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Jonathan Martinand Maggie Haberman / Politico:
The Draperizing of Mitt Romney — The Draperizing of Mitt Romney is under way. — He may not drink or cheat, and he lacks the fictional ad-maker's charisma, but Democrats, despite the potential perils of such a strategy, remain determined to paint Romney as a throwback to the “Mad Men” …
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Taylor Marsh, Media Decoder and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Battle of All Mothers — Hilary Rosen and the misogynistic foundation of contemporary feminism. — In a February article about the unwieldily named Democratic National Committee chairman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, The Wall Street Journal noted that “Obama advisers have occasionally told …
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Mail Online, Vox Popoli, Don Surber, Newsy, Salon and Campaign 2012
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
This Is What A Twitter Firestorm Looks Like — The outrage over Hilary Rosen's criticism of Ann Romney peaked, and has begun to fall.
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Villainous Company, Townhall.com, ABCNEWS, Hot Air and Politico
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Joe Biden: ‘War on women is real’ — Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he believes the right's “war on women is real” and could be particularly salient during the multiple Supreme Court appointments he expects to come during the next president's term. — “I think the war on women is real …
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
The flap over Hillary Rosen's comments disparaging stay-at-home-moms like Ann Romney has gotten a lot of play. I've been on the record (okay, on Twitter) mocking the feigned Republican outrage. Something about it just didn't sit well with me. — This, of course, puts me at odds with the Republican …
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RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Michelle Malkin, Washington Post and Scared Monkeys
Matt Stoller / naked capitalism:
Does the 2012 Presidential Election Matter?
Does the 2012 Presidential Election Matter?
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New York Times, Discourse.net and Firedoglake
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Hilary Rosen flap a “win in every regard” for GOP, says Nicolle Wallace
Hilary Rosen flap a “win in every regard” for GOP, says Nicolle Wallace
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Slate, Gawker and The Gateway Pundit
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: Obama's Troubled Reelection Strategy
Morning Jay: Obama's Troubled Reelection Strategy
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Mitt Romney Central and Wall Street Journal
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org blogs:
NOW Prez: Ann Romney Lacks ‘Life Experience’ And ‘Imagination’
NOW Prez: Ann Romney Lacks ‘Life Experience’ And ‘Imagination’
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Hot Air, americanthinker.com and GILL REPORT
BuzzFeed:
Stay At Home Motherhood Isn't A Luxury, Census Data Shows
Stay At Home Motherhood Isn't A Luxury, Census Data Shows
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The Caucus and americanthinker.com
CNN:
Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann Romney
Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann Romney
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New Jersey Online:
Newark Mayor Cory Booker taken to hospital after rescuing woman from house fire — NEWARK — Newark Mayor Cory Booker was taken to a hospital tonight for treatment of smoke inhalation he suffered trying to rescue his next-door neighbors from their burning house.
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CBS News:
Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Race into home fire was a “come to Jesus moment” — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker called it his “come to Jesus moment” when he ran into a burning building to save a neighbor's life. — Booker arrived home last night to discover …
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Failed North Korean Launch a Setback for Kim Jong-un — SEOUL, South Korea — For the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, who completed the last step in his hurried ascension to power in Pyongyang on Friday, his government's failure to put a satellite into orbit is a $1 billion humiliation.
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Reuters:
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
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FP Passport and New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
North Korean Launch Fails
North Korean Launch Fails
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americanthinker.com, CNN, TVNewser, The BLT and Hot Air
Ju-min Park / Reuters:
North Korea's rocket launch ends in failure: South Korea
North Korea's rocket launch ends in failure: South Korea
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GILL REPORT and Little Green Footballs
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Harvard Prof. Alan Dershowitz: Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit ‘Irresponsible And Unethical’ — Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz appeared on MSNBC's Hardball where fill-in host Michel Smerconish asked him his opinions of the arrest warrant issued and carried out for alleged Trayvon Martin murderer, George Zimmerman.
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Politico:
Newt Gingrich rents donor list to raise cash — Desperate times in the Newt Gingrich camp have called for desperate measures. — Scrambling to dig himself out of a $4.5 million hole, the former House speaker has resorted to renting his presidential campaign's most valuable asset - its donor list - for as much as $26,000-a-pop.
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Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and BuzzFeed
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Romney Edges Obama as Approval of President Drops — April 11: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, waves before addressing an audience during a campaign event, in Warwick, R.I.AP — Republican Mitt Romney holds a slim edge over President Obama …
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Newt Gingrich: ‘CNN is less biased than Fox’
Newt Gingrich: ‘CNN is less biased than Fox’
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Melody Guyton Butts / Durham Herald-Sun:
Ailes lectures young journalists — CHAPEL HILL - Fox News chief Roger Ailes offered more than a few words of advice Thursday in a room filled mostly with young journalists, starting with a recommendation that elicited at least a few eye rolls: “I think you ought to change your major.”
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GOP 12, Taegan Goddard's … and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Hammered for ‘Jetting Around,’ Taking Vacations While Americans Suffer — President Obama, during an interview with St. Louis's KMOV, was hammered for “jetting around, [taking] different vacations and so forth, sometimes ... under the color of state business.”
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GILL REPORT, americanthinker.com, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
Alia Beard Rau / Arizona Republic:
Brewer signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks — Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill into law banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and making numerous other changes to abortion regulations. — The new law will likely go into effect sometime in July, depending on when the Legislature ends its session.
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Allison Yarrow / The Daily Beast:
Governor Jan Brewer Signs Arizona's Extreme New Abortion Law
Governor Jan Brewer Signs Arizona's Extreme New Abortion Law
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg:
Top Earners Can Find Ways Around Buffett Rule — The highest-earning U.S. households have ways to escape President Barack Obama's Buffett rule with tax-planning techniques that would limit their liability and undermine the proposal's purpose. — Those affected taxpayers …
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Timothy P. Carney / Campaign 2012:
The real Buffett Rule: Tax cuts for corporate jets
The real Buffett Rule: Tax cuts for corporate jets
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
In Cash Push, 2 Campaigns Likely to Reject Public Funds — The big money in presidential politics is about to get a whole lot bigger. — Aides and leading donors to Mitt Romney are preparing a major expansion of the campaign's fund-raising efforts to prepare for a general election contest …
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