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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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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 …
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.
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Santorum Concedes: He Can't Win The Nomination Outright — Winning by losing? Strategy memo is less a “path to victory” as it is a path to a contested convention. — Santorum talks with supporters during a stop at Sweet Peppers Deli, Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Tupelo, Miss. — (AP / Eric Gay)
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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.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Mitt Romney wishes Mobile 'good mornin"
Mitt Romney wishes Mobile 'good mornin"
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Future Is Far from Certain
The Future Is Far from Certain
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Andrew Restuccia / Ballot Box:
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy to campaign with Romney in South
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy to campaign with Romney in South
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CNN:
Romney to forgo Medicare — Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) - Mitt Romney is celebrating his 65th birthday. But unlike many seniors who reach that age, the GOP presidential candidate will forgo the Medicare program, according to a source with the Romney campaign.
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Bobby Jindal / CNN:
Jindal won't endorse before Louisiana primary — Austin, Texas (CNN) - Mitt Romney has campaigned across Mississippi with Gov. Phil Bryant at his side, but he won't have similar support once the Republican race veers into a neighboring state. — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will not endorse …
Rick Santorum / CNN:
Santorum's war on teleprompters
Santorum's war on teleprompters
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Associated Press:
Justice Dept opposes Texas voter ID law — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's civil rights division on Monday objected to a new photo ID requirement for voters in Texas because many Hispanic voters lack state-issued identification. — Texas follows South Carolina as the second state …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE: 141 Companies Drop Advertising From Rush Limbaugh — ThinkProgress has obtained an internal memo from Premiere Radio Networks listing 96 national companies that have “specifically asked” their advertisments not be played during the Rush Limbaugh Show. Premiere is the distributor of Limbaugh's program.
E.J. Dionne / Real Clear Politics:
Catholicism Is Not the Tea Party at Prayer — WASHINGTON — The nation's Roman Catholic bishops will make an important decision this week: Do they want to defend the church's legitimate interest in religious autonomy, or do they want to wage an election-year war against President Obama?
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Independent.ie:
Nicky Larkin: Israel is a refuge, but a refuge under siege — Through making a film about the Israeli-Arab conflict, artist Nicky Larkin found his allegiances swaying — I used to hate Israel. I used to think the Left was always right. Not any more. Now I loathe Palestinian terrorists.
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BuzzFeed:
Santorum Campaign Responds To Dutch Euthanasia Outrage — Rick Santorum has drawn fire for controversial statements about assisted suicide in the Netherlands. In an impromptu interview with Dutch television station RTL4, Santorum press secretary Alice Stewart offered no explanation …
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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 …
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Coffee Is an Essential Benefit Too — Here are some other health-care mandates that government should impose on employers. — Dear President Obama, — Can you believe the nerve of employers? Many of them still seem to think that they should be allowed to determine the benefits they offer.
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Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and National Review
Michael Cavna / Washington Post:
‘Doonesbury’ creator Garry Trudeau discusses divisive strips about abortion — Only once in the long history of “Doonesbury” has Garry Trudeau's syndicate ever intensely objected to one of his story arcs. It was 1985, and the subject was abortion. — Starting Monday, amid heated debate …
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Barack Obama is Such a Traditional Jew Sometimes — Two weeks ago, after I finished interviewing President Obama on the subject of Iran and Israel, I handed him a copy of the New American Haggadah, the Passover user's guide edited by Jonathan Safran Foer, which includes commentary by Goldblog.
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ABCNEWS:
Hoopster-in-Chief Obama Offers NCAA Bracket Challenge — “Think you got game?” That's the question President Obama is posing to sports fans in a new, online interactive contest aimed at expanding his re-election campaign's contact list and collecting some grassroots cash.
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Mj Leeand Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Blagojevich will find life inside a jolt, ex-inmates say — This week, Rod Blagojevich becomes federal prisoner number 40892-424. — The former Illinois governor is expected on Thursday to arrive at Englewood, a low-security facility in Littleton, Colo., located 15 miles southwest of Denver …
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