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7:25 AM ET, February 4, 2011

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New York Times:
White House, Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak's Exit  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is discussing with Egyptian officials a proposal for President Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately, turning over power to a transitional government headed by Vice President Omar Suleiman with the support …
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Christiane Amanpour / ABCNEWS:
Mubarak: ‘If I Resign Today There Will Be Chaos’  —  I've just left the presidential palace in Cairo where I sat down for an exclusive 30-minute interview with President Hosni Mubarak.  — He told me that he is troubled by the violence we have seen in Tahrir Square over the last few days …
Mark Mooney / ABCNEWS:
ABC News Reporter Brian Hartman Threatened With Beheading  —  Attacks on Foreign Press Growing During Egyptian Uprising  —  A group of angry Egyptian men carjacked an ABC News crew and threatened to behead them today in the latest and most menacing attack on foreign reporters trying to cover the anti-government uprising.
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
We Are All Egyptians  —  Inside Tahrir Square on Thursday, I met a carpenter named Mahmood whose left arm was in a sling, whose leg was in a cast and whose head was being bandaged in a small field hospital set up by the democracy movement.  This was the seventh time in 24 hours …
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
White House working on exit for Hosni Mubarak  —  The White House is working to negotiate a peaceful, immediate exit for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, including talk of a military caretaker government, before potentially bloody demonstrations on Friday, according to administration officials.
World News:
We've compiled a list of all the journalist who have been in some way threatened, attacked or detained while reporting in Egypt.  When you put it all into one list, it is a rather large number in such a short period of time.  (UPDATED - send us more stories if you get them)
Rachel Weiner / The Fix:
Why Sarah Palin keeps skipping CPAC  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin today turned down an invitation to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference even after being offered the plum keynote speaking spot, the fourth year in a row she's turned down an offer to speak at the event.
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ZIP / Weasel Zippers:
Pics of the Day: Homemade Helmets in Egypt...  Pick your favorite. … My personal favorite.
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com
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Michael J. Totten / Pajamas Media:
Sandmonkey's Last Post  —  The blogger known as Egyptian Sandmonkey is a friend of mine.
Daily Mail:
UN evacuates staff as violence continues in Egypt for 10th …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
David Steinberg / Pajamas Media:
(UPDATE: Sandmonkey OK, tweets!) Sandmonkey arrest rumors spreading
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Democratic rep. files for bankruptcy  —  Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, an eight-term Democrat from Texas, filed for personal bankruptcy in December after a major bank won a $2.6 million arbitration award against him over a loan he made to a family company, according to documents filed in federal bankruptcy court.
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Associated Press:
Congressman Hinojosa files for bankruptcy
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and UrbanGrounds
Gallup:
Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Up Slightly in January to 9.8%  —  Underemployment at 18.9%, compared with 19.0% at the end of December  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, increased to 9.8% at the end of January — up from 9.6% at the end of December, but down from 10.9% a year ago.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali / New York Times:
Get Ready for the Muslim Brotherhood  —  WASHINGTON — In 1985, as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood.  Seventeen years later, in 2002, I took part in a political campaign to win votes for the conservative party in the Netherlands.
Discussion: Yglesias
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Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Gabrielle Giffords's husband Mark Kelly will command final shuttle flight  —  Mark Kelly, husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will fly the space shuttle Endeavour's final mission in April, according to a source familiar with the decision.  —  Kelly and NASA are expected to make an announcement at a press conference Friday.
Discussion: NASA, FrumForum and The Page
CNN:
TRENDING: White House e-mail blackout  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) -The White House learned an important lesson Thursday: the most powerful place in the world is not immune to some of the technical glitches that drive most Americans crazy.  —  Shortly before 8 a.m. the unclassified e-mail system …
Discussion: The Politico
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Brobinson / Fox Nation:
Fox News Crew Attacked in Egypt
Discussion: PopWatch and AOL News
NBC Philadelphia:
Cops Charge 7-Year-Old for Bringing Toy Gun to Class  —  Kid charged with possession of a fake firearm after shooting Nerf-style gun  —  A 7-year-old child allegedly shot a Nerf-style toy gun in his Hammonton, N.J., school Jan. 18.  No one was hurt, but the pint-size softshooter now faces misdemeanor criminal charges.
The Politico:
Why we fight health reform rollback  —  We're looking out for business owners like Mark Hodesh, who runs a small home and garden shop in Ann Arbor, Mich. The new law gave a tax cut to help them provide insurance for employees.  So Hodesh was able to hire a new employee, expand his business and make 2010 his busiest year ever.
Discussion: Hot Air
The Huffington Post:
Learning To Walk: Fear, Shame And Your Underwater Mortgage … WASHINGTON — Nearly one in every four homeowners across the country owe more on their home than it's worth.  Once a month, those 10.8 million are faced with a question that cuts to the core of the American Dream and offers …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic Online:
Why I Was Dragged Through the Street by an Egyptian Mob  —  As the regime plays up the supposed role of “foreign agendas” behind the protests, Mubarak supporters' attacks become more indiscriminate  —  CAIRO — Egypt's cryptic new vice president, Omar Suleiman, is a man who chooses his words cautiously …
Washington Post:
Housing finance changes likely to mean less government backing for some buyers  —  The Obama administration is likely to recommend reducing the size of mortgages eligible for government backing, according to current and former officials, a move that could make getting a home loan in high-priced areas …
Discussion: The Page
Laurel Brubaker Calkins / Bloomberg:
U.S. in Contempt Over Gulf Drill Ban, Judge Rules  —  The Obama Administration acted in contempt by continuing its deepwater-drilling moratorium after the policy was struck down, a New Orleans judge ruled.  —  Interior Department regulators acted with “determined disregard” …
Adam Entous / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Pressure on Mubarak Opens a Rift With Arab Allies  —  WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's attempt to abruptly push aside Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in favor of a transition government has sparked a rift with key Arab allies Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates …
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Diana B. Henriques / New York Times:
JPMorgan Hid Doubts on Madoff, Documents Suggest  —  Senior executives at JPMorgan Chase expressed serious doubts about the legitimacy of Bernard L. Madoff's investment business more than 18 months before his Ponzi scheme collapsed but continued to do business with him, according …
Discussion: Gothamist, Law Blog and FrumForum
Dan Gilgoff / CNN:
President Obama's remarks at National Prayer Breakfast  —  Here's the White House transcript of President Barack Obama's address Thursday morning to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington:  —  I want to begin by just saying a word to Mark Kelly, who's here.
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Obama Administration Covering Up Abortion Data *Updated* … “The Obama Administration has apparently ordered that the only Federal government report on abortion statistics ... be deep-sixed. ”  —  RedState has uncovered evidence - confirmed by the CDC's own press office …
Floyd Norris / New York Times:
From 1983, Hints of Strong Job Growth in 2011  —  The unemployment rate declined by four-tenths of a percentage point in one month.  There had not been a monthly decline that large in many years, but economists were unimpressed.  After all, the decline was due in no small part …
Discussion: Calculated Risk
 
 
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