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5:25 PM ET, March 1, 2012

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Larry Solov / Big Journalism:
In Memoriam: Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012)  —  With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce the passing of Andrew Breitbart.  —  Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles.  —  We have lost a husband, a father, a son …
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Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:
Liberals celebrate death of Andrew Breitbart  —  As news broke this morning of the tragic death of Conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart, liberals celebrated the news on Twitter.
Fox News:
Andrew Breitbart dies of ‘natural causes’  —  DEVELOPING ...  Widely read conservative Internet publisher Andrew Breitbart has died, his attorney confirms.  —  The websites he founded ran a statement Thursday morning announcing that Breitbart, 43, died “unexpectedly from natural causes” in Los Angeles shortly after midnight.
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Andrew Breitbart Dead: Conservative Blogger Dies Suddenly At 43 … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, Andrew Breitbart, Andrew Breitbart Dead, Andrew Breitbart Dies, Media News  —  Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger and journalist, died suddenly on Thursday morning, according to his website Big Journalism.
David Frum / The Daily Beast:
Andrew Breitbart, 1969-2012  —  Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart listens to a question during an event at the Heritage Foundation April 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. , Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images  —  “Of the dead, speak nothing but what is good.”
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Breitbart, RIP  —  I was ... I am stunned to hear of the death of Andrew Breitbart.  I don't think there's much of anything I agreed with him about, which is an understatement.  My interactions with him were first friendly, then later heated and vexed, though maybe not unfriendly even then.
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and National Review
Brendan Smialowski / ABCNEWS:
Andrew Breitbart: Rick Santorum Mourns Conservative Firebrand
Discussion: USA Today
Detroit Free Press:
Mitt Romney gets Michigan's at-large delegates  —  The Mitt Romney-Rick Santorum Michigan primary results just got a little more contentious.  —  Michigan's two at-large delegates to the Republican National convention will be awarded to Michigan native Mitt Romney, following a vote last night …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney: ‘I have worn a garbage bag for rain gear myself’  —  In an interview with Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly on Wednesday night, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) made light of remarks he made over the weekend in which he poked fun at a group of poncho-wearing NASCAR fans.
Discussion: Swampland, The Raw Story and Wonkette
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum accuses Romney of rigging Michigan's delegate distribution
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Saul Anuzis / That's Saul Folks!:
Saul Anuzis's Statement on Michigan's Delegate Allocation
Discussion: USA Today
Peter Fenn / Pundits Blog:
The Republicans' panic attack: Is it over or just beginning?
Discussion: Reuters and CNN
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Grassley: GOP presidential race will be over next Tuesday with Romney as nominee
Discussion: Mediaite
Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
Sen. Grassley: GOP down to ‘person-and-a-half race’
Discussion: Politico
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama doing well in Wisconsin and beyond
Discussion: Politico and JSOnline
Politico:
Blunt amendment defeated in Senate  —  The Senate defeated Sen. Roy Blunt's amendment to allow employers to refuse to cover health services Thursday, dealing Republicans a high-profile setback in the fight over the Obama administration's contraception coverage mandate.
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Obama for America:
If Mitt Romney and a few Republican senators get their way, employers could be making women's health care decisions for them.  — clytemnestras reblogged this from couldbeyourlife  — raenbow reblogged this from thesongbeneath  — tumbleflakes reblogged this from robot-heart-politics
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Senate Defeats Blunt Amendment to Stop Obama HHS Mandate
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Senate rejects Blunt amendment to limit birth-control mandate
Jonathan Weisman / The Caucus:
Boehner Vows to Continue Contraception Fight
Allen McDuffee / Washington Post:
Koch Brothers sue Cato Institute, president  —  Billionaires Charles and David Koch have filed a lawsuit against the libertarian Cato Institute, its president Edward Crane and a board member, according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post.  —  The complaint centers on the the handling …
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Mike Allen / Politico:   Kochs launch court fight over Cato
John S. Adams / Great Falls Tribune:
Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president  —  HELENA — Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull on Wednesday admitted to sending a racially charged email about President Barack Obama from his courthouse chambers.  —  Cebull, of Billings, was nominated …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Bush-Appointed Federal Judge Sends Racist, Anti-Obama Email Comparing Interracial Sex To Bestiality
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Limbaugh Doubles Down On Sexist Attack Against Sandra Fluke, Demands She Post Sex Tapes Online  —  Yesterday, as ThinkProgress noted, conservative shock jock and strident women-basher Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown student who House Republicans wouldn't let testify …
Bill Simmons / ESPN.com - null:
B.S. Report Transcript: Barack Obama  —  Bill Simmons: Welcome to the White House.  Very proud to have the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, on the B.S. Report.  This is your first podcast?  —  President Barack Obama: This is — well, I used to have my own podcast.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Reports of the Republican Nominee's Doom Are Greatly Exaggerated  —  In the last few weeks, the GOP has succumbed to despair about beating Obama.  Here are seven reasons he's still vulnerable.  —  Political journalists like to imagine ourselves as wise, discerning observers of the landscape.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Todd VanDerWerff / The A.V. Club:
Patience and piracy: Why helping yourself hurts good TV
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Barbara Powell / Bloomberg:
U.S. Was Net Oil-Product Exporter for First Time Since 1949
Joseph Mayton / Bikya Masr:
Egypt Christian man jailed for insulting Prophet
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Fox News:
$5M paid to buy freedom for rights workers held in Egypt
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
The White House's Economic Case for Reelection in 13 Charts
Discussion: The Enterprise Blog and BuzzFeed
Mark Knoller / CBS News:
Obama fundraisers hit century mark
 Earlier Items: 
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich says Obama should fire energy secretary for remark about gas prices
Discussion: Politico
Lisa Du / Business Insider:
Jamie Dimon Mocks The Media, Slams Overpaid Journalists At Companies That Don't Even Make Money
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Vanity Fair:
The Top Candidates in the Democratic Presidential Primary
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Impatient Web Users Flee Slow-Loading Sites
Discussion: Poynter and The Loop
John Celock / The Huffington Post:
Kansas Abortion Bill: Governor Sam Brownback Likely To Sign Sweeping Legislation
Discussion: Mock, Paper, Scissors
Kathy Kristof / CBS News:
Inflation: Not as low as you think  —  Forget the modest 3.1 …
Discussion: Randy's Roundtable and Hot Air