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2:20 PM ET, March 11, 2012

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American Is Held After Shooting of Civilians in Afghanistan  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States military said on Sunday one of its service members had been detained after an apparent shooting incident in southern Afghanistan that local officials said had left at least three civilians dead.
AJE - Al Jazeera English:
US soldier kills Afghans in shooting spree  —  Soldier opens fire on civilians in three separate homes near military base in Kandahar province before surrendering.  —  A US soldier has killed more than a dozen civilians in a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan before being detained, officials say.
Washington Post:
U.S. soldier detained after opening fire on Afghans; at least 16 killed  —  KABUL— An American soldier wandered outside his base in a remote southern Afghan village shortly before dawn Sunday and opened fire on civilians inside homes, killing at least 16, Afghan and U.S. officials said.
Discussion: Hot Air and emptywheel
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Officials: US soldier detained after shooting of Afghan civilians
Ben Terris / NationalJournal.com:
Santorum: 'I'd Like Everybody to Get Out'  —  Rick Santorum needs about 60 percent of the remaining delegates to claim the Republican nomination.  It would be an easier task, he admits, if former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich would drop out, but Santorum would not call explicitly for him to do so.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Santorum: Romney doesn't ‘tell the truth’ to voters on healthcare
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Prairie Weather
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Poll: Romney slightly ahead of Santorum in Illinois
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Los Angeles Times
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Op-Ed Columnist: The Responsible Republicans
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Associated Press:
At Least 10 Killed as Suicide Bomber Attacks Catholic Church During Mass  —  Car bomb explodes near Nigeria church; 10 killed  —  JOS, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church Sunday in the middle of Mass, killing at least 10 people in the latest violence targeting …
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Gibbs: Romney loss in Kansas shows he's not ‘inevitable’ nominee  —  A top Obama campaign official sought to cast doubt Sunday on the idea that Romney is the “inevitable” Republican nominee.  —  Robert Gibbs, the former White House press secretary, took aim at Romney over his second-place finish …
Discussion: Politico, Ballot Box and GOP 12
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Washington Post:
Santorum wins Kansas caucuses, Romney wins Wyoming
John Hoeffel / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Santorum wins Kansas caucuses
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Associated Press
New York Post:
Iran does not ‘give a damn’ about your bombs, Ahmadinejad warns US  —  KARAJ, Iran — Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a defiant TV speech Sunday in which he taunted the West, saying the Islamic Republic is unfazed by the threat of Western military action.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Analysts: White House, Congress have little control over gas prices  —  Federal policymakers have few options to lower gas prices in the short-term, according to energy analysts.  —  The recent run-up is fueling election-year political battles and thrusting White House energy policy into the spotlight …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Bill Maher to Rush Limbaugh: “You know what, Rush, when you can stand up in front of an audience of 3,000 people all the time like I do...”  —  I've already blogged about what Bill Maher said on his show last night about Rush Limbaugh, so forgive me if you've already had enough of the Maher-Limbaugh topic …
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Plans Big Effort to Build Support Among Women  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's re-election campaign is beginning an intensified effort this week to build support among women, using the debate over the new health care law to amplify an appeal that already appears to be benefiting …
New York Times:
The Power to Kill  —  President Obama, who came to office promising transparency and adherence to the rule of law, has become the first president to claim the legal authority to order an American citizen killed without judicial involvement, real oversight or public accountability.
Discussion: Verum Serum, JustOneMinute and Lawfare
 
 
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