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8:00 AM ET, March 5, 2012

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Daily Kos:
I've spent the past 2 days trying to convince my 16 y/o she is not a “slut” **Updated x 3  —  I can hardly type, can hardly put this into words!  I have been writing and rewriting this because if I don't break down in tears, I get so angry that I can't think straight!
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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.
Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Pamela Geller Spews Hatred at Sandra Fluke: ‘Banging It Five Times a Day’  —  Rush Limbaugh may have “apologized” (disclaimer: not a real apology) for his caveman comments about Sandra Fluke, but the right wing blogosphere continues to spew torrents of venom at her.
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.
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 …
ABCNEWS:
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.”
Will Dunham / Reuters:   Ron Paul unimpressed with Limbaugh apology
Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:
Rush Limbaugh Isn't the Only Media Misogynist
Andrew Breitbart / BREITBART.COM:
THE VETTING, PART I: BARACK'S LOVE SONG TO ALINSKY  —  Prior to his passing, Andrew Breitbart said that the mission of the Breitbart empire was to exemplify the free and fearless press that our Constitution protects—but which, increasingly, the mainstream media denies us.  —  “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Everything Is Different Now - the Breitbartocalypse Is Upon Us
Discussion: Pat Dollard
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 …
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Sen. Tom Coburn / Daily Oklahoman:
Mitt Romney best equipped to solve problems facing our nation
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Eric Cantor endorses Romney for president
Discussion: Politico
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Primary season takes ‘corrosive’ toll on GOP and its candidates  —  As another round of voting takes place this week in the Republican presidential race - with 11 states holding Super Tuesday contests - a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that the combative …
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.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav
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Attaturk / Firedoglake:
God-botherer calls collect  —  Aspiring Cardinal Rick Santorum was interviewed by the generally enabling Fox employee Chris Wallace yesterday and asked how charitable he is in comparison to more allegedly heretical types. … Ruh-roh.  —  Li'l Ricky has managed to parlay his $923,000 …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
States of Depression  —  The economic news is looking better lately.  But after previous false starts — remember “green shoots”? — it would be foolish to assume that all is well.  And in any case, it's still a very slow economic recovery by historical standards.
Associated Press:
Australian state toughens law for Muslim veils  —  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Muslim women in Australia's most populous state will have to remove veils to have their signatures officially witnessed under the latest laws giving New South Wales officials authority to look under religious face coverings.
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 …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Washington Post:   Vladi­mir Putin appears set for reelection as Russian president; opponents claim widespread fraud
 
 
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Associated Press:
Chicago police chief pledges no NYPD-style spying on Muslims
Discussion: Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers
Jane Perlez / New York Times:
Continuing Buildup, China Boosts Military Spending More Than 11 Percent
Rasmussen Reports:
Tennessee Primary: Santorum 34%, Romney 30%, Gingrich 18%, Paul 8%
Discussion: PJ Media and Ballot Box
Marjorie Connelly / The Caucus:
Romney and Santorum Tie in Ohio Poll
Discussion: Marist Poll, Hot Air and Scared Monkeys
Robin Bravender / Politico:
FEC's bad rap getting worse
Brendan Kirby / Breaking News from the Press-Register:
Candidate says Alabama Supreme Court rulings favor corporate interests
Olympia Meola / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
31 arrested in women's rights demonstration at state Capitol
Discussion: Firedoglake and ThinkProgress
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Iran election sees Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's faction losing amid high turnout
The Right Scoop:
Newt owns David Gregory on contraception debate
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Amy O'Leary / New York Times:
How Many People Can Manhattan Hold?
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
Robin Bravender / Politico:
Gingrich: Obama's apologies ‘embarrassing’
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Raw Story
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
It's not because Breitbart was combative
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