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10:00 PM ET, March 13, 2012

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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney  —  On Tuesday's “Kilmeade & Friends” radio show on Fox News Radio, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, accused Fox News of being in the tank for his competitor, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney's 1994 Letter To The Log Cabin Republicans  —  Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney doesn't spent much time during the Republican primary talking about his past support for gay rights.  But in a 1994 letter to the pro-gay Republican group The Log Cabin Republican seeking …
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Daily Kos and Joe. My. God.
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
The Slog to 1,144: So Far, Demographics Trumps Momentum  —  On Friday I suggested that Mitt Romney would have a long slog to reach 1,144 delegates, and that he might not get there by the end of the primary calendar.  While some readers were thrilled by this suggestion, others were much less ecstatic.
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Santorum leads Alabama; Romney ahead in Mississippi
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney
CNN:
Romney says Santorum at ‘desperate end’ of campaign
Discussion: Politico, msnbc.com and Hot Air
Rick Santorum / CNN:
TRENDING: Santorum rails against Maher on ‘Christian madrassa’ comment
Discussion: Hot Air
Dennis Woltering / WWL-TV:
Santorum leads GOP candidates in La., exclusive WWL-TV poll shows
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Alabama and Mississippi primaries: Mitt Romney could seal deal in Dixie
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin's foolishness ruined U.S. politics  —  At some point while watching HBO's absolutely smashing (and terrifying) movie “Game Change,” it occurred to me that Sarah Palin has ruined America.  The movie has been scalloped out of the book by the same name and focuses on Palin, rather than on the entire 2008 presidential campaign.
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Paul Glastris / Washington Monthly:
False Equivalence Watch, Richard Cohen Version  —  James Fallows, Jonathan Chait and others have done much to open our eyes to the wondrous breadth and diversity of false equivalence in American journalism—that is, the media's insistent efforts to match any mention of egregious lying by a member …
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Santorum mailer highlights Limbaugh praise
Samuel P. Jacobs / Reuters:
Obama's approval rating up to 50 percent: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - For the first time since early July, more Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing than disapprove, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that shows his approval rating now at 50 percent.
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Julianna Goldman / Bloomberg:
Obama-Romney Race Toss-Up in Poll Showing Independents Critical  —  A strengthening economy and a contentious Republican primary have not translated into a wave of support for President Barack Obama, who runs even in a matchup against his likely challenger, Mitt Romney.
Discussion: Business Insider, The Page and Hot Air
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Obama Poll Drop Mystery: Explained!  —  Yesterday morning, a new Washington Post poll showed a sharp drop in President Obama's approval rating, from 50 percent approval (and 46 percent disapproval) to the reverse.  People on Twitter started tittering.  Jonathan Bernstein insisted it was all just random statistical noise.
Glenn Thrushand Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama polls: An up-and-down roller coaster
Discussion: Reuters and Don Surber
Julie Bosman / Media Decoder:
After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses  —  After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print.  —  Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered sets of reference books that were once sold door to door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Let's Talk About the Real Issues, Mr. President  —  The far Left continues to believe American voters are not smart enough to grasp the diversionary tactics it employs to distract us from the issues our President just doesn't want to talk about - issues that affect us all every day and must be addressed.
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Church Puts Legal Pressure on Abuse Victims' Group  —  Turning the tables on an advocacy group that has long supported victims of pedophile priests, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church and priests accused of sexual abuse in two Missouri cases have gone to court to compel the group to disclose …
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Josh Glasstetter / rightwingwatch.org:
Bill Donohue Gets Tough on Rape Victims, Wants to Fight Them ‘One by One’
Discussion: The Raw Story and Newshoggers.com
Andrew Malcolm / Investor's Business Daily:
Online, liberals far less tolerant than normal people  —  Not exactly shocking news for those exposed to them for years, but the respected Pew Research Center has determined that political liberals are far less tolerant of opposing views than regular Americans.
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
CBO: Obamacare to cost $1.76 trillion over 10 yrs  —  President Obama's national health care law will cost $1.76 trillion over a decade, according to a new projection released today by the Congressional Budget Office, rather than the $940 billion forecast when it was signed into law.
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
The entire Obama presidency, in one anecdote  —  One of my favorite moments from the new book The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery: … Now let's fast forward to this past September: … So where are the new jobs coming from, at least the good-paying ones?
Discussion: Vodkapundit and Doug Ross
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
The Problem With Polls About Whether Obama Is a Muslim  —  By asking voters what they think about the president's religion, pollsters help to perpetuate a falsehood.  —  Liberal blogs and sites are having a field day with new data from Public Policy Polling that shows that 52 percent …
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Democrats recruiting former GOP lawmaker to run in Michigan primary  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is recruiting former Rep. Joe Schwarz (R-Mich.) to run against Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), Schwarz told The Hill on Tuesday afternoon.  —  “We talked and have had very pleasant conversations about it,” Schwarz said.
Sandra Fluke / CNN:
Slurs won't silence women  —  Editor's note: Sandra Fluke is a third-year law student at Georgetown University Law Center and has served as president of Georgetown Law Students for Reproductive Justice.  —  (CNN) — Last month, students from several Catholic universities gathered to send …
James R. Hagerty / Wall Street Journal:
When Mom Goes Viral  —  After Review of Grand Forks Olive Garden, Marilyn Hagerty, 85, Is Talk of Social Media  —  Some people pursue celebrity.  Others stumble into it as they are rushing off to bridge club.  —  My 85-year-old mom, Marilyn Hagerty, a newspaper columnist, is in the latter category.
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Hatch will retire in 2018 if he wins reelection  —  Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will make his next term in the Senate his last, the seven-term senator said Tuesday.  —  Hatch will turn 78 in April, and would be in his mid-80s when he would be running for an eighth term.
Discussion: CNN
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Allen West Says Future Republican President Should Get Credit For Today's Stock Market Gains  —  As the improving economy has robbed conservatives of the chief talking points against President Obama, some have resorted to creative explanations for the upswing that avoids giving any credit to the current occupant of the Oval Office.
Discussion: Associated Press and Daily Kos
Eryn Brown / Los Angeles Times:
All red meat is bad for you, new study says  —  A long-term study finds that eating any amount and any type increases the risk of premature death.  —  Eating any amount and any type of red meat increases the risk of premature death, a new study says.  (William Thomas Cain / Getty Images / March 12, 2012)
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
McConnell offers support for Obama Afghan drawdown  —  “I support the policy the administration has laid out to move toward a transition over the next couple of years,” McConnell said.  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he supports the Obama administration's plans …
Discussion: CNN and The Maddow Blog
copyranter:
Excellent Sam Ash NYC bus ad.  —  “If it makes music we sell it.”  —  I've bought percussion equipment from Sam Ash, a New York institution.  Their workers can be dickish, though.  Thanks Georgina.  This awesome takeover by the Copenhagen Zoo, however, is still my favorite bus ad ever.
Discussion: Gothamist
Byron Tau / Politico:
AFL-CIO endorses Obama, acknowledges difficulties  —  In a widely expected move, the AFL-CIO, the largest labor organization in the United States, endorsed President Obama for reelection Tuesday.  —  “With our endorsement today, we affirm our faith in him—and pledge to work with him through …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Jennifer Granholm / Politico:
Women are facing sexual McCarthyism
Discussion: The War Room …
Brady McCombs / Arizona Daily Star:
GOP Senate candidate misspells Tucson in TV ad
Discussion: Politico
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Kaine offers Allen ‘no secret money’ pledge in Va.
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Ben White / Reuters:
Jake Siewert, former Geithner aide, heads to Goldman
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Sen. Schumer calls out Arizona Gov. Brewer
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Bob Kerrey tells Nebraska it's ‘good to be back’ in first campaign ads
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Felix Salmon:
The taco-truck mystery  —  Click here to view the embedded video.
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