Top Items:
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Urges Mubarak Not to Run Again — WASHINGTON — President Obama has told the embattled president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, that he should not run for another term in elections in the fall, effectively withdrawing American support for its closest Arab ally, according to American diplomats in Cairo and Washington.
Discussion:
Politics Daily, The Maddow Blog, Danger Room, CNN, Raw Story, CBS News, BBC, msnbc.com, Reuters, White House Dossier, Commentary, Telegraph, Guardian, Examiner, Outside the Beltway, The Political Carnival, News Desk, The Moderate Voice, Booman Tribune, Fox News, TalkLeft, Maggie's Notebook, FP Passport, This Just In, Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller, The Daily Dish, The Jawa Report, Washington Post, Runnin' Scared, POMED, American Power, The Other McCain, BBC, Swampland and Weigel
RELATED:
CNBC:
Mubarak Says He Will Not Run for Presidency Again — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would not leave Egypt although he would step down from the presidency at the end of his term, due to end when the country holds a presidential election in September.
Discussion:
National Review, Commentary, Guardian, Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, Time, Big Peace, AMERICAblog News, World Threats and New York Times
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama presses Mubarak to move ‘now’ — President Obama, clearly frustrated by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's intention to retain his hold on power until elections later this year, said Tuesday evening that he has told Mubarak that a transition to representative government “must begin now.”
Discussion:
Power Line, TalkLeft, Michelle Malkin, Jihad Watch, The Other McCain and American Power
Stellaa / Sarthanapalos:
A Guide: How Not To Say Stupid Stuff About Egypt — The past few days I have heard so many stupid things from friends, blogs, pundits, correspondents, politicians, experts, writers that I want to pull my hair. So, I will not beat around the bush, I will be really blunt and give you a handy list …
Discussion:
Guardian, AOL News and Shakesville
Nicholas Kristof / Nicholas D. Kristof:
Clueless in Cairo — So President Hosni Mubarak has announced …
Clueless in Cairo — So President Hosni Mubarak has announced …
Discussion:
Telegraph, The Huffington Post, Jay Bookman, Pajamas Media and Boing Boing
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Quest for Dignity — I wonder if sometime around 50 years ago …
The Quest for Dignity — I wonder if sometime around 50 years ago …
Discussion:
The Maddow Blog and POMED
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama calls for transition in Egypt to begin immediately
Obama calls for transition in Egypt to begin immediately
Discussion:
The Politico, The Atlantic Online and Hot Air
John Kerry / New York Times:
Allying Ourselves With the Next Egypt
Allying Ourselves With the Next Egypt
Discussion:
The Politico, CNN, Washington Post, Politics Daily, Hot Air, Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Outside the Beltway, Blogcritics, Weasel Zippers, Taylor Marsh, Examiner, The Maddow Blog, Ben Smith's Blog, The Democratic Daily, The Hill, The Note, Raw Story, Boston Globe, Grim's Hall and The Other McCain
Eric Dondero / Libertarian Republican:
Egyptian Lt. Gen. Sami Enan to take over for Mubarak?
Egyptian Lt. Gen. Sami Enan to take over for Mubarak?
Discussion:
Gulf News, The Maddow Blog, Fox News, AmSpecBlog, Danger Room, The Other McCain, Reuters, Big Government, Hot Air and Atlas Shrugs
Reuters:
Protesters defiant after Mubarak speech
Protesters defiant after Mubarak speech
Discussion:
The Maddow Blog, Wall Street Journal, Hot Air, FP Passport and Weasel Zippers
Daniel Larison / Eunomia:
The Democracy Promotion Fetish
The Democracy Promotion Fetish
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, National Review and No More Mister Nice Blog
David Perel / The Huffington Post:
Technology & Psychology: The Never-Before-Revealed Details of Why John Edwards Finally Confessed to Affair — It took two years, thousands of man hours and a cross-country chase to catch John Edwards cheating. — That was the easy part. — Even after gathering and publishing overwhelming proof …
Discussion:
USA Today, Cheap Talk, Michelle Malkin and msnbc.com
RELATED:
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Sen. Webb raises $12K in final quarter of 2010 — Sen. Jim Webb's (D-Va.) latest fundraising numbers won't do much to ease the concerns of Virginia Democrats, worried that the senator isn't doing nearly enough to gear up for a 2012 challenge from former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.).
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway and National Review
David Weigel / Weigel:
Barasso, Graham, Introduce “Third Front” Against Health Care Reform — Senators John Barasso, R-WY, and Lindsey Graham, R-SC, have introduced The State Health Care Choice Act, written to allow states to opt out of the individual mandate, the employer mandate, expansion of Medicaid programs and …
Discussion:
Wonk Room, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
RELATED:
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Tea Party Shadows Health Care Ruling
Tea Party Shadows Health Care Ruling
Discussion:
Cato @ Liberty, Liberty Pundits Blog and Balkinization
Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Mitch McConnell grabs opening for health care vote
Mitch McConnell grabs opening for health care vote
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Atlantic Online, Weigel, Politics Daily, The Note and FrumForum
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
GOP Sens Admit: Goal Of Changing Health Care Law Is To Kill It
GOP Sens Admit: Goal Of Changing Health Care Law Is To Kill It
Discussion:
The Political Carnival and Zandar Versus The Stupid
John Hudson / Los Angeles Times:
Rachel Maddow and NBC Struggle With Satire — WASHINGTON, DC - The Internet's finest satirists hooked a big fish in the media world last night. In an embarrassing segment on her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow slammed conservatives for attacking President Obama's Egypt policies.
Discussion:
ChristWire, JustOneMinute, The Daily Caller, NewsBusters.org blogs, Cubachi, Mediaite, TPMDC, Big Hollywood, Raw Story, iOwnTheWorld.com, Examiner and Don Surber
RELATED:
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
MSNBC's Maddow Reports Internet Spoof Story as Fact
MSNBC's Maddow Reports Internet Spoof Story as Fact
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Riehl World View and The Gateway Pundit
Argus Leader:
Bill would require all S.D. citizens to buy a gun — Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to buy a firearm “sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense.” — The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012 …
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars, Salon, The Politico, The Daily Caller, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*, Weasel Zippers, Balloon Juice, HillBuzz.org, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Grim's Hall, Outside the Beltway, The Atlantic Online, The Confluence, Washington Monthly, Pirate's Cove, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daley Gator, LewRockwell.com Blog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Hot Air, Pajamas Media, Proof Positive, The Jawa Report, neo-neocon and Ben Smith's Blog
RELATED:
Ezra Klein:
An interview with Mark Pauly, father of the individual mandate — In 1991, economist Mark Pauly was the lead author of a Health Affairs paper attempting to persuade President George H.W. Bush and his administration to adopt a universal health-care proposal that would keep the government from eventually taking over the sector.
Discussion:
Sky Dancing, ECHIDNE of the snakes, Marginal Revolution and The Incidental Economist
David Eldridge / Washington Times:
Tardy senator draws dressing-down — Back home they were often superstars, governors, or state attorneys general, but here in Washington they are now just freshman senators — a lesson Sen. Richard Blumenthal learned on Monday when he got dressed down by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
Discussion:
Washington Post and The Fix
RELATED:
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Senate Appropriations announces earmark ban
Senate Appropriations announces earmark ban
Discussion:
The Politico, Sunlight Foundation Blog, The Note, CNN and FrumForum
Bill Status / The United States Senate Committee …:
Committee Announces Earmark Moratorium
Committee Announces Earmark Moratorium
Discussion:
USA Today, Daily Kos and Seattle Times
Mike Riggs / The Daily Caller:
Valerie Jarrett to uniformed general: More wine, garçon! — In Washington, bigwigs can misspeak and misstep a million times without drawing attention. And then there are the seemingly harmless moments that stick to a person like super glue: Joe Wilson barking “You lie!”
Discussion:
Maggie's Notebook, Fox Nation, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
Jeremy Schulman / Media Matters for America:
HOAX VIDEO EXPOSED: Planned Parenthood Already Reported “Sex Trafficking” To FBI — Today, anti-abortion rights propagandist Lila Rose released her latest in a series of heavily edited videos seeking to demonstrate that Planned Parenthood engages in criminal activities.
Discussion:
Live Action Blog, Raw Story, Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
RELATED:
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Planned Parenthood offering advice to pimps? Update: Did PP call the feds? — Live Action released another undercover expose of Planned Parenthood today, this time at the Perth Amboy, New Jersey clinic. Posing as a pimp and a prostitute, the pair asked the PP manager how best …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A VISION OF FOREIGN POLICY THAT ONLY BECK CAN PROVIDE.... Over the last year or so, Fox News' Glenn Beck has lost about a third of his audience, which is a pretty significant drop, and may very well lead the deranged media personality to think of ways to bring viewers back.
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars, Media Matters for America, Lawyers, Guns & Money, alicublog, Daily Kos, Mother Jones and Oliver Willis
RELATED:
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
“This Is Important Stuff” — Above is a Glenn Beck clip …
“This Is Important Stuff” — Above is a Glenn Beck clip …
Discussion:
Rumproast, Wonkette and Greg's Opinion
Vancouver Sun:
‘Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb’ — Al-Qaida members participate in military training in Afghanistan in this file photo. — Photograph by: Agence France-Presse Files, National Post, With Files From News Services — Al-Qaida is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Blazing Cat Fur and New York Times
Telegraph:
WikiLeaks: FBI hunts the 9/11 gang that got away — The FBI has launched a manhunt for a previously unknown team of men suspected to be part of the 9/11 attacks, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. — An airliner explodes in a fireball as it hits the south tower of the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001
Discussion:
Maggie's Notebook and The Jawa Report
Pew Hispanic Center:
Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010 — As of March 2010, 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States, virtually unchanged from a year earlier, according to new estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.
Discussion:
New York Times, Wonk Room, PostPartisan and ImmigrationProf Blog
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Former Sen. Kennedy staffer convicted of stealing from Senate — Sen. Edward Kennedy's (D-Mass.) former office manager was convicted on Tuesday of stealing more than $75,000 from the Senate. — Ngozi Pole was found guilty on five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property.