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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, Little Green Footballs, Hullabaloo 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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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, Power Line, Hot Air, The Heritage Foundation, Wake up America and The PJ Tatler
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
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
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
No ‘spark’ for Mitt Romney in Illinois — VERNON HILLS, Ill. - Same story, different state. — Mitt Romney has a roster of blue chip GOP supporters here, more resources and a superior organization in a state that seems a good fit to his brand of Republicanism.
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CNN, Chicago Tribune, YouTube, Washington Monthly, Agence France Presse, Philly.com, The Hill, American Power and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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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, 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
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 …
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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Washington Monthly, CBS DC, Little Green Footballs, Wonkette, Mediaite, Holy Bullies …, The Agonist and Good As You
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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The PJ Tatler, Doug Ross, New York Times and americanthinker.com
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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The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, Indecision Forever and The Raw Story
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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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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PJ Media
Geneva Sands / The Hill:
Romney: 'I don't see how a young American can vote' for a Democrat — GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney said Monday he doesn't understand how young people could vote for Democrats. — “I don't see how a young American can vote for, well, can vote for a Democrat,” Romney said in a speech at the University of Chicago.
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The PJ Tatler
Daily Mail:
THE TSA'S GREATEST HITS — The TSA issued apologies to two grandmothers in their late 80s who said they were strip searched at New York's JFK Airport in January. — In October, a TSA inspector found a vibrator in lawyer and feminist blogger Jill Filipovic's luggage …
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The Lonely Conservative, Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, National Review and RedState
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
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