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Senate Democrats Say Obama ‘Reinforced’ His Stance on Contraception Mandate at Democratic Retreat — President Obama “reinforced” his stance on the controversial contraception mandate while speaking at the Democrats' annual retreat at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. today, Senate Democrats said.
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Obama mandate on birth control coverage stirs controversy — WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders and Republican presidential candidates joined Catholic religious groups on Wednesday in denouncing the Obama administration's mandate requiring health insurers to offer birth control coverage, but the White House stood its ground.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Report: White House to offer 10 states waivers on No Child Left Behind — President Obama on Thursday will offer waivers to 10 states that applied for exclusion from some aspects of the No Child Left Behind Law, according to a report in The Associated Press that cited an anonymous White House official.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama administration struggles to contain uproar over birth-control rule
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Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Boehner Threatens Legislative Action If Obama Does …
Ben Pershing / Washington Post:
Tim Kaine splits with Obama on birth control rule for religious groups
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New York Times:
Foster Friess, a Santorum Supporter With Deep Pockets — Mitt Romney and Foster Friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes, were walking out of an event together a few months ago when Mr. Friess broke the news: After backing Mr. Romney for president four years ago, he was getting behind Rick Santorum this time around.
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Wall Street Journal:
Where's the Rest of Them? — Santorum's rise, Romney's weakness, and the GOP coalition. — Rick Santorum did his second Lazarus act on Tuesday with his triple victory in two Midwest states and Colorado, interrupting Mitt Romney's media coronation. The question now is whether the Pennsylvanian can …
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CNN:
Santorum talks faith with Texas pastors
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
The Rick Santorum boomlet presents an interesting conundrum …
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Washington Examiner, CNN, The Daily Beast, GOP 12 and Hot Air
Mj Lee / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh mocks GOP establishment
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CNN:
Bachmann: Santorum win a ‘shot across the bow’
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Politico, The Last Tradition, The Hill and Ballot Box
New York Times:
States Negotiate $26 Billion Deal for Homeowners — After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to nearly two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
49-State Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Will Be Finalized Today — Forty-nine states, every one but Oklahoma, as well as federal regulators will participate in a foreclosure fraud settlement that will release the five biggest banks (Wells Fargo, Citi, Ally/GMAC, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America) …
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Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
Return of the Culture Wars: Can Mitt Romney Win Conservative Backing? — The resurgence of social and cultural issues in voters' minds poses new challenges for GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney as he reels from surprising losses Tuesday to conservative favorite Rick Santorum.
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New York Post:
Romney's new test — Newt Gingrich's surprise victory in South Carolina a few weeks ago forced Mitt Romney to show he could get tough in Florida. Now Rick Santorum's stunning sweep of three contests on Tuesday night should force Romney to do something far more difficult: transform himself into a leader who can energize his party.
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The Page
Jim Vandehei / Reuters:
The political transformation of Barack Obama — There are two indisputable facts about politics. — The first is that every modern president in the fourth year of his presidency resorts to the cheap political stunts, broken promises and truth-fudging it takes to win reelection in what has been and will be a 50-50 nation.
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Grassley: House GOP doing Wall Street's bidding on STOCK Act
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BBC:
Greece bailout: Coalition fails to agree cuts — The party leaders only received the text of the draft proposals on Wednesday morning — Greek PM Lucas Papademos has failed to secure the support of his coalition for a raft of new austerity measures, after more than seven hours of talks.
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Carol E. Lee / Washington Wire:
Michelle Obama Targets Obesity in Military — First Lady Michelle Obama leaves Thursday for a three-day, four-state tour to mark the second anniversary of her “Let's Move!” initiative to get Americans to eat healthier and be more physically fit. … The trip is a mix of events and announcements …
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Truth Wins Out:
Truth Wins Out to Slam Newt Gingrich for Hypocrisy on Marriage Equality in Thursday Roll Call Ad — Contact: Wayne Besen, Executive Director — WASHINGTON - Truth Wins Out is placing a provocative full-page ad in the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call on Thursday admonishing Newt Gingrich …
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Good As You, Towleroad News #gay and Joe. My. God.
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Laurel Ramseyer / Firedoglake:
Washington Legislature Is First in the Nation to Reverse its DOMA Mistake and Pass a Marriage Equality Bill
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Poliglot, Washington Blade and Justia
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Repulsive progressive hypocrisy — A new poll shows deep support among liberals for the very Bush/Cheney policies they once pretended to despise — During the Bush years, Guantanamo was the core symbol of right-wing radicalism and what was back then referred to as the …
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Hot Air, Don Surber, Truthdig, Oliver Willis, Instapundit, Washington Post, emptywheel and Political Mojo
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Damian Carrington / Guardian:
The Himalayas and nearby peaks have lost no ice in past 10 years, study shows — Meltwater from Asia's peaks is much less than previously estimated, but lead scientist says the loss of ice caps and glaciers around the world remains a serious concern — • Live Q&A: What does the Himalaya glacier study mean for climate change?
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Mitch McConnell to assail ‘liberal thugs’ — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to launch a fierce attack on the Obama administration and congressional Democrats, calling out “liberal thugs” for intimidating their opponents in the name of political expediency.
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Washington Monthly and The Last Tradition
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Pol ‘Tebows’ after bill Ok'd — Virginia Del. Robert Bell celebrated his bill passing the state House on Wednesday by taking a knee and Tebowing. — The legislation — dubbed the “Tebow bill” for the Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow — would allow the state's homeschooled students …
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