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Daily Mail:
Doomed airliner pilot was political fanatic: Hours before taking control of flight MH370 he attended trial of jailed opposition leader as FBI reveal passengers could be at a secret location — Police are investigating the possibility that the pilot of missing Flight MH370 hijacked his own aircraft in a bizarre political protest.
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Telegraph, The Gateway Pundit, Taylor Marsh, Reuters, The PJ Tatler, Washington Monthly, Althouse, AMERICAblog News and Corrente
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New York Times:
Pilot Spoke to Air Controllers After Shutoff of Data System — SEPANG, Malaysia — A signaling system was disabled on the missing Malaysia Airlines jet before a pilot spoke to Malaysian air traffic control without hinting at any trouble, a senior Malaysian official said Sunday …
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The Moderate Voice, neo-neocon, JustOneMinute, The Week, The Gateway Pundit and Hinterland Gazette
Mirror.co.uk:
Real news, real entertainment . . . in real time — MH370 picture exclusive: Pilot wears anti-government slogan t-shirt amid fears he hijacked missing jet
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Liberaland, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Mail
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Malaysia Airline MH370: 9/11-style terror allegations resurface in case of lost plane
Malaysia Airline MH370: 9/11-style terror allegations resurface in case of lost plane
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The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler and Jihad Watch
Associated Press:
Crimeans overwhelmingly vote for secession — SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. The United States and Europe condemned the ballot …
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Mashable and neo-neocon
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
U.S. rejects Crimea vote as invalid — U.S. lawmakers and senior officials hope new sanctions, cooperation with Europe and tough talk can head off Russia's ambitions, even as the world stands by and watches Crimea vote on breaking from Ukraine. — As voters in the Crimean region voted Sunday …
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CNN
CNN:
Ukraine crisis: Early results show Crimea votes to join Russia
Ukraine crisis: Early results show Crimea votes to join Russia
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Liberaland, Hinterland Gazette and National Review
Bloomberg:
Crimeans Choose to Join Russia in Vote, Exit Poll Shows
Crimeans Choose to Join Russia in Vote, Exit Poll Shows
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CANNONFIRE, Bloomberg View and Power Line
Hemant Mehta / Friendly Atheist:
Fred Phelps, Founder of the ‘God Hates Fags’ Westboro Baptist Church, is on the ‘Edge of Death’ — You know Fred Phelps. You loathe Fred Phelps. You despise everything he stands for, like his family members' infamous protests at soldiers' funerals with their awful “God Hates Fags” signs.
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Joe. My. God., Advocate, AMERICAblog News, Gawker, Towleroad News #gay, Talking Points Memo and The Raw Story
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Doyle Murphy / NY Daily News:
Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. ‘on the edge of death’ — The anti-gay Kansas preacher who courted notoriety by picketing the funerals of gays and U.S. soldiers is living out his last days in a hospice care facility near his Topeka church. — Westboro Baptist Church member …
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The Moderate Voice, CBS News, Washington Blade, Guardian, Mediaite and Scared Monkeys
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Age of Individualism — IN the future, it seems, there will be only one “ism” — Individualism — and its rule will never end. As for religion, it shall decline; as for marriage, it shall be postponed; as for ideologies, they shall be rejected; as for patriotism, it shall be abandoned; as for strangers, they shall be distrusted.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Jack Pickell / Boston Globe:
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will not participate in South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has released a statement announcing he will not participate in the annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade: … Late Saturday night, Walsh tried in vain to reach …
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Los Angeles Times, ThinkProgress, Towleroad News #gay and VICE
Carole Cadwalladr / Guardian:
Scarlett Johansson interview: ‘I would way rather not have middle ground’ — The star talks to Carole Cadwalladr about playing an alien in Under the Skin - Jonathan Glazer's low-budget sci-fi film set in Glasgow - and her role in the recent SodaStream controversy
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Israel Matzav and Israpundit
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Chair On Paul Ryan's Remarks: Dems Always Waiting To ‘Pounce’ (VIDEO) — This post has been updated. — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday addressed the controversy over Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) remarks about a “culture problem” in inner cities of men not wanting to work.
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Hinterland Gazette and Hullabaloo
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
RNC chair: Obamacare ‘main target’
RNC chair: Obamacare ‘main target’
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CNN and DNC Rapid Response
Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
How did Irish-Americans get so disgusting? — When the Provisional Irish Republican Army agreed to end its paramilitary insurgency (and/or terrorist campaign) against British rule in Northern Ireland with the Good Friday accords of 1998, it was unambiguously a good thing for the people of Ireland and their British next-door neighbors.
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The Reaction, NewsBusters and TruthRevolt.org
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Abby Huntsman wants to lead her own generation into poverty — Abby Huntsman on Social Security: New generation, same old lies. — Abby Huntsman is really, really upset about Social Security. We know this because the television presenter, a daughter of former GOP Presidential contender Jon Huntsman …
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The Huffington Post