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Ann Romney and Working Moms — My Twitter feed was on fire after an appearance last night on CNN's AC360, where I said that I thought it was wrong for Mitt Romney to be using his wife as his guide to women's economic struggles when she “had never worked a day in her life.”
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Ann Romney Fights Back: Debuts on Twitter to Counter DNC Advisor's Insult — PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Ann Romney's debut on Twitter couldn't have come at a more opportune time. — Ann's first tweet came just moments after Democratic strategist and DNC adviser Hilary Rosen lobbed an insult at Ann Romney …
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Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann Romney — (CNN) - Hilary Rosen offered an apology Thursday after her comments about Ann Romney sparked an uproar and a debate over women and the economy. — “I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended,” Rosen …
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Power Line, USA Today, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler and The Daily Caller


Conservatives Attack Hilary Rosen For Raising Children As A Lesbian — Hilary Rosen with her former partner Elizabeth Birch and kids Jacob and Anna. — No one is arguing that raising children isn't work. Democratic strategist and CAP Action board member Hilary Rosen is a single mother …
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Hilary Rosen, Frequent White House Visitor — A Democrat consultant with ties to the Obama administration sneering that Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life” is an opportunity for the Romney campaign, but a small problem in the big picture. In the big picture, women who are unable …
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My friend Hilary Rosen — I am rushing to draft this — I have a flight to South Sudan in hours — but I wanted to briefly weigh in on this latest storm. If I indelicately draft this, cut me some slack since I am rushing and have little time (none?) to spare which I would use to proof read …

The Hilary Rosen controversy is absurd — The Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee are attacking President Obama over the fact that Dem strategist and CNN contributor Hilary Rosen said that Ann Romney “hasn't worked a day in her life.” — Romney campaign officials …
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Hilary Rosen apologizes to Ann Romney — Hilary Rosen apologizes to Ann Romney. Her response, in full:
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Democrat apologizes for swipe at Ann Romney — Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen apologized this afternoon for saying Ann Romney “has actually never worked a day in her life” — a comment that provoked a furious backlash from both parties. — “I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended,” Rosen said in a statement.
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Ann Romney discusses Hilary Rosen controversy
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Attacking Ann Romney — yeah, that's the ticket!
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Here's who Democrat hitwoman Hilary Rosen visited at the White House, including at least 5 POTUS meetings
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Ann Romney Just BLASTED Democrats And Hilary Rosen On Fox
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Campaign 2012, Los Angeles Times, The Gateway Pundit and The Lonely Conservative

Biden calls Romney tax plan ‘out of step with American values’
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Hilary Rosen: No apology
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The PJ Tatler, Campaign 2012 and Weasel Zippers

Democrats declare war on women? Update: Frequent White House visitor?
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Ann Romney: ‘We need to respect choices that women make’
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Twitstorm Erupts After CNN Pundit Says Ann Romney Has ‘Never Worked a Day in Her Life’ [Video]
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George Zimmerman arraignment set for May 29; Trayvon Martin's mother says encounter ‘an accident’ — George Zimmerman remains in jail while awaiting formal arraignment scheduled for May 29. — DCHANG@MIAMIHERALD.COM — JACKSONVILLE — The neighborhood watchman who shot …
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Semi-Props To Ms. Alvarez of the NY Times; Mockery For Their Editors
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Mike Tyson on George Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace he hasn't been shot yet'
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Gingrich Unloads on FOX News in Private Meeting — DOVER, Del. — During a meeting with 18 Delaware Tea Party leaders here on Wednesday, Newt Gingrich lambasted FOX News Channel, accusing the cable network of having been in the tank for Mitt Romney from the beginning of the Republican presidential fight.


Hi Roger. It's Me, Joe: The Fox Mole — Hi. My name is Joe Muto. I was the Fox Mole. — Two hours ago I was called into a meeting with Dianne Brandi, the Fox News Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and suspended indefinitely... with pay, oddly enough. — They nailed me.
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White House Bombarded With Questions About Why Obama Punted On Issuing Anti-Discrimination Order — White House spokesperson Jay Carney sought to explain the administration's decision to punt on issuing an executive order that would have prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation …


Death to Word — It's time to give up on Microsoft's word processor. — Nearly two decades and several text-handling paradigms ago, I was an editorial assistant at a weekly newspaper, where a few freelancers still submitted their work on typewritten pages. Stories would come in over the fax machine.

Conservative Journalism Keeps Getting Better — A couple of months ago, Washington Free Beacon (and yes, that's “beacon,” not “bacon") launched with some reasonably experienced conservative journalists and a mandate to hold their political opponents accountable with rock-solid journalism.
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Religious Right Marks Anniversary of Titanic's Sinking by Exposing the ‘Iceberg’ of the ‘Radical Homosexual Agenda’ — The anniversary of the Titanic's sinking and release of ‘Titanic 3D’ has apparently inspired Truth in Action Ministries, formerly Coral Ridge Ministries …
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Why American Food Used to Be So Bad and Other Lessons From Tyler Cowen — For the past four years, I've been ordering the most unappatizing sounding item on the menu when I eat at nice restaurants. This counterintuitive advice from Tyler Cowen's 2007 book Discover Your Inner Economist has worked surprisingly well.
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The Sexual Sadism of the Michigan Department of Corrections — Screen shot from video produced by ACLU on the strip-search procedure (photo: ACLU) — A consortium of civil liberties, religious and health organizations, and experts including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) …
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The Nation, ACLU and Hullabaloo