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2:55 PM ET, February 16, 2010

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IN Dem Misses The Deadline — Restaurant owner Tamyra d'Ippolito (D) has enough signatures to make the ballot in the race to replace Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), she told Hotline OnCall in a brief interview, but an official in a key district says she has failed to reach the threshold.

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, TPMDC, Liberal Values, Hot Air, Swing State Project, The Washington Independent and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

The Huffington Post:

Evan Bayh's Retirement Leaves Democrats Scarred And Demanding Aggression — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Senator Evan Bayh's abrupt announcement on Monday that he will retire at the end of his term has further united disparate voices within the Democratic Party behind the idea that legislative action …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Time, The Hill, SpeakEasy, Commentary, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and AMERICAblog News

ABCNEWS:

Evan Bayh Blasts ‘Brain-Dead Partisanship’ — Indiana Senator Rules Out 2012 Presidential Run, Mum on 2016 Ambitions — Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, whose retirement announcement Monday stunned the political world, today assailed partisanship in Congress and said he could achieve much more in the private sector than as a senator.

Discussion: Salon, USA Today, The Caucus, Real Clear Politics, Mediaite, The Page, The Moderate Voice, Donklephant and The Eye

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Winners and losers from Evan Bayh's retirement — Indiana Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to run for re-election is a massive shock to the political system, the full ramifications of which won't be fully known for weeks or months. — But, Bayh's retirement did produce its fair share …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, PostPartisan, Federal Eye and Washington Post

Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Would-Be Dem Replacement For Bayh: The “Machine” Is Out To Get Me!

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, TPMDC, Ben Smith's Blog, Open Left and Chronicle of the Conspiracy

Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Democrats Polling For Bayh's Replacement

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, Emptywheel and Eschaton

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Indiana Dem: White House is conspiring to put Baron Hill in Bayh's spot

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Gateway Pundit, The Eye and Riehl World View

Gautham Nagesh / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Indiana candidate says White House secretly backing Baron Hill

Discussion: The Washington Independent and Althouse

Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
D'Ippolito: I Have Enough Signatures To Get On The Ballot For IN-SEN Dem Primary

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Firedoglake, Outside The Beltway, RedState, Lynn Sweet and The Political Carnival

Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Let's help Tamyra D'Ippolito get the 500 votes she needs

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Real Clear Politics, TPMDC, Ben Smith's Blog, Hot Air and The Washington Independent

New York Times:

Secret Joint Raid Captures Taliban's Top Commander — WASHINGTON — The Taliban's top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Guardian, The Washington Independent, Michael Calderone's Blog, Newshoggers.com, Informed Comment, Registan.net, democracyarsenal.org, Michelle Malkin, The Long War Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Corner on National …, Washington Post, And So it Goes in Shreveport, NPR Blogs, Danger Room, Raw Story, ABCNEWS, Sister Toldjah, Neptunus Lex, Washington Monthly, Shakesville, Betsy's Page, Scared Monkeys, GayPatriot, Daily Kos, Another Black Conservative, Politics Daily, The Majlis, Financial Times, MyDD, Prairie Weather, Power Line, PoliBlog, TigerHawk, No More Mister Nice Blog, News Hounds, The Daily Beast, Wall Street Journal, Flopping Aces, The Vail Spot, FP Passport, The Daily Dish, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Enduring America, The Moderate Voice, Political Punch, JustOneMinute, AMERICAblog News and Hot Air

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
IN DEFENSE OF SHAMELESS EXPLOITATION.... The capture …

Discussion: The Daily Dish, Associated Press, Guardian and Prairie Weather

Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:
It's Extremely Important We Don't Torture Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Daily Dish, democracyarsenal.org, Guardian, DaTechguy's Blog, The Corner on National … and Wonkette

David Barstow / New York Times:

Tea Party Lights Fuse for Rebellion on Right — SANDPOINT, Idaho — Pam Stout has not always lived in fear of her government. She remembers her years working in federal housing programs, watching government lift struggling families with job training and education.

Discussion: Townhall.com, Little Green Footballs, TPMCafe, The Moderate Voice, The Mahablog, Firedoglake, Hullabaloo, Right Wing Watch, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gawker, Prairie Weather, First Draft, DailyHowler.com, The Reaction, Think Progress, Los Angeles Times, SONICFROG DOT NET and The Eye

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Tea party leaders will meet with Steele and other Republican operatives — About 50 leaders of the grass-roots “tea party” movement will meet in Washington on Tuesday with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele and other top GOP operatives to discuss campaign strategies and conservative principles.

Discussion: The Atlantic Politics Channel, The Note, Hotline On Call, Politics Daily, Riehl World View, The Page and msnbc.com

Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
FIRST THOUGHTS: BYE, BAYH

Discussion: pa2010.com, Guardian, The Fix, The Moderate Voice, Shot in the Dark, The Caucus, Democratic Strategist and Taegan Goddard's …

Scott Horton / Harper's:

Does Dick Cheney Want to Be Prosecuted? — After he was indicted for the murder of Alexander Hamilton, vice president Aaron Burr fled to South Carolina, to hide out with his daughter. Another vice president, Spiro Agnew, kept completely silent before pleading nolo contendere on corruption charges.

Discussion: Salon, TalkLeft and ABCNEWS

Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:

Maybe Eric Holder Should Pay Attention To Dick Cheney's Boasts — Yoo hoo, Mr. Holder! Gee, after reading this post by Scott Horton, it seems like Dick Cheney is just asking to be prosecuted - why not give him what he wants?

Joseph Curl / Washington Times:

Sens. seek Obama boost on campaign trail — GOP hopes to see him on stump — President Obama kicks off what might be called his “Save the Senate” tour this week, heading west to campaign for two embattled Democrats trailing badly against Republican challengers - including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, The Politico, QandO, AmSpecBlog, GayPatriot, The Lonely Conservative and USA Today

David Catanese / The Politico:
Five ways to lose the Senate majority

Discussion: Don Surber and Scared Monkeys

Jeffrey Young / The Hill:

Most Americans think Congress should start over on healthcare reform, poll says — In a brutal assessment of the Democratically authored healthcare reform bills pending in Congress and the party's approach to healthcare, more than half of the respondents to a new Zogby International-University …

Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Hit & Run and The Corner on National …

CNN:
CNN Poll: Anti-incumbent fever at record high

Discussion: New York Times and msnbc.com

John / Power Line:

What's the Deal? — One of the most intriguing news stories of the past week is the murder of Hamas terrorist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai. The team that carried out the assassination allegedly included eleven members, ten men and a woman. They were evidently traveling on fake passports …

Telegraph:
Dubai Hamas assassination: Irish citizens not involved, Ireland says

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:

FAIL... Just 6% of Americans Believe Obama's $787 Billion Stimulus Created Jobs — In December the Obama Administration announced they had “saved or created” 1.1 million jobs. — In January the Obama Administration announced they had “saved or created” 2 million jobs.

Discussion: Hot Air, The Atlantic Politics Channel, Another Black Conservative, Outside The Beltway, The Hill, Scared Monkeys, Pundit & Pundette and protein wisdom

Robert Pear / New York Times:

Excise Tax Loses Support Amid White House Push — WASHINGTON — An agreement to tax high-cost, employer-sponsored health insurance plans, announced with fanfare by the White House and labor unions last month, is losing support from labor leaders, who say the proposal is too high a price …

Discussion: Ezra Klein, The Hill and AmSpecBlog

Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:

Milbank writing Beck book: ‘Tears of a Clown’ — Dana Milbank recently wrote how a Fox News star has really “captured the moment,” before posing the question: “Is Glenn Beck America?” — Milbank, who only had about 750 words to tackle that question in his Washington Post column …

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Gawker and Romenesko

AccuWeather.com Weather Headlines:

Lake Erie Frozen over; First Time in 14 Years — Following a cold snap in the Northeast, Lake Erie's surface is virtually frozen over for the first time in about 14 years. — The ice ranges in thickness between paper thin along the northern shore and several inches along the southern shore, where many people are ice skating.

Discussion: HazZzMat and Don Surber

Andrew Orlowski / The Register:

Now IPCC hurricane data is questioned — Open science: Got Excel? Debunk this — More trouble looms for the IPCC. The body may need to revise statements made in its Fourth Assessment Report on hurricanes and global warming. A statistical analysis of the raw data shows that the claims …

Discussion: theblogprof, Hot Air, The Strata-Sphere, Mudville Gazette, Gateway Pundit, EU Referendum, YID With LID, Weasel Zippers, GayPatriot, Orange County Register and Nice Deb

Keith Olbermann / msnbc.com:

Beware fear's racist temptation — Don't blame your fear of the future on Obama's skin color — SPECIAL COMMENT — Finally tonight, as promised, a Special Comment on this Presidents' Day celebrating George Washington, and the Founding Fathers he represents and Abraham Lincoln, and the Emancipation he represents.

Discussion: Left Coast Rebel, The Moderate Voice and Raw Story

Sergio Bendixen / The Huffington Post:

Democrats' Chance to Win in Florida in 2010 — Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart's announcement on Thursday that he would not seek re-election this November set off one of the rarest games of musical chairs in American politics. Within minutes of Diaz-Balart's announcement, his brother …

Discussion: Washington Wire

Jake Gibson / Fox News:

Romney Assaulted on Flight Leaving Olympics — A passenger became “physically violent” when the former Massachusetts governor asked him to move his seat upright for take-off.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Indecision Forever, Left Coast Rebel and NewsReal Blog

Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:

Hillary Clinton gets a Palin question — From NBC's Courtney Kube — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could not escape U.S. politics during her trip to Saudi Arabia. — Early this morning during a town hall meeting with students at Dar Al Hekma College, a student asked Clinton …

Discussion: CBS News, Weasel Zippers and Real Clear Politics

CNN:

Murtha eulogized at funeral service — Rep. John Murtha died February 8 of complications from gall bladder surgery. — (CNN) - Pennsylvania and the nation said good-bye Tuesday to John P. Murtha, politician, warrior, father, friend, gentleman. — Speakers at the funeral …

Discussion: The Politico

Olympics Notebook:

“Support Our Troops” slogan falls foul of Olympic rules — Trouble is brewing over United States ice hockey goalie Jonathan Quick and the “Support Our Troops” slogan on his helmet. Slogans of this sort are banned under Olympic rules and Quick will be told to remove it, the International Ice Hockey Federation has told Reuters.

Discussion: Reuters and Alan Colmes' Liberaland