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9:55 PM ET, March 2, 2010

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John Stanton / Roll Call:

Bunning Accepts Deal Allowing Benefits Bill to Advance — Under increasing pressure from Democrats and members of his own party, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) Tuesday night abandoned his one-man filibuster of a one-month extension to unemployment benefits and other programs.

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John Stanton / Roll Call:

Democrats May Force All-Night Session — Democrats are hoping to turn the procedural tables on Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) and use Senate rules to break his blockade against an extension of unemployment insurance, including possibly forcing a round-the-clock session.

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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:

Bunning ends his one-man filibuster — Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) one-man filibuster ended on Tuesday. — Bunning agreed to stop blocking legislation to extend benefits and COBRA health plan subsidies to the unemployed after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:

G.O.P. Splits on Senator's Move to Block Benefits — WASHINGTON — The effort to end a Senate standoff over unemployment benefits and health coverage for the jobless escalated on Tuesday morning as Senator Susan Collins, the moderate Republican from Maine, became the latest lawmaker …

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Emily Pierce / Roll Call:

Collins Tries to Stop Bunning Filibuster — Senate Republicans sought Tuesday to insulate themselves from the damage caused by Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) filibuster of a bill that would extend unemployment and health benefits and highway programs. — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) …

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Hogan / RedState:

It's Not a Filibuster You Freaking Idiots — Dennis Miller once joked about those who would mispronounce certain words on the Senate floor, “now color me reactionary, but I don't think you should vote on this sh*t unless you know how to pronounce it.” Well, I think we should amend …

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Lexington Herald-Leader:

Bunning's callous grandstanding — Grayson, Paul wrong to applaud — As long as Republicans were in charge, Sen. Jim Bunning was OK with trading a surplus for a deficit. He voted to put two wars, tax cuts and a Medicare drug benefit on the nation's credit card.

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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Media Ignores Bomb Threats at Senator Bunning's Offices

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The Note:
Bunning Blinks? — ABC's Jonathan Karl reports:

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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Jim Bunning and the End of Outrage

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Rachel Slajda / TPMDC:
Reid's Office: Bunning Holding All Nominees

Discussion: The Political Carnival

CNN:
Top House Republican says Bunning's got ‘a legitimate argument’

Discussion: The Politico and The Note

msnbc.com:

NBC: Rangel to give up tax committee gavel — Sources: Ways and Means head to ‘temporarily’ leave post amid ethics woes — WASHINGTON - After being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., will give up his chairmanship …

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The Politico:

Rangel on the brink — Charlie Rangel emerged from a closed-door meeting in Nancy Pelosi's office Tuesday night to declare that he's still the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and hasn't agreed to give up his gavel - even as some media outlets were reporting that he'd done just that.

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Note, JammieWearingFool and Hot Air

The Hill:

Speaker Pelosi on Rangel: ‘I guess he is still chair of Ways and Means’ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday night told The Hill that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is still chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. — After meeting with Rangel, Pelosi initially said, “No comment” when asked if Rangel remains panel chairman.

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Hasani Gittens / NBC New York:

Rangel Giving Up the Gavel — Could step down as early as tonight — Harlem Democrat Charles Rangel now says he will step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, NBC News has learned. — He may make the move as early as tonight and Michigan Democratic …

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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Under Fire, Rangel Appears to Be Losing Grip of Committee

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Jake Tapper / Political Punch:

President Obama to Say Democrats Will Use Reconciliation to Pass Senate Health Care Reform Fix, If Not Given Up or Down Vote — White House officials tell ABC News that in his remarks tomorrow President Obama will indicate a willingness to work with Republicans on some issue …

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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE RESULTS OF THE HCR SUMMIT.... President Obama is scheduled …

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The Note:

‘The View’ Couch Not So Cozy for Romney — ABC News' Teddy Davis reports: — Mitt Romney bounded onto the set of ABC's “The View” this morning, perhaps expecting a light chat about his new book and possible presidential run. — But once the former Massachusetts governor settled onto the couch …

Discussion: Hot Air

Mark Silva / The Swamp:
'Sarah Palin's primaries:' 55 party fights

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Coffee Party Parasites — The New York Times and Washington Post are promoting a group called the “Coffee Party” organized by filmmaker Annabel Park. — The Coffee Party is a political parasite which presents itself as something it is not. As reported in the NY Times [see update below] …

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Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Join the Cocoa Party!

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Josh Gerstein / Josh Gerstein's Blog:

Liz Cheney group accused of McCarthyism — My colleague Ben Smith has word this morning of a video from the Liz Cheney-backed group Keep America Safe questioning the loyalty of Justice Department attorneys who previously represented Guantanamo detainees. — The video provocatively calls …

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Cheney group questions loyalty of Justice lawyers

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David Dayen / Firedoglake:

AR-Sen: Public Option Proves Enduring Democratic Campaign Issue — Bill Halter's support for the public option symbolizes a thread of liberal politics that will last well beyond this current Congress, regardless of what happens with health care. The public option now becomes a litmus test …

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Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Little Room On Lincoln's Left As Democrats Prep To Rally Behind Arkansas Conservadem

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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Lincoln's Challenger: I Support Public Plan, And It Will Be Issue In Campaign

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NY Daily News:

Mortimer Zuckerman announces he will not run for the Senate — Daily News publisher Mortimer Zuckerman has announced he will not run for the Senate — The field in the battle for a New York Senate seat became a little clearer Tuesday when Mortimer B. Zuckerman announced he would not join the race.

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Zuckerman won't run for New York Senate

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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:

Justices signal they're ready to make gun ownership a national right — A high court majority reviewing a handgun ban in Chicago indicates that it sees the right to ‘bear arms’ as national in scope, and can be used to strike down some state and local gun regulations.

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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: 2d Amendment extension likely

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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:

Feel the Kausmentum — With the valuable Glenn Reynolds and Jonah Goldberg endorsements in hand, Mickey Kaus' bid for a Democratic Party primary win is looking more solid than ever. — That said, I'm going to go counter-counterintuitive here and say that if some weird process put Mickey Kaus …

Discussion: Winds of Change.NET

Jonah Goldberg / The Corner on National Review Online:
Mickey for Senate? — By: Jonah Goldberg

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Alex Massie / The Daily Dish:

Hillary's Falklands Provocation — Bagehot of the Economist is beginning to have some doubts about the Obama administration: … What stance? Well Hillary Clinton has been visiting Argentina and was asked about the status of the Falklands. Here's what she had to say: … And:

Discussion: Eunomia, Guardian and FP Passport