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Brian A. Howey / howeypolitics.com:
Former Sen. Coats to Challenge Sen. Bayh — INDIANAPOLIS - Informed and reliable sources are telling Howey Politics Indiana that former U.S. Sen. Dan Coats will announce Wednesday he will challenge U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh. — The source, former aide Curt Smith of the Indiana Family Institute …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Is the Senate majority now in play? — The victories in Illinois by Rep. Mark Kirk (R) and state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) coupled with former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats' (R) decision to challenge Evan Bayh (D) in the fall is likely to stir chatter about the possibility that Republicans …
Chicago Sun Times:
Giannoulias declares victory in Democratic Senate race
Giannoulias declares victory in Democratic Senate race
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New York Times:
Official Says Terrorism Suspect Is Cooperating — WASHINGTON — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a jetliner bound for Detroit on Dec. 25, started talking to investigators after two of his family members arrived in the United States and helped earn his cooperation …
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Senators Warned of Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July — WASHINGTON — The threat of a crippling attack on computer and telecommunications networks is growing, America's top intelligence official told lawmakers on Tuesday, as an increasingly sophisticated group of enemies has “severely threatened” …
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Christmas Day bomb suspect Abdulmutallab providing intelligence, sources say
Christmas Day bomb suspect Abdulmutallab providing intelligence, sources say
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Obama Administration Secured Help of Abdulmuttalab's Family …
Obama Administration Secured Help of Abdulmuttalab's Family …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama responds to Reid about Las Vegas remarks — President Barack Obama on Tuesday responded to criticism from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) regarding comments he made that Reid deemed derisive of Las Vegas. — In a letter to addressed “Dear Harry,” Obama said he …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP finds loophole in reconciliation ploy — As it turns out, Senate Democrats may not be able to force healthcare legislation through the chamber on a simple majority vote. — Republicans say they have found a loophole in the budget reconciliation process that could allow them to offer an indefinite number of amendments.
Sarah Palin / USA Today:
Why I'm speaking at Tea Party convention — Later this week I'll head to Nashville, where I'll have the honor of speaking with members of the Tea Party movement. I look forward to meeting many Americans who share a commitment to limited government, common sense and personal responsibility.
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Felix Gillette / New York Observer:
D-Day at CBS News — On the evening of Monday, Feb. 1, Katie Couric, anchor of the CBS Evening News, was wearing red. For the next half-hour, she tore through the headlines. There were allegations of bigotry among the federal air marshals in the U.S., an American church group accused …
Sunny Hundal / Guardian:
Our licence fees pay for climate denial — The BBC spouts rightwing bias while ignoring environmental science. So why not give other conspiracies a platform too? — After watching last night's Newsnight, I can only come to one conclusion: the BBC has become this country's …
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George Monbiot / Guardian:
Climate change email scandal shames the university and requires resignations |
Climate change email scandal shames the university and requires resignations |
New York Times:
Obama Acts to Engage G.O.P., Testing Party's Intentions — WASHINGTON — Emboldened by the response to President Obama's face-off with House Republicans last week, the White House is intensifying its push to engage Congressional Republicans in policy negotiations as a way to share the burden …
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Newsdesk / Clout St:
Quinn says primary over; votes still being counted this morning — UPDATED at 9:26 a.m. by Monique Garcia — Gov. Pat Quinn this morning called on Democrats to get behind his campaign for governor, but stopped short of calling on rival state Comptroller Dan Hynes to give up while votes …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Conservative Blogger Faces Criticism Over Protege … text sizeAAA — The conservative online news entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart is, for the moment, doing little to dispel stereotypes about bloggers. During a recent visit to his home on the west side of Los Angeles, Breitbart, 41, is working from his own basement.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Warning sign in Illinois — I think last night's Illinois primary results indicate some difficulties ahead in the state for Democrats that have nothing to do with who the winners and losers were. — Based on the current numbers 885,268 voters were cast in the Democratic primary for Senate compared to 736,137 on the Republican side.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Countdown begins for end of Keith Olbermann's ‘Countdown’? — Remember Keith Olbermann? — He was the one-time must-see anti-Bush ranter who helped rescue MSNBC (yes, it's still on at night) from even worse oblivion years ago. — Well, quietly last month while no one was looking …
Mark Steyn / The Corner on National Review Online:
Traitors to the Cause — By: Mark Steyn — Twenty-four hours ago, I wrote here that the Warmergate scandal is also a media scandal. Chris Wood, of something called “the Canadian Journalism Project,” agrees: … But, in his case, the journalistic scandal is that I and a tiny proportion …
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away — In 2006, Benjamin Koellmann bought a condominium in Miami Beach. By his calculation, it will be about the year 2025 before he can sell his modest home for what he paid. Or maybe 2040. — “People like me are beginning to feel like suckers,” Mr. Koellmann said.
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Rush Limbaugh: 'I love the women's movement — especially when walking behind it.' — Last week, hate radio host Rush Limbaugh judged the Miss America pageant. Today he went on Fox and Friends and spoke to host — and former Miss America winner — Gretchen Carlson to respond to the criticism he has been receiving.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Left-right want Obama ‘question time’ — A politically diverse group of bloggers, commentators, techies and politicos on Wednesday will launch an online campaign, Demand Question Time, urging President Barack Obama and GOP congressional leaders to hold regular, televised conversations …
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Mackubin Thomas Owens / Wall Street Journal:
The Case Against Gays in the Military — Open homosexuality would threaten unit cohesion and military effectiveness. — As expected, President Obama pledged during his State of the Union address to “work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans …
Darren Samuelsohn / New York Times:
Obama Says Senate May Drop Cap and Trade, Pass Energy-Only Bill — President Obama acknowledged yesterday that the Senate may pass an energy bill this year without the cap-and-trade component he has long put at the center of his environmental agenda. — Speaking at a town hall meeting in Nashua …
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
AIG plans to pay $100 million in another round of bonuses — American International Group plans Wednesday to pay another round of employee bonuses, worth about $100 million, said several people familiar with the matter, a year after similar payments at the bailed-out insurance giant infuriated many Americans and inflamed Washington.
DeeDee Correll / Los Angeles Times:
Cross found at Air Force Academy's Wicca center — The opening of the worship area at the Colorado Springs academy had been hailed as a step for religious tolerance. — Reporting from Denver - The Air Force Academy, stung several years ago by accusations of Christian bias …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Interpreting Ford, with extra quotation marks — Harold Ford is getting no end of heat for having said in 2006, as in the Gillibrand campaign video above, that he's “not pro-choice.” — But I think he's got a point when he tries to explain — with the same success that greeted Bill Clinton's efforts …