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Mother Jones:
Donald Sterling Is a Registered Republican — Does it really matter whether racist LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a registered Democrat? Or a Republican? Or a member of the Pirate Party of Russia? — Well, according to multiple conservative media outlets, yes, it does matter.
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Donald Sterling and the Neverending Fantasy of ‘Democrat’ Racism — Oh, how eager the conservative press is to call Donald Sterling a Democrat! It's all part of their larger fantasy narrative about conservatism and race. — My Twitter feed yesterday was full of clucking conservatives challenging …
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Donald Trump on Donald Sterling comments: ‘The girlfriend from hell’
Donald Trump on Donald Sterling comments: ‘The girlfriend from hell’
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PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, CBSSports.com and Scared Monkeys
Dave Zirin / thenation.com/blogs/163256:
Donald Sterling: Slumlord Billionaire
Donald Sterling: Slumlord Billionaire
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ThinkProgress, Guardian, CNN, CBS DC, TMZ.com, The Raw Story, Washington Post, Deadspin, The Week, News Desk, CBS Chicago, Here & Now, The Gateway Pundit and The Huffington Post
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
The Sacrilegious Sarah Palin — Man, the 12 minute speech Sarah Palin gave to the NRA convention is awful. It's just witless, red-meat blathering, delivered in that nasal whine of hers that makes it sound like she's chewing wads of tinfoil. For people who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like.
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The Gospel Coalition Blog, National Review, Washington Post, The Dish, Roger Ailes and The Huffington Post
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin soldiers on as a diminished figure in the Republican Party — Republican Sarah Palin isn't running for office, but the former Alaska governor is running around the country campaigning for the midterms. How powerful are her political endorsements? PostTV takes a look.
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PoliticusUSA, Taylor Marsh and The Week
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
No, Sarah Palin, Baptism Isn't A Good Punchline For A Terrorist Joke
No, Sarah Palin, Baptism Isn't A Good Punchline For A Terrorist Joke
Zoe Szathmary / Daily Mail:
Sarah Palin tells NRA conference waterboarding is ‘baptism for terrorists’
Sarah Palin tells NRA conference waterboarding is ‘baptism for terrorists’
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Scared Monkeys, The Raw Story, BobCesca.com and CBS News
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Palin: ‘Waterboarding Is How We Baptize Terrorists’ (VIDEO)
Palin: ‘Waterboarding Is How We Baptize Terrorists’ (VIDEO)
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The Daily Banter, Balloon Juice, The Reaction and No More Mister Nice Blog
Washington Post:
Rep. Michael Grimm, facing federal charges, surrenders to FBI — NEW YORK — Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R-N.Y.) surrendered Monday morning to federal authorities in New York as he faces multiple charges connected to a restaurant business he operated before entering Congress in 2011 …
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Politico:
Michael Grimm: 'I'm a moral man' — NEW YORK — Rep. Michael Grimm was hit with a 20-count federal indictment on Monday, including allegations that he skimmed more than $1 million from a restaurant he owned before he came to Congress. — But in a defiant, nine-minute press conference afterwards …
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Business Insider, Gothamist and The Week
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
FBI Arrests and Rips Rep. Michael Grimm, an Ex-FBI Agent
FBI Arrests and Rips Rep. Michael Grimm, an Ex-FBI Agent
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Politico
Colin Campbell / The New York Observer:
‘I Have an Election to Win’: Michael Grimm to Continue Campaign Despite Indictment
‘I Have an Election to Win’: Michael Grimm to Continue Campaign Despite Indictment
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Business Insider and Taegan Goddard's …
Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Kerry Warns Israel Could Become ‘An Apartheid State’ — The secretary of state said that if Israel doesn't make peace soon, it could become ‘an apartheid state,’ like the old South Africa. Jewish leaders are fuming over the comparison. — If there's no two-state solution …
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Politico:
Wall Street Republicans' dark secret: Hillary Clinton 2016 — NEW YORK — The biggest parlor game on Wall Street and in corporate boardrooms these days is guessing whether former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will run for president and save the GOP's old establishment base from its rising populist wing.
Sasha Issenberg / The New Republic:
How the Democrats Can Avoid Going Down This November — The new science of Democratic survival — Voter data by TargetSmart Communications. — In late February, Barack Obama stood before a room of his party's governors at a Washington fund-raiser and offered a new explanation …
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Washington Post
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Announcement Of Additional Treasury Sanctions On Russian Government Officials And Entities — Sanctions Target Seven Russian Government Officials, Including Members of the Russian Leadership's Inner Circle, and 17 Entities — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated …
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Real Clear Politics, Fox News, The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh, Hinterland Gazette and Mashable
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The News Star:
32 a.m.: Fifth District U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister won't seek re-election this fall but will complete his term. — As first reported at thenewsstar.com, McAllister, R-Swartz, said he and his wife Kelly made the final decision Monday morning. The couple is flying to Washington, D.C. together today as Congress goes back into session.
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Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and The Raw Story
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Vance McAllister / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Vance McAllister won't seek reelection, The News-Star reports
Vance McAllister won't seek reelection, The News-Star reports
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Outside the Beltway, Mediaite and Roll Call
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Politics don't belong in science fiction: Column — A writer shouldn't be punished for his political beliefs. — There was a time when science fiction was a place to explore new ideas, free of the conventional wisdom of staid, “mundane” society, a place where speculation replaced group think …
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Vox Popoli
Joshua Fisher / NCAdvertiser.com:
Paul Simon, Edie Brickell charged with domestic violence — 12:57 PM — No protective order was issued against Paul Simon or Edie Brickell Monday afternoon in court. Typically after a domestic violence incident an order is issued by the court. But Judge William Wenzel agreed with Simon and Brickell …
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Talking Points Memo, Gothamist and Mediaite
Los Angeles Times:
Toyota to move jobs and marketing headquarters from Torrance to Texas — Toyota's move to suburban Dallas would put management of Toyota's U.S. business close to where it builds most cars for the American market. — About 5,300 people work at Toyota's North American sales and marketing headquarters in Torrance.
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“The Lid”, Business Insider, Patterico's Pontifications, The PJ Tatler and protein wisdom
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Paul Ryan's Inner City Education — The men begin filing into the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis around 5:30 a.m. They are ex-convicts and reformed drug dealers, recovering addicts and at-risk youth: a proud brotherhood of the city's undesirables.
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The Hugh Hewitt Show
Judd Gregg / The Hill:
The real gap isn't about wealth — We often hear these days, from President Obama and his chorus on the left, that there is massive income inequality in America and that he and his minions are committed to correcting this situation. — It is an interesting observation.
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