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New York Times:
Mubarak Leaves Cairo as Crowds Surge — CAIRO — President Hosni Mubarak left the Egyptian capital for his resort home in Sharm el-Sheik, amid indications that a transfer of power was under way, Western officials said Friday. State television said Mr. Mubarak would issue a statement later.
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New York Times:
Obama Faces a Stark Choice on Mubarak — WASHINGTON — President Hosni Mubarak's refusal to step down on Thursday, after a day of rumors galvanized the crowds in Cairo, confronts the Obama administration with a stark choice: break decisively with Mr. Mubarak or stick to its call for an …
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Wall Street Journal:
Crisis Flummoxes White House — President Mubarak's Refusal to Step Down Signals a Loss of Western Influence; Sense of ‘Disbelief’ After Speech — WASHINGTON—The defiant tone taken by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak—and widespread confusion about the meaning of his speech …
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CBS News:
Mubarak Flees Cairo for Sharm el-Sheikh — Embattled President Leaves Capital after Defying Protesters' Demands for His Ouster, but He Is Expected to Return — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has temporarily left Cairo, a day after transferring some power to Vice President Omar Suleiman …
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Marc Lynch:
Responding to the Worst Speech Ever — It's hard to exaggerate how bad Hosni Mubarak's speech today was for Egypt. In the extended runup to his remarks, every sign indicated that he planned to announce his resignation: the military's announcement that it had taken control …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Report: CIA Chief Based Congressional Testimony On Mubarak Departure On Media — CIA Director Leon Panetta testified to Congress today of a “strong likelihood” that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would step down by the end of the day. The report of his impending resignation was only eclipsed …
Fox News:
Obama Administration Corrects Clapper's Claim That Muslim Brotherhood Is ‘Secular’
Obama Administration Corrects Clapper's Claim That Muslim Brotherhood Is ‘Secular’
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Paul Owen / Guardian:
Egyptian army backs Hosni Mubarak and calls for protesters to go home
Egyptian army backs Hosni Mubarak and calls for protesters to go home
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Comments by Panetta stoke unmet expectations
Comments by Panetta stoke unmet expectations
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Nicholas Kristof / Nicholas D. Kristof:
The Pharaoh Refuses to Go — Updated with video.
The Pharaoh Refuses to Go — Updated with video.
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Associated Press:
CIA chief says it looks likely that Mubarak is out
CIA chief says it looks likely that Mubarak is out
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Obama calls Mubarak's latest move insufficient
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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David Weigel / Weigel:
CPAC 2011: Whose Bright Idea Was it to Put Rumsfeld and Cheney in Front of Screaming Libertarians? — WASHINGTON — First, a word about hecklers: It's awful that they get so much attention. A few bad apples in a room of thousands can create the impression of massive dissent, when it really isn't there.
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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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TPMDC, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Liberal Values
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Oprah wants ‘respect’ for Obama — Oprah Winfrey (left) and Barack Obama attend a campaign event in Dec. 2007. AP Photo — Oprah called on President Obama's critics on Friday to “show some level of respect.” — “I feel that everybody has a learning curve, and I feel that the reason …
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
After hard week, GOP has ‘group hug’ — House Republicans emerged from an emergency meeting about the budget Thursday night sounding unified around a newfangled stop-gap spending measure that would achieve cuts of $100 billion. — Freshmen, once again, were the driving force that sent …
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
Republican says government shutdown possible, as House GOP work to bridge divisions
Republican says government shutdown possible, as House GOP work to bridge divisions
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Myglesias / Yglesias:
Paul Ryan's Limited Imagination — Everyone knows that Ron Paul has some crank notions about monetary economics, but Paul Ryan's own crankitude on this score is badly underrated. Will Wilkinson, for example, flags this alarming quote from Ryan's participation in a recent committee hearing with Ben Bernanke:
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Cornyn running for No. 2 spot in GOP leadership — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will run to become the next Senate GOP whip, a senior Cornyn aide said Friday. — Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has begun reaching out to colleagues to gauge support …
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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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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
CHAMBERLEAKS: US Chamber's Lobbyists Solicited Firm To Investigate …
CHAMBERLEAKS: US Chamber's Lobbyists Solicited Firm To Investigate …
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Lisa De Pasquale / Human Events:
De Pasquale's Dozen: Andrew Breitbart — I have endeavored in this column to pull back the curtain a bit on the pop culture sensibilities of some of the most serious political players of our day—to show that even kings and kingmakers, amid long afternoons with important Economist articles …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Koch Brothers plan to spend $88 million this cycle on TV, micro-targeting, grassroots - Team Huntsman hiring for ‘12 — Gibbs’ last stand — Alex Conant is 31 - Sarah Palin is 47 — BULLETIN — Bloomberg: “Hundreds of protesters demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak …
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Agence France Presse:
Multiculturalism has failed, says French president — PARIS (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Thursday that multiculturalism had failed, joining a growing number of world leaders or ex-leaders who have condemned it. — “My answer is clearly yes, it is a failure,” …
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Feifei Sun / The Page:
Romney: “Believe in America” — First on The Page: '12 aspirant at CPAC morning speech to focus on (surprise!) the issue Americans most care about — jobs. — Watch it live around 10:30am ET here. — And look for “Believe in America” bumper stickers, lapel stickers and signs at the conference.
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Steve Peoples / Roll Call:
Tea Party Express Names Snowe as Its Next Moderate Republican Target — The Tea Party Express, which raised and spent millions of dollars to knock off moderate Republicans in Alaska, Colorado and Delaware in the 2010 election cycle, is now going after Olympia Snowe in Maine.
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