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Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Sarah Palin Parts Ways With FOX News — After a three-year run as a paid contributor to the nation's highest-rated cable news channel, Sarah Palin and FOX News have cut ties, according to a source close to the former Alaska governor. — “It's my understanding that Gov. Palin was offered a contract by FOX …
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Fox Says Its 3-Year Relationship With Palin Is Over — “Sarah, where are you?” one of Sarah Palin's 3.4 million Facebook fans wrote on her wall last week. “Has your contract with Fox ended?” another fan asked the day before. — Fox News has indeed parted ways with Ms. Palin …
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Sarah Palin Out At Fox News Channel
NLRB:
Statement by Chairman Pearce on recess appointment ruling — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a decision finding that the Jan. 4, 2012 recess appointments of three members to the National Labor Relations Board were invalid. In response, Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce issued the following statement:
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New York Times:
Court Challenges Obama's ‘Recess’ Appointments — WASHINGTON — In a ruling that called into question nearly two centuries of presidential “recess” appointments that bypass the Senate confirmation process, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Obama violated the Constitution …
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Neoconfederate Judges Rule NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional
Neoconfederate Judges Rule NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional
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Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Federal Appeals Court Invalidates Obama's Recess Appointments to NLRB
Federal Appeals Court Invalidates Obama's Recess Appointments to NLRB
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Associated Press:
Appeals court panel rules Obama recess appointments to labor board are unconstitutional
Appeals court panel rules Obama recess appointments to labor board are unconstitutional
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John Elwood / The Volokh Conspiracy:
DC Circuit Strikes Down President Obama's Recess Appointments
DC Circuit Strikes Down President Obama's Recess Appointments
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Gary Heinlein / detroitnews.com:
Michigan legislators weigh changes to Electoral College rules — Some Republicans want to replace current winner-take-all vote with proportional system — Lansing — Michigan is one of five states debating changes to how its Electoral College votes are counted as part of a Republican push …
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Jase Bolger, Michigan GOP House Speaker, Open To Changing State's Electoral College Allocation
Jase Bolger, Michigan GOP House Speaker, Open To Changing State's Electoral College Allocation
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This is a Big, Big Deal — A week ago I noted a new Republican push …
This is a Big, Big Deal — A week ago I noted a new Republican push …
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
The GOP Plan to Take the Electoral-Vote-Rigging Scheme National
The GOP Plan to Take the Electoral-Vote-Rigging Scheme National
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Michael Sluss / Blue Ridge Caucus:
Updated: GOP Sen. Smith opposes bill to allocate presidential electoral votes by congressional district
Updated: GOP Sen. Smith opposes bill to allocate presidential electoral votes by congressional district
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Who had the worst week in Washington? Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). — Wednesday didn't start out badly for Sen. Ronald H. Johnson. — Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin who was elected in 2010, drew national headlines — and praise from conservatives — for pushing Secretary …
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Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
We Must Do Something About The Media — It's important. — I already mentioned the media's Hillary Tributes, but there's even more of it. — And I've mentioned this before, but I'm truly alarmed about it: What we are witnessing is the full and seamless fusion of media power with government power.
David Mamet / The Daily Beast:
Gun Laws and the Fools of Chelm† — The individual is not only best qualified to provide his own personal defense, he is the only one qualified to do so. By David Mamet. Get the full issue of Newsweek today on your iPad and other editions. — † A city in eastern Poland.
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Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
CNN Anchor Tricks Opponent Of Women In Combat To Endorse Racial Segregation — Conservatives are outraged over Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's decision to lift the ban on women in combat, which opens up more than 200,000 frontline positions to women. Opponents of the move have called it “humiliating” and dangerous to unit cohesion.
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Paul Sperry / Investor's Business Daily:
Clinton Added Teeth To CRA, Obama Turned Them Into Fangs — Despite new evidence the Community Reinvestment Act led to riskier lending and played a key role in the subprime mortgage crisis, the Obama administration is broadening the anti-redlining regulation's authority and scope, spooking bankers.
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: Lessons Conservatives Need to Learn — Obama is a formidable foe. He means to change the country and crush the GOP. — Two lessons on how conservatives and Republicans might approach the future, and a look at the meaning of Obama. — Lesson one: Golf star Phil Mickelson …
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Rubio shows opposition to immigration reform is an inch deep — I've certainly been pleasantly surprised by the popularity of Sen. Marco Rubio's immigration policy among tough conservatives. From Grover Norquist to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to Sean Hannity, Rubio has gotten favorable …
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Jordan Fabian / ABCNEWS:
White House, Senators to Begin Push on Immigration Reform
White House, Senators to Begin Push on Immigration Reform
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Thune: Democrats must pass a budget — Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) jumped on a bill that passed the Republican-controlled House this week that puts pressure on the Senate to pass a budget, saying that Democrats must put together a spending plan to begin dealing with the country's debt and deficit problems.
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Aaron Klein / WorldNetDaily:
IS OBAMA BIBLICAL ‘LORD OF THE FLIES’? — Prophecy sites have field day with president's insect moments — Aaron Klein is WND's senior staff reporter and Jerusalem bureau chief. He also hosts “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York's WABC Radio. Follow Aaron on Twitter and Facebook.
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Toni Yates / ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Booker helps freezing dog after Eyewitness News tweet … new jersey, newark, cory booker, dog, cold, cold weather, new jersey news, toni yates — More: Bio, Facebook, Twitter, Stories by Toni Yates, News Team — NEWARK, N.J. (WABC) — Eyewitness News reporter Toni Yates and her crew spotted …
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Christina Ng / ABCNEWS:
N.J. Mayor Cory Booker Helps Rescue Freezing Dog
N.J. Mayor Cory Booker Helps Rescue Freezing Dog
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Five Reasons Bobby Jindal Is Responsible For Transforming The GOP Into ‘The Stupid Party’ — Days after Mitt Romney lost his bid for the presidency, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) kicked off a publicity campaign for his 2016 run, casting himself as a different kind of Republican.
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Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Leaders Search for New, Winning Strategy
Republican Leaders Search for New, Winning Strategy
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Obama Off To A Slow Start In Capitol Hill Gun Campaign — The campaign emails its massive list demanding calls to Congress. Bad timing — and nobody seems to have noticed. — Image by Charles Rex Arbogast / AP — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's campaign operation appeared …
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Mitt Romney: 'I'm not going away' — Mitt Romney's campaign ended, but he's not getting out of politics. — Romney told top Washington bundlers, donors and senior campaign leadership in a meeting Friday morning that he would help out GOP candidates for governor in 2013 …
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