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The Huffington Post:
Gibbs Fires Back At Chief Justice Roberts Over Obama Criticism — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — The White House fired back at Justice John Roberts Tuesday night, after the Supreme Court Chief told a crowd that he found it “very troubling” that President Barack Obama would criticize the court during his State of the Union address.
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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.”
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 …
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The Huffington Post:
Eric Massa And Glenn Beck Conspire For Train Wreck TV
Eric Massa And Glenn Beck Conspire For Train Wreck TV
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The Nation, Salon, Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, driftglass and The Atlantic Online
Michael Scherer / Time:
Eric Massa on Glenn Beck: Battle on Fox Over Controversy
Eric Massa on Glenn Beck: Battle on Fox Over Controversy
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Washington Post, Michael Calderone's Blog, The Note, The Politico, Swampland, Marbury and FiveThirtyEight
New York Times:
Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul Strategy — WASHINGTON — The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were bracing for a key procedural ruling that could complicate their effort to approve major health care legislation …
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QandO, AmSpecBlog, Swampland, The Strata-Sphere, Wall Street Journal, RedState, Wonk Room, Dr. Melissa Clouthier and The Politico
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Dan Rather / The Huffington Post:
Watermelons, Washington, and What We Call News Today — I must confess that until recently I had no idea what Twitter was. Even now, I'm not completely sure how it's best used. When I want to post something, the younger, more tech-savvy people in my office help me out.
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JammieWearingFool, Real Clear Politics, Mediaite, WebNewser, RushLimbaugh.com and NewsBusters.org
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ABCNEWS:
‘Jihad Jane’ Easy to Spot. What About Others? — Experts Say Suburban Pennsylvania Woman Was Easy to Find, and There Could be More Like Her — The arrest of a suburban Pennsylvania woman known by the alias Jihad Jane, who allegedly plotted with Islamic radicals abroad to kill a Swedish cartoonist …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers — For every voter who strongly favors the plan, two are strongly opposed. — One of the more amazing aspects of the health-care debate is how steady public opinion has remained. Despite repeated and intense sales efforts by the president …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: 68% now oppose passing ObamaCare without Republican support
Oh my: 68% now oppose passing ObamaCare without Republican support
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Associated Press, Riehl World View, Scared Monkeys, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Moonbattery and Rasmussen Reports
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pelosi says House has votes for healthcare if vote were held today — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Tuesday evening that Democrats would have the votes to pass healthcare legislation if it were taken up today. — Pelosi, in an interview with Bloomberg and PBS host Charlie Rose …
Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
Why You Shouldn't Judge A Lawyer by His Clients — Over the past several years lots of boiling ink and flaming breath have been expended attacking lawyers who took legal positions or represented clients that were or became unpopular. The attorney who represented Bernard Madoff, for instance …
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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Defies Pessimists as Rising Economy Converges With Stocks — The political consensus may be that President Barack Obama's handling of the economy has been weak. The judgment of money in all its forms has been overwhelmingly positive, and that may be the more lasting appraisal.
Kent Brockman / blogs.vocalo.org:
Memo puts WGN news staffers at a loss for words — ← Tomorrow's Lunchbox: State budget and a fruit cup! — Who the hell would want to work for this idiot or WGN? But in this economy the bosses have employees over a barrel. Encouraging snitching on co-workers creates a hostile work environment.
The Huffington Post:
Markos Moulitsas To Kucinich: You'll Be Primaried If You Kill Reform — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas warned on Tuesday night that if Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) plays a role in killing health care reform, a Democratic primary challenger would almost certainly await him in the next election.
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Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Dennis the Peasant, The New Republic, Guardian, Taylor Marsh, Breitbart.tv and The Huffington Post
CNN:
A Tea Party Fake? — Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) - It's a grassroots protest movement composed of the newly politicized and people distrustful of hierarchy. So how is it possible to be an illegitimate Tea Party member? — Ask Republicans in Nevada. Some are accusing Jon Scott Ashjian …
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 …
Nicholas Ballasy / CNSNews:
Sen. Inhofe: Basis for Senate's Ban on Drudge Report Was Bogus, We Encourage People to Visit Drudge — (CNSNews.com) - “We would encourage people to continue to use Drudge. That's a great source,” Sen. Jim Inhofe (R.-Okla.) told CNSNews.com Tuesday after his staff on the Environment …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Crist's Conundrum — An independent Charlie Crist bid for the US Senate would work to Marco Rubio's advantage, because Crist would win more Democratic votes than Republican ones. In a hypothetical three way contest Rubio leads with 34% to 27% for Crist and 25% for Kendrick Meek.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The New Israel Watch — Having forcibly evicted Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem, the new inhabitants sing songs in praise of the mass murderer Baruch Goldstein. And you really think the decision to make the site of that massacre a national heritage site for Israel had nothing to do with this association?
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Think Progress, The Huffington Post, Israel Matzav, JOSHUAPUNDIT, The Lede, Haaretz and New York Times
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Ryan Tax Plan: Higher Taxes for 90% of Americans, Less Revenue for the Government — Paul Ryan's “budget roadmap” has terrified the GOP leadership, but thrilled conservative intellectuals with its calls for sharp cuts in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, defense …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
What happened to Obama's middle path on health reform? — Whatever the legislative fate of health reform — now in the hands of a few besieged House Democrats — the reformers have failed in their argument. Their proposal has divided Democrats while uniting Republicans …
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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The Hill:
Rep. Boehner asks for GOP meeting on earmark moratorium — House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) tasked Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) to hold a conference-wide meeting on imposing a moratorium on earmarks. — The meeting, set for Thursday, was called to gauge where House Republicans stand …
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The Politico