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12:50 PM ET, January 27, 2010

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Harry Esteve / Oregonian:
Oregon voters pass tax increasing measures by big margin … Oregon voters bucked decades of anti-tax and anti-Salem sentiment Tuesday, raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to prevent further erosion of public schools and other state services.  —  The tax measures passed easily …
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Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Voters in Oregon OK tax hikes for some
Discussion: msnbc.com and Neptunus Lex
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Progressive Populism Works
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:   DOES OREGON COUNT AS A ‘MESSAGE,’ TOO?.... It's understandable …
William Yardley / New York Times:
Oregon Voters Approve Tax Increase
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
House to Senate: We're Ready On Health Care If You Are  —  Leading Democrats in the House still insist that “all options are on the table” to move ahead on health care.  But for the first time since last Tuesday's special election in Massachusetts, it's clear that they're coalescing around …
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The Politico:
Top Dems at war - with each other  —  President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will be all smiles as the president arrives at the Capitol for his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, but the happy faces can't hide relationships that are fraying and fraught.
New York Times:
Democrats Put Lower Priority on Health Bill  —  WASHINGTON — With no clear path forward on major health care legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress effectively slammed the brakes on President Obama's top domestic priority on Tuesday, saying they no longer felt pressure to move quickly …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
House Progressives Willing to Back Modified Senate Bill …
Discussion: The New Republic and TPMDC
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David Hammer / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
ACORN ‘gotcha’ man arrested in attempt to tamper with Mary Landrieu's office phones
Associated Press:
4 men accused of phone plot had conservative ties
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Bringing Sexy Back  —  He's The One, all right.  —  The handsome, athletic pol with the comely wife and two lovely daughters who precipitously rose from the State Legislature to pull us all together.  —  The fresh face and disarming underdog America's been waiting for …
Washington Wire:
Book Report: ‘The Politician’ By Andrew Young  —  If Washington Wire readers are interested in reading Andrew Young's forthcoming tell-all on his decade behind the scenes with John Edwards, the story heats up on page 154 when Young begins to recount how the 2008 presidential hopeful …
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NY Daily News:
John Edwards exposed as cheating lowlife, serial liar in book …
Discussion: Gawker
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
U.S. military teams, intelligence deeply involved in aiding Yemen on strikes  —  U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops who in the past six weeks have killed scores of people, among them six of 15 top leaders …
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Emptywheel:
The List of US Citizens Targeted for Killing (or Capture)
Discussion: Laura Rozen's Blog
Ezra Klein:
Waiting for Barack  —  Every Hill office I've spoken to in the past week has had the same complaint.  “Where,” they ask, “is the White House?”  —  There's been no clear message on the way forward for health-care reform.  No clear articulation of preferences.  No public leadership to speak of.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and TalkLeft
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
In Speech, Obama to Admit Missteps in First Year  —  WASHINGTON — For all the questions circulating in Democratic quarters as President Obama tries to weather the worst storm of his administration, perhaps none is as succinct as this: Are the missteps at the White House rooted in message or substance?
Kathleen Gilbert / LifeSiteNews.com:
Interview with Sen. Nelson - Complete Text  —  January 26, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - This following is the complete text of LifeSiteNews.com's interview with Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson on Wed., Jan. 20, 2010:  —  LSN: What is the message that you want pro-lifers to know?  How do you feel now about the vote?
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Igor / Wonk Room:
Ben Nelson Planned To Filibuster Conference Report, Admits Current …
Jennifer Fermino / New York Post:
‘Obama Girl’ now falling out of love  —  First, Massachusetts turned on the president.  —  Now, the bikini-clad “Obama Girl” — who fa mously cooed about her “crush” throughout the presidential campaign on YouTube videos — admits the thrill is gone.  —  Amber Lee Ettinger …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Adults Only, Please  —  Maybe it's just me, but I've found the last few weeks in American politics particularly unnerving.  Our economy is still very fragile, yet you would never know that by the way the political class is acting.  We're like a patient that just got out of intensive care …
Rich Lowry / The Corner on National Review Online:
Teleprompter Shot of the Day — By: Rich Lowry  —  Here's Obama dropping in for a chat with his middle-class task force.  And people made fun of Reagan because of his notecards!
Dan Harrie / Salt Lake Tribune:
Salt Lake County GOP cancels keynote address after New Orleans arrest  —  Plan B » Party's big annual fundraiser will find new featured speaker instead of O'Keefe.  —  Salt Lake County Republicans are scrambling to line up a new keynote fundraising speaker after the arrest Tuesday …
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
McDonnell will give State of the Union response from Virginia House  —  When the national spotlight turns to Gov. Bob McDonnell tonight as he delivers the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, he'll be surrounded by 300 people in the chamber of the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Tony Lee / The Atlantic Politics Channel:   What Bob McDonnell Might Say Tonight
Chris Brennan / Philly.com:
Poll: Toomey over Specter by 14 points  —  Democrats found to lack enthusiasm  —  Former U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey has opened up a 14-point lead among likely voters in his bid to deny U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter a sixth term, according to the latest Daily News/Franklin & Marshall Poll.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Specter Feels Squeeze From New Friends and Old
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Stephen Koff / Plain Dealer:
'I'm Ellie Light,' California man says: Obama letter writer talks … WASHINGTON — Ellie Light, the ubiquitous letter writer whose name appeared in newspapers nationwide praising President Barack Obama, appears to really be a male health care worker from California.
Mara Liasson / NPR:
NPR Poll Shows Vulnerability Of Obama, Democrats … text sizeAAA  —  Wednesday night's State of the Union speech is an opportunity for President Obama to reconnect to voters who are frustrated about the state of the economy and the progress he's been making toward fulfilling his campaign promises.
Quinnipiac University:
Republican Leads In Florida Governor's Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Say Yes To Oil Drilling, No To Haitians  —  Florida voters support State Attorney General Bill McCollum's promise to challenge the constitutionality of any federal health care bill that forces people …
John Koblin / New York Observer:
After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday's Web Site  —  In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall.  The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall …
 
 
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Top GOP senators demand Holder testify on Christmas bomber
Discussion: The Politico
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Nomination Follies  —  The first session of the 83rd Congress …
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Democrats fall as fast as Nixon Republicans in 1974
Discussion: Commentary and RedState
The Huffington Post:
J.D. Hayworth A Birther?  McCain Challenger Calls For Obama's Birth Certificate
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Why The Heart And The Kidneys?  —  Joe Carter remains sure …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
New York Times:
Advocates of Climate Bill Scale Down Their Goals
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Grist
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
White House: ‘Presidents make mistakes’
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
First on the Ticker: Wilson to deliver State of the Union Facebook response
Discussion: Mediaite
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats woo Snowe, Collins in hope of saving health reform legislation
Orlando Sentinel:
Obama aims to ax moon mission
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and The Strata-Sphere
Bloomberg:
Roubini Never More Pessimistic on Euro Area, Calls Spain a Risk
Reason:
The Forfeiture Racket  —  Police and prosecutors won't give up their license to steal.
Discussion: The Impolitic
 

 
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