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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Thou Shalt Not Write Bad Things About Obama — Drudge has a story about Obama getting off of Air Force One in Arizona, greeting Republican governor Jan Brewer, and immediately giving her a piece of his mind. Evidently our president did not appreciate something Brewer wrote about him.
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Scared Monkeys, Hot Air, Pirate's Cove and The Gateway Pundit
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Donovan Slack / The Politico:
Brewer?s tense exchange with Obama — It was a tense moment on the tarmac. — President Obama, alighting from the stairs of Air Force One in Phoenix this afternoon, was greeted by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who handed him an envelope and the two exchanged what appeared to be some heated sentiments.
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Obama, Ariz. governor in heated exchange — President Obama got into a verbal dust-up with the governor of Arizona Wednesday. — Republican Jan Brewer and Mr. Obama got into a finger-pointing conversation when the president arrived in Phoenix. — She says he was upset about the description …
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Associated Press and The Agonist
Carrie Budoff Brown / Arizona Republic:
Brewer, Obama exchange tense words over book, immigration at airport
Brewer, Obama exchange tense words over book, immigration at airport
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The Caucus, Mediaite, Joe. My. God., Michelle Malkin, Wizbang and The Crawdad Hole
Drudge Report:
OBAMA HAS HEATED ARGUMENT WITH AZ GOV
OBAMA HAS HEATED ARGUMENT WITH AZ GOV
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Ricochet Conversations Feed and Hot Air
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Brewer On Heated Argument With Obama: “He Was A Little Tense”
Brewer On Heated Argument With Obama: “He Was A Little Tense”
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Big Government, Don Surber and Campaign 2012
Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
Jan Brewer, Obama Face Off Over Book, Immigration Issues
Jan Brewer, Obama Face Off Over Book, Immigration Issues
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The Raw Story
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
On visit to Arizona, Obama and Gov. Brewer spar over her book
On visit to Arizona, Obama and Gov. Brewer spar over her book
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CNNMoney.com and CNN
A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Gingrich campaign admits error — (CNN) - Newt Gingrich's campaign admitted Wednesday night the former House speaker was inaccurate when he claimed his team offered several witnesses to ABC News to refute statements made by Gingrich's second wife in a controversial interview aired last week.
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GOP 12
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Dylan Byers / The Politico:
Gingrich admits ABC claim was false — After nearly a week on the defensive, CNN's John King reports tonight that Newt Gingrich's claim about offering witnesses to ABC News in his defense — to rebut the network's interview with his second wife, Marianne Gingrich — was not true.
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Gothamist, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Mediaite
Kevinliptak / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Dead heat in Florida ahead of debate
CNN/Time Poll: Dead heat in Florida ahead of debate
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Polls Suggest Gingrich's Support May Have Peaked — Polling released within the past 24 hours suggests that Mitt Romney may have stopped and possibly reversed Newt Gingrich's momentum before the Florida primary on Tuesday. — The FiveThirtyEight forecast model still projects Mr. Gingrich …
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msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: A turning point for Obama? — Are we seeing a turning point on the economy and for President Obama? ... It's a coin flip in Florida ... The candidates debate one last time before voters go to the polls there - what to watch for ... It's Vegas, baby, Vegas for Obama …
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Saint Petersblog, ABCNEWS, Taegan Goddard's …, Riptide 2.0 and GOP 12
Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
If GOP fight drags on, so could argument over Florida's delegates
If GOP fight drags on, so could argument over Florida's delegates
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US Politics, The Politico, msnbc.com, Big Government and Saint Petersblog
Paul Roderick Gregory / EconWorld:
Warren Buffett's Secretary Likely Makes Between $200,000 And $500,000/Year — Warren Buffett's secretary, Debbie Bosanek, served as a stage prop for President Obama's State of the Union speech. She was the president's chief display of the alleged unfairness of our tax system …
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Power Line, UrbanGrounds, COURAGE IN AMERICA, JustOneMinute, American Glob, Hot Air, Rush Limbaugh, The Gateway Pundit, TBogg and Weasel Zippers
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ABCNEWS:
Warren Buffett and His Secretary Talk Taxes
Warren Buffett and His Secretary Talk Taxes
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Broadside Books, NewsBusters.org blogs and ABCNEWS
Wall Street Journal:
Romney's Fair Share
Romney's Fair Share
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Jared Bernstein, JustOneMinute and The Politico
NBC's Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama benefits from growing economic optimism — The latest NBC/WSJ poll found Americans are becoming more optimistic about the state of the economy. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. — By NBC's Domenico Montanaro — Follow @DomenicoNBC — Americans are growing more optimistic …
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Salon.com, Reuters, Comments from Left Field and Hot Air
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Newt pledges moon base by second term — POLITICO's Ginger Gibson:
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Wonkette, Outside the Beltway, The Iowa Republican, News Desk, New York Magazine, US Politics, LewRockwell.com Blog and Gawker
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David Weigel / Slate:
Newt's Moon Speech: Not Actually Crazy
Newt's Moon Speech: Not Actually Crazy
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Politics, The PJ Tatler and Hot Air
Jeb Bush / Washington Post:
Four ways Republicans can win Hispanics back — Jeb Bush, a Republican, is co-chair of the Hispanic Leadership Network Conference and a former governor of Florida. — In the 15 states that are likely to decide who controls the White House and the Senate in 2013, Hispanic voters will represent the margin of victory.
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ABCNEWS, Saint Petersblog, Naked Politics and Reuters
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David Adams / Reuters:
Florida's Rubio a star, but an unlikely VP pick
Florida's Rubio a star, but an unlikely VP pick
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Hotline On Call and The Daily Caller
Investor's Business Daily:
36 Obama aides owe $833,000 in back taxes — Pete Souza / White House (Obama addresses his White House staff, file) — How embarrassing this must be for President Obama, whose major speech theme so far this campaign season has been that every single American, no matter how rich, should pay their “fair share” of taxes.
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Weasel Zippers, Moe_Lane's blog and Hot Air
New York Times:
The iEconomy: Apple's iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China — A staggering manufacturing system in China has made it possible for Apple and other companies to make devices almost as quickly as they can be dreamed up, but for workers, it can be dangerous.
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Gizmodo, Balloon Juice and Seeing the Forest, more at Techmeme »
Eric Pfeiffer / Associated Press:
Former President John Tyler's (1790-1862) grandchildren still alive — Former President John Tyler, born 221 years ago, still has two living grandchildren. The one-term president isn't a well-known historical figure; he's probably best remembered for helping to push through the annexation of Texas in 1845 …
Christy Hoppe / Dallas Morning News:
Perry's job approval plunges after failed presidential run, News poll shows — Gov. Rick Perry, campaigning last week at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Murrells Inlet, S.C., before he exited the presidential race, has seen his job approval rating plunge in Texas, according to a new poll.
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The Politico, Taegan Goddard's … and The Political Carnival
Ann Coulter:
RE-ELECT OBAMA: VOTE NEWT! — To talk with Gingrich supporters is to enter a world where words have no meaning. They denounce Mitt Romney as a candidate being pushed on them by “the Establishment” — with “the Establishment” defined as anyone who supports Romney or doesn't support Newt.
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American Spectator, HillBuzz.org, The Moderate Voice and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Alejandro Lazo / Los Angeles Times:
California calls $25-billion mortgage settlement ‘inadequate’ — California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris walked away from talks with the banks last year, saying not enough was being offered for California homeowners. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) — Calif. Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris' office …
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Hullabaloo, naked capitalism, The Political Carnival and The Big Picture