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10:25 AM ET, March 5, 2012

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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!

Discussion: Balloon Juice, pandagon.net, Booman Tribune, Pirate's Cove, Addicting Info, The Last Tradition, Hullabaloo and The Reality-Based Community

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Limbaugh Advertisers Flee Show Amid Storm — Emboldened by Rush Limbaugh's public apology over the weekend to a law school student whom he had called a “slut” and a “prostitute,” critics of the radio talk show host are intensifying their online campaign against his advertisers.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Maddow Blog, Althouse, Runnin' Scared, Poynter and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »

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.

Discussion: The Mahablog, The Right Sphere, The Huffington Post, Towleroad News #gay, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story

Will Dunham / Reuters:
Ron Paul unimpressed with Limbaugh apology

Discussion: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tim Mak / Politico:
Timothy Dolan to Rush Limbaugh: ‘Do it civilly’

Discussion: NY Daily News, CNN and ThinkProgress

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Slutgate: Contact Carbonite — Drop Ed Schultz UPDATE: 7 Companies to Boycott

Discussion: Riehl World View, The Jane Dough, Mediaite, The Other McCain, American Spectator, Betsy's Page, The Lonely Conservative and iOwnTheWorld.com

Tali Arbel / Associated Press:
A 7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show

Discussion: Villainous Company, The Week, The Mahablog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

ABCNEWS:
George Will: Republican Leaders Are Afraid of Rush Limbaugh

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Other McCain, DownWithTyranny!, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Sky Dancing, The Last Tradition and Outside the Beltway

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?”

Discussion: Politico, Power Line, Michelle Malkin, The Daily Caller, TBogg, The PJ Tatler, The Lonely Conservative, The Other McCain, The Last Tradition, Belmont Club, Babalú Blog, M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, The Jawa Report, Conservatives4Palin, Zandar Versus The Stupid, his vorpal sword, Jammie Wearing Fools and PJ Media

Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:

Everything Is Different Now - the Breitbartocalypse Is Upon Us — Before his death, Andrew Breitbart had been promising a true BOMBSHELL revelation about Barack Obama, a STUNNER that would finally put an end to Obama's reign of terror. Some whispered darkly that this may have been the reason …

Discussion: Pat Dollard and The Daily Caller

Quinnipiac University:

Romney Has Momentum In Ohio GOP Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; But Presidential Primary Too Close To Call — The Ohio Republican presidential primary remains too close to call, but former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has the momentum, and 34 percent of likely Republican primary voters …

Discussion: GOP 12, New York Post, Macon Telegraph, Metro, Tucson Citizen, Business Insider, NY Daily News and Washington Post

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Split decision for Super Tuesday — The news is good for Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich and bad for Rick Santorum in PPP's final polls of the three biggest Super Tuesday states. — In Ohio Romney leads with 37% to 36% for Santorum, 15% for Gingrich, and 11% for Ron Paul.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Politico, Guardian, Daily Kos, CNN, Marist Poll and msnbc.com

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

State-by-State Analysis: Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates — Although the Super Tuesday states are a mix of favorable and unfavorable terrain for Mitt Romney, his situation has improved enough that he could be on track to win an outright majority of the delegates on the night.

Discussion: americanthinker.com and Philly.com

Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:

Polls show Romney gaining nationally, pulling ahead in Ohio — Mitt Romney has regained the lead over the GOP field nationally and is poised for a victory in the key Super Tuesday battleground of Ohio, according to new polls. — According to a Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll released on Monday …

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich: Romney's ‘rich enough’ to not have to worry about high gas prices

Discussion: Hot Air

Sen. Tom Coburn / Daily Oklahoman:
Mitt Romney best equipped to solve problems facing our nation

Discussion: CNN, Ballot Box, Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Post, The Caucus, Marist Poll and Hot Air

Rasmussen Reports:
Tennessee Primary: Santorum 34%, Romney 30%, Gingrich 18%, Paul 8%

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, PJ Media and Ballot Box

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 …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Los Angeles Times, ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, Zandar Versus The Stupid, American Power, National Confidential and Taegan Goddard's …

Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:

Romney Advances as Obama Gains — Mitt Romney has regained the lead in the Republican presidential contest thanks to new support from conservatives, while evidence emerges that the bitter nomination fight has damaged the GOP candidates' standing among the wider public, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.

Discussion: American Prospect, Hot Air and Daily Kos

John Bresnahan / Politico:

White House to Congress Dems: Expect no money — President Barack Obama has a bleak message for House and Senate Democrats this year when it comes to campaign cash: You're on your own. — Democratic congressional leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi …

Discussion: Hotline On Call and Right Wing News

Michael Winerip / New York Times:

Hard-Working Teachers, Sabotaged When Student Test Scores Slip — For 15 years, Anna Allanbrook has been the principal of Public School 146 in Brooklyn, one of the highest-achieving elementary schools in the city. In that time, she has never had a more talented and hard-working bunch than the current team of fifth-grade teachers.

Discussion: Joanne Jacobs

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 …

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Gingrich Scolds Gregory and Media for Making Limbaugh ‘The Great National Crisis of This Week’

Discussion: Mediaite, Scared Monkeys, The Other McCain, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Beast and The Right Scoop

Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Eric Cantor endorses Romney for president

Discussion: CNN and Politico

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.

Discussion: Business Insider, US Politics, Daily Kos, Paul Krugman and Economist's View

Associated Press:

Foreign Observers: Serious Problems in Russia Vote — There were “serious problems” in the vote that returned Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency, the head of the major international election observer mission said Monday, adding fuel to an opposition testing its strength with plans for a massive protest rally.

Discussion: The Agonist