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4:15 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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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.
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
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.
Brendan Smialowski / ABCNEWS:
Andrew Breitbart: Rick Santorum Mourns Conservative Firebrand
Discussion: USA Today
Rush Limbaugh:
Andrew Breitbart: Bulldog for the Cause
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Althouse
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: RIP, Andrew Breitbart; Update: Collapsed while taking a walk near home
Discussion: JustOneMinute, RedState and Mediaite
Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com:
Stunning news: Andrew Breitbart has died (Updated)
R. Stickney / KNSD-TV:
Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43
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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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Senate Defeats Blunt Amendment to Stop Obama HHS Mandate  —  The Senate voted today against an amendment to restore the religious liberty protections for employers who don't want to be forced to pay for birth control or drugs that may cause abortions in their employee health plans.
Patrick Caldwell / American Prospect:
Blunt Amendment Fails in the Senate
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Senate Kills Blunt's Anti-Contraception Amendment
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Senate rejects Blunt amendment to limit birth-control mandate
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Both parties licking their chops over Blunt amendment
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Nebraska Watchdog
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:   Exclusive: Koch brothers 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
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.
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Peter Fenn / Pundits Blog:
The Republicans' panic attack: Is it over or just beginning?
Discussion: CNN
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 …
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Alexa Keyes / ABCNEWS:
Rush Limbaugh Says Wanting Insurance to Cover Birth Control Makes Sandra Fluke a ‘Slut’
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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David Morgan / Reuters:
63 percent of voters back Obama birth control policy: poll
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
The White House's Economic Case for Reelection in 13 Charts  —  Whether you love the president, hate the president, or think he's just in over his head, you'll want to see this.  It's the Treasury Department's visual slideshow of the state of the economy, called simply The U.S. Economy in Charts …
Discussion: The Enterprise Blog and BuzzFeed
Fox News:
$5M paid to buy freedom for rights workers held in Egypt  —  CAIRO - Seven American rights workers are on a plane out of Egypt after the U.S. paid nearly $5 million in bail costs to secure their freedom.  —  Egyptian officials said the U.S. paid $300,000 each for 16 Americans, nine of whom were already out of the country.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
 
 
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Eli Clifton / ThinkProgress:
Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Stands By Assessment That Iran Is A Rational Actor
Mark Knoller / CBS News:
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich says Obama should fire energy secretary for remark about gas prices
Discussion: Politico
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner: GOP sour on short-term highway bill
Discussion: Politico
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Foreclosure Sales Ramp Up Post Robo Signing
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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
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New Ohio vote on same-sex marriage?
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