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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Bachmann won't take Fox host's apology — Via POLITICO's Jennifer Epstein, Michele Bachmann isn't accepting an apology from Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace for asking her yesterday, “Are you a flake?” — ABC News' Jon Karl, who's been getting face-time with Bachmann in Waterloo in advance …
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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 …
Matt Schneider / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace On Michele Bachmann's ‘Flake’ Question: 'I Messed Up, I'm Sorry'
Chris Wallace On Michele Bachmann's ‘Flake’ Question: 'I Messed Up, I'm Sorry'
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 Strikes Back At Jon Stewart: Hannity and O'Reilly's Viewers Better Informed Than Daily Show's
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Verum Serum
Los Angeles Times:
Bachmann's had her share of government aid
Bachmann's had her share of government aid
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Sky Dancing, PoliticusUSA, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, State of the Union and Associated Press
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Rep. Michele Bachmann Talks Earmarks, Obamacare and Gay Marriage; Sen. Kyl on Debt Talks
Rep. Michele Bachmann Talks Earmarks, Obamacare and Gay Marriage; Sen. Kyl on Debt Talks
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Los Angeles Times, Crooks and Liars and The Last Tradition
New York Times:
Gay Marriage: Where's Mr. Obama? — On Thursday night, when same-sex marriage in New York State was teetering on a razor's edge, President Obama had a perfect opportunity to show the results of his supposed evolution on gay marriage. — Unfortunately, he did not take it, keeping his own views in the shadows.
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Balloon Juice, AMERICAblog News, Hotline On Call, AMERICAblog Gay and LGBTQ Nation
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Michael Barbaro / City Room:
How the Same-Sex Marriage Deal Nearly Collapsed — Until the end, when 33 state senators had cast their votes on Friday night, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo privately feared that his bill to legalize same-sex marriage would fail. — A few days before, it nearly did.
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The Atlantic Online, Politics on the Hudson, Box Turtle Bulletin, New York Times and AmSpecBlog
Molly Peterson / Bloomberg:
Christie Says He's ‘Not a Fan’ of Gay Marriage After New York Passes Bill
Christie Says He's ‘Not a Fan’ of Gay Marriage After New York Passes Bill
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Runnin' Scared, alicublog and NewsBusters.org blogs
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Beyond New York, Gay Marriage Faces Hurdles
Beyond New York, Gay Marriage Faces Hurdles
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New York Magazine
John Leland / New York Times:
At Gay Pride Parade, Cuomo Is Center of Attention
At Gay Pride Parade, Cuomo Is Center of Attention
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New York Magazine
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Putting defense spending on the table — One of the many problems with the debt-reduction talks is the narrow scope of what Republicans consider acceptable. They are, or at least claim to be, desperate to cut spending and reduce the deficit in a hurry, but they're also quick to reject …
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
GOP compromise on debt: Cut military spending?
GOP compromise on debt: Cut military spending?
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ThinkProgress, The Nation, msnbc.com and Battleland
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
Congressional Week Ahead: Obama Enters Budget Talks
Congressional Week Ahead: Obama Enters Budget Talks
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Connecting.the.Dots
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.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Inside Nancy Pelosi's drive to win the House majority back for Democrats — View Photo Gallery — It has been almost six months since the California congresswoman relinquished the speakership of the House. Now, as minority leader, she is focused on winning back Democratic control.
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The New Republic, The Heritage Foundation, Taylor Marsh, Balloon Juice, Taegan Goddard's … and ThinkProgress
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Debt deal now up to the leaders
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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Runnin' Scared, No More Mister Nice Blog, Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine, TMZ.com, Gawker and Gothamist
New York Post:
LI man busted for ‘pretending’ to be soldier to get first-class upgrade — This GI Joe wannabe got a hero's welcome just by dressing the part. — A Long Island man was arrested for donning an Army uniform and brazenly posing as a soldier so he'd get bumped up to first class on a flight …
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Outside The Wire
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
In Response To Prosser Choking Allegations, Fox's Van Susteren Calls On Female Chief Justice To Resign — Over the weekend, the Wisconsin State Journal reported that Justice David Prosser “grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her chambers last week …
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Crooks and Liars, Law Blog and MinnPost
Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Perry's Predicament: Does He Have Time to Build a National Campaign? — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is still weeks away from a decision on joining the 2012 Republican presidential race, but his camp has already made some key decisions about how he would run if he does, according to his top political adviser.
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GOP 12
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Several States Forbid Abortion After 20 Weeks — Dozens of new restrictions passed by states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics. But a new kind of law has gone beyond such restrictions …
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The Mahablog, Daily Kos and Booman Tribune
CNN:
TSA stands by officers after pat-down of elderly woman in Florida — (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration stood by its security officers Sunday after a Florida woman complained that her cancer-stricken, 95-year-old mother was patted down and forced to remove her adult diaper while going through security.
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NY Daily News, Pajamas Media, Hot Air, Mediaite and This Just In
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
160 Million and Counting — In 1990, the economist Amartya Sen published an essay in The New York Review of Books with a bombshell title: “More Than 100 Million Women Are Missing.” His subject was the wildly off-kilter sex ratios in India, China and elsewhere in the developing world.
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Outside the Beltway and Lawyers, Guns & Money