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Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Romney, Santorum rip into one another at pivotal GOP debate — MESA, Ariz. — Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum ripped into one another at Wednesday night's GOP presidential debate in their last joint appearance before a chain of make-or-break contests. — Romney was helped out in his attacks …
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The Moderate Voice, ABCNEWS, Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, CNN and The Huffington Post
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Roger Simon / Politico:
Will GOP perp walk lead to White House? — I am sick to death of the media's scare tactics. — Which is why I nearly jumped out of my skin when CNN's John King said during Wednesday night's Republican debate, “One of these men could be president 11 months from now.” — It was enough to give one chills.
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Connecting.the.Dots, The Other McCain and CNN
Washington Examiner:
In Arizona, GOP debates end on low point — MESA, Ariz. — Rick Santorum suspects something is up between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Santorum had a tough night at the 20th, and likely last, Republican debate, held here at the Mesa Arts Center. He took a lot of attacks from Romney and a few from Paul …
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Taegan Goddard's …, Hot Air and Campaign 2012
New York Times:
Romney, Seeking Traction, Duels With Santorum — MESA, Ariz. — Mitt Romney challenged Rick Santorum's credentials as a fiscal conservative in a fiercely combative debate on Wednesday, trying to redefine Mr. Santorum as part of the problem in Washington and regain his footing in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Bloomberg, The Other McCain, Poliglot, Politico, Washington Post, American Spectator, Daily Kos, The Moderate Voice, CNN, The Caucus, The Page, Prairie Weather, Newsy and Advocate
Sara Murray / Washington Wire:
Recap: The CNN Republican Presidential Debate in Arizona — In what could be the final Republican debate, Mitt Romney delivered a sharp performance that could help his odds as he faces closer-than-anticipated contests in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday. … For Rick Santorum, the debate could hurt his front-runner status.
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2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, Reuters, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daily Beast and NPR
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
Santorum stumbles in Arizona debate
Santorum stumbles in Arizona debate
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Townhall.com, National Review, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Pundit & Pundette and Betsy's Page
Chuck Stokes / WXYZ-TV:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Santorum leads Romney in close Michigan Republican Presidential Primary race
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Santorum leads Romney in close Michigan Republican Presidential Primary race
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Washington Post
CBS News:
Santorum “homophobic,” former senator says
Santorum “homophobic,” former senator says
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Firedoglake, The Page and The Huffington Post
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging The Mesa Debate
Live-Blogging The Mesa Debate
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The Daily Beast, Taegan Goddard's …, Political Mojo and Balloon Juice
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama ties Romney with Arizona
Obama ties Romney with Arizona
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Mail Online, Balloon Juice, CNN, Guardian, HotAirPundit, Taegan Goddard's …, Washington Wire, Ballot Box and detroitnews.com
T.W. Farnam / Washington Post:
The Influence Industry: Romney's record with small donors shows enthusiasm gap
The Influence Industry: Romney's record with small donors shows enthusiasm gap
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Age of Engagement and The Atlantic Wire
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Romney and Paul successfully call Santorum's conservatism into question
Romney and Paul successfully call Santorum's conservatism into question
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Mail Online, Campaign Stops, Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav
CNN:
Polls indicate Romney on the rise in Arizona
Polls indicate Romney on the rise in Arizona
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Politico, ABCNEWS, Campaign 2012, Weasel Zippers, The Hill and Hot Air
ABCNEWS:
Haley Barbour Tells ABC News, 'Somebody Else Might Get In" — Could the battle for the Republican nomination go all the way to the Republican convention in August? Could we see an entirely new candidate getting into the race? — One long-time Republican leader tells ABC News the answer to both questions is yes.
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Campaign 2012, Hot Air, Weekly Standard and HotAirPundit
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Bush Appointee Finds DOMA Unconstitutional — Moments ago, Judge Jeffery White of the District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the Constitution's equal protection clause in a case brought by Karen Golinski.
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Advocate, San Diego Gay and Lesbian and Human Rights Campaign
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: DOMA's Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Judge Rules in Golinski Case
BREAKING: DOMA's Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Judge Rules in Golinski Case
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another court finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Another court finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
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americanthinker.com and Towleroad News #gay
DeSmogBlog:
Evaluation shows “Faked” Heartland Climate Strategy Memo is Authentic — A line-by-line evaluation of the Climate Strategy memo, which the Heartland Institute has repeatedly denounced as a “fake” shows no “obvious and gross misstatements of fact,” as Heartland has alleged.
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Donovan Slack / Politico:
No shovel for Obama — It was a rather odd sight: as an array of museum officials, including former first lady Laura Bush, took up shovels at the groundbreaking for the first national museum dedicated exclusively to African-American history and culture, the nation's first black president sat watching, no shovel in hand.
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Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, The Huffington Post and The Hill
Los Angeles Times:
‘Super PAC’ leaders profit from lack of oversight — Leaders of some of the new groups are taking advantage of the mammoth donations and the lack of oversight to write themselves big paychecks or hire their own companies. — Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his family have given millions …
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Politico and ThinkProgress
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Irin Carmon / Salon:
A pro-choice win in Virginia, assisted by “Saturday Night Live” — The Virginia governor backs off a forced-ultrasound bill in the face of pro-choice — and pop culture — outrage — Something incredible just happened. Faced with a growing national outcry against a bill forcing an ultrasound …
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com/hollywood:
SACHA BARON COHEN BANNED FROM OSCARS: EXCLUSIVE — BREAKING... EXCLUSIVE: The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has pulled actor Sacha Baron Cohen's tickets from the 84th Academy Awards. This means he is banned from attending the Oscars even though he is an Academy member …
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Sky Dancing, Mediaite, ThinkProgress and Atlas Shrugs
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Chris Christie: Obama Is Showing ‘Cowardice’ For Trying To Have It ‘Both Ways’ On Marriage Equality — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) accused President Obama of “cowardice” and trying to have it “both ways” on marriage equality during a contentious appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Thursday.
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Towleroad News #gay and Joe. My. God.
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
President Obama as an alien — They say that President Obama is a Muslim, but if he isn't, he's a secularist who is waging war on religion. On some days he's a Nazi, but on most others he's merely a socialist. His especially creative opponents see him as having a “Kenyan anti-colonial worldview …
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Newt: Media never asked Obama about ‘infanticide’ - except it did (UPDATE: Or did it?) — Surprise! Newt Gingrich is attacking the press. — Coming out of the debate's first break, CNN moderator John King read off a question: What are the candidates' views on contraception?
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NewsBusters.org
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Scott Ritter's Other War — On a February afternoon in 2009, Ryan Venneman, one of only five full-time police officers in tiny Barrett Township, Pa., decided to spend some time hunting for sexual predators online. Venneman entered a Yahoo chat room, where the minimum legal age is supposed be 18 …
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Daniel W. Drezner and Hullabaloo
The White House:
Statement by the President — In my State of the Union, I laid out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last — where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. That includes a tax code that rewards companies who invest and create jobs in the United States of America.
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New York Times and American Spectator
James Barron / New York Times:
Recalling Her Determined Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria — Marie Colvin got into Yale University the way she would later get into foreign countries, with grit and determination. — After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, from January of her junior year …
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NOH8 Campaign:
CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT: #NOH8OnTheHill — Last week, we announced NOH8 Co-Founders Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley would be hosting a special photo shoot in Washington, D.C. for any and all Members of Congress in the US Senate and House of Representatives who were willing to show their support …