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10:55 PM ET, April 20, 2012

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CNN:
Romney asks GOP delegates to sign pledge, but some refuse  —  Scottsdale, Arizona (CNN) - Members of the Republican National Committee gathering in Arizona were invited to meet with Mitt Romney in private Friday and have their pictures taken with the presumptive GOP nominee, but there was a price of admission: loyalty.
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Politico:
RNC at a Crossroads
Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos
Holly Bailey / ABCNEWS:
Romney: I'll build Keystone pipeline even ‘if I have to do it myself’
Discussion: Yahoo! News and CNN
Mitch Daniels / CNN:
Daniels offers tough love for Romney
Discussion: Hot Air, Politico, Mediaite and ABCNEWS
CNN:
CNN NEWSROOM  —  George Zimmerman Bond Hearing  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  GLADYS ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S MOTHER (via telephone): This program started like three years ago and when the problem started …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The George Zimmerman Bail Hearing
Discussion: This Just In, Guardian and TalkLeft
Richard Fausset / Los Angeles Times:
George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin family; bond is set
Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Prosecutor: Zimmerman Allegedly Slapped His Ex-Girlfriend And ‘Asked Her How It Felt’
Discussion: Jezebel and Colorlines
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
GMA Shows Exclusive Images Of George Zimmerman's Head Injuries From Night Of Trayvon's Death
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
New York Times:
Zimmerman Apologizes as Bail is Set in Martin Case
Discussion: Guardian and The Week
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
New Romney Spokesman Used Twitter For Sexist Attacks  —  Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's new foreign policy spokesperson Richard Grenell has an odd penchant for targeting the wives of male politicians and women in general on Twitter.  —  Grenell, who served as George W. Bush's spokesperson …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
New Romney flack's old pastime: ridiculing the Gingriches  —  Mitt Romney's campaign put out word Thursday that Richard Grenell, the former Bush administration spokesman at the United Nations, was joining his team as a spokesman on foreign policy issues.  —  In between his gigs at the UN …
Dave Wagner / WCNC-TV:
Sources: Gingrich cancels North Carolina trip  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - There is increased speculation Friday evening about the political future of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.  —  Sources told NewsChannel 36 Gingrich has canceled all of his appearances in North Carolina next week.
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Gerald Herbert / ABCNEWS:
Gingrich North Carolina Stops Called Off, Then On Again  —  The Newt Gingrich campaign found itself in a state of confusion Friday night when reports surfaced that Gingrich would cancel all of his stops in North Carolina next week, fueling suggestions that Gingrich would be suspending his campaign.
Discussion: The Caucus
Abby Phillipand Dave Levinthal / Politico:
Obama raised $46M in March  —  President Barack Obama's re-election campaign in March raised $46.4 million and spent $37.7 million — not including money raised with the Democratic National Committee, new federal campaign finance filings indicate.  —  That easily exceeded …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Jon Corzine Still Bundling for Obama
Fox News:
Palin to Secret Service agent: 'Check this out - you're fired ... the buck stops with the president'  —  This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” April 19, 2012.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: First, talk about rotten luck!
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Palin To Secret Service Agent: “Check This Out, Bodyguard — You're Fired”
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Olbermann at loose ends  —  Unemployed, perennially confrontational talking head Keith Olbermann aimlessly wandered around Central Park South earlier this week, seemingly looking for a friend or a purpose.  —  Our spies snapped unflattering pictures of Olbermann decked out in a giant red pullover …
Rex W. Huppke / Chicago Tribune:
Facts, 360 B.C.-A.D. 2012  —  In memoriam: After years of health problems, Facts has finally died.  —  A quick review of the long and illustrious career of Facts reveals some of the world's most cherished absolutes: Gravity makes things fall down; 2 + 2 = 4; the sky is blue.
Erick Stakelbeck / CBN.com:
Media Matters' Anti-Christian Agenda Exposed  —  WASHINGTON — An influential organization with ties to the White House came under fire recently for attacking Christian news outlets.  —  Now, CBN News has obtained a document showing that the very foundation of the group known as Media Matters …
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Heather Wilson Mocks Al Franken's Anti-Bullying Bill, Says It Would Criminalize Teasing … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Al Franken , Elections 2012, Video, Heather Wilson, New Mexico Senate Election, SB 555, Al Franken Bullying, Anti-Bullying, Election 2012, Gay Bullying, Heather Wilson Al Franken …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: White House Endorses Safe Schools Bill and Student Non-Discrimination Act
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
John Frank / Raleigh News & Observer:
Democratic chairman disputes claims, refuses to resign  —  North Carolina Democratic Party chairman David Parker addresses the media during a news conference on Thursday.  Parker has been pressured to resign amid controversy due to his approval of a settlement with a former employee over sexual harassment allegations.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Jobless rate falls in Ohio, Florida, where Obama is opening lead in polls  —  Unemployment rates in the key battleground states of Florida and Ohio have fallen sharply, according to a report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  —  Florida's unemployment rate fell by .4 percent …
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
4/20: How ‘Weed Day’ Got Its Name … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, 4 20, 4 20 Meaning, 4-20, 420, 420, 420 Day, 420 History, 420 Meaning, April 20 History, April 20, History Of 420, Photo Galleries, Why Is 420 Weed Day, San Francisco News … Warren Haynes, the Allman Brothers Band guitarist …
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Hairpin
Dan Friedman / NationalJournal.com:
Manchin on the Fence About Obama Vote  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who has done more than any other Democrat up for reelection this year to distance himself from President Obama, said he does not know if he will vote for Obama or presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in November.
NewsMax.com:
Jeb Warns Newsmax: Get Ready For ‘Most Negative Campaign’ Ever  —  More ways to share...  Mixx  —  Stumbled  —  LinkedIn  —  Vine  —  Buzzflash  —  Newstrust  —  Technocrati  —  Forward Article  —  Americans are facing what will likely be the “most negative campaign in modern times” …
Carlos Maza / Equality Matters:
Fox's O'Reilly, Carlson Warn That Glee Makes Kids Experiment With Homosexuality, Identify As Transgender  —  During the April 19 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly hosted a segment attacking this week's episode of Glee for featuring a storyline about a transgender teenager struggling with her gender identity.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Coroner: Breitbart died of heart failure, no foul play  —  Conservative firebrand journalist Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner on Friday.  —  Breitbart, who ran the news aggregation website Breitbart.com …
Discussion: Associated Press
Ry Rivard / Charleston Daily Mail:
Raese blasted for Hitler comment  —  Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Raese compared anti-smoking signs in Monongalia County to a key part of the Holocaust, which killed millions of Jews.  —  The remarks, made at the Putnam County GOP's annual Lincoln Day Dinner a week earlier …
Discussion: Politico
J. Lester Feder / Politico:
HHS hires former Planned Parenthood spokesman  —  If the Obama administration was already on bad terms with abortion opponents, it's not going to improve relations by hiring Planned Parenthood's former spokesman for a job at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Feminist group renews campaign to silence Limbaugh
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Wall Street Journal:
The Democratic War on One Woman
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Andy Newman / City Room:
Guard at the Met Wounded When Gun Goes Off
Discussion: Gothamist and New York Magazine
Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org:
Daily Kos Announces: ‘The Fetus Is a Parasite’
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Alan Blinder: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Insurance
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Religious Belief Declining Very Slowly Around the World
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 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Parsons Blames Glass-Steagall Repeal for Crisis
Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
LEGOs for girls has feminist group in a twist
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Case Against Jury-Nullification Advocate Heicklen Dismissed
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