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David Plouffe / CNN:
Plouffe calls out GOP candidates over Obama reaction — Washington (CNN) - “Reprehensible.” “Irresponsible.” “Hard to stomach.” — White House senior adviser David Plouffe did not mince words Sunday when talking about the reaction by Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum …
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Rick Moran / americanthinker.com:
Plouffe calls out GOP candidates for criticizing Obama's Martin comments (Updated with clarification) — The president jumps into the Trayvon Martin controversy without all the facts being known, essentially calling for the shooter to be arrested and convicted, and yet it is GOP cadidates criticizing …
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Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice, Associated Press, Examiner and The Daily Caller
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Sen. Schumer presses DOJ to probe ‘stand your ground’ laws — Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is asking the Justice Department to expand its probe of the Trayvon Martin shooting to examine controversial “stand your ground” laws in Florida and other states. — Schumer, in comments Sunday on CBS's …
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Fox News:
Santorum wins Louisiana, next matchup Wisconsin — Rick Santorum won the Louisiana primary Saturday as project, solidify his support from conservative in the Deep South but still faces a tough next few weeks as he competes in Northern states where frontrunner Mitt Romney has done well.
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Left Coast Rebel, The Other McCain, Conservatives4Palin and Scared Monkeys
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New York Times:
Santorum Wins Louisiana Primary
Santorum Wins Louisiana Primary
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The Caucus, The Maddow Blog, Outside the Beltway, News Desk and American Power
Ginger Gibsonand Mj Lee / Politico:
Santorum locks in Louisiana
Santorum locks in Louisiana
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CNN, Don Surber, Washington Monthly, americanthinker.com and New York Times
Oliver Pickup / The Independent:
Hippies head for Noah's Ark: Queue here for rescue aboard alien spaceship — Thousands of New Agers descend on mountain they see as haven from December's apocalypse — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.
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Lisa Belkin / The Huffington Post:
Why Men Opting-Out Should Make You Angry … Economic Power , Liza Mundy , Parents News , The Opt-Out Revolution , Economics And Gender , Men And Sex , Opting In , Opting Out , Parentry , Slidepollajax , Stay At Home Dads , Stay At Home Moms , The Richer Sex , Women And Sex , Women News
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Former Vice President Cheney has heart transplant — Former vice president Dick Cheney, who has suffered five heart attacks since his late 30s, underwent a heart transplant Saturday after more than 20 months on a transplant list, according to his office. — “Although the former Vice President …
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Left Coast Rebel, msnbc.com, The Gateway Pundit, DCist, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, americanthinker.com, Wake up America and Hot Air
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CNN:
Dick Cheney undergoes heart transplant surgery
Dick Cheney undergoes heart transplant surgery
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Suburban Guerrilla, Crooks and Liars, The Hill and TalkLeft
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Cheney Recovering After Getting a New Heart
Cheney Recovering After Getting a New Heart
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Runnin' Scared, Gothamist and Wonkette
Kevin Hechtkopf / CBS News:
Dick Cheney receives heart transplant
Dick Cheney receives heart transplant
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Dick Cheney / Associated Press:
Police in CA looking into possibility of hate crime in death of severely beaten Iraqi woman — EL CAJON, Calif. — A woman from Iraq who was found beaten next to a threatening note saying “go back to your country” has died, and police are investigating the possibility of a hate crime.
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The Moderate Voice and Crooks and Liars
Robert Farley / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Stupid or Lying: Wildly Overpaid Faculty Edition — The Kaplan Test Prep Daily has determined that American faculty are overpaid: … Right; the reason for the increase in college tuition is “insufficient teaching schedules,” not the massive increase in administrative costs.
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Outside the Beltway and Eschaton
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Rep. Paul Ryan says he'd ‘consider’ a vice presidential candidacy — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said Sunday that he would have to consider joining the Republican presidential ticket if asked to run for the vice presidency—but insisted he'd given the matter little thought while concentrating …
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James Kwak / The Baseline Scenario:
Why Do New York Times Columnists Keep Swooning for Paul Ryan?
Why Do New York Times Columnists Keep Swooning for Paul Ryan?
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Booman Tribune
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
A Festival of Lies — THE historian Victor Davis Hanson recently wrote a brutally clear-eyed piece in The National Review, looking back at America's different approaches to Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan and Afghanistan and how, sadly, none of them could be said to have worked yet.
New York Times:
Breakdown: Death and Disarray at America's Racetracks — RUIDOSO, N.M. — At 2:11 p.m., as two ambulances waited with motors running, 10 horses burst from the starting gate at Ruidoso Downs Race Track 6,900 feet up in New Mexico's Sacramento Mountains. — Nineteen seconds later …
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Taylor Marsh and The Big Picture
Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
Hey, remember when high gas prices were all Bush's fault? — It's no surprise at all, but still worth a comment that the media have a double standard on the issue of gas prices, just as they do on the issue of civility and countless other issues. On “Your World with Neil Cavuto” yesterday …
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Scared Monkeys and Connecting.the.Dots