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Mark Strassmann / CBS News:
New details deepen Trayvon Martin controversy — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) SANFORD, Fla. - New information is putting a new twist on the Trayvon Martin case. — It has come out that the unarmed teenager was suspended from school, and is accused of beating up the man who then shot him dead.
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Washington Monthly and The Agonist
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
What Everyone Needs To Know About The Smear Campaign Against Trayvon Martin (1995-2012) — Trayvon Martin, as he appeared on his actual Facebook page — Over the last 48 hours, there has been a sustained effort to smear Trayvon Martin, the 17-year old African-American who was shot dead by George Zimmerman a month ago.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Trayvon Martin - Basic Geography May Cut Against Zimmerman (Or Not - See UPDATE) — [Upon booth review of the Zimmerman call to 911 I am reversing the call on the field. The initial address offered by Zimmerman does not jibe with the final location he described - see UPDATE].
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Yahoo! Good Morning America, TalkLeft and The Raw Story
David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
The Daily Caller obtains Trayvon Martin's tweets — The Daily Caller has obtained a compilation of the late Trayvon Martin's tweets. — The social media scan, executed on PeopleBrowsr and supplied to TheDC by the individual who performed the search, contains tweets from the last month of Martin's life …
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PoliPundit.com, Right Wing News, Weasel Zippers, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Daily Mail:
P**** A** CRACKER: SHOCKING RANGE OF TRAYVON T-SHIRTS TARGET GEORGE ZIMMERMAN — A shocking range of T-shirts were unveiled today in support of black teenager Trayvon Martin. — One of the pieces of merchandise put on sale to Trayvon Martin supporters is a t-shirt with George Zimmerman's face with the words ‘P**** A** CRACKER.’
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The Moderate Voice, Reuters and The PJ Tatler
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Dishonoring Trayvon Martin
Dishonoring Trayvon Martin
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Washington Post, The Mahablog, Outside the Beltway, Reuters and Philly.com
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — John Roberts May Have Tipped His Hand On ‘Obamacare’ Reasoning — In a little-noticed exchange Monday, conservative Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts may have tipped his hand that he's entertaining the possibility that the health care law's individual mandate can be upheld …
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Ezra Klein, Crooks and Liars, Guardian, The New Republic, Capital New York, The Volokh Conspiracy, Politico and Law Librarian Blog
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Robinson / nation.foxnews.com:
Obama Lawyer Laughed at In Supreme Court
Obama Lawyer Laughed at In Supreme Court
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Don Surber, Firedoglake, Weasel Zippers, The Right Scoop and Mediaite
Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Justices Skeptical of Claims that the Individual Mandate is a Tax
Justices Skeptical of Claims that the Individual Mandate is a Tax
Washington Post:
Why the individual mandate holds the key to health-care reform
Why the individual mandate holds the key to health-care reform
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New York Times, Campaign 2012 and Booman Tribune
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Tea Party converges on court for main event in healthcare debate
Tea Party converges on court for main event in healthcare debate
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Fox News and The Heritage Foundation
New York Times:
A Libertarian's Pet Cause Reaches the Supreme Court
A Libertarian's Pet Cause Reaches the Supreme Court
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Volokh Conspiracy and Bloomberg
Robert Reich / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Jujitsu
Health Care Jujitsu
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Associated Press and Maggie's Farm
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney's four-car fantasy home — SAN DIEGO — At Mitt Romney's proposed California beach house, the cars will have their own separate elevator. — There's also a planned outdoor shower and a 3,600-square foot basement — a room with more floor space than the existing home's entire living quarters.
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ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Raw Story and US Politics
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Mandate Will Affect Few, Study Finds … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Obama Health Care, Health Care Law, Health Care Reform, Video, Insurance Mandate, Supreme Court Health Care, Health Care Mandate, Health Mandate, Obama Mandate, Politics News — WASHINGTON — Just 2 percent …
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Support in U.S. for Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds — WASHINGTON — After a series of violent episodes and setbacks, support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among both Republicans and Democrats in recent months as increasing numbers of Americans say that the United States …
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American Prospect, ThinkProgress, A plain blog about politics, Outside the Beltway, msnbc.com, Reuters, Hot Air and CBS News
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
EPA to impose first greenhouse gas limits on power plants — The Environmental Protection Agency will issue the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants as early as Tuesday, according to several people briefed on the proposal. The move could end the construction …
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Pro-Romney PAC Killing Machine With Attack Ads — One of the political ads airing in the run-up to the April 3 Wisconsin primary accuses Rick Santorum of voting with former Senator Hillary Clinton in favor of granting voting rights to violent convicted felons.
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GOP 12, Taegan Goddard's … and The Brody File
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney's Wisconsin spending edge still powerful, but narrowing
Romney's Wisconsin spending edge still powerful, but narrowing
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Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
U.S. wants faster review of DOMA gay-rights case — The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to speed up its review of a San Francisco gay-rights case and consider tough scrutiny for laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation - a standard that could legalize same-sex marriage.
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Poliglot, ThinkProgress and Towleroad News #gay
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Larry / Fund47:
San Francisco Catholics Defend American Exceptionalism
San Francisco Catholics Defend American Exceptionalism
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The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler and The Gateway Pundit
Brian Vastag / Washington Post:
James Cameron becomes first solo explorer to reach the deepest point of ocean — The director of “The Abyss” has reached the abyss. — Filmmaker and ocean enthusiast James Cameron became the first solo explorer to reach the deepest point of the ocean — almost seven miles down …
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ThinkProgress, Associated Press and National Geographic
BuzzFeed:
In Secret Documents, Anti-Gay Marriage Group Looked To Divide Gays, Blacks — Blunt language and broad plans from the National Organization for Marriage. A goal: “Fanning the hostility.” Another project: “Sideswiping Obama.” — The leading opponents of same-sex marriage planned …
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The Daily Dish and US Politics
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
House conservatives to unveil budget which balances books faster — House conservatives on Tuesday morning will tack to the right and unveil an alternative to the House GOP leadership's 2013 budget plan that balances in five years. — The new Republican Study Committee (RSC) …
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Washington Post
Mj Lee / Politico:
Palin to Santorum: 'Don't retreat' — Sarah Palin applauded Rick Santorum Monday night for accusing a New York Times reporter of “bull— ” over the weekend, saying she was glad to hear about the presidential candidate's outburst and adding, “Welcome to my world, Rick, and good on ya.
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CNN, The Caucus, The Other McCain, Connecting.the.Dots and Daily Kos
Tom Fowler / Wall Street Journal:
Planned Pipelines to Rival Keystone XL — Two major energy companies are planning to build new pipelines that will move as much as 850,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Canada to refineries along the Gulf Coast by mid-2014, in the latest effort to cope with a surge of oil production in North America.
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Grist and JunkScience.com
Jonathan Karl / Reuters:
Frustrated Senator Olympia Snowe Gives Obama an ‘F’ — Spinners and Winners — If there were ever a Republican for President Obama to work with, it was Maine Senator Olympia Snowe. She was one of just three Republicans in the entire Congress to vote for his economic stimulus plan in 2009 …
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ABCNEWS, The Hill and Hotline On Call
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Wisconsin Recall ‘Fatigue’ Distracts Voters From Primary — Political yard signs and bumper stickers are plentiful in Wisconsin these days. They just don't carry the names Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum. — Wisconsin Republicans are more focused on protecting their incumbent governor …
Sarah Huisenga / NationalJournal.com:
Gingrich Begins Charging $50 for Photos at Events — Candidate previously posed for free with people attending his appearances. — HOCKESSIN, Del. - In a sign that his campaign is in need of fresh funds, Newt Gingrich on Monday began charging $50 to have a photograph taken with him following …
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Hot Air, The Hill, Mediaite, Political Insider, News Desk, americanthinker.com, Wonkette, CNN and Politico
Andrew Malcolm / Investor's Business Daily:
Obama's ‘secret’ plea to Russia plays right into Romney's meme — Barack Obama has, like most in public life, made his share of gaffes—the president of Canada, 57 states, the Austrian language, E Pluribus Unum, the pronunciation of corpsman, among others. To be sure, they are stunning signs …
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americanthinker.com and Sister Toldjah