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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/3/2009
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newmajority.com - 3/2/2009
LIMBAUGH AT CPAC
— newmajority.com — President Obama and Rush Limbaugh do not agree on much, but they share at least one thing:... Both wish to see Rush anointed as the leader of the Republican party. Here’s Rahm Emanuel on Face the Nation (more) LIMBAUGH AT CPAC

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 3/2/2009
Rush Limbaugh Launches Brutal Hit On Michael Steele
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Whoa. Rush Limbaugh's bid to cement his own role as head of the Republican Party just took... a wild new turn, with Limbaugh launching a brutal hit on RNC chair Michael Steele, mocking the GOP for being in a "sad sack" state and suggesting that until ... (more) Rush Limbaugh Launches Brutal Hit On Michael Steele

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thehill.com - 3/2/2009
TheHill.com: White House fires back at Rush Limbaugh
— thehill.com — The Speaker of the House won't mention his name, but the White House has shown a willingness... to invoke the name of radio host Rush Limbaugh whenever challenged. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) won't comment on anything the hero of conservatives has ... (more) TheHill.com: White House fires back at Rush Limbaugh

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TEA PARTY CONSPIRACY THEORY: EPIC FAIL. The Playboy blog item that I debunked earlier has been tak…
Instapundit — TEA PARTY CONSPIRACY THEORY: EPIC FAIL. The Playboy blog item that I debunked earlier has been taken down. So has a TPM Muckraker piece making similar claims. And it turns out that the story wasn’t true. This is no surprise to me, but it’s something of an embarrassment for those who fell for it. It also seems as if they should have apologized for the error, not just taken down the posts. Yet as far as I can tell, neither site has acknowledged the error; they’ve just sent the offending matter down the memory hole. ...

It's not a good week to be Zachary Roth*
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet — ... . But instead of posting a correction and an apology, or doing the usual and trying to rationalize away yet another stupid mistake, Roth simply deleted the post . And got caught doing so by ...

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