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6:55 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 …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Anthony Weiner Sarcastically Mocks GOP NPR Defunding Bill (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) thinks the House bill to defund NPR is completely ridiculous.  And he thinks the Republicans who rushed it to the floor Thursday are wasting everyone's time.  —  The way he expressed his feelings to the nation?
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Trump says he has doubts about Obama's birth place
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pence: Boehner will ‘denounce’ Tea Party critics in GOP
Fhardingj / CNN:   House Republicans vote to eliminate federal funding for NPR, Dems fight back
Paul Blumenthal / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
Does the NPR Defund Vote Violate 72 Hour Pledge?
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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Guardian:
Libya crisis: Britain, France and US prepare 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 …
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Hillary Clinton: No-fly zone would lead to bombing
Discussion: BBC and BBC
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:
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 …
New York Times:
Become a Digital Subscriber starting March 28.
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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Simon Maloy / Media Matters for America:
O'Keefe's Latest NPR Bombshell Instantly Falls Apart
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
House passes bill to defund NPR  —  In the latest Republican attack on public broadcasting, the House passed a bill Thursday that would block federal funding from reaching NPR.  —  The vote — which passed 228 to 192, with one voting present — came a week after a video sting …
Discussion: The Note, TalkLeft and TPMDC
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House votes to move forward on defunding NPR
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
House approves GOP bill to defund NPR
Jennifer Steinhauer / The Caucus:   House Votes to Cut Off Money for NPR
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
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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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Mitt's backers: ‘RomneyCare’ overblown
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”?
Myglesias / Yglesias:
The Illusion of Disagreement  —  I want to associate myself with Ryan Avent's thoughts on the scientific status of economics and especially these remarks on how the nature of popular political punditry tends to create an exaggerated view of the scale of disagreement: … I think that's all spot on.
Discussion: Who Is IOZ?
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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.
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 …
The Note:
Sen. Paul Unveils 5-Year Budget Plan: Eliminates Four Federal Agencies  —  ABC News' Mary Bruce reports:  —  Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., unveiled today his five-year path to a balanced budget, leaving several federal agencies behind.  Among the items on the cutting room floor are the Departments …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
Could Wisconsin recalls end up in court?
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
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Wall Street Journal:
TARP Was No Win for the Taxpayers
Discussion: AmSpecBlog
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Michigan's Constitution Allows Governor Snyder To Be Recalled In July
Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
DOMA Fight Seen As Turning Point in Politics of Gay Rights
 Earlier Items: 
Gallup:
Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment at 10.2% in Mid-March
Discussion: CNSNews
Julie Bolcer / Advocate:
Irish Minister Criticizes NYC St. Pat's Parade
Discussion: Yglesias
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Quayle Defends Obama on Golf
Discussion: The Hill, Swampland and Booman Tribune
Christian Schneider / National Review:
The Wisconsin Assembly's Bold Leap
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Dennis Cauchon / USA Today:
North Dakota economy booms, population soars
ABCNEWS:
Trump on Boehner: 'I Don't Like the Crying'