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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
U.N. to Investigate Voter I.D. Laws — This is really the last straw. It is time to get out of the United Nations: “UN rights council delves into US voter I.D. laws.” … That isn't treason, but it is disloyal; disgracefully so. … This is hilarious, in a black comedy sort of way:
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Israel Matzav and National Review
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Eric Shawn / Fox News:
UN rights council delves into US voter I.D. laws
UN rights council delves into US voter I.D. laws
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The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
How Romney Gave Rick Santorum An Opening In Illinois — The frontrunner took his foot off Santorum's neck, and let him on the ballot. An “unnecessary problem” for the frontrunner, created by his ambitious state chairman. — Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford. — (AP / M. Spencer Green)
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Daily Herald, The Other McCain, Erick's blog, Guardian and msnbc.com
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Washington Examiner:
Losing, Newt sets new goal: Keep Mitt from 1,144
Losing, Newt sets new goal: Keep Mitt from 1,144
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Politico, ABCNEWS, Washington Post, Ballot Box, Daily Kos, Power Line, The Daily Caller and Marbury
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
DNC slams Romney pledge to ‘get rid of’ Planned Parenthood funding
DNC slams Romney pledge to ‘get rid of’ Planned Parenthood funding
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Reuters, Politico and Taylor Marsh
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Not Closing the Deal — “In five years of campaigning …
Not Closing the Deal — “In five years of campaigning …
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American Spectator, USA Today, Washington Post, RedState, The Daily Caller, The Other McCain, msnbc.com, American Power, GOP 12 and Wall Street Journal
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama up in NC, primary hinges on Newt
Obama up in NC, primary hinges on Newt
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Gallup, Guardian, Firedoglake and Outside the Beltway
Rolling Stone:
On Goldman Executive Greg Smith's Brave Departure — Wall Street is buzzing this morning about a resignation - a historic one. Greg Smith, the executive director and head of Goldman Sachs's United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, not only decided to quit Goldman …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Goldman Sachs Mobilizes Rapid Smear Campaign Against Whistleblower — Today, Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith excoriated the investment bank in a New York Times op-ed, resigning due to the banks “toxic and destructive” culture, one in which the bank's trading profits took precedence over its customers' financial well-being.
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New York Times, Deal Journal, The Jungle, Firedoglake, Taylor Marsh and Washington Monthly
Reuters:
Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood — (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told Puerto Ricans on Wednesday they would have to make English their primary language if they want to pursue U.S. statehood, a statement at odds with the U.S. Constitution.
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US Politics, American Power, The Huffington Post, Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway, Wonkette and Business Insider
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Alex Altman / Swampland:
Why Ron Paul May Cut a Deal With Mitt Romney — Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul shake hands before the start of the first 2012 Republican presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, June 13, 2011. — For Ron Paul, victory is finally in sight.
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New York Times, Hot Air, Campaign 2012, Hit & Run, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
ABCNEWS:
Obama's Top Campaign Bundlers Among State Dinner Guests — More than three dozen of President Obama's top re-election campaign financiers are guests at tonight's White House state dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron. — They include Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein …
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blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Washington Wire, Fox News, Campaign 2012, Associated Press and Michelle Malkin
David Lawder / Reuters:
House Republican leaders set to break US budget deal — * Republican aides say cuts may not be enough for conservatives — * Spending bill impasse, September shutdown battle feared — Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are ready to break a hard-fought budget deal …
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The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, A plain blog about politics, The Impolitic, Balloon Juice and Hullabaloo
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Here we go again — Via Pat Garofalo, Reuters reports:
Here we go again — Via Pat Garofalo, Reuters reports:
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The Maddow Blog, Washington Examiner and US Politics
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate OKs highway bill
Senate OKs highway bill
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CNN and ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*
Brooks Bayne / The Graph:
Sandra Fluke's Boyfriend, Adam “Cutie Pants” Mutterperl, And His Radical Socialist Family — Behold! Sandra Fluke's boyfriend, Adam Mutterperl! — Recently, it was reported that Sandra Fluke is connected to none other than 1%'er, William (Bill) Mutterperl, through her boyfriend.
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The Gateway Pundit, Lawyers, Guns & Money, TBogg and Riehl World View
Roger Lowenstein / The Atlantic Online:
The Villain — The left hates him. The right hates him even more. But Ben Bernanke saved the economy—and has navigated masterfully through the most trying of times. — THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE was founded 99 years ago, as a bulwark to the banking system and an antidote to its frequent runs and panics.
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Modeled Behavior, Mother Jones, FT Alphaville and The Big Picture
FOX 10 News:
Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Arpaio — PHOENIX - A man described as a President Barack Obama fanatic pleads guilty to threatening to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. — Adam Eugene Cox appeared in a Tennessee courtroom on Wednesday. — He was arrested last year for a death threat that began on the Internet.
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Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Scarce Oil? U.S. Has 60 Times More Than Obama Claims — When he was running for the Oval Office four years ago amid $4-a-gallon gasoline prices, then-Sen. Barack Obama dismissed the idea of expanded oil production as a way to relieve the pain at the pump.
Guardian:
Exclusive: secret Bashar al-Assad emails lift lid on life of leader's inner circle — • Messages show Bashar al-Assad took advice from Iran — • Leader made light of promised reforms — • Wife spent thousands on jewellery and furniture — Bashar al-Assad took advice …
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msnbc.com, The Next Web, FP Passport, US Politics, Global Public Square, Boing Boing, New York Magazine and ThinkProgress, more at Mediagazer »
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Face It, He Hates You... Obama in 1990: We're Going to Reshape ‘Mean-Spirited’ and Selfish America — Barack Obama 1990 Interview: Harvard student tackles racism at it's core — Via Ironic Surrealism: — From his 1990 interview: … Hat Tip Ed
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Ironic Surrealism
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Company Puts Obama's, Pelosi's Faces On ‘BastardBlaster’ Shooting Targets — Barack Obama , Nancy Pelosi , Sarah Palin , Video , Obama Shooting Target , Palin Shooting Target , Pelosi Shooting Target , Yipe Media , Yipe Media Shooting Targets , Politics News
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Why Miracle Drugs Are (Almost) Never as Miraculous As They Seem — We swim in a sea of hype, of what people would like for us to believe. This is not new, as the electoral graffiti on the walls of Pompeii and such incidents as the South Sea Bubble show, but our technology allows it greater scope than ever.
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Republicans' delegate soup — Mitt Romney has repeatedly argued that no rival can catch up to him in the delegate race, making him the inevitable Republican nominee. — But in the convoluted delegate soup that candidates must navigate, another potential outcome has emerged …
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Washington Post and Prairie Weather
BuzzFeed:
Democrats Accuse Conservative News Outlet Of “Blackmail” — The Caller was, perhaps, leaning into the story a bit. Boyle stands by his warning. — The Democratic National Committee is at odds with the conservative Daily Caller over a reporter's threat as to how he would interpret an unreturned email.
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The Daily Caller