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New York Times:
Mubarak Refuses to Step Down — CAIRO — President Hosni Mubarak told the Egyptian people Thursday that he would delegate more authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign his post, contradicting earlier reports that he would step aside and surprising hundreds …
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Sen. Jon Kyl / Washington Post:
Hosni Mubarak's speech to the Egyptian people: ‘I will not . . . accept to hear foreign dictations’ — Here is the transcript of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech to his nation Thursday evening, translated from Arabic by Federal Document Clearing House:
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FP Passport, Pam's House Blend and News Desk
Aljazeera:
Defiant Mubarak refuses to resign
Defiant Mubarak refuses to resign
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, NO QUARTER, FP Passport, rubber hose, Jihad Watch and Indecision Forever
msnbc.com:
Mubarak refuses to step down; rage follows
Mubarak refuses to step down; rage follows
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The Politico, CNN, Aljazeera, Guardian, BBC, No More Mister Nice Blog, Weasel Zippers, Don Surber, New York Times, POWIP, Taylor Marsh, Crooks and Liars, Sky Dancing, JustOneMinute, Towleroad News #gay, Coffee & Markets, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly, Vox Popoli, Indecision Forever, Feministing, Scared Monkeys, The Mahablog, LewRockwell.com Blog and Babalú Blog
Marc Lynch:
Responding to the Worst Speech Ever
Responding to the Worst Speech Ever
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Hullabaloo, The Daily Dish and AMERICAblog News
ABCNEWS:
Hosni Mubarak Doesn't Resign, Cairo's Tahrir Square Erupts with Anger
Hosni Mubarak Doesn't Resign, Cairo's Tahrir Square Erupts with Anger
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Blogcritics, ThreatsWatch, Daily Kos and The Page
Washington Post:
Mubarak to address nation amid reports he will cede power
Mubarak to address nation amid reports he will cede power
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Don Surber, PostPartisan, BlogPost, YID With LID, War in Context, Truthdig, Taylor Marsh, The Moderate Voice, Sky Dancing and Atlas Shrugs
Jkavcnn / This Just In:
Egypt unrest: Mubarak's speech leaves nation, world wondering who's in charge
Egypt unrest: Mubarak's speech leaves nation, world wondering who's in charge
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Hot Air, Telegraph, World Blog, CNN, The Foundry, Danger Room, Wall Street Journal, Outside the Beltway, TPM LiveWire, The Daily Beast and AOL News
Scott Lucas / EA WorldView:
Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Away from the Cameras
Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Away from the Cameras
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Guardian, Crooks and Liars and The Daily Dish
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Paul Supporters Hijack Cheney-Rumsfeld Reunion (Video) — ***LIVE UPDATES FROM CPAC ON TPM's CPAC 2011 WIRE*** — Dick Cheney just popped up here at CPAC to introduce his old pal and Bush administration colleague Donald Rumsfeld. Fans of Ron Paul turned what should have been a friendly moment …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Trump: Ron Paul a ‘good guy,’ but ‘has zero chance’ of being elected president — Media mogul Donald Trump said Thursday that Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) could not possibly win the 2012 presidential race. — “By the way, Ron Paul cannot get elected, I'm sorry to tell you,” …
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Michael Shear / The Caucus:
Trump Tells Conservative Audience He's Presidential Material — Donald Trump wanted the crowd of activists at the Conservative Political Action Committee to know just who he thinks has the skills, smarts and guts to be president: Donald Trump, of course. — The billionaire real estate mogul …
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The Daily Caller, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, Hotline On Call, Truthdig and Daily Kos
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
CPAC Civil War: Ron Paul Supporters Scream “War Criminal” At Dick Cheney
CPAC Civil War: Ron Paul Supporters Scream “War Criminal” At Dick Cheney
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The Note:
Donald Trump: If I Run For President ‘This Country Will Be Respected Again’
Donald Trump: If I Run For President ‘This Country Will Be Respected Again’
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Ballot Box and Ben Smith's Blog
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
DNI Clapper: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood ‘largely secular’ — During a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called Egypt's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood movement “largely secular.” — In response to questioning from Rep. Sue Myrick …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Office Of The Director Of National Intelligence “Clarifies” …
Office Of The Director Of National Intelligence “Clarifies” …
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The Huffington Post, Maggie's Notebook and HotAirPundit
Sen. Jon Kyl / Washington Post:
Democracy supporters should not fear the Muslim Brotherhood
Democracy supporters should not fear the Muslim Brotherhood
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Israel Matzav
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Time for a New Director of National Intelligence
Time for a New Director of National Intelligence
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Politics and National Review
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
U.S. Director of National Intelligence: The Muslim Brotherhood is …
U.S. Director of National Intelligence: The Muslim Brotherhood is …
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Agence France Presse, NO QUARTER, Michelle Malkin and Biased BBC
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
FOX NEWS INSIDER: “Stuff Is Just Made Up” — Asked what most viewers and observers of Fox News would be surprised to learn about the controversial cable channel, a former insider from the world of Rupert Murdoch was quick with a response: “I don't think people would believe it's as concocted as it is; that stuff is just made up.”
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Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
New York's Sherman writing Fox News book — New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman has signed on with Random House to write a book on Fox News, which will include Fox News chief and founder Roger Ailes as a central character. — The book will be titled “The Loudest Voice in the Room …
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Tim Mak / FrumForum:
New CPAC Head Distances Group from GOProud — The new chair of the American Conservative Union, Al Cardenas, today distanced his organization from GOProud, telling FrumForum in an exclusive interview that “it's going to be difficult to continue the relationship” with the gay conservative organization.
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AmSpecBlog, Hot Air, Towleroad News #gay and Daily Kos
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
This is Too Much For Me — I have, for me, shown an amazing amount of restraint in keeping my mouth shut on an issue about which I can stay silent no longer — GOProud and CPAC. — RedState's parent company, Eagle Publishing, Inc., is a long time sponsor of CPAC.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Palin: No ‘problem’ with gay group at CPAC
Palin: No ‘problem’ with gay group at CPAC
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The Note, Pirate's Cove, CNN, Outside the Beltway, GayPatriot and Pam's House Blend
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE: US Chamber's Lobbyists Solicited Hackers To Sabotage Unions, Smear Chamber's Political Opponents — ThinkProgress has learned that a law firm representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the big business trade association representing ExxonMobil, AIG, and other major international corporations …
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Karl Rove Has Never Been At War With Eastasia — Karl Rove has an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal today — and, yes, I admit that merely typing those words involuntarily triggers my saliva glands — that is entirely dedicated to urging Republicans to use the budget reconciliation process to repeal the Affordable Care Act:
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Can't Filibuster ObamaCare Repeal — The GOP needs 51 Senate votes, and a new president, to get it done. — Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin likes to taunt his Republican colleagues, arguing that ObamaCare can't be repealed because 60 votes are required to end debate in the Senate on any measure.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Tea Party Shows Its Muscle as G.O.P. Seeks More Savings — WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders said Thursday that they would accede to demands from conservatives and dig deeper into the federal budget for billions of dollars in additional savings this year, exhibiting the power …
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The Moderate Voice, Washington Post and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Gabrielle Giffords was planning possible Senate run before shooting — Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt last month, had given indications to her closest circle of political advisers prior to the shooting that if Sen. Jon Kyl (R) retired that she would make the race.
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Democracy in America:
Paul Ryan's Republicanomics — YESTERDAY, Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, appeared on Capitol Hill to field questions from the House Budget Committee. The committee's new Republican chairman, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, pressed Mr Bernanke to defend the Fed's efforts …
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David Leonhardt / Economix:
Inflation, in One Picture — On Capitol Hill, members of Congress …
Inflation, in One Picture — On Capitol Hill, members of Congress …
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Wonk Room, Yglesias, Washington Monthly, Grasping Reality …, Mother Jones, The Hill, AmSpecBlog, The Daily Caller and The Baseline Scenario
P.J. Salvatore / Big Journalism:
Big Journalism's Dana Loesch Joins CNN — Just released: … Watch Loesch tonight as she appears on “Parker/Spitzer” from CPAC. — (Off-set questions answered.)
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Parker Spitzer, The Gateway Pundit and Vox Popoli
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Freshmen to GOP leadership: We were serious about ‘read the bill’ — Republican leadership stumbled this week with two bills going down in defeat on the House floor, a highly unusual occurrence in a chamber where the majority rules nearly absolutely and leadership rarely calls votes without knowing in advance they will win.
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Hot Air, Don Surber and Instapundit
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David S. Bernstein / thephoenix.com:
Mitt Rewrites Himself — A new Apology — When Mitt Romney's second book, No Apology, came out a year ago, it looked like he was moving away from the far-right demagoguery of his 2008 bid for the presidency, and toward a more moderate centrism for the 2012 election cycle.
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Wonkette, Mediaite, Salon, Grasping Reality …, Ezra Klein, Washington Monthly, The Fix, Hot Air and Oliver Willis