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11:20 AM ET, March 17, 2012

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Seth / This American Life Updates:
Retracting “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory”  —  Ira writes:  —  I have difficult news.  We've learned that Mike Daisey's story about Apple in China - which we broadcast in January - contained significant fabrications.  We're retracting the story because we can't vouch for its truth.
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Rob Schmitz / Marketplace from American Public Media:
Marketplace from American Public Media
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
‘Mediscare,’ Republican style  —  Are Republicans ready to be trusted with the reins of power?  —  If you're thinking of answering this in the affirmative, you might want to pause long enough to learn what transpired on the third floor of the Capitol on Thursday.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Republican bill would enroll seniors in same health plans as lawmakers
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
The Washington / Washington Times:
Destroy all churches  —  Obama silent while Saudi grand mufti targets Christianity  —  If the pope called for the destruction of all the mosques in Europe, the uproar would be cataclysmic.  Pundits would lambaste the church, the White House would rush out a statement of deep concern …
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
The Case for Crazy: What the GOP Would Learn by Picking Rick Santorum  —  The party faithful will get to experience the adrenaline rush of going off a cliff together, like Thelma and Louise—elation followed by an electoral thud.  —  A cleansing bout of craziness in 2012 could be just what the GOP needs.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Sarah Grieco / KNSD-TV:
Invisible Children Co-Founder Detained: SDPD  —  SDPD said he was found masturbating in public, vandalizing cars and possibly under the influence of something  —  A co-founder for Invisible Children was detained in Pacific Beach Thursday for being drunk in public and masturbating, according to San Diego Police Department.
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Kony 2012′s Invisible Children Connected To ‘Kill The Gays’ Uganda Pastor Martin Ssempa
Chicago Tribune:
For the Republicans, Romney  —  This year, as rarely before, the presidential primary campaign lands in Illinois as a work very much in progress.  The Democrats?  They've settled on a candidate.  But Republicans in the Land of, yes, Lincoln have urgent work to do — for their debt-besotted nation …
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
OWN Cancels Rosie O'Donnell Talk Show  —  With dismal ratings on the little-watched network, Oprah Winfrey pulls the plug on O'Donnell's five-month-old talker.  —  OWN has pulled the plug on Rosie O'Donnell's five-month old talk show.  —  The daily show will tape its final episode on Tuesday …
Free exchange:
The worst of all worlds  —  America's economy is a mosaic of puzzles and contradictions that has economists and bloggers scrambling for explanations and scrutinizing the data for quirks and flaws.  Lately, I've been thinking dark thoughts: what if all it takes is a single explanation that assumes all the data are correct?
Discussion: Felix Salmon and Mother Jones
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Floyd Norris / New York Times:
Off the Charts: Sales at Sit-Down Restaurants Suggest a Rising Economy
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney advisers try to lay groundwork for united GOP against Obama  —  Mitt Romney, although mired in a frustrating slog toward the presidential nomination, has directed his top advisers to lay the groundwork for uniting the Republican Party in preparation for what they see as an inevitable …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mary Bruce / ABCNEWS:
Cee Lo Green Sings ‘F*** You’ at Obama Fundraiser  —  Singer Cee Lo Green just finished performing his hit song at President Obama's campaign fundraiser at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga., and he started with the uncensored version.  —  The Grammy-winner and Atlanta native flicked off …
Geoffrey Dunn / The Huffington Post:
“God's Will”?:  Sarah Palin's Secret Plot to Capture the White House in 2012  —  Mitt Romney , Republican Party , Rick Santorum , Sarah Palin 2012 , Gop , Newt Gingrich , Sarah Palin , Ann Coulter , Geoffrey Dunn , Lies Of Sarah Palin , Rebecca Mansour , Steve Schmidt , Brokered Convention , Sarah Palin Tea Party , Politics News
Anna Almendrala / The Huffington Post:
Kyle Hunter Lawsuit: Meteorologist Sues CBS For Hiring Young, Good-Looking Women Over Him, CBS Responds (UPDATE) … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Kyle Hunter Cbs Kcal, Kyle Hunter Cbs Lawsuit, Kyle Hunter Lawsuit, Kyle Hunter Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit, Slidewide, Weatherman Lawsuit, Los Angeles News
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
What If They Gave A Scandal And Nobody Came?  —  NY Times reporters Andrew Jacobs and Penn Bullock wrote it onto the front page but their latest Romney ‘scandal’ has not found a following at Memeorandum [Hmm, a self-defeating prophecy...].  The gist:  —  Firm Romney Founded Is Tied to Chinese Surveillance
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Carbonite and Howard Stern  —  As detailed yesterday, the Media Matters employee spearheading efforts to pressure advertisers to stop advertising on the Rush Limbaugh show considered the March 3 Saturday night announcement by Carbonite that it was ceasing all advertising on Rush's show to be a turning point.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Patriot Act docs may not be top secret  —  Two still-secret Justice Department documents about legal interpretations of a controversial provision of the Patriot Act may not actually be classified on national security grounds, according to a letter released Friday.
Discussion: emptywheel
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Democratic Senators Issue Strong Warning About Use of the Patriot Act
 
 
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Darren Samuelsohn / Reuters:
W.H. on Solyndra: ‘Ugh’
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
The Pentagon's cold feet on Syria
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / msnbc.com:
George Clooney released after arrest at Sudanese embassy
BBC:
Falkland Islands oil dispute: UK hits back at Argentina
Discussion: The Agonist
Carlo Munoz / The Hill:
US soldier accused of shooting Afghan civilians identified
Discussion: Associated Press
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Mitt Romney Lies a Lot, But He's Not a Liar
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Social Security Battle: AARP Plans Secret ‘Salon’ With Social Security Opponents
 Earlier Items: 
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Wire:
Sen. Hatch's Team Claims Good Night in Fight to Keep His Seat
Discussion: National Review
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Ssumner / TheMoneyIllusion:
How are Swiss workers able to steal so many American jobs?
Discussion: EconLog