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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Rush Limbaugh, AOL Part Ways … REACT: — FOLLOW: — WASHINGTON — AOL, the parent company of The Huffington Post, has become the eighth advertiser to pull its money from Rush Limbaugh's syndicated radio program since he called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke …
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Jeffrey Lord / American Spectator:
Rally for Rush — So. Did you hear about Carbonite and Rush Limbaugh? — No, you didn't. Not the way you will in a minute. But first? — It's time to turn the tables. — It's time to stand up to the bullies. — It's time to Rally for Rush.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Welcome to total political war — And I'm not talking about the attempt to get advertisers to stop advertising on Rush Limbaugh's show, or Fox News, although that would be bad enough. — I'm talking about the second-tier of the warfare, the attempt to intimidate those removed …
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protein wisdom and Cold Fury
Rush Limbaugh:
Why I Apologized to Sandra Fluke — RUSH: Yeah, I knew it was getting bad. I was watching the media on Saturday, and I said, “You know what? I gotta call myself and cancel and suspend the Two If By Tea advertising.” So I called myself to cancel the advertising.
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The Huffington Post, Flopping Aces, Daily Kos, Campaign 2012, NewsBusters.org, The Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Limbaugh Blames His Hate Speech on the Left (Of Course) — This is absolutely typical behavior for Rush Limbaugh, and you can now expect all the right wing blogs to start spouting the same talking point in unison: Limbaugh: “I Acted Too Much Like The Leftists Who Despise Me”. — Yes, he's blaming the left.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Limbaugh and Birthers — On our Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee Republican polls in addition to looking at the Presidential race we also polled on some of the issues that have been in the news over the last week: Rush Limbaugh and the reemergence of birtherism.
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Washington Monthly, The Raw Story, Politico and Daily Kos
Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
Don Imus On Rush Limbaugh: 'He's A Fat, Gutless, Pill-Popping Loser'
Don Imus On Rush Limbaugh: 'He's A Fat, Gutless, Pill-Popping Loser'
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National Review and Riehl World View
Jennifer H. Cunningham / NY Daily News:
Cardinal tweaks Limbaugh, urges fight against birth control policy to stay civil
Cardinal tweaks Limbaugh, urges fight against birth control policy to stay civil
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Politico, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, CNN, ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
The Kim Komando Show:
A Statement from Kim Komando Regarding Rush Limbaugh
A Statement from Kim Komando Regarding Rush Limbaugh
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The PJ Tatler and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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've spent the past 2 days trying to convince my 16 y/o she is not a “slut” **Updated x 3
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Rush On Degrading Comments About Women: 'I'm Not Going To Apologize. People In My Position Never Apologize'
Rush On Degrading Comments About Women: 'I'm Not Going To Apologize. People In My Position Never Apologize'
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The Reaction, Daily Kos and The Progressive Pulse
Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Female Veterans Demand Rush Limbaugh's Show Be Pulled From American Forces Network
Female Veterans Demand Rush Limbaugh's Show Be Pulled From American Forces Network
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Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feministing, The Maddow Blog and The Raw Story
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Rush Limbaugh: Sandra Fluke Comments Were ‘Uncalled For,’ A ‘Shame’ Advertisers Left (AUDIO)
Rush Limbaugh: Sandra Fluke Comments Were ‘Uncalled For,’ A ‘Shame’ Advertisers Left (AUDIO)
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David Frum / CNN:
Are we being fair to Rush Limbaugh?
Are we being fair to Rush Limbaugh?
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American Prospect, TIME Ideas, Balloon Juice and No More Mister Nice Blog
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Hoyer says Fluke should sue Limbaugh over ‘slut’ comments
Hoyer says Fluke should sue Limbaugh over ‘slut’ comments
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Montgomery Advertiser, Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Rush Limbaugh Explains His Apology To Sandra Fluke: ‘The Apology Was Heartfelt’
Rush Limbaugh Explains His Apology To Sandra Fluke: ‘The Apology Was Heartfelt’
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Jane Dough, more at Mediagazer »
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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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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Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Romney Advances as Obama Gains
Romney Advances as Obama Gains
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Washington Post, Ballot Box, 2012 Decoded, CNN, Hot Air, American Prospect, Daily Kos and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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 …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney In 2008 On Abandoning ‘National’ Mandate For Health Care Insurance: ‘No, No, I Like Mandates.’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Mitt Romney, Video, Health Care Mandates, Individual Mandate, National Mandates, Romney Mandate Health Care, Romney Mandates, Romney National Health Care, Politics News
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Hello, and Goodbye (For Now) — This is a very strange post to write. For the first time in over ten years, I'm taking a break from blogging to work on another project. — This is, frankly, terrifying. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that blogging has been the biggest influence over my life in the last ten years.
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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?”
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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.
Jonathon M. Seidl / TheBlaze.com:
LIBERAL RADIO HOST MOCKS STORM VICTIMS: ‘THEIR GOD...KEEPS SMASHING THEM INTO LITTLE GREASE SPOTS’ — With all the talk of holding radio talk show hosts accountable lately, it's probably worth bringing you what liberal firebrand Mike Malloy said last week as storms ravaged the South.
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Indecision Forever, AMERICAN DIGEST and Mediaite
Dahlia Lithwick / New Yorker:
EXTREME MAKEOVER — BOOKS - MOVIES - ART - MUSIC - THE BOOK BENCH - PHOTO BOOTH - PETER SCHJELDAHL ON ART - TABLES FOR TWO - TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Alas, a Blog and ThinkProgress
Prashant Gopal / Bloomberg:
Boom-Era Property Speculators to Get Foreclosure Aid — The Obama administration will extend mortgage assistance for the first time to investors who bought multiple homes before the market imploded, helping some speculators who drove up prices and inflated the housing bubble.
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Ezra Klein, The Lonely Conservative and Calculated Risk
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
McCain to call for air strikes on Syria — Later today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services, will become the first U.S. senator to publicly call for U.S. led air strikes to halt the violence and atrocities being committed by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress, Guardian, Weasel Zippers and rubber hose
Stephen Dean / Examiner:
Drone crashes into SWAT team tank during police test near Houston — (Conroe, Montgomery County) — A drone has crashed during a police test flight near Houston, adding to growing safety concerns as more police departments take flight with the unmanned aircraft.
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Global Guerrillas
David Weigel / Slate:
Cato Goes to War — The Koch brothers have launched an extraordinary campaign to take control of America's most respected libertarian think tank. Will they destroy it? — On Friday afternoon, as the Washington offices of the Cato Institute were emptying out for the weekend …
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