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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Massa under investigation for allegedly groping male staffers — Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe. — The allegations surrounding …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Massa flirts with the right, but Beck isn't tickled — Just seven minutes into Glenn Beck's hour-long interview of Eric Massa on Tuesday evening, things had already gone very wrong. — Conservatives had hopes that the now-former Democratic congressman from Upstate New York …
The Politico:
Massa: ‘I did nothing sexual’ — A week after announcing he was retiring from Congress for health reasons, New York Democrat Eric Massa finds himself in the midst of a fast-growing sex scandal involving allegations that he had improper physical contact with several men who worked for him — including at least one intern.
The Huffington Post:
Eric Massa And Glenn Beck Conspire For Train Wreck TV — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — It was train wreck television on Tuesday evening when now-retired Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) appeared on Fox News's Glenn Beck show and insisted that he had not crossed any ethical lines with staffers and was subjected …
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Raymond Hernandez / City Room:
I Tickled Aide, but That Was All, Massa Says — Representative Eric J. Massa, who resigned from Congress amid allegations of sexual misconduct, vehemently denied any wrongdoing during a television appearance late on Tuesday even as he described having tickle fights with staffers in a house they shared.
Terry McDermott / CJR:
Dumb Like a Fox — Fox News isn't part of the GOP; it has simply (and shamelessly) mastered the confines of cable — Last December 10 was a big news day. U.S. Senate negotiators announced they had agreed to a compromise on health care reform, final preparations were being made for a global conference …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Cable News Problem — If you live in Washington and work in politics, it's always almost shocking to read the truth about how low the ratings are for cable news. Especially when you're talking about daytime cable news in a non-election year. As Kevin Drum says “Take away the echo chamber …
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The Cable News Bubble — Terry McDermott takes a look at Fox News and notes the obvious: they don't tend to have a lot of Democratic guests: … I think McDermott's suggestion that this might not be politically motivated is a little silly, something that he pretty much concedes in the rest of his piece.
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Jay Reeves / Associated Press:
Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘very troubling’ — TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama's State of the Union address was “very troubling” and the annual speech has “degenerated to a political pep rally.”
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War of Words Continues Between White House, Supreme Court — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Tuesday criticized President Obama for rebuking the high court's decision striking down some campaign finance reform laws at the State of the Union in January.
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Andy Alexander / Ombudsman Blog:
Readers react to photo of two men kissing — Powerful photographs can have lasting impact, and a Post photo of two men kissing is an image that many readers can neither forget nor accept. — The photo, which ran on the newspaper's front page and online last week, captured Jeremy Ames …
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Stupak: There's No Deal, And I Won't Agree to a Promise to Fix the Bill in the Future — Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak said yesterday at a townhall in his home state, “I'm more optimistic than I was a week ago” that a deal could be reached to pass a health care bill that bans public funding of abortion.
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The Politico:
Dems: No thanks to new ‘Gang of 14’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wants to revive the bipartisan Gang of 14 — this time for health care reform, not judicial nominees. — But most of his moderate Democratic colleagues aren't rushing to R.S.V.P. — Graham said Tuesday that a coalition …
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Fox News:
Senate Staffers Warned to Stay Clear of Drudge Report — The Senate's official gatekeeper, said the Drudge Report, a conservative news aggregator, and whitepages.com “are responsible for the many viruses popping up throughout the Senate,” according to an e-mail to the Environment and Public Works Committee.
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BBC:
US apology for Gaddafi comments — The US State Department has apologised for comments made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland. — Department spokesman PJ Crowley, who made the dismissive comments, said they did not reflect US policy and were not intended to offend.
The United States Department of Justice:
Pennsylvania Woman Indicted in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas — David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael L. Levy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, together with Janice K. Fedarcyk …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Health care overhaul's biggest threat? A delay in the vote — WASHINGTON — Thousands of liberal public-option backers and conservative tea partiers launched last-chance campaigns Tuesday in the nation's capital to persuade Congress to pass — or reject — sweeping health care legislation.
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Saddam Hussein weighed nuclear ‘package’ deal in 1990, documents show — As troops massed on his border near the start of the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein weighed the purchase of a $150 million nuclear “package” deal that included not only weapons designs but also production plants …
Ian Traynor / Guardian:
Brussels considers derivatives ban — José Manuel Barroso says European commission considering ban on credit default swaps to ease market pressure on Greece — The European commission announced moves today to shore up the euro and ward off market pressure on Greece by considering …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: 68% now oppose passing ObamaCare without Republican support — There's no trendline in the AP's story so let's see if we can make our own. Two weeks ago, Gallup found a 39/52 split opposed to reconciliation; on the same day, Fox News found just 34 percent wanted Obama to pass …
John / Power Line:
Psycho D-Rahm-a — Michael Ramirez imagines a shower encounter with Rahm Emanuel, inspired by a classic of American culture. Note that his vision has the virtue of allowing Rahm to remain fully clothed (not to say, costumed). Does anyone know whether Rahm has a collection of stuffed birds?
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines:
Republican Poll of Iowa Caucus Voters: Mike Huckabee Leads Romney, Palin — Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — With pro-life advocates longing for 2012 thanks to the extensive pro-abortion record of President Barack Obama, it's never too early to think about the next election.
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Ex-Edwards Aide Given Sex Tape Deadline — Andrew Young and his Wife Have Until Friday to Account for all Materials — Former John Edwards aide Andrew Young and his wife Cheri, dodged a trip to jail today over their handling of a purported sex tape allegedly made by the one-time presidential candidate …
Alice Gomstyn / ABCNEWS:
Black Barbie Sold for Less Than White Barbie? — Walmart Says Lower Sales of Ballerina Theresa Barbie Prompted the Price Cut — Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half of that of the doll's white counterpart at one store and possibly others.
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