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4:40 PM ET, February 13, 2009

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Byron York / www.dcexaminer.com:
Why Gregg Bailed  —  When he took the job, Republicans searched for a diplomatic way to ask: Are you crazy?  —  After 16 years as a Republican senator from New Hampshire, Judd Gregg has a lot of friends among GOP lawmakers, and in the past two weeks, many of them — perhaps most of them …
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CNN:
Gregg to vote against stimulus bill  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Republican Sen. Judd Gregg is putting a final exclamation point on his withdrawal as Barack Obama's designee for Commerce Secretary with a promise to vote against the president's economic stimulus package.  —  Gregg's office confirmed the decision Friday.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
WaPo: Obama administration “peeved and churlish” over Gregg
Discussion: Commentary
William Kristol / PostPartisan:
Why Gregg Withdrew
Fox News:
Sen. Gregg to Vote Against Economic Stimulus Bill
David Stout / New York Times:
Stimulus Bill Passes in the House With No G.O.P. Support  —  WASHINGTON — The House approved a $787 billion economic stimulus package Friday afternoon, with Democrats successfully promoting it as a boost for middle-class Americans and Republicans countering in vain that it will only stimulate wasteful government spending.
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The Politico:
Hardened Obama plans new fights  —  Emboldened by his victory on the stimulus package — but chastened by the pothole-pocked road that got him there —President Barack Obama and his aides are plunging ahead on a large and expensive agenda that virtually assures 2009 will be marked …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
House Passes Stimulus Package-and Oh, By the Way, Bipartisanship is Dead
Discussion: TalkLeft
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Friday Senate Line: Gregg Adds to GOP Pain  —  The withdrawal of Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) as President Obama's commerce secretary nominee on Thursday was initially greeted with relief by Senate Republicans who believed that the incumbent might now stay on and seek reelection in 2010.
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CNN:
Senate Democrats optimistic about 2010, targeting nine states
Discussion: TPMDC
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
SENATE 2010: A THREE-PEAT FOR DEMOCRATS OR COMEBACK FOR THE GOP?
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
Hotline On Call:   Sununu On Sununu  —  I spoke with former New Hampshire …
Greg Miller / Chicago Tribune:
Predator drones flown from base in Pakistan, U.S. lawmaker says  —  Sen. Feinstein's surprise disclosure likely to complicate joint campaign against Taliban militants  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan are flown …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Specter Vote For Stimulus Hurts Him Back Home  —  Senator Arlen Specter is one of only three Republicans to support the economic stimulus bill in Congress, and the latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Pennsylvania shows that his position is costing him support back home.
Gene Warner / Buffalo News:
Prominent Orchard Park man charged with beheading his wife  —  Orchard Park police are investigating a particularly gruesome killing, the beheading of a woman, after her husband — an influential member of the local Muslim community — reported her death to police Thursday.
John B. Judis / The New Republic:
End The Honeymoon  —  Why the left is to blame for the lackluster stimulus and bank bailout.  —  There are many good things to say about the stimulus bill.  But all in all, it wasn't as good as it could be: It's probably too small and too skewed toward tax cuts, and particularly cuts …
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Will the stimulus actually stimulate?  Economists say no  —  WASHINGTON — The compromise economic stimulus plan agreed to by negotiators from the House of Representatives and the Senate is short on incentives to get consumers spending again and long on social goals that won't stimulate economic activity …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Audacity of Audaciousness  —  It takes a certain amount of nerve to have an event at the National Press Club and then ban the press from covering it.  —  It takes another level of chutzpah entirely to admit members of the general public to your event at the National Press Club …
Washington Post:
Nationalize the Banks!  We're all Swedes Now  —  The U.S. banking system is close to being insolvent, and unless we want to become like Japan in the 1990s — or the United States in the 1930s — the only way to save it is nationalization.  —  As free-market economists teaching at a business school …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and The Corner
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
In Japan's Stagnant Decade, Cautionary Tales for America
Discussion: Portfolio and naked capitalism
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
THE WHITE HOUSE BUBBLE  —  From NBC's Chuck Todd  —  Obviously, I'm one of the newbies here in the White House press corps, so maybe I'm unfamiliar with the ways of how this place works.  I have to say, nothing is more frustrating than covering an actual event here at the White House …
Sarah Pulliam / Christianity Today:
Phrase ‘Religious Right’ Misused, Conservatives Say  —  The term “Religious Right” pops up every election cycle, but leaders often identified with the political movement say that while their constituencies remain strong, the catchphrase deserves a proper burial.
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Kyle / Right Wing Watch:
The Religious Right's New Demand: Stop Calling Us the Religious Right
ProPublica:
The Stimulus Plan: A Detailed List of Spending  —  Congress released its compromise of the economic stimulus plan at 11 p.m. Thursday.  Debate began in the House at 9 a.m., with voting set for 1 p.m. Want to know what's in it?  You could read the 1,071-page gorilla they've posted.
CNN:
Dems target right-wing talk radio  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — More and More Democrats in Congress are calling for action that Republicans warn could muzzle right-wing talk radio.  —  Representative Maurice Hinchey, a Democrat from New York is the latest to say he wants to bring back the …
John Byrne / The Raw Story:
Unrest in Tennessee: House GOP chairman joins suit to overturn Obama's presidency  —  Democrats say GOP congressman joining suit is ‘from Mars’  —  A Supreme Court decision apparently isn't enough for Tennessee lawmakers in the House.  —  Despite the fact that the Court rejected an effort …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
If The Right Were Intellectually Honest ...  This Manzi post would be their argument going forward.  Here's why they are not being intellectually honest, and Manzi's post includes the relevant facts.  The GOP has passed what amounts to a spending and tax-cutting and borrowing stimulus package …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Ever-Bolder GOP  —  It seems that Republicans are feeling pretty good about themselves these days: … This reminds me of what Eve Fairbanks wrote back on February 9 when she observed that they are “completely obsessed with winning the media “cycle” and getting the sexiest …
 
 
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
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Sokwanele / This is Zimbabwe:
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Discussion: The Huffington Post
San Francisco Chronicle:
Addicted to fake outrage
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Open Left
Frank Sharry / The Huffington Post:
House Judiciary Committee Calls for Federal Investigation of Sheriff Arpaio's Abuses
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
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City Journal:
The New Book Banning  —  It's hard to believe, but true …
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Connie Hair / Human Events:
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Wall Street Journal:
Consumers Cut Food Spending Sharply
Discussion: Megan McArdle and Calculated Risk
Todd J. Zywicki / Wall Street Journal:
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