Top Items:
New York Times:
Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post — The Huffington Post, which began in 2005 with a meager $1 million investment and has grown into one of the most heavily visited news Web sites in the country, is being acquired by AOL in a deal that creates an unlikely pairing of two online media giants.
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, Washington Monthly, Guardian, Don Surber, AdAge, AmSpecBlog, Taylor Marsh, TechCrunch, protein wisdom, Outside the Beltway, Brilliant at Breakfast, The BLT, The Moderate Voice, TalkLeft, Sky Dancing, Pajamas Media, DealBook, BoomTown, Balloon Juice, The Other McCain, The Next Web, The Big Picture and iOwnTheWorld.com, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
When HuffPost Met AOL: “A Merger of Visions” — I've used this space to make all sorts of important HuffPost announcements: new sections, new additions to the HuffPost team, new HuffPost features and new apps. But none of them can hold a candle to what we are announcing today.
The Huffington Post:
AOL Agrees To Acquire The Huffington Post — AOL/The Huffington Post … Below, a press release from AOL and The Huffington Post: … AOL Inc. [NYSE:AOL] announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Huffington Post, the influential and rapidly growing news …
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, Epicenter, naked capitalism, The Politico, Poynter, newsfeed.time.com and Mediaite
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
You've Got Arianna: AOL Buys Huffington Post for $315 Million in Cash and Stock, Appoints Huffington Editor-in-Chief — In a bold and definitive move, AOL is paying $315 million, mostly in cash, to buy the Huffington Post, one of the Web's most prominent news and opinion sites.
Discussion:
The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, The Awl, News Desk, Guardian, Towleroad News #gay and The Next Web, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Cairo Protesters Try to Keep Up the Pressure — CAIRO — With Egypt's revolt entering a third week, thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square, demanding the immediate departure of President Hosni Mubarak, even as his government portrayed itself as already in the midst of American-approved negotiations to end the uprising.
Discussion:
Swampland and The Maddow Blog
RELATED:
Fars News Agency:
Official Describes Uprising in Egypt as Result of West's Islamophobia Attempts
Official Describes Uprising in Egypt as Result of West's Islamophobia Attempts
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers
New York Times:
After First Talks, Egypt Opposition Vows New Protest
After First Talks, Egypt Opposition Vows New Protest
Discussion:
almasryalyoum.com, The Caucus, Daily Kos, The Lede, News Desk, Prairie Weather, Calculated Risk, The Daily Beast and The Hill
Emptywheel:
Claiming Consensus, Omar Suleiman Promises to Hold Protesters Accountable
Claiming Consensus, Omar Suleiman Promises to Hold Protesters Accountable
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Aljazeera, The Daily Dish, Al Jazeera Blogs and Sky Dancing
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Kerry: Everyone surprised by uprising
Kerry: Everyone surprised by uprising
Discussion:
Reuters, The Politico, CNN and iOwnTheWorld.com
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Droughts, Floods and Food — We're in the midst of a global food crisis — the second in three years. World food prices hit a record in January, driven by huge increases in the prices of wheat, corn, sugar and oils. These soaring prices have had only a modest effect on U.S. inflation …
Discussion:
Politics and Prairie Weather
Mitch Daniels / Wall Street Journal:
An ObamaCare Appeal From the States — Twenty-one governors representing more than 115 million Americans have written to Kathleen Sebelius asking for more flexibility on health-care reform. — Unless you're in favor of a fully nationalized health-care system, the president's health-care reform law is a massive mistake.
Discussion:
CNN, The Hill, GOP 12, Right Turn, National Review and Betsy's Page
Rand Paul / Wall Street Journal:
A Modest $500 Billion Proposal — My spending cuts would keep 85% of government funding and not touch Social Security or Medicare. — After Republicans swept into office in 1994, Bill Clinton famously said in his State of the Union address that the era of big government was over.
Discussion:
The Politico
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Senators look for immigration deal — Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have rekindled their alliance on immigration reform, taking some early steps to test the political will for addressing the contentious issue this year. — Their call list hasn't focused …
Discussion:
Right Wing News and The Other McCain
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Donald Rumsfeld to Diane Sawyer: 'It's Possible' Troop Decisions Were a Mistake in Iraq — ‘Not the Case’ That Iraq Is Like Vietnam; Denies Turning Bush's Attention to Iraq Post-9/11 — More than four years after leaving public life, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld continues …
Discussion:
Reuters and Taegan Goddard's …
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Now comes hard part for Boehner as run of GOP unity nears end — Now comes the hard part for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). — In the first month of the 112th Congress, the new House Republican majority voted unanimously to repeal President Obama's healthcare law, cut congressional budgets …
Discussion:
TPMDC and Prairie Weather
The Politico:
Grand event marks Ronald Reagan's 100th — SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - An array of admirers saluted Ronald Reagan here Sunday with a well-choreographed tribute of speeches, songs and images befitting the showman-turned-president. — Under a tent set up just outside his presidential library …
RELATED:
Rep. Ben Quayle / The Politico:
President Reagan's jelly beans
President Reagan's jelly beans
Discussion:
Washington Post, Runnin' Scared, Sister Toldjah, Right Wing News, Scared Monkeys, TBogg, CNN, Bark Bark Woof Woof, The Gateway Pundit and Telegraph
Patrick Edaburn / The Moderate Voice:
Ronald Reagan Would Have Wanted Balance
Ronald Reagan Would Have Wanted Balance
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway and American Power
John T. Bennett / The Hill:
Obama: I'm not moving to center — President Obama on Sunday dismissed the notion that his administration in recent weeks has pivoted toward the political center to raise his approval ratings as the 2012 campaign nears. — After ushering through Congress measures to throw a lifeline …
Discussion:
ThinkProgress and Weasel Zippers
RELATED:
New York Times:
Restaurant Nutrition Draws Focus of First Lady — WASHINGTON — After wrapping her arms around the retail giant Wal-Mart and trying to cajole food makers into producing nutrition labels that are easier to understand, Michelle Obama, a healthy-eating advocate, has her sights set on a new target: the nation's restaurants.
Discussion:
Associated Press and The Caucus
New York Post:
New tax tab for Rev. Al — The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has vowed to clean up his fiscal house, has a new tax lien to pay. — Sharpton owes $359,973 to the IRS for 2009 personal income tax, according to documents on file with the city. — Public records show he owes a total of $3.7 million in city …
Discussion:
Michelle Malkin, Betsy's Page and JammieWearingFool