmann, Sen. Jon Kyl … CHRIS WALLACE, ANCHOR: I'm Chris Wallace. — Suddenly, she's the Republican presidential candidate getting the most buzz — and a new poll out today shows it.
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Crooks and Liars
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Chris Wallace Asks Michele Bachmann: ‘Are You A Flake?’ … Michele Bachmann , Bachmann Gangster Government , Fox News Sunday , Bachmann Crazy Statements , Bachmann Flake , Bachmann Libya , Bachmann Quotes , Bachmann Statements , Bachmann Wallace , Chris Wallace Flake , Chris Wallace Fox News …
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Los Angeles Times:
Bachmann's had her share of government aid
Bachmann's had her share of government aid
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PoliticusUSA, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, State of the Union and Associated Press
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Bachmann would back amendment to overturn NY marriage law
Bachmann would back amendment to overturn NY marriage law
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The Politico, Outside the Beltway and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Romney, Bachmann lead Republican pack
Iowa Poll: Romney, Bachmann lead Republican pack
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NY Daily News:
Disgraced former pol Anthony Weiner, ‘miserable’ wife Huma Abedin spotted dining in Chelsea — Sexting ex-pol Anthony Weiner and wife Huma Abedin stroll up Fifth Ave. Saturday after brunch with a couple of cones from a pit stop at Baskin Robbins. Below, they head off hand-in-hand.
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Weasel Zippers, TMZ.com and Gawker
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 …
Patterico's Pontifications:
Weinergate Caption Contest — The possibilities are endless. — “The rehab counselors say I shouldn't go cold turkey.”
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Michelle Malkin
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
2 Roads Diverged in an Iowa Cornfield... The results from this morning's Des Moines Register Iowa Poll are being interpreted as bad news for Tim Pawlenty, who has 6 percent of the vote despite his focus on the state. But Mr. Pawlenty's numbers are not quite as bad as advertised.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
U.S. Plans Stealth Survey on Access to Doctors — WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors' offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for people to get care when they need it.
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NPR:
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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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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Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Justin Bieber answers O plea meet 9/11 teens — Bam delivered the Biebs. — Payton Wall's world was torn apart when her dad died on 9/11 — but President Obama brightened the New Jersey teen's life by making good on his promise to set up a meeting with his “buddy” Justin Bieber.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Cuomo's Presidential Moment Forms Contrast With Obama — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York had help in securing passage of the bill that will provide for equal treatment of same-sex couples under New York's marriage law. Public opinion on the issue is shifting rapidly …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo seen as getting political boost from gay marriage bill
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo seen as getting political boost from gay marriage bill
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