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Warning Graphic Photo: Possible New Evidence Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head — A new photograph obtained exclusively by ABC News showing the bloodied back of George Zimmerman's head, which was apparently taken three minutes after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin …
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UrbanGrounds, New York Magazine and Clayton Cramer's Blog
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Prosecutor: Zimmerman Allegedly Slapped His Ex-Girlfriend And ‘Asked Her How It Felt’
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Jezebel and Colorlines

George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin family; bond is set
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The New Republic and DISSENTING JUSTICE

GMA Shows Exclusive Images Of George Zimmerman's Head Injuries From Night Of Trayvon's Death
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Taylor Marsh


Mitt Romney's 'Obama Isn't Working' Banner Evokes Racial Stereotypes — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney rolled out a new accessory at a speech in Ohio today, delivering his remarks in front of a black banner that said “Obama Isn't Working,” which is also the name …
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Mitt Romney's challenge: Convincing GOP he can win — Poll after poll indicates the presidential campaign is a dead heat, but you wouldn't know it from talking to many Republican professionals. If you gave them truth serum, they would tell you they think Mitt Romney will lose.
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CNN, ABCNEWS, The Caucus, Indianapolis Star, Connecting.the.Dots, Online NewsHour, New York Times, Hotline On Call and The Hill

Coulter: Obama's silver spoon was ‘an affirmative action silver spoon’
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Associated Press, Mediaite, Hot Air, rightwingwatch.org, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and HotAirPundit

Romney releases March fundraising figures
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Associated Press, ABCNEWS, Politico and The Political Carnival

Campaign Memo: Campaign Memo: In Strategy Shift, Obama Team Attacks Romney From the Left
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Daily Kos and Conservatives4Palin

Secret Service supervisors involved in Colombia scandal identified — One of the Secret Service supervisors who was forced out of the agency this week for his involvement in the Colombia prostitution scandal made light of his official protective work on his Facebook page …
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Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Politico, BuzzFeed, The Hill, Weasel Zippers, msnbc.com and New York Magazine
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Palin To Secret Service Agent: “Check This Out, Bodyguard — You're Fired” — Sarah Palin joined FOX News tonight to discuss the Secret Service prostitution scandal as well as the GSA spending scandal. Palin also reacted to news that broke this afternoon about another Secret Service scandal, this time involving her.
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Washington Monthly, tpmmuckraker …, Booman Tribune, Wonkette, Weasel Zippers, Indecision Forever, Pat Dollard and Washington Post

Palin to Secret Service agent: 'Check this out - you're fired ... the buck stops with the president'
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A plain blog about politics, Enik Rising and ABCNEWS

Secret Service investigation expands in Colombia
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Fox News, The PJ Tatler and iOwnTheWorld.com


Brian Schweitzer: Mitt Romney's ‘Family Came From a Polygamy Commune in Mexico’ — Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says Mitt Romney's roots in Mexico will hurt him with female voters. — The Daily Beast contacted the office of Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer today to talk about whether his state …
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Oops! Dem Governor Bashes Romney for Polygamist Roots - Forgets About Obama's Polygamist DAD — The Luo Tribe has a long history of polygamy... In this Obama Family photo are: (bottom row, from left) half-sister Auma, her mother Kezia Obama, Obama's step-grandmother Sarah Hussein Onyango Obama …
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Ed Driscoll, Lean Left and The Other McCain


Manchin on the Fence About Obama Vote — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who has done more than any other Democrat up for reelection this year to distance himself from President Obama, said he does not know if he will vote for Obama or presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in November.
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The Reaction, The Gateway Pundit, Taegan Goddard's …, Hot Air, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway, GOP 12 and Hotline On Call
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TRENDING: Manchin may buck party in presidential vote
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The Political Carnival and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Democrats expressing buyers' remorse on Obama's healthcare law — An increasing number of Democrats are taking potshots at President Obama's healthcare law ahead of a Supreme Court decision that could overturn it. — The public grievances have come from centrists and liberals and reflect rising anxiety ahead of November's elections.
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Wake up America, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, The Week, The Heritage Foundation, NewsBusters.org, Washington Free Beacon and Instapundit
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Democrats Joining G.O.P. on Pipeline
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Fox News, Don Surber, Politico and Firedoglake

Jeb Warns Newsmax: Get Ready For ‘Most Negative Campaign’ Ever — More ways to share... Mixx — Stumbled — LinkedIn — Vine — Buzzflash — Newstrust — Technocrati — Forward Article — Americans are facing what will likely be the “most negative campaign in modern times” …
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Rubio, in Appeal to G.O.P.'s Conscience, Urges Compromise on Dream Act
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Politico, Little Green Footballs, The Spectacle Blog and ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*


New Romney flack's old pastime: ridiculing the Gingriches — Mitt Romney's campaign put out word Thursday that Richard Grenell, the former Bush administration spokesman at the United Nations, was joining his team as a spokesman on foreign policy issues. — In between his gigs at the UN …
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ThinkProgress and Guardian
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Congressman Proposes Amendment to Strip Most Newspapers, Churches, Nonprofits, and Other Corporations of All Constitutional Rights — That's the People's Rights Amendment: … So just as Congress could therefore ban the speech of nonmedia business corporations, it could ban publications …
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protein wisdom, freespeechforpeople.org and Right Wing News

Misinformation campaign targets USA TODAY reporter, editor — WASHINGTON - A USA TODAY reporter and editor investigating Pentagon propaganda contractors have themselves been subjected to a propaganda campaign of sorts, waged on the Internet through a series of bogus websites. — Sponsored Links
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HHS hires former Planned Parenthood spokesman — If the Obama administration was already on bad terms with abortion opponents, it's not going to improve relations by hiring Planned Parenthood's former spokesman for a job at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Weasel Zippers


Fears Rise That Recovery May Falter in the Spring — WASHINGTON — Some of the same spoilers that interrupted the recovery in 2010 and 2011 have emerged again, raising fears that the winter's economic strength might dissipate in the spring. — In recent weeks, European bond yields have started climbing.
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Firedoglake, Wall Street Journal, Prairie Weather, The Enterprise Blog, The Awl and Don Surber


A Ph.D In Beards — Everything you need to know about facial hair in one infographic. — by — ImWithKanye · added an hour ago · 31 responses


LEGOs for girls has feminist group in a twist — The new “Lego Friends” line rolled out in December features LadyFigs, curvier takeoffs on the traditional boxy figurines that live in a place called Heartlake City. Shown above is a set depicting “Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery.” (LEGO.com)
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Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler