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GOP: Administration wanted to inflict pain with flight delays — The Republican chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Saturday accused the Obama administration of purposefully wanting to inflict pain on the public through flight delays.
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Lawmakers head for flights after voting to end airport delays — Lawmakers headed to catch flights at Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan National Airport on Friday after passing a bill to end furloughs for air traffic controllers that caused flight delays across the country this week.
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Booman Tribune

12 Programs Congress Refuses To Save From Automatic Spending Cuts
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Right Wing News, The Impolitic, The Week, The Fix, Eschaton, Outside the Beltway and New York Times


White House correspondents partiers say Tom Brokaw's got it wrong — White House correspondents just want to have fun. — That was the message that members of the media and others making the rounds at Friday night's parties had for Tom Brokaw in the face of his renewed criticism of the Correspondents' Association dinner.
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Reuters, Riehl World News and Washington Monthly
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Tom Brokaw slams LiLo for ruining Correspondents' dinner
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Weekly Standard, Belmont Club, Mediaite and Politico

Conan takes the podium: 'I've got to get one of these'
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Deadline.com

Tom Brokaw says ‘no thanks’ to White House Correspondents' Dinner
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Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

After the last two weeks, is it time for a laugh?
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Associated Press and Politico


9/11 jet landing gear is found — behind Ground Zero mosque site — An apparent piece of landing gear from a passenger jet used in the Sept. 11 attacks was found behind the site of the controversial Ground Zero mosque, police said. — The piece of gear was discovered Wednesday …
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New York Times, The Maddow Blog and Jihad Watch
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NYPD: Landing Gear From 9/11 Plane Found Behind ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Site
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Daily Mail, The Raw Story, CBS Boston, Business Insider and The Jawa Report

Mississippi man targeted in ricin letters investigation arrested — (Reuters) - Federal agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor on Saturday after his home and a former business were searched as part of an investigation into ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other public officials.
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The Hill


Obama: Planned Parenthood ‘is not going anywhere’ — President Obama told Planned Parenthood on Friday he will fight various efforts to restrict women's access to abortion, contraceptives and other services. — “When it comes to a women's health, no politician should get to decide what's best for you …
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The Week, Michelle Malkin, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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Sarah Palin · 3,538,798 like this — There's no such thing as a coincidence. Today I'm looking forward to speaking at a pro-life women's resource center in Nevada. I intend again to remind women that we are strong enough and capable enough to choose life and work together to create …
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LifeNews.com, Daily Kos, National Review, Conservatives4Palin and TheBlaze.com

OBAMA BACKS PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN POLITICAL FIGHT
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Biden: Economic collapse kept McCain from the White House — (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that if not for the economic collapse surrounding the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain might have beat President Barack Obama. — “The truth of the matter is, Barack knows it …
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GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states — You are here — Home » United States Senate » GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states — Graphic profiles eight retiring U.S. senators — FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2013, file photo Rep. Paul Broun, R-Georgia …
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Outside the Beltway


Rand Paul aims to go mainstream — Almost from the moment Rand Paul was elected to the U.S. Senate, a team of advisers has been working over time to distance him from his father's brand of unconventional politics — both in style and substance. — And they may be succeeding.


SF Pride: ‘Bradley Manning will not be a grand marshal’ — Further to the outrage expressed at the announcement of Bradley Manning being a grand marshal at San Francisco Pride, a few minutes ago Lisa L. Williams, SF Pride board president issued the following statement:
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Firedoglake, Guardian, Hot Air, Joe. My. God. and CBS San Francisco


Moroccan would-be synagogue bomber gets five years in prison — The Boston Marathon explosions were on the minds of officials in Manhattan today as a would-be city synagogue bomber was sentenced to five years prison. — Mohamed Mamdouh, 22, a naturalized citizen from Morocco …
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Jihad Watch, The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers


Jailed jihad terrorists to be set free in weeks — The ringleader of a Birmingham terror cell who plotted a suicide bombing campaign in the UK may never be released, a judge warned on Friday. — Irfan Naseer — Four members of the group, who travelled to Pakistan for training in terrorism …
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Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch