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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
After Thursday Speech, White House Pushed Mubarak: You Must Satisfy the Demonstrators In the Street — Sources tell ABC News that after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak spoke last night, handing over powers to his vice president but not stepping down, the White House and Obama administration …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama honors Gibbs on press secretary's last day at White House — It took almost seven years, but President Obama finally returned the tie he borrowed from his press secretary Robert Gibbs. — Obama brought back the tie during an appearance in the White House briefing room to say a public …
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The Politico, FrumForum and Liberal Values
The Politico:
Now the hard part for Egypt - and U.S. — After days of frustration and high anxiety during which the United States looked impotent and at times out of touch with developments in Egypt, the Obama administration finally notched a foreign policy victory with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's decision …
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The Atlantic Online
New York Times:
Statement From the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces
Statement From the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces
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The Huffington Post, Scocca, Above the Law, Israpundit, justoneminute.typepad.com and Outside the Beltway
Ahmed Eleiba / english.ahram.org.eg:
Army and presidency at odds - says former intelligence official
Army and presidency at odds - says former intelligence official
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USA Today, Outside the Beltway and The New Republic
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Tea Party wins: House GOP spending bill cuts at least $100 billion — House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) on Friday evening introduced a revised 2011 government spending bill that the GOP said will cut at least $100 billion in spending this fiscal year, bowing to demands by Tea Party-backed House freshmen.
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CNN, appropriations.house.gov, The Politico and GayPatriot
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
White House Retreats on Social Security Offer
White House Retreats on Social Security Offer
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Daily Kos, The New Republic, Ezra Klein, Washington Post, Crooks and Liars, TalkLeft and New York Times
USA Today:
Ron Paul: U.S. ‘propped up’ Mubarak in Egypt — On a day of change in Egypt, Republican congressman Ron Paul urged conservatives today to rethink America's role as a global leader and repeated his call to save U.S. dollars by ending foreign aid. — “Foreign aid is taking money from poor people …
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Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and The Fix
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Ron Paul slams Patriot Act, backers drown out jeers at conference — Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) elicited the loudest reaction of any speaker so far at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, with a throng of raucous supporters drowning out audible boos emanating from the CPAC crowd.
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The Politico and CNN
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Egypt Captivates World's Attention — Except at CPAC
Egypt Captivates World's Attention — Except at CPAC
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Brookings Institute, Raw Story, New York Times, Pennsylvania Ave. and Salon
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Thune ‘coming to final stages’ of 2012 decision
Thune ‘coming to final stages’ of 2012 decision
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PERRspectives, The Note, Ballot Box, Hotline On Call and The Politico
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Thune jabs Palin, '12ers
Thune jabs Palin, '12ers
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CNN, The Atlantic Online and Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Palin impersonator stuns CPAC — Just how much of a draw is Sarah Palin among conservatives? — A Palin impersonator drew dozens of excited, mostly young CPAC attendees around her in the hotel lobby here just as Mitt Romney, the GOP's ostenisble frontrunner, was taking the stage.
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Left Coast Rebel, Hot Air, msnbc.com, American Power and The Daily Caller
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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The GOP Cannot Control Its Own Noise Machine (The Egypt Edition) — Tune into Glenn Beck tonight to watch the Fox News host explain how the pro-democracy uprising in Egypt, which culminated in the peaceful overthrow of the country's authoritarian rule, is a demonstrably bad thing.
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Liberal Values and Firedoglake
JSOnline:
Walker calls for cuts or big layoffs — Changes would cost state workers 8% of pay — By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that thousands of state workers would be laid off if the Legislature does not adopt his budget fix …
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Associated Press:
Walker says National Guard is prepared
Walker says National Guard is prepared
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TPMDC, JSOnline and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
In Obama's Words — Washington, D.C. … Obama delivers remarks on Egypt — SPEECH TRANSCRIPT — Good afternoon, everybody. — There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
CPAC Exclusive: An Interview With Olympia Snowe's Primary Challenger, Andrew Ian Dodge — CPAC Exclusive: An Interview With Olympia Snowe's Primary Challenger, Andrew Ian Dodge — There have been rumors that Andrew Ian Dodge would challenge Olympia Snowe in the 2012 Republican primary.
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Outside the Beltway
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Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Meet Olympia Snowe's New Hard Rocking Tea Party Challenger
Meet Olympia Snowe's New Hard Rocking Tea Party Challenger
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CNN, Washington Monthly and Roll Call
David Weigel / Weigel:
CPAC 2011: Big Ol' Gay Party — WASHINGTON — On January 7, Andrew Breitbart said he was fed up with the social conservative groups boycotting CPAC over the inclusion of the gay Republican group GOProud and wanted to do something about it. — “I will be the harshest critic of the activist gay left …
David Weigel / Weigel:
CPAC 2011: Orrin Hatch Gets Booed, and Doesn't Like It — Orrin Hatch's please-don't-let-me-be-another-Bob- Bennett tour had been going well. His speech and audience Q&A at the Tea Party Express “town hall” this week was, as such things go, friendly. — What that event was lacking: Hundreds of Ron Paul supporters ready to boo him.
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The Caucus and Daily Kos
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he won't back Orrin Hatch in GOP Senate primary
Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he won't back Orrin Hatch in GOP Senate primary
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Ballot Box, CNN, Cubachi, Outside the Beltway, HotAirPundit and FrumForum
Free exchange:
How to spot trouble — PERHAPS it's an indicator of a low birth rate (so no one to pay for future pensions). Maybe it hints at a lack of ambition and accountability. Or maybe it's a sign of a civilisation in the final stage of decline. Whatever explains it, the correlation is remarkable:
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Mother Jones
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Pawlenty: Obama appeasing Muslim Brotherhood — Washington (CNN) - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, an all-but-declared candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, accused the Obama administration Friday of “appeasing” the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as the country navigates …
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Ben Smith's Blog, Yglesias, Weasel Zippers and ABCNEWS
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CNN:
TRENDING: Palin hires chief-of-staff — Washington (CNN) - Sarah Palin has added a veteran Republican strategist to serve as chief-of-staff for her political action committee, Sarah PAC, CNN has learned. — Michael Glassner, an attorney and longtime adviser to former Kansas senator …
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The Politico and Conservatives4Palin
Marcus Baram / The Huffington Post:
How The Mubarak Family Made Its Billions … A tourist in Cairo spots three photographs on the wall of a restaurant: one of Nasser, another of Sadat, and the third of Hosni Mubarak. He asks the owner who the first man is, and the owner tells him it's the man who overthrew the Egyptian monarchy and served as the country's president.
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Reuters and ParaPundit
David Ingram / The BLT:
Senators Skip Over Federal Circuit Nominee — One of President Barack Obama's nominees for an appellate judgeship has been waiting 10 months for a confirmation hearing, an unusual length of time given that the president's party has control of the U.S. Senate.
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