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Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Trial Should Be a Front-Page Story — The dead babies. The exploited women. The racism. The numerous governmental failures. It just is insanely newsworthy. — A procedure room at the Women's Medical Society. / Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
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WPost reporter explains her personal Gosnell blackout — I've been writing about media coverage of abortion for many years. And so have many others. If you haven't read David Shaw's “Abortion Bias Seeps Into The News,” published in the Los Angeles Times back in 1990, you should.
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There is no Gosnell coverup — The horrors and underlying disparities exploited by Kermit Gosnell are not new — nor have they been ignored. — This week, the right wing has been working the refs, demanding to know why the press has been allegedly silent on the trial of Kermit Gosnell …
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Kermit Gosnell: The Alleged Mass-Murderer and the Bored Media — An anti-abortion protester rallies in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 22, 2007 in Washington DC. … A week ago, I joined a few reporters for a morning coffee klatsch with Newt Gingrich.
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
PHOTO: EMPTY ‘RESERVED MEDIA SEATING’ AT ABORTION DOC GOSNELL'S MURDER TRIAL
PHOTO: EMPTY ‘RESERVED MEDIA SEATING’ AT ABORTION DOC GOSNELL'S MURDER TRIAL
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Joseph A. Slobodzian / Philly.com:
Gosnell Witness: I assisted in abortions while in high school
Gosnell Witness: I assisted in abortions while in high school
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Can You Imagine the Coverage If It Were Dogs?
Can You Imagine the Coverage If It Were Dogs?
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RNC's celeb plan falls flat in Hollywood — HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The Republican National Committee is meeting this week in the most touristy part of Tinseltown, but it's apparent the “Celebrity Task Force” recommended by last month's “autopsy” report isn't going to happen.
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Family Research Council says 'don't send a dime' to GOP — Tony Perkins says religious conservatives should stop donating to the Republican Party until it clarifies its position on social issues. — The president of the Family Research Council, a top religious political group …
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Mark Murray / First Read:
NBC/WSJ poll: 53 percent support gay marriage
NBC/WSJ poll: 53 percent support gay marriage
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
FRC's Tony Perkins: Stop giving to GOP
FRC's Tony Perkins: Stop giving to GOP
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President Obama's Weirdest New Taxes — President Obama has plenty of big taxes in his budget proposal. — To achieve $1.8 trillion in new revenue, the president suggested a few of the policies he's raised while battling Republicans over the past four years: taxing higher incomes …
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President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2012 Tax Returns — Today, the President released his 2012 federal income tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $608,611. The Obamas paid $112,214 in total tax.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obamas' income, effective tax rate dropped last year, return shows — President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama reported income of $608,611 in 2012 and paid $112,214 in total taxes, the White House announced Friday. — Tax documents released by the White House show the first family donated $150,034 …
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Jonathan Winters, Funny Man and Comedic Inspiration, Dies at 87 — Jonathan Winters, the rubber-faced comedian whose unscripted flights of fancy inspired a generation of improvisational comics, and who kept television audiences in stitches with Main Street characters like Maude Frickert …
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Comedian Jonathan Winters dies at 87
Comedian Jonathan Winters dies at 87
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Congressman Pretended to Be ‘Hot’ for Cyndi Lauper — Lawmaker who tweeted to long-lost daughter tried to fool the press—and it worked — Steve Cohen, a Tennessee congressman, called Cyndi Lauper “hot” in a tweet and then abruptly deleted it. — Which, it turns out, was part of his secret plan.
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Rep. Cohen: Lauper ‘hot’ tweet ‘a ruse’
Rep. Cohen: Lauper ‘hot’ tweet ‘a ruse’
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Bold on Both Ends — It's time to entertain the possibility that President Obama is a right-wing extremist. After all, look at where he's taking the country over his second term. — We're living in a country where 53 percent of children born to women under 30 are born out of wedlock, according to government data.
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North Korea states ‘nuclear war is unavoidable’ as it declares first target will be Japan — NORTH KOREA has warned Japan that Tokyo would be the first target in the event of a war on the Korean Peninsula, as it increased threats of an attack. — Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers prepare its missile interceptor
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U.S. will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea: Kerry
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
McCain: Kim Jong Un is ‘a clown’
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Vatican is forced to admit Pope Emeritus Benedict's health has worsened following reports ‘he will not be with us much longer’ — The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has deteriorated, the Vatican has revealed. — Senior church officials were forced to make their fears public …
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What Actually Happened To That Same-Sex Couple In The Missouri Hospital — There has been a lot of speculation as to what actually transpired when Roger Gorley was arrested away from his husband Allen's bedside in a Missouri hospital earlier this week. Despite the fact Roger and Allen …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House GOP shows little appetite for Senate gun control measure — Growing momentum in the Senate for new gun-control legislation has failed to flow down to the House, where just a handful of House Republicans have embraced a deal to expand background checks for firearm purchases.
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Peter King: House gun bill ready Monday
Peter King: House gun bill ready Monday
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Senator Christopher Murphy:
Press Release of Senator Murphy … WASHINGTON—U.S. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today sent a letter to Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corporation, urging him not to broadcast the NASCAR NRA 500 race on Fox Sports. Fox Sports, which is owned by News Corporation, plans to air …
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Connecticut Sen. pleads with Murdoch: Don't air ‘NRA 500’ race
Connecticut Sen. pleads with Murdoch: Don't air ‘NRA 500’ race
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Marco Rubio goes all-in on immigration bill — Marco Rubio is preparing to go all in to support sweeping immigration legislation, offering himself up as the public face of a bill that will split the Republican Party — but that his allies hope will propel him to the front of the GOP presidential sweepstakes.
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GOP Congressman Warns Background Checks Will Lead To A Genocide Like In Rwanda — Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) took the fearmongering over gun reform to new levels in a Facebook post on Thursday that compared expanding background checks to the Rwandan genocide. — Gun advocates and Republican lawmakers …
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