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9:30 PM ET, March 13, 2010

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Alan Colmes' Liberaland:
Conservative Blogger: “Isn't It Time To Euthanize Reid's Wife?”  —  Right-wing blogger Dan Riehl wonders if the left wants to abort babies, why care about someone who has a broken back and neck at age 69?  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were in an auto accident …
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Ray LaHood / Chicago Tribune:
Beyond politics  —  Why Republicans should support health care reform  —  I've been a Republican all my life, when I served in the Illinois legislature, when I worked for members of Congress and when I served in Congress.  During the 2008 presidential election, I supported Republican Sen. John McCain.
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Obama pollster: U.S. will like healthcare bill, despite poll numbers  —  President Barack Obama's pollster said the healthcare bill will win over public support once it becomes law despite polls showing Americans against the plan.  —  The argument by Joel Benenson, Obama's lead pollster …
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Joel Benenson / Washington Post:
Most Americans want health care reform  —  It is ironic that Democratic pollsters Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen felt “compelled” to “challenge the myths” about public attitudes on health care by simply restating one of the most commonly stated — and patently wrong — Republican myths [Washington Forum, March 12].
Timberly Ross / Associated Press:
Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military  —  Former Air Force sergeant Jene (jeh-NAY') Newsome says she played by the rules.  She never told anyone in the military that she was a lesbian.  —  But Newsome was discharged earlier this year under the military's “don't ask, don't tell” …
New York Times:
Vatican Sees Campaign Against the Pope  —  ROME — As new details emerged on allegations of child sexual abuse by priests in the Munich archdiocese then led by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican spoke out on Saturday to protect the pope against what it called an aggressive campaign against him in his native Germany.
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigns amid hot tub scandal  —  House Majority Leader Kevin Garn announced Saturday that he was resigning from the Utah Legislature, two days after revelations of a nude hot-tubbing incident with a minor 25 years ago and a payment to keep it quiet.
Haaretz:
Netanyahu ‘surprised’ by U.S. condemnation over East Jerusalem plan  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said he was surprised by the U.S. administration's public condemnation of his government over Israel's announcement that it would construct 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
Discussion: Laura Rozen's Blog
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Wall Street Journal:
Road to the Nut House  —  It was 1976 and I was interviewing Democratic presidential candidates as they came through Boston for the Massachusetts primary.  One of them was Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson, who came into our radio studios with a small entourage.  The Washington state Democrat talked about his issues, mostly national defense.
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Harry Lynch / Raleigh News & Observer:
Youngs won't be sent to jail
Discussion: The Hill and The Caucus
St. Petersburg Times:
Marco Rubio's lavish rise to the top  —  Marco Rubio was barely solvent as a young lawmaker climbing his way to the top post in the Florida House, but special interest donations and political perks allowed him to spend big money with little scrutiny.  —  About $600,000 in contributions …
Christopher Hayes / Time:
The Twilight of the Elites  —  In the past decade, nearly every pillar institution in American society — whether it's General Motors, Congress, Wall Street, Major League Baseball, the Catholic Church or the mainstream media — has revealed itself to be corrupt, incompetent or both.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's ‘bitter’ health push  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a “bitter, destructive and endless” drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
“Thousands” rally at Minnesota capital to “Kill the Bill”  —  Give the Star Tribune credit; they actually report that “thousands” attended a rally in freezing weather today to demand an end to the ObamaCare effort.  Minnesota Majority staged the rally on the state capital mall to hear …
Rasmussen Reports:
ELECTION 2010: SENATE ELECTIONS  —  A brief brush with scandal hasn't hurt incumbent Republican Senator David Vitter's bid for reelection in Louisiana so far.  He remains more than 20 points ahead of his Democratic challenger, Congressman Charlie Melancon.  —  The U.S. Senate race in Illinois …
Discussion: Politics Daily
Jesse Lee / White House.gov Blog Feed:
Weekly Address: Education for a More Competitive America & Better Future  —  The President discusses his blueprint for an updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act to overhaul No Child Left Behind, the latest step from his Administration to encourage change and success in America's schools at the local level.
Discussion: Politics Daily and SENATUS
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Obama previews No Child Left Behind overhaul in address
Discussion: The Politico and The Swamp
 
 
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Democrats soften pledge for three-day posting of health bill
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Rove's Pride.  —  So Karl Rove is “proud” of waterboarding …
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