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5:30 PM ET, March 10, 2010

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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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Van Hollen confirms end of Massa ethics probe
Discussion: The Note and Michelle Malkin
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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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 …
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:
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.
Ezra Klein:
Reid promises filibuster reform
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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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The majestic petulance of John Roberts  —  The petulance and sense of self-importance on display here is quite something to behold: … It's not actually a unique event of oppression or suffering to have to sit and listen to a speech where someone criticizes you and you can't respond that very moment …
Ariane De Vogue / ABCNEWS:
White House Slaps Back at ‘Troubled’ Chief Justice
Discussion: The Politico
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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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 …
Discussion: Power Line and Emptywheel
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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 …
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
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Manu Raju / The Politico:
Reid: Reform filibuster next year  —  Senate Democrats on Wednesday sought to inject fresh momentum into efforts to overhaul the filibuster, with top Democrats laying the groundwork to reform the procedural weapon next year.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has long been opposed …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Democrats set to unveil $100B jobs legislation
Discussion: Big Government
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 …
Discussion: Eschaton
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.
Baltimore Sun:
Union, Other Healthcare Bill Supporters ‘Arrest’ Health Insurance Leaders  —  In a reverse twist on the old protestors' tactic of getting arrested to make a point, union leaders and other backers of President Obama's healthcare plan issued “citizen's arrest” warrants for health insurance executives Tuesday …
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
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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,” …
Quinnipiac University:
Gov. Paterson's Plunge Bottoms Out, Quinnipiac University New York State Poll Finds; 50 Percent Of Voters Want Governor To Finish Term  —  New York State Gov. David Paterson's plunge in approval rating has bottomed out as voters disapprove 61 - 21 percent of the job he is doing …
Discussion: The Daily Politics and City Room
 
 
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