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2:25 PM ET, February 12, 2011

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David Weigel / Slate:
Father and son Ron and Rand Paul wow the crowd at CPAC.  —  Rand Paul has finished his speech to CPAC and is avoiding the crowds for a couple of minutes.  Outside of a small media suite, where he's taking questions, there are foreign TV cameras, college kids wearing stickers from Ron Paul's Campaign …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TPMDC
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
In straw polls, smart money's on Ron Paul
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Paul gets CPAC crowd on their feet
Discussion: Hit & Run and Don Surber
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Ron Paul slams Patriot Act, backers drown out jeers at conference
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
New York Times:
Military Offers Assurances to Egypt and Neighbors  —  CAIRO — As a new era dawned in Egypt on Saturday, the army leadership sought to reassure Egyptians and the world that it would shepherd a transition to civilian rule and honor international commitments like its peace treaty with Israel.
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Elated protesters ‘staying put’ in Tahrir Square until democracy demands are met
Discussion: FrumForum and PostPartisan
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
When Democracy Weakens  —  As the throngs celebrated in Cairo, I couldn't help wondering about what is happening to democracy here in the United States.  I think it's on the ropes.  We're in serious danger of becoming a democracy in name only.  —  While millions of ordinary Americans …
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Mark Steyn: ‘The guy in charge of U.S. intelligence is an idiot’  —  Missing the warning signs of the Egyptian revolution is certain to subject the Obama administration to some criticism, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's public comments aren't helping the president.
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Egypt Captivates World's Attention — Except at CPAC
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Dems look to Giffords for Senate seat  —  The race for Arizona's open Senate seat has quickly focused in on one question: What will Gabrielle Giffords do?  —  The Democratic congresswoman, who survived an assassination attempt in Tucson last month, is still undergoing rehabilitation in Houston for a gunshot wound to the head.
Marisa Taylor / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama assertion: FBI can get phone records without oversight  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's Justice Department has asserted that the FBI can obtain telephone records of international calls made from the U.S. without any formal legal process or court oversight, according to a document obtained by McClatchy.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Tea Party wins: $100 billion in cuts in House GOP spending bill  —  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.
CNN:
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 …
The Note:
Haley Barbour's Big Tent: Mississippi Governor Offers Praise For Potential Presidential Rivals At CPAC  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour took his obligatory turn at hitting the Obama piñata at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday …
Discussion: CNN
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Republican lawmaker rips Joe Kennedy as Chavez ‘accomplice’  —  Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.), a rumored Senate candidate in 2012, focused his speech at CPAC on the threat posed by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, ripping former Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) in the process.
Discussion: CNN
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.
Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Obama plays Egypt just right, backing protesters over dictator Mubarak  —  Egyptians celebrated the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square.  Festivities lasted well into the night.  —  WASHINGTON - Republicans struggled with a pesky intramural squabble Friday over budget cuts …
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
APD won't hinder citizens who videotape cops  —  Faced with complaints from a citizen watchdog group, Atlanta police will stop interfering with people who videotape officers performing their duties in public, an agreement reached with the city Thursday says.
Voice of America:
Pakistan Issues Arrest Warrant for Musharraf  —  Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (file photo)  —  Pakistani officials say an anti-terrorism court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Discussion: AmSpecBlog
New York Times:
Statement From the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces  —  Full EAF Supreme Council Statement: The Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces issued its second statement today Friday.  It says the following:  —  Due to the consecutive developments in current incidents and which define …
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
No one, perhaps not even officers of the Egyptian armed forces …
Discussion: The Reaction and Foreign Affairs
 
 
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
CPAC Exclusive: An Interview With Olympia Snowe's Primary Challenger …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
The White House:
Remarks by the President on Egypt Grand Foyer
David Weigel / Weigel:
CPAC 2011: Big Ol' Gay Party
Discussion: Wonkette, American Power and Salon
Free exchange:
How to spot trouble  —  PERHAPS it's an indicator of a low birth rate …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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CPAC 2011: Orrin Hatch Gets Booed, and Doesn't Like It
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