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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin shooting, official says — Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.
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Associated Press:
Second-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin case … JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose death ignited nationwide protests.
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ABCNEWS, CBS Miami and Associated Press
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
EXPERTS: Hannity Could Be Required To Testify About His Conversation With George Zimmerman
EXPERTS: Hannity Could Be Required To Testify About His Conversation With George Zimmerman
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Media Matters for America and Taylor Marsh
msnbc.com:
NBC: Zimmerman faces second-degree murder charge
NBC: Zimmerman faces second-degree murder charge
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JustOneMinute, New York Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Reuters, NewsHounds blog and Feministing
Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:
Eric Holder Praises Left-Wing Activist Al Sharpton, Says Facts, Law Will Guide Trayvon Martin Investigation
Eric Holder Praises Left-Wing Activist Al Sharpton, Says Facts, Law Will Guide Trayvon Martin Investigation
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The POH Diaries, Weasel Zippers, Colorlines, Law Blog, American Spectator and The BLT
John Schwartz / New York Times:
In Martin Case, Tough Choice Looms for Prosecutor
In Martin Case, Tough Choice Looms for Prosecutor
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Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National:
Mitt Romney: “Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama.” — Romney campaign says women were hit hard by job losses under Obama — Mitt Romney's campaign wants you to know that the same president who argues for contraceptive coverage and suggests that a Congress …
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CNN:
TRENDING: Obama campaign: Romney's greatest hits — (CNN) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign marked the conclusion of the Republican primary - and the beginning of the general election campaign - with a nearly two-minute Web video splicing together clips of Mitt Romney's most conservative statements from the trail.
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Politico, ABCNEWS, Guardian, Washington Monthly and Towleroad News #gay
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Telegraphing Loss — As noted this morning, Wednesday April 11th is day one of the general election. But there are things I'm seeing that tell me that Mitt Romney is kicking off the campaign in a telling defensive posture. What I mean is that on various fronts, Romney is kicking off within Obama's campaign narrative.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Romney Campaign Demands Correction From PolitiFact On Women's Job Loss Claim
Romney Campaign Demands Correction From PolitiFact On Women's Job Loss Claim
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Weekly Standard and Campaign 2012
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Romney Camp Can't Explain How Obama's ‘War On Women’ Works
TPM2012 — Romney Camp Can't Explain How Obama's ‘War On Women’ Works
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Livewire, Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, The Maddow Blog, CNN, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Wonkette and The Raw Story
Alexander Burns / Politico:
National Organization for Marriage to back Romney
National Organization for Marriage to back Romney
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New York Times, ThinkProgress, NOM Blog, Taylor Marsh, Shakesville, Washington Monthly, Good As You, Advocate and Towleroad News #gay
Jonathan Mattise / Palm Beach Post:
Allen West hears cheers, jeers at town-hall meetings in Palm City, Jensen Beach — U.S. Rep. Allen West told about 90 largely supportive Palm City voters Tuesday that locally prioritized federal projects — such as the St. Lucie Inlet dredging — aren't going to matter if Washington officials don't address a mounting deficit.
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Allen West: I've ‘Heard’ 80 House Democrats Are Communist Party Members … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Allen West, Allen West Barack Obama, Allen West Communist Party, Allen West Democrats Commies, Politics News — WASHINGTON — As many as 80 House Democrats are communists, according to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.).
Steven Nelson / The Daily Caller:
‘Stupid reporter’ took ‘Communist’ allegation out of context, says Allen West's campaign — During a Tuesday town hall meeting with constituents, Florida Republican Rep. Allen West said that 80 or so Democratic congressmen are “members of the Communist Party.”
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The Hill, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Darius Dixon / Politico:
Communist Party slams Allen West
Communist Party slams Allen West
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Los Angeles Times, The POH Diaries, Outside the Beltway and The Lonely Conservative
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Fox News Spokesperson Tells Mediaite: We Found The Mole (UPDATE) — So, when we asked readers how long it would take for Fox News to find the mole that Gawker had in their midst, did anyone put money down on “24 hours”? If so, it would appear that you just won the jackpot.
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BuzzFeed:
Announcing Our Newest Hire: A Current C-SPAN Employee — And you thought the Fox Mole had good dirt... View Video › — Source: youtube.com — What follows is the inaugural column of a person we are calling The C-SPAN Mole—a long-standing, current employee of C-SPAN …
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Mediaite, americanthinker.com and The Maddow Blog
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Hostile Workplace — Female employees in the Obama White House make considerably less than their male colleagues, records show. — According to the 2011 annual report on White House staff, female employees earned a median annual salary of $60,000, which was about 18 percent less than the median salary for male employees ($71,000).
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Mediaite, Fox News, Hot Air, NO QUARTER, The Lonely Conservative and The Daily Caller
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Mitt Romney's campaign stumbles in effort to court female voters
Mitt Romney's campaign stumbles in effort to court female voters
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign On Defensive Over Equal Pay Law
Romney Campaign On Defensive Over Equal Pay Law
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Weasel Zippers, ABCNEWS, Feministing, Daily Kos and The Raw Story
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Won't Repeal The Lilly Ledbetter Act, Campaign Confirms
Mitt Romney Won't Repeal The Lilly Ledbetter Act, Campaign Confirms
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Washington Post, Indecision Forever and Guardian
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Priebus: 'I'm going to double down' on ‘war on caterpillars’ remarks
Priebus: 'I'm going to double down' on ‘war on caterpillars’ remarks
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Politico and Ballot Box
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney can't leave women voters to his wife
Mitt Romney can't leave women voters to his wife
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Shakesville, The Jane Dough and Globe and Mail
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama at a high in North Carolina — Mitt Romney may have effectively wrapped up the GOP nomination with Rick Santorum's withdrawal yesterday, but PPP's newest North Carolina poll really shows how much Romney was hurt by the process with Barack Obama as the ultimate beneficiary.
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Firedoglake, Washington Monthly and Ballot Box
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
State of Cool — Hillary is not going to President Obama's Democratic convention in Charlotte. Evidently, she's going to wait for her own. — There were intriguing developments on the presidential trail Tuesday, and I don't mean Rick Santorum dropping out.
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Reuters, msnbc.com, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Campaign 2012 and Texts from Hillary
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Quinnipiac University:
New Jersey Voters Back NYPD In Garden State 3-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dems' Property Tax Cut More Popular Than Gov's Plan — New Jersey voters say 70 - 21 percent that the New York Police Department (NYPD) is “doing what is necessary to combat terrorism” by gathering information …
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GOP 12, Washington Post, Hot Air, Politico, Capital New York, CNN and americanthinker.com
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Too much ‘Boss’ for NJ gov — Bruce Springsteen's marathon …
Too much ‘Boss’ for NJ gov — Bruce Springsteen's marathon …
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New York Magazine, Hotline On Call and The Daily Caller
Gabriel Arana / American Prospect:
My So-Called Ex-Gay Life — Early in my freshman year of high school, I came home to find my mom sitting on her bed, crying. She had snooped through my e-mail and discovered a message in which I confessed to having a crush on a male classmate. — “Are you gay?” she asked. I blurted out that I was.
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Warren Throckmorton, ThinkProgress, Truth Wins Out, Gay Politics, Towleroad News #gay, PinkNews.co.uk and Good As You
Andrew Goldman / New York Times:
Talk: Mika Brzezinski Refuses to Perk It Up — When I told my wife I was interviewing you, she said, “I like Mika because she's ornery, and all the other women on TV in the morning are so damn chipper.” — I proudly own that. I spent 20 years trying to be perky like the beauty queens on TV, and none of it ever worked.
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TVNewser and New York Magazine
BuzzFeed:
Romney Starts Looking For A Veep — Gillespie will lead the hunt, a source says. Nobody wants another Palin. — Source: cache.daylife.com — WILMINGTON, Del. — The Republican primary campaign effectively ended yesterday, and Mitt Romney's aides and supporters have already begun turning …
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Booman Tribune and Hot Air