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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The George Zimmerman Bail Hearing — Wow - some days chicken salad and some days Florida state prosecutor. — George Zimmerman will be released on bail, set at $150,000. The prosecution had asked for $1 million, the defense for $15,000. — CNN has 1, 2 transcripts.
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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
Richard Fausset / Los Angeles Times:
George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin family; bond is set
George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin family; bond is set
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The New Republic, DISSENTING JUSTICE and No More Mister Nice Blog
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
GMA Shows Exclusive Images Of George Zimmerman's Head Injuries From Night Of Trayvon's Death
GMA Shows Exclusive Images Of George Zimmerman's Head Injuries From Night Of Trayvon's Death
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Taylor Marsh
Washington Post:
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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Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, Taylor Marsh, Politico, BuzzFeed, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, The Hill, msnbc.com and New York Magazine
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Fox News:
Palin to Secret Service agent: 'Check this out - you're fired ... the buck stops with the president' — This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” April 19, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: First, talk about rotten luck!
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ABCNEWS, Reuters, Enik Rising and A plain blog about politics
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Palin To Secret Service Agent: “Check This Out, Bodyguard — You're Fired”
Palin To Secret Service Agent: “Check This Out, Bodyguard — You're Fired”
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Ousted Secret Service agent posted Palin pics on Facebook
Ousted Secret Service agent posted Palin pics on Facebook
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Fox News, The PJ Tatler and iOwnTheWorld.com
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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
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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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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Coulter: Obama's silver spoon was ‘an affirmative action silver spoon’
Coulter: Obama's silver spoon was ‘an affirmative action silver spoon’
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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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Joe Manchin / CNN:
TRENDING: Manchin may buck party in presidential vote
TRENDING: Manchin may buck party in presidential vote
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The Political Carnival, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and New York Magazine
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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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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, Guardian and Joe. My. God.
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Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
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, ProfessorBainbridge.com, freespeechforpeople.org, Right Wing News and CNSNews
NewsMax.com:
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” …
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
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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Jesse Helfrich / Ballot Box:
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.
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO estimates Obama 2013 budget will hit economic growth — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Friday that President Obama's 2013 budget will hurt the economy in the long term, arguing the larger deficits it would produce would reduce the amount of capital available to businesses.
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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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A Ph.D In Beards — Everything you need to know about facial hair in one infographic. — by — ImWithKanye · added an hour ago · 31 responses
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Parsons Blames Glass-Steagall Repeal for Crisis — Richard Parsons, speaking two days after ending his 16-year tenure on the board of Citigroup Inc. (C) and a predecessor, said the financial crisis was partly caused by a regulatory change that permitted the company's creation.
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ThinkProgress, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and Brad DeLong
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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