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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Andrew Breitbart Talked Politics in L.A. Bar an Hour Before Dying (Exclusive) — Marketing executive Arthur Sando tells THR about his lengthy debate with the conservative activist at The Brentwood; they said goodbye around 11:30 p.m., 50 minutes before Breitbart was pronounced dead.
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The Other McCain, Reuters, The Daily Dish, The Right Scoop and La Shawn Barber's Corner
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Nicholas Kamm / Rolling Stone:
Andrew Breitbart: Death of a Douche — So Andrew Breitbart is dead. Here's what I have to say to that, and I'm sure Breitbart himself would have respected this reaction: Good! F**k him. I couldn't be happier that he's dead. — I say this in the nicest possible way. I actually kind of liked Andrew Breitbart.
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RedState, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Daily Caller, Instapundit, The Heritage Foundation, Ace of Spades HQ, US Politics, The Spectacle Blog, Brisbane Times, ThinkProgress, The Gateway Pundit, National Review, Fox News, Ed Driscoll, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Weasel Zippers, more at Mediagazer »
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.”
Toby Harnden / Mail Online:
Andrew Breitbart was ‘in talks with CNN’ over new show with Anthony Weiner
Andrew Breitbart was ‘in talks with CNN’ over new show with Anthony Weiner
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Hot Air, Mediaite, Rush Limbaugh and NewsHounds blog
Michael Walsh / National Review:
Goodbye, Andrew — In the war against the institutional Left …
Goodbye, Andrew — In the war against the institutional Left …
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The Gateway Pundit
Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:
Liberals celebrate death of Andrew Breitbart
Liberals celebrate death of Andrew Breitbart
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Facebook, americanthinker.com, Daily Kos, The Democratic Daily, Conservative Hideout 2.0, Balloon Juice, Addicting Info, Jack Shafer, Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish, Washington Free Beacon, The Huffington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Gawker, Booman Tribune, Feministing, No More Mister Nice Blog, KNSD-TV, his vorpal sword, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers, The Daily What, Wake up America, Little Green Footballs and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Matt Welch / Reason:
Farewell to a Friend: Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012)
Farewell to a Friend: Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012)
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CNN, Mother Jones, National Review, L.A. NOW, Hit & Run and Ed Driscoll
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
That About Wraps It Up For David Frum
That About Wraps It Up For David Frum
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The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers and The Other McCain
Jason Stverak / Franklin Center:
Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012) — ALEXANDRIA - Today …
Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012) — ALEXANDRIA - Today …
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RedState, Michelle Malkin and Talking Points Memo
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Santorum Loses His Cool During Interview With Cincinnati Radio Station Conversation with host Scott Sloan becomes a shouting match about birth control, before his cell phone drops the call. — Share on Facebook More on BuzzFeed Politics — YOUR REACTION? — MORE GREAT STUFF
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The Right Scoop, GOP 12, Mediaite and Freedom's Lighthouse
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney holds small lead in Washington — Momentum has swung strongly in Mitt Romney's direction among Washington Republicans over the last two weeks. He now leads in the state with 37% to 32% for Rick Santorum, 16% for Ron Paul, and 13% for Newt Gingrich.
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GOP 12 and Taegan Goddard's …
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 …
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ABCNEWS, Taegan Goddard's …, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, The Hill, msnbc.com, Boston Globe, Daily Kos, Frontloading HQ, GOP 12 and Guardian
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Santorum: We Have a ‘Guerrilla Campaign’
Santorum: We Have a ‘Guerrilla Campaign’
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Washington Post and The Page
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama doing well in Wisconsin and beyond
Obama doing well in Wisconsin and beyond
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Booman Tribune, JSOnline, Politico and Guardian
CNN:
Romney pledges not to embarrass
Romney pledges not to embarrass
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Reuters, The Political Carnival, americanthinker.com and Pundits Blog
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Grassley: GOP presidential race will be over next Tuesday with Romney as nominee
Grassley: GOP presidential race will be over next Tuesday with Romney as nominee
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Ballot Box, Politico and Mediaite
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Wins Michigan By Two Delegates
Romney Wins Michigan By Two Delegates
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Politico, That's Saul Folks!, BuzzFeed and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Georgetown Student Sandra Fluke Responds To Being Called ‘Slut,’ ‘Prostitute’ By Limbaugh — On Thursday, MSNBC's Ed Schultz conducted an exclusive interview with Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke, the woman whom Rush Limbaugh mocked on his radio show earlier that day.
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The Moderate Voice, Rush Limbaugh, nation.foxnews.com, The Spectacle Blog and The Gateway Pundit
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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 …
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Firedoglake, Addicting Info, The Daily What, The Raw Story, Feministing, NewsHounds blog, Balloon Juice, Hullabaloo and Crooks and Liars
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Dems demand that GOP condemn Limbaugh — More than 75 Democratic lawmakers are calling on House Republican leaders to condemn radio host Rush Limbaugh's controversial remarks on Sandra Fluke, the law student who was barred from testifying about contraception before a congressional committee.
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Don Surber, CNN, ECHIDNE of the snakes and Rush Limbaugh
Jeremy Holden / Media Matters for America:
Limbaugh's Misogynistic Attack On Georgetown Law Student Continues With Increased Vitriol
Limbaugh's Misogynistic Attack On Georgetown Law Student Continues With Increased Vitriol
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Sky Dancing and US Politics
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio suggests Obama's birth certificate is a forgery — Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, announced Thursday that his six-month investigation had found that “probable cause exists indicating that forgery and fraud may have been committed” in the release of President Obama's long-form birth certificate.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Indecision Forever
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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 …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Wizbang
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Sheriff Arpaio: Obama birth certificate a ‘forgery’
Sheriff Arpaio: Obama birth certificate a ‘forgery’
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit and Balloon Juice
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Breitbart Friend Reveals To Hannity: Obama Harvard Tapes Will Be Out ‘In A Week Or Two’ — On his program Thursday, Fox News' Sean Hannity spoke with Steve Bannon (producer of The Undefeated, among various other films) about a series of tapes Andrew Breitbart claimed to have about Barack Obama.
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NewsHounds blog, The Right Scoop, Hot Air and Doug Ross
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: In '02 Romney Touted D.C. Connections, Federal Funds — In a long-forgotten tape from the 2002 Massachusetts governor's race obtained by ABC News, Mitt Romney is seen touting his Washington connections and his ability to get millions of taxpayer dollars from the federal government.
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GOP 12 and Taegan Goddard's …
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
The White House's Economic Case for Reelection in 13 Charts — Whether you love the president, hate the president, or think he's just in over his head, you'll want to see this. It's the Treasury Department's visual slideshow of the state of the economy, called simply The U.S. Economy in Charts …
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BuzzFeed
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
The economic case against Obamanomics in 13 charts
The economic case against Obamanomics in 13 charts
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BuzzFeed, Doug Ross and New York Times
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Four Fiscal Phonies — Mitt Romney is very concerned about budget deficits. Or at least that's what he says; he likes to warn that President Obama's deficits are leading us toward a “Greece-style collapse.” — So why is Mr. Romney offering a budget proposal that would lead to much larger debt …
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Prairie Weather, LewRockwell.com Blog and Economix
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Andrew RIP — I walked out of the studio at Fox only to have a producer greet me at the door and tell me the wires were reporting Andrew had died. I walked around, dazed for a few minutes. A booker asked me if I could hang around for reaction. I said yes, foolishly. I went on.
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Campaign 2012
BBC:
Iran conservatives contest poll for parliament — Ayatollah Khamenei has cast his vote in Tehran, as the country goes to the polls — Voters in Iran are taking part in elections to choose the 290 members of the parliament, the Majlis. — It is the first poll since the 2009 presidential elections …
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The Agonist and Biased BBC