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iowahawk:
The Constitution Is Very Important — Thank you for your interest in the Washington Post's Young Pundit Essay Contest. As the leading newspaper in our nation's capital, we are always looking for budding journalistic talent to bring a fresh point of view our editorial pages …
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NewsBusters.org blogs, Sister Toldjah, Hot Air, Liberty Pundits Blog, protein wisdom, Pajamas Media and theblogprof
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Ezra Klein:
Yes, the Constitution is binding — This morning, I gave a quick interview to MSNBC where I made, I thought, some fairly banal points on the GOP's plan to honor the Constitution by having it read aloud on the House floor. Asked if it was a gimmick, I replied that it was, because, well, it is.
Stephen Gutowski / The Blast:
Ezra Klein: the Constitution is Impossible to Understand Because its Over 100 Years Old — I actually think the dumbest part of this segment is where the host calls Ezra “the Nazis had some good ideas” Klein a wonk. I mean... good lord. — Make sure you watch that again to get what hes arguing here.
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The Right Scoop, Michelle Malkin, Moe Lane and The Gateway Pundit
Ezra Klein:
What the tea party wants from the Constitution — I'm very curious to know what the GOP — or the tea partyers they're presumably pandering to — think will happen when every piece of legislation requires “a statement from its sponsor outlining where in the Constitution Congress is empowered to enact such legislation.”
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Yglesias and The Plum Line
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Liberal Star Blogger Ezra Klein: Constitution 'Has No Binding Power …
Liberal Star Blogger Ezra Klein: Constitution 'Has No Binding Power …
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Big Journalism, Mediaite and AmSpecBlog
New York Post:
Topics — When PUBLIC UNION workers decide to “screw” those that are actually paying their salaries it's time for a change. — BOMBASTIC — People died. The union officials should all be charged with manslaughter. — Either that. Or the citizenry needs to take their own retaliation against the “workers”.
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Outside the Beltway, CNN, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, Big Journalism, Cubachi, Don Surber, The Right Scoop, Daily Kos, Big Government, Tammy Bruce, Hot Air, iOwnTheWorld.com, The Gateway Pundit, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Wizbang, Liberty Pundits Blog, Washington Examiner, New York Times, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, A Blog For All, JammieWearingFool, Right Wing News, Shot in the Dark and NY Daily News
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J.P. Freire / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — New York sanitation workers union sabotaged snow cleanup
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — New York sanitation workers union sabotaged snow cleanup
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National Review, NY Daily News, CBS News, The Business Insider, Seeing the Forest, The Mahablog and Instapundit
New York Post:
Sanitation Department's slow snow cleanup was a budget protest
Sanitation Department's slow snow cleanup was a budget protest
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City Room, The Sundries Shack, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Atlantic Online and The Talking Dog
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
Outrage at Unplowed Streets? It's a New York Tradition
Outrage at Unplowed Streets? It's a New York Tradition
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City Room, BizzyBlog, Flopping Aces and Runnin' Scared
Justin Elliott / Salon:
Mosque foes launch Bieber boycott — Andy Sullivan, a construction worker and Brooklyn native, has been one of the loudest opponents of Park51, the planned mosque and community center near ground zero. Founder of the 9/11 Hard Hat Pledge — under which construction workers vow not to work …
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Wonkette, Gothamist, The Wire, Rolling Stone, Outside the Beltway, Weigel and Gawker
Alex Pareene / Salon:
Judith Miller: From the Times to the nuts — Judith Miller used to be a superstar. She was a major reporter at the New York Times for decades — at the DC bureau, in Cairo, in Paris, special correspondent to the Persian Gulf, embedded with a special unit in Iraq. She had the best sources.
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Arkansas Blog, Balloon Juice, Weigel and Wonkette
Maxim Lott / Fox News:
Eight Botched Environmental Forecasts — The Statue of Liberty, depicted frozen solid in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow.” Many weather forecasters and scientists wonder whether a coming period of “global cooling” may be on the way. — A new year is around the corner …
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YID With LID, Hit & Run, Clayton Cramer's Blog, AmSpecBlog and TigerHawk
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
How Harry Reid And Mitch McConnell Could Upend Filibuster Reform — A handful of junior Democrats, including Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have done an impressive job building momentum for a package of modest, but meaningful, changes to the Senate's filibuster rules.
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Firedoglake, The Huffington Post, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Paging Mr. Smith! How The Senate May Return To The Old-School Filibuster
Paging Mr. Smith! How The Senate May Return To The Old-School Filibuster
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The Plum Line, Firedoglake and Yglesias
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE PREDICTABLE RECESS-APPOINTMENT COMPLAINTS.... With the White House announcing six new recess appointments late yesterday, it was only a matter of time before Republicans began complaining. What I was curious to see, however, is what they came up with. — The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin took a crack at it this morning.
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New York Times, Washington Post and Zandar Versus The Stupid
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rep. King: Obama recess appointment at Justice Dept. ‘absolutely shocking’
Rep. King: Obama recess appointment at Justice Dept. ‘absolutely shocking’
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The Washington Independent, Outside the Beltway, Firedoglake, Daily Kos, Weasel Zippers and The Hill
The Huffington Post:
Last Kodachrome Developer Stops Developing — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Kodachrome film is truly dead. — Dwayne's Photo, a lab in Parsons, Kansas, was the last lab still processing popular film, which was created by Kodak in 1935. Dec. 30 was the last day Dwayne's would still accept rolls …
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Mashable!, The Daily Dish, New York Times and The Moderate Voice
Paul Lewis / Guardian:
Journalists deny Manning cover-up — Pair with access to transcript of comments by Bradley Manning deny they could help prosecution against Julian Assange — Two journalists with access to a secret transcript of comments by Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of leaking confidential material …
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Firedoglake, The Wire, Emptywheel and Little Green Footballs, more at Mediagazer »
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Good Grief... Leading RNC Candidate's Law Firm Supports Obamacare - Says It's Constitutional — This will go over well with the conservative base... If you thought the fact that RNC Chair candidate, Maria Cino, was an Obamacare lobbyist was outrageous wait until you hear the latest...
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Riehl World View, Liberty Pundits Blog and Instapundit
David Browne / PARADE Magazine:
Joe Scarborough: ‘I May Feel the Need to Run for Office Again’ … Sign up for our free online newsletter!
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Mediaite, The Politico, USA Today, The Political Carnival, Riehl World View, The Hill and Gawker
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Tricky Call for New Governors: Price of Their Inaugurals — MIAMI — To warm up the Florida crowds for his inauguration as governor, Rick Scott has been flying around the state this week on a seven-city “appreciation” tour. For the main event on Tuesday, he will lead a parade featuring 26 marching bands …
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Taegan Goddard's … and Ben Smith's Blog
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Murkowski certified Senate election winner — JUNEAU — Sen. Lisa Murkowski was officially named the winner of Alaska's U.S. Senate race Thursday, following a legal battle that lasted longer than the write-in campaign she waged to keep her job. — Gov. Sean Parnell and Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell …
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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Murkowski's win becomes official
Murkowski's win becomes official
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Politics Daily, Hot Air and Daily Kos
Ben Smith / The Politico:
The book that defined modern campaign reporting — CHESTERTOWN, Md. — Before Richard Ben Cramer bought his old white farmhouse here in 1993, he called in “the best real estate guy that I know,” and then-Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and his brother Jimmy drove down from Wilmington to have a look.
Facebook Washington DC / Facebook:
Best of Facebook 2010: Politics & Government — Earlier this week, we asked fans of the Congress on Facebook, U.S. Politics on Facebook, and Government on Facebook pages to weigh in on the best use of Facebook in 2010 by members of Congress, political campaigns, and government agencies.
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The Caucus and Ballot Box
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Abortion Takes Flight — Irish law prohibits all abortions except those necessary to save a woman's life, and as a practical matter it imposes daunting obstacles to terminating life-threatening pregnancies as well. In a secularized Europe, Ireland is noticeably out of step.
Anthony Watts / Watts Up With That?:
NOAA on Miami Florida: Coldest December on Record — From the NOAA National Weather Service Office in Miami comes this year end report: — 2010 South Florida Weather Year in Review — Coldest December on Record Concludes Year of Extremes — December 30th, 2010 …
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Capital Weather Gang and Doug Ross
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Bachmann: ‘Snotty’ Gore Vidal Novel Turned Me Republican! (VIDEO) — Gore Vidal, what have you done? — At a speech to Michigan Republicans on Tuesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) — the darling of the Tea Party right — told an amazing story about how she shed her youthful Democratic roots and became a Republican.
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Salon, Wonkette, Booman Tribune, Harry's Place and First Draft
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Big Second Amendment Opinion from the Fourth Circuit, Related to the Ban on Gun Possession by Domestic Violence Misdemeanants — The opinion is United States v. Chester, just decided today; thanks to Prof. Doug Berman (Sentencing Law & Policy) for the pointer.
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Eric Kleefeld / TPMMuckraker:
Steve King Digs In: Congress Will Investigate ‘Reparations’ Settlement For Black Farmers — Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is continuing to blast the government's recent discrimination settlement with African-American farmers as “reparations” — and even predicting that the new Republican-led House will investigate it.
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1380 KCIM, Death and Taxes, Balloon Juice, Big Government and Daily Kos