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James Kirchick / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: RT Anchor Liz Wahl Explains Why She Quit — Liz Wahl wasn't just disgusted by the Kremlin-funded TV network's handling of Ukraine, she says in an exclusive interview. RT's coverage of the entire world “made me feel sick.” — American journalist Liz Wahl just made Vladimir Putin's enemies list.
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Liz Wahl / RT:
RT reacts to anchor Liz Wahl quitting on air — During a live broadcast on Wednesday, RT America presenter Liz Wahl announced she was stepping down, citing her disagreements with the network's editorial policy. RT issued a statement following her resignation.
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Firedoglake, The Week, The Huffington Post and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
The Daily Beast:
Video: RT Anchor Quits On Air — An American anchor working for state-owned television station Russia Today quit on air on Wednesday. Liz Wahl, in the network's D.C. bureau, announced she could no longer be “part of a network that whitewashes the actions of Putin.
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Russia Today Anchor Resigns Live On Air
Russia Today Anchor Resigns Live On Air
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The Wire, The Raw Story, Business Insider and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Karl Taro Greenfeld / Businessweek:
The Next Ailes: Newsmax's Chris Ruddy Preps TV Rival to Fox News — Christopher Ruddy, 49, the chief executive officer and founder of conservative media company Newsmax Media, is giving a tour of his neighborhood in an Acura driven by his chauffeur, Hector. The car heads south on I-95 from West Palm Beach to Boca Raton.
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Politico, more at Mediagazer »
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Newsmax CEO Wants To Combat Fox News With Conservative Cable Channel — Fox's monopoly on conservative cable news may soon come to an end. — A Bloomberg Businessweek profile published Thursday revealed Newsmax.com founder and CEO Christopher Ruddy's plans to expand beyond …
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
New Democratic Strategy Goes After Koch Brothers — WASHINGTON — Charles G. and David H. Koch, the billionaire brothers who are perhaps the best-known patrons of conservative Republican politics, are bespectacled and in their 70s. They look genial enough.
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The Raw Story, 24Ahead and Washington Free Beacon
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Politico:
Harry Reid has no apologies — Republicans think Harry Reid is running the Senate like a dictator: His no-compromise style is almost like Vladimir Putin's, and his inflammatory rhetoric is reminiscent of the Joe McCarthy era. — But Reid doesn't seem to care.
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Hillary walks back Putin-Hitler comparison — Hillary Clinton on Wednesday pulled back from comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine to those of Hitler. — She said comments made the night before at a private event were meant only to bring “a little historical perspective” …
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The Daily Caller and New York Times
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US Department of State:
President Putin's Fiction: 10 False Claims about Ukraine
President Putin's Fiction: 10 False Claims about Ukraine
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Capitol Report, New York Times, The Times of Israel, Guardian, Bloomberg View and Telegraph
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton: I'm Not Comparing Putin To Hitler, I'm Just Saying He's Acting Like Hitler
Hillary Clinton: I'm Not Comparing Putin To Hitler, I'm Just Saying He's Acting Like Hitler
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Taylor Marsh, New York Times, Politico and PoliticusUSA
James Hohmann / Politico:
A viewer's guide to CPAC 2014 — As many as 11,000 conservatives will make the pilgrimage to National Harbor, Md., starting Thursday for the cattle call of likely 2016 contenders known as CPAC. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie failed to even score an invite last year …
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CNN
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CNN:
Republican Rand Paul: There ‘should be a struggle to make the party better’
Republican Rand Paul: There ‘should be a struggle to make the party better’
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Politico and The Moderate Voice
Seth McLaughlin / Washington Times:
CPAC to test 26 candidates for president with straw poll
CPAC to test 26 candidates for president with straw poll
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Roll Call, Gawker, The Daily Beast, Guardian and National Review
David Nather / Politico:
And the GOP economic plan is ... ? — It's the sixth year of Barack Obama's presidency, the job market is still sluggish, most Americans say they're unhappy with the economy, and Obama's approval ratings are down. — So what's the Republican plan to turn it around?
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The Plum Line and Hot Air
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
27 Democrats support House GOP measure to delay ObamaCare penalty
27 Democrats support House GOP measure to delay ObamaCare penalty
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Politico, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, CNN, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Darrell Issa silences Democrats and hits a new low — Darrell Issa, chairman of the House committee leading numerous investigations of the Obama administration, found a new way to silence Democratic critics who question his actions: He shut off the microphones.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story
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Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Darrell Issa Holds Absurd IRS Hearing In Which He Is The Only One Allowed To Speak
Darrell Issa Holds Absurd IRS Hearing In Which He Is The Only One Allowed To Speak
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American Prospect, Washington Post, Mediaite and Liberaland
Randa Jarrar / Salon:
Why I can't stand white belly dancers — Whether they know it or not, white women who practice belly dance are engaging in appropriation — Google the term “belly dance” and the first images the search engine offers are of white women in flowing, diaphanous skirts, playing at brownness.
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Balloon Juice and The Daily Banter
William Voegeli / National Review:
Bait-and-Switch Liberalism — Obamacare and the politics of deception — In June 2009, as health-care reform was being debated vigorously across the country, President Obama told the American Medical Association's convention that, whatever the provisions of the health-care bill he would sign …
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Power Line
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Some Policies Get More Time in Health Shift
Some Policies Get More Time in Health Shift
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JustOneMinute, cms.gov, Wall Street Journal, Corrente and Josh Blackman's Blog
Wesley Lowery / Post Politics:
Senate rejects Obama appointment of Debo Adegbile to top civil rights post — Opponents of President Obama's nominee to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division prevailed in blocking his confirmation Wednesday, as he failed to clear a procedural hurdle.
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Townhall.com, The Week, TIME, Right Wing News, Right Wing Watch, Power Line, Fact-Based, In-Depth News, The Reaction and Washington Monthly
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Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
SAT to drop essay requirement and return to top score of 1600 in redesign of admission test — The SAT college admission test will no longer require a timed essay, will dwell less on fancy vocabulary and will return to the familiar 1600-point scoring scale in a major overhaul intended …
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Tamar Lewin / New York Times:
A New SAT Aims to Realign With Schoolwork
A New SAT Aims to Realign With Schoolwork
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Bloomberg View, News Desk, The Daily Caller, CNN and The Verge
Mark Pratt / WBUR:
‘Upskirt’ Photos Not Illegal, Mass. High Court Rules — BOSTON — A man who took cellphone photos up the skirts of women riding the Boston subway did not violate state law because the women were not nude or partially nude, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday.
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Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress and Althouse
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Andrea Grimes / RH Reality Check:
BREAKING: Two Texas Reproductive Health Clinics Close, a Harbinger of a Coming Access Crisis — Two more reproductive health clinics—one an abortion provider—in underserved areas of Texas closed their doors this week, as the effects of the omnibus anti-abortion access bill passed last summer …
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American Prospect, ThinkProgress, The Texas Tribune, ExpressNews.com and The Raw Story
Sean Trende / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
It's Time to Increase the Size of the House — “Our founders put the first amendment first for a reason. It protects all Americans' right to free speech, regardless of political affiliation or views.” This statement was made by former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) in 2007 …