memeorandum: Court Hears Second Amendment Debate On City Ban (WBBM-TV)

8:25 AM ET, March 3, 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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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.) …

Discussion: The Politico and Open Left

Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Splits on Senator's Move to Block Benefits

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John Stanton / Roll Call:
Democrats May Force All-Night Session

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

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Lexington Herald-Leader:
Bunning's callous grandstanding

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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
GOP's Bunning relents, OKs action on jobless bill

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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 huddling with Rangel for 45 minutes, Pelosi initially said …

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The Politico:

Rangel on the brink — Charlie Rangel is on the verge of losing his Ways and Means gavel - by choice or by force, permanently or temporarily - and is taking the night to review his options, according to Democratic insiders. — As he emerged Tuesday night from a meeting …

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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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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 …

Discussion: The Speakers Lobby, Michelle Malkin and Weasel Zippers

New York Times:

Under Fire, Rangel Appears to Be Losing Grip of Committee — WASHINGTON — Caught in a swirl of ethics inquiries, Representative Charles B. Rangel, the dean of the New York Congressional delegation, appeared to be losing his grip on his powerful post as chairman of the tax-policy-writing Ways …

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David Catanese / The Politico:

Perry trounces Hutchison in Texas — Gov. Rick Perry won a decisive victory over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Texas GOP primary for governor Tuesday night, bringing a bruising fight between two of the state's most popular Republicans to an anticlimactic conclusion.

Discussion: The New Ledger

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Rick Perry, Bill White win Texas primaries for governor — Gov. Rick Perry cruised to a victory tonight in a three-way Republican primary fight, crushing Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and setting the stage for a run for a third full term this fall. — Hutchison conceded the race …

Discussion: Swing State Project and The Page

Wall Street Journal:

Perry Rolls to Victory in Texas Primary — DALLAS—Texas Governor Rick Perry rode a wave of anti-Washington sentiment to victory Tuesday in the hard-fought Republican gubernatorial primary, beating U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. — Notching what he described as a victory for American conservatism …

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R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
Perry to face showdown against White in November

Discussion: FrumForum

CBS News:

Romney Tells Letterman: Palin “Has a Rifle, You Know” — Posted by Brian Montopoli 5 comments - Share - - - Share - E-mail - Print - Font Likely 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appeared on CBS's “Late Show with David Letterman” Tuesday as part of his tour to promote his new book …

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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: Eunomia, Ruby Slippers, Taylor Marsh and Hot Air

Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
It's Jay Leno's new ‘Tonight Show’ starring Sarah Palin

Discussion: Liberal Values and Ruby Slippers

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

Discussion: The Politico and The Atlantic Online

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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Washington Post:
As Democrats seek to push through health bill, Obama reaches out to Republicans

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Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
REPUBLICAN COMPARES OBAMA TO SNOOKI

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WBBM-TV:

Court Hears Second Amendment Debate On City Ban — Daley Defends Chicago's Gun Laws As Prohibition Comes Under Challenge — WASHINGTON (CBS) ― As they hear arguments in a case to against Chicago's nearly 30-year-old handgun ban, the U.S. Supreme Court appears willing …

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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Justices signal they're ready to make gun ownership a national right

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

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John / Power Line:

More Diplomatic Incompetence from the Obama Administration — One wonders: does the Obama administration deliberately try to screw up our foreign policy, or is it just a matter of ignorance and incompetence? This is painful reading: “Argentina celebrates diplomatic coup as Hillary Clinton calls for talks over Falklands.”

Discussion: Times of London and Neptunus Lex

Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Remarks With Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

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Alex Massie / The Daily Dish:
Hillary's Falklands Provocation

Discussion: Eunomia and FP Passport

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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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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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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Telegraph:

Taliban cave network found in Pakistan mountains — Pakistan's army has discovered a complex network of 156 caves used by the Taliban and al-Qaeda dug into rocky mountains close to the Afghan border. — The tunnels, which are thought to have been created over five to seven years …

Discussion: The Jawa Report and Weasel Zippers