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Chicago Sun Times:
Blago hit up Burris for cash — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother solicited U.S. Sen. Roland Burris for up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Blagojevich named Burris to the coveted post — something Burris initially failed to disclose under oath before an Illinois House impeachment panel, records and interviews show.
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Associated Press:
AP Newsbreak: House GOP wants Burris investigated — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois House Republicans say they want U.S. Sen. Roland Burris investigated for perjury. — State Rep. Jim Durkin told The Associated Press he and GOP leader Tom Cross will ask for an outside investigation …
Chicago Tribune:
Burris changes story on Senate seat — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, who repeatedly denied anyone tied to disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich solicited him for cash in exchange for his seat, now acknowledges Blagojevich's brother asked him three times to help with fundraising.
Washington Post:
Obama Scores Early Victory of Historic Proportions — Twenty-four days into his presidency, Barack Obama recorded last night a legislative achievement of the sort that few of his predecessors achieved at any point in their tenure. — In size and scope, there is almost nothing in history …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Public still sky-high on Obama ‘brand’ — With Barack Obama's victory in passing a massive stimulus package marred by days of bad press—as not a single House Republican backed the bill, his Health Czar went down in flames and his second pick for Commerce Secretary walked away …
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Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
The Beltway Games Don't Really Matter — Ben Smith makes some very good points and draws out some great quotes: … Smith, and the pollsters he quotes, are speaking directly to a point I have been driving at for some time: Perhaps more than ever, there is a real divide between …
New York Times:
Stimulus Plan Places New Limits on Wall St. Bonuses — WASHINGTON — A provision buried deep inside the $787 billion economic stimulus bill would impose restrictions on executive bonuses at financial institutions that are much tougher than those proposed 10 days ago by the Treasury Department.
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Ed Henry / CNN:
Obama planning ambitious road ahead — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Fresh off victory on President Obama's signature $787 billion economic recovery plan, several top White House aides say they're planning an ambitious agenda for the rest of February. — The Senate had waited for the return …
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Ronald Brownstein / National Journal Online:
An Eternal Optimist — But Not A Sap — THE COMMON THEME OF OBAMA'S EARLY EFFORTS HAS BEEN THE SOLIDITY OF HIS GOALS, AND THE PLIABILITY OF HIS MEANS FOR ACHIEVING THEM. — After the trials and triumphs of his tumultuous first weeks, President Obama appears increasingly focused on ends, not means.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Resistance in G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — The last time Congressional Republicans were this out of power, they turned to a college professor from Georgia, Newt Gingrich, to lead the opposition, first against President Bill Clinton in a budget battle in 1993 …
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New York Times:
Inquiry on Graft in Iraq Focuses on U.S. Officers — Federal authorities examining the early, chaotic days of the $125 billion American-led effort to rebuild Iraq have significantly broadened their inquiry to include senior American military officers who oversaw the program …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Obama Levitates — But the train goes off the rails. — One of many highlights of the stimulus bill the Democrats just rammed through Congress is $8 billion for high-speed rail. What makes this appropriation special is that there was no money for high-speed rail in the original House legislation.
Jules Crittenden:
F-Bomb Free Or Die! — It's kind of hard to tell from this Portsmouth Herald article. But it sounds like your right to remove signs other people have planted without authority on your property, and to do so without interference from busybodies, and to express yourself when those things have transpired …
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Elizabeth Dinan / Portsmouth Herald:
F-bomb: Threat or free speech? Court to hear 1st amendment debate
F-bomb: Threat or free speech? Court to hear 1st amendment debate
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
U.S. Military Will Offer Path to Citizenship — Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in this country with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months.