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Valerie Boey / Orlando and Central Florida News …:
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Zimmerman interview — LAKE MARY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - For the first time since that fateful night on February 26, the father of a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager sat down for a television interview. — Robert Zimmerman …
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Booman Tribune, Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers, Newsy, Fox News, Rasmussen Reports, msnbc.com and Business Insider
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
New Police Video Shows George Zimmerman Unscathed On Night Of Trayvon Martin Shooting — ABC News has obtained exclusive video of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman on the night he shot the Florida teenager, speaking to police. While there is no audio, the video is key evidence …
Dan Riehl / BREITBART.COM:
BLAME PALIN? ‘KILL ZIMMERMAN’ TWITTER ACCOUNT LAUNCHED — Barack Obama has remained silent as the usual suspects have been busy stirring up hate aimed at George Zimmerman, the Florida Hispanic involved in the shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin. Now the anger has taken a new twist …
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americanthinker.com
ABCNEWS:
George Zimmerman on Police Surveillance — Tapes show neighborhood watchman on night of Trayvon Martin killing.
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Weasel Zippers, HLNtv.com, Examiner, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, New York Magazine, The Lede, iOwnTheWorld.com, Little Green Footballs, The Impolitic, EURweb and Gawker
The Christian / Christian Science Monitor:
New police video casts doubt on George Zimmerman injuries
New police video casts doubt on George Zimmerman injuries
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Washington Post, MiamiHerald.com and The Reaction
Matt Gutman / ABCNEWS:
Trayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman
Trayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman
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Los Angeles Times, Gothamist, Change of Subject, msnbc.com and BuzzFeed
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Trayvon Martin: Couple who fled home after Spike Lee tweet hires Morgan firm
Trayvon Martin: Couple who fled home after Spike Lee tweet hires Morgan firm
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nation.foxnews.com, The Hinterland Gazette, Ed Driscoll, Riehl World View and The Raw Story
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
George Zimmerman's Father Relates George's Account of Encounter
George Zimmerman's Father Relates George's Account of Encounter
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JustOneMinute
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Judicial activists in the Supreme Court — Three days of Supreme Court arguments over the health-care law demonstrated for all to see that conservative justices are prepared to act as an alternative legislature, diving deeply into policy details as if they were members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Political Memo: Whatever the Ruling in Health Case, Bipartisan Fallout — WASHINGTON — The law professor side of President Obama is highly intrigued by the Supreme Court hearings over the constitutionality of his health care law. He studied a summary of the arguments aboard Air Force …
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Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hotline On Call, Prairie Weather and The Caucus
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Santorum's last chance (really, this is it) — Upcoming Wisconsin primary is shaping up to be Santorum's last chance.... White House more optimistic about its chances with the Supreme Court (at least compared with yesterday)... Romney's dog-bites-man endorsements …
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Washington Examiner and Politico
Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Dems Warn Of ‘Grave Damage’ To SCOTUS If ‘Obamacare’ Is Struck Down
TPMDC — Dems Warn Of ‘Grave Damage’ To SCOTUS If ‘Obamacare’ Is Struck Down
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House has no contingency plans if health law is tossed
White House has no contingency plans if health law is tossed
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Hit & Run, Hot Air, New York Times, Weasel Zippers and Ezra Klein
Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN's Toobin discusses the Toobin factor
CNN's Toobin discusses the Toobin factor
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FishbowlDC, Business Week and NewsBusters.org
Reid Cherlin / GQ:
Take It From Me: Defending Obamacare is Super-Hard
Take It From Me: Defending Obamacare is Super-Hard
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Don Surber, Ezra Klein and Mother Jones
Jay Firestone / jewishjournal.com:
Sheldon Adelson on Newt: 'He's at the end of his line' — Sheldon Adelson, who with wife Miri, has given more than $15 million to the Newt Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future, said Monday he believes Gingrich is “at the end of his line” regarding the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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ThinkProgress, CNN, Politico, Guardian, Washington Post, Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Hill
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Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Gingrich says no deal after a secret talk with Romney — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich met secretly with GOP rival Mitt Romney on Saturday, according to a source close to the campaign, but the former House speaker says he has made no deal to end his bid for the GOP nomination.
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The Hill, Politico, americanthinker.com and Taegan Goddard's …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Top super-PAC donor Adelson says Gingrich ‘at the end of his line’
Top super-PAC donor Adelson says Gingrich ‘at the end of his line’
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Los Angeles Times, GOP 12, NY Daily News and The Hill
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama budget defeated 414-0 — President Obama's budget was defeated 414-0 in the House late Wednesday, in a vote Republicans arranged to try to embarrass him and shelve his plan for the rest of the year. — The vote came as the House worked its way through its own fiscal year 2013 budget proposal …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
0-414 vote: House clobbers budget proposal based on Obama's 2013 plan — The House on Wednesday night unanimously rejected an alternative budget proposal based on President Obama's 2013 budget plan, dispatching it in a 0-414 rout. — The vote came just hours after the White House cast …
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Washington Post, The Heritage Foundation, Politico and Conservatives4Palin
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Tony Scalia's Retirement Has Started Early — Here's the deal. I think Justice Antonin Scalia isn't even really trying any more. It's been clear for some time now that he's short-timing his job on the Supreme Court. The job bores him. All these inferior intellects coming before him.
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Balkinization
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Conservative Judicial Activists Run Amok — The joke is on you, judicial restraint. — Five years ago, Jeffrey Rosen wrote a startling essay in the New York Times Magazine, describing a radical turn of events that is being borne out before our eyes. In the piece, Rosen described the rise …
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American Prospect, Slate, The Maddow Blog, The Incidental Economist, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Prairie Weather and david-frum
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Limbaugh sees heat over comments turn down to a simmer — View Photo Gallery — Rush Limbaugh is no stranger to controversial statements: A month after conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a “slut,” the heat on him is fading.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Associated Press, Don Surber and HotAirPundit
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
WaPo: This Rush Limbaugh boycott has pretty much fizzled, huh?
WaPo: This Rush Limbaugh boycott has pretty much fizzled, huh?
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Mediaite and Michelle Malkin
Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com:
Rubio endorses Romney for president — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising star in the Republican Party and a favorite among conservatives to round out the party's ticket this fall, endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Wednesday evening. — Rubio's endorsement is a marker of support that many candidates had sought.
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Crooks and Liars, MiamiHerald.com, Riptide 2.0, Weasel Zippers, Michelle Malkin, The Maddow Blog, Washington Post and The Hill
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Marco Rubio / CNN:
TRENDING: Rubio endorses Romney, argues GOP should ‘come together’
TRENDING: Rubio endorses Romney, argues GOP should ‘come together’
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, americanthinker.com, Politico and The Hill
JSOnline:
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Associated Press:
Obama outspends Republican campaigns by millions — CHICAGO (AP) — With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, President Barack Obama has spent a small fortune in recent months to build and maintain a campaign operation that is larger, more diverse and more focused …
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The Hill