memeorandum: ‘Fox & Friends’ Expanding by an Hour (Exclusive) (Michael O'Connell/Hollywood Reporter)

6:45 PM ET, March 1, 2012

Top Items:

In Memoriam: Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012) — With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce the passing of Andrew Breitbart. — Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles. — We have lost a husband, a father, a son …

Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:

Liberals celebrate death of Andrew Breitbart — As news broke this morning of the tragic death of Conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart, liberals celebrated the news on Twitter.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, americanthinker.com, The Democratic Daily, Balloon Juice, Washington Free Beacon, Jack Shafer, Weasel Zippers, Booman Tribune, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Dish, No More Mister Nice Blog, his vorpal sword and Randy's Roundtable

Fox News:

Andrew Breitbart dies of ‘natural causes’ — DEVELOPING ... Widely read conservative Internet publisher Andrew Breitbart has died, his attorney confirms. — The websites he founded ran a statement Thursday morning announcing that Breitbart, 43, died “unexpectedly from natural causes” in Los Angeles shortly after midnight.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, CNN, La Shawn Barber's Corner, The Democratic Daily, MLive.com, The Confluence, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, American Spectator, Roger L. Simon, Vodkapundit, Pharyngula, neo-neocon, Moonbattery and CANNONFIRE

Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

Andrew Breitbart Dead: Conservative Blogger Dies Suddenly At 43 … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, Andrew Breitbart, Andrew Breitbart Dead, Andrew Breitbart Dies, Media News — Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger and journalist, died suddenly on Thursday morning, according to his website Big Journalism.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Mediaite, Poynter, SQUATLO RANT, The Daily Dish, TBogg, The Heritage Foundation, Outside the Beltway, The PJ Tatler and Truthdig

David Frum / The Daily Beast:

Andrew Breitbart, 1969-2012 — Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart listens to a question during an event at the Heritage Foundation April 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. , Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images — “Of the dead, speak nothing but what is good.”

Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Impolitic, The Daily Caller, david-frum and Weasel Zippers

Nicholas Kamm / Rolling Stone:
Andrew Breitbart: Death of a Douche

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Weasel Zippers

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Breitbart, RIP — I was ... I am stunned to hear of the death of Andrew Breitbart.

Discussion: National Review and Campaign 2012

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: RIP, Andrew Breitbart; Update: Collapsed while taking a walk near home

Discussion: KNSD-TV, Mediaite, Ed Driscoll, Guardian, RedState, Hit & Run, JustOneMinute and Conservatives4Palin

Yahoo! News:
Click to see more photos — Breitbart was pronounced dead …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, The Gateway Pundit and Corrente

Rush Limbaugh:
Andrew Breitbart: Bulldog for the Cause

Discussion: L.A. NOW, NewsBusters.org blogs, Los Angeles Times, The Gateway Pundit and Althouse

Michelle Malkin:
DEVASTATING: Andrew Breitbart, R.I.P.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Instapundit, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, NewsBusters.org blogs, New York Times, The Radio Equalizer, The Gateway Pundit and Wake up America, more at Mediagazer »

Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com:
Stunning news: Andrew Breitbart has died (Further Updated)

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and The Prudence Paine Papers

Detroit Free Press:

Mitt Romney gets Michigan's at-large delegates — The Mitt Romney-Rick Santorum Michigan primary results just got a little more contentious. — Michigan's two at-large delegates to the Republican National convention will be awarded to Michigan native Mitt Romney, following a vote last night …

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, GOP 12, Washington Post and Guardian

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum accuses Romney of rigging Michigan's delegate distribution

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Outside the Beltway and The PJ Tatler

msnbc.com:
Michigan delegate drama

Discussion: That's Saul Folks!, Frontloading HQ and USA Today

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney: ‘I have worn a garbage bag for rain gear myself’

Discussion: The Raw Story, Swampland and Wonkette

William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Grassley: GOP presidential race will be over next Tuesday with Romney as nominee

Discussion: Politico, Ballot Box and Mediaite

Peter Fenn / Pundits Blog:
The Republicans' panic attack: Is it over or just beginning?

Discussion: Reuters and CNN

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama doing well in Wisconsin and beyond

Discussion: Politico and JSOnline

Rasmussen Reports:
National GOP: Romney 40%, Santorum 24%, Gingrich 16%, Paul 12%

Discussion: Christian Science Monitor, Ballot Box, Shot in the Dark, NO QUARTER, Hot Air, Wall Street Journal, GOP 12, Los Angeles Times and Big Government

Politico:

Blunt amendment defeated in Senate — The Senate defeated Sen. Roy Blunt's amendment to allow employers to refuse to cover health services Thursday, dealing Republicans a high-profile setback in the fight over the Obama administration's contraception coverage mandate.

Discussion: American Prospect, The Huffington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, Associated Press, Boston Globe, The Daily What, Mediaite, Little Green Footballs, The Democratic Daily, Indecision Forever, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Bangor Daily News and Balloon Juice

Obama for America:

If Mitt Romney and a few Republican senators get their way, employers could be making women's health care decisions for them. — clytemnestras reblogged this from couldbeyourlife — raenbow reblogged this from thesongbeneath — tumbleflakes reblogged this from robot-heart-politics

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Campaign 2012, Firedoglake, ABCNEWS, Feministing, The Maddow Blog, pandagon.net and Weekly Standard

tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — GOP Struggles To Contain Birth Control Fallout

Discussion: The Caucus, Indecision Forever, Religion News Service, The Maddow Blog, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and Firedoglake

Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Senate rejects Blunt amendment to limit birth-control mandate

Discussion: The Hill, americanthinker.com, Wonkette, Washington Free Beacon and Prairie Weather

Robert Pear / New York Times:
Senate Kills G.O.P. Bill Opposing Contraception Policy

Discussion: The New Republic, JustOneMinute, Washington Monthly, Gothamist and Prairie Weather

Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:

Limbaugh Doubles Down On Sexist Attack Against Sandra Fluke, Demands She Post Sex Tapes Online — Yesterday, as ThinkProgress noted, conservative shock jock and strident women-basher Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown student who House Republicans wouldn't let testify …

Discussion: Feministing, The Daily What, Little Green Footballs, NewsHounds blog, The Raw Story, Crooks and Liars, Hullabaloo, pandagon.net and Addicting Info

Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Dems demand that GOP condemn Limbaugh

Discussion: ECHIDNE of the snakes, Don Surber and Rush Limbaugh

Jeremy Holden / Media Matters for America:
Limbaugh's Misogynistic Attack On Georgetown Law Student Continues With Increased Vitriol

Discussion: US Politics

Alexa Keyes / ABCNEWS:
He Won't Back Down: Rush Renews ‘Slut’ Insults Against Georgetown Birth Control Proponent

Discussion: BuzzFeed, The Progressive Pulse and The Daily Dish

Allen McDuffee / Washington Post:

Koch Brothers sue Cato Institute, president — Billionaires Charles and David Koch have filed a lawsuit against the libertarian Cato Institute, its president Edward Crane and a board member, according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post. — The complaint centers on the the handling …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Impolitic, The Sideshow, The Raw Story and LewRockwell.com Blog

Mike Allen / Politico:
Kochs launch court fight over Cato

Discussion: Wonkette

Mj Lee / Politico:

Gonzalez calls for judge's resignation — The chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Thursday called for the resignation of the chief federal judge of Montana, following the judge's admission he sent a racially charged email about President Barack Obama that made a reference to a dog.

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Reuters

John S. Adams / Great Falls Tribune:
Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president

Bill Simmons / ESPN.com - null:

B.S. Report Transcript: Barack Obama — Bill Simmons: Welcome to the White House. Very proud to have the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, on the B.S. Report. This is your first podcast? — President Barack Obama: This is — well, I used to have my own podcast.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Weasel Zippers, BuzzFeed, Hotline On Call, SBNation.com, Campaign 2012, Indecision Forever, Outside the Beltway, ESPN, Gawker and Jammie Wearing Fools

Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:

‘Fox & Friends’ Expanding by an Hour (Exclusive) — Buoyed by ratings growth, Fox News Channel increases its morning flagship's airtime to four hours. — Starting Monday, Fox & Friends will be one-hour friendlier. — The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusivity that the Fox News Channel …

Discussion: Politico, NewsHounds blog and Mediaite

WND:

SHERIFF JOE: ‘PROBABLE CAUSE’ OBAMA CERTIFICATE A FRAUD — Team wants investigation elevated to criminal-forgery probe - person of interest ID'd — NOTE: In case you missed the news conference of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's “Cold Case Posse,” WND plans to have the entire event available …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Wizbang

Politico:

Biden: We ‘screwed up’ contraception mandate — Vice President Joe Biden, reflecting on the contraception debate that forced the administration to alter the policy to appease Catholic leaders, said that the administration “screwed up” the first version of the mandate.

Discussion: Mediaite