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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Dylan Ratigan Leaving MSNBC — Dylan Ratigan, the opinionated and sometimes hotheaded television host, is leaving MSNBC, the cable channel where he has worked for the last three years. — Mr. Ratigan, whose news analysis show is now broadcast at 4 p.m. Eastern time, said in a telephone interview …
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Politico, Dylan Ratigan, Taylor Marsh, NewsBusters.org, Mediaite, The Raw Story and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Axelrod dodges CNN question on “private sector doing fine” ... three times; Update: “Fine?” — “It's certainly doing better than the public sector ...” — It's going to be a long day for Team Obama. David Axelrod appeared on CNN's State of the Union a few minutes ago to attempt …
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ABCNEWS, The Moderate Voice, Michelle Malkin, Sister Toldjah, Moonbattery, Nice Deb and CBS News
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Axelrod: GOP seizing on ‘doing fine’ remark to avoid jobs debate
Axelrod: GOP seizing on ‘doing fine’ remark to avoid jobs debate
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ABCNEWS, CNN, Randy's Roundtable, Politico, Examiner, The Lonely Conservative and Jammie Wearing Fools
John McCain / CNN:
Obama responsible for leaks, Holder has no credibility
Obama responsible for leaks, Holder has no credibility
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ABCNEWS and Washington Wire
Fox News:
After Walker victory, Indiana governor suggests public unions should go — On the heels of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's history-making recall victory, the governor of nearby Indiana with his own record of curtailing union benefits suggested public-sector unions are past their prime and should be abolished.
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The Conservatory
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Gov. Walker splits with Romney, says firemen, teachers aren't ‘big government’ — Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) disagreed Sunday with Mitt Romney's conclusion that the failed recall election in Wisconsin was evidence that American voters want fewer public workers such as teachers and firemen.
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CNN
Steve Almond / New York Times:
Liberals Are Ruining America. I Know Because I Am One. — In the spring of 2006, I quit my job as an adjunct professor at Boston College to protest the school's selection of Condoleezza Rice as commencement speaker. My resignation letter, published online by The Boston Globe, went viral.
P.J. Gladnick / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Adbusters Admits OWS Flopped; Now Promoting ‘Flash Encampments’ — The Occupy Wall Street movement was first proposed by the leftwing Canadian magazine, Adbusters. However, now even they are forced to admit the obvious about the failure of their creation which you can read in their sad OWS obituary:
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Priorities USA airing third Bain ad — Priorities USA Action argued in a memo yesterday that the Democratic assault on Mitt Romney's Bain Capital record was drawing blood from the GOP candidate. — Today, the pro-Obama super PAC is stepping up its message with a third negative ad targeting Romney's business background.
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CNN, New York Magazine and Pat Dollard
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Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Obama's campaign asks supporters to grade its performance
Obama's campaign asks supporters to grade its performance
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, Jammie Wearing Fools, The Moderate Voice and Pat Dollard
Susan Edelman / New York Post:
School pulls patriotic song at graduation, but Justin Bieber's ‘Baby’ is OK — A Coney Island principal refused to let students sing “God Bless the USA” at a school ceremony — but Justin Bieber's “Baby” was suitable. — A controversial Coney Island principal has pulled the plug on patriotism.
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Nice Deb, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, The Daily Caller, NewsBusters.org, Gothamist and New York Magazine
Dana Loesch / thedanashow.wordpress.com:
A Date With The TSA *UPDATED: TSA's Own Rules — While leaving the Providence, Rhode Island gathering for the Franklin Center where the first annual Breitbart Awards were held, we were detained by the TSA and my husband was subjected to intrusive screenings based on the claim that he was covered in “nitrates.”
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protein wisdom
Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
Final Push in Race to Serve Out Giffords's House Term — TUCSON — The contest to fill the Congressional seat vacated by Gabrielle Giffords, the Democrat who survived an assassination attempt last year, has been widely referred to as the race for “Gabby's seat.”
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Politico and New York Magazine
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz / Campaign Stops:
How Racist Are We? Ask Google — Barack Obama won 52.9 percent of the popular vote in 2008 and 365 electoral votes, 95 more than he needed. Many naturally concluded that prejudice was not a major factor against a black presidential candidate in modern America.
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Little Green Footballs, Hullabaloo and The Daily Dish
Michael Kranish / The Boston Globe:
In a world of super PACs, Mitt Romney rules — Allies moved fastest to exploit new system — Mitt Romney has said he has carefully adhered to the new rules prohibiting coordination between campaigns and super PACs. — It seemed like just another campaign appearance …