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Politico:
W.H. green allies slam Keystone report — The State Department's long-awaited environmental report on the Keystone XL pipeline leaves President Barack Obama with no real scientific reason to reject the nation's most fiercely debated energy project. — The sprawling 2,000-page report …
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CNN
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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
State Department Report: Keystone XL Is Environmentally Sound
State Department Report: Keystone XL Is Environmentally Sound
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Washington Post, The Huffington Post, NBCNews.com, Weasel Zippers and Washington Examiner
John M. Broder / New York Times:
A 2,000-Page Lubricant for Keystone XL
A 2,000-Page Lubricant for Keystone XL
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Wonkblog, Politico, The Hill, The Raw Story and Hot Air
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Obama blames Republicans for failing to stop sequester — In his weekly address on Saturday, Obama said the $85 billion sequester went into effect late Friday because congressional Republicans refused to compromise. — “These cuts are not smart,” Obama said. — “They will hurt our economy and cost us jobs.
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CNN, The Hill and Video Cafe blogs
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Brian Beutler http / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Tips His Hand In Sequestration Fight — After meeting with congressional leaders from both parties about sequestration spending cuts that take effect Friday, President Obama mapped out future negotiations with Republicans, which he hopes will yield an alternative deficit reduction package …
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The Plum Line
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Our deeply unbalanced fiscal debate
Our deeply unbalanced fiscal debate
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American Power, Hullabaloo, No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, driftglass and WFPL
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Liberals See A Trap After The Sequester
Liberals See A Trap After The Sequester
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Slate, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos and The Week
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Lawmaker Makes Lewd Remark to Teenage Girl — Connecticut state Rep. Ernest Hewett (D) made an inappropriate remark to a 17 year old girl testifying about a program that helped her overcome her shyness and get over her fear of snakes, the New London Day reports.
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Hot Air, The Raw Story, Mediaite and The PJ Tatler
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Johanna Somers / The Day newspaper:
Republican chairman calls on Hewett to resign
Republican chairman calls on Hewett to resign
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The Mental Recession, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Gothamist, Weasel Zippers and Gawker
Sarah Desprat / Twitchy:
Sci-fail: Genius Obama says he 'can't do a Jedi mind meld' [video] — Set your phasers to “facepalm.” While speaking this morning on sequestration, President Obama dropped this little nugget: … No, Mr. President. You can't do a “Jedi mind meld” — because there's no such thing:
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Michelle Malkin
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David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Obama: I Can't Use ‘Jedi Mindmeld’ On Congress To Fix Sequestration
Obama: I Can't Use ‘Jedi Mindmeld’ On Congress To Fix Sequestration
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Washington Monthly and American Prospect
Andrew Stiles / National Review:
Obama: ‘I Am Not a Dictator’
Obama: ‘I Am Not a Dictator’
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The Other McCain, Weekly Standard, TheBlaze.com and Ed Driscoll
The White House:
Statement by the President on the Sequester — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. As you know, I just met with leaders of both parties to discuss a way forward in light of the severe budget cuts that start to take effect today. I told them these cuts will hurt our economy. They will cost us jobs.
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Hullabaloo, Wonkblog, The Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars, TalkLeft, White House.gov Blog and Daily Kos
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Steve Neavling / Reuters:
Michigan governor clears way for state takeover of Detroit — (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder cleared the way for a state takeover of Detroit, declaring that the birthplace of the U.S. automotive industry faces a fiscal emergency and that he has identified a top candidate to assume its management.
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Weasel Zippers and Via Meadia
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Michigan to Appoint Emergency Fiscal Manager for Detroit
Michigan to Appoint Emergency Fiscal Manager for Detroit
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Addicting Info, Outside the Beltway and The PJ Tatler
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Covert Malaysian Campaign Touched A Wide Range Of American Media — Outlets from Huffington Post to National Review carried pieces financed by the Malaysian government. An international campaign against Anwar Ibrahim. — Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) talks …
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
More than 700 pages of healthcare rules released — The Obama administration on Friday released more than 700 pages of new regulations to implement portions of the Affordable Care Act. — The four rules, which are scheduled for publication in mid-March, finalize both major and minor parts …
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Weasel Zippers, American Glob and Washington Examiner
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Judd: ‘Is there an elephant in the room?’ — (CNN) - Ashley Judd was fully aware she was under the Washington media spotlight Friday when she spoke about public health issues at George Washington University. — “I'm a lot more nervous than y'all are, I promise,” she told a group of students who were asking questions at the event.
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Politico
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Al Qaeda Hits Obama for Supporting Marriage Equality — Al Qaeda says the United States has another crime to add to its litany of atrocities: support for same-sex marriage. — In the latest issue of Inspire, the Al Qaeda-produced English-language magazine that teaches readers …
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Advocate, Outside the Beltway, Good As You and SCOTUSblog
CNN:
3 suspected Islamist terrorists arrested in France — Madrid (CNN) — Three Chechens suspected of Islamist terrorist activity were arrested in France this week in a joint French-Spanish operation, Spain's Interior Ministry said Friday. — The arrests Tuesday were a follow-up to raids …
Stevesaleeba / CBS Boston:
NH Gun Store Depicts Obama As ‘Firearms Salesman Of The Year’ — MERRIMACK, NH (CBS) - One of the posters in the front window of a New Hampshire gun shop depicts President Obama as “Firearms Salesman of the Year.” Below the president are two AK-47 rifles.
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Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Katharine Weymouth / Washington Post:
A reader representative for The Post — The world has changed, and we at The Post must change with it. We have been privileged to have had the service of many talented ombudsmen (and women) who have addressed readers' concerns, answered their questions and held The Post to the highest standards of journalism.
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JIMROMENESKO.COM and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Talks Over Future of Hulu Site — News Corp . and Walt Disney Co. have begun discussions about resolving uncertainty over their jointly controlled online video site Hulu LLC, with one possible outcome being that one or the other company sells their stake. — The two companies …
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Deadline.com and AllThingsD
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Sean Hannity Launches Islamophobic Attack Against Keith Ellison — Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity launched an Islampophobic attack against Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) during his Fox News show on Thursday night, implying that the Muslim Congressman is a racist and an anti-Semite.
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Mediaite, NewsHounds blog, Right Wing Watch and Crooks and Liars
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Bob Woodward Agrees With Hannity: Journalists Should Ask Obama About Bill Ayers — The Washington Post's Bob Woodward appeared on Fox News' Hannity on Thursday evening to complain about National Economic Council director Gene Sperling's email disputing his characterization of the White House's role …
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NewsHounds blog and Outside the Beltway
Glenn Blain / NY Daily News:
NRA president defends gun-rights protesters at massive Albany rally who compared Gov. Cuomo to Hitler — Critics charged the use of Nazi imagery at gun rally was ‘offensive and digraceful’ — Gun owners at a massive Albany rally on Thursday depicted Gov. Andrew Cuomo as Adolf Hitler.
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Talking Points Memo and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
NRA president: Gun owners will do 'whatever's necessary' to ‘get rid of’ anti-gun lawmakers
NRA president: Gun owners will do 'whatever's necessary' to ‘get rid of’ anti-gun lawmakers
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Addicting Info and Alan Colmes' Liberaland