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5:30 PM ET, February 20, 2010

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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Reid: Dems will use 50-vote tactic to finish healthcare in 60 days  —  Democrats will finish their health reform efforts within the next two months by using a majority-vote maneuver in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said.  —  Reid said that congressional Democrats …
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The White House:
Weekly Address: President Obama Says it is Time to Move Forward on Health Care Reform  —  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama used his weekly address to call on Democratic and Republican leaders to attend next week's health care meeting in good faith to find reforms that work for American families and small businesses.
The Hill:
Senate GOP: Dems lack votes to use partisan tactic on health reform  —  Senate Republicans are claiming Democrats lack the votes to pass healthcare reform through reconciliation rules, but their math appears a bit fuzzy.  —  Senate Republicans on Friday distributed a press release titled …
Jared Allen / The Hill:
Obama slams Anthem rate increase in pushing healthcare bill
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Tim Weiner / New York Times:
Alexander M. Haig Jr. Dies at 85; Commanding White House Aide  —  Alexander M. Haig Jr., the four-star general who served as a confrontational secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan and a commanding White House chief of staff as the Nixon administration crumbled …
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Stephen Miller / Wall Street Journal:   Alexander Haig Dies at Age 85
CNN:
Alexander Haig dies at 85
Discussion: BBC
New York Times:
Report Faults 2 Authors of Bush Terror Memos  —  WASHINGTON — After five years of often bitter internal debate, the Justice Department concluded in a report released Friday that the lawyers who gave legal justification to the Bush administration's brutal interrogation tactics …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:   Judiciary chairmen vow hearings on torture memos report
Bruce Bartlett / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
Another Dumb Right-Wing Idea: Default on the Debt  —  Over the years I have heard a number of conservatives suggest that defaulting on the national debt wouldn't be such a bad thing.  Today Prof. Glenn Reynolds of the University of Tennessee Law School (better known as “Instapundit") suggests the idea once again.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Why Obama needs Rahm at the top  —  Let us now praise Rahm Emanuel.  —  No, seriously.  —  It is the current fashion to blame President Obama's disappointing first year on his chief of staff.  “First, remove Rahm Emanuel,” writes Leslie Gelb in the Daily Beast, because he lacks …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
‘Family Guy,’ Palin and the Limits of Laughter  —  “Family Guy,” the Fox animated comedy series, is either irreverent or crass, depending on your tolerance for unmannerly humor.  Viewers come for its pop-cultural free associations and flatulence gags, not necessarily to debate pressing issues of the day.
Dan Hirschhorn / pa2010.com:
BREAKING NEWS: Welch withdraws from 6th District race  —  KENNETT SQUARE—Republican Steven Welch abruptly dropped out of the race for Congress in the 6th District Saturday morning, allowing the GOP to avoid an expensive primary fight and dimming Democratic hopes of winning the suburban Philadelphia district.
Discussion: The Eye, Hotline On Call, The Hill and TPMDC
Scott / Power Line:
The case of Rashad Hussain, part 2  —  Rashad Hussain is the deputy associate White House counsel who is Obama's recently designated representative to the Organization of the Islamic Conference.  We wrote about his appointment here, noting his 2004 expression of support for convicted terrorist Sami al-Arian.
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
SHOCK VIDEO— Obama Caught in a Major ACORN Lie  —  The brazen dishonesty of this president is a bit concerning to say the least.  —  A newly discovered video shows Obama lying to the American people about his relationship with ACORN:  —  Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Joe Stack's Manifesto  —  After a pretty crazy week of debate and travel, I've now been able to read and ponder Mr Stack's “manifesto.”  It seems to me that there are all sorts of incoherent strands of populist rage within it, right and left, as well, obviously, as personal issues …
Discussion: Left Coast Rebel and NewsReal Blog
New York Times:
Up Next!  On Live TV!  A Battle Over ... Health Care?  —  WASHINGTON — When he jousts with Congressional Republicans over health care policy during a televised meeting on Thursday, President Obama will seek to portray his adversaries as sharing many of the broad goals of his legislation …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Keith Olbermann Owes Ann Coulter an Apology  —  Keith Olbermann has been swinging back and forth on the stridency spectrum lately, but on last night's show, I think the pendulum came loose and crashed through the wall.  In a “clever” change-up, Keith did his “Not Worst Persons” list, topping it with Ann Coulter.
Discussion: FrumForum and Hot Air
Jay Heflin / The Hill:
Buffett, Gates and other super rich may pay price for estate tax fix  —  The Gates Family Foundation - arguably the biggest charity in the world with assets over $35 billion according to 2008 records - is in the crosshairs of Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) …
Larry O'Connor / Big Journalism:
Breitbart Takes Down Blumenthal at CPAC  —  A funny thing happened on the last day of CPAC.  Max Blumenthal, recently corrected and embarrassed “journalist” from Salon.com paraded through the convention with a camera crew.  Like last year, he was looking for a confrontation of some kind.
Guy Benson / Big Journalism:
The New York Times Owes Jason Mattera an Apology  —  My friend Jason Mattera, Young America's Foundation spokesman and conservative gadfly, is never afraid to speak his mind.  Even if you don't totally embrace his style, he's thoroughly entertaining and a really great, energetic guy.
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
Governors in D.C. vow to press ahead with healthcare reform
Discussion: Politics Daily
Chris Good / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Newt Gingrich Rocks A Stage At CPAC
CNN:
Dingell announces he will seek reelection
Discussion: The Page
New York Times:
Paterson Declares Intention to Seek Full Term
Discussion: New York Magazine
 Earlier Items: 
Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
Santorum: GOP in Washington should stop ‘showing their hand’ in races
Discussion: CNN
The Huffington Post:
Bush Official Criticizes Obama For Killing Too Many Terrorists
Discussion: Washington Monthly and FrumForum
The Huffington Post:
Feds Bullied Kerik Into 4-Year Term, Hurting Us All
Discussion: TalkLeft and LewRockwell.com Blog
Macroeconomic Advisers / Macroadvisers:
MA on fiscal stimulus, the definitive answer: it works. …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Econbrowser
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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