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7:05 PM ET, March 3, 2012

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Rush Limbaugh:
A Statement from Rush  —  For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week.  In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation.  I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.  —  I think it is absolutely absurd …
Washington Post:
The GOP can no longer avoid its Rush Limbaugh problem.  —  IN A DEMOCRACY, standards of civil discourse are as important as they are indefinable.  Yet wherever one draws the line, Rush Limbaugh's vile rants against Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke crossed it.
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The Right Scoop:
Levin to CNN, MSNBC, and other leftist media: You can go to hell
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs
ABCNEWS:
Why Rick Santorum's Ohio Delegate Fiasco Could Get Messy  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Let the haggling begin.  —  Rick Santorum still holds a slim lead over Mitt Romney in the latest Ohio polls, but win or lose on Tuesday, the results of the primary …
Discussion: 2012 Decoded and The Caucus
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Vicki Needham / Ballot Box:
Cleveland Plain Dealer endorses Romney  —  Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney got a thumbs up from the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Saturday.  —  Ahead of Tuesday's Ohio primary, the newspaper said the former Massachusetts governor is the only remaining candidate capable of appealing …
Discussion: CNN, Plain Dealer and The Hill
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
In meeting, Obama to warn Netanyahu against military strikes on Iran  —  President Obama plans to caution Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week against attacking Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months, urging patience while international economic sanctions take full effect.
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Associated Press:
Edwards asks that sex tape not be destroyed  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ahead of his federal trial involving alleged campaign finance violations, John Edwards is asking a judge to keep a sex tape involving him and his mistress from being destroyed.  —  In a request filed Friday in U.S. District Court …
BigFurHat / iOwnTheWorld.com:
(bumped and sticky) Breitbart Is Here  —  UPDATE 4: Here is the graphic that will go to the shop.  I updated it with the classic Breitbart coif.  The tee shirts will go live tomorrow morning.  Anyone interested in a high resolution jpg., e-mail me at bigfurhat.mail@gmail.com and I will send it to you.
Associated Press:
Official: Mistakes led to Afghan Quran burnings  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least five American military personnel could face a disciplinary review over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base in Afghanistan as conflicting accounts of what happened emerged Saturday, fueling more confusion …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
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Mark Steyn / National Review:
‘Die, Die, Foreigners!’
Discussion: Cold Fury
Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Wilmington City Council Passes Resolution Urging ‘Personhood’ Rights For Sperm … Video , Women's Rights , Women's Health , Egg Personhood , Loretta Walsh , Personhood , Personhood Bills , Sperm Personhood , War On Women , Wilmington , Wilmington City Council , Women's Health Care , Politics News
Wall Street Journal:
How to Dress Like You Just Might Win  —  I was watching the Georgetown-Notre Dame basketball game Monday night and was struck by how dapper the coaches looked.  And not just the coaches, but the assistant coaches.  And the assistant-assistant coaches.  Fancy shirts.  Classy ties.  Elegant suits.
Climate Guest Blogger / ThinkProgress:
Syria: Climate Change, Drought and Social Unrest … by Francesco Femia & Caitlin Werrell, in a Center for Climate & Security repost [Addendum by Joe Romm]  —  Syria's current social unrest is, in the most direct sense, a reaction to a brutal and out-of-touch regime and a response …
Discussion: CNN, The Agonist and Pirate's Cove
Tamar Lewin / New York Times:
Obama Will Speak at Commencement at Barnard College  —  President Obama will deliver this year's commencement address at Barnard College, officials at the college and the White House announced on Saturday.  —  Word of Mr. Obama's appearance comes as the White House and Democrats have seized …
 
 
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John Stanton / Roll Call:
Weiner Says He Contacted FBI About Grimm
Discussion: Politicker
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Santorum and the Sexual Revolution
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Judge rules eavesdropping law unconstitutional
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Plan B for stopping Obama
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Judge may throw Rep. Altmire off primary ballot for lack of signatures
Reuters:
Libya's Muslim Brotherhood sets up political party
CNN:
Democrats, Republicans face off over energy in weekly address
Discussion: Reuters
 

 
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New York Times:
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