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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Specter scoffs at Santorum's endorsement claim — Former Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter said Thursday that Rick Santorum got his facts wrong when he said that he endorsed Specter only after securing a promise that Specter would support GOP Supreme Court nominees.
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Zeke Miller / Politics:
Romney Goes In For The Kill On Santorum — “He said he was taking one for the team — I wonder which team he was taking it for.” — (Getty Images / Ethan Miller) — PHOENIX, Arizona—Mitt Romney stepped up his attacks on Rick Santorum after the former Pennsylvania senator's stumbles …
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Daily Kos
Politico:
Democrats: Is Rick Santorum for real? — Last week, the Obama campaign made what seemed, on its surface, like a startling announcement: They were steering some of their opposition researchers, who had been mostly trained on Mitt Romney, to a rocketing Rick Santorum.
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CNN and Political Insider
Toby Harnden / Mail Online:
Santorum campaign suggests Mitt Romney may have done deal to make Ron Paul his running mate
Santorum campaign suggests Mitt Romney may have done deal to make Ron Paul his running mate
Rick Santorum / CNN:
Romney: ‘I wonder which team Santorum was taking it for’
Romney: ‘I wonder which team Santorum was taking it for’
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ABCNEWS, Swampland, The PJ Tatler, Don Surber and Politico
Gene J. Puskar / ABCNEWS:
Arlen Specter: ‘Leave Me Out of It’
Arlen Specter: ‘Leave Me Out of It’
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Mediaite
CNN:
New Poll: All tied up in Michigan
New Poll: All tied up in Michigan
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Politico, Nice Deb, The Week, The Moderate Voice and Wake up America
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: Marco Rubio's Mormon Roots — As a child, he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ticket balancing is a great tradition, and this could affect Romney's Vice Presidential calculation. — Do Rubio's Mormon roots complicate the Republican's electable dream ticket?
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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Three things you didn't know about Marco Rubio
Three things you didn't know about Marco Rubio
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News Desk, Washington Monthly and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Jim R. Bounds / ABCNEWS:
Rielle Hunter Settles John Edwards Sex Tape Suit — The long-running court battle over a sexually explicit videotape featuring former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his mistress, Rielle Hunter, has been settled out of court today and all copies of the tape will be destroyed, ABC News has learned.
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The Raw Story and Sister Toldjah
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Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
Obama: Use ‘algae’ as substitute for oil — President Obama admitted today that he does not have a “silver bullet” solution for skyrocketing gas prices, but he proposed alternative energy sources such as “a plant-like substance, algae” as a way of cutting dependence on oil by 17 percent.
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Hot Air, Houston Chronicle, Wizbang, Pirate's Cove, Weasel Zippers, HotAirPundit and The Lonely Conservative
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
As Gas Prices Surge, Obama Defends His Energy Policy
As Gas Prices Surge, Obama Defends His Energy Policy
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Wizbang
Ben Geman / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman slams GOP on energy ahead of Obama speech
DNC chairwoman slams GOP on energy ahead of Obama speech
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CNN, Weasel Zippers, Politico, Michelle Malkin and The Gateway Pundit
Dave Stopera / BuzzFeed:
Jason Alexander Responds To Mitt Romney's George Costanza Misquote — Ryan Alexander Jenkins [Second Update] Is a Person of Interest to the Police! Megan Wants A Millionaire contestant Ryan Alexander Jenkins is being sought for questioning about the murder of Jasmine Fiore.
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Scott Lamb / BuzzFeed:
Romney Misquotes George Costanza — In his opening remarks at the Arizona debate, Mitt Romney stepped on his own applause and tried to throw in a Seinfeld reference for cover. Unfortunately, he got the quote and the speaker wrong. — Source: youtube.com — Romney, tonight at the Arizona debate (one he's used before:
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Mediaite, Politics, Gothamist, Liberal Values, The Moderate Voice, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Politico and Wilshire & Washington
Detroit Free Press:
Poll graphic: Who would you vote for in Republican primary? | Poll graphic: What do you think of Romney, Santorum TV ads? | Poll graphic: How satisfied are you with the choices? — After jumping out to an improbable lead in Michigan a week ago following a sweep in three western states …
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Gallup, Ballot Box, Firedoglake, Hot Air and Marist Poll
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Female Witness Hits Back At Issa: 'I'm A Woman Who Uses Contraception, That Makes Me Qualified' To Testify — Democrats on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a special hearing Thursday morning in response to the GOP's decision to prevent women from testifying in support …
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msnbc.com and The Raw Story
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Pelosi hits GOP at contraception hearing
Pelosi hits GOP at contraception hearing
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CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Annie Linskey / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland Senate passes gay marriage bill — O'Malley will sign, but voters likely will have the last say — The Maryland Senate approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Thursday night, sending the Civil Marriage Protection Act to Gov. Martin O'Malley for his signature.
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msnbc.com, Daily Kos and Shakesville
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Same-sex marriage bill approved by Maryland Senate
Same-sex marriage bill approved by Maryland Senate
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Portland Press-Herald, Hot Air, Mediaite, ACS Blog and Paper Chase
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
New York Times Columnist Mocks Romney's ‘Magic Underwear’ — I hope you're proud. — Mr. Blow may attempt to delete that Tweet, but it can, for now, be found here. Of course, this is the Internet. Nothing ever goes away completely. — One of your columnists responds to a comment he does not like …
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JustOneMinute, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Big Journalism and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama tells Univision he'll be in White House ‘another five years’ — President Obama declared Monday that his presidency “is not over” and that he'll be occupying the White House for another five years. — In an interview with Univision, a seemingly confident Obama said he'll …
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Hot Air, Verum Serum, Politico, The Other McCain, Fausta's Blog and The Daily Caller
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Jared A. Favole / Washington Wire:
Obama to Hispanics: 'I've Got Another 5 Years' to Fix Immigration
Obama to Hispanics: 'I've Got Another 5 Years' to Fix Immigration
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
Females on Campaign Trail Go For Sexpot Look — Forget about SexyTwitPics. Washington has its own crop of would-be sexy females on the loose. And an unusual trend is developing among campaign and White House reporters of the XX persuasion. They're using provocative …
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Guardian and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — GOP Rep: I'd Have To Personally Kill Some Senators To Get The Ryan Budget Passed (AUDIO) — Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) sent TPM a public apology Thursday after we obtained audio of the five-term Republican telling constituents at a town hall this week that he'd have to personally shoot members …
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The Hill, Mediaite, Wonkette, ThinkProgress, The Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Pro-Romney group's new ad says he saved a teen girl — Restore Our Future, the super-PAC support backing Mitt Romney, is out with a personal new ad featuring one of Romney's former business partners crediting him for saving his teenage daughter after she disappeared.
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Peter H. Stone / The Huffington Post:
Top fundraiser for Romney super PAC gets a $1.9 million payday
Top fundraiser for Romney super PAC gets a $1.9 million payday
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Los Angeles Times
Mj Lee / Politico:
Allen West fills Hummer, blames Obama — Rep. Allen West says he is not happy that he had to spend $70 this week to fill up the gas tank of his Hummer, and he's directing his anger at President Barack Obama. — “People have asked me before is there any area where I could praise President Obama?
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BuzzFeed and The Maddow Blog
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Susan G. Komen Hires Consulting Firm To Assess Damage To Reputation … Komen Planned Parenthood , Politics News — After Susan G. Komen for the Cure's controversial decision several weeks ago to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, and the subsequent reversal of that decision …
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Firedoglake
Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:
Right-Wing Media Group Pledges To Strip Birth Control Out Of Health Plan After Providing It For Years — Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) has offered an amendment that would allow employers to deny coverage of health services to their employees on the basis of their personal moral objections.
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Hullabaloo and The Jane Dough
Steven Kurutz / New York Times:
The Freedom, and Perils, of Living Alone — IF there is any doubt that we're living in the age of the individual, a look at the housing data confirms it. For millenniums, people have huddled together, in caves, in mud huts, in split-levels and Cape Cods. But these days, 1 …
Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Near Mine Sites — It was the two-headed baby trout that got everyone's attention. — Photographs of variously mutated brown trout were relegated to an appendix of a scientific study commissioned by the J. R. Simplot Company, whose mining operations have polluted nearby creeks in southern Idaho.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and BuzzFeed
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
TX GOP Senate Candidate Craig James Claims That Being Gay Is A Choice That Will Be Punished By God — Texas Republican senate candidates Craig James, a former NFL player, and Ted Cruz went after former Dallas mayor Tom Leppert (R) for marching in a gay pride parade during a debate yesterday …
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KERA News, Dallas Voice and SBNation.com
American Atheists / Opposing Views:
Muslim Admits to Attacking Atheist; Muslim Judge Dismisses Case — The Pennsylvania State Director of American Atheists, Inc., Mr. Ernest Perce V., was assaulted by a Muslim while participating in a Halloween parade. Along with a Zombie Pope, Ernest was costumed as Zombie Muhammad.
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Atlas Shrugs, iOwnTheWorld.com, Weasel Zippers, The Jawa Report and Jihad Watch