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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
White House Says Chinese Folk Song Played During State Dinner Was Not An Insult; Experts Divided — Ivories that were tickled last Wednesday night at the White House are, to some conservative media, no laughing matter. — At the White House State Dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao …
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JustOneMinute, Human Events, Speakeasy, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, HotAirPundit, Asiaone and The Daily Caller
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Carol Browner to leave White House — Carol M. Browner, President Barack Obama's energy adviser, plans to leave the White House in coming weeks, White House officials said Monday night. — Browner, who is Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, was EPA administrator …
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The Hill, Hot Air, New York Times, The Caucus, Michelle Malkin, Grist, Wall Street Journal, Wonkette, The Hill, Political Punch, Politics Daily and Washington Post
Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
White House Lawyer Tapped for Solicitor General
White House Lawyer Tapped for Solicitor General
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The Fix and Weekly Standard
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Pre-State of the Union, Democratic Talking Heads Briefed at White House
Pre-State of the Union, Democratic Talking Heads Briefed at White House
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American Thinker and Daily Kos
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Obama won't endorse raising retirement age or reducing Social Security benefits — President Obama has decided not to endorse his deficit commission's recommendation to raise the retirement age, and otherwise reduce Social Security benefits, in Tuesday's State of the Union address …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Rep. Eric Cantor: ‘No bailout of the states’ — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) issued a new threat against a federal bailout for ailing state governments Monday as GOP leaders girded for a confrontation with President Obama over spending. — Heading into Tuesday's State of the Union address …
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The Politico and Connecting.the.Dots
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Report: George W. Bush aides violated Hatch Act — During the 2006 midterm elections, White House political aides to President George W. Bush engaged in widespread violations of a federal law which limits partisan political activity by government employees, a long-running federal investigation has found.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Bush White House Broke Elections Law, Report Says
Bush White House Broke Elections Law, Report Says
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The Caucus and Oliver Willis
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Scalia: No plans to attend Obama's State of the Union address — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told The Hill on Monday evening that he does not plan on attending the State of the Union address on Tuesday. — The conservative-leaning jurist said that he hasn't “gone to the State …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't be fully represented at State of the Union — The Supreme Court finds itself again in the political limelight, a place most justices try to avoid. — A combination of events, concluding with the question of which justices will attend President Obama's State …
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The Hill
Charlie Savage / The Caucus:
Obama Selects Donald Verrilli as Solicitor General
Obama Selects Donald Verrilli as Solicitor General
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Mother Jones and The Volokh Conspiracy
National Archives and Records Administration:
National Archives Discovers Date Change on Lincoln Record — Thomas Lowry Confesses to Altering Lincoln Pardon to April 14, 1865 — Washington, DC...Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced today that Thomas Lowry, a long-time Lincoln researcher from Woodbridge, VA …
Abdon M. Pallasch / Chicago Sun Times:
Rahm Emanuel booted off ballot in 2-1 Appellate Court decision — Rahm Emanuel was thrown off the ballot for mayor of Chicago today by an appellate court panel, a stunning blow to the fund-raising leader in the race. — An appellate panel ruled 2-1 that Emanuel did not meet the residency standard to run for mayor.
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Clout St:
Emanuel asks Illinois Supreme Court for emergency stay
Emanuel asks Illinois Supreme Court for emergency stay
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TalkLeft, JONATHAN TURLEY, Daily Kos, Chicago Tribune and TPMDC
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Ruling Blocks Emanuel's Bid in Chicago Run
Ruling Blocks Emanuel's Bid in Chicago Run
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The Reaction, CNN, Tablet Magazine and USA Today
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Could Rahm Emanuel Run as a Write-In?
Could Rahm Emanuel Run as a Write-In?
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Blogcritics, ABCNEWS, Ben Smith's Blog and The Note
Jim Miklaszewski / msnbc.com:
NBC: U.S. can't link accused Army private to Assange — Military also denies allegations that Bradley Manning is being mistreated — Below: — U.S. military officials tell NBC News that investigators have been unable to make any direct connection between a jailed army private suspected …
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Balloon Juice, Informed Comment, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway, Emptywheel, Guardian and The Nation
The Politico:
Left laments Barack Obama's move to center — President Barack Obama plans to play up a bright future with congressional Republicans by channeling his 2008 campaign message of post-partisanship in his State of the Union address — but the liberal wing of his party isn't quite seeing the light.
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Taylor Marsh, JammieWearingFool and New York Magazine
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Gibbs dodges question on Obama's early marriage support
Gibbs dodges question on Obama's early marriage support
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Lez Get Real, Mediaite, AMERICAblog Gay and Pam's House Blend
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Clarence Thomas revises disclosure forms — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has amended 13 years' worth of disclosure reports to include details of wife Virginia Thomas's sources of income, documents released on Monday show. — The documents indicate that Thomas's wife, who goes by Ginni …
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Outside the Beltway and Politics Daily
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ABCNEWS:
Justice Clarence Thomas Amends 20 Years of Disclosure Forms With Wife's Employers — Virginia Thomas' Place of Employment Had Been Omitted From Justice's Reports — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas amended 20 years worth of financial disclosure forms today after a liberal watchdog group questioned …
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CNN
Kos / Daily Kos:
Poll: Cut Social Security benefits or raise payroll cap? Not even close — Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos. 1/20-23. Registered voters. MoE 3.1% (No trend lines) … Raise — payroll cap Cut benefits — All 77 10 — Dem 84 4
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Wonk Room and ThinkProgress
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Paul Krugman:
The War on Demand — Something really strange has happened to the debate over economic policy in the face of the Great Recession and its aftermath — or maybe the real point is that events have revealed the true nature of the debate, stripping away some of the illusions.
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Grasping Reality …, Modeled Behavior and Yglesias
The Hill:
GOP to push for D.C. gay marriage ban — House conservatives say they will pursue legislation that would ban gay marriage in the nation's capital. — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC), told The Hill that he will push for a vote on the controversial issue in the 112th Congress.
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Outside the Beltway
William Saletan / Slate:
Is it OK to abort a viable fetus? An answer to pro-choicers on Kermit Gosnell. — Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortionist, has been charged with butchering viable babies, causing a woman's death, and endangering other patients. A grand jury report details his alleged crimes.
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American Power, Washington Examiner, American Prospect, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Awl and The Daily Dish
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Kermit Gosnell Drugged, Tied Up Woman Before Forced Abortion
Kermit Gosnell Drugged, Tied Up Woman Before Forced Abortion
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Liberty Pundits Blog and Hot Air
Reuters:
Financial Crisis Commission Finds Cause For Prosecution Of Wall Street — The bipartisan panel appointed by Congress to investigate the financial crisis has concluded that several financial industry figures appear to have broken the law and has referred multiple cases to state or federal authorities …
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New York Times, naked capitalism and Calculated Risk
Robert M. Danin / Foreign Policy:
NastyLeaks — Far from a triumph for transparency, the Palestine Papers are a victory for the enemies of peace in the Middle East — but only if Palestinian leaders embrace Al Jazeera's narrative. — The Palestine Papers — more than 1,600 internal Palestinian documents summarizing negotiations …
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Guardian, Firedoglake and The Lede
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
AZ lawmaker: Roe v. Wade a factor in shootings — The aftermath of the Arizona shootings have featured disputes over the role that gun laws or political rhetoric could have played in the violence. — But an Arizona lawmaker offered another source of blame: Roe v. Wade.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and TPMDC
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Americans more optimistic on state of nation — Washington (CNN) - Hours before President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address before Congress, a new national poll indicates a surge in optimism about the state of the nation. — According to a CNN/Opinion Research …
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