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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
CBS News early Illinois exit polls: 4 in 10 Romney, Santorum voters “have reservations” — (CBS News) More than four in ten of the people who voted for Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in Tuesday's GOP primary in Illinois “have reservations” about their choice, according to early CBS News exit polls.
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USA Today, CANNONFIRE, Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, Guardian, The Other McCain, Indecision Forever, The Reaction, CNN, FiveThirtyEight and Politico
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Timothy Stenovec / The Huffington Post:
Illinois Primary 2012 Results MAP (REAL-TIME DATA) … REACT: — FOLLOW: — 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Video, Illinois Primary, Illinois Primary Results, Election Results 2012, Il Primary, Il Primary 2012, Il Primary Results, Illinois Polls, Illinois Primary 2012 …
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Campaign 2012, NO QUARTER and Los Angeles Times
Robin Bravender / Politico:
Rick Santorum in the black — Rick Santorum's campaign is in the black, thanks to his $9 million haul in February. — The former Pennsylvania senator ended last month with $2.6 million in the bank and just over $900,000 in debt, according to campaign finance filings released Tuesday.
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The Right Scoop
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Illinois primary results: Mitt Romney crushes Rick Santorum — Mitt Romney crushed Rick Santorum in the Illinois primary Tuesday night, padding his delegate lead and once again forcing his Republican opponents to find another moment to mount a guerrilla challenge to his campaign.
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CNN, Scared Monkeys and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
New York Times:
Romney Wins by Wide Margin in Illinois Contest
Romney Wins by Wide Margin in Illinois Contest
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The Hill, Politico, ABCNEWS, The Caucus, Truthdig, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, Ballot Box, News Desk, Newsy, American Power and Chicago Tribune
Jonathan Tilove / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Survey: Rick Santorum has sizable lead over Mitt Romney heading into Saturday's La. primary
Survey: Rick Santorum has sizable lead over Mitt Romney heading into Saturday's La. primary
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Guardian, Los Angeles Times, GOP 12 and Balloon Juice
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Polling on Romney's ‘dog problem’
Polling on Romney's ‘dog problem’
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Ballot Box, Wonkette and New York Magazine
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Wire:
2012 GOP Wives More Popular Than Husbands
2012 GOP Wives More Popular Than Husbands
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Hot Air
BuzzFeed:
Story About White House Scrubbing Obama Daughter Travel Story Has Now Been Scrubbed — Citing security concerns, Politico removes a detail about Malia Obama's trip to Mexico. Point taken. — The White House's campaign to scrub a story from the internet yesterday about Malia Obama's trip …
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Media Decoder, The Caucus, BuzzFeed, Wake up America and The Volokh Conspiracy, more at Mediagazer »
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Jonathon M. Seidl / TheBlaze.com:
RICK SANTORUM REACTS TO OBAMA ALLOWING DAUGHTER TO VACATION IN MEXICO: ‘SET AN EXAMPLE’ — On Tuesday's Glenn Beck program, Rick Santorum responded to the news that the president allowed his 13-year-old daughter, Malia, to vacation in Mexico, despite a recent State Department travel warning for the country.
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BuzzFeed, ABCNEWS, Mediaite, Indecision Forever, GOP 12, Guardian and Outside the Beltway
The 1600 Report:
Source: Obama to fast track southern portion of Keystone XL Pipeline
Source: Obama to fast track southern portion of Keystone XL Pipeline
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Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, InsideClimate News, ThinkProgress and Fuel
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Rick Santorum: President Obama Shouldn't Let Daughter Go To Mexico (VIDEO)
TPM2012 — Rick Santorum: President Obama Shouldn't Let Daughter Go To Mexico (VIDEO)
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Little Green Footballs and International Business Times
Jonathon M. Seidl / TheBlaze.com:
WHITE HOUSE ADMITS TO ASKING NEWS AGENCIES TO PULL MALIA OBAMA VACATION STORY
WHITE HOUSE ADMITS TO ASKING NEWS AGENCIES TO PULL MALIA OBAMA VACATION STORY
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americanthinker.com, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, Politico, The Raw Story, National Review, Wonkette and Wizbang, more at Mediagazer »
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
The Budget Wars: Why Obama and the GOP Are Light-Years Apart — If it seems like Republicans and Democrats are on different planets with their approach to budgeting, it's because they really are providing answers to completely different questions. — “This isn't just about math …
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his vorpal sword, American Prospect, Campaign 2012 and Budget Committee
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Jennifer Yingling / The Hill:
‘We have the votes’ to pass this budget in House, says the GOP's Paul Ryan
‘We have the votes’ to pass this budget in House, says the GOP's Paul Ryan
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Booman Tribune
Washington Post:
Paul Ryan's budget is bad politics. Just ask Republicans.
Paul Ryan's budget is bad politics. Just ask Republicans.
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American Spectator, National Review, Daily Kos, The Hill, Politico, New York Times, Hot Air, The Spectacle Blog, DownWithTyranny!, Newsy and msnbc.com
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid: Sen. Wyden against Medicare reforms in Ryan budget
Reid: Sen. Wyden against Medicare reforms in Ryan budget
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Politico and ThinkProgress
Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Fox News Commenters React to Trayvon Martin: ‘Good Shot Zimmy’ — I don't even know what to say about this any more; the comments about Trayvon Martin at Fox News are just unbelievable. — Here's the article: Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Case of Black Teenager Killed by Neighborhood Watch Captain |
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Addicting Info, Fox News, Hullabaloo, NewsHounds blog and Booman Tribune
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Frances Robles / MiamiHerald.com:
Lawyer: Girl on phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot
Lawyer: Girl on phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot
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iWatch News by The Center …, Daily Kos and The Mahablog
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
David Corn Has Showdown in Barnes & Noble — MSNBC Contributor and Mother Jones' Washington Bureau Chief David Corn apparently got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. — He was spotted in the Barnes & Noble at Union Station throwing a fit because his new book — his fifth …
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Don Surber, Instapundit and small dead animals
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Supreme Court faces an unprecedented healthcare frenzy — The frenzy generated by the Supreme Court's arguments on the healthcare reform law next week is likely to dwarf anything the court has ever seen. — Lawmakers and interest groups plan to stage protests and events outside the court nearly nonstop …
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Reuters
Arizona Republic:
Arizona lawmaker wants to go further on abortion laws — Arizona has become the national epicenter in recent weeks in the battle over abortion and contraception regulations. — Conservative Arizona lawmakers hope Arizona will join a handful of other states in banning most abortions …
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles
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John Celock / The Huffington Post:
Abortion Bill: Arizona GOP Legislator Says Women Should Witness Abortions
Abortion Bill: Arizona GOP Legislator Says Women Should Witness Abortions
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Ben Geman / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker entertains Obama ‘birther’ notions — Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on Tuesday said he's not yet convinced that President Obama's birth certificate is legitimate. — “I am, shall we say, looking at all the evidence,” …
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ABCNEWS, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, CNN, ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Romney econ adviser posts deport-seniors joke on blog — Greg Mankiw, the Harvard professor who serves as one of Mitt Romney's top economic advisers, has managed to take a shot at two key constituencies - Hispanics and seniors - in a single linked post on his popular economics blog.
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Greg Mankiw's Blog and 24Ahead
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Family Leader heads lobbying for same-sex marriage ban — Hundreds of conservative Christians crowded the Iowa Capitol this morning in favor of advancing a proposed state constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage. — The rally and lobbying effort, organized by the conservative advocacy group …
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LGBTQ Nation, rightwingwatch.org and NOM Blog
Mitch Mitchell / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Davis: ‘Homemade explosive device’ sparked fire outside Fort Worth office — A “homemade explosive device” was used to spark a small fire outside the Fort Worth office of state Sen. Wendy Davis, the senator said in a late-night news conference Tuesday. — Davis, D-Fort Worth …
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The Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Off the Kuff
Blue Texan / Crooks and Liars:
CBS's Mark Knoller Falsely Claims Debt Has Increased More Under Obama Than Bush — Mark Knoller is the White House correspondant for CBS Radio, and a first-class right-wing tool. Monday night, he posted an article titled, “National debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush,” …
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Outside the Beltway, Michelle Malkin, Wake up America and iOwnTheWorld.com
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Rep. Kinzinger defeats Manzullo; victory a relief for GOP leaders — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) defeated Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) in Tuesday's primary — a big win for the rising GOP star and a relief for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who had endorsed Kinzinger despite howls from Tea Party groups.
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