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Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Police: Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him with one blow then began hammering his head — With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George Zimmerman and slammed his head …
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Frances Robles / MiamiHerald.com:
Multiple suspensions paint complicated portrait of Trayvon Martin — SANFORD — Miami Gardens teenager Trayvon Martin was suspended from school in October in an incident in which he was found in possession of women's jewelry and a screwdriver that a schools security staffer described as a “burglary tool,” The Miami Herald has learned.
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Little Green Footballs, Weasel Zippers and National Review
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Mother Seeks Trayvon Martin Trademarks — Records: Late teenager's kin filed pair of applications last week — The mother of Trayvon Martin has filed two applications to secure trademarks containing her late son's name, records show. — Sabrina Fulton is seeking marks for the phrases …
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Mediaite, msnbc.com, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler and Clayton Cramer's Blog
Matt Gutman / ABCNEWS:
Trayvon Martin Killing Lead Prosecutor Says George Zimmerman Could Walk
Trayvon Martin Killing Lead Prosecutor Says George Zimmerman Could Walk
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msnbc.com, The Huffington Post and ABCNEWS
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
An Unfortunate T-Shirt Hits Florida Streets In Wake Of Trayvon Martin Killing
An Unfortunate T-Shirt Hits Florida Streets In Wake Of Trayvon Martin Killing
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protein wisdom, iOwnTheWorld.com, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, ABCNEWS and Hot Air
Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:
Five States Still Debating ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws After Trayvon Martin's Tragic Death
Five States Still Debating ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws After Trayvon Martin's Tragic Death
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The Huffington Post, Republic Report and CNN
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: Moving on to the mandate (FINAL UPDATE) — When Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., commented at the end of Monday's first day of hearings on the health care law, “We'll continue argument on this case tomorrow,” it seemed to have a secondary meaning even if he did not intend it.
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Politico:
First glimpses of Supreme Court's thinking on health law — As protesters chanted outside, the Supreme Court opened three days of hearings Monday on President Barack Obama's landmark health care law by signaling that they will likely decide the core issues in the case now, rather than waiting until after 2014.
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CNN, The Hill, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and americanthinker.com
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Health Act Arguments Open With Obstacle From 1867 — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday starts three days of hearings on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care overhaul law, an epic clash that could recast the very structure of American government.
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Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Absolutely everything you need to know about health reform's Supreme Court debut — Today's the day. The Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments as to the constitutionality of various provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Note that phrase: “Various provisions.”
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
SCOTUS skeptical of idea that mandate is a tax
SCOTUS skeptical of idea that mandate is a tax
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Hot Air and American Spectator
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Health Law Hearings Open in Supreme Court
Health Law Hearings Open in Supreme Court
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Associated Press, CNN, Reuters, The Huffington Post, The Caucus, ACS Blog, TalkLeft, Outside the Beltway, Truthdig and SCOTUSblog
Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza / The Atlantic Online:
How Obamacare Will Be Settled: A Primer on the Commerce Clause
How Obamacare Will Be Settled: A Primer on the Commerce Clause
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The Reaction, New York Times and SCOTUSblog
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
President Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’ — SEOUL, South Korea — At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have “more flexibility” …
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Reuters:
Obama tells Russia's Medvedev more flexibility after election
Obama tells Russia's Medvedev more flexibility after election
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ThinkProgress, democracyarsenal.org, The Caucus, The Lede, msnbc.com and FP Passport
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama asks Russia for ‘space’ through election
Obama asks Russia for ‘space’ through election
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CNN, Weasel Zippers and Betsy's Page
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Obama's health law proving successful — Just in time for the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the law's constitutionality this week. — This is a political column.
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Washington Monthly and Conservatives4Palin
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Not quitting, because race isn't decided — (CNN) - Newt Gingrich may be far behind in the GOP delegate count - he has a quarter of the number frontrunner Mitt Romney does - but said on CNN's “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” that he isn't bowing out of the race.
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Indecision Forever
Daniel J. Hopkins / Washington Post:
The exaggerated life of ‘death panels’
The exaggerated life of ‘death panels’
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The Monkey Cage
Bloomberg:
President Obama embraces ‘Obamacare’ label. But why?
President Obama embraces ‘Obamacare’ label. But why?
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CNN, Washington Post, CBS News, Public Religion Research …, Globe and Mail, ABCNEWS and Ezra Klein
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
PRESS ADVISORY: ‘Republicans For Mandating Coverage’ Calls On The Supreme Court To Uphold Health Reform
PRESS ADVISORY: ‘Republicans For Mandating Coverage’ Calls On The Supreme Court To Uphold Health Reform
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The BRAD BLOG and Blue Virginia
Walter Shapiro / The New Republic:
The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign
The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign
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Washington Monthly
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Newt Gingrich loses his print reporters — Newt Gingrich has lost his last embedded print reporters, reporters on the trail confirm. — The last two print reporters covering Gingrich full-time on the trail — from POLITICO and the Atlanta Journal Constitution — pulled out on Friday.
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Political Carnival, Truthdig and GOP 12
Alex Pareene / Salon:
The silly 2016 speculation game — It may be impossible to make any serious predictions about a far-off race, but that has never stopped a pundit — Being that it's still March 2012 and we have no way of knowing who will actually be president by the end of January 2013 (besides “not Ron Paul …
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Washington Monthly
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Lobbyists, Guns and Money — Florida's now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, sounds crazy — and it is. And it's tempting to dismiss this law as the work of ignorant yahoos.
BuzzFeed:
In His Best/Worst Video Yet, Herman Cain Shoots A Bunny — The bunny apparently represents small business. UPDATE: Video removed from YouTube for spam, scams, and deceptive content. — Source: youtube.com — UPDATE: The video has been removed from YouTube: — We are reaching out to both sides for comment.
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Rabbit ‘shot’ in strange new Herman Cain video
Rabbit ‘shot’ in strange new Herman Cain video
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Tales from the Trail, Ballot Box, Little Green Footballs and DCist
CBS News:
NYT reporter: Santorum outburst was for cameras — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) — When presidential hopeful Rick Santorum lost his cool with the press on Sunday, he was playing to the cameras to build support among conservative Republicans, the New York Times reporter who was on the other end …
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Washington Post, The Caucus, The Huffington Post and Outside the Beltway
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James Crugnale / Mediaite:
Santorum Chews Out NYT's Jeff Zeleny: 'Quit Distorting My Words... It's Bullsh*t!'
Santorum Chews Out NYT's Jeff Zeleny: 'Quit Distorting My Words... It's Bullsh*t!'
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Hot Air, Associated Press and Washington Post
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Models Based on ‘Fundamentals’ Have Failed at Predicting Presidential Elections — The 1988 presidential election was a victory for political science. Michael Dukakis had led George Bush in the polls for much of the spring and summer. But Mr. Bush had some fundamental advantages …
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Washington Monthly and American Prospect
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Dogs and Cats Living Together — It often happens that when campaign negativity reaches a fever pitch, a candidate will take a small step back from the vitriol and say something like, “My opponent is a nice guy—he's just wrong about everything.” What they almost never do, however, is say …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Mother Jones
Ker Than / National Geographic:
James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive — Solo sub dive is deepest ever. — The explorer-filmmaker emerges from his sub after returning from Challenger Deep. — Ker Than — At noon, local time (10 p.m. ET), James Cameron's “vertical torpedo” …
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