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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” …
CBS News:
CIA Chief: Al Qaeda Poised to Attack U.S. — Terrorist Network Wants to Carry Out New Attacks in the Next Three to Six Months, Leon Panetta Says — (CBS/AP) Al Qaeda can be expected to attempt an attack on the United States in the next three to six months, senior U.S. intelligence officials told Congress Tuesday.
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Quinn declares victory but Hynes won't concede in Democratic governor's race — Posted by Rick Pearson, David Heinzmann, Monique Garcia, Michelle Manchir and Jared Hopkins at 6:53 p.m.; last updated at 12:35 a.m. — The races for governor went down to the wire tonight with razor-thin margins separating …
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Newsdesk / Clout St:
Illinois primary election continues with vote counting, possible recounts — Turns out Illinois' fast-moving primary isn't over yet. — While Chicago Ald. Toni Preckwinkle won decisively over Cook County Board President Todd Stroger Tuesday night, things were much tighter in both races for governor.
Newsdesk / Clout St:
Little-known pawn broker could be Democratic lieutenant governor nominee
Little-known pawn broker could be Democratic lieutenant governor nominee
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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.
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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama takes another dig at Las Vegas — President Barack Obama on Tuesday took another dig at Las Vegas at his New Hampshire town hall Tuesday after similar remarks got him into hot water last year. — Obama said that people should now “blow a bunch of cash in Vegas” during a tough recession.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Reid: Senate can't pass reconciliation first, decision hopefully by next week
Reid: Senate can't pass reconciliation first, decision hopefully by next week
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Chicago Sun Times:
Giannoulias declares victory in Democratic Senate race — Says Kirk's days in Washington are over — State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias beat back a strong challenge from former City Inspector General David Hoffman for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Illinois — the former seat of President Obama.
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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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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.
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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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 …
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.
Christina Bellantoni / TPM LiveWire:
White House Gets Reuters To Pull Budget Story — Obama administration aides appealed to the Reuters White House reporting team to kill a story by another reporter of the news service that suggested the president's new budget blueprint included “backdoor” tax hikes.
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Gillian Reagan / The Wire:
Reuters Withdraws ‘Backdoor Taxes To Hit Middle Class’ Story Linked By Drudge Report
Reuters Withdraws ‘Backdoor Taxes To Hit Middle Class’ Story Linked By Drudge Report
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.
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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 …
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: The Jenny Sanford Interview — S.C. First Lady Tells Barbara Walters: ‘I Thought He Loved Me in His Own Way, Which Is Not a Warm, Bubbly Way’ — South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford recalls how she made the “leap of faith” to marry husband Gov. Mark Sanford even though …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
McCain appears to shift on 'don't ask, don't tell' — Three years ago, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was pretty clear about his stand on the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy. — A former war hero, McCain said he would support ending the ban once the military's top brass told him that they agreed with the change.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Stumping for Jobs Plan, Obama Pushes Health Bill — NASHUA, N.H. — President Obama hit the road again Tuesday to promote the new job-creation program he described as his No. 1 priority, but he refused to abandon his embattled health care legislation, vowing to “punch it through” resistance in Congress.
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John Koblin / New York Observer:
Listening in on the Harper's Meltdown — “Come to me!” proclaimed John R. MacArthur—better known as Rick—the longtime publisher of Harper's magazine in a staffwide meeting, which took place two days after he fired Roger Hodge, the magazine's editor. — Mr. MacArthur was telling his staff …
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Senate Race in New York Is a Tug of War Over Donors — Moments after arriving at an Upper West Side duplex for a gathering of Democrats two weeks ago, Orin Kramer, a hedge-fund manager, was surrounded by angry supporters of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand. One by one, they demanded …
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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Dodd Calls Obama Plan Too Grand — WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee warned on Tuesday that the Obama administration's new proposals to rein in Wall Street firms ran the risk of derailing months of delicate negotiations over overhauling financial regulations.
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 …