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11:15 AM ET, March 1, 2012

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Larry Solov / Big Journalism:
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 …
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Brendan Smialowski / ABCNEWS:
Andrew Breitbart: Rick Santorum Mourns Conservative Firebrand  —  Dalton, GA-After a speech where he focused on mostly social issues and urged Georgians to make this a “two man race” by voting for him on Super Tuesday, the press asked Rick Santorum about the death of Andrew Breitbart.
Discussion: USA Today
Fox News:
Andrew Breitbart dies of ‘natural causes’
Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:
Liberals celebrate death of Andrew Breitbart
Christina Ng / ABCNEWS:   Publisher and Author Andrew Breitbart Dead
R. Stickney / KNSD-TV:   Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43
John S. Adams / Great Falls Tribune:
Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president  —  HELENA — Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull on Wednesday admitted to sending a racially charged email about President Barack Obama from his courthouse chambers.  —  Cebull, of Billings, was nominated …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Bush-Appointed Federal Judge Sends Racist, Anti-Obama Email Comparing Interracial Sex To Bestiality  —  Chief Judge Richard Cebull, a George W. Bush appointee to the federal district court in Montana, admitted yesterday to sending a racist email forward comparing President Obama's conception to sex with a dog:
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Both parties licking their chops over Blunt amendment  —  Both parties licking their political chops over today's Blunt amendment vote... But the issue became a headache for Romney... Team Romney springs into action to repair the damage, but has Romney ever followed a win with a good news day? …
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Romney clarifies his position on Blunt amendment
Sahil Kapur / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Romney Comes Out In Support Of Controversial Birth Control Bill
Ashley Perks / Ballot Box:
Ohio is next battlefield for the GOP
Discussion: Politico, CNN, Guardian and Prairie Weather
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senator Olympia Snowe's Latest Hard Choice: To Quit  —  WASHINGTON — The looming Senate vote on a Republican plan to give employers the right to withdraw health care coverage based on religious and moral convictions put Senator Olympia J. Snowe in a tough but familiar position …
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Bill Allison / Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group:
Did lawsuit factor in Olympia Snowe's departure?  —  Last August, while Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, was in the midst of an intensive round of fundraising for her 2012 reelection bid, a four-year-old civil lawsuit alleging fraud by an education company in which she and her husband are heavily invested became public.
Discussion: Don Surber and neo-neocon
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell to skip healthcare reform repeal votes until after election
Discussion: ThinkProgress and RedState
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Limbaugh Calls Student Denied Spot At Contraception Hearing A ‘Slut’  —  Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown student whom House Republicans wouldn't let testify at a contraception hearing last week, a “slut” and a “prostitute” today, because …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: Limbaugh's ‘vicious attacks’ on student uncivilized
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Daily Dish
Bradley Olson / Bloomberg:
Keystone Oil Pipeline May Raise U.S. Gas Prices  —  TransCanada Corp. (TRP)'s Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project backers including Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum say will create cheaper U.S. gasoline, instead risks raising prices as much as 20 cents a gallon in the Midwest, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama to demand Capitol Hill vote on killing oil tax breaks
Discussion: Detroit Free Press
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Reports of the Republican Nominee's Doom Are Greatly Exaggerated  —  In the last few weeks, the GOP has succumbed to despair about beating Obama.  Here are seven reasons he's still vulnerable.  —  Political journalists like to imagine ourselves as wise, discerning observers of the landscape.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
GOP Slightly Ahead in Voting Enthusiasm
Discussion: Hot Air, Politico, CNN and Ballot Box
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.
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Gunmen kill NATO forces in southern Afghanistan  —  (CNN) — A gunman in an Afghan National Army uniform and another man shot and killed two service members with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, authorities said.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Weasel Zippers
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CBS News:
Afghan gunmen kill 2 U.S. troops
Discussion: Freedom's Lighthouse and Hot Air
John Campbell / 3 News:
Kim Dotcom's first TV interview: 'I'm no piracy king' … Campbell Live has spoken exclusively with Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom in his first TV interview since being arrested.  —  Dotcom faces a barrage of FBI charges relating to the operation of his file sharing company Megaupload.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Guardian and Stuff.co.nz
New York Times:
Romney Wins, the Middle Class Loses  —  Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum fought each other to nearly a draw in the Michigan primary and may actually have to split its delegates, but together they may have lost Michigan for their party by running campaigns that were completely disconnected …
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Amie Parnes / Ballot Box:   With Romney on the horizon, Obama turns up his blue collar
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Does the Romney-Ron Paul Pact Make Paul a Sellout?  —  The proudly incorruptible libertarian's all-but-open collusion with Mitt Romney, the establishment candidate, should infuriate his fans.  And yet somehow it doesn't.  —  Ron Paul is helping Mitt Romney.  It's been obvious for months.
 
 
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Allen McDuffee / Washington Post:
Koch Brothers sue Cato Institute, president
MaryAnn Spoto / New Jersey Online:
Poll: Most N.J. voters support gay marriage, believe issue should be put to referendum
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Wall Street Journal:
Big Bank Weighs Fee Revamp
Discussion: msnbc.com and naked capitalism
Alan Johnson / The Columbus Dispatch:
New Ohio vote on same-sex marriage?
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Ex-Senators Graham and Kerrey See Possible Saudi 9/11 Link
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Brandon Voss / Advocate:
By George, Clooney's Got Us
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Muslim Fascists' Virulent Jew-Hatred At The University of California-Davis Last Night
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Jihad Watch
Michael Levenson / The Boston Globe:
Mormons baptized slain reporter Daniel Pearl
Jim O'Sullivan / Hotline On Call:
Poll Shows Brown Leading Warren by 10
Discussion: Library Grape
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Three Percent  —  When you have a candidate few people really like …
 

 
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