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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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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.
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
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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Little Green Footballs:
Breitbart.com Caught Again: Deceptively Editing a Video
Breitbart.com Caught Again: Deceptively Editing a Video
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The POH Diaries, Jezebel, Crooks and Liars, Rumproast and The Impolitic
Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:
Ogletree: I was joking about Obama video clip
Ogletree: I was joking about Obama video clip
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, BREITBART.COM, Little Green Footballs, ThinkProgress and Jammie Wearing Fools
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Derrick Bell in 1994: ‘Jewish Neoconservative Racists’
Derrick Bell in 1994: ‘Jewish Neoconservative Racists’
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American Power, The Other McCain, protein wisdom and Nice Deb
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Reaching Critical Mass
Reaching Critical Mass
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National Review, Rush Limbaugh, RedState, Mediaite and Wake up America
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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Rasmussen Reports:
Alabama GOP Primary: Gingrich 30%, Santorum 29%, Romney 28%, Paul 7% — Alabama Republicans are up to bat next, and right now it's a near three-way tie going into next Tuesday's primary. — The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary Voters …
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Hot Air, Wake up America, Washington Wire, Guardian, Campaign 2012, msnbc.com, Outside the Beltway and GOP 12
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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Washington Monthly, Washington Post and Ballot Access News
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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Wake up America, GOP 12, CNN, Crooks and Liars, Washington Post, Weekly Standard and Suburban Guerrilla
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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CNN, The Other McCain and Politico
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
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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Mj Lee / Politico:
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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The PJ Tatler and The Hill
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, Don Surber, CANNONFIRE, The PJ Tatler and Wake up America
Dale Kasler / Sacramento Bee:
Limbaugh rebuffs attempt by Sleep Train to get him back
Limbaugh rebuffs attempt by Sleep Train to get him back
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Instapundit and Media Matters for America
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
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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The Enterprise Blog, The Maddow Blog and Balloon Juice
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David Leonhardt / Economix:
Why Job Growth Is Likely to Slow
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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Investor's Business Daily, Calculated Risk, The Gateway Pundit and Questions and Observations
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
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 …
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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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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and Wake up America
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.
Jack Coleman / NewsBusters.org blogs:
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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Politico, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
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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Jezebel, Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and American Prospect
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Ignorance Is Strength — One way in which Americans have always been exceptional has been in our support for education. First we took the lead in universal primary education; then the “high school movement” made us the first nation to embrace widespread secondary education.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
With Wishes Of ‘Good Luck’ from Paul Krugman...
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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Jenna Portnoy / New Jersey Online:
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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Hot Air and The Raw Story
Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post:
IRS May Make Political Groups Pay Dearly for Keeping Donors Secret — And Out Them … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections-2012, Tea Party, Video, 501c4, Crossroads GPS, Donors, Irs, Irs-Tea-Party, Non-Disclosure, Political Groups, Priorities Usa, Super Pac, Politics News
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United Republic, Brennan Center for Justice and The Caucus
The New Republic:
Home News: A Letter to TNR Readers from Chris Hughes — To the Readers of The New Republic: — Nearly 100 years ago, the founding editors of The New Republic wrote these words to introduce their inaugural issue: … A century later, people are once again skeptical that quality journalism can flourish.
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Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Government-subsidized green light bulb carries costly price tag — The U.S. government last year announced a $10 million award, dubbed the “L Prize,” for any manufacturer that could create a “green” but affordable light bulb. — Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the prize would spur industry …
Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story:
Kansas Republicans look to profit off abortion taxes — Lawmakers in Kansas will consider next week a sweeping anti-abortion bill that would, among other things, levy sales taxes on any and all abortion procedures, related healthcare expenses and any company that might do business …