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» Reddit.com

• Facebook is a surveillance engine, not friend: Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation
• if a cop is caught planting drugs, why is he not charged with drug possession as well as other "disciplinary" actions they may get?
• Wisconsin Republican lawmakers forced to sign secret pledge to ignore public concerns during redistricting process
• Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states
• President Obama is succeeding in spite of the fact that he’s been up against a Republican Party willing to destroy the economy in order to destroy h…
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• • Open letter from Alan Grayson to progressive voters...
  • Thomas Jefferson on Intellectual Property
  • Romney's kids sit on a trust fund worth 100 million dollars.
  • DAE immediately get skeptical / dissapointed when they see that some exciting headline in r/politics is linked to a site like alternet, dailykos, thin…
  • "THE BIG LIE: “Rich People Create Jobs”" -- "One of the reasons our economy is struggling, Hanauer says, is the middle-class has be…
  • It’s the old bait and switch again. Name a bill the exact opposite of what it actually does to try and sneak it through.
  • House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community"
  • I have a fun idea. Let's setup a booth at the coming Republican primary events that gives people a chance to see how much government assistance they a…
  • An innocent man serves 18 years on death row. When lawyers are finally about to prove his innocence, the state "forces" him to sign an agree…
  • How 60 Minutes Blew the Story: Wall Street’s Secret Spy Center, Run for the 1% by NYPD.

» Newsvine.com

• Obama to return more than $200,000 in donations tied to Mexico's fugitive 'casino czar'
• "Our Founders Designed a System that makes it more Difficult to bring about Change than I Would Like".
• Why the Right Wing Is Petrified of Letting Voters, Instead of the Electoral College, Pick Presidents | Election 2012 | AlterNet
• Major Obama Donors Are Tied to Pepe Cardona, Blood Cash
• FAKE "VICTIMHOOD" OF ARAB "PALESTINIANS" ["fakestinians"?]
• Ron Paul May Have Double-Billed the Government for Campaign Flights - Politics - The Atlantic Wire
• DHS adding public advocate for immigration agency
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• • UNEARTHED: Acid-Tongue Obama on Christian Right
  • Kansas Abortion Bill Would Impose Sweeping Restrictions
  • Obama team returning money tied to casino owner
  • Germany's Top Environmentalist Turns Climate Sceptic
  • Survey: States predict more dollars for education
  • Romney: No Komen money for Planned Parenthood
  • Maldives president quits after weeks of protest
  • More than 40 states agree to foreclosure deal
  • Congress OKs bill to prod US aviation into new era
  • 'Casino Jack' visits a temple of good government

» News.Yahoo.com

• US trip of China's next leader: From Obama to Iowa (AP)
• Looking to reset campaign, Santorum hits 3 states (AP)
• Romney intensifies fight for social conservatives (AP)
• Gingrich woos Ohio's early GOP primary voters (AP)
• Colo. caucuses allow a view of support out West (AP)
• GOP gets Minn. focus now, uphill fall fight awaits (AP)
• Romney looks to squelch Santorum's late rise (AP)
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• • Messy caucuses in Nevada, Iowa raise questions (AP)
  • Obama team returning money tied to casino owner (AP)
  • Obama campaign urges fundraisers to back super PAC (AP)
  • Obama prods donors for super PAC (Politico)
  • Mitt attacks Obama on contraception (Politico)
  • Tea party: Warming or resigned to Mitt Romney? (AP)
  • Sarah Palin Writes About Her Son in Newsweek -- and Heads Explode (ContributorNetwork)
  • Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing (AP)
  • Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options (AP)
  • Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done (AP)

» NowPublic.com

• Child beating endorsed by church and dumb things Catholic clerics
• Forget about the IRS Tax Refund Surprise this year
• Ford kicks Chevy butt
• Is Iceland now a formal Banana republic ? video
• Mimi Alford Book: Details of Affair with John F. Kennedy
• Metrics and trends help Obama
• Seselj Sues Tribunal for Two Million Euro
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• • Former Bosnian Serb General Describes Command Structure
  • Ex-Case Manager Pleads Guilty in Lukic Contempt Case
  • Karadzic Disputes Forensic Reports

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» NYTimes.com

• In Egypt, a History of Distrust of U.S.-Aided Groups
• Major Obama Donors Are Tied to Pepe Cardona, Mexican Fugitive
• Eisenhower Family Raises Objections to Planned Memorial
• Republicans See Politics in Chrysler Super Bowl Ad
• With a Signal to Donors, Obama Yields on ‘Super PACs’
• Congress Appears to Be Trying to Get Around Earmark Ban
• Romney and Gingrich Pull Songs After Complaints
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• • House and Senate at Impasse on Medicare
  • Rory Lancman to Challenge Bob Turner for Congress
  • National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Judge Won’t Block Abortion Restrictions
  • F.A.A. Funding Bill Passes, Speeding Shift to G.P.S. Navigation
  • Heading Midwest, Romney Takes Aim at Santorum
  • For Mormon Voters, Mitt Romney’s Faith a Factor, but Not The Only One
  • The Caucus: Romney Attacks Obama on Birth Control Rule
  • The Caucus: Barbour Chides Republicans for Miscasting Reagan as a 'Purist'
  • The Caucus: Gingrich Says Neither He Nor Santorum Will Leave Race
  • The Caucus: Jack Abramoff Hints at Untold Scandals

» Guardian.co.uk

• Politics live blog: Tuesday 7 February 2012
• Newsdesk live: Tuesday 7 February
• From the archive, 7 February 1918: Some (but not all) women get vote
• Inside the Whole Government Accounts: why are they so bad?
• Martin Rowson on the veto of the UN security council's Syria resolution - cartoon
• Doctors turn on Lansley's NHS plans
• Abu Qatada: no justice, no security | Editorial
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• • The campaign to reform stalking laws
  • Police failing to take stalking complaints seriously, inquiry finds
  • NHS reforms: the plans and the results so far
  • From the archive, 6 February 1960: Watchdogs or curs? MPs look at newspapers
  • Hugh Muir's diary
  • Abu Qatada release: Home Office fury as judge frees 'Bin Laden aide'
  • Cold weather lessons have been learned – but UK's real test is yet to come
  • Iran upholds death sentences for two men 'linked to British spy'
  • Gordon Brown did not save the world but he saved the UK | Aditya Chakraborrty
  • Letters: Why the west should avoid the drumbeats of war

» TruthDig.com

• Report Contradicts Obama on Drone Casualties
• Los Angeles Removes Entire Staff From Troubled School
• The Uninspired GOP Electorate
• 60 Years of Queen Elizabeth II
• Syrian Army Unleashes Heavy Attack on Homs
• Why Russia Just Can’t Quit Syria’s Dictator
• Egypt Gives an Inch on Election Date
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• • Norris Throws Down for ‘Warrior’ Gingrich
  • Nominate Our Next Truthdigger of the Week
  • Super Bowl Scandal Du Jour: M.I.A. Flips Bird, NBC Apologizes

» Wonkette.com

• Gingrich Spokesman Constantly Fiddling With Newt’s Wikipedia Page
• House GOP To Ban Black Ladies From Going Pro-Choice On Their Fetuses
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• Gross Close-Ups of Mitt Romney’s Face Based On This TNR Cover
• One Month Later, Half of U.S. Forgets Iraq War, Wants New War (With Iran)
• Karl Rove ‘Offended’ By Dull Ad Promoting Major U.S. Company
• Newt Gingrich On Ronald Reagan: ‘Harry Truman Accomplished Vastly More’
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• • Rep. John Fleming Shocked By Abortionplex Scoop In ‘The Onion’

» DailyKos.com

• Open Thread for Night Owls:
• Donald Trump cites bad hair for Mitt Romney's Nevada win
• Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Mitt Romney keeps winning. And losing.
• Komen can't keep its story straight about defunding Planned Parenthood
• Notorious millionaire corporate front man Rick Berman plays mechanic in anti-union ad
• Soul train
• Ari Fleischer admits advising Komen, but denies 'leading their PR efforts'
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• • Obama administration keeps equal pay on the agenda with app challenge
  • For zillionth time, Mitt, Obama did not make the recession worse
  • Scrutiny of Komen Foundation spending won't help end controversy
  • Tuesday night: Time for Rick Santorum to make his move
  • MO-Gov, OH-Sen: PPP finds wide leads for Democrats Jay Nixon and Sherrod Brown
  • Midday open thread
  • Paul Ryan to pick budget fight with President Obama over Medicare, defense cuts
  • Karl Rove sees evidence of 'Chicago-style politics' in Chrysler ad
  • Idiot Republican congressman gets angry about Planned Parenthood 'news' story from The Onion
  • Mitt Romney and Republicans lose Nevada