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Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
The Atlantic Home — Go — Joshua Green - Joshua Green has been a senior editor for The Atlantic since 2003. Columbia Journalism Review named him one of ten young writers on the rise. … Eric Massa's Navy Files — A couple years ago, I got a tip about Eric Massa.
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Ethics committee closes investigation of Massa — The House ethics committee decided Wednesday to close its short-lived investigation into allegations that now-resigned congressman Eric Massa groped and sexually harassed younger male staffers in his office, according to two sources familiar with the decision.
The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid: Filibuster Rules ‘Likely’ To Change — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pledged on Wednesday to take a serious look at revising the filibuster rules at the beginning of the next Congress, calling the current level of obstruction in the Senate unacceptable.
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Politics Daily, Matthew Yglesias, The Hill, Hot Air, neo-neocon, Open Left, Doug Ross, Washington Monthly, Indecision Forever and Daily Kos
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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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Hot Air, Washington Post, RedState, The Foundry, Swampland, QandO, AmSpecBlog, Wonk Room, Outside The Beltway, Wall Street Journal and Dr. Melissa Clouthier
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Kyl says GOP has the votes to stop some health bill fixes in the Senate — Republicans have the votes in the Senate to prevent key changes to Democrats' healthcare package, Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) asserted Wednesday. — Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate …
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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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Chief Justice John Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘very troubling’
Chief Justice John Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘very troubling’
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ACS Blog, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Beast, DISSENTING JUSTICE, PostPartisan and Instapundit
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court
Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court
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Crooks and Liars, Above the Law, The Moderate Voice, Confederate Yankee, News Desk and The Corner on National …
Charlie Rose:
Distribute this video: — Madam Speaker's take on Congressman Massa: “Poor Baby!” A remarkable comment, indeed. Eric Massa represented New York's 29th district: he was a thoughtful, honest and critical Congressman who wasn't glued to his seat. I didn't share all of his views and wish …
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The Daily Caller
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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 …
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The Politico, The Atlantic Online, Betsy's Page, The Daily Caller, Reuters, Hit & Run, Riehl World View, susananne's Diary and neo-neocon
The Note:
Will Republican Senators Vote Pro-Choice to Kill Health Care Reform Bill? — ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: All 41 Republican Senators vowed in a letter today to do everything in their power to kill Democrats' health care legislation and vote en bloc against procedural motions Democrats …
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cbpp.org:
I. Summary — The Roadmap for America's Future, which Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) — the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee — released in late January, calls for radical policy changes that would result in a massive transfer of resources from the broad majority of Americans to the nation's wealthiest individuals.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Ryan Tax Plan: Higher Taxes for 90% of Americans, Less Revenue …
The Ryan Tax Plan: Higher Taxes for 90% of Americans, Less Revenue …
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Eschaton
Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
Why You Shouldn't Judge A Lawyer by His Clients — It's wrong to criticize attorneys who represent alleged terrorists. — 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.
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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, The New Republic, Raw Story, Dennis the Peasant, Washington Monthly, Guardian and Taylor Marsh
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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.
WorldNetDaily:
Radio legend to run for president? — ‘I would not hesitate to make my birth certificate available’ — Applicants for the Oval Office in 2012 already have begun lining up, just one year into President Obama's term, amid CBS poll results that overwhelming flunk the first-term Democrat …
Florida Times Union:
Times-Union poll confirms Rubio with huge GOP senate lead — Crist trailing in all categories except voters from 18 to 29 years old — Former House Speaker Marco Rubio's stunning early lead in Florida's Republican U.S. Senate race was confirmed today by an Insider Advantage/Florida Times-Union poll …
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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Rusty / The Jawa Report:
I turned in Colleen “Jihad Jane” LaRose to the FBI — A Jawa Report Exclusive — ***Exclusive***Sticky*** — Here is The Jawa Report's exclusive report* from the person who notified the FBI about Colleen “Jihad Jane” La Rose's online activities in support of terrorism.
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Maggie's Notebook
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.
James Pethokoukis:
How ObamaCare is killing free trade — Brazil's threat of tariff retaliation over U.S. cotton subsidies is only the latest eruption of rising protectionism around the world. President Barack Obama isn't doing much to quell protectionist sentiment in the U.S., either. His passivity could prove costly.
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary — Technical information: — Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae — Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau — Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov