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Lisa Depaulo / GQ Magazine: GQ:
Hello, America, My Name Is Rielle Hunter — We've heard from former senator John Edwards, we've heard from his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Saint Elizabeth, and we've heard (bleh) from Andrew Young, the former Edwards aide and faux father. But through it all—the affair and the cancer-stricken spouse …
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Art Beast / The Daily Beast:
Edwards Sex Tape Details — Hungry Beast Giving Beast Women in the World — Blogs and Stories — Andrew Young tells The Daily Beast he's going on the offensive against his old boss, John Edwards. Diane Dimond reveals how the sex tape imperils the ex-candidate-and what exactly is on it.
Ezra Klein:
Nancy Pelosi's strategy for passing health-care reform — “My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive,” Nancy Pelosi said in a meeting with reporters this morning. “We won that fight …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Pelosi: Passing Health Reform Will Set Stage For Great Debate With GOP — In her most expansive case yet for health reform, Nancy Pelosi argued in a small roundtable with bloggers today that passing it into law would set the stage for a great, long-term debate with the GOP over the proper role …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Pelosi: ‘I Have No Intention Of Not Passing This Bill’ — At a roundtable meeting with several health care reporters and bloggers this morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once again predicted final passage of a far-reaching heath care bill by week's end—but she insisted that success …
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
Pelosi: Controversial tactic an ‘option’ for moving healthcare
Pelosi: Controversial tactic an ‘option’ for moving healthcare
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John Feehery / Pundits Blog:
Pelosi to deploy a wide variety of tactics to win vote
Pelosi to deploy a wide variety of tactics to win vote
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The Huffington Post:
J.D. Hayworth: Gay Marriage Law Could Produce Man-Horse Nuptials — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) primary challenger, former Arizona congressman J.D. Hayworth, warned this past weekend that the same-sex marriage decision handed down by the Massachusetts Supreme Court …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Hayworth: ‘Could marry your horse’ — Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that the expansion of state laws allowing gay marriage could lead to people marrying horses. — Hayworth, during an interview with an Orlando, Fla., radio station explained: “You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Beck Factor at Fox: Staffers say comments taint their work — In just over a year, Glenn Beck's blinding burst of stardom has often seemed to overshadow the rest of Fox News. — And that may not be a good thing for the top-rated cable news channel, as many of its staffers are acutely aware.
Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Turn Against Israel — The U.S. makes a diplomatic crisis out of a blunder. — In recent weeks, the Obama Administration has endorsed “healthy relations” between Iran and Syria, mildly rebuked Syrian President Bashar Assad for accusing the U.S. of “colonialism,” …
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Cantor: W.H. ‘irresponsible’ on Israel
Not Larry Sabato:
COOCH GONE WILD — Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has been in the news a lot recently for his lawsuit against the EPA, his letter to colleges telling them to change their non-discrimination policies and his efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. But he's not done making news yet!
David M. Herszenhorn / Prescriptions:
Ohio Democrat to Skip Health Care Rally — Representative John Boccieri, Democrat of Ohio, whose vote on major health care legislation could be crucial to the outcome, will not be attending President Obama's health care rally on Monday in Strongsville, Ohio, not far from Mr. Boccieri's own district, a spokeswoman said.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
What will the Supreme Court be like without its liberal leader? — Supreme Court Justices are remembered for their opinions, but they are revealed by their questions. For many years, Sandra Day O'Connor chose to open the questioning in most cases, and thus show the lawyers—and her colleagues …
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Democratic leaders say health bill will pass — Democratic leaders scrambled Sunday to pull together enough support in the House for a make-or-break decision on health-care reform later this week, expressing optimism that a package will soon be signed into law by President Obama despite a lack of firm votes for passage.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Another billboard mystery in Minnesota? — Somehow, I think people will miss this man more than the one featured in the “Miss Me Yet?” billboard that appeared outside the Twin Cities in Minnesota last month. Another anonymous advertisement has appeared on the roadside of a major interstate freeway …
Nancy Scola / American Prospect:
More of a National Broadband To-Do List, Really. — As Monica mentioned below, tomorrow was slated to be the day that the Federal Communications Commission would, finally, put out some version of a National Broadband Plan, the first of its kind for the United States.
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Larry Downes / The Hill:
Net neutrality would end innovation, not preserve it
Net neutrality would end innovation, not preserve it
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Daniel Foster / The Corner on National Review Online:
Dreier: Democrats ‘About 10 Votes Off’ from Passage in House — By: Daniel Foster — In a press conference on Capitol Hill today, Rep. David Dreier (R., Calif.), ranking Republican on the House Rules Committee, said the word around the House is that Democrats are still about 10 votes away …
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Dennis Kucinich / Plain Dealer:
Latest health care reform bill leaves Americans vulnerable to insurance companies: Dennis Kucinich — President Barack Obama is in northern Ohio on Monday to campaign for his health care plan, and I will be here to welcome him. I have met with the president three times to discuss …
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Laura Meckler / Washington Wire:
Getting Onboard? Obama Travels to Ohio With Kucinich
Getting Onboard? Obama Travels to Ohio With Kucinich
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CNN:
Sanford invokes ‘Ides of March’ in health care fight — Gov. Sanford said Monday that the ‘Ides of March’ is remembered as ‘a day of reckoning and foreboding.’ — (CNN) - As Capitol Hill Democrats make a final push to try to pass comprehensive health care reform legislation this week …
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Seanna Adcox / MiamiHerald.com:
DeMint and Fla. Senate candidate raise money in SC
DeMint and Fla. Senate candidate raise money in SC
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Social Security starts cashing in US debt — We've noticed the cash shortfalls at Social Security for more than a year, and now they appear to be permanent. For the first time, the Social Security Administration will start cashing in its IOUs from the Treasury in order to meet its benefits obligations.
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David Jolly / New York Times:
Credit Agency Warns U.S. and Others of Risk to Top Rating
Credit Agency Warns U.S. and Others of Risk to Top Rating
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Two Pictures Tell the Story on Health Care Debate — Gallup did something pretty cool in connection with their latest health care survey, which was to provide the verbatim responses (.xls) of the rationales given by people who would tell their Congressman to vote for or against the current health care bills, respectively.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
New Health Care Whip Count: 190 Yes, 205 No (with Leaners: 202-207) — [Ed. Note: Be sure to listen for David tonight on NPR's All Things Considered. As they say, check local listings.] — Since we're getting down to the wire on the health care bill, I'm going to start pushing leaners more forcefully.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Taking On China — Tensions are rising over Chinese economic policy, and rightly so: China's policy of keeping its currency, the renminbi, undervalued has become a significant drag on global economic recovery. Something must be done. — To give you a sense of the problem …
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William Saletan / Slate:
Your vote on health care is more important than your re-election. … - Why Are Humans Ticklish? Are Animals Ticklish, Too? - Wines Under $10 That Are Actually Pretty Good- Could You Go To Prison for Causing a Fatal NASCAR Crash? - Jeffrey Gettleman: Why Africa's Bloodiest Wars Never Seem …