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6:50 PM ET, February 18, 2011

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Joe Klein / Swampland:
Wisconsin: The Hemlock Revolution  —  Revolutions everywhere—in the middle east, in the middle west.  But there is a difference: in the middle east, the protesters are marching for democracy; in the middle west, they're protesting against it.  I mean, Isn't it, well, a bit ironic …
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Washington Post:
Obama joins Wisconsin's budget battle, opposing Republican anti-union bill  —  MADISON, WIS. - President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to a Republican bill that would curb public-worker benefits …
Ezra Klein:
What is actually being proposed in Wisconsin?  —  Reading the commentary, I think a lot of people are confused about what's actually being proposed in Wisconsin.  So let's go through it.  —  You can find Gov. Scott Walker's proposal here.  It's called “the Budget Repair bill.”
Ezra Klein:
Unions aren't to blame for Wisconsin's budget  —  Let's be clear: Whatever fiscal problems Wisconsin is — or is not — facing at the moment, they're not caused by labor unions.  That's also true for New Jersey, for Ohio and for the other states.  There was no sharp rise in collective bargaining …
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Showdown in Wisconsin  —  The circus in Wisconsin is rapidly blowing up into the national issue of the moment, thanks in no small part to President Obama and of course Organizing for America, the group that grew out of his 2008 campaign, which seems to be playing a prominent role in building up the protests.
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama, DNC Fuel State Employee Protests
Discussion: The Note, Pajamas Media and JSOnline
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Gadsden Flag Bad, Egypt Flag Good
Discussion: theblogprof
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
DNC Expands Role In Labor Protests To Ohio, Indiana
Monica Davey / New York Times:   Wisconsin Bill in Limbo as G.O.P. Seeks Quorum
The Politico:
House votes to defund Planned Parenthood  —  The House just approved Rep. Mike Pence's amendment to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, checking off a hot-button social issue even as it set up a bigger showdown over defunding the health care law.  —  The vote was 240-185 with 11 Democrats voting …
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ABCNEWS:
Planned Parenthood Funding Voted Down  —  Amendment Passes Despite Stunning Personal Testimony From Rep. Jackie Speier  —  The House of Representatives Friday passed a measure to end federal funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood a day after Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. …
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
House cuts off funding for healthcare reform, Planned Parenthood
Discussion: The Plum Line
First Read / msnbc.com:
House passes measure stripping Planned Parenthood funding
Diane Webber / The Politico:
Rep. Jackie Speier gets personal on abortion
Discussion: CNN, New York Magazine and FrumForum
Joan McCarter / Daily Kos:
House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, Title X
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Don Surber
Sofia Resnick / The American Independent:
House votes to block all funding to Planned Parenthood
Discussion: The Foundry, Feministe and Cubachi
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Government shutdown is likely, Pelosi aide says  —  A high-ranking aide to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told chiefs of staff of Democratic lawmakers that a government shutdown is more likely than not, according to attendees.  —  Speaking at a regular meeting of the top aides to House Democrats …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Pelosi says she's ‘proud’ of Wisconsin Democrats who fled  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she supports the Democratic state senators in Wisconsin who left the state to stop a vote on curbing collective bargaining rights for unionized public employees.
Discussion: CNN, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Democrat suggests ‘ObamaCare’ rhetoric should be banned from House floor  —  House Republicans and Democrats started Friday morning's debate over whether to defund last year's healthcare law, and as part of this debate sparred over whether members should be allowed to call that law “ObamaCare.”
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
House votes to defund health care law
Discussion: Riehl World View
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Jeff Bingaman to retire  —  New Mexico Democratic Sen. Jeff Bingaman is expected to announce his retirement today, according to a source close to the decision, a move that further complicates his party's efforts to hold their Senate majority in 2012.  —  Bingaman had been mulling whether …
Free exchange:
Outrageous cuts  —  PAUL KRUGMAN'S columns tend so often toward scathing criticism of Republicans that it's easy to discount the outrage and dismiss it.  It would be a shame if that's the reaction to his writing today, which couldn't be more on point.  To wit:
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Rob Stein / Washington Post:
Obama administration replaces controversial ‘conscience’ regulation for health-care workers  —  The Obama administration rescinded most of a federal regulation Friday designed to protect health workers who refuse to provide care they find objectionable on personal or religious grounds.
Arizona Daily Star:
Firefighter refused call to Tucson shooting spree scene  —  A veteran city firefighter's refusal to respond to the Jan. 8 shooting spree, citing “political bantering,” may have slowed his Tucson Fire Department unit's response to the incident that left six dead and 13 wounded, city memos show.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Say Reagan Is the Greatest U.S. President  —  Lincoln and Clinton next on the list; Washington fifth  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Ahead of Presidents Day 2011, Americans are most likely to say Ronald Reagan was the nation's greatest president — slightly ahead of Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton.
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Obama's Louis XV budget  —  Five days before his inauguration, President-elect Obama told The Post that entitlement reform could no longer be kicked down the road.  He then spent the next two years kicking - racking up $3 trillion in new debt along the way - on the grounds …
Discussion: neo-neocon
New York Times:
Security Forces in Bahrain Open Fire on Mourners  —  MANAMA, Bahrain — Government forces opened fire on hundreds of mourners marching toward Pearl Square Friday, sending people running away in panic amid the boom of concussion grenades.  But even as the people fled, at least one helicopter sprayed fire …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Tomorrow Never Comes  —  Jonathan Alter wrote a book about Barack Obama's first year in office called “The Promise.”  That's a great title because it works on so many levels.  For example, over the past four years, Obama's career has been marked by a constant promise: He has continually …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Poll: Public unions a hard sell  —  A new poll from the Washington-based Clarus Group asked:  —  Do you think government employees should be represented by labor unions that bargain for higher pay, benefits and pensions ... or do you think government employees should not be represented by labor unions?
Bob Unruh / WorldNetDaily:
Stunner!  Supremes to give eligibility case another look  —  Challenge to Obama getting 2nd conference before court  —  In a stunning move, the U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled another “conference” on a legal challenge to Barack Obama's eligibility to occupy the Oval Office …
 
 
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Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin hints at 2012 presidential run, but says she's undecided
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Mark Arsenault / Boston Globe:
Brown briefly put his Senate campaign aside
Discussion: Hotline On Call and msnbc.com
Gregg Easterbrook:
Family rule is under siege, at last
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Balloon Juice
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Wisconsin and the Rules
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Mitt Romney / National Review:
Obama Turns His Back on Israel
Discussion: The Hill, Ben Smith's Blog and GOP 12
Dean Baker / The Politico:
Unions badgering Wisconsin's finances?
Sonja Puzic / Vancouver Sun:
Ont. couple's appeal to bring baby home dismissed
Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
Who's Polarizing America?
Discussion: Booman Tribune and JustOneMinute
 

 
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