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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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Pirate's Cove, Scared Monkeys, Hot Air 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.
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
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, Michelle Malkin, Joe. My. God., Wizbang and The Crawdad Hole
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
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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Associated Press, Saint Petersblog, ABCNEWS and Riptide 2.0
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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 …
Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Gingrich yanks attack ad on Romney after Sen. Rubio says it's unfair
Gingrich yanks attack ad on Romney after Sen. Rubio says it's unfair
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Mediaite
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
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, Hot Air and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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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
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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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, TBogg, The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
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ABCNEWS:
Warren Buffett and His Secretary Talk Taxes — ABC News' Seniboye Tienabeso reports: — In a week when taxes and tax returns have dominated the headlines, billionaire investor Warren Buffett jumped back into the political debate and showed his returns exclusively to ABC News' Bianna Golodryga …
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The Atlantic Online, Broadside Books, NewsBusters.org blogs and ABCNEWS
Wall Street Journal:
Economy Gives Obama a Lift — Mitt Romney mounted a fresh attack on President Barack Obama's stewardship of the economy Wednesday, while a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll raised caution signs for Mr. Romney's strategy of putting the economy at the center of his campaign.
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American Prospect, Daily Kos, Saint Petersblog and Taegan Goddard's …
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NBC's Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama benefits from growing economic optimism
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama benefits from growing economic optimism
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Salon.com, Reuters, Comments from Left Field and Hot Air
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
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 …
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National Review
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
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Disclose Act: Super PAC Transparency Legislation To Be Introduced By House Democrats … Elections 2010 , Campaign Finance Reform , Chris Van Hollen , DISCLOSE Act , Politics News , Dccc , Disclose Act House , Disclose Act Karl Rove , Disclose Act Van Hollen , Super Pac , Super Pacs Disclose , Politics News
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Firedoglake, ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
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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 »
David Adams / Reuters:
Florida's Rubio a star, but an unlikely VP pick — (Reuters) - He could be the Republican vice presidential candidate from central casting: telegenic, Hispanic and a fiscal conservative who has been embraced by the Tea Party. — That is why Florida Senator Marco Rubio …
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Hotline On Call and The Daily Caller
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Jeb Bush / Washington Post:
Four ways Republicans can win Hispanics back
Four ways Republicans can win Hispanics back
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ABCNEWS, Saint Petersblog, Naked Politics and Reuters
Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National:
Barack Obama: “In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005." — Have private-sector jobs grown by 3 million in 22 months, with the best annual totals since 2005? — EDITOR'S NOTE: Our original Half True rating …
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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Taegan Goddard's …, The Politico and The Political Carnival
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
IED attacks in Afghanistan set record — Attacks with makeshift bombs hit a record high of more than 16,000 in Afghanistan in the past year, and the increasing harm they cause to Afghan civilians indicates insurgents may lack strong leadership, military officials say.
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