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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.
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Adam Harrington / CBS Chicago:
Court Tosses Rahm Emanuel Off Chicago Mayoral Ballot — CHICAGO (CBS) - The Illinois Appellate Court has tossed mayoral front-runner Rahm Emanuel off the ballot, reversing the decision of a lower court. — The Appellate Court reached a 2-1 decision to remove Emanuel.
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Court Says Emanuel Is Not Eligible to Run for Chicago Mayor
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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Could Rahm Emanuel Run as a Write-In?
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Associated Press:
Court: Rahm Emanuel Can't Run For Mayor, Not Chicago Resident
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Emanuel booted off Chicago ballot
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Lauren Etter / Wall Street Journal:
Emanuel Removed From Chicago Ballot
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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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New York Times:
Deadly Blast Strikes in Moscow's Main Airport — MOSCOW — An explosion rocked an international terminal of Moscow's busiest airport on Monday afternoon. There were conflicting reports on the number of dead and injured, but the toll appeared to be rising rapidly.
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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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Tea time for Antonin Scalia
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Rubio casts doubt on Tea Party Caucus
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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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John Harwood / The Caucus:
President, Rebounding, Gives Opponents Pause
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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Address Previews 2012 Race
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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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Sarah Palin / USA Today:
'America's lifeguard'
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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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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 …
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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:
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.
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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 …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Reforming the Reform — Last week, the Republican Party proved …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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