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Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA'S FALLON APPEARANCE VIOLATED CAMPAIGN LAW — Last night, President Obama appeared on Jimmy Fallon's unwatchable show to “slow-jam the news.” By this, Fallon meant that Obama would read a campaign speech about student loans, Fallon would utter a few lines to back him up every so often …
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CNN:
Republicans request investigation of Obama travel — (CNN) - President Barack Obama isn't just playing politics - he may be committing fraud on the taxpayer's dime, the Republican National Committee charged on Wednesday. — In a letter to the Government Accountability Office …
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Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
RNC calls for investigation into Obama's travel costs for ambiguously political trips — Now comes complainant Republican National Committee, snark firing on all cylinders, formally requesting that a government auditor look into whether President Barack Obama has been bilking taxpayers …
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Poll: Dead heat in Arizona
Poll: Dead heat in Arizona
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Bad Day In Court for the Obama Administration — Some years ago, I worked on a big case in Alaska and spent a lot of time there. At that time, the local bar was buzzing about a lawyer who had a really bad day in court: he was kicked to death by a moose in the parking lot of the federal courthouse in Anchorage.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: A choice between radical and reasonable? — Analysis — With Justice Antonin Scalia pushing the radical idea that the Constitution gives states clear authority to close their borders entirely to immigrants without a legal right to be in the U.S., seven other Justices …
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David Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court skeptical of striking down Arizona immigration law
Supreme Court skeptical of striking down Arizona immigration law
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Supreme Court seems favorable to Arizona illegal immigration law
Supreme Court seems favorable to Arizona illegal immigration law
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Supreme Court casts doubt on Obama's immigration law claim
Supreme Court casts doubt on Obama's immigration law claim
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Arizona Immigration Law Argued at Supreme Court
Arizona Immigration Law Argued at Supreme Court
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Mitt Romney's Debt to Newt Gingrich — Given the way Gingrich wore out his welcome, Romney could easily leave him out in the cold. But he owes his rival for one big favor. — Newt Gingrich is preparing to drop out of the presidential race, and not a moment too soon.
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Perry endorses Romney after Gingrich signals an exit — Texas governor Rick Perry announced Wednesday night that he would endorse Mitt Romney's presidential bid, hours the campaign of Newt Gingrich — Perry's previous choice — announced that the former Speaker would be ending his bid for the White House.
Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Texas governor switches endorsement from Gingrich to Romney
Texas governor switches endorsement from Gingrich to Romney
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Charles Riley / CNNMoney.com:
Romney campaign spent $18.50 per vote
Romney campaign spent $18.50 per vote
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Chris Francescani / Reuters:
George Zimmerman: Prelude to a shooting — (Reuters) - A pit bull named Big Boi began menacing George and Shellie Zimmerman in the fall of 2009. — The first time the dog ran free and cornered Shellie in their gated community in Sanford, Florida, George called the owner to complain.
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Washington Free Beacon:
Liberal Media Mock Obama for Faux Campaign — Members of the media are questioning the Obama administration's numerous “official business” trips to swing states, during which he has been giving stump speeches and raising campaign funds. — High-profile Washington reporters engaged in a line …
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
OVERNIGHT TECH: House weighs changes to cybersecurity bill after veto threat — THE LEAD: The House Rules Committee is expected to decide Wednesday night which amendments the full House will vote on when it takes up the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) later this week.
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Mary Milliken / Reuters:
Kimmel to “feast on stupid comments” at White House dinner
Kimmel to “feast on stupid comments” at White House dinner
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Noreen O'Donnell / The Daily:
Family misses flight after TSA screeners target disabled 7-year-old — Dina Frank, who is developmentally disabled, wound up on the TSA's radar at John F. Kennedy Airport — Dr. Joshua Frank, a pediatrician, and his 7-year-old daughter Dina, who has cerebral palsy.
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ABCNEWS:
Behind Obama's Definition of Wealth and Paying Off Student Loans — President Obama told students at the University of North Carolina Tuesday that he knows what it is like to struggle with student loan debt because he and his wife didn't pay off their student loans until eight years ago.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
House GOP to back lower student loan rates
House GOP to back lower student loan rates
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Obama and Romney tied, but majority of voters say neither has plan to fix the economy — The race between Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney is dead even in a new Fox News poll that also shows majorities of American voters say neither candidate has a plan for fixing the economy.
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Spencer Ackerman / Wired:
Exclusive: Senior U.S. General Orders Top-to-Bottom Review of Military's Islam Training — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday ordered the entire U.S. military to scour its training material to ensure it doesn't contain anti-Islamic content, Danger Room has learned.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Robert Draper Book: GOP's Anti-Obama Campaign Started Night Of Inauguration … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Republican Party, Barack Obama , Obama's Inauguration, Republican Party, Video, Obama Election, Obama Congressional Republicans, Robert Draper, Robert Draper Obama, Politics News
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John M. Becker / Truth Wins Out:
EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Robert Spitzer Apologizes to Gay Community for Infamous ‘Ex-Gay’ Study — Today, in a letter to Dr. Ken Zucker obtained exclusively by Truth Wins Out, Dr. Robert Spitzer made an unprecedented apology to the gay community — and victims of reparative therapy in particular …
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Lachlan Markay / The Heritage Foundation:
VIDEO: EPA Official Compares Agency Enforcement to Roman Crucifixions — A video surfaced on Wednesday showing a regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency comparing his agency's philosophy with respect to regulation of oil and gas companies to brutal tactics employed …
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Lisa Derrick / Lisa Derrick's myFDL diary:
Fred Karger Campaign Ad Flagged, Pulled by YouTube — Citing their Terms of Service, YouTube yanked GOP presidential candidate's Fred Karger's “Sexy Frisbee” California campaign video after it was flagged by YouTube viewers. The video is now on Vimeo. — Karger, who is openly gay …
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Nico Pitney / The Huffington Post:
Iran War Politics: Elizabeth Warren Contradicts Defense Secretary In Hawkish Talk, Bob Kerrey Calls Attack ‘Disaster’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elizabeth Warren, Iran, Video, Bob Kerrey, Bob Kerrey Iran, Bob Kerrey Iran Ad, Elizabeth Warren Iran, Iran Intelligence, Iran War, Israel Iran, Leon Panetta, Politics News
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