Top Items:
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, Washington Wire, ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Guardian, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Fact Checker, BBC, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Mish's Global Economic …, American Power, Daily Kos, The Other McCain, Taylor Marsh, The Angry Arab News Service/, POMED, Firedoglake and The Nation
RELATED:
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 …
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:
normblog, Mondoweiss, Da Techguy's Blog, Firedoglake and PostPartisan
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Kerry: Mubarak must say he won't run …
Caroline B. Glick / Jerusalem Post:
Our World: Clueless in Washington
Our World: Clueless in Washington
Discussion:
National Review, American Power, The Other McCain and Israel Matzav
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:
New York Times, Right Turn, The Politico, Power Line, Sweetness & Light, Ezra Klein, The Crawdad Hole, The Foundry, American Spectator, Taylor Marsh, RedState, Scared Monkeys, Cato @ Liberty, The Sundries Shack, The Daily Caller, Patterico's Pontifications, Chicago Daily Observer, Left Coast Rebel, ProfessorBainbridge.com, Reuters, Weasel Zippers, The Plum Line, Michelle Malkin, No Sheeples Here, Outside the Beltway, POWIP, The Volokh Conspiracy, Ben Smith's Blog, theblogprof and The Powers That Be
RELATED:
Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The Weak Link in Judge Vinson's Opinion Striking Down the Mandate — I agree with Ilya that “Judge Vinson's analysis of the Necessary and Proper Clause is a big improvement on Judge Henry Hudson's performance in the recent Virginia ruling striking down the mandate.”
Discussion:
Ezra Klein, TalkLeft, Slate, The Impolitic, Hit & Run, ACS Blog, Concurring Opinions, Patterico's Pontifications and Washington Post
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:
The Plum Line, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Betsy's Page and Blue Crab Boulevard
Stephanie Cutter / White House.gov Blog:
Judicial Activism and the Affordable Care Act
Judicial Activism and the Affordable Care Act
Discussion:
Politics Daily, Balloon Juice, The Huffington Post, Liberal Values, The New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Health Dollars, The Reaction, White House Dossier, American Spectator, TPMDC, UNCOVERAGE.net, Conservatives4Palin, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Caffeinated Thoughts, Eschaton, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, Wonk Room, AOL News, Right Wing News, Online NewsHour, The Mahablog, Daily Kos, Justice Blog, Washington Monthly, The Atlantic Online, AmSpecBlog, Israpundit 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 …
RELATED:
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
S.D. pols want mandate & #8212; for guns
S.D. pols want mandate & #8212; for guns
Discussion:
Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
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:
USA Today, Politics Daily, Right Turn, Ballot Box and ABCNEWS
RELATED:
The Note:
Mitt Romney To Obama: ‘Press The Pause Button’ On Health Care
Mitt Romney To Obama: ‘Press The Pause Button’ On Health Care
Discussion:
USA Today, Bloomberg, Political Punch and The Page
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Romney: I won't apologize for my Massachusetts health reforms
Romney: I won't apologize for my Massachusetts health reforms
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers
Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Romney rips Obama in new paperback
Romney rips Obama in new paperback
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, TPMDC and The Politico
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Health care challenges could rescue Romney
Health care challenges could rescue Romney
Discussion:
Ezra Klein, The New Republic and The Atlantic Online
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, EA WorldView, The Monkey Cage, The Daily Dish and Joe. My. God.
RELATED:
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, Little Green Footballs and FrumForum
CNN:
Jordan's king dismisses government, appoints new PM
Jordan's king dismisses government, appoints new PM
Discussion:
AmSpecBlog, Parker Spitzer, World Threats and POMED
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:
Verum Serum, JammieWearingFool and La Shawn Barber's Corner
RELATED:
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, The Politico, msnbc.com, Billings Gazette, Ballot Box, Online NewsHour, TPMDC, Taegan Goddard's … and Hotline On Call
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:
The Politico, Runnin' Scared, CBS News, Wonkette, Mediaite, CNN, AOL News, Hot Air, Gawker, The Political Carnival, The Moderate Voice and Joe. My. God.
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Ethics hires Ensign special counsel — In a stunning move, the Senate Ethics Committee has appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation of Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), whose affair with the campaign aide married to another senior Ensign staffer shocked Washington in June 2009.
Discussion:
The Note
RELATED:
Jon Ralston / Las Vegas Sun Blogs:
Senate Ethics Committee moves ahead on Ensign probe, appoints special counsel
Senate Ethics Committee moves ahead on Ensign probe, appoints special counsel
Discussion:
The Page
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:
Media Matters for America
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.
Discussion:
Joe. My. God.
Aljazeera:
Protesters flood Egypt streets — More than a million gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square as massive countrywide protests are held against President Mubarak. — More than a million protesters have flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital …
Discussion:
Open Left and Firedoglake
RELATED:
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Bolton: Mubarak's Downfall Would Mean We Need To Bomb Iran Sooner — Former Bush Ambassador John Bolton has been one of the few defenders of the Mubarak regime in Egypt after massive anti-government protests broke out there last week. Yesterday on Fox News host Sean Hannity's radio program …
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Raw Story, LobeLog.com, JTA and FP Passport
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