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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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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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ABCNEWS, Campaign 2012, CNN and Connecting.the.Dots
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
Santorum stumbles in Arizona debate — None of the candidates really shined in tonight's Republican debate, but Rick Santorum, in his first debate as a co-frontrunner, badly stumbled. So by default, that helps Mitt Romney. — From the get go and throughout the debate …
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Human Events, Townhall.com, National Review, Riehl World View, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Pundit & Pundette and Betsy's Page
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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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Five things we learned from Wednesday's debate — Mesa, Arizona (CNN) — The four GOP presidential candidates had one last chance to state their case in front of the nation before Tuesday's primaries in Arizona and Michigan. Did one candidate stand out from the rest?
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ABCNEWS and Taegan Goddard's …
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.
2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Five Ways Rick Santorum Blew It in Arizona
TPM2012 — Five Ways Rick Santorum Blew It in Arizona
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The Raw Story, Washington Wire, Pundit & Pundette, Balloon Juice and Hot Air
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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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging The Mesa Debate
Live-Blogging The Mesa Debate
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The Daily Beast, Political Mojo, Taegan Goddard's … and Balloon Juice
Politico:
GOP fears rise over 2012 tone, message — MESA, Ariz. — In 2008, after Republicans were routed in the presidential and congressional elections, there was widespread consensus within elite GOP circles about the party's structural problems: The Republican voter base was too old, too white …
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Huntsman: 'I'm not a surrogate for anybody' — Jon Huntsman, speaking about the state of the race on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” today, said that “given the lay of the land today” Mitt Romney would be his choice for president, but that he's “not a surrogate for anybody.”
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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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JustOneMinute, Jill Stanek, his vorpal sword and NewsBusters.org
CBS News:
2 U.S. troops killed in Koran backlash — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — Afghanistan, Ten Years Later — (CBS News) Updated at 10:10 a.m. Eastern. — Two U.S. troops have been shot to death and four more wounded by an Afghan solider who turned his gun on his allies in apparent anger …
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Outside the Beltway and Taylor Marsh
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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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UrbanGrounds, Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, The Huffington Post and The Hill
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Unplanned Parenthood — Illegitimacy and the liberal elite. — (Best of the tube tonight: We'll appear on Fox Business's “Lou Dobbs Tonight.” The program starts at 7 p.m. ET, with our panel around 7:40.) — Social issues are so fascinating for the same reason debates over them are so often dull …
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Don Surber, Prairie Weather and New York Times
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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ThinkProgress and Politico
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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.
Ari Shavit / Haaretz:
If Israel strikes Iran, it'll be because Obama didn't stop it — While our prime minister won't say so out loud, he is deeply scornful of his predecessors for spending so much time on the Palestinian issue while neglecting the Iranian issue. — Get Haaretz on iPhone — Get Haaretz on Android
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Israel Matzav and Outside the Beltway
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 …
Jim McElhatton / Washington Times:
Bonuses given after raises at Solyndra — Worker incentive paid during bankruptcy — WILMINGTON, Del. — Several of the nearly two dozen employees at bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra LLC who were approved for bonuses Wednesday had months earlier received pay raises as high as 70 percent …
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Michelle Malkin, The Lonely Conservative and Campaign 2012
Eva / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect — [UPDATE 2/22/2012] It is important to note that disabling Web History in your Google account will not prevent Google from gathering and storing this information and using it for internal purposes.
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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, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, ThinkProgress and Atlas Shrugs
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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JIMROMENESKO.COM, Politico, Sky Dancing, News Desk and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Rob Koebel / Local:
Rep. Joel Kleefisch allegedly caught voting for absent member — MADISON- The I-Team confronts a state representative after he's caught breaking a rule and that state representative was caught on tape! — The issue is caught on, what appears to be, cell phone video.
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The Raw Story and Taegan Goddard's …
Tim Mak / Politico:
Warren Buffett: I'm ‘delighted’ about Buffett rule — Billionnaire investor Warren Buffet said in a letter Wednesday that he was “delighted” to support legislation to implement the “Buffett Rule,” which would ensure that those making over $1 million annually pay at least a 30 percent effective tax rate.
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Weasel Zippers, Wake up America and Wonkette
CNN:
CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL — Full Transcript of CNN ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, 20:00-22:00 — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: The presidential race has been won by Governor Ronald Reagan of California.
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Daily Mail:
Click to rate Rating (0) — I work at a hospital ER and these moochers are taking over. No money to pay but they've got Smart Phones, manicured nails, expensive hair weaves but are on Medicaid. There are also those who are taking advantage of Medicaid for their elderly loved ones …
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 …
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Reason:
GM's Profits Don't Mean Taxpayers Will Be Off the Hook — The company's cash cushion might go to unions, not investors. — Three years after being rescued by a taxpayer bailout, General Motors recently announced some rather ambitious profit targets for 2012.
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americanthinker.com
Ben Smith / Politico:
A secret history of the 2008 campaign — Modern political conventions are notoriously stage-managed events, scripted, vetted and produced for television. But on Aug. 27, 2008, the climactic scene nearly went horribly awry. — According to a careful plan negotiated between the Clinton …
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Taegan Goddard's …