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9:45 AM ET, February 7, 2011

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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.
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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 …
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.
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
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Fars News Agency:
Official Describes Uprising in Egypt as Result of West's Islamophobia Attempts
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
BBC:
Egypt opposition wary after talks
Discussion: PoliBlog
Associated Press:
Egypt regime offers new concessions to opposition
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Kerry: Everyone surprised by uprising
Rep. Ben Quayle / The Politico:
President Reagan's jelly beans  —  When I was a child, President Ronald Reagan was the nice man who gave us jelly beans when we visited the White House.  —  I didn't know then, but I know it now: The jelly beans were much more than a sweet treat that he gave out as gifts.
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The Politico:   Grand event marks Ronald Reagan's 100th
Patrick Edaburn / The Moderate Voice:
Ronald Reagan Would Have Wanted Balance
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
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 …
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
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: Weasel Zippers
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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 …
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: Taegan Goddard's …
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.
 
 
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John Harwood / The Caucus:
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BBC:
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Former WikiLeaks Colleagues Forming New Web Site, OpenLeaks
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Rep. Bachmann blasts Obama, Democrats during GOP dinner in Helena
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Krauthammer: Global Warming Is A Religion
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Associated Press:
Jack Lew writes of White House's ‘tough choices’
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Joshua Miller / ABCNEWS:
What Happens Next in Egypt? A Look from Cairo
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Los Angeles Times:
Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power
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CNN:
Valerie Jarrett thinks 4-star general is waiter
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