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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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Eric Shawn / Fox News:
UN rights council delves into US voter I.D. laws — The controversy over requiring voters to provide photo IDs has reached the world stage. — The United Nations Human Rights Council is investigating the issue of American election laws at its gathering on minority rights in Geneva …
ABCNEWS:
Four Questions for Bill Maher — JAKE TAPPER: Bill, thanks for doing this. I just wanted to make sure that — as I cover this debate about appropriate language and such, I'm not — excluding any points you think should be made. — BILL MAHER: I don't really know all the “points,” but as I said on my show
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and Mediaite
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Mj Lee / Reuters:
Bill Maher: Rush Limbaugh attacked a ‘civilian’ — Bill Maher, who has attracted fresh criticism for past comments about Sarah Palin in the aftermath of Rush Limbaugh calling a law student a “slut,” said in an interview that comparing his use of the “c word” to the radio host's controversial remarks is “ridiculous.”
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Weasel Zippers
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's dog-on-the-car-roof story still proves to be his critics' best friend — It happened more than a quarter century ago, at the start of a Romney family summer vacation. But the tale of Seamus, the Irish setter who got sick while riding 12 hours on the roof of Mitt Romney's faux …
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney's Terrible Fox News Interview — Why does he save his worst performances for the right-leaning network? — When Mitt Romney sits down with a Fox News anchor, things can get hairy. — That fact was on full display Wednesday when the candidate went on Megyn Kelly's show …
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Jezebel
Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's dog-on-the-car-roof story still proves to be his critics' best friend — President Obama's reelection campaign has signaled it would use the story against Romney as well. In January, Obama strategist David Axelrod tweeted a picture of Obama holding his dog, Bo …
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The Right Sphere and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Taliban suspends peace talks with U.S. as Panetta concludes Karzai visit — View Photo Gallery — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says despite recent high-profile tragedies, U.S.-Afghan relations remains solid. View photos from the aftermath of an incident where an American service member …
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americanthinker.com, Business Insider, Weasel Zippers and The BLT
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Obama's troubled handling of Afghanistan
Obama's troubled handling of Afghanistan
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JustOneMinute, Israel Matzav and Hot Air
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., Half Say U.S. Should Speed Up Afghanistan Withdrawal
In U.S., Half Say U.S. Should Speed Up Afghanistan Withdrawal
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Outside the Beltway, The Hill and Politico
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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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Dem cracks showing a little early — The White House loves her. Cher loves her. But a lot of Democrats aren't so wild about Elizabeth Warren's Senate campaign these days. — The high-powered, fast-running Warren campaign is starting to show some cracks and dings — fueling fresh scuttlebutt of internal dissent in the party.
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Jammie Wearing Fools
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 and Outside the Beltway
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.
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Cold Fury, americanthinker.com and Doug Ross
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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Jake Sherman / Politico:
GOP frosh to back millionaires' tax — Freshman Republican Rep. Rick Crawford will propose a surtax on millionaires Thursday morning, a crack in the steadfast GOP opposition to extracting more money from the nation's top earners. — The Arkansas Republican will unveil the plan during …
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Firedoglake, The Hill, ThinkProgress, Online NewsHour, RedState and CNN
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
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Tuesday's Primaries Changed Nothing — Three differing narratives emerged in the press after Tuesday's contests. First, that Newt Gingrich had a very bad night and should drop out. Second, that Mitt Romney seems unable to seal the deal, and came up short yet again with his disappointing …
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and Wall Street Journal
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Fr. Marcel Guarnizo / Catholic News Agency:
Priest: removal from ministry was tied to communion incident — Washington D.C., Mar 14, 2012 / 01:25 pm (CNA).- In an extensive statement provided to CNA, Father Marcel Guarnizo insists that the reasons the Archdiocese of Washington placed him on leave “have everything to do” …
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ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
Lindsay Champion / Broadway.com:
Kristin Chenoweth Defends GCB from Newt Gingrich Attacks: 'Don't Talk About My Show!' — Kristin Chenoweth defends ‘GCB’ from Newt Gingrich blasts. — Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth's new TV series GCB may be all about “characters and fun,” according to the Broadway vet …
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ThinkProgress and Mediaite
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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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
Goldman Sachs Mobilizes Rapid Smear Campaign Against Whistleblower
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