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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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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.
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.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, neo-neocon, The Confluence and Moonbattery
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.
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USA Today
Tim Mak / Reuters:
Andrew Breitbart dead at 43 — Crusading conservative journalist and activist Andrew Breitbart died suddenly early Thursday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 43. — “Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning,” Big Journalism author Larry Solov wrote …
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R. Stickney / KNSD-TV:
Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43
Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43
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JustOneMinute and Conservatives4Palin
Christina Ng / ABCNEWS:
Publisher and Author Andrew Breitbart Dead
CNN:
Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart dead at 43
Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart dead at 43
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L.A. NOW, Wonkette and Library Grape
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:
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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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ABCNEWS, Taegan Goddard's … and Nebraska Watchdog
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Romney clarifies his position on Blunt amendment
Romney clarifies his position on Blunt amendment
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Sahil Kapur / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Romney Comes Out In Support Of Controversial Birth Control Bill
TPM2012 — Romney Comes Out In Support Of Controversial Birth Control Bill
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The Hill, New York Times, Washington Post and Firedoglake
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney comes out against ‘Blunt-Rubio’
Romney comes out against ‘Blunt-Rubio’
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American Prospect, The Maddow Blog, Salon, pandagon.net, Metro, LifeNews.com, Daily Kos, Sky Dancing, Talking Points Memo and American Spectator
Ashley Perks / Ballot Box:
Ohio is next battlefield for the GOP
Ohio is next battlefield for the GOP
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Politico, CNN, Guardian and Prairie Weather
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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Bill Allison / Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group:
Did lawsuit factor in Olympia Snowe's departure?
Did lawsuit factor in Olympia Snowe's departure?
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Don Surber and neo-neocon
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senator Olympia Snowe's Latest Hard Choice: To Quit
Senator Olympia Snowe's Latest Hard Choice: To Quit
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Washington Monthly, FiveThirtyEight, Hullabaloo and Prairie Weather
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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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.
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Hot Air
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
GOP Slightly Ahead in Voting Enthusiasm
GOP Slightly Ahead in Voting Enthusiasm
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Hot Air, Politico, CNN and Ballot Box
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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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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ThinkProgress, msnbc.com and InsideClimate News
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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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Detroit Free Press
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 …
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The Sideshow, The Raw Story and LewRockwell.com Blog
Kathy Kristof / CBS News:
Inflation: Not as low as you think — Forget the modest 3.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the government's widely used measure of inflation. Everyday prices are up some 8 percent over the past year, according to the American Institute for Economic Research.
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Hot Air and Randy's Roundtable
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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2012 Decoded, Daily Kos, Washington Post and The Caucus
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