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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Bachmann Accuses Obama Of Living A Life Of Excess — In one of her first major addresses since winning a close re-election bid in November, the Tea Party favorite conceded during her address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday that Obama and his family …
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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Bachmann attacks Obamas over ‘life of excess’ during address at CPAC — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) criticized the Obamas for living a “life of excess” in her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, questioning the first family's amenities in the face of budget cuts.
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Sarah Palin fires up conservative grassroots in speech at CPAC — Sarah Palin called for the conservative grassroots to avoid consultants in a fiercely anti-establishment speech that received the strongest response yet from a packed auditorium at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday.
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Jim Newell / Guardian:
CPAC 2013: Sarah Palin delivers rallying call to Republican crowd - live — On the final day of the annual conservative jamboree, the speakers include Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter — Sarah Palin, the GOP candidate for vice-president in 2008, is speaking at CPAC. — Sort by:
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Coveted CPAC straw poll offers a blurry snapshot of future presidential field — Potential 2016 GOP presidential contenders will get an early indication Saturday of where they stand when results from Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll — traditionally a snapshot of support for White House aspirants — are released.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Scott Walker opens up about White House ambitions — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker acknowledged in an interview Friday that he's open to a presidential bid and pointedly declined to pledge to serve a full four-year term if he's reelected next year. — Walker insisted he was visiting Iowa …
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ThinkProgress:
VIDEO: CPAC Attendees Blast GOP Senator Who Announced Support For Marriage Equality — NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Sen. Rob Portman's (R-OH) decision to support marriage equality was not warmly received at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday.
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David Taylor / BBC:
The Lyndon Johnson tapes: Richard Nixon's ‘treason’ — Declassified tapes of President Lyndon Johnson's telephone calls provide a fresh insight into his world. Among the revelations - he planned to fly into the 1968 Democratic Convention and win the presidential nomination.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi caught in a bind on entitlement cuts — President Obama's openness to Social Security cuts as part of a sweeping budget package has put Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a tough spot. — The minority leader is straddling the gulf between a Democratic president who's been willing …
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Paul Krugman:
The Very Confident Jean-Claude Trichet — I'm somewhat belatedly getting to Jean-Claude Trichet's op-ed in the Times; now that I have, I find myself puzzled. What, exactly, was his purpose in writing this? For that matter, what, exactly, did it say? I live and breathe this stuff …
Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Dread That Is Ted — It is possible that the high point of this week in Washington came when Senator Dianne Feinstein told Senator Ted Cruz to stop treating her as if she were in middle school. — Let me set the stage. First, pretend you're Feinstein. You started your political career in San Francisco.
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