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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Santorum Wins Alabama and Mississippi Primaries — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Rick Santorum captured twin victories in the Alabama and Mississippi primaries on Tuesday, overcoming the financial advantages of Mitt Romney and the regional allegiances of Newt Gingrich to amplify his argument …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Santorum leads Alabama; Romney ahead in Mississippi — Primary contests in Mississippi and Alabama are still extremely close, with exit polls showing the vote in both states divided among three GOP front-runners. — In Alabama, early exit polls showed former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) …
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David Espo / Associated Press:
The South's turn: Romney, Santorum, Gingrich vie — WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney collided with rivals Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich on Tuesday in primaries in Alabama and Mississippi, hotly contested Southern crossroads in the struggle for the Republican presidential nomination.
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CANNONFIRE, The Lonely Conservative and The Gateway Pundit
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney — On Tuesday's “Kilmeade & Friends” radio show on Fox News Radio, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, accused Fox News of being in the tank for his competitor, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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The Caucus, Connecting.the.Dots, The Other McCain, GOP 12, Hot Air, The Raw Story, Business Insider, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Don Surber
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Sarah Palin challenges Obama to debate ‘anywhere, anytime’ — Sarah Palin shot back at the Obama re-election campaign this week, after it used footage of her in a fundraising video. — “I'm not running for any office, but I'm more than happy to accept the dubious honor of being Barack Obama's 'enemy …
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Washington Wire, Facebook and The Raw Story
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Santorum says it ‘would be great’ if Newt bowed out
Santorum says it ‘would be great’ if Newt bowed out
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Washington Wire and New York Magazine
Ron Paul / Associated Press:
Born-again Christians dominate GOP vote in AL, MS
Born-again Christians dominate GOP vote in AL, MS
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Firedoglake, Daily Kos and TalkLeft
CNN:
TRENDING: Romney says Santorum at ‘desperate end’ of campaign
TRENDING: Romney says Santorum at ‘desperate end’ of campaign
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ABCNEWS, Politico, Swampland and Taylor Marsh
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney
Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney
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Politico, CNN, New York Magazine, Washington Post and National Review
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama camp attacks Romney on eve of Santorum victories
Obama camp attacks Romney on eve of Santorum victories
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Washington Post:
Alabama, Mississippi primaries: No Romney speech likely
Alabama, Mississippi primaries: No Romney speech likely
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New York Times, Fox News, FiveThirtyEight, Guardian, Michelle Malkin and Taegan Goddard's …
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Santorum mailer highlights Limbaugh praise
Santorum mailer highlights Limbaugh praise
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The Daily Dish, Indecision Forever and Business Insider
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The Slog to 1,144: So Far, Demographics Trumps Momentum
The Slog to 1,144: So Far, Demographics Trumps Momentum
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Campaign 2012, Daily Kos, The Daily Dish, Patterico's Pontifications, Hit & Run and Washington Post
Samuel P. Jacobs / Reuters:
Obama's approval rating up to 50 percent: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - For the first time since early July, more Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing than disapprove, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that shows his approval rating now at 50 percent.
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The Moderate Voice, The Impolitic, Business Insider and Gallup
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Julianna Goldman / Bloomberg:
Obama-Romney Race Toss-Up in Poll Showing Independents Critical
Obama-Romney Race Toss-Up in Poll Showing Independents Critical
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Business Insider, The Page and Hot Air
Glenn Thrushand Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama polls: An up-and-down roller coaster
Obama polls: An up-and-down roller coaster
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Don Surber and Reuters
Julie Bosman / Media Decoder:
After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses — A set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the shelves of the New York Public Library. — After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. — Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered reference books …
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
CBO: Obamacare to cost $1.76 trillion over 10 yrs — President Obama's national health care law will cost $1.76 trillion over a decade, according to a new projection released today by the Congressional Budget Office, rather than the $940 billion forecast when it was signed into law.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CBO: New 10-year projected cost of ObamaCare is ... $1.76 trillion
CBO: New 10-year projected cost of ObamaCare is ... $1.76 trillion
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The Hill, Campaign 2012, Doug Ross and The Right Sphere
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 …
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved further; the unemployment rate has declined notably in recent months but remains elevated.
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New York Times, Modeled Behavior and msnbc.com
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
REJECTED! What the NY Times WON'T Run: Counter-Jihad Facts What the NY Times Will Run: Anti-Catholic Smear Ads — Did you see the virulently anti-Catholic ad that ran in the New York Times last week? That ad inspired AFDI/SIOA, in cooperation with SION (Stop Islamization of Nations) …
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Jihad Watch and Israel Matzav
Ann Rubin / KSDK-TV:
Mitt Romney speaks in Kirkwood about jobs, energy and deficit — Kirkwood, MO (KSDK) - The republican race for the White House is moving to Missouri. — Mitt Romney stopped in Kirkwood, hoping to drum up support ahead of the state's caucuses this week. — Since Missouri's primary wasn't binding …
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Greg Smith / New York Times:
Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs — TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London — I believe I have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture, its people and its identity.
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Keach Hagey / Politico:
David Axelrod bails on Bill Maher — David Axelrod will not be appearing as a guest on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” despite reports last week that he was scheduled to do the show in the next few weeks. — “He's not scheduled to go on at this time,” said Ben LaBolt, the press secretary for President Obama's reelection campaign.
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Taylor Marsh and NewsBusters.org blogs
James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
The entire Obama presidency, in one anecdote — One of my favorite moments from the new book The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery: … Now let's fast forward to this past September: … So where are the new jobs coming from, at least the good-paying ones?
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Doug Ross and Vodkapundit
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Even with Obama's blessing, top Dem super PAC finds tough sledding — The top Democratic super PAC is still having trouble raising money, despite getting President Obama's blessing. — Priorities USA Action, a super PAC founded by former White House aides, raised $2 million in February, co-founder Bill Burton confirmed Tuesday.
Washington Monthly:
Terminal Sickness — How a thirty-year-old policy of deregulation is slowly killing America's airline system—and taking down Cincinnati, Memphis, and St. Louis with it. — Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious — “It was certainly one of the hardest choices that I've ever made,” explained Fernando Aguirre.
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Bachus survives tough primary contest — Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) survived a hazardous primary challenge Tuesday, besting his top opponent, state Sen. Scott Beason (R) by more than 20 points. — By topping 50 percent, Bachus also averted a potential runoff in April to determine the party's nominee.
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