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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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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 …
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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell to skip healthcare reform repeal votes until after election — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) told his colleagues this week that he does not want to vote again on repealing President Obama's healthcare reform law until after the November elections.
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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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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
Obama to demand Capitol Hill vote on killing oil tax breaks
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Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
Bill Clinton: ‘We should embrace’ Keystone pipeline [VIDEO]
Bill Clinton: ‘We should embrace’ Keystone pipeline [VIDEO]
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Darius Dixonand Dan Berman / Politico:
Bill Clinton on Keystone XL pipeline: ‘Embrace’ it
Bill Clinton on Keystone XL pipeline: ‘Embrace’ it
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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
Pelosi: Limbaugh's ‘vicious attacks’ on student uncivilized
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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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Ashley Perks / Ballot Box:
Ohio is next battlefield for the GOP
Ohio is next battlefield for the GOP
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Tom Cohen / CNN:
Romney, Santorum tie for Michigan delegates
Romney, Santorum tie for Michigan delegates
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Sahil Kapur / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Romney Comes Out In Support Of Controversial Birth Control Bill — One day before a critical Senate vote that could loom large as a 2012 election issue, Mitt Romney came out for a congressional Republican measure designed to roll back the Obama administration's requirement that employer health plans cover birth control.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney comes out against ‘Blunt-Rubio’
Romney comes out against ‘Blunt-Rubio’
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Sen. Manchin will vote for Blunt amendment on contraceptive care
Sen. Manchin will vote for Blunt amendment on contraceptive care
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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.
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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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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.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
GOP Slightly Ahead in Voting Enthusiasm — Both parties far less enthusiastic today than Democrats were in 2008 — PRINCETON, NJ — By 53% to 45%, Republicans, including independents who lean Republican, are slightly more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to say they are …
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Alan Johnson / The Columbus Dispatch:
New Ohio vote on same-sex marriage? — A proposed constitutional amendment to undo Ohio's 2004 same-sex marriage ban will be submitted today to Attorney General Mike DeWine. — The Freedom to Marry Coalition expects to file more than 1,700 signatures of registered Ohio voters …
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Jim O'Sullivan / Hotline On Call:
Poll Shows Brown Leading Warren by 10 — Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., leads Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren by 10 points in a private Massachusetts Senate race poll. — The poll, conducted by Opinion Dynamics for Boston-based consulting firm Mass Insight Global Partnerships …
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Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV:
One Million Homophobic Moms Target Archie Comics And Toys R Us (UPDATED) — UPDATE: John Goldwater, c0-CEO of Archie Comics has responded to the story below. He writes; … Despite a few Fox News commentators, the introduction of gay characters and gay marriage into Archie Comics had gone down rather smoothly.
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