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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Make an example of Carbonite (Update: ProFlowers joins Rush boycott) — Liberal groups have seized on a strategy I didn't think would be effective, but has had some success, to go after advertisers of prominent conservative media personalities. — Media Matters explicitly seeks to bring …
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The Last Tradition, 24Ahead, Doug Ross, NewsBusters.org and Rumproast
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George Will: Republican Leaders Are Afraid of Rush Limbaugh — Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has been inundated with criticism after calling Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University student who testified before a House committee about contraception, a “slut” and a “prostitute.”
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The Moderate Voice, The Last Tradition and Outside the Beltway
Tali Arbel / Associated Press:
A 7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show — NEW YORK (AP) — A flower company is the seventh advertiser to pull its ads from conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's radio program in reaction to his derogatory comments about a law student who testified about birth control policy.
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Daily Kos, The Right Sphere, The Mahablog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Gingrich Scolds Gregory and Media for Making Limbaugh ‘The Great National Crisis of This Week’ — With all that ails the nation, Meet the Press host David Gregory actually began his interview with Newt Gingrich by asking him about contraceptives and Rush Limbaugh.
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, The Moderate Voice and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:
Rush Limbaugh Isn't the Only Media Misogynist — Rush Limbaugh apologized on Saturday for calling a Georgetown Law student a slut for testifying about contraception and starting a firestorm of outrage. Kirsten Powers says the liberals who led the charge need to start holding their own side accountable.
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Slutgate: Contact Carbonite — Drop Ed Schultz UPDATE: 7 Companies to Boycott — A 30-year-old poses as a 23-year-old, chooses a Catholic University to attend at $65,000 per year, and cannot afford ALL the birth control pills she needs... so she wants the US taxpayers to pay for her rampant sexual activity.
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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The Caucus, The Last Tradition, Sky Dancing, Hot Air, Politico, Scared Monkeys, Washington Post, Hotline On Call and The Page
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Reuters:
Romney catches Santorum in Ohio dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Politico, CNN, Scared Monkeys and Zandar Versus The Stupid
First Read / msnbc.com:
NBC News/Marist poll: Santorum, Romney neck and neck in Ohio
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Daily Kos, CNN, Outside the Beltway and Politico
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Two polls find Romney, Santorum tied in Ohio
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Politico, The Reaction, Washington Post, ABCNEWS and The Moderate Voice
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Putin Wins Presidency, but Opposition Keeps Pressure — MOSCOW — Russian voters overwhelmingly granted Vladimir V. Putin a six-year term as president on Sunday, a widely expected outcome that set the stage for a far more suspenseful post-election confrontation between the freshly emboldened leader …
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Via Meadia and Outside the Beltway
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Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Santorum backs nullifying existing gay marriages — There are 18,000 married gay and lesbian couples in California and at least 131,000 nationwide according to the 2010 census, conducted before New York state legalized same-sex marriage in July. — Rick Santorum says he'll try to unmarry all of them if he's elected president.
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Outside the Beltway, M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, The Daily What and Joe. My. God.
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Keith O'Brien / Telegraph:
We cannot afford to indulge this madness
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The Daily Dish, Towleroad News #gay, Althouse and Guardian
Marc Israel Sellem / Jerusalem Post:
Likud politicians mock Obama AIPAC speech — Labor's Yacimovich calls the speech “unquestionably pro-Israel”; Livni blames Netanyahu for tensions. — Israeli reactions to US President Barack Obama's speech at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington on Sunday were divided along party lines.
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Weasel Zippers
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Eric Cantor Compares Contraceptive Mandate to Kosher Food — I think the Republicans know they overreached this time with the contraceptive debate and the Blunt Amendment. But being a Republican means never having to say you're sorry. You obfuscate, you reframe the debate into something …
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Lawmakers secretly working on bipartisan grand-bargain deficit deal — A small, bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the House and Senate are secretly drafting deficit grand bargain legislation that cuts entitlements and raises new revenue. — Sources said that the task of actually writing …
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Firedoglake, Business Insider, The Political Carnival and Prairie Weather
The Right Scoop:
Newt owns David Gregory on contraception debate — This is even better than how Newt responded to this issue on ABC this morning. He refused to allow Gregory to frame this as a women's rights issue and made clear that there is no one blocking access to contraception.
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