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8:50 PM ET, March 14, 2009

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Clay Shirky:
Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable  —  Back in 1993, the Knight-Ridder newspaper chain began investigating piracy of Dave Barry's popular column, which was published by the Miami Herald and syndicated widely.  In the course of tracking down the sources of unlicensed distribution …
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama Sharpens His Reminders That He Inherited Fiscal ‘Mess’ From Bush  —  President Points to ‘Inherited’ Economy  —  In his inaugural address, President Obama proclaimed “an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.”
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE BLAME GAME.... The Washington Post has an odd front-page piece today, rebuking President Obama for reminding audiences that the problems he inherited are, well, problems he inherited. … The problem, if I'm reading the article right, isn't that the president is saying anything untrue.
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Minutiae?  In This White House, Call It News  —  WASHINGTON — It's been another busy few days for the Obama administration, which the news media has faithfully cataloged.  —  The Politico broke the story that the president's aides sang “Happy Birthday” to the assistant press secretary …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Salazar's Wolf Decision Upsets Administration Allies  —  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to stick with a controversial Bush administration move that took gray wolves off the endangered species list in most of the northern Rockies reflects the independent streak that has defined his career.
John / Power Line:
PICASSO INTERPRETS BARACK  —  As channeled by Michael Ramirez; click to enlarge:  —  Whereas some of us less artistic types thought he just has a hard time keeping his story straight!
Edward Cline / Capitalism Magazine:
On The Left-Wing Reaction to John Galt, Ayn Rand, and Tea Parties  —  The nation — indeed, the world — is waking up to the idea that ideas have consequences.  One idea is that sacrificing is not a life-enhancing option and will lead to misery or death.  Another is that the heedless policy …
Discussion: alicublog and Cold Fury
Stacy St. Clair / Chicago Tribune:
Michelle Obama comic book to be released in April  —  Michelle Obama comic book (Bluewater Productions) (March 13, 2009)  —  She's not faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive.  —  Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?  Hardly.
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Scott Johnson / Comicbook.com Blog:   President Barack Obama Punches Osama Bin Laden And Carries Gun In Comic Books
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Without a Pastor of His Own, Obama Turns to Five  —  President Obama has been without a pastor or a home church ever since he cut his ties to the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. in the heat of the presidential campaign.  But he has quietly cultivated a handful of evangelical pastors …
Discussion: TIME.com
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Speaker Pelosi: I am not partisan  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is denying Republican claims that she is partisan, saying she has been open to GOP ideas.  —  In an interview with Charlie Rose on Friday, Pelosi was asked what is the most unfair and misleading impression of her.
Discussion: Sweetness & Light and Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
G-20 Sets Increased Lending as Priority  —  HORSHAM, England — Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies on Saturday said their top priority is to restore bank lending, which will require dealing with impaired assets.  —  In a statement, the G20 …
David Nowak / Associated Press:
Report: Cuba, Venezuela could host Russian bombers  —  MOSCOW - A Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported.  —  The chief of staff of Russia's long range aviation …
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Agence France Presse:   Russia weighs Cuba, Venezuela bases: report
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Pentagon Rethinking Old Doctrine on 2 Wars  —  WASHINGTON — The protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are forcing the Obama administration to rethink what for more than two decades has been a central premise of American strategy: that the nation need only prepare to fight two major wars at a time.
 
 
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Jesse Washington / Los Angeles Times:
NAACP accuses Wells Fargo and HSBC of steering well-qualified blacks …
Robert G. Kaiser / Washington Post:
Are Earmarks Defensible?  —  The Post asked members of Congress …
Discussion: Eunomia and Firedoglake
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
WashPost's David Ignatius makes stuff up
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Young President in a Hurry
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Nick Mathiason / Guardian:
‘Beginning of the end’ for tax havens
Melissa Trujillo / Associated Press:
Ginsburg: Possible court opening soon
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Bench Memos
Mark Preston / CNN:
Republican wants WH candidates to prove citizenship
Discussion: TPMDC
David Barboza / New York Times:
Chinese Grease the Wheels of Power With Luxury Gifts
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Battle brews over Bush library
Discussion: Think Progress and TIME.com
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Britain is fighting a war - and we are too soft on our enemies
 

 
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