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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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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.
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.
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The Mahablog, The Huffington Post, Towleroad News #gay, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story
Jennifer H. Cunningham / NY Daily News:
Cardinal tweaks Limbaugh, urges fight against birth control policy to stay civil — Dolan to Catholics: Be firm but not ‘pugnacious’ — Timothy Cardinal Dolan leads morning mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on — Timothy Cardinal Dolan chided Rush Limbaugh on Sunday …
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CNN, ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
Tommy / The Right Sphere:
Is This Why Carbonite Dumped Rush But Not Ed Schultz? — A lot of folks have been asking why Carbonite would choose to pull its ads from Rush Limbaugh's show for referring to activist Sandra Fluke as a “slut” but they still advertise on Ed Schultz's show after he referred to Laura Ingraham the same way.
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Datechguy's Blog and The PJ Tatler
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Welcome to total political war
Welcome to total political war
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protein wisdom and Cold Fury
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Slutgate: Contact Carbonite — Drop Ed Schultz UPDATE: 7 Companies to Boycott
Slutgate: Contact Carbonite — Drop Ed Schultz UPDATE: 7 Companies to Boycott
Will Dunham / Reuters:
Ron Paul unimpressed with Limbaugh apology
Ron Paul unimpressed with Limbaugh apology
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Balloon Juice and NewsBusters.org
Tali Arbel / Associated Press:
A 7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show
A 7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show
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Daily Kos, Villainous Company, The Week, The Other McCain, Sky Dancing, The Mahablog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and ABCNEWS
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 — 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 …
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Pat Dollard
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.
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Hit & Run, americanthinker.com, PJ Media, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Philly.com
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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.
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Quinnipiac University:
Romney Has Momentum In Ohio GOP Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; But Presidential Primary Too Close To Call
Romney Has Momentum In Ohio GOP Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; But Presidential Primary Too Close To Call
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GOP 12, Metro, New York Post, The Caucus, weaskamerica.com, American Research Group, Tucson Citizen, NY Daily News, The Week, Hot Air, Business Insider and Washington Post
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Romney, The Inevitable? (The Note)
Romney, The Inevitable? (The Note)
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Real Clear Politics, Reuters and USA Today
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Polls show Romney gaining nationally, pulling ahead in Ohio
Polls show Romney gaining nationally, pulling ahead in Ohio
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Shakesville and Rasmussen Reports
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich: Romney's ‘rich enough’ to not have to worry about high gas prices
Gingrich: Romney's ‘rich enough’ to not have to worry about high gas prices
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Hot Air
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 …
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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.
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American Prospect, CNN, 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 …
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Don Surber, Weasel Zippers, americanthinker.com, Hotline On Call, Taegan Goddard's … and Right Wing News
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.
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ThinkProgress, American Prospect, Suburban Guerrilla, Business Insider, Daily Kos, US Politics, Paul Krugman and Economist's View
NBC's Garrett Haake / msnbc.com:
Romney: If Obama is reelected, Iran will get a nuclear weapon — SNELLVILLE, GA - Just hours after President Obama described to a group of pro-Israel activists the steps he has taken and will take to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, Mitt Romney made a dire prediction …
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Guardian and The Raw Story
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Marc Israel Sellem / Jerusalem Post:
Likud politicians mock Obama AIPAC speech
Likud politicians mock Obama AIPAC speech
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Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Observers Detail Flaws in Russian Election — MOSCOW — European election observers issued a harsh critique of the Russian presidential election on Monday, saying that Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin's victory was preordained and unfair, because of overwhelming bias in the television media …
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The New Republic, Guardian and Prairie Weather