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8:10 AM ET, February 11, 2010

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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Anti-Palin Faux-troversy of the Day: The Black Bracelet  —  I thank Yale Graduate School student Eric Robinson for his service to the country in Iraq and Afghanistan.  —  But Robinson's hit piece on Sarah Palin, Palin's bigger blunder, leads me to believe Robinson has succumbed to the New Haven funny water …
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Eric Robinson / Yale Daily News:
Palin's bigger blunder  —  Last weekend, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate gave the keynote speech at the first National Tea Party Conference.  It was a speech carried by many news channels and one that is still receiving a lot of attention.
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Sarah Palin's Bracelet: I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means **UPDATED  —  Chalk up yet another tick on the board of things that Palin doesn't understand: … As a mother, I am flabbergasted by the symbolism of this on many levels.  I understand wanting to keep something close …
Cgreta / Herobracelets:
Sarah Palin wearing her Deployed HeroBracelet at a recent event.  —  In some recent photo's of Sarah Palin, we noticed she's wearing her Deployed HeroBracelet bearing her son's name, Track Paliin.  Track is serving in the Middle East right now.  —  Back in 2008, we had heard …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin displays her pitch-perfect populism  —  The snows that obliterated Washington in the past week interfered with many scheduled meetings, but they did not prevent the delivery of one important political message: Take Sarah Palin seriously.  —  Her lengthy Saturday night keynote address …
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Washington Post:
Poll finds most Americans are unhappy with government  —  Two-thirds of Americans are “dissatisfied” or downright “angry” about the way the federal government is working, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.  On average, the public estimates that 53 cents of every tax dollar they send to Washington is “wasted.”
Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Protests at Iran anniversary celebrations - LIVE  —  The Iranian opposition movement is planning to hijack official celebrations to mark the 31st anniversary of the revolution, despite threats of a widespread crackdown and restrictions on phone and internet networks.  Follow live updates  —  12.31pm:
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Barcepundit
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran to Suspend Google's Email  —  Iran's telecommunications agency announced what it described as a permanent suspension of Google Inc.'s email services, saying a national email service for Iranian citizens would soon be rolled out.  —  It wasn't clear late Wednesday what effect the order …
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Nazila Fathi / New York Times:
Iran Disrupts Internet Service Ahead of Protests
Discussion: New York Magazine
Paul Krugman:
Clueless  —  I'm with Simon Johnson here: how is it possible, at this late date, for Obama to be this clueless?  —  The lead story on Bloomberg right now contains excerpts from an interview with Business Week which tells us: … Oh.  My.  God.  —  First of all, to my knowledge …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
What Obama Said About Those Bonuses  —  One of the day's big stories …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Joe Biden: ‘Two-state solution’ for D.C.  —  Vice President Joe Biden, who has served under eight presidents, for more than three decades in the U.S. Senate and now with the president, concedes that he has no expectation of achieving the sort of bipartisanship that may have existed long ago.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
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CNN:
Palin's ‘an engaging person,’ Biden says  —  (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he's a fan of Sarah Palin's personality but questions where some of the former Alaska governor's comments “come from.”  —  “I do I like her.  She's an engaging person.
Discussion: The Page
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines:
Pelosi Aide: Health Care Summit a Trick, Strategy on Pro-Abortion Bill Decided  —  Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — President Barack Obama has proposed a bipartisan health care summit for later this month that Republican detractors bill as a publicity stunt designed to generate more support …
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Ezra Klein:
Getting real about bill length
Discussion: Open Congress
ABCNEWS:
Sept. 11: New Photos of Dark Day  —  Newly Released Sept. 11 Pictures Offer New Perspective on Attacks  —  Twelve images newly released by the government of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists' attacks on the World Trade Center provide a fresh look at the tragedy and its impact on New York City.
Bryan Walsh / Time:
Snowstorm: East Coast Blizzard Tied to Climate Change  —  As the blizzard-bound residents of the mid-Atlantic region get ready to dig themselves out of the third major storm of the season, they may stop to wonder two things: Why haven't we bothered to invest in a snow blower, and what happened to climate change?
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BBC:
A Dubai court annuls marriage to ‘bearded lady’  —  An Arabic country's ambassador to Dubai has had his marriage contract annulled after discovering the bride was cross-eyed and had facial hair.  —  The woman had worn an Islamic veil, known as the niqab, on the few occasions the couple had met.
David S. Bernstein / thephoenix.com:
New and improved Romney  —  He's more fiscal, less social.  And he's got millions.  But will GOP voters give a Mitt?  —  Scott Brown's unexpected victory in last month's special US Senate election captured the attention of the country — and particularly of core Republican voters …
Discussion: Talking Politics
Guardian:
MI5 complicit in torture - top judge  —  Legal defeat plunges Security Service into crisis over torture evidence, and it is revealed that judge removed damning verdict after Foreign Office QC's plea  —  • Breakdown of David Miliband's Commons statement  —  • Read the letter that reveals the draft ruling
Discussion: BBC
Kpicket / The washington times Blogs:
Marvel admits to ‘mistake’ in controversial Captain America comic  —  It looks like Marvel Comic's Captain America is throwing his mighty shield at the Tea Party Movement.  Warner Todd Huston wrote on his Publius forum blog that the super-powered soldier who fought the Nazis in WWII goes under-cover …
Haaretz:
Officials: UN Security Council poised to pass Tehran sanctions  —  NEW YORK - Senior United Nations officials told Haaretz that a Security Council resolution tightening the sanctions on Iran has become more likely, and that the resolution is probably going to be approved.
Discussion: Israpundit
Pamela Geller / Big Government:
The U.S. Government: Willfully Blind to the Jihad  —  They knew.  Two years before the Fort Hood jihad massacre, the Army knew of jihadis in its ranks — and did nothing.  —  Investigative reporter Bill Gertz has revealed: “Almost two years before the deadly Fort Hood shooting …
Houston Chronicle:
Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson dead at 76  —  Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, a hard-partying Democrat who played a key role in the United States' covert war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, has died.  He was 76.  —  Wilson was taken to Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin …
Paul Krugman:
Having It Both Ways on Medicare  —  One of the truly amazing things about the health care debate is the way Republicans have managed to pose as defenders of Medicare.  The death panel thing has been absolutely central to their argument.  For example, when I was debating Roger Ailes on This Week …
Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Donklephant, TPMDC and Daily Kos
 
 
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