Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:20 PM ET, March 13, 2012

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
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.
RELATED:
New York Times:
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.
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 …
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.
Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
New York Times: It's Just a Poll. Nothing to See Here.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, CBS News and Cold Fury
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Obama's approval rating hits new low in CBS poll
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
U.S. on pace for $1 trillion deficit
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.
RELATED:
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Alabama Governor Says He Voted for Santorum
Discussion: Guardian and CNN
Quin Hillyer / American Spectator:   Drenched in Campaign Silliness
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum warns GOP shouldn't pick party's nominee too quickly
Discussion: CNN and Ballot Box
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.
RELATED:
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 …
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.
RELATED:
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.
Discussion: Mediaite and Mashable!
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 …
RELATED:
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.
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)
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 …
RELATED:
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
HBO's ‘Game Change’ promoted by same PR firm that represents Sandra Fluke
Discussion: protein wisdom
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,” …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Former US vice president deems Canada too dangerous for speaking visit
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
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 …
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.
KHVO:
Romney's Son Stumps For Candidate In Hawaii  —  HONOLULU — Local Mitt Romney supporters took their campaign to the streets of Laie this evening  —  “We need him.  This country needs him,” said Laie resident Dave Lewis.  —  Mitt Romney stayed behind but helping to drum up support …
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 …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
One-Way Wantonness  —  Hussy.  Harlot.  Hooker.  —  Floozy.  Strumpet.  Slut.  —  When attacking a woman by questioning her sexual mores, there's a smorgasbord of slurs, and you can take your rancid pick.  Help me out here: where are the comparable nouns for men?  What's a male slut?
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Biden: Obama 'would've been a one-term president' if bin Laden mission had failed  —  President Obama would have ended up a one-term president if last summer's mission to kill Osama bin Laden had failed, according to Vice President Biden.  —  Biden, speaking Monday night at a small fundraising event …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:20 PM ET, March 13, 2012.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Bob Turner to challenge Gillibrand in New York Senate race
Discussion: CNN
New York Times:
Federal Report Cites Bank Officials in Foreclosure Surge
Discussion: Firedoglake and ThinkProgress
Rick Santorum / CNN:
TRENDING: Santorum rails against Maher on ‘Christian madrassa’ comment
Discussion: Hot Air
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
Washington Post:
Poll: Voters want super PACs to be illegal
Matthew Cooper / NationalJournal.com:
Poll Shows Public Supports Obama on Gas Prices
 Earlier Items: 
Christian Hartsock / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE: O'KEEFE VIDEO EXPOSES VOTER FRAUD-FRIENDLY POLICIES IN VERMONT
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
Recovery 2020! We're Barely on Pace to Close the Jobs Gap This Decade
Jenna Portnoy / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie: I have no regret about ‘idiot’ remark toward Navy SEAL
Discussion: Gothamist
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama warns opponents against ‘using religion as a bludgeon in politics’
Discussion: TalkLeft and Jammie Wearing Fools
Rachel Leven / The Hill:
HHS weighs accepting men who have sex with men as blood donors
Discussion: ThinkProgress
James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
Surprise!  Obama has a secret plan to deal with a catastrophic U.S. debt crisis.  Here's what might be in it
Discussion: Hit & Run
Tim Carmody / Wired:
The Damning Backstory Behind ‘Homeless Hotspots’ at SXSW
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
News Corp reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $2.58B, net income up 148% YoY to $144M, Dow Jones revenue up 3% YoY to $552M, and WSJ subscriptions up 7% YoY to 4.3M

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from Apple Music and Spotify in a post to their TikTok Feed or in DMs via TikTok Messages
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page