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Obama Approval Rating Shows Serious Slip in New Poll — Despite improving job growth and an extended Republican primary fight dividing his would-be opponents, President Obama is heading into the general election season on treacherous political ground, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Poll: Obama's approval rating sinks to new low — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — (CBS News) President Obama's approval rating has hit the lowest level ever in CBS News polling, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times survey.
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Voters blame president for gas prices, experts say not so fast — How much does the president have to do with the price of gasoline? — A lot, say American voters. According to oil experts and economists, not so much — at least in the short term. — Today's oil prices are the product …
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Psst! Obama lost the birth control mandate debate — Caught cocooning in public: Here's what the NYT's story on its latest poll told readers: — The poll found that women were split as to whether health insurance plans should cover the costs of birth control and whether employers …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Obama's approval rating hits new low in CBS poll
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Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
New York Times: It's Just a Poll. Nothing to See Here.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
U.S. on pace for $1 trillion deficit
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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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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Alabama Governor Says He Voted for Santorum
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum warns GOP shouldn't pick party's nominee too quickly
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Greg Giroux / Bloomberg:
Super-PAC Ads Dominate Republican Race in Alabama, Mississippi
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Polling in Deep South Has Posed Challenges
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Chris Gentilviso / The Huffington Post:
Rick Santorum: ‘Tell That To A Plant, How Dangerous Carbon Dioxide Is’ (VIDEO)
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Dennis Woltering / WWL-TV:
Santorum leads GOP candidates in La., exclusive WWL-TV poll shows
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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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David Frum / The Daily Beast:
Mike Huckabee Brings on Rush Limbaugh's Decline — Huckabee's about to take the mike. Can he push Limbaugh off the talk-radio throne? — Over 25 years in radio, Rush Limbaugh's dominance of the AM dial has become a fact of American life. — Until, maybe, now. — Mike Huckabee., Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
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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 …
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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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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.
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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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,” …
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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)
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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
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
What if George W. Bush had done that? — President Barack Obama has forged a surprising consensus on opposite ends of the political spectrum: They wonder how on earth he gets away with it. — A series of recent moves — from aggressively filling his reelection war chest to green-lighting shoot …
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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.
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Matthew Cooper / NationalJournal.com:
Poll Shows Public Supports Obama on Gas Prices — More Americans trust President Obama than congressional Republicans to make the right decisions to bring down the price of gasoline, according to a new poll, although neither side commands a majority. — What's more, as prices continue …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Docs (II): Giving Homes to Charity as a Penalty — Banks get credits for doing non-modification things they usually do (photo by wayneandwax) — Here's the second installment in the review of the foreclosure fraud settlement documents.
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