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11:40 AM ET, February 1, 2011

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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, The Hill, ThinkProgress, Washington Wire, Hot Air, Boston Globe, Washington Post, BBC, Fact Checker, Mish's Global Economic …, American Power, Daily Kos, The Angry Arab News Service/, Firedoglake, POMED and The Nation

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: Bloomberg, Firedoglake, Right Turn, National Review, NewsReal Blog, New York Times, Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch, American Power, Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit and The Agonist

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Mahablog, Commentary, Daniel W. Drezner, Wonkette, World Policy Institute, Hot Air, Sic Semper Tyrannis, Political Punch, Newshoggers.com, Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch, US Department of State, Israpundit 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 …

Aljazeera:

Protesters flood Egypt streets — At least a million gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square as mass protests against President Mubarak are staged across country. — About 1,000,000 people have gathered for the planned “march of a million” in the Egyptian capital, calling for Hosni Mubarak, the embattled Egyptian president, to step down.

Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla, msnbc.com, POMED, Telegraph and Reuters

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
A democratic Egypt or a state of hate?

Discussion: normblog, Mondoweiss, Da Techguy's Blog, Firedoglake and PostPartisan

Aljazeera:
Protesters flood Egypt streets

Discussion: Open Left and Firedoglake

Al Jazeera Blogs:
Live blog Feb 1 - Egypt protests

Discussion: Firedoglake, EA WorldView, The Daily Dish, NO QUARTER, New York Times, Aljazeera, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, newsfeed.time.com and Informed Comment

al-bab.com:
'Tell Mubarak we don't need his damn Internet'

Discussion: The Daily Dish, Newshoggers.com and Balloon Juice

Guardian:
Million-strong protest urges Mubarak to go

Discussion: The Daily Dish, The Independent, New York Times, Danger Room, The Other McCain and AOL News

David Wood / Politics Daily: U.S. Spent Billions Arming Egypt; Would Schools and Jobs Have …

Marc Champion / Wall Street Journal:
Coptic Christians Worry About Future Without Mubarak

Discussion: Telegraph, Jihad Watch, Weasel Zippers, Forex Crunch and Hot Air

Wall Street Journal:
Mubarak Offers to Negotiate

Discussion: Hot Air and Political Punch

Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Al Jazeera English Finds an Audience

Discussion: Tom Watson, Firedoglake, The Daily Dish and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: The Politico, Right Turn, Sweetness & Light, The Crawdad Hole, Taylor Marsh, Cato @ Liberty, Scared Monkeys, RedState, Reuters, Patterico's Pontifications, Weasel Zippers, Chicago Daily Observer, ProfessorBainbridge.com, POWIP, The Volokh Conspiracy, TPMDC and The Powers That Be

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: Lawyers, Guns & Money, Betsy's Page and Blue Crab Boulevard

Stephanie Cutter / White House.gov Blog:
Judicial Activism and the Affordable Care Act

Ezra Klein:
What happens if conservatives succeed in undermining the ACA?

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Mother Jones and The Right Sphere

Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The Weak Link in Judge Vinson's Opinion Striking Down the Mandate

Discussion: Ezra Klein, TalkLeft, Hit & Run, ACS Blog, Slate and Patterico's Pontifications

Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Federal Judge Rules Health Law Violates Constitution

Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: What the Vinson ruling means

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Volokh Conspiracy, The New Republic and A plain blog about politics

Ethan Bronner / New York Times:

Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet — RAMALLAH, West Bank — King Abdullah II of Jordan fired his government in a surprise move on Tuesday, in the face of a wave of demands of public accountability sweeping the Arab world and bringing throngs of demonstrators in the streets of Egypt.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, TalkLeft and Joe. My. God.

CNN:

Jordan's king dismisses government, appoints new PM — (CNN) — The king of Jordan dismissed his government Tuesday and appointed a new prime minister with orders to implement political reform. — The dismissal follows several protests calling for change in Jordan …

Discussion: AmSpecBlog, Parker Spitzer, World Threats and POMED

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 and FrumForum

Agence France Presse:
Jordan king fires govt, names new PM after protests

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Weasel Zippers, more at Mediagazer »

George's Bottom Line:

Mitt Romney: No Apology for Individual Health Care Mandate — On the kick off to his “No Apology” book tour Mitt Romney is on message - refusing to apologize for the Massachusetts health care law that, like President Obama's federal legislation, requires citizens to buy health insurance.

Discussion: Politics Daily, USA Today, Right Turn, Ballot Box and ABCNEWS

The Note:
Mitt Romney To Obama: ‘Press The Pause Button’ On Health Care

Discussion: Bloomberg, Political Punch, USA Today and The Page

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Romney: I won't apologize for my Massachusetts health reforms

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Health care challenges could rescue Romney

Discussion: The New Republic and The Atlantic Online

Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Romney rips Obama in new paperback

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Politico, TPMDC and GOP 12

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: The Jawa Report, Ben Smith's Blog, The Greenroom, Taegan Goddard's …, The Daily Caller, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Proof Positive, Pajamas Media and Instapundit

Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
S.D. pols want mandate & #8212; for guns

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story

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: The Fix, CNN, Ballot Box, Billings Gazette, Online NewsHour, TPMDC and Hotline On Call

Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Cuellar first to pay up DCCC dues …

Discussion: msnbc.com, The Fix and Taegan Goddard's …

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: Runnin' Scared, CBS News, Wonkette, CNN, Mediaite, Gawker, AOL News, Hot Air, The Political Carnival, The Moderate Voice and Joe. My. God.

Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Bush daughter Barbara supports gay marriage

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Lila Rose / Big Government:

Shock Investigation: Planned Parenthood Advises ‘Pimp’ on Underage Sex Trafficking, Secret Abortions for Minors — Over the past four years, our investigative team has revealed repeated cases of Planned Parenthood affiliates covering up the statutory rape of underage girls and enabling sexual abusers.

Discussion: Hot Air, National Review, Liberty Pundits Blog, JammieWearingFool and La Shawn Barber's Corner

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, The Atlantic Online and SFist

First Read / msnbc.com:

Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention — From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro — The Democratic National Committee today announced the selection of Charlotte, NC, as the site of the party's 2012 convention, a clear sign that Democrats will once again target the Tar Heel State in the upcoming presidential contest.