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7:25 PM ET, January 24, 2011

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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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Kristen Mack / Chicago Tribune:
Court orders Emanuel off mayoral ballot  —  Rahm Emanuel should not appear on the Feb. 22 mayoral ballot, according to a ruling issued by a state appellate court today.  —  In a 2-1 ruling, the appellate panel said Emanuel does not meet the residency requirement of having lived in Chicago for a year prior to the election.
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Court Says Emanuel Is Not Eligible to Run for Chicago Mayor  —  CHICAGO — An Illinois appeals court panel has ruled that Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, does not qualify to run for mayor of Chicago in next month's election.  —  The ruling, which was announced on Monday …
Discussion: CNN, USA Today, Tablet Magazine and ABCNEWS
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Could Rahm Emanuel Run as a Write-In?
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Ben Smith's Blog and The Note
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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CNN:
Top Senate Budget Republican not ruling out government shutdown  —  Washington (CNN) - Most Republicans demanding to slash federal spending won't entertain the idea of taking a possible standoff with President Obama so far that the government shuts down.  —  But the top Republican …
Discussion: The Politico and The Note
The Note:   Sen. Sessions on Obama Initiatives: 'Can't See How We Could …
Rep. Jan Schakowsky / The Huffington Post:
A Frightening “Roadmap” …
Discussion: The Hill
BBC:
Domodedovo blast: Explosion rocks Moscow's main airport  —  Moscow's Domodedovo airport - the busiest in the Russian capital - has been rocked by an explosion that has reportedly killed 31 people.  —  More than 100 more are thought to have been injured in the blast, which reports suggest may have been the work of a suicide bomber.
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Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Senator Rubio Questions Need for the Senate Tea Party Caucus (VIDEO)  —  During my recent interview with Senator Marco Rubio, he addressed the growing speculation concerning whether or not he would join the newly formed Senate Tea Party Caucus.  Many of Rubio's supporters and Tea Party leaders …
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Ezra Klein:
The people who will really decide whether health-care reform succeeds or fails  —  The New Yorker isn't allowing Atul Gawande's latest article out from behind the paywall, but you can read the abstract here.  The basic point is well worth keeping in mind amid all the arguments over the Affordable Care Act …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
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Kaiser Health News:
GOP Vows To Attack Health Law Tree, Branch By Branch
Discussion: Firedoglake and Ezra Klein
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.
Barack Obama / USA Today:
Reagan saw that ‘we are all patriots’  —  Ronald Wilson Reagan was a believer.  As a husband, a father, an entertainer, a governor and a president, he recognized that each of us has the power — as individuals and as a nation — to shape our own destiny.  He had faith in the American promise …
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Jamison Foser / Media Matters for America:
CNN's Erick Erickson Suggests “Mass Bloodshed” May Be Necessary If Roe Isn't Overturned  —  CNN's Erick Erickson is also Editor-in-Chief and “Dear Leader” of the conservative blog Red State, so this charming passage posted by “The Directors” is presumably his doing:
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
AZ lawmaker: Roe v. Wade a factor in shootings
Discussion: TPMDC
John Heilemann / New York Magazine:
The West Wing, Season II  —  Almost overnight, Barack Obama overhauled his White House and rewrote much of the script.  Now all he needs is a happy ending.  —  David Axelrod awoke at three in the morning and checked his BlackBerry.  It was January 12, a few hours before Barack Obama …
David Catanese / The Politico:
Rendell to MSNBC, declares Casey “unassailable”  —  One of the country's most plain-spoken, media-friendly politicians is about to get paid for his punditry.  —  Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is close to signing a deal with MSNBC to become a regular political contributor for the 2012 campaign cycle, POLITICO has learned.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Please Don't Be Offended  —  I might be the last person to notice this, but I still sort of wonder what it says about us.  I was over at Dave Weigel's place a few minutes ago, and he linked to a Twitter post by Jim Geraghty, who I don't happen to follow.  When I clicked the link, it included the following message:
Discussion: Washington Monthly and FrumForum
Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Bachmann: America Was Founded On Diversity (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) had an interesting take this weekend on America's first European settlers, who she said “had different cultures, different backgrounds, different traditions.”  —  “How unique in all of the world …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
19 days in, GOP leadership takes credit for job growth  —  It took less than three weeks for the new Republican Congressional leadership to claim credit for an apparent economic upturn.  —  An aide to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Brian Patrick, emailed reporters this morning:
Fred Lucas / CNSNews:
Three SEIU Locals—Including Chicago Chapter—Waived From Obamacare Requirement  —  (CNSNews.com) - Three local chapters of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), whose political action committee spent $27 million supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election …
New York Times:
Olbermann Split Came After Years of Tension  —  MSNBC never had any doubt about what it was getting when it made Keith Olbermann the face of the network in 2003: a highly talented broadcaster, a distinctive and outspoken voice and a mercurial personality with a track record of attacking his superiors and making early exits.
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.
Erick Erickson / RedState:
George Allen's Problem  —  Today, former Senator George Allen is expected to announce his intention to run against the man who beat him six years ago — Jim Webb.  Of course it remains uncertain whether Webb will even run again.  —  I have met George Allen a number of times, like him tremendously …
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Mortgage Giants Leave Legal Bills to the Taxpayers  —  Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending the mortgage finance companies and their former top executives in civil lawsuits accusing them of fraud.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Advocate of Violence  —  Frances Fox Piven and the New York Times's dishonest campaign for “civility.”  —  In the olden days, Frances Fox Piven was a cutting-edge social theorist of the hard left.  In a 1977 book, she and her husband, Richard Cloward, argued “that the poor and unemployed …
Katherine T. Phan / ChristianPost.com:
Huckabee Explains Why He's Waiting to Decide 2012 Run  —  NEW YORK - Despite leading a poll on potential GOP picks for the 2012 presidential run, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee spoke to an audience at a Christian college Friday and explained why he's waiting until late summer to announce his decision.
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 …
Discussion: The Politico
 
 
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John H. Richardson / Esquire:
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Kate Sheppard / Mother Jones:
Amazon Case Against Chevron Enters Final Stage
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
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Kendra Marr / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty: More spending ‘atrocious’
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
DAN ABRAMS MAY HEAD TO ABC
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Liberals and Economic Growth
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
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Christina Bellantoni / Roll Call:
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John Harwood / The Caucus:
President, Rebounding, Gives Opponents Pause
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Liberals trying to draft Keith Olbermann for Joe Lieberman's Senate seat
Rasmussen Reports:
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Build a Bigger House
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