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6:05 PM ET, March 17, 2011

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George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
During NPR Funding Debate, Rep. Jim McGovern Proposes No Federal Funding Should End Up At Fox News  —  Today, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that would strip all federal funds from NPR.  Conservatives have long targeted NPR because they believe it has a liberal bias …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Trump torches GOP presidential field  —  Businessman Donald Trump took shots at the field of potential Republican presidential candidates and also fired one at House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as he contemplates a 2012 bid.  —  Trump said he could put up as much as $600 billion …
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House votes to move forward on defunding NPR
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
House passes bill to defund NPR
Discussion: TPMDC
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Trump says he has doubts about Obama's birth place
Discussion: New York Magazine and Gawker
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pence: Boehner will ‘denounce’ Tea Party critics in GOP
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
House debates bill to defund NPR
Discussion: Politics Daily
Jennifer Steinhauer / The Caucus:
House Votes to Cut Off Money for NPR
Discussion: TalkLeft
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
House approves GOP bill to defund NPR
Fhardingj / CNN:   House Republicans vote to eliminate federal funding for NPR, Dems fight back
Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
House Republicans Pass NPR-Defunding Bill
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Palin trails Sheen with independents  —  We've found a lot of brutal poll numbers for Sarah Palin so far in 2011: down in South Dakota, down in South Carolina, down in Arizona, only up by 1 point in Texas, only up by 1 point in Nebraska to name a few.  But this has to be the worst- independent voters …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The Times Announces Digital Subscription Plan  —  The New York Times rolled out a plan on Thursday to begin charging the most frequent users of its Web site $15 a month in a bet that readers would pay for news they have grown accustomed to getting free.  —  Beginning March 28 …
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New York Times:
Become a Digital Subscriber starting March 28.  —  Unrivaled coverage.  Unlimited access.  —  Frequently Asked Questions  —  Experience The Times.  Anyway you want it.  — NYTIMES.COM  — SMARTPHONE APPS  — TABLET  — HOME DELIVERY  —  NYTimes.com  —  The world's premier news site.
New York Times:
A Letter to Our Readers About Digital Subscriptions  —  Today marks a significant transition for The New York Times as we introduce digital subscriptions.  It's an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in The Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism …
Michelle Malkin:
Mmm, mmm, mmm: NJ shuts down Barack Obama Elementary School  —  How fitting that a school named after our profligate, post-achievement president is shutting down thanks to fiscal mismanagement and non-achievement.  —  R.I.P., Barack Obama Elementary School (hat tip: reader Peter):
Discussion: The Blaze
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APP.com:
State monitor orders Asbury's Barack Obama School closed
Discussion: CNN
James Poniewozik / Time:
NPR Sting: Edited Video Makes Schiller, O'Keefe Look Bad  —  On March 9, the list of radio jobs lost to video got a little longer.  NPR, under siege by conservatives who want to zero out public-media funding, ousted its CEO after a video sting by a group run by conservative provocateur James O'Keefe.
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Joshua Hersh / The Daily:
Obama's indecision on Libya has pushed Clinton over the edge  —  Fed up with a president “who can't make his mind up” as Libyan rebels are on the brink of defeat, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is looking to the exits.  —  At the tail end of her mission to bolster the Libyan opposition …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
DeMint won't back Romney without repudiation of Mass. health law  —  Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) “would never consider” endorsing Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president again in 2012 unless Romney repudiates the health reforms he sought as governor, a source close to DeMint said Thursday.
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Never Anger A Man Named Erskine  —  Erskine Bowles has harsh words for the left: … A couple points here.  First, I'm incredibly impressed that the reporter, Damian Paletta, transcribed Bowles' use of the word “dern,” rather than change it to “darn.”  But is it really spelled “dern”?
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Guardian:
Britain, France and US line up for air strikes against Gaddafi  —  UN security council expected to pass resolution calling for states to protect Libyan civilians as Gaddafi threatens counterattack  —  British, French and US military aircraft are preparing to defend the Libyan rebel stronghold …
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Hit & Run
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ABCNEWS:
Trump Would Spend $600M on Presidential Bid  —  “I don't like the crying,” he said of Boehner.  “I do not like it.  I don't understand it.  I really like him as a person.  I think the crying is an emotional thing that frankly, probably makes him a very nice man.  But you know, I don't like to see it in a leader.”
New York Times:
Danger of Spent Fuel Outweighs Reactor Threat  —  Years of procrastination in deciding on long-term disposal of highly radioactive fuel rods from nuclear reactors is now coming back to haunt Japanese authorities as they try to control fires and explosions at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
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Brett Michael Dykes / Yahoo! News:
Dog in Japan stays by the side of its ailing friend in the rubble  —  It's a universal truth that dogs are man's best friend, but they're pretty darn loyal to their own as well.  Case in point: this tear-inducing video, via the website Jezebel, showing a dog, shivering and disoriented …
Charlie Langton / MyFOX Detroit:
Two Charged in Tea Party Election Fraud  —  Men were officials in Oakland Co. Democratic Party  —  PONTIAC, Mich. (WJBK) - Two former leaders of the Oakland County Democratic Party are facing a total of nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party candidates on November's ballot.
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Democrats Set Ambitious Goals for Top Fund-Raisers  —  The nation's top Democratic contributors were given an ambitious set of marching orders on Thursday, with a select group of 450 donors each asked to raise $350,000 before the end of the year.  —  Jim Messina, who is managing …
 
 
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Sen. Paul Unveils 5-Year Budget Plan: Eliminates Four Federal Agencies
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Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
Could Wisconsin recalls end up in court?
Discussion: Ballot Access News
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Obama on talking the talk
Wall Street Journal:
TARP Was No Win for the Taxpayers
Discussion: AmSpecBlog
Mark LaFlamme / The Sun Journal:
Lepage wows Franco crowd in Lewiston
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
DOMA Fight Seen As Turning Point in Politics of Gay Rights
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Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment at 10.2% in Mid-March
Discussion: CNSNews
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The Illusion of Disagreement
Dennis Cauchon / USA Today:
North Dakota economy booms, population soars
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Why I am an amoral, family-hating monster...and Newt Gingrich isn't
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo
 

 
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