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10:00 AM ET, January 11, 2010

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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.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Politics Daily
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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)
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.
ABCNEWS:
‘Game Change’: New Book Reveals 2008 Campaigns' Messy Moments
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.
Discussion: NO QUARTER
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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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Two Ideological Foes Unite to Overturn Proposition 8
Discussion: Firedoglake and Los Angeles Times
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Prop. 8 trial begins today
Discussion: Law Librarian Blog and TalkLeft
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
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Hill
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:   Blago: 'I'm blacker than Barack Obama'
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.”
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
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.
Discussion: Moonbattery and TBogg
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 …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Associated Press:
AP IMPACT: Road projects don't help unemployment
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
In China, fear of a real estate bubble
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Chuck Bennett / New York Post:
Food-nanny Mike declares war on salt in NYers diets
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
As Senator's War Chest Grows, So Does Primary Threat
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Page
The Hill:
Obama, labor leaders to square off over tax on high-cost health plans
Discussion: Commentary
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Book: Obama, Biden clashed in '08
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Landon Thomas Jr / New York Times:
U.S. Bankers Are Fed Up With British Regulations
Discussion: Firedoglake and naked capitalism
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Let's Talk About Faith
Discussion: normblog and TBogg
Uzi Mahnaimi / Times of London:
Israeli general Brigadier-General Uzi Eilam denies Iran is nuclear threat
Discussion: naked capitalism
John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
Let's Take Bureaucracy Out of Intelligence
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Insurance Mandate Feeds GOP Attack
Discussion: Clusterstock
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Boehner chief of staff dies at 46
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and AmSpecBlog
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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