Top Items:
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Judge uses Obama's words against him — **FILE** President Obama talks about his health care plan, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H.(Associated Press) — In ruling against President Obama's health care law, federal Judge Roger Vinson used Mr. Obama's own position …
RELATED:
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Federal Judge Rules Health Law Violates Constitution — A second federal judge ruled on Monday that it was unconstitutional for Congress to enact a health care law that requires Americans to obtain commercial insurance, evening the score at two-to-two in the lower courts as the conflicting opinions begin …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, The New Republic, The Reaction, Concurring Opinions, The Foundry, Hot Air, This Just In, Politics Daily, Balkinization, American Spectator, Caffeinated Thoughts, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Michelle Malkin, Maggie's Notebook, The Mahablog, Blogcritics, Cato @ Liberty, No Sheeples Here, Outside the Beltway, Questions and Observations, The Moderate Voice, Patterico's Pontifications, Ben Smith's Blog, POWIP, The Other McCain, Gawker, The Politico, theblogprof, WyBlog, Blue Crab Boulevard, Maggie's Farm, Weasel Zippers, Right Pundits, Scared Monkeys, Reaganite Republican, Pirate's Cove, The Political Carnival, Althouse, AMERICAblog News, Right Turn and HillBuzz.org
Stephanie Cutter / White House.gov Blog:
Judicial Activism and the Affordable Care Act — Today, a judge in Florida issued a decision in a case filed by 25 Republican Attorneys General and Governors striking down the Affordable Care Act. This ruling is well out of the mainstream of judicial opinion.
Ezra Klein:
What happens if conservatives succeed in undermining the ACA? — The legal theory currently in vogue in conservative circles holds that the Constitution's vision of “a central government with limited power” — to use Judge Vinson's phrase — permits the government to establish …
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Mother Jones and The Right Sphere
Wall Street Journal:
The Constitutional Moment — Judge Vinson introduces ObamaCare to Madison and Marshall. — 'If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government …
Discussion:
Betsy's Page, The Volokh Conspiracy and Blue Crab Boulevard
Ezra Klein:
GOP judge rules against Affordable Care Act
Discussion:
San Francisco Examiner, The New Republic, Weigel, RedState, UrbanGrounds, Mother Jones, AmSpecBlog, Health Dollars, Wonkette, Hullabaloo, neo-neocon and Pajamas Media
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Judge Roger Vinson ‘Borrows Heavily’ …
Discussion:
Ezra Klein, Prairie Weather, ACS Blog and Wonk Room
John / Power Line:
Florida Judge Rules Obamacare Unconstitutional
Discussion:
Scared Monkeys, National Review, Bookworm Room and Left Coast Rebel
Ilya Shapiro / Cato @ Liberty:
Florida Ruling Requires Government to Stop Implementing Obamacare
Discussion:
Virginia Politics Blog, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Volokh Conspiracy and The New Republic
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Rep. Weiner ‘still pissed’ about public option
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
A democratic Egypt or a state of hate? — Things are about to go from bad to worse in the Middle East. An Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement is nowhere in sight. Lebanon just became a Hezbollah state, which is to say that Iran has become an even more important regional power, and Egypt …
Discussion:
Da Techguy's Blog, Firedoglake and PostPartisan
RELATED:
Douglas Hamilton / Reuters:
Israel shocked by Obama's “betrayal” of Mubarak — (Reuters) - If Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is toppled, Israel will lose one of its very few friends in a hostile neighborhood and President Barack Obama will bear a large share of the blame, Israeli pundits said on Monday.
John Kerry / New York Times:
Allying Ourselves With the Next Egypt — EVEN if the protests shaking Egypt subside in the coming days, the chaos of the last week has forever changed the relationship between the Egyptian people and their government. The anger and aspirations propelling a diverse range of citizens …
Discussion:
The Politico, ThinkProgress, American Power, Daily Kos, POMED, Wonk Room, Democracy in America and Indecision Forever
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. open to a role for Islamists in new Egypt government — But the Muslim Brotherhood must renounce violence and support democracy, the White House says. — Reporting from Washington — The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and The Agonist
New York Times:
U.S. Scrambles to Size Up ElBaradei
Discussion:
Guardian, NewsReal Blog, Mish's Global Economic …, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and The Nation
Marc Champion / Wall Street Journal:
Coptic Christians Worry About Future Without Mubarak
Discussion:
Telegraph, Forex Crunch, Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch and Hot Air
Michael Downey / World Policy Institute:
An Interview with the Brotherhood
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh, American Prospect, Reuters and Little Green Footballs
The Official Google Blog:
Some weekend work that will (hopefully) enable more Egyptians to be heard — Like many people we've been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we could do to help people on the ground. Over the weekend we came up with the idea of a speak-to-tweet service …
Discussion:
Fortune, Renesys Blog, This Just In, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, Guardian, newsfeed.time.com, al-bab.com, Global Voices in English, TechCrunch, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Newshoggers.com, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, ReadWriteWeb, Dispatch, Runnin' Scared, Gizmodo and msnbc.com, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Al Jazeera Blogs:
Live blog Feb 1 - Egypt protests — on January 31st, 2011. — From our headquarters in Doha, we keep you updated on all things Egypt, with reporting from Al Jazeera staff in Cairo, Alexandria, and Suez. Live Blog: Jan28 - Jan29 - Jan30 - Jan31 - Feb1 — Anger in Egypt spotlight page …
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Bloomberg, EA WorldView, New York Times, Informed Comment, Story Lab, Global Voices in English, The Daily Dish, Aljazeera and Open Left
al-bab.com:
'Tell Mubarak we don't need his damn Internet'
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, Newshoggers.com and Balloon Juice
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Bush Child, in a Break, Endorses Gay Marriage — The Bush dynasty is no stranger to generational conflict: father and son differed over deposing Saddam Hussein, raising taxes and the role of the United Nations. — Now it is father and daughter who find themselves at odds over a weighty issue.
Discussion:
CBS News, Runnin' Scared, AOL News, The Political Carnival, Gawker, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, Joe. My. God. and CNN
RELATED:
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Bush daughter Barbara supports gay marriage
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Kyle Trygstad / Roll Call:
Denny Rehberg to Announce Senate Bid Saturday — Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) will announce Saturday he is challenging Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). — “It's happening Saturday,” said a knowledgeable Montana GOP political operative. “He's running. There is a lot of support and enthusiasm back home, and Denny knows he can win.”
Discussion:
Ballot Box, Billings Gazette, The Fix, msnbc.com and Hotline On Call
Associated Press:
Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet After Protests — AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's Royal Palace says the king has sacked his government in the wake of street protests and has asked an ex-army general to form a new Cabinet. — King Abdullah's move comes after thousands of Jordanians took to the streets …
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog, The Daily Dish, Mondoweiss and FrumForum
Andrew Martin / New York Times:
Government's Dietary Advice: Eat Less — The latest nutrition guidelines released Monday by the federal government reiterate much of the advice from previous years: eat less salt and saturated fats, eat more fruits and vegetables and whole grains. — But there is a startling difference.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, JustOneMinute, The Blaze and SFist
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Romney: I won't apologize for my Massachusetts health reforms — Mitt Romney (R) said Tuesday he wouldn't apologize for the healthcare plan he created as governor of Massachusetts. — Romney waged a defense of his state's healthcare plan, perhaps his biggest hurdle to clear if he hopes …
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog and Weasel Zippers
Telegraph:
WikiLeaks: Britain secretly advised Libya how to secure release of Lockerbie bomber — Ministers secretly advised Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan regime how to secure the successful early release of the Lockerbie bomber, documents obtained by The Daily Telegraph have disclosed.
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters.org blogs and Israel Matzav
Dean Baker / The Huffington Post:
Debts Should be Honored, Except When the Money Is Owed to Working People — This seems to be the lesson that our nation's leaders are trying to pound home to us. According to the New York Times, members of Congress are secretly running around in closets and back alleys working up a law allowing states to declare bankruptcy.
Discussion:
Questions and Observations and Sky Dancing
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
