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Washington Post:
Gas prices sink Obama's ratings on economy, bring parity to race for White House — Disapproval of President Obama's handling of the economy is heading higher — alongside gasoline prices — as a record number of Americans now give the president “strongly” negative reviews …
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Carl Cameron / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Gingrich-Perry Pre-Convention Ticket in the Works — Sources close to the Gingrich campaign say preliminary “what-if” conversations are underway that could lead to a Gingrich-Perry ticket being announced prior to the Republican National Convention at the end of August.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Too close to call in Alabama and Mississippi — Tuesday looks like it's going to be a close election night in both Mississippi and Alabama. In Mississippi Newt Gingrich is holding on to a slight lead with 33% to 31% for Mitt Romney, 27% for Rick Santorum, and 7% for Ron Paul.
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Associated Press:
Santorum: Convention would give me GOP nomination — WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Santorum predicted Monday that he would get the Republican presidential nomination if the race remains undecided by the time the party holds its nominating convention this summer. — Though former Massachusetts …
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The Agonist
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama Still Muslim, Report Southern Republicans — It has been a while since the question of President Obama's religion — his true religion, maybe the religion he or his “church” don't want you to know about — has been on the national agenda. And the upcoming Alabama and Mississippi primaries …
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Sarah Huisenga / CBS News:
Gingrich, Perry deny they seek a joint ticket — (CBS News) Newt Gingrich's spokesman on Sunday dismissed speculation about a potential Gingrich-Rick Perry ticket being announced before the Republican National Convention in August, saying the two camps have not discussed the idea “at any level.”
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Rising Gas Prices Have Dented Obama's Rating: Poll — More than half of Americans for the first time expect Barack Obama to be re-elected — but that won't make it easy: Even as expectations have moved his way, rising gas prices have dented the president's rating on handling the economy …
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ABCNEWS:
‘World News’ Political Insights: Mitt Romney's Math Beating Rivals' Momentum
‘World News’ Political Insights: Mitt Romney's Math Beating Rivals' Momentum
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Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Poll: Few in U.S. sense Afghan support for war
Poll: Few in U.S. sense Afghan support for war
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Six in 10 Criticize War in Afghanistan; Most Favor Abandoning Training Mission
Six in 10 Criticize War in Afghanistan; Most Favor Abandoning Training Mission
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Ben Terris / NationalJournal.com:
Santorum: 'I'd Like Everybody to Get Out' — Rick Santorum needs …
Santorum: 'I'd Like Everybody to Get Out' — Rick Santorum needs …
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Jackie Borchardt / Dayton Daily News:
Bill introduced to regulate men's reproductive health — Part of a trend, she likens the bill to men legislating 'a woman's womb.' — COLUMBUS - Before getting a prescription for Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs, men would have to see a sex therapist, receive a cardiac stress test …
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Fox News Commenters React to Afghan Killings: ‘A Dead Muslim Is a Good Muslim’ — It's no longer surprising, but the right wing blogs are full of comments today praising the soldier who allegedly committed mass murder in Kandahar, killing men, women, and children asleep in their beds. — Gateway Pundit:
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
What Greece Means — So Greece has officially defaulted on its debt to private lenders. It was an “orderly” default, negotiated rather than simply announced, which I guess is a good thing. Still, the story is far from over. Even with this debt relief, Greece — like other European nations forced …
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Daily Kos
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Moderation out of fashion on Capitol Hill — The Founding Fathers designed Congress to represent the will of the majority of Americans. — Yet, even as more Americans identify themselves as independents — not Democrats or Republicans — there is a painfully sharp decline in moderate …
WorldNetDaily:
OBAMA IMPEACHMENT BILL NOW IN CONGRESS — Declares president's use of military without approval ‘high crime, misdemeanor’ — Let the president be duly warned. — Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., R-N.C., has introduced a resolution declaring that should the president use offensive military …
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New York Times:
U.S. Army Sergeant Suspected in Afghanistan Shooting — PANJWAI, Afghanistan — Stalking from home to home, a United States Army sergeant methodically killed at least 16 civilians, 9 of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan on Sunday, igniting fears of a new wave …
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Ahmad Nadem / Reuters:
Western forces kill 15 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government
Western forces kill 15 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government
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