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4:40 PM ET, March 13, 2012

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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Alabama and Mississippi primaries: Mitt Romney could seal deal in Dixie  —  RICHLAND, Miss — In a topsy-turvy GOP primary, where the unexpected has been the norm, such a final plot twist may be altogether fitting: the Mormon Yankee who thinks cheese grits are a revelation effectively seals the nomination in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The Slog to 1,144: So Far, Demographics Trumps Momentum  —  On Friday I suggested that Mitt Romney would have a long slog to reach 1,144 delegates, and that he might not get there by the end of the primary calendar.  While some readers were thrilled by this suggestion, others were much less ecstatic.
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
Is The South Too Republican For Republicans?
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney
Discussion: Washington Post
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin's foolishness ruined U.S. politics  —  At some point while watching HBO's absolutely smashing (and terrifying) movie “Game Change,” it occurred to me that Sarah Palin has ruined America.  The movie has been scalloped out of the book by the same name and focuses on Palin, rather than on the entire 2008 presidential campaign.
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Paul Glastris / Washington Monthly:
False Equivalence Watch, Richard Cohen Version  —  James Fallows, Jonathan Chait and others have done much to open our eyes to the wondrous breadth and diversity of false equivalence in American journalism—that is, the media's insistent efforts to match any mention of egregious lying by a member …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Let's Talk About the Real Issues, Mr. President  —  The far Left continues to believe American voters are not smart enough to grasp the diversionary tactics it employs to distract us from the issues our President just doesn't want to talk about - issues that affect us all every day and must be addressed.
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Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA TARGETS BREITBART, PALIN, HANNITY WITH HEAVILY-EDITED AD  —  The Obama re-election campaign has released an internet ad targeting Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, and Breitbart.com.  Coming up short in the fundraising department and under fire for President Obama's longtime association …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Obama Poll Drop Mystery: Explained!  —  Yesterday morning, a new Washington Post poll showed a sharp drop in President Obama's approval rating, from 50 percent approval (and 46 percent disapproval) to the reverse.  People on Twitter started tittering.  Jonathan Bernstein insisted it was all just random statistical noise.
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Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
New York Times: It's Just a Poll. Nothing to See Here.
New York Times:
Obama Approval Rating Shows Serious Slip in New Poll
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Psst! Obama lost the birth control mandate debate
Andrew Malcolm / Investor's Business Daily:
Online, liberals far less tolerant than normal people  —  Not exactly shocking news for those exposed to them for years, but the respected Pew Research Center has determined that political liberals are far less tolerant of opposing views than regular Americans.
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Pew Internet:
Social networking sites and politics  — Home - > - Reports - > - Social networking sites and politics - > - Main findings - > - Social networking sites and politics  —  Main findings  —  Social networking sites have become places where political conversation, debate, and proselytizing occur, especially during campaign seasons.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Pew: Liberals most intolerant online
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh Syndicator Suspends National Ads For Two Weeks  —  Radio-Info.com reports that Premiere Networks, which syndicates the Rush Limbaugh show, told its affiliate radio stations that they are suspending national advertising for two weeks.  Rush Limbaugh is normally provided …
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
One-Way Wantonness
Sandra Fluke / CNN:
Slurs won't silence women  —  Editor's note: Sandra Fluke is a third-year law student at Georgetown University Law Center and has served as president of Georgetown Law Students for Reproductive Justice.  —  (CNN) — Last month, students from several Catholic universities gathered to send …
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
HBO's ‘Game Change’ promoted by same PR firm that represents Sandra Fluke
Discussion: protein wisdom
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Church Puts Legal Pressure on Abuse Victims' Group  —  Turning the tables on an advocacy group that has long supported victims of pedophile priests, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church and priests accused of sexual abuse in two Missouri cases have gone to court to compel the group to disclose …
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Josh Glasstetter / rightwingwatch.org:
Bill Donohue Gets Tough on Rape Victims, Wants to Fight Them ‘One by One’
Discussion: The Raw Story
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
The Problem With Polls About Whether Obama Is a Muslim  —  By asking voters what they think about the president's religion, pollsters help to perpetuate a falsehood.  —  Liberal blogs and sites are having a field day with new data from Public Policy Polling that shows that 52 percent …
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Obama energy chief disavows '08 remark favoring higher gas prices  —  Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday disavowed his 2008 comments about increasing gas prices to European levels, remarks that Republicans have pounced on in recent weeks.  —  “I no longer share that view,” …
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Voters blame president for gas prices, experts say not so fast
Eryn Brown / Los Angeles Times:
All red meat is bad for you, new study says  —  A long-term study finds that eating any amount and any type increases the risk of premature death.  —  Eating any amount and any type of red meat increases the risk of premature death, a new study says.  (William Thomas Cain / Getty Images / March 12, 2012)
Saul Loeb / National Post:
Dick Cheney cancels Toronto trip, says Canada is too dangerous  —  TORONTO — Former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney has cancelled an April appearance in Toronto citing concerns Canada is too dangerous.  —  “He felt that in Canada the risk of violent protest was simply too high,” …
Rick Santorum / CNN:
TRENDING: Santorum rails against Maher on ‘Christian madrassa’ comment  —  (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum hit back against Bill Maher Monday night after the liberal talk show host criticized Santorum for home-schooling his children, calling his home a “Christian madrassa.”
Discussion: Hot Air
Damla Ergun / ABCNEWS:
Seven in 10 Would Send Super PACs Packing  —  Super PACs are unwelcome guests at the 2012 election party: Seven in 10 Americans say these private, campaign-spending organizations should be illegal.  —  Echoing widespread disapproval of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that authorized super PACs in 2010 …
Discussion: USA Today, Mediaite and ThinkProgress
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Washington Post:
Poll: Voters want super PACs to be illegal
Jack Brammer / Lexington Herald-Leader:
House panel turns down anti-bullying bill despite pleas from parents  —  FRANKFORT — After an emotional debate, the House Education Committee voted down an anti-bullying bill Tuesday that identified classes of students who might be harassed by their peers.  —  The vote came after parents …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
New York Times:
U.S. Officials Debate Speeding Afghan Pullout  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is discussing whether to reduce American forces in Afghanistan by at least an additional 20,000 troops by 2013, reflecting a growing belief within the White House that the mission there has now reached the point of diminishing returns.
New York Times:
Federal Report Cites Bank Officials in Foreclosure Surge  —  Managers at major banks ignored widespread errors in the foreclosure process, in some cases instructing employees to adopt make-believe titles and speed documents through the system despite internal objections, according to a wide-ranging review by federal investigators.
 
 
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
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UNMC LGBT bias survey called biased by Alliance Defense Fund in attack on proposed Omaha law …
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Bob Turner to challenge Gillibrand in New York Senate race
Discussion: CNN
KHVO:
Romney's Son Stumps For Candidate In Hawaii
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Biden: Obama 'would've been a one-term president' if bin Laden mission had failed
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Jeff Horwitz / American Banker:
OCC Probing JPMorgan Chase Credit Card Collections
Discussion: ThinkProgress and naked capitalism
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Docs (II): Giving Homes to Charity as a Penalty
Discussion: naked capitalism
Wall Street Journal:
Fed Fights Subpoena on Bernanke
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Christian Hartsock / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: O'KEEFE VIDEO EXPOSES VOTER FRAUD-FRIENDLY POLICIES IN VERMONT
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Gov. Christie: I have no regret about ‘idiot’ remark toward Navy SEAL
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Analyzing Comcast's spinoff of cable networks, purposefully structured with low debt: the move might be a signal to the industry that it's time to consolidate

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
James Harding says the Tortoise-Observer deal could create a profitable media group and there isn't a guaranteed future for the Observer with the Guardian

 
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