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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
There Will Be Blood — Former Senator Alan Simpson is a Very Serious Person. He must be — after all, President Obama appointed him as co-chairman of a special commission on deficit reduction. — So here's what the very serious Mr. Simpson said on Friday: “I can't wait for the blood bath in April. ...
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Washington Post, Booman Tribune, Dennis the Peasant, Prairie Weather and Daily Kos
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway:
Obama Politically Tone Deaf On TSA Outrage — President Obama spoke yesterday about the outrage that has swept the country over new TSA screening procedures, and his response strikes me as being incredibly non-responsive to the concerns that people have raised about procedures that many consider to be incredibly invasive:
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Administration to Seek Balance in Airport Screening — Caught between complaints that airport screening has become too intrusive and threats of new terror attacks on aviation, Obama administration officials say they are sensitive to criticisms that security measures go too far …
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The Atlantic Online and The Gateway Pundit
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Jindal blasts Obama administration, calls TSA searches excessive
Mike Allen / The Politico:
TSA head: ‘Not going to change’
TSA head: ‘Not going to change’
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Reuters, Hot Air, Commentary, Mediaite, I Will Opt Out Of TSA Scan and Right Klik
Jimmy So / CBS News:
Clinton: I'd Avoid Airport Pat-Down if Possible
Clinton: I'd Avoid Airport Pat-Down if Possible
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Politics Daily, Scared Monkeys and CBS New York
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Special Underwear Makes Your Privates Invisible to TSA Scanners — Citizens, take heart: Even as our country falls under the total domination of our new TSA overlords, capitalism continues unabated. A Colorado man has developed undergarments with special body scanner-blocking fig leafs to hide your privates.
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Balloon Juice, Outside the Beltway and Israel Matzav
Des Moines Register:
Huckabee in Iowa: Palin potentially “a force” in 2012 — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, one of three 2012 GOP presidential prospects in Iowa this month, said Sunday the next one on the schedule, Sarah Palin, would be a strong contender, should she decide to run.
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Ballot Box, The Politico and Associated Press
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Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian:
Sarah Palin drops 2012 presidency hint with staff visit to Iowa
Sarah Palin drops 2012 presidency hint with staff visit to Iowa
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Raw Story
Ben Smith / The Politico:
View from Mideast: Obama's a problem — JERUSALEM — Vowing to change a region that has resisted the best efforts of presidents and prime ministers past, Barack Obama dove head first into the Middle East peace process on his second day in office. — He was supposed to be different.
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Joshua Miller / ABCNEWS:
Warren Buffett: Read My Lips, Raise My Taxes — Billionaire Buffett tells Amanpour Bush-era Tax Cuts for Rich Should Expire — In an exclusive interview on “This Week,” Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, told Christiane Amanpour that the rich should be paying more taxes …
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Crooks and Liars, The Consumerist and European Tribune
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Juliann Neher / Bloomberg:
Buffett Tells ABC Rich Americans Should Be Paying ‘A Lot’ More in Taxes
Buffett Tells ABC Rich Americans Should Be Paying ‘A Lot’ More in Taxes
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Right Wing News, HazZzMat, LewRockwell.com Blog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
'Don't ask, don't tell' study to be released day earlier than planned — Signaling the growing seriousness of the Obama administration's commitment this year to ending the military's ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, the Defense Department said Sunday that it will release …
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Washington Monthly, Advocate, The Page and Federal Eye
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Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson — Next week, Foreign Policy magazine and its editor-in-chief Susan Glasser will be releasing its 2nd annual roster of the world's greatest thinkers and doers in foreign policy. I have seen the list — and it's impressively creative and eclectic.
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American Power, Eunomia, The Atlantic Online and The Monkey Cage
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Deposition: Countrywide Never Sent Mortgage Notes to Trust; Mortgage-Backed Securities in Question — Christine at Foreclosure Industry gives her 10 reasons why the MERS problem cannot be fixed by legislation, and it's a pretty good list. I would add that it's simply not the only problem …
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FORECLOSURE FRAUD, Rortybomb and naked capitalism
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
For NBC Sale, Tensions Rise in Washington — Comcast is still in negotiations with the government over its proposed takeover of NBC Universal, but that did not stop the cable company from announcing a new management slate for the entertainment giant last week.
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
WHAT GOOD IS WALL STREET? — Much of what investment bankers do is socially worthless. — A few months ago, I came across an announcement that Citigroup, the parent company of Citibank, was to be honored, along with its chief executive, Vikram Pandit, for “Advancing the Field of Asset Building in America.”
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Examiner:
TSA airport screeners gone wild in San Diego- again — In what can only be described as TSA handlers gone wild, the San Diego Harbor Police arrested an area resident for refusal to complete the screening/security process yesterday. This is the same airport that created the TSA security catch phrase “don't touch my junk.”
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Darleen / protein wisdom:
More TSA “love” ...
More TSA “love” ...
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Examiner, The Other McCain, Firedoglake, The Sundries Shack, The Gateway Pundit, theblogprof and Hot Air