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Rush Limbaugh:
A Statement from Rush — For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke. — I think it is absolutely absurd …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Have You No Shame, Rush? — AS a woman who has been viciously slashed by Rush Limbaugh, I can tell you, it's no fun. — At first you think, if he objects to the substance of what you're saying, why can't he just object to the substance of what you're saying? Why go after you in the most personal and humiliating way?
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The Moderate Voice, Prairie Weather and Althouse
Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Sixth Advertiser — Carbonite — Drops Limbaugh Despite His ‘Apology’ Because He's Beyond The ‘Bounds Of Decency’ — Moments ago, Carbonite - a company providing backup software for computers - announced that it will no longer advertise on Rush Limbaugh's show.
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The Huffington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, carbonite.com, Balloon Juice, Crooks and Liars and The Impolitic
The Huffington Post:
Rush Limbaugh Apologizes To Sandra Fluke For Calling Her A ‘Slut’
Rush Limbaugh Apologizes To Sandra Fluke For Calling Her A ‘Slut’
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NewsBusters.org and News One, more at Mediagazer »
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Rush: “I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke”; Update: Ironic tweet of the day
Rush: “I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke”; Update: Ironic tweet of the day
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NO QUARTER, Balloon Juice, Mediaite, American Power, BuzzFeed, The Daily Caller, ECHIDNE of the snakes and Michelle Malkin
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Poll finds Romney tied with Santorum in Ohio — GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has pulled into a tie with rival Rick Santorum in Ohio, a new poll finds. — A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday shows Romney and Santorum tied with 32 percent support from likely GOP voters in Ohio …
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Politico, Reuters and The Moderate Voice
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msnbc.com:
NBC News/Marist poll: Santorum, Romney neck and neck in Ohio — By NBC News Senior Political Editor Mark Murray — Two days until Super Tuesday and the pivotal Ohio Republican presidential primary, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are running neck and neck in the Buckeye State …
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CNN and Outside the Beltway
ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Newt Gingrich and David Axelrod — STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning and welcome to “This Week.” — STEPHANOPOULOS (voice-over): Super Tuesday showdown. — NEWT GINGRICH, GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I came here to recruit you. — STEPHANOPOULOS: Mitt Romney survives a scare in his home state.
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Washington Post
Fox News:
Romney notches fifth straight win with Washington state GOP caucuses — Mitt Romney heads into Super Tuesday with a five-state winning streak under his belt, after cruising to victory in the Washington state caucuses Saturday night. — The contest was a blip when compared …
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The Daily Weekly and Hit & Run
James Hohmann / Politico:
Mitt hits 5 straight in Wash. — SEATTLE — Showing that organization does matter, Mitt Romney won Washington state's caucuses Saturday. — The victory gives the former Massachusetts governor another boost going into Super Tuesday, when ten states vote. — “The voters of Washington …
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Washington Monthly, msnbc.com, The Maddow Blog and Scared Monkeys
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Romney Takes Washington Ahead of a Big Election Day
Romney Takes Washington Ahead of a Big Election Day
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The Moderate Voice, Instapundit, FiveThirtyEight, A plain blog about politics, Mediaite and The Caucus
Cincinnati.com:
Enquirer Endorsement: Romney deserves Ohio's support
Enquirer Endorsement: Romney deserves Ohio's support
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Ballot Box and GOP 12
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gingrich carries double-digit lead into Georgia primary
Gingrich carries double-digit lead into Georgia primary
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CNN, Washington Wire, Politico and msnbc.com
Vicki Needham / Ballot Box:
Cleveland Plain Dealer endorses Romney
Cleveland Plain Dealer endorses Romney
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CNN, Plain Dealer and Politico
BBC:
Dublin patron saint's heart stolen from Christ Church Cathedral — The preserved heart of Dublin's patron saint has been stolen from the city's Christ Church Cathedral, officials say. — The thief would have needed metal cutters to prise open the iron bars protecting the wooden heart-shaped box holding St Laurence O'Toole's heart.
Marist Poll:
3/4: Santorum and Romney Neck and Neck in Ohio — Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are locked in a tight battle in the race for the Republican nomination in Ohio. Among likely Republican primary voters including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, early voters …
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Washington Post and The Page
Keith O'Brien / Telegraph:
We cannot afford to indulge this madness — Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's most senior Catholic, sets out his opposition to the Government's plans to legalise gay marriage. — Elton John and David Furnish entered into a civil partnership in 2005 and now have a one-year-old son , born to a surrogate mother
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Guardian
Jonathan H. Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Koch v. Cato — A View from Cato — My friend Jerry Taylor, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, offered me his perspective on the Koch-Cato dispute. Jerry's obviously sympathetic to Cato President Ed Crane, but he also offers a fair amount of detail about recent events …
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Cafe Hayek, US Politics, Washington Post, Brad DeLong, Concurring Opinions and The American Conservative
Associated Press:
Edwards asks that sex tape not be destroyed — GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ahead of his federal trial involving alleged campaign finance violations, John Edwards is asking a judge to keep a sex tape involving him and his mistress from being destroyed. — In a request filed Friday in U.S. District Court …
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Washington Post, Mediaite, The Hill, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Business Insider
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Inside Bay Area:
Three Occupy Oakland protesters arrested for robbery and a hate crime, both felonies — OAKLAND — Three Occupy Oakland protesters suspected of stealing an Oakland woman's wallet and making offensive remarks about her perceived sexuality were charged Friday with robbery and committing a hate crime, both felonies, authorities said.
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CBS San Francisco, Reuters, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, KTVU-TV, americanthinker.com, Power Line and Moe Lane
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Scholar and the Rascal — THE right-wing provocateur Andrew Breitbart and the neoconservative scholar James Q. Wilson, who died within 48 hours of each other last week — Wilson at the age of 80, Breitbart so unexpectedly at 43 — had one important thing in common: They were both prominent conservatives …
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National Review and Daniel W. Drezner
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BigFurHat / iOwnTheWorld.com:
(bumped and sticky) Breitbart Is Here
(bumped and sticky) Breitbart Is Here
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The Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report, Big Government, Doug Ross and Atlas Shrugs
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Israel's Backers in Aipac Press Obama to Harden Iran Policy — WASHINGTON — On the eve of a crucial visit to the White House by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, that country's most powerful American advocates are mounting an extraordinary public campaign to pressure President Obama …
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Guardian, BuzzFeed, The Agonist, American Spectator, Israpundit, Israel Matzav and americanthinker.com
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Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama's AIPAC speech will be pivotal for holding onto Jewish voters in 2012
Obama's AIPAC speech will be pivotal for holding onto Jewish voters in 2012
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Politico, The Agonist, Power Line and Zandar Versus The Stupid