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Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Steele: Harry Reid should step down from leadership role for ‘Negro’ remark — The chairman of the Republican National Committee called Sunday for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to step down as Majority Leader in the wake of revelations that he used the term “Negro” when discussing President Barack Obama's 2008 candidacy.
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
GOP: Lott-Reid double standard — Top Republicans called for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to step aside Sunday — and accused the Democrats and the media of holding the GOP to a double standard on matters of race. — In an interview with POLITICO, National Republican Senatorial …
Fox News:
Steele Calls on Reid to Resign as Senate Leader After Obama ‘Negro’ Comment — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Sunday called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to resign for describing Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as “light-skinned” with “no Negro dialect” unless he wants to have one.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Majority Leader Reid apologizes to Obama for 2008 remarks
Majority Leader Reid apologizes to Obama for 2008 remarks
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Captain Obvious Learns the Limits of Cool — Our president came down from the mountaintop. — He had applied the freshness of his independent thought to the critical matters at hand. He had convened his seminar, reviewed the reviews, analyzed the intelligence every which way …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Feinstein: Halt Gitmo prisoner transfers to countries with al-Qaeda presence — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) suggested Sunday that the Obama administration should consider not repatriating any suspected terrorists to counties where al-Qaeda has a known presence.
Boston Globe:
Senate poll: Coakley up 15 points — AG viewed as stronger on most issues, Globe survey finds, but Brown has gained traction, too — Democrat Martha Coakley, buoyed by her durable statewide popularity, enjoys a solid, 15-percentage-point lead over Republican rival Scott Brown as the race …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
All About the Screen — Special elections are notoriously hard …
All About the Screen — Special elections are notoriously hard …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Brown HQ Report #2
Brown HQ Report #2
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Other Plot to Wreck America — THERE may not be a person in America without a strong opinion about what coulda, shoulda been done to prevent the underwear bomber from boarding that Christmas flight to Detroit. In the years since 9/11, we've all become counterterrorists.
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Associated Press:
White House Economic Adviser: Jobs Picture is ‘Still Terrible’ — Council of Economic Advisers chief Christina Romer said it's devastating that some workers have been unemployed for two years and that job losses were continuing nearly a year after passage of the so-called stimulus bill.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Adviser: Obama subdued, disappointed by latest jobs report — After celebrating last month over an uptick in employment, President Barack Obama received the December jobs report, which showed a loss of 85,000 jobs, with subdued disappointment. — Christina Romer, chairman of the White House Council …
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
‘Jihad’ jitters at Met — Mohammed art gone — Is the Met afraid of Mohammed? — The Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly pulled images of the Prophet Mohammed from its Islamic collection and may not include them in a renovated exhibition area slated to open in 2011, The Post has learned.
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Boehner chief of staff dies at 46 — Paula Nowakowski, the longtime chief of staff to House Republican Leader John Boehner, died suddenly Saturday night, according to the leader's office. She was 46. — “It is with profound sadness and shock that I announce the passing of Paula Nowakowski …
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Liz Cheney Airs Hypocritical Attack Ad On Obama For Waiting ‘100 Hours’ To Respond To Terror Plot — In their eagerness to place blame on President Obama for the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack, Republicans have argued that the president waited too long to talk publicly about the matter.
Yitzhak Benhorin / Ynetnews:
US official: Mitchell didn't threaten Israel — Following Mideast envoy's remark in television interview that United States maintains right to delay loan guarantees to Israel, senior American official clarifies to Ynet, ‘It was not a threat and not an implied threat’ — WASHINGTON - Attempt to soften message?