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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Big Day for Santorum? — Rick Santorum could be headed for a big day in today's contests in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri. Missouri looks like a probable win for Santorum. He's at 45% there to 32% for Mitt Romney and 19% for Paul. Minnesota provides an opportunity for a win as well.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Influential conservative blogger endorses ‘sweet meteor of death’ in GOP primary — Influential conservative blogger Erick Erickson said he would endorse the “sweet meteor of death” over any of the current GOP candidates, but would back the party's eventual nominee in the general election against President Obama.
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Politico:
5 things to watch Tuesday — Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri all hold contests Tuesday, making it the first day of the 2012 campaign that multiple states deliver a verdict. — While Mitt Romney appears to be in solid shape in Colorado, Rick Santorum is gathering momentum in the latter …
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Jim Messina / Barack Obama:
We Will Not Play by Two Sets of Rules — In 2010, the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case opened the door to a new wave of so-called Super PACs—non-candidate political committees that can receive and spend unlimited money from special interests.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Obama embraces the super PAC — President Barack Obama — in an act of hypocrisy or necessity, depending on the beholder — has reversed course and is now blessing the efforts of a sputtering super PAC, Priorities USA Action, organized to fight GOP dark-money attacks.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama backs act limiting spending — Just as President Barack Obama gave the green light Monday to ramp up fundraising for a Super PAC supporting his re-election bid, he also gave conditional approval to a constitutional amendment that would beef up Congress's ability to control the flow of money into politics.
Marjorie Clifton / The Huffington Post:
Birth Control and Why the Catholic Church Needs to Inform Its Own Conscience — I am the product of 14 years of Catholic school and am a practicing Catholic, actively involved in the church all of my life. As a woman with a career in politics and women's leadership, I have quietly worked within …
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CBS New York:
Catholic League Poised To Go To War With Obama Over Mandatory Birth Control Payments — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Catholic leaders upped the ante Monday, threatening to challenge the Obama administration over a provision of the new health care law that would require all employers …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
White House, Surrogates Push Back on Catholic Bishop Uproar Over Contraception
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Sorourke / nation.foxnews.com:
Clint Eastwood: ‘I am Certainly Not Affiliated with Mr. Obama’ — FoxNation.com — Following the fall out over the controversial Chrysler Super Bowl halftime ad, Clint Eastwood spoke exclusively with O'Reilly Factor producer Ron Mitchell... Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod tweeted his support for the ad last night.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Karl Rove ‘offended’ by Clint Eastwood's Chrysler ad
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Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Major Obama Donors Tied to Fugitive Who Fled to Mexico — Two American brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States and has been seeking a pardon enabling him to return have emerged as major fund-raisers and donors for President Obama's re-election campaign.
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James Joyner / Outside the Beltway:
David Frum Eviscerates Charles Murray's Latest Book — David Frum begins a withering review for The Daily Beast, “Charles Murray's Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 is an important book that will have large influence. It is unfortunately not a good book.”
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The Moderate Voice
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Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
DocX Faces Foreclosure Fraud Charges in Missouri — One of the largest companies that provided home foreclosure services to lenders across the nation, DocX, has been indicted on forgery charges by a Missouri grand jury — one of the few criminal actions to follow reports of widespread improprieties against homeowners.
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TBogg:
It's All Over But For The Severance Package and Non-Disclosure Agreement — Looks like Karen Handel will be packing up her desk (novelty coffee mug, Jesus riding a dinosaur Precious Moments statue, stolen office supplies emblazoned with pink ribbons) because a job may be opening at the Komen Foundation very soon.
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Suburban Guerrilla
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Erin Gloria Ryan / Jezebel:
Komen Posts Job Listing for Position That Looks Suspiciously Like Karen Handel's [Disgrace For The Cure]
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Balloon Juice, Angry Black Lady Chronicles and TBogg
Patrick Temple-West / Reuters:
FBI warns of threat from anti-government extremists — (Reuters) - Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the United States, the FBI warned on Monday. — These extremists, sometimes known as “sovereign citizens …
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Washington Post:
Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties — (Video by Ben de la Cruz and David S. Fallis/Motion graphic by Sohail al-Jamea/The Washington Post) — AU.S. senator from Alabama directed more than $100 million in federal earmarks to renovate downtown Tuscaloosa near …
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
This Is So Classy: ‘Yellow Girl’ — Thanks to TPM for a tip to what you see if you examine the HTML code* of the Pete Hoekstra / Fred Davis “we take your jobs” video. — The image of the “Chinese” girl in the video, who speaks American-accented English, is labelled as ... well, see for yourself:
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Talking Points Memo, News Desk, Balloon Juice and Politico
Reuters:
Court to rule on California gay marriage ban — (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court is set to rule on Tuesday whether California's ban on gay marriage is constitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. — California joined the vast majority …
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Lawrence Hurley / eenews.net:
SUPREME COURT: — Judges already citing Wal-Mart ruling in environmental cases
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Law Blog and SCOTUSblog
Prashant Gopal / Bloomberg:
Banks Paying Cash to Homeowners to Avoid Foreclosures — Banks, accelerating efforts to move troubled mortgages off their books, are offering as much as $35,000 or more in cash to delinquent homeowners to sell their properties for less than they owe. — Lenders have routinely delayed …
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Eschaton and Calculated Risk
Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Why Missouri Is Holding a ‘Meaningless’ Primary — Thanks to in-state political disputes and a slow-moving legislature, today's Missouri presidential primary has been reduced to an afterthought. — Most presidential candidates have ignored the contest, which will not affect any of the state's 52 GOP delegates.
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Graeme Wilson / Politics - The Sun:
Al-Qaeda bid for Brit girl bombers — Extremist websites lure angels of death, MPs warn — AL-QAEDA is trying to recruit WOMEN to carry out suicide bombings in the UK, MPs warn today. — It is using extremist websites to radicalise the angels of death, says their chilling report.
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Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Archbishop to U.S. Troops: Obamacare Reg ‘Is a Blow to a Freedom...for Which You Have Seen Your Buddies Fall in Battle’ — (CNSNews.com) - Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, wrote a letter to be read at all Sunday Masses …
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Gingrich interrupted by gay rights protestors — BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Newt Gingrich's final event of the day on Monday was interrupted by two protestors who stood up and accused the former House speaker of discriminating against gays and lesbians. — “Hey Newt, why do you support discrimination …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Bachmann: ‘I was the perfect candidate’ — Rep. Michele Bachmann thinks that America missed its opportunity with “the perfect candidate.” — The Minnesota congresswoman was asked by Bloomberg TV's Al Hunt which of the remaining candidates was the most conservative during an interview Friday …
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