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1:40 PM ET, January 29, 2010

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James O'Keefe / Big Government:
Statement from James O'Keefe  —  The government has now confirmed what has always been clear: No one tried to wiretap or bug Senator Landrieu's office.  Nor did we try to cut or shut down her phone lines.  Reports to this effect over the past 48 hours are inaccurate and false.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2009 (ADVANCE ESTIMATE)  —  Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, (that is …
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew at Fastest Pace in 6 Years Last Quarter  —  The United States economy grew at its fastest pace in over six years at the end of 2009, but a sluggish job market is still souring economists on the sustainability of the recovery.  —  Gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate …
Megan McArdle:
Dude, Where's My Job?
Christina Romer / White House.gov Blog Feed:
On the Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2009
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Scott Roeder convicted of murdering abortion doctor George Tiller  —  A jury in Wichita deliberates for just over a half-hour before finding Roeder guilty.  He had admitted that he shot Tiller, who performed late-term abortions, at a church in May.  —  Reporting from Wichita, Kan. …
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Judy L. Thomas / Kansas City Star:
Roeder found guilty of murdering abortion doctor  — After 37 minutes of deliberation, a jury today found Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller.  —  Jurors also convicted Roeder of two counts of aggravated assault …
CNN:
Anti-abortion activist guilty of murder  —  (CNN) — A Kansas jury deliberated just 40 minutes before convicting an anti-abortion activist of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an abortion provider.  —  The jury found Scott Roeder, 51, guilty of gunning down Dr. George Tiller …
msnbc.com:
Abortion doc's killer found guilty of murder  —  Shooter convicted of first-degree culpability in death of Kansas physician  —  Scott Roeder, found guilty of murdering prominent Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, testifies at his trial on Thursday.
Washington Post:
After Obama speech, Democrats confused about path ahead  —  A day after President Obama called on them to renew efforts to pass his ambitious agenda, congressional Democrats remained in disarray Thursday about how to move forward, with at least some pointing at the White House as the cause …
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Ezra Klein:
Rahm Emanuel makes me very pessimistic about health-care reform  —  According to the New York Times, the “White House on Thursday signaled the outlines of its strategy for breaking the partisan logjam holding up President Obama's agenda.”  And that outline is the most depressing thing I've read on the chances for health-care reform.
New York Times:
Health Bill Stalled, Obama Juggles an Altered Agenda  —  WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday signaled the outlines of its strategy for breaking the partisan logjam holding up President Obama's agenda, saying Democrats would move quickly to underline their commitment to fixing …
NY Daily News:
White House orders Justice Department to look for other places to hold 9/11 terror trial  —  White House officials have told the Justice Department to consider other venues for the 9/11 terror trial that was to be held in lower Manhattan, the Daily News has learned.
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New York Times:
Administration Considers Moving Site of 9/11 Trial  —  WASHINGTON — Facing mounting pressure from New York politicians concerned about costs and security, the Obama administration on Thursday began considering moving the trial of the chief organizer of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks out of Manhattan, administration officials said.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:   Newburgh mayor wants terror trials
WISH-TV:
Congressman Buyer won't seek reelection  —  24-Hour News 8 has learned Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer (R-4th District) will announce he will not seek reelection during a news conference Friday.  —  Buyer is perhaps best known for his 1998 role as a prosecutor in President Clinton's impeachment hearings.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Steve Buyer to retire in Indiana
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Aljazeera:
Bin Laden deplores climate change  —  Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, has condemned the US and other industrial economies, holding them responsible for the phenomenon of climate change.  —  In an audio tape obtained by Al Jazeera, bin Laden criticised George Bush, the former US president …
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Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Bin Laden blasts US for climate change  —  Buzz up!  —  CAIRO - Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has called for the world to boycott American goods and the U.S. dollar, blaming the United States and other industrialized countries for global warming, according to a new audiotape released Friday.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Brown on Romney: 'He's changed'  —  One Washington habit Scott Brown doesn't seem to be adopting is message control.  —  Some highlights from his wide-ranging interview,with the Globe, in which he seems to stake quite a bit on his and others' personal qualities, include a description …
Discussion: GOP 12
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John Tlumacki / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown interview transcript
Discussion: The Page
Fox News:
Palin to Obama: Stop the Fingerpointing  —  This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” January 28, 2010.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin right here, right now!  She joins us from Wasilla, Alaska.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
March of the Peacocks  —  Last week, the Center for American Progress, a think tank with close ties to the Obama administration, published an acerbic essay about the difference between true deficit hawks and showy “deficit peacocks.”  You can identify deficit peacocks, readers were told …
Timothy Jost / The New Republic:
You Call This a Better Idea?  —  Timothy Jost is a professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law.  He posts regularly on the Politico health reform arena and on Georgetown University's Legal Issues in Health Reform blog.  —  Although President Obama's primary health reform message …
Discussion: Progressive Fix and Newsweek Blogs
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Uwe E. Reinhardt / Economix:
No Such Thing as ‘Simple’ Health Reform
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans seem to have one answer for Democrats: No  —  In his State of the Union address Wednesday night, President Obama asked lawmakers to “work through our differences, to overcome the numbing weight of our politics.”  —  On Thursday, Republicans sent their answer.
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Karina Grazina / Reuters:
Pork better for sex than Viagra?  —  Buzz up!  —  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork.  —  “I've just been told something I didn't know …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Has Obama become bored with being president?  —  This is about the time Barack Obama becomes bored with his job.  —  He's in his second year as president, and he's discovered that even with all the powers of office, he can't do everything he wants to do, like remake America.  Doing stuff is hard.
Discussion: Moe Lane
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The handling of the Christmas Day bombing suspect: the scandal grows  —  The real scandal surrounding the failed Christmas Day airline bombing was not the fact that a terrorist got on a plane — that can happen to any administration, as it surely did to the Bush administration …
The Politico:
OBAMA TO SKIP ALFALFA DINNER  —  President Obama will not attend the Alfalfa Club dinner on Saturday night, two White House aides tell POLITICO.  —  Administration officials have not said why the president is not attending.  —  Last year, Obama did make an appearance at the dinner.
Discussion: Politics Daily
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
What Killed Obama's Approval Numbers?  —  If we look back at the trajectory of Barack Obama's approval ratings, which began at about 65 at the time of his inauguration and have fallen to about 48 now, there were two periods that account for most of the decline.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Stewart rips Matthews on “forgot Obama was black” moment  —  Jon Stewart calls Chris Matthews “a Scotch away from becoming Ron Burgundy,” and that's not the best line in this clip from Mediaite, where Stewart and Wyatt Cenac tear into Chris Matthews and his “big thinking” on race after the State of the Union speech.
 
 
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama: ‘Washington so Washington-like’
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Joe Biden / Wall Street Journal:
The President's Nuclear Vision
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: North Carolina Senate
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Bloomberg:
Paulson Says Russia Urged China to Dump Fannie, Freddie Bonds
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Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Dumbest. Bill. Ever.
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Obama Girl Tells Hannity 'At Least I Wasn't The Edwards Girl'
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Tony Romm / The Hill:
Durbin: Democrats would be ‘on trial for treason’ if they adopted GOP's tactics
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Democrats cry injustice
SusanAnne Hiller / Big Government:
Why Is Senator Kirk Still Voting on Legislation?
Limit Corp. Ownership / Media Matters for America:
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