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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Palin: The First Black President Wants to Revert to Pre-Civil War Society — In her view, the very act of acknowledging or talking about race's role in U.S. history makes one a racist. — Naturally, someone had to ask Sarah Palin about the Derrick Bell-Barack Obama flap.
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Did Professor Derrick Bell Visit the White House? — The conservative Heritage Foundation shows some pluck by searching for the late law school professor Derrick A. Bell in the White House visitor's logs, and finds that “Visitor logs show that Derrick A. Bell visited the White House twice since President Obama took office.
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The Race-Baiting Continues — I've been holding off on writing something about the bizarre spectacle of the Derrick Bell “exposé” that has consumed the nuttier corners of the right in the last couple of days, simply because it's so weird and pathetic that I wasn't sure exactly how to talk about it beyond simple ridicule.
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Breitbart.com Caught Again: Deceptively Editing a Video
Breitbart.com Caught Again: Deceptively Editing a Video
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Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:
Ogletree: I was joking about Obama video clip
Ogletree: I was joking about Obama video clip
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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Derrick Bell in 1994: ‘Jewish Neoconservative Racists’
Derrick Bell in 1994: ‘Jewish Neoconservative Racists’
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American Power, Nice Deb, protein wisdom and The Other McCain
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Reaching Critical Mass
Reaching Critical Mass
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Gloria Allred seeks Rush Limbaugh prosecution — Rush Limbaugh has drawn the ire of celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who sent a letter to the Palm Beach County state attorney requesting an investigation into whether the popular radio host should be prosecuted for calling a law student a “slut” and “prostitute” last week.
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Why Rush Limbaugh's Apology for Sandra Fluke ‘Slut’ Remarks Bombed — Commentators often talk their way out of trouble these days. But Limbaugh couldn't convince the media he was sincerely sorry for calling Sandra Fluke a ‘slut.’ Howard Kurtz explains why.
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Jonathon M. Seidl / TheBlaze.com:
LIMBAUGH REJECTS COMPANY THAT SUSPENDED ADS FROM SHOW OVER FLUKE REMARKS
LIMBAUGH REJECTS COMPANY THAT SUSPENDED ADS FROM SHOW OVER FLUKE REMARKS
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americanthinker.com, Althouse, CANNONFIRE, Don Surber and The PJ Tatler
Rasmussen Reports:
Obama Leads Romney, Santorum in Core Four States (FL, NC, OH, VA) — President Obama now holds modest leads over Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in combined polling of key swing states Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. The numbers mark a shift from late February when Obama was tied with both candidates in the four states.
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Alabama GOP Primary: Gingrich 30%, Santorum 29%, Romney 28%, Paul 7%
Alabama GOP Primary: Gingrich 30%, Santorum 29%, Romney 28%, Paul 7%
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Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Newt Gingrich Has More ‘Bound’ Delegates Than Rick Santorum, RNC Says
Newt Gingrich Has More ‘Bound’ Delegates Than Rick Santorum, RNC Says
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum: Republican contest is shrinking to a ‘two-man race’
Santorum: Republican contest is shrinking to a ‘two-man race’
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Rob Richie / The Huffington Post:
Six Surprising Takes on The GOP Nomination Contest
Six Surprising Takes on The GOP Nomination Contest
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Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
I refuse to go to the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner - no one should go — Another pig....and a media association has hired the pig, Louis C.K., to be their headliner for the big media dinner? Really? I am not going. I refuse to go. Everyone in the media should join me in this boycott.
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TPMDC — Dem, GOP Leaders Renew Push For Major Deficit Legislation — Under fire from progressives for working with Republicans on legislation that would likely cut entitlements and raise taxes, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer told reporters Thursday he thinks there's an imperative …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Study shows health care bill may have cost Democrats the House
Study shows health care bill may have cost Democrats the House
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Boehner tries to keep budget from becoming an election year issue
Boehner tries to keep budget from becoming an election year issue
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Why The GOP's Favorite Anti-Obama Chart Is Complete Nonsense — Once again, conservatives are using today's jobs number as a jumping-off point to slam Obama. — Our pal Jim Pethokoukis at AEI takes the opportunity to remind everyone that the unemployment rate — of 8.3 percent …
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
The real unemployment rate? It sure isn't 8.3%
The real unemployment rate? It sure isn't 8.3%
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Ed Schultz Paid Nearly $200,000 By Unions in 2011, According to Labor Dept. — What a shock — labor unions paying one of their biggest cheerleaders in the media. — Perhaps Ed Schultz could explain what he does for unions to warrant such largesse. I don't recall hearing anything along …
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Recent debate over contraception comes as GOP loses gains among women — The fragile gains Republicans had been making among female voters have been erased, a shift that has coincided with what has become a national shouting match over reproductive issues, potentially handing President Obama …
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Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
After quakes, Ohio plans tough gas-drilling rules — COLUMBUS, Ohio—A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers.
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Former Navy SEAL booted from Gov. Christie town hall after heated exchange — FLORENCE TOWNSHIP — The most-heated town hall clash of the year started today with a shouting match, drove Gov. Chris Christie to call a vocal opponent to the proposed Rutgers Camden-Rowan merger an “idiot,” and ended with a stern talking-to by police.
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Plaintiff challenging healthcare law went bankrupt - with unpaid medical bills — Obama administration lawyers say her case is an example of why an insurance mandate is needed to prevent ‘uncompensated care that will ultimately be paid by others.’ — The U.S. Supreme Court plans to hear …
John P. Holdren / White House.gov Blog:
Todd Park Named New U.S. Chief Technology Officer — I'm very excited that President Obama today is appointing Todd Park as the new U.S. Chief Technology Officer, with the important task of applying the newest technology and latest advances to make the Federal government work better for the American people.
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Banks foreclosing on churches in record numbers — (Reuters) - Banks are foreclosing on America's churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. — The surge in church foreclosures represents …
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Romney: Regulators Should Make ‘Friends’ With Business — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney — JACKSON, Miss. - Campaigning in the Deep South, where he faces tough opposition from more-conservative rivals for the GOP nomination, Mitt Romney is promoting an antiregulatory theme …
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