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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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QandO, AmSpecBlog, Swampland, The Strata-Sphere, Wall Street Journal, RedState, Wonk Room, Dr. Melissa Clouthier and The Politico
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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 …
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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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Lawmakers insist shower run-ins like the one Massa alleges are far from norm
Lawmakers insist shower run-ins like the one Massa alleges are far from norm
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Associated Press, The Note, The Hill, Raw Story, The Corner on National …, The Sundries Shack and Gawker
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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Michael Calderone's Blog, The Politico, The Note, Swampland, Marbury and FiveThirtyEight
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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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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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, Guardian, Taylor Marsh, Breitbart.tv and The Huffington Post
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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.
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 …
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.
West Orlando News Online 2010® …:
Grayson introduces Public Option Act — Congressman Alan Grayson, (D-Orlando), today introduced a bill (H.R. 4789) which would give the option to buy into Medicare to every citizen of the United States. The “Public Option Act,” also known as the “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act,” …
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 …
The Note:
Gates and Clinton Lobby Congress for Aid Money — ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: The world's two most famous Bills (Clinton and Gates) lobbied the US Congress today for more money to combat poverty and disease in countries worldwide. — They told lawmakers that more should be done …
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
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.
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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