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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Secret Tape: McConnell and Aides Weighed Using Judd's Mental Health and Religion as Political Ammo — A recording of a private meeting between the Senate GOP leader and campaign aides reveals how far they were willing to go to defeat the actor/activist. — On February 2, Mitch McConnell …
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CNN:
FBI asked to probe secret recordings of McConnell meeting — (CNN) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign is “working with the FBI” about how Mother Jones, a liberal magazine, obtained a recording of political aides meeting with McConnell and discussing opposition research …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Hinterland Gazette
Mother Jones:
Full Transcript and Audio of Mitch McConnell Campaign's Meeting on Ashley Judd — In a private meeting, the Senate GOP leader and campaign aides discussed using the actor/activist's mental health and religious views as political ammo. — On February 2, Sen. Mitch McConnell …
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Politico, PostPartisan, The PJ Tatler, p m carpenter's commentary and The Daily Caller
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Secret recording of Mitch McConnell strategy session about how to go after Ashley Judd.
Secret recording of Mitch McConnell strategy session about how to go after Ashley Judd.
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Roll Call and Instapundit
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Secret tape: Mitch McConnell aides discuss Ashley Judd
Secret tape: Mitch McConnell aides discuss Ashley Judd
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Roll Call, Outside the Beltway and First Read
Paul Krugman:
Did Thatcher Turn Britain Around? — There will presumably be a lot of commentary about Margaret Thatcher over the next few days, although probably nothing like the “Reagasm” of 2004. And there will in particular be many assertions that Thatcher turned around a moribund British economy.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Vigorous Virtues — The 1990 Tory coup against Margaret Thatcher …
The Vigorous Virtues — The 1990 Tory coup against Margaret Thatcher …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Tom Clark / Guardian:
Opinion on Margaret Thatcher remains divided after her death, poll finds
Opinion on Margaret Thatcher remains divided after her death, poll finds
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Guy Fawkes' blog and Business Insider
Morrissey / The Daily Beast:
‘Thatcher Was a Terror Without an Atom of Humanity’
‘Thatcher Was a Terror Without an Atom of Humanity’
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DownWithTyranny!, Guardian, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and NewsBusters
PoliceOne:
PoliceOne's Gun Control Survey: 11 key lessons from officers' perspectives … In March, PoliceOne conducted the most comprehensive survey ever of American law enforcement officers' opinions on the topic gripping the nation's attention in recent weeks: gun control.
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Rachael Bade / Reuters:
New gun control strategy: Tax 'em
New gun control strategy: Tax 'em
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The Week, Politico and Washington Free Beacon
Politico:
Harry Reid: Gun deal deadline today — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has given Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) until 5 p.m. Tuesday to reach a background checks deal with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), according to several sources close to the issue. — If there's no agreement by that deadline …
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Harry Reid cites father's suicide in gun debate
Harry Reid cites father's suicide in gun debate
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Michael Bloomberg group's gun-control scorecard will give lawmakers letter grades
Michael Bloomberg group's gun-control scorecard will give lawmakers letter grades
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The Moderate Voice, Yahoo! News, Virginian-Pilot, Politico, The Hill, Hot Air, CNN and First Read
Brian Alexander / NBC News:
Science proves women like men with bigger penises — “Penis size does affect attractiveness” — Below: — The human male possesses the Italian designer faucet of penises. They're pretty big, the biggest of any primate's relative to body size. And they're showy, too, right out there …
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The Week, New York Magazine and Gawker
BuzzFeed:
17 Things That Should Make Republicans Feel Old — Grand OLD Party. — The Ten year anniversary of this is today. — April 9, 2003. — And the 10 year anniversary of this is next month. — May 1, 2003. — Image by Larry Downing / Reuters — Ann Coulter is 51 years old.
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David Adams / Reuters:
Exclusive: Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba visit had U.S. Treasury Department OK - source — (Reuters) - A visit by American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay-Z to Havana last week was a cultural trip that was fully licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department, a source familiar with the itinerary said on Monday.
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
Trip to Cuba by Beyoncé and Jay-Z Is Investigated
Trip to Cuba by Beyoncé and Jay-Z Is Investigated
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Santorum doesn't think Supreme Court will rule in favor of same-sex marriage — He doesn't think it will rule in favor of same-sex marriage. — A “chastened” U.S. Supreme Court won't make the mistake of granting same-sex marriage rights, former presidential candidate Rick Santorum predicted in an interview Monday.
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Melissa Harris-Perry / msnbc.com:
Why caring for children is not just a parent's job — My inbox began filling with hateful, personal attacks on Monday, apparently as a result of conservative reactions to a recent “Lean Forward” advertisement now airing on MSNBC, which you can view above. What I thought was an uncontroversial comment …
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Hit & Run, Mediaite and National Review
Julie Bykowicz / Bloomberg:
O'Malley Wins on Guns, Taxes Seen as 2016 Resume-Packing — From his first days as Baltimore mayor more than a decade ago, Democrat Martin O'Malley has been discussed as a future presidential contender. — Now in his second and final term as Maryland's governor, O'Malley has built …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Martin O'Malley Calling Himself A “Performance-Driven Progressive” Now
Martin O'Malley Calling Himself A “Performance-Driven Progressive” Now
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WAMU 88.5 and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Former Tenn. Lawmaker Allegedly Drove 90 MPH While Masturbating Out Window — Three different women last week testified that a former Tennessee lawmaker exposed himself to them while driving at a breakneck speed, WJHL reported. — The accounts, each given independently last Thursday in a Kingsport …
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Gawker, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway and The Raw Story
Bloomberg:
The Myth of the Falling Bridge — There's more than a touch of Chicken Little in common arguments for more infrastructure spending. “The bridges are falling, the bridges are falling!” — Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers issues the U.S. an infrastructure “report card.”
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Obama back in NYC for cash — He won a second term, but Barack Obama isn't done fund-raising. The president will appear at a cozy reception for fewer than 65 guests with tickets priced at $32,400 per couple at the Manhattan home of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and his designer wife Georgina Chapman …
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Weekly Standard, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Uh-O: Jon Stewart Tears Into Obama's ‘Attractive’ AG Comment And Michelle's ‘Single Mom’ Gaffe — Jon Stewart kicked off The Daily Show Monday night by looking at some of the more troubling aspects of President Obama's difficult weekend. From his unfortunate remarks about California Attorney …
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Taylor Marsh, Business Insider, The Raw Story and Towleroad News #gay
Elahe Izadi / NationalJournal.com:
Rand Paul's Play to Win Over Black Voters at Howard University — How the libertarian-minded senator is received will indicate how well GOP is making inroads with minorities. — The GOP minority outreach efforts continue: This time, it's Sen. Rand Paul taking the message to a historically black university.
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American Spectator and FishbowlDC
Politico:
New immigration attack: It's too pricey — Immigration reform opponents are opening a new front in their bid to derail an overhaul bill: the price tag. — Conservatives contend that costs would be prohibitive — it's not just about paying for beefed-up border and employer enforcement …
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Colorlines and Balloon Juice
Elad Nehorai / Pop Chassid:
APR20 Photos That Change The Holocaust Narrative — Victims. Helpless. Downtrodden. — That's the narrative that's been spread about Jews for the last 70 years since the Holocaust. We've embraced it to our detriment. We can't seem to address antisemitism without running to the world …
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Elder of Ziyon and ThinkProgress