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Michael Brendan Dougherty / Business Insider:
HOPE KILLS: Susan G Komen Foundation Would Rather Be Associated With A Handgun Than Planned Parenthood — Well, here's an interesting weapon! — The Susan G. Komen Foundation, which collects and distributes money for Breast Cancer research and prevention is in the news for withdrawing its …
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New York Times:
A Painful Betrayal — With its roster of corporate sponsors and the pink ribbons that lend a halo to almost any kind of product you can think of, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation has a longstanding reputation as a staunch protector of women's health.
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Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
After cutting ties with Planned Parenthood, Komen donations up 100 percent — In the wake of this week's announcement that Susan G. Komen for the Cure will no longer be awarding grants to Planned Parenthood, the breast cancer organization's donations have gone up 100 percent in the last two days.
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Why Did Komen Stop? Planned Parenthood Doesn't Do Mammograms — During a conference call with reporters this afternoon, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure CEO Nancy Brinker and President Elizabeth Thompson revealed the main reason why the Planned Parenthood abortion business lost its funding.
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Sarah Kliff / Washington Post:
Komen speaks on Planned Parenthood — I just got off a call with Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure CEO Nancy Brinker and President Elizabeth Thompson, in which the two officials spoke at length about the group's new policies that would bar the funding of Planned Parenthood. A few takeaways:
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Susan G. Komen Top Officials Resign As Backlash Gains Steam
Susan G. Komen Top Officials Resign As Backlash Gains Steam
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Mayor to Give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood
Mayor to Give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood
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JoNel Aleccia / msnbc.com:
Under fire, Komen CEO denies politics in Planned Parenthood cuts
Under fire, Komen CEO denies politics in Planned Parenthood cuts
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Campaign 2012 and Political Mojo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Breaking: Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision
Breaking: Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Why Did Susan G. Komen Pull the Plug on Planned Parenthood?
Why Did Susan G. Komen Pull the Plug on Planned Parenthood?
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Capital New York, Rod Dreher, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Scoop, TBogg and LifeNews.com
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney up big in Nevada — Mitt Romney is headed for a dominant victory in Nevada on Saturday. PPP finds him polling at 50% to 25% for Newt Gingrich, 15% for Ron Paul, and 8% for Rick Santorum. — Certainly in Nevada the Mormon vote will get a lot of attention and Romney leads Paul 78-14 …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Trump trap — Donald Trump will be endorsing Mitt Romney …
The Trump trap — Donald Trump will be endorsing Mitt Romney …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Egomaniacs R Us: Trump to pick Newt
Egomaniacs R Us: Trump to pick Newt
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Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Gingrich Camp Errs; Trump to Back Romney
Gingrich Camp Errs; Trump to Back Romney
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Team Obama shocked to learn Romney wants to win — Late Thursday night, as the political world was obsessing over fallout from Mitt Romney's “not concerned about the very poor” remarks, the Obama campaign was scandalized by something else Romney said in the wake of victory in Florida.
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Romney gaffes alarm GOP — Congressional Republicans are worried Mitt Romney's propensity for verbal gaffes will hurt him in the fall. — The former Massachusetts governor has had a series of foot-in-mouth moments that have set off alarm bells for the GOP and brought on gleeful attacks from Democrats.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / CBS News:
Conservative group Club for Growth hits Mitt Romney for minimum wage stance
Conservative group Club for Growth hits Mitt Romney for minimum wage stance
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Is Israel preparing to attack Iran? — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran militarily over the next few months.
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Israel Vice PM: Military strike can hit all of Iran's nuclear facilities
Israel Vice PM: Military strike can hit all of Iran's nuclear facilities
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Gareth Porter / INTER PRESS SERVICE:
Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War on Iran
Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War on Iran
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Informed Comment, Political Mojo and Mondoweiss
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Colbert v. the Court — Why, in the battle over Citizens United, the Supreme Court never had a chance. — The Supreme Court has always had its critics. Chief Justice John Marshall had to contend with the temper of President Andrew Jackson ("John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!").
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
S.E.C. Is Avoiding Tough Sanctions for Large Banks — WASHINGTON — Even as the Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its investigations of Wall Street in the last decade, the agency has repeatedly allowed the biggest firms to avoid punishments specifically meant to apply to fraud cases.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney: We Are The Only People Who Put Their Hand Over Our Hearts During The National Anthem He ran the Olympics, he should know better.
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Shuler to retire, faced tough 2012 race — Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will not run for reelection to the House, three sources with knowledge of his plans confirmed to The Hill. — One of the last remaining members of the Blue Dog Coalition, Shuler was hit by congressional redistricting …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Romney Isn't Concerned — If you're an American down on your luck, Mitt Romney has a message for you: He doesn't feel your pain. Earlier this week, Mr. Romney told a startled CNN interviewer, “I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.”
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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
The Man Behind Rick Santorum's Money: An Interview with Foster Friess — The man fueling Rick Santorum's presidential campaign is a Wyoming cowboy with a special interest in conservative cause who wears a tall, white hat and likes to call himself the “man atop the horse.” — He's also a billionaire.
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GOP 12
Zeke Miller / Politics:
Obama: I Pushed Dodd-Frank And Health Care Reform Because Of Christ — At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama grounds his controversial policies in the Bible. Tax hikes for rich “[coincide] with Jesus's teaching.” — Source: cache.daylife.com — President Barack Obama has been taking lumps …
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Dominique Browning / TIME Ideas:
How Soccer Moms Have Moved On — Our kids have grown up and our priorities have shifted. Here's what politicians need to know about the large cohort of moms they need to win over — A mere 15 years ago, I was a soccer mom. I lived in a suburb; my two sons attended public school …
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