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Susan Page / USA Today:
Swing states poll: Health care law hurts Obama in 2012 — WASHINGTON - The health care overhaul that President Obama intended to be the signature achievement of his first term instead has become a significant problem in his bid for a second one, uniting Republicans in opposition and eroding his standing among independents.
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Rick Santorum / Wall Street Journal:
My Economic Freedom Agenda — We need bold tax reform, but Mitt Romney wants to tinker at the margins. — America's budget process is broken. Our economy and American families are struggling, and the country needs bold reforms and major restructuring, not tinkering at the margins.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Battleground Poll: GOP president's race takes toll, Obama inches up — A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll reveals the prolonged nominating battle is taking a toll on the GOP candidates and finds the president's standing significantly improved from late last year.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Divided on Repeal of 2010 Healthcare Law — Majority of Republicans strongly favor repeal if a Republican is elected president — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans divide evenly when asked if they favor (47%) or oppose (44%) a Republican president's repealing the 2010 healthcare law if elected this November.
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Quinnipiac University:
Men, Conservatives Push Santorm To 7-Pt. Ohio Lead, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; 45% Of GOP Voters Might Change Their Mind — With strong support from men and conservatives, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum leads the Ohio GOP presidential field with 36 percent of likely Republican primary voters …
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Rick Santorum / CNN:
TRENDING: Santorum adviser on Michigan: ‘We have already won’ — Detroit (CNN) - A senior adviser to Rick Santorum is downplaying the latest trend in Michigan polling, which shows Mitt Romney creeping back to a narrow lead ahead of Tuesday's closely watched Republican primary.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney headed for an Arizona rout — Mitt Romney is headed for an overwhelming victory in Arizona's primary on Tuesday. He's at 43% to 26% for Rick Santorum, 18% for Newt Gingrich, and 11% for Ron Paul. — You can make a fair argument that Romney's already won the Arizona primary.
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Warren Buffett: ‘It Is A Myth’ That U.S. Corporate Taxes Are High
Warren Buffett: ‘It Is A Myth’ That U.S. Corporate Taxes Are High
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum adviser says Romney will be hurt even if Santorum loses Michigan
Santorum adviser says Romney will be hurt even if Santorum loses Michigan
John Horton / Metro:
1 student killed, several hurt in shooting at Chardon High School; suspect in custody — One student died after the shooting this morning at Chardon High School, police said. — Police are not releasing names. But Junior Nate Mueller, who said his ear was grazed by a bullet, identified the shooter as T. J. Lane.
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Ted Achladis / FOX8.com:
CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING: Family of Deceased Student ‘Shocked’
CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING: Family of Deceased Student ‘Shocked’
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Connor Kiesel / WEWS-TV:
Police: 1 dead, 4 injured, gunman in custody in Chardon High School shooting
Police: 1 dead, 4 injured, gunman in custody in Chardon High School shooting
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Washington Post:
Bob Kerrey changes his mind, will run for Senate, source says — Former senator Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) has changed his mind and plans to run for the open Senate seat in Nebraska, according to a senior Democratic aide. — The aide said Kerrey has called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to inform him of his plans.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
2012 or Never — Republicans are worried this election could be their last chance to stop history. This is fear talking. But not paranoia. — Of the various expressions of right-wing hysteria that have flowered over the past three years—goldbuggery, birtherism, death panels at home …
Sarah B. Boxer / CBS News:
Romney: Not a NASCAR fan, but friends are owners — Mitt Romney went to the races today, and instead of putting his pedal to the metal, seems to have put his foot in his mouth. — Asked by a reporter from the Associated Press about whether or not he follows NASCAR, Romney reportedly responded …
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Sarah B. Boxer / CBS News:
Romney: I have friends who own NASCAR teams
Romney: I have friends who own NASCAR teams
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Why Are People So Averse To Jury Duty? … - Why Has the Syrian Uprising Been Such a Dud on Facebook and Twitter? - Finally, New Laws That Give Nannies and Maids Real Legal Rights - The Best Acceptance Speech From Last Night's Oscars - Cash Is Inconvenient, Dirty, and Covered With Germs.
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Dan Hinkel / Chicago Tribune:
Louis Farrakhan warns of racial hatred that could lead to attempts to kill President Obama — Nation of Islam leader in Chicago to speak at annual event — In a fiery lecture to thousands of followers of the Nation of Islam on Sunday in Chicago, Minister Louis Farrakhan warned that racial hatred …
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Santorum Makes Case for Religion in Public Sphere — TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — With two days left before the high-stakes Republican primaries in Arizona and Michigan, Rick Santorum delivered a full-throated defense of religion in public life on Sunday, appealing to the social conservatives who have revived his presidential campaign.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Free speech issue bypassed — Government employees who get into trouble for disobeying a superior's plea to file a report that the employee thinks is false and believes will contribute to covering up misconduct will get no legal guidance on their plight from the Supreme Court …
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Catholic New World:
What are you going to give up this Lent? — The Lenten rules about fasting from food and abstaining from meat have been considerably reduced in the last forty years, but reminders of them remain in the fast days on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and in the abstinence from meat on all the Fridays of Lent.
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Alan Dershowitz / NY Daily News:
The odious ‘Israel first’ libel — Attacks against AIPAC are a disgrace — The author says that it is deeply reprehensible to suggest that American Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the U.S. — It's the kind of virulent hate speech you'd expect to find on a neo-Nazi website …
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
TransCanada Corp. to begin construction of Keystone pipeline — TransCanada Corp. said Monday it plans to begin building a major portion of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline despite the Obama administration's decision to reject a key permit for the project.
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David Carr / New York Times:
Blurred Line Between Espionage and Truth — Last Wednesday in the White House briefing room, the administration's press secretary, Jay Carney, opened on a somber note, citing the deaths of Marie Colvin and Anthony Shadid, two reporters who had died “in order to bring truth” while reporting in Syria.
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