Middle Class Political Economist: Unemployment hits new highs in Spain and France.
Matt Taibbi: Introducing LIBOR’s twin brother, ICAP.
MN Progressive Project: Scandal-plagued Michele Bachmann may restart the House Tea Party Caucus.
Hinterland Gazette: Alan Keyes warns U.S. government is preparing military action against Christian denominations.
Balloon Juice: For once, Barbara Bush says what we’re all thinking.
Speaking of which, your quote of the day: “But why should we hear about body bags, and deaths, and how many, what day it's gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it's, it's not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that. And watch him suffer.” (Barbara Bush, asked if she watched TV coverage of her son’s looming invasion of Iraq, March 18, 2003)
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