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CNN:
Congressional Black Caucus backs Reid — (CNN) - As first reported Sunday evening by CNN Political Editor Mark Preston, the Congressional Black Caucus has accepted Sen. Harry Reid's apology for remarks he made about President Obama's race and is dismissing calls for him to step down as majority leader.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Reid winning inside game but floundering in NV — Allies plan to spotlight critics' NAACP ratings - Steele flip-flopped from Lott view - GOP plans to turn up heat — Reid feels burned by the authors — BIRTHDAYS: Mark Halperin ... Vaughn Ververs (hat tip: Webteam)
New York Times:
G.O.P. Chairman Pressures Reid on Obama Remarks
G.O.P. Chairman Pressures Reid on Obama Remarks
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Deborah Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Reid Is Under Fire for 2008 Remarks
Reid Is Under Fire for 2008 Remarks
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Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Palin derided by top McCain aide, book — Sarah Palin was an unprepared, uninformed vice presidential candidate who repeatedly made false statements in public, according to a top McCain campaign aide. — In a “60 Minutes” segment based on John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's new book …
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Associated Press:
McCain strategist: Palin thought candidacy was mapped by God — Sarah Palin believed that Sen. John McCain chose her to be his running mate in the 2008 presidential race because of “God's plan,” according to a top political strategist in the Arizona Republican's campaign.
Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com All Content:
Massachusetts Polls: Divergent Results But One Clear Finding — We have two new polls out in Massachusetts on the January 19 special election to fill Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, and their results could not be more different. The new survey conducted Saturday through Wednesday last week …
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Wall Street Journal:
The 60th Senate Vote — The special election in Massachusetts and the Democratic agenda. — Printer — Friendly — When Ted Kennedy died last August, Democrats said they'd honor him by finally passing the national health care he had long campaigned for.
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Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Same-sex marriage set for big day in federal court — LOS ANGELES — After a run of setbacks at the state level, gay rights advocates will take the campaign for same-sex marriage into a federal courtroom on Monday, starting down a treacherous avenue that ends at a U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservatives.
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Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Prop. 8 trial to include unprecedented testimony
Prop. 8 trial to include unprecedented testimony
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Scott Raab / Esquire:
The Notorious Blago — The former Illinois governor has a new dog (Skittles), a new source of income (Elvis impersonations) and — despite an old worry (prison) — a confounding optimism. You have to read this. — From the February 2010 “People Who Matter” issue — on sale this week
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David Rose / Daily Mail:
The mini ice age starts here — The bitter winter afflicting much of the Northern Hemisphere is only the start of a global trend towards cooler weather that is likely to last for 20 or 30 years, say some of the world's most eminent climate scientists. — Their predictions …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Learning From Europe — As health care reform nears the finish line, there is much wailing and rending of garments among conservatives. And I'm not just talking about the tea partiers. Even calmer conservatives have been issuing dire warnings that Obamacare will turn America into a European-style social democracy.
David Catanese / The Politico:
Gov. Hoeven to announce for Senate — North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven is expected to kick-off his candidacy for U.S. Senate Monday evening at a GOP district convention in Bismarck, according to a state Republican familiar with his plans. — Hoeven's announcement will come just six days …
David Boaz / Washington Times:
We miss you, Bubba — President Clinton doesn't seem so bad — Suddenly, I find myself nostalgic for Bill Clinton. It comes as a shock. Back in 1996, I denounced his “breathtaking view of the ability and obligation of government to plan the economy” and his “profoundly anti-individualist ideas.”
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DNC sends senior aide to Boston — Hari Sevugan, the DNC's national press secretary, confirms he's headed to Boston to help with Martha Coakley's effort, a move that underscores how focused the party is on the race. — Sevugan's campaign and party role has been on offense …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Media Notes: A look at Tucker Carlson's political Web site, the Daily Caller — “We need a roundup of the weirdness,” Tucker Carlson shouted, walking past a row of young staffers hunched over laptops on the sort of cheap- looking teak tables that scream start-up venture.
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
No one punished under congressional ethics rules — WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after Congress approved sweeping ethics rules to “drain the swamp,” as incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it, no member of Congress has been punished for wrongdoing. — In that time, allegations …
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