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2:45 PM ET, March 11, 2012

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BBC:
US soldier kills Afghan civilians in Kandahar  —  Tensions were already high in Afghanistan after the burning of Korans at a US base  —  A US soldier in Afghanistan has killed at least 16 civilians and wounded five after entering their homes in Kandahar province, senior local officials say.
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New York Times:
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.
Ahmad Nadem / Trust.org:
Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan - Kabul govt  —  Western forces shot dead 16 civilians including nine children in southern Kandahar province on Sunday, Afghan officials said, in a rampage that witnesses said was carried out by American soldiers who were laughing and appeared drunk.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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: emptywheel and Hot Air
Ahmad Nadem / Reuters:
Western forces kill 15 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government
Discussion: Gawker
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Officials: US soldier detained after shooting of Afghan civilians
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, CNN, Ballot Box and GOP 12
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Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Poll: Romney slightly ahead of Santorum in Illinois  —  Survey shows front-runner leads in Chicagoland, but rival stronger Downstate  —  Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney's campaign has long considered Illinois to be in its win column, but a new Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows …
Ben Terris / NationalJournal.com:
Santorum: 'I'd Like Everybody to Get Out'  —  Rick Santorum needs …
Discussion: The Raw Story
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Santorum: Romney doesn't ‘tell the truth’ to voters on healthcare
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Santorum wins Kansas caucuses, Romney wins Wyoming
John Hoeffel / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Santorum wins Kansas caucuses
Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air and Associated Press
Sam Baker / Ballot Box:
Healthcare issue will be a heavy lift for Romney against President Obama
Discussion: CNN and Prairie Weather
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:
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 …
WESH-TV:
Grayson Involved In Crash With Lynx Bus  —  Campaign Event Held In Downtown Orlando  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson crashed into a Lynx bus in downtown Orlando about noon Saturday.  —  Grayson was traveling to an upscale fundraising event for his Congressional campaign.
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Mitt Romney's Humor: An Appreciation  —  Unlike most politicians' attempts to be funny, Romney's sense of humor is dark, dry, self-deprecating and a little subversive.  Maybe that's why he never gets credit for it.  —  When Mitt Romney, campaigning in Mississippi on Friday, said “y'all,” …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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msnbc.com:
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New York Post:
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Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
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Reuters:
Hundreds of women call for Islamic governance
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
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Nick Hopkins / Guardian:
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Teddy Partridge / Firedoglake:
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CNN:
FCC should clear Limbaugh from airwaves
Reuters:
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