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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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New York Times:
Largest Crowds Yet Demand Change in Egypt — CAIRO — Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square on Tuesday in scenes of jubilation and protest that cut across Egypt's entrenched lines of piety, class and ideology, marking the largest demonstration yet against the nearly 30-year rule …
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 …
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Eric Dondero / Libertarian Republican:
Egyptian Lt. Gen. Sami Enan to take over for Mubarak?
Egyptian Lt. Gen. Sami Enan to take over for Mubarak?
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Aljazeera:
Protesters flood Egypt streets
Protesters flood Egypt streets
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Outside the Beltway, Danger Room, BlogPost and Open Left
Edmund Blair / Reuters:
Million Egyptians clamor for Mubarak to go
Tom Diemer / Politics Daily:
John Kerry: Egypt's Mubarak Must ‘Step Aside Gracefully’
John Kerry: Egypt's Mubarak Must ‘Step Aside Gracefully’
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
How They're Attacking Obama — Matt Yglesias takes …
How They're Attacking Obama — Matt Yglesias takes …
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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.”
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
HOW THE MEDIA COVERS HEALTH CARE RULINGS.... Four federal district courts have heard challenges testing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Two judges concluded the law is legally permissible, two came to the opposite conclusion. — But it occurs to me the public has heard quite …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
VINSON'S MOST STRIKING ERROR.... In his ruling on the Affordable Care Act yesterday, Judge Roger Vinson made a variety of errors in fact and judgment, but there's one point in particular that deserves a closer look. From the ruling: … This comes up quite a bit among opponents of the law on the right.
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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 …
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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.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
“This Is Important Stuff” — Above is a Glenn Beck clip that Michael Moynihan calls “the dumbest thing ever broadcast on (non-cable access) television.” If you've never tuned into Beck's show, it's worth watching, because you might be under the misimpression that he's just a Bill O'Reilly-style blowhard …
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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.
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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 …
The Note:
Sen. Norm Coleman Passes on Klobuchar Challenge — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — While former Sen. Norm Coleman has said publicly that he may return to public service, today he ruled out challenging Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2012. — “I'm not going to run against Amy Klobuchar …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Coleman says he won't challenge Sen. Klobuchar in 2012
Coleman says he won't challenge Sen. Klobuchar in 2012
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Norm Coleman won't challenge Amy Klobuchar in 2012
Norm Coleman won't challenge Amy Klobuchar in 2012
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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.
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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
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New York Times:
Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet as Tremors Spread Through Region — AMMAN, Jordan — 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 to the streets of Egypt.
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Sahil Kapur / Raw Story:
Exclusive: Dem calls GOP rape-redefining bill ‘a violent act against women’ — WASHINGTON - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) on Monday tore into House Republicans for proposing legislation that would limit access to abortion coverage for some rape victims.
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Wasserman Schultz: Bill Redefining Rape To Prevent Abortions …
Rep. Wasserman Schultz: Bill Redefining Rape To Prevent Abortions …
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Jeremy P. Jacobs / Hotline On Call:
Barbour Heading To Israel — Add Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) to the list of potential 2012 White House contenders visiting Israel. — The Republican Jewish Coalition announced Tuesday that it is sponsoring Barbour's trip Israel starting this weekend.
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Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Exclusive: Wall Street Execs On New Terror Threat Info — To view this video you must to have Flash Player 9.0 or later installed. Click to download the most recent version of Flash. — Security officials are warning the leaders of major Wall Street banks that al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen …
Reuters:
Democratic convention goes to Charlotte — Charlotte, N.C., will be the host city of the 2012 Democratic convention, the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday. — DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, in an e-mail message to committee members Tuesday morning, called it a “tough choice.”
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Agence France Presse:
Synagogue torched in Tunisia: Jewish leader — TUNIS — Arsonists set fire to a synagogue in the southern Gabes region of Tunisia, a leader of the local Jewish community said Tuesday. — “Someone set fire to the synagogue on Monday night and the Torah scrolls were burned,” Trabelsi Perez told AFP …
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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 …
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