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1:00 PM ET, February 12, 2010

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The Politico:
Reid's about-face stuns Dems, W.H.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid led colleagues and the White House to believe he supported a bipartisan jobs bill — only to scuttle the plan as soon as it was released Thursday over concerns it could be used to batter Democratic incumbents, according to Senate sources.
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The Politico:
Family feud: Pelosi at odds with Obama  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's increasingly public disagreements with President Barack Obama are a reflection of something deeper: the seething resentment some Democrats feel over what they see as cavalier treatment from a wounded White House.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
So Much For That!  Bipartisan Jobs Agreement Falls Apart Almost Instantly  —  Bipartisan agreement on jobs lasted all of a few hours.  This afternoon, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus announced he'd reached accord with ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
New York Times:
Deal on Jobs Shows Limits of Push for Bipartisanship
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama in nominee showdown  —  The Senate confirmed a huge group of administration nominees on Thursday, following a tense exchange between President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).  —  At a White House meeting with bipartisan congressional leaders on Tuesday …
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Ezra Klein:
A deal on nominations that even a Republican could love  —  The administration scored a big victory last night, or at least it thinks it did.  After President Obama finally threatened to make recess appointments if Senate Republicans didn't let some of its nominees through the confirmation process …
Discussion: TalkLeft and TPMDC
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:   27 Nominees Confirmed  —  Barack Obama apparently went …
Ed O'Keefe / Federal Eye:
Senate confirms 27 nominees after Obama threatens recess appointments
The Politico:
Why the MSM loves Palin  —  Fox News has been making a serious charge about mainstream political reporters: They hate Sarah Palin.  —  This is not just wrong, it's absurd.  The reality is exactly the opposite: We love Palin.  —  And if Palin does not exactly love us …
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Jamison Foser / Media Matters for America:
Politico : We're part of the Palin problem ...  ... and we're going to continue to be part of the problem.  —  Politico's Jim VandeHei and Jonathan Martin write that the media cover Sarah Palin too much, and take her too seriously as an important political figure:
Discussion: American Power
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
House GOP document: We won showdown with President Obama
The Politico:
Patrick Kennedy to retire  —  Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy, the son of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, will announce on Friday that he is retiring, according to Democratic insiders.  —  Kennedy, 42, was first elected to the House in 1994.  His departure will leave Congress without …
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Washington Post:
3 House retirements spur debate on whether Republicans are losing momentum  —  A trio of House Republican retirement announcements over the past 10 days have sparked a debate between the leaders of the two major parties over whether the GOP is losing momentum in its quest to score major gains at the ballot box this fall.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
House retirements pile up  —  A quartet of House members — Reps. Vern Ehlers (Mich.) and Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.) for Republicans, Reps. Diane Watson (Calif.) and Patrick Kennedy (R.I.) for Democrats — announced their retirements this week, bringing the total number of those not seeking re-election in 2010 to 32.
Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Rep. Kennedy to bow out, spelling end to family era
New York Times:
Poll Finds Edge for Obama Over G.O.P. Among the Public  —  WASHINGTON — At a time of deepening political disaffection and intensified distress about the economy, President Obama enjoys an edge over Republicans in the battle for public support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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People-Press.org:
Midterm Election Challenges for Both Parties  —  Obama's Ratings Are Flat, Wall Street's Are Abysmal  —  Nine months ahead of the midterm elections, voters have conflicted attitudes about both political parties.  Opinions of the Republican Party have improved significantly …
Discussion: Washington Wire
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Anti-incumbent heat: 2006, 1994 deja vu
Discussion: D.C. Now
Washington Post:
Obama will help select location of Khalid Sheik Mohammed terrorism trial  —  President Obama is planning to insert himself into the debate about where to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, three administration officials said Thursday, signaling a recognition …
CBS News:
Support for Gays in the Military Depends on the Question  —  Posted by Kevin Hechtkopf A new CBS News/ New York Times poll finds that the wording of the question is key when it comes to determining whether Americans support allowing gays to serve in the military.
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Economist:
Scenes from a counter-revolution  —  The growing power of the tea-party movement will make it hard for Republican politicians to compromise with the president … MAKING a virtue of a necessity, Barack Obama has talked endlessly in recent weeks about the wonders of bipartisanship.
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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
‘Warning: Tea Party In Danger’: Leader Slams Palin As 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing'
Dontknowitall / CBS News:
Poll: Who Are the Tea Partiers?
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republicans and Medicare  —  “Don't cut Medicare.  The reform bills passed by the House and Senate cut Medicare by approximately $500 billion.  This is wrong.”  So declared Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, in a recent op-ed article written with John Goodman, the president of the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Scott / Power Line:
In the case of Eric Holder  —  Anyone who wants to understand the farcical falsehoods promulgated by the Obama administration to justify its treatment of Umar Abdulmutallab as a criminal defendant can't do better than read former Attorney General Michael Mukasey's Washington Post column …
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Des Moines Register:
Appeals court: Nude dancing still considered art  —  Hamburg, Ia.  — Nude dancing is still an art form in Iowa, at least at a strip club in the tiny town of Hamburg.  —  The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed the state's request for a review of the issue.
Discussion: Caffeinated Thoughts
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Shane Vander Hart / Caffeinated Thoughts:
One Judge Says Minors Can Strip Since It's “Art”
Discussion: The Other McCain and NewsReal Blog
Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall  —  VAIL, Ariz. — Students endure hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from school in this desert exurb of Tucson, and stir-crazy teenagers break the monotony by teasing, texting, flirting, shouting, climbing (over seats) and sometimes punching (seats or seatmates).
Discussion: The Huffington Post and News Cut
Wall Street Journal:
Bill Clinton Leaves Hospital  —  Former President, 63 Years Old, Receives Two Stents in Coronary Artery After Chest Pains  —  Former President Bill Clinton speaks during an interview in New York on Sept. 17, 2009.  —  Former President Bill Clinton was recovering at his Chappaqua, N.Y., home Friday after undergoing a heart procedure.
Discussion: Think Progress and The Page
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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Former President Bill Clinton Rushed to N.Y. Hospital
David Kirkpatrick / The Caucus:
Health Reform in Limbo, Top Drug Lobbyist Quits  —  Billy Tauzin, the former Louisiana congressman, is resigning as president of the drug industry trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America amid internal disputes over its pact with the White House to trade political support …
 
 
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