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David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Mark Sanford: Stephen Colbert Isn't On The Ticket — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), fresh off a GOP primary runoff victory in the campaign for an open House seat in the state, said on Wednesday that the only thing voters know about his opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House GOP primary runoff — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) has won his House primary runoff, setting up a high-profile special election against businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D). — Sanford led attorney Curtis Bostic (R) by 55 to 45 percent …
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American Spectator, Politico and CNN
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP frets Mark Sanford could blow it
GOP frets Mark Sanford could blow it
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Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
Mark Sanford wins GOP nomination for his old House seat
Mark Sanford wins GOP nomination for his old House seat
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Stuart Rothenberg / Rothenblog:
South Carolina 1st District Poll: It's All About Context
South Carolina 1st District Poll: It's All About Context
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Yahoo! News and Roll Call
Paul Colford / THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE:
‘Illegal immigrant’ no more — The AP Stylebook today is making some changes in how we describe people living in a country illegally. — Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll explains the thinking behind the decision: — The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term …
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Cristina Costantini / ABCNEWS:
Associated Press Drops ‘Illegal Immigrant’ From Stylebook — The Associated Press, the largest news-gathering outlet in the world, will no longer use the term “illegal immigrant.” — The news came in the form of a blog entry authored by Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll …
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Los Angeles Times, NewsBusters blogs, Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway, Twitchy and Washington Free Beacon
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
The AP drops ‘illegal immigrant’
The AP drops ‘illegal immigrant’
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The Moderate Voice, msnbc.com and National Review, more at Mediagazer »
Jim Williams / Public Policy Polling:
Conspiracy Theory Poll Results — On our national poll this week we took the opportunity to poll 20 widespread and/or infamous conspiracy theories. Many of these theories are well known to the public, others perhaps to just the darker corners of the internet. Here's what we found:
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Tim Hanrahan / Washington Wire:
Poll: Americans' Top Conspiracy Theories, Revealed
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Obama, Both Bushes, Clinton and Carter, the 'World's Most Exclusive Club,' to Reunite — President George W. Bush invited the entire Presidents Club membership to lunch at the White House to meet Obama before his Inauguration in January 2009 — On April 25, President Barack Obama …
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Ben Carson To Levin: White Liberals Are ‘The Most Racist People,’ They Don't Want Me To Leave ‘Plantation’ — On his radio show last night, Mark Levin had on newfound conservative “hero” Dr. Ben Carson to discuss all the lashings he's received from the “left-wing media” over his views on gay marriage and religion.
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The Huffington Post:
Ben Carson: White Liberals Are ‘The Most Racist People’
Ben Carson: White Liberals Are ‘The Most Racist People’
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Post Politics, NewsBusters blogs, Daily Kos, protein wisdom, The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Ben Carson blasts ‘vicious,’ white liberal critics as ‘the most racist out there’
Ben Carson blasts ‘vicious,’ white liberal critics as ‘the most racist out there’
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Doug Ross
Larry Lazo / CNN:
Jackie Robinson comes to the White House as First Lady hosts talk on ‘42’ — (CNN) - “We think that everybody in this country needs to watch this movie,” gushed Michelle Obama, as scores of students from across the country joined her in the State Dining Room of the White House Tuesday.
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Don Van Natta Jr / ESPN:
Video shows Mike Rice's ire — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — In several dozen hours of video of Rutgers men's basketball practices obtained by “Outside the Lines,” coach Mike Rice is seen hurling basketballs from close range at his players' heads, legs and feet; shoving and grabbing his players …
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Rolling Stone:
Same-Sex Marriage Makes David Brooks Crazy — This morning's David Brooks column on same-sex marriage was one of the weirdest, most mean-spirited things I've ever seen in The New York Times. — Entitled “Freedom Loses One,” the article is a sarcastic broadside against . . . well …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Freedom Loses One — I don't think we've paused sufficiently …
Freedom Loses One — I don't think we've paused sufficiently …
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The Reaction and rubber hose
Laura Leslie / @NCCapitol:
Proposal would allow state religion in North Carolina — A bill filed by Republican lawmakers would allow the state to declare an official religion, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the US Bill of Rights, and seeks to nullify any federal ruling against Christian prayer by public bodies in North Carolina.
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The Huffington Post, Balloon Juice, The Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker credit — The Obama administration is engaged in a broad push to make more home loans available to people with weaker credit, an effort that officials say will help power the economic recovery but that skeptics …
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Weekly Standard and Business Insider
Jay Weaver / MiamiHerald.com:
Two Dominican maids complain about FBI's questions regarding Sen. Robert Menendez — Two maids allege that FBI agents from Miami tried to brow-beat them into making incriminating statements against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, during questioning about alleged sex parties at the Dominican Republic resort home …
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Politico
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
UN approval of arms trade treaty sets up Obama, Senate showdown — The United Nations' overwhelming approval Tuesday of an arms trade treaty opposed by the National Rifle Association sets up a showdown between President Obama and the powerful gun lobby's friends on Capitol Hill.
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Jim Carrey / The Huffington Post:
I Never Wanted to Take Your Guns Away — I disagree wholeheartedly with those who say that there are just too many guns out there to control and that more gun laws won't make a difference. Change must start someplace. I'm pretty sure that no worthwhile endeavor has ever been accomplished without …
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Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Colo. Gun Laws Offer Inspiration, Cautionary Tale For Obama … President Obama is trying to regain some traction for federal gun control measures by visiting states that are moving forward on their own. — On Wednesday, the president speaks in Colorado, where lawmakers recently passed …
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ThinkProgress and No More Mister Nice Blog
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Bill O'Reilly Blows Up At Laura Ingraham In Epic Segment Over His ‘Thump The Bible’ Comments — Bill O'Reilly tonight responded to criticisms from the right over his commentary last week that gay marriage opponents need to do more than just “thump the Bible” if they want to win the argument.
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Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, TBogg and NewsHounds blog
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Michelle Obama interviewer: How does it feel to have a husband who is a sex symbol? … During an interview with Michelle Obama, the host of Entertainment Tonight asked her how she felt having a husband who was a “sex symbol” similar to former Presidents JFK and Bill Clinton.
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Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Poll finds tight race for 2016 GOP nomination — A new poll looking ahead to the 2016 GOP presidential race shows a tight contest, with no clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination. — The national poll from Quinnipiac University released on Wednesday shows that GOP voters …
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The Plum Line, Washington Wire and Politico
Carlos Maza / Equality Matters:
Ben Carson Scheduled To Give Keynote Address To Notorious Anti-Gay Hate Group — Dr. Ben Carson, who recently attempted to walk back his controversial comments about marriage equality, is scheduled to give the keynote address at a banquet hosted by a notorious anti-gay hate group this fall.
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BBC:
The Great British class calculator — Traditional British social divisions of upper, middle and working class seem out of date in the 21st Century, no longer reflecting modern occupations or lifestyles. — The BBC teamed up with sociologists from leading universities to analyse the modern British class system.
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Daily Mail and Telegraph