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New York Times:
U.S. War Game Sees Dire Results of Attack on Iran — WASHINGTON — A classified war game held this month to assess the American military's capabilities to respond to an Israeli attack on Iran forecast that the strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States …
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FP Passport, ThinkProgress, DownWithTyranny!, Politico, War in Context, Israel Matzav, Outside the Beltway, Associated Press and emptywheel
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Bristol Palin:
Mr. President, When Should I Expect Your Call? — You don't know my telephone number, but I hope your staff is busy trying to find it. Ever since you called Sandra Fluke after Rush Limbaugh called her a slut, I figured I might be next. You explained to reporters you called …
Roger Friedman / blogs.forbes.com/rogerfriedman:
Exclusive: Seller of Controversial Anti-Obama Sticker Says It's Not Racist — Exclusive: Paula Smith of Hinesville, Georgia has a company called Stickatude.com. And they're selling their own version of an anti-Obama bumper sticker that reads “Don't Re-Nig 2012.”
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles, ThinkProgress, Wonkette, Hullabaloo, Little Green Footballs and Colorlines
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Obama blamed troubles on Fox News, book says — President Barack Obama blamed Fox News for his political woes in a private meeting with labor leaders in 2010, saying he was “losing white males” who tune into the cable outlet and “hear Obama is a Muslim 24/7,” according to journalist David Corn's new book, “Showdown.”
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NewsBusters.org, Mediaite, Reuters, Don Surber, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obama's pivot to deficit reduction, explained
Obama's pivot to deficit reduction, explained
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Adam Weinstein / Mother Jones:
The Trayvon Martin Killing, Explained — How did a kid armed with Skittles and an ice tea get gunned down by an overeager neighborhood watch captain? And why didn't police detain shooter George Zimmerman? — On the evening of February 26, Trayvon Martin—an unarmed 17-year-old African American student …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
CBC seeks probe of Florida shooting — The Congressional Black Caucus wants the Justice Department to investigate the shooting death of a 17-year-old, unarmed black Florida high school student as a potential hate crime. — “This case compromises the integrity of our legal system and sets …
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Wonkette, ThinkProgress and MiamiHerald.com
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
HOLDING COURT — Brett M. Kavanaugh is a judge who sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is often described as the second most important court in the country. President George W. Bush nominated Kavanaugh to that post in 2003 …
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Washington Monthly, Firedoglake, NewsBusters.org, Wall Street Journal, National Review and News Desk
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Voter gloom on Obama's jobs, gas, debt policies
The Hill Poll: Voter gloom on Obama's jobs, gas, debt policies
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Weasel Zippers, The Heritage Foundation, Hot Air, Power Line, The PJ Tatler and Wake up America
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obamacare on Trial: Case of the Century?
Obamacare on Trial: Case of the Century?
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Talking Points Memo and Althouse
Rebecca Kaplan / NationalJournal.com:
Santorum: 'I Don't Care What the Unemployment Rate's Going to Be' — Candidate suggests that freedom is a bigger issue in the election than the economy. — MOLINE, Ill. - Rick Santorum is coming under fire for saying that the unemployment rate and economic growth are secondary issues …
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Rick Santorum / CNN:
Santorum dings Romney while defending contraception stance
Santorum dings Romney while defending contraception stance
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Reuters, BuzzFeed, Politico, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Charlie Riedel / ABCNEWS:
Pressure on Santorum to Deliver in Illinois
Pressure on Santorum to Deliver in Illinois
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The Huffington Post and GOP 12
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush / The Huffington Post:
President Jimmy Carter Authors New Bible Book, Answers Hard Biblical Questions … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Jimmy Carter, Religion And Politics, Religion And Science, Scripture Commentary, President Jimmy Carter, Bible Gays, Bible Homosexuality, Bible Slavery, Bible Women's Rights …
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LGBTQ Nation, Business Insider, Good As You and ThinkProgress
Arizona Republic:
Arpaio sees media conspiracy against ‘birthers’ — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio believes that a media conspiracy “bigger than Watergate” is purposefully downplaying his volunteer posse's investigation of President Barack Obama's birth certificate. — Arpaio and the posse held …
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Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, Indecision Forever and The Raw Story
Guardian:
Nobel peace prize winner defends law criminalising homosexuality in Liberia — Exclusive: In joint interview, Tony Blair refuses to comment on Liberian president's remarks supporting anti-gay laws — The Nobel peace prize winner and president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf …
Kirit Radia / ABCNEWS:
Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria — A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told ABC News was “a bomb” certain to have serious repercussions. — Russia, one of President Bashar …
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Doug Ross, The PJ Tatler, New York Times and americanthinker.com
Brian Tashman / rightwingwatch.org:
Pastor Dennis Terry Introduces Rick Santorum, Tells Liberals and Non-Christians to ‘Get Out’ of America — Greenwell Springs Baptist Church pastor Dennis Terry introduced presidential candidate Rick Santorum and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins tonight in Baton Rouge, Louisiana …
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CBS DC, Washington Monthly, Little Green Footballs, Wonkette, Mediaite, Holy Bullies …, The Agonist and Good As You
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
'The Road We've Traveled:' A misleading account of Obama's mother and her insurance dispute — Narrator Tom Hanks: “He knew from experience the cost of waiting [on health care reform].” — President Obama : “When my mom got cancer, she wasn't a wealthy woman and it pretty much drained all her resources”
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The Lonely Conservative, Booman Tribune, Weasel Zippers and Taylor Marsh
Apple:
Apple Announces Plans to Initiate Dividend and Share Repurchase Program — Expects to Spend $45 Billion Over Three Years — Apple® today announced plans to initiate a dividend and share repurchase program commencing later this year. — Subject to declaration by the Board of Directors …
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Business Insider, Fortune, AllThingsD, TUAW, Felix Salmon, Engadget, msnbc.com, New York Times, The Daily Caller and TechCrunch
Jake Sherman / Politico:
GOP on budget: Bitten, but not shy — For the second year running, Republicans are betting big on the budget. — Despite getting hammered by Democrats last year, the GOP is gambling that going big and bold on their fiscal blueprint — think major changes to Medicare and Medicaid …
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Alan S. Blinder / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Cruises Toward a 2013 Fiscal Cliff — As tax cuts expire and spending falls, the economy will be hit with a 3.5% decline in gross domestic demand. — At some point, the spectacle America is now calling a presidential campaign will turn away from comedy and start focusing on things …
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Firedoglake and American Power
Bruno Waterfield / Telegraph:
Dutch Roman Catholic Church ‘castrated at least 10 boys’ — At least 10 teenage boys or young men under the age of 21 were surgically castrated “to get rid of homosexuality” while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic Church in the 1950s. — Evidence of the castrations has emerged amid controversy …
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Booman Tribune
Associated Press:
High court rejects Christian campus groups' appeal — WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Christian groups that challenged a discrimination policy at California state universities. — The justices on Monday are leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling …
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ABCNEWS:
On Iraq War Anniversary, First Lady Solicits Veterans to Campaign — First lady Michelle Obama, whose advocacy for veterans and their families has defined her tenure in the White House, is now appealing to the constituency for political support for a second Obama term.
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Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Axelrod ‘Mittzkrieg’ Comment Draws Fire From Jewish Group — A Republican Jewish group is demanding an apology from senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod after he referred to Mitt Romney's ad campaign in Illinois as “the Mittzkrieg.” — “The Mittzkrieg in Illinois isn't terribly inspiring …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Syria: journalist Nir Rosen rejects allegations of collaborating with Assad regime — An American journalist has strongly denied allegations that he spied for the Syrian regime and handed its officials information on the movement of fellow Western reporters.
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Israel Matzav, Belmont Club and Truthdig
Los Angeles Times:
Gun-tracking operation caught top suspect, then let him go — Federal agents stopped the main target of the ill-fated Operation Fast and Furious in May 2010. After they questioned him, he disappeared back into Mexico, and the program went on to spiral out of control.
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Tennessean.com:
TN bill mandates publication of abortion data — Doctors who perform abortions in Tennessee could see their names listed online, and women who undergo the procedures could be unintentionally identified under a bill pending in the state legislature. — State lawmakers are debating a measure …
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Firedoglake, ThinkProgress, Shakesville, PERRspectives and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
Syria: ‘I am the real dictator’, declares Asma al-Assad — Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of Syria's president, told a friend that she was the “real dictator” in the family, according to leaked emails that suggest she holds a cherished place in the leader's inner circle.
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americanthinker.com, Mediaite, Fox News, Ed Driscoll and The PJ Tatler