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9:30 AM ET, January 20, 2011

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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House repeals healthcare law, 245-189  —  The House voted on Wednesday to repeal the sweeping healthcare law enacted last year, as Republicans made good on a central campaign pledge and laid down the first major policy marker of their new majority.  —  The vote was 245-189.
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The Note:
Say What?  Democrat Compares Republicans to Nazis  —  ABC News Jonathan Karl reports:  —  The newfound civility didn't last long.  Political rhetoric in Congress doesn't get much nastier than the words of one House Democrat during the debate on repealing the health care law.
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
House Repeals Obama Health Care Law in Symbolic Act  —  WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Democrats' landmark health care overhaul, in a largely symbolic step that the new Republican majority said marked the beginning of an all-out effort to dismantle President Obama's signature domestic policy achievement.
David Streeter / NJDC:   NJDC Criticizes Comments of Representative Steve Cohen
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dem Rep: No apology for saying GOP mendacity is worthy of Goebbels
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com and AmSpecBlog
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
McConnell ‘assures’ Senate vote on repealing health reform
Discussion: PoliticsPA
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Business Leaders Make Cut at State Dinner With Hu  —  WASHINGTON - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter made the cut.  So did Bill Clinton and his wife, the secretary of state.  The heads of Microsoft, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Boeing and Walt Disney were on the list.
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Annie Groer / Politics Daily:
Obamas Host China's President Hu at Glitzy White House State Dinner
Discussion: News Hounds
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Republican lawmaker compares China to Nazi regime
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Hill
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama bouncing back  —  The president's approval rating returns to the 50s, but challenges remain, according to the latest poll  —  Below:  —  Deputy political director  —  WASHINGTON — What a difference a few weeks can make.  —  Last month, Republicans were celebrating …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama presidency a success or failure?
Discussion: The Politico
The Fix:
A three-way pileup atop 2012 GOP presidential race  —  Former Govs. Mike Huckabee (Ark.), Sarah Palin (Alaska) and Mitt Romney (Mass.) make up the top tier of the 2012 Republican presidential field, according to a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News.
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Jonathan Martin / Ben Smith's Blog:
Huck adviser to be Hill CoS
Discussion: GOP 12
Bradley Blackburn / ABCNEWS:
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Stands on Both Feet, Looks Out Window  —  Giffords to Be Moved to Houston Rehab Facility  —  Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stood on both feet with assistance and looked out a window, another milestone in her recovery after a gunman fired a bullet through her brain during …
Discussion: The Wire and American Power
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New York Post:
Doctor says Rep. Giffords stood on her own two feet
Discussion: New York Magazine
ThinkProgress:
Glenn Beck And Sean Hannity Dropped From Philadelphia Radio Station  —  Yesterday, hate radio hosts Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity had their nationally syndicated radio shows dropped from WPHT in Philadelphia, which is the second radio station to drop both of the conservative commentators.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Feministing
The Huffington Post:
Obama's Social Security Talk Is Turning Voters Off, Pollsters Say … WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's apparent willingness to consider cuts in Social Security benefits may be winning him points with Washington elites, but it's killing him with voters, who see the program as inviolate …
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin Putting Out Presidential Feelers in Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has tasked her aides with quietly gauging her level of support for a potential presidential campaign by making inquiries to a select pool of likely allies and grassroots activists in Iowa, RealClearPolitics has learned.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Prepares to Lift Ban on Guantánamo Cases  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to increase the use of military commissions to prosecute Guantánamo detainees, an acknowledgment that the prison in Cuba remains open for business after Congress imposed steep new impediments to closing the facility.
Murphy / The Beast:
The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010  —  Charges: The A.Q. Khan of the culinary world, her secret recipes are demonstrably more dangerous to America than a nuclear armed North Korea.  When not delighting delusional hicks on “Huckabee,” she's cooking up coronary-clogging treats like the …
Jon Ward / The Daily Caller:
A number of the House GOP's leading conservative members on Thursday will announce legislation that would cut $2.5 trillion over 10 years, which will be by far the most ambitious and far-reaching proposal by the new majority to cut federal government spending.
Kevin / Daily Ructions:
Murphy To Announce Senate Candidacy Thursday.  —  United States Representative Christopher Murphy will announce Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate from Connecticut in 2012, Daily Ructions has learned.  Murphy's declaration follows …
Discussion: Ballot Box and Capitol Watch
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Our Second Annual TV News Trust Poll  —  PPP's annual look at the public's trust in various TV news outlets finds that Fox News' credibility is on the decline, that the traditional networks are seeing an up tick in their numbers, and that PBS is at the top of the heap.
Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Scalia, Thomas and Citizens United  —  To mark Friday's anniversary of a court decision that allowed corporations to sink millions into politics, Common Cause, a reform group, is asking the Department of Justice to investigate alleged conflicts of interest involving two Supreme Court justices …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Sarah Boesveld / National Post:
Heritage Minister orders Library and Archives Canada to show controversial film  —  The Harper government sent a diplomatic note to Iran Wednesday, as Heritage Minister James Moore lashed out at Tehran for its part in a campaign that cancelled the screening of a movie critical of the Iranian regime at Library and Archives Canada.
Jamila Trindle / Washington Wire:
Pandas Can Stay in D.C. 5 More Years  —  On a day full of carefully choreographed events to announce incremental progress on thorny political and economic issues in the U.S.-China relationship, one big diplomatic issue has been put to rest: the pandas can stay at the National Zoo.
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Goodbye to a Guy Named Joe  —  On Wednesday, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut announced that he won't be a candidate for re-election in 2012.  Normally people look particularly appealing when they're promising to go away.  This time, not so much.  —  “I can't help but also think about …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Palinoia, the Destroyer  —  What's behind the left's deranged hatred.  —  Why does their hatred of her burn so hot?  —  Ask them, and they'll most likely tell you: Because she's a moron.  But that is obviously false.  To be sure, her skills at extemporaneous speaking leave much to be desired.
Kyle / Right Wing Watch:
Santorum: It's “Common Sense” That We Should Not “Defy Nature” By Letting Gays Get Married or Adopt  —  Today, CNS News posted a nearly two hour long interview with Rick Santorum conducted by CNS News editor-in-chief Terry Jeffrey which covered a wide range of issues, including Santorum's opposition …
 
 
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Lou Chibbaro Jr / Washington Blade:
Supreme Court rejects D.C. marriage challenge
Peter Finn / Washington Post:
Khalid Sheik Mohammed killed U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, report finds
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Kennedy's inaugural address presents a challenge still
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Elton John Plays Calif. Benefit to Back Gay Marriage
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Peter H. Stone / The Center for Public Integrity:
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Jared Lee Loughner indicted in Gabrielle Giffords shooting
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Mary C. Curtis / Politics Daily:
Nikki Haley: Government ‘Never Intended to Be All Things to All People’
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Steele: GOP relieved I'm gone
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
King witness list provokes bitter split among Islam critics
Craig / CNSNews:
Rep. John Lewis Says Declaration's ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ …
Janie Har / Oregonian:
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