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Tucson shooting victim blames Palin

Politico - 8hrs 11mins ago

A wounded survivor of the Tuscon shooting that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is blaming Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Sharron Angle for the tragedy. “It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their firs…

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Obama loosens Cuba travel policy, drawing mixed reactions

The Hill - 1hr 5mins ago

The Obama Administration will loosen Cuban travel policy making it easier for Students, religious and cultural groups to visit the country, a move that is bringing mixed reviews from Capitol Hill. The White House outlined its long-awaited policy…

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Paranoid Narratives

Andrew Sullivan - 1hr 17mins ago

David Frum zeroes in on the sort of Rhetoric that's worth worrying about: The problem is not Military metaphors. It's not Glenn Beck joking about poisoning Nancy Pelosi's wine or Paul Krugman hanging Joe Lieberman in effigy at a part…

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Obama: Cuba Travel Restrictions To Be Eased

The Huffington Post - 1hr 22mins ago

Tallahassee, Fla. — President Barack Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow Students and church groups to go to the Communist country, the administration announced Friday. Students seeking academic credit and churches traveling…

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With police watching, lawmakers resume meetings (AP)

Yahoo! News - 2hrs 8mins ago

Las Vegas – Rep. Shelley Berkley threw open the doors of her congressional office Friday, inviting constituents to stop in to ask questions, lodge complaints or plead for help. There was no metal detector, no pat-downs. People had only to …

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner: Living Up to Our Kids' Expectations

The Huffington Post - 2hrs 21mins ago

Wednesday night was the memorial for nine-year-old Christina-Taylor Green and the other Victims of the Jan. 8 tragedy, which killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords fighting for her life. I'm still stunned with sadness by the horrible events…

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Jared Loughner's G-String

National Review Online - 3hrs 4mins ago

Eric Fuller, a 63-year-old Veteran and survivor of the Tucson shootings pulled no punches in assigning authorship for Jared Loughner’s actions. In an interview with Democracy Now, Fuller related the thoughts he wrote down while in the Hospit…

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Lugar expects Tea Party challenger

The Hill - 4hrs 3mins ago

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said he anticipates a Tea Party challenger in his 2012 Reelection effort. Lugar, a senior Republican senator who serves as ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is counting on a primary race again…

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