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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Special Editorial: Repeal — The editors of National Review sensibly counsel conservatives, in the wake of last night's victory for Obamacare: “'Nil desperandum'—never despair.” I agree, though I'm more inclined to the mock-Latin motto of the Harvard band: “Illegitimi non carborundum”—don't let the bastards get you down.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fear Strikes Out — The day before Sunday's health care vote, President Obama gave an unscripted talk to House Democrats. Near the end, he spoke about why his party should pass reform: “Every once in a while a moment comes where you have a chance to vindicate all those best hopes …
New York Times:
Obama Plans to Sign Health Overhaul Bill on Tuesday — WASHINGTON — House Democrats approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's health system on Sunday, voting over unanimous Republican opposition to provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans after an epic political battle …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
News Analysis: Obama's Health Care Victory Carries a Cost — WASHINGTON — The House's passage of health care legislation late Sunday night assures that whatever the ultimate cost, President Obama will go down in history as one of the handful of presidents who found a way to reshape the nation's social welfare system.
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Mark Steyn / The Corner on National Review Online:
Happy Dependence Day! — By: Mark Steyn
Happy Dependence Day! — By: Mark Steyn
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers stir up the ‘tea party’ crowd
Republican lawmakers stir up the ‘tea party’ crowd
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Howard Fineman / Newsweek Blogs:
Health Care Reform's Winners and Losers — It doesn't take a rocket scientist—or even an alleged expert such as this reporter —to see that the big political winner in tonight's House vote is the president of the United States. After a year and a half of fitful but increasingly focused effort …
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David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
Through Tears, Tea Party Activists Vow to Keep Fighting Health Care Reform — Health Care Win Took Activists by Surprise — The Tea Party activists huddled on the south lawn of the Capitol got the news of health care reform's passage in the cruelest way.
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Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Rev. Jesse Jackson confronts Tea Partiers — Rev. Jesse Jackson confronted an angry crowd of approximately 200 Tea Party protesters outside the Capitol on Sunday evening while his son, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.), filmed the encounter on his cell phone.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Randy Neugebauer says he called out ‘baby-killer’ as Stupak spoke on House floor — Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Tex.) acknowledged Monday that he yelled out “baby killer” toward Democrats during debate over a Republican abortion amendment in the final minutes of consideration of health-care legislation.
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Neugebauer: I yelled ‘baby killer’ — Texas Republican Rep. Randy Neugebauer was the mysterious lawmaker who shouted “baby killer” during Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) floor speech Sunday night, his office said Monday. — Rumors that Neugebauer was the yeller began swirling Sunday night …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney: ‘Unconscionable abuse of power’ — Extremely strong language from Mitt Romney, who the administration and his Republican rivals love to note gets some credit for the shape of the health care plan. — Now, Romney is positioning himself as a leader of the charge to repeal it:
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
McCain: Don't expect GOP cooperation on legislation for the rest of this year — Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday. — McCain and another Republican senator decried the effect health reform legislation …
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:
WaPo hires Weigel — David Weigel, who's been covering the right for the Washington Independent, will soon be heading to the Washington Post. — Weigel joins the Post on April 5, and will be launching a blog focused on the conservative movement, tea party activists, and how the GOP's preparing for November.
Warren Richey / Christian Science Monitor:
Attorneys general in 12 states poised to challenge healthcare bill — As soon as President Obama signs the healthcare bill into law, the attorneys general say they will challenge its constitutionality. The mandate to buy insurance is at the center of the controversy.
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama to sign health care bill Tuesday — President Obama will use a White House signing ceremony Tuesday to showcase the benefits of the health-care overhaul legislation passed late Sunday night by a divided House of Representatives. — White House officials said Obama intends to sign …
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Jezebel:
Conservative Blogger Calls For Obama's Assassination On Twitter (Updated) — Earlier today, self-described conservative blogger Solomon “Solly” Forell posted a tweet that included a call for assassination, as well as this line: “We'll surely get over a bullet 2 Barack Obama's head!” It gets worse:
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. may expand use of its prison in Afghanistan — The White House is considering housing international terrorism suspects at Bagram air base, as is done at Guantanamo Bay. — The U.S. military recently opened this new prison at Bagram air base, north of Kabul, but the facility remains controversial …
James Randi / James Randi Educational Foundation:
How To Say It? — Well, here goes. I really resent the term, but I use it because it's recognized and accepted. — I'm gay. — From some seventy years of personal experience, I can tell you that there's not much “gay” about being homosexual. For the first twenty years of my life …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Obama's Share Determined Dems' Votes on ObamaCare — What was the single biggest determinant of whether a Democrat voted yea or nay on the health care bill yesterday? Actually, it isn't too hard to figure out: — This reflects the breakdown in the roll call based on the percentage …
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
The upwardly mobile — For those Democrats running statewide in swing or conservative states, there is also risk of political fallout from the health care bill. — In Indiana, Rep. Brad Ellsworth, who is running for the Senate seat left open by the retirement of Sen. Evan Bayh …
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Sahil Kapur / The Raw Story:
Chomsky: Health bill sustains the system's core ills — Despite its flaws, I'd have ‘held my nose’ to pass reform, renowned intellectual tells Raw Story — He's a hero of many progressives, but his enthusiasm for the passage of health care reform legislation this weekend was fairly muted.
The Official Google Blog:
A new approach to China: an update — On January 12, we announced on this blog that Google and more than twenty other U.S. companies had been the victims of a sophisticated cyber attack originating from China, and that during our investigation into these attacks we had uncovered evidence …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Famous Last Words — Fred Barnes, January 20: … As someone who makes a lot of bad predictions, I'm going to offer everyone advice that you want to try to make sure your predictions aren't totally categorical. ObamaCare looks dead, for example. Heck, if you're feeling super-confident, just go ahead and say ObamaCare is dead.
Rasmussen Reports:
Florida Senate: Rubio 45%, Meek 25%, Crist 22% — Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio for now runs well ahead in a three-way race for the U.S. Senate in Florida, should Governor Charlie Crist decide to run as an independent. — The first Rasmussen Repots telephone survey …
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Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz:
Dershowitz lays into J Street in AIPAC conference dust-up — Israel lobbyists face off as commentator accuses new group of dividing the Jewish community. — Rival Israel activists locked horns at Monday's AIPAC conference in Washington as leading pro-Israel commentator Alan Dershowitz launched …