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New York Times:
Obama Campaign Faces Dropoff in Big Donations — President Obama's re-election campaign is straining to raise the huge sums it is counting on to run against Mitt Romney, with sharp dropoffs in donations from nearly every major industry forcing it to rely more than ever on small contributions and a relative handful of major donors.
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Doug Ross, HotAirPundit, The Caucus, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Politico, OpenSecrets.org and msnbc.com
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Abby Phillipand Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Obama raised $46M in March — President Barack Obama's re-election campaign in March raised $46.4 million and spent $37.7 million — not including money raised with the Democratic National Committee, new federal campaign finance filings indicate. — That easily exceeded …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Weasel Zippers
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Jon Corzine Still Bundling for Obama
Jon Corzine Still Bundling for Obama
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ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, Conservatives4Palin and National Review
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Zimmerman Bond Hearing - Media Reaction — Let's follow up our highlights and lowlights of the Zimmerman bond hearing with some media reaction. Here is the local paper, the Orlando Sentinel, which leads with the weak prosecution case: — George Zimmerman granted $150K bond, apologizes to Trayvon Martin's family
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Patterico's Pontifications, msnbc.com and Reuters
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CNN:
CNN NEWSROOM — George Zimmerman Bond Hearing — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.
CNN NEWSROOM — George Zimmerman Bond Hearing — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.
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Guardian, JustOneMinute, New York Times and Los Angeles Times
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The George Zimmerman Bail Hearing
The George Zimmerman Bail Hearing
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This Just In, Orlando Sentinel and Scared Monkeys
BREITBART.COM:
CORONER: BREITBART DIED OF HEART FAILURE — The office of the Los Angeles County coroner has completed its investigation into the death of Andrew Breitbart on March 1, and has confirmed that he died of natural causes, namely heart failure. — Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey told Breitbart News …
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Patterico's Pontifications, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Weasel Zippers and Scared Monkeys
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Coroner: Breitbart died of heart failure, no foul play — Conservative firebrand journalist Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner on Friday. — Breitbart, who ran the news aggregation website Breitbart.com …
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Associated Press
First Read / msnbc.com:
Gingrich's future hinges on Delaware — WILMINGTON, Del. — The future of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign seems to hinge on the Delaware primary early next week. — “Tuesday is a big day,” a source close to the Gingrich campaign told NBC News. “Newt is just waiting to see what happens on Tuesday.”
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Outside the Beltway, The Caucus and HotAirPundit
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Dave Wagner / WCNC-TV:
Sources: Gingrich cancels North Carolina trip
Sources: Gingrich cancels North Carolina trip
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ABCNEWS, The Other McCain, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Hot Air
CNN:
Romney asks GOP delegates to sign pledge, but some refuse — Scottsdale, Arizona (CNN) - Members of the Republican National Committee gathering in Arizona were invited to meet with Mitt Romney in private Friday and have their pictures taken with the presumptive GOP nominee, but there was a price of admission: loyalty.
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Holly Bailey / ABCNEWS:
Romney: I'll build Keystone pipeline even ‘if I have to do it myself’
Romney: I'll build Keystone pipeline even ‘if I have to do it myself’
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Yahoo! News and CNN
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Olbermann at loose ends — Unemployed, perennially confrontational talking head Keith Olbermann aimlessly wandered around Central Park South earlier this week, seemingly looking for a friend or a purpose. — Our spies snapped unflattering pictures of Olbermann decked out in a giant red pullover …
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his vorpal sword
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:
President Obama's Video Message Booed At Boston's Fenway Park — During Friday's Red Sox game, President Obama delivered a video message recognizing the 100th of Fenway Park, in Boston. Several people are reporting that his message was met with booing. — The crowd's reaction, via Eric Fehrnstrom, an adviser to Mitt Romney:
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The Gateway Pundit
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama: GOP needs to prevent doubling of student loan rates — President Obama is urging Congress to extend low interest rates on federal student loans. — “In America, higher education cannot be a luxury; it's an economic imperative that every family must be able to afford,” Obama said in his weekly address.
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Politico, ABCNEWS and The Maddow Blog
Investor's Business Daily:
Democrats Are Jumping Ship — Politics: Perhaps Democrats know something the rest of us don't about Barack Obama's political fortunes. What else explains the increasing numbers who are openly defying the president on two key election issues? — The notoriously thin-skinned Obama …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
New Romney Spokesman Used Twitter For Sexist Attacks — Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's new foreign policy spokesperson Richard Grenell has an odd penchant for targeting the wives of male politicians and women in general on Twitter. — Grenell, who served as George W. Bush's spokesperson …
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Politico, Good As You, New York Magazine and Towleroad News #gay
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
New Romney flack's old pastime: ridiculing the Gingriches
New Romney flack's old pastime: ridiculing the Gingriches
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CNN, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Indecision Forever and Joe. My. God.
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus — A leading U.S. demographer and ‘Truman Democrat’ talks about what is driving the middle class out of the Golden State. — 'California is God's best moment," says Joel Kotkin. “ It's the best place in the world to live. ” Or at least it used to be.
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Heather Wilson Mocks Al Franken's Anti-Bullying Bill, Says It Would Criminalize Teasing … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Al Franken , Elections 2012, Video, Heather Wilson, New Mexico Senate Election, SB 555, Al Franken Bullying, Anti-Bullying, Election 2012, Gay Bullying, Heather Wilson Al Franken …
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ThinkProgress
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: White House Endorses Safe Schools Bill and Student Non-Discrimination Act
BREAKING: White House Endorses Safe Schools Bill and Student Non-Discrimination Act
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Joe. My. God.