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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Why was Michelle Obama at the Oscars? — It was the average too-long, unfunny, over-produced Academy Awards TV show and then, after suffering through the 10-hour (well, it seemed like it) show, there was the first lady. In a ball gown. With military service personnel in dress uniform behind her.
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Iranian News Agency Alters Image Of Michelle Obama
Iranian News Agency Alters Image Of Michelle Obama
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Lori Ziganto / Twitchy:
FLOTUS prop flop: Michelle Obama's use of military as props sparks disgust
FLOTUS prop flop: Michelle Obama's use of military as props sparks disgust
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Arranged Michelle Obama's Best Picture Oscars Surprise
Harvey Weinstein Arranged Michelle Obama's Best Picture Oscars Surprise
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Golnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Too Sexy For Iran's State Media
Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Too Sexy For Iran's State Media
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Hunter Walker / Politicker:
Dov Hikind Parties Down for Purim in ‘Black Basketball Player’ Costume — Dov Hikind and his family in their Purim costumes. (Photo: Facebook) — Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind hosted a massive Purim party at his home yesterday that featured over fourteen hours of food and drink and …
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Assemblyman Defends Wearing Blackface to Party — A prominent Brooklyn assemblyman defended himself on Monday after attracting attention for wearing blackface to a party he hosted this weekend to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim. — The assemblyman, Dov Hikind, a Democrat …
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Washington Post:
White House releases state-by-state breakdown of sequester's effects — The White House on Sunday detailed how deep spending cuts set to begin this week would affect programs in every state and the District, as President Obama launched a last-ditch effort to pressure congressional Republicans …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
McCain, Graham to meet with Obama for immigration talks
McCain, Graham to meet with Obama for immigration talks
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Joe Picard / The Hill:
House GOP rips Obama as ‘road show president’ without a plan for sequester
House GOP rips Obama as ‘road show president’ without a plan for sequester
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White House estimates of state-by-state impacts of sequestration
White House estimates of state-by-state impacts of sequestration
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Sequester Impact On States Detailed In New White House Reports
Sequester Impact On States Detailed In New White House Reports
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Associated Press:
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NBC's Taylor Hiegel / First Read:
CPAC to feature potential presidential candidates, GOP internal battle, and no Christie — Just months after their losses in the 2012 election, Republicans and conservatives are setting a vibrant — and crowded — stage at next month's closely watched political cattle call.
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
TRENDING: Christie not on CPAC's guest list
TRENDING: Christie not on CPAC's guest list
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Facebook:
The Onion · 2,265,644 like this — On behalf of The Onion, I offer my personal apology to Quvenzhané Wallis and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the tweet that was circulated last night during the Oscars. It was crude and offensive—not to mention inconsistent …
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New York Times:
Democrats and Republicans Miscalculate on Automatic Cuts — WASHINGTON — With Congress unlikely to stop deep automatic spending cuts that will strike hard at the military, the fiscal stalemate is highlighting a significant shift in the Republican Party: lawmakers most keenly dedicated …
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Dan Mitchell / International Liberty:
Earth to New York Times: Please Show Us these “Deep Spending Cuts” You Keep Writing About
Earth to New York Times: Please Show Us these “Deep Spending Cuts” You Keep Writing About
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Virginia's Governor Bob McDonnell Thinks You're an Idiot — at 8:00 a.m. Bob McDonnell will go to CPAC and address the Faith & Freedom Coalition Prayer Breakfast. For those of you who attend this event, you will be sitting staring at a liar. — If you are a conservative, remember Bob McDonnell thinks you're an idiot.
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Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
Assault weapons ban could get committee vote Thursday — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) stands next to a display of assault weapons during a news conference in January on Capitol Hill. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) — A proposed ban on military-style assault weapons faces a key test vote …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Senate Judiciary Committee to consider assault weapons ban
Senate Judiciary Committee to consider assault weapons ban
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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Judd Makes Steps Toward Senate Bid — The beautiful movie star tries to take on Washington by defeating a powerful Republican leader. It's not a plot line, it's reality: The actress Ashley Judd is making moves to take on GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Obama using fake Twitter messages in fight over gun control — A Texas Republican on Monday said President Obama's gun control campaign is a fraud based on fake messages over Twitter. — Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) accused Obama of trying to make support for his position look stronger …
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Mike Riggs / Hit & Run:
White House Report Claims Sequestration Will Affect Federal Department That No Longer Exists — If you want a thorough agency-by-agency rundown of the budget cuts sequestration would deliver, the Office of Management and Budget has you covered. In compliance with The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 …
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David Zurawik / Daily Download:
MSNBC, With Ex-Obama Aides, Now Almost ‘A Bona Fide Organ of State Propaganda’ — MSNBC has long been as bad as Fox News when it comes to ideological bias. But with the hiring of longtime Team Obama loyalists David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs, it's official: MSNBC is worse.
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Lara Seligman / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Voters: Pentagon should bear the brunt of deficit cuts — A majority of voters believe cutting America's debt is more important than maintaining domestic and military programs at their current levels, according to a new poll for The Hill. — But the public also feel strongly …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
“Clearing the Field” — Jonathan Martin's Politico piece today wherein he asks a bunch of ambitious Democratic governors if they think Hillary Clinton could “clear the field” if she runs for president in 2016 is the first of many along these lines we will likely see in the months and maybe years ahead.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
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