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March 05, 2012 | | FALLOUT Businesses continue to flee from Rush Limbaugh after he made his “slut” comment last week, even though he said today that his apology to law student and birth-control advocate Sandra Fluke was sincere. A big advertiser, AOL decided today to pull all commercials on The Rush Limbaugh Show. “At AOL one of our core values is that we act with integrity … Mr. Limbaugh’s comments are not in line with our values,” AOL posted on its Facebook page Monday. The post attracted more than 1,100 “likes” in the first three hours. Many Daily Beast writers are weighing in, including Michael Medved, who said that Limbaugh had to apologize to save the conservatives’ most effective line of attack against Obamacare. STATE VISIT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was greeted at the White House on Monday morning before a highly anticipated meeting with President Obama. Holding a press conference in the Oval Office, both leaders detailed what they hoped to accomplish during their talks. President Obama stressed that “the bond between our two countries is unbreakable” and that the U.S. “will always have Israel’s back when it comes to Israel’s security.” He went on to say Iran would be “a large topic of conversation” and reiterated much of what he said Sunday when addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee—that he hopes “crippling sanctions” will prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Netanyahu echoed the president’s sentiments, emphasizing that “Israel and America stand tether. “ Unappealing As the primary election process drags on, Republican candidates look less and less appealing. A new study finds that the contest has left only one in 10 adults with a more favorable view of the Republican party, and 70 percent of those questioned could only come up with negative words to describe the primary race. "Unenthusiastic," "painful," "lesser of two evils," and "depressed" were among the words or phrases participants used. The poll specifically suggested that negative campaigning is responsible for creating a poor image of the candidates. CRISIS Some 2,000 Syrians have crossed the border to Lebanon in the last two days. One of the last to leave Homs, the rebel city under siege, tells Katie Paul about the final days there. Unrest Thousands are rallying in Moscow to accuse Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin of stealing Sunday's election, chanting "Shame!" A day after he choked up celebrating his highly-contested victory, Putin ordered 12,000 police to surround the city and brace for the protests. Dozens have been arrested as the opposition demanded a new election. Russian state TV also claimed that a man was arrested for allegedly planning to set off bombs at Monday and Tuesday rallies. Russia’s election commission says Putin won more than 63 percent of the vote, with his closest rival getting just more than 17 percent. But Golos, an independent election watchdog, said the polls could not be considered fair, and there have been numerous reports of people casting multiple ballots. Second-place finisher Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party, who has previously been loyal to Putin, called the elections "unfair and unworthy." Putin has asked Vladimir Churov, the elections chief known as “The Magician,” to conduct an investigation. | | 
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