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TRENDING: Campaign calls De Niro comment ‘inappropriate’ after Gingrich blast — (CNN) - President Barack Obama's reelection organization said Tuesday it was “inappropriate” for Robert De Niro to joke at a campaign fundraiser in New York Monday that America wasn't “ready for a white first lady.”
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Gingrich says actor Robert DeNiro's racially themed first lady joke ‘inexcusable’ — Newt Gingrich blasted actor Robert DeNiro for a racially themed joke during his introduction of first lady Michelle Obama at a fundraiser in New York City on Monday night, calling the comments “inexcusable.”
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De Niro suggests it's ‘too soon’ for another white FLOTUS — Actor Robert De Niro thrilled the crowd at a New York fundraiser headlined by first lady Michelle Obama when he listed the alternatives. — “Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?”
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Michelle Obama: Supreme Court Picks Will Impact Whether Americans Can “Love Whomever We Choose”
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Robert DeNiro, Campaigning For President Obama, Asks: Is U.S. ‘Ready For A White First Lady?’
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The GOP Budget and America's Future — The president's budget gives more power to bureaucrats, takes more from taxpayers to fuel the expansion of government, and commits our nation to a future of debt and decline. — Less than a year ago, the House of Representatives passed a budget …
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Paul Ryan's budget: Should the poor pay for deficit reduction? — Here's the basic outline of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's 2013 budget in one sentence: Ryan's budget funds trillions of dollars in tax cuts, defense spending and deficit reduction by cutting deeply into health-care programs and income supports for the poor.
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No, Paul Ryan Does Not Want To Strengthen The Safety Net … - Republican Voters Say They Want Strong Executive Experience. So Why Are They Voting for Rick Santorum? - Yes, Europe Has More Economic Mobility Than the U.S.—but Europeans Are Still Snobs - Of Course Birth Control Pills Should Be Sold Over the Counter.
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GOP budget plan cuts deeply into domestic programs, reshapes Medicare, Medicaid
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GOP budget boosts defense spending
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GOP set to move on debt package
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“Stand your ground” law goes too far — You can't say we weren't warned. — Back in 2005, opponents of Florida's first-of-its-kind “stand your ground” law said it wouldn't be long before we'd see shootouts in the streets — all in the name of self-defense.
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Grand jury to probe Trayvon Martin killing — Mounting pressure in Trayvon Martin case succeeds in prompting a federal probe as well as an investigation by a state grand jury. — FROBLES@MIAMIHERALD.COM — A grand jury will look into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Brevard County State Attorney Norm Wolfinger said Tuesday.
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State Attorney Sends Trayvon Martin Case To Grand Jury — Grand Jury To Be Called April 10 — SANFORD, Fla. — State Attorney Norm Wolfinger announced Tuesday his decision that a grand jury will investigate the Trayvon Martin case. — “I share in the desire of the family and the community …
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Fox News Commenters React to Trayvon Martin: ‘Good Shot Zimmy’
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Media scrubs Malia Obama vacation story — The AFP, the Huffington Post and other websites have scrubbed a report about first daughter Malia Obama's Spring Break vacation. — On Monday, the AFP reported that Obama's daughter was vacationing abroad, along with a number of friends and 25 Secret Service agents.
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WHY IS THE STORY ABOUT MALIA OBAMA VACATIONING IN MEXICO DISAPPEARING FROM THE WEB?

Obama's daughter spends spring break in Mexico
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Obama's Daughter Vacations in Mexico, But Let's Not Discuss It. In Fact, Let's Not Even Ever Have Discussed It
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Santorum outgunned 7 to 1 in Illinois, 21 to 1 in Chicago media market — Rick Santorum's campaign and super PAC have been outspent by a margin of 7 to 1 in the Illinois primary, with forces supporting Mitt Romney shelling out a total of about $3.7 million on the airwaves, according to a GOP media-buying source.
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Santorum Campaign Floats New Delegate Math Showing Much Tighter Race With Romney
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Romney faces another ‘must-win’ state in Illinois primary
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Romney poised for key Illinois win
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Exclusive: GQ Reveals Romney's and Santorum's Secret Service Code Names — They are the best kept secrets of any presidential campaign—until someone overhears a whispered shout into a wrist microphone. Candidates who get Secret Service protection get to choose the code word that they'll be called …
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National Debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush — (CBS News) The National Debt has now increased more during President Obama's three years and two months in office than it did during 8 years of the George W. Bush presidency. — The Debt rose $4.899 trillion during the two terms of the Bush presidency.
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Joe Biden On Bin Laden Raid: Most ‘Audacious Plan’ In 500 Years … REACT: — FOLLOW: — 2012 Election, Joe Biden, Osama Bin Laden, Elections 2012, Election 2012 Blog, Biden Bin Laden, Joe-Biden-Bin-Laden, Politics News — Vice President Joseph Biden on Monday night upped …
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Bloomberg Strikes Again: NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless — Has The Mayor Totally Eaten Away At The Public's Desire To Do Good? — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg's food police have struck again! — Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city …
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No Kugel for you! — So much for serving the homeless.
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For LSAT, Sharp Drop in Popularity for Second Year — Legal diplomas are apparently losing luster. — The organization behind the Law School Admission Test reported that the number of tests it administered this year dropped by more than 16 percent, the largest decline in more than a decade.
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Newt in the red — Newt Gingrich has more debt than cash on hand, according to the FEC report he will file today. — A Gingrich source notified Mike Allen that the former House speaker raised $2.62 million in February and spent $2.8 million. That left him with $1.54 million in the bank.
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When the Good Do Bad — It's always interesting to read the quotations of people who knew a mass murderer before he killed. They usually express complete bafflement that a person who seemed so kind and normal could do something so horrific. — Friends of Robert Bales …
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Warren holds small lead in MA-Senate race — PPP's newest Massachusetts poll finds Elizabeth Warren leading Scott Brown 46-41. — Brown is not proving to be an overwhelmingly popular Senator. 45% of voters approve of the job he's doing to 42% who disapprove.
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