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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
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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, Ballot Box, ABCNEWS and The Lonely Conservative
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
CBS News early Illinois exit polls: 4 in 10 Romney, Santorum voters “have reservations”
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USA Today, CANNONFIRE, Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, Guardian, Indecision Forever, The Other McCain, The Reaction, CNN, FiveThirtyEight and Politico
Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:
Romney pushes GOP presidential race toward a close
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JustOneMinute and CNN
Timothy Stenovec / The Huffington Post:
Illinois Primary 2012 Results MAP (REAL-TIME DATA)
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CBS Chicago, Campaign 2012, NO QUARTER and Los Angeles Times
Jonathan Tilove / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Survey: Rick Santorum has sizable lead over Mitt Romney heading into Saturday's La. primary
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Guardian, GOP 12 and Balloon Juice
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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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 and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama will avoid healthcare defense during court review — President Obama will not mark the two-year anniversary of his signing of the healthcare law — which takes place days before the Supreme Court offers a decision on the constitutionality of his signature legislative achievement.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Feelin' Blue — Looking back at the day's news, I must admit I'm having trouble maintaining my customary good cheer. — Watching Mitt Romney's victory speech in Illinois didn't reassure me about his chances against President Obama. (Watch it yourself to see if I'm being unfair.)
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GOP 12, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Pundit & Pundette
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Jennifer Yingling / The Hill:
‘We have the votes’ to pass this budget in House, says the GOP's Paul Ryan
The 1600 Report:
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
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his vorpal sword, American Prospect and Campaign 2012
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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The Jawa Report, Blogs of War, Guardian, The Daily Caller, Harry's Place and Atlas Shrugs
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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
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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Betsy's Page, Instapundit and small dead animals
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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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News Desk, Joe. My. God., Jezebel and ABCNEWS
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Top Romney Adviser Says Romney Can Change His Positions After The Primaries: 'It's Almost Like An Etch A Sketch' — Mitt Romney can't be held accountable for his extreme right-wing views, at least according to his campaign's senior adviser, who said the candidate should be given a …
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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The Maddow Blog, Roll Call, Taylor Marsh, The Political Carnival, ThinkProgress, ABCNEWS, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, CNN and The Raw Story
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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Boston Herald and The Reaction
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
‘Nice Guys’ Finish Last — Romney's condescending approach may be the best way to beat Obama. — One advantage an incumbent president has when seeking re-election is that he has already persuaded many voters to cast a ballot for him. That means a challenger—or the incumbent himself …
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Althouse, National Review, The Daily Caller, Rush Limbaugh, Townhall.com and Hot Air
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
FRANCE 24:
Cameron ‘tucked in bed’ by Obama during US trip — AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday revealed he was “tucked up in bed” by US President Barack Obama during the pair's recent trip on Air Force One. — The two leaders were repeatedly seen back-slapping …
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Weasel Zippers and ABCNEWS
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, Shakesville, The Political Carnival and 24Ahead
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
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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