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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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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, The Caucus, Connecting.the.Dots, Scared Monkeys, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and Chicago Tribune
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Finally, Romney gets tea party support — FreedomWorks drops opposition — The organization that ignited the tea party as a national mass movement gave Mitt Romney perhaps his biggest victory yet, deciding to drop its opposition to his candidacy, a top executive in the group told The Washington Times.
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The Hill, GOP 12, Guardian, Ballot Box, ABCNEWS and The Lonely Conservative
Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:
Romney pushes GOP presidential race toward a close
Romney pushes GOP presidential race toward a close
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New York Times:
Romney Wins by Wide Margin in Illinois Contest
Romney Wins by Wide Margin in Illinois Contest
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Timothy Stenovec / The Huffington Post:
Illinois Primary 2012 Results MAP (REAL-TIME DATA)
Illinois Primary 2012 Results MAP (REAL-TIME DATA)
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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
Jennifer Yingling / The Hill:
‘We have the votes’ to pass this budget in House, says the GOP's Paul Ryan — House Republican leaders voiced confidence Tuesday that they will pass their budget despite unified Democratic opposition and grumbling from GOP conservatives that its proposed spending cuts are too small.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Feelin' Blue — Looking back at the day's news, I must admit …
Feelin' Blue — Looking back at the day's news, I must admit …
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GOP 12 and Pundit & Pundette
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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Questions and Observations, Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, InsideClimate News, ThinkProgress and Fuel
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
The Budget Wars: Why Obama and the GOP Are Light-Years Apart
The Budget Wars: Why Obama and the GOP Are Light-Years Apart
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his vorpal sword, American Prospect and Campaign 2012
Jeff Glor / CBS News:
Calls grow to arrest gunman in Fla. teen slaying — (CBS News) SANFORD, Fla. - Pressure is building for authorities in Florida to arrest George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last month. — The incident is now a federal case, and it's slated to go before a grand jury.
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Fox News Commenters React to Trayvon Martin: ‘Good Shot Zimmy’
Fox News Commenters React to Trayvon Martin: ‘Good Shot Zimmy’
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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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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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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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BBC:
Raid on Toulouse shooting suspect — French police surrounded Mohammed Merah in Toulouse — Mohammed Merah, the man believed to be the gunman on a scooter who killed seven people in south-western France, is a 23-year-old French citizen of Algerian extraction.
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Scott Sayare / New York Times:
French Police Raid Toulouse House — TOULOUSE, France — Hundreds of police officers surrounded a small apartment building in Toulouse early on Wednesday and were negotiating with a 24-year-old man suspected in the methodical killings of seven people, including three young children, in the past ten days, French officials said.
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Hit & Run, americanthinker.com, PRI, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and msnbc.com
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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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama will avoid healthcare defense during court review
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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Mj Lee / Politico:
Ron Paul: Secret Service is welfare — Ron Paul said Tuesday he doesn't want any Secret Service protection because it's “a form a welfare.” — “It's a form of welfare,” the presidential candidate told comedian Jay Leno Tuesday. “You know, you're having the taxpayers pay to take care …
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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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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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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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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, Joe. My. God., rightwingwatch.org and NOM Blog
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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