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What's at Stake in Wisconsin's Budget Battle — Who's in charge of our political system—voters or unions? — This week President Obama was roundly criticized, even by many of his allies, for submitting a federal budget that actually increases our already crushing deficit.
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International Liberty, Da Techguy's Blog and Instapundit
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FDR's Ghost Is Smiling on Wisconsin's Governor — Somewhere, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is grinning past his cigarette holder at Wisconsin's governor. They are on the same page regarding government unions. — Except that Scott Walker — Republican cheapskate, his visage Hitlerized …
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protein wisdom
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Wisconsin Leads Way as Workers Fight State Cuts — The unrest in Wisconsin this week over Gov. Scott Walker's plan to cut the bargaining rights and benefits of public workers is spreading to other states. — Already, protests erupted in Ohio this week, where another newly elected Republican governor …
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L'Hôte, New York Times, Leiter Reports and The Daily Dish
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A Watershed Moment for Public-Sector Unions — In the half century since Wisconsin became the first state to give its public workers the right to bargain collectively, government employee unions have mushroomed in size and power — so much so that they now account for more than half of the nation's union members.
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Right Turn and Sky Dancing
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Wisconsin protests: why ‘week of rage’ matters to rest of America
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Sky Dancing, Politics Daily, The Raw Story and Pajamas Media
JSOnline:
Assembly's abrupt adjournment caps chaotic day in Capitol
Assembly's abrupt adjournment caps chaotic day in Capitol
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American Prospect, Washington Monthly, Pajamas Media, Hot Air and WTMJ
Ezra Klein:
What is actually being proposed in Wisconsin?
What is actually being proposed in Wisconsin?
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The Impolitic, National Review, Mother Jones, PostPartisan, Firedoglake, JSOnline, The Plum Line, Rortybomb, Gawker, The New Republic and Washington Monthly
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Pelosi says she's ‘proud’ of Wisconsin Democrats who fled
Pelosi says she's ‘proud’ of Wisconsin Democrats who fled
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The Politico, CNN, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and GayPatriot
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Upside down — How the protests in Wisconsin …
First Thoughts: Upside down — How the protests in Wisconsin …
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Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: Funded by the Koch Bros.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: Funded by the Koch Bros.
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The Policy Page, ThinkProgress, TBogg, TPMDC, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, Hit & Run, National Review, Democracy in America and Yglesias
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Wisconsin: Tea Partiers, Breitbart Coming To Fight Unions
Wisconsin: Tea Partiers, Breitbart Coming To Fight Unions
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ThinkProgress, Wonkette, Colorlines, Weigel, Guardian and JSOnline
Tobin Harshaw / Opinionator:
Cairo in the Midwest?
Cairo in the Midwest?
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The Week Magazine and The Huffington Post
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House Votes to Cut $60 Billion, Setting Up Budget Clash — WASHINGTON — The House early Saturday approved a huge package of spending cuts, slashing more than $60 billion from domestic programs, foreign aid, and even some military projects, as the new Republican majority made good on its pledge …
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Washington Monthly, Wake up America and The Democratic Daily
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House rejects extra $22 billion in cuts that divided Republicans
House rejects extra $22 billion in cuts that divided Republicans
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The Politico, Outside the Beltway, The Other McCain, Ace of Spades HQ, Patterico's Pontifications, Hot Air and CNN
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Conservative budget amendment fails House amid fissure among Republicans
Conservative budget amendment fails House amid fissure among Republicans
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New York Times, Politics Daily and National Review
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Union Brothers and Sisters: Seize Opportunity to Show True Solidarity — The union-led school closures and demonstrations in Madison have left most ordinary Americans shaking their heads in disbelief. Months ago, I penned a message to my fellow union brothers and sisters when I found myself …
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Washington Times, Cubachi, Hot Air, Bloomberg, Conservatives4Palin and National Review
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Libya protests: 84 killed in growing unrest, says HRW — Former UK envoy to Libya: “The most exciting question is what happens in Tripoli” (Footage from Libyan TV and amateur sources) — The number of people killed in three days of protests in Libya has risen to 84, according to the New York-based group Human Rights Watch.
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Why Does College Cost So Much? — Robert B. Archibald and David H. Feldman are economists at the College of William & Mary, a public university in Virginia, and the authors of “Why Does College Cost So Much?” If you want the brief version, you could look at an op-ed article by the two economists …
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Marginal Revolution and The Reality-Based Community
John / Power Line:
Just Wondering — A reader asks a good question about news coverage of events in Wisconsin: … Heh. We all remember how liberal news coverage of tea party rallies rarely failed to note that they were “predominantly white.” Somehow, that is no longer a salient fact …
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Da Techguy's Blog, TigerHawk and GayPatriot
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Allen West lashes out at the “ignorance and dishonest rhetoric” of Congressional Democrats — After serving over a month in Congress, Representative Allen West, a Tea Party favorite is less than impressed with democrats from the other side of the aisle. — He wrote his sentiments in a press release.
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Doug Ross and Liberty Pundits Blog
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.
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Somali Pirates Hijack Yacht With American Couple — KAMPALA, Uganda — An American couple sailing across the Indian Ocean in a small yacht was captured by Somali pirates on Friday, maritime officials in East Africa said, and the pirates appeared to be taking the Americans back to the Somali shore.
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L.A. NOW, AOL News, New York Magazine and FrumForum
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A Place on the Right for a Few Godless Conservatives — As a child, Razib Khan spent several weeks studying in a Bangladeshi madrasa. Heather Mac Donald once studied literary deconstructionism and clerked for a left-wing judge. In neither case did the education take.
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Riehl World View, FrumForum, John Derbyshire, Secular Right and Overlawyered
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Libyan Disconnect — Renesys confirms that the 13 globally routed Libyan network prefixes were withdrawn at 23:18 GMT (Friday night, 1:18am Saturday local time), and Libya is off the Internet. One Libyan route originated by Telecom Italia directly is still BGP-reachable, but inbound traceroutes appear to die in Palermo.
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Guardian, EA WorldView, wampum.wabanaki.net and Libya February 17th, more at Techmeme »
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. …
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Joan McCarter / Daily Kos:
House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, Title X
House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, Title X
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Focal Point, Feministe, The American Independent, Booman Tribune and Don Surber
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: GOP using Planned Parenthood as ‘whipping boy’ in health debate
Pelosi: GOP using Planned Parenthood as ‘whipping boy’ in health debate
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Weasel Zippers
ABCNEWS:
Hillary Clinton: Israeli Settlements ‘Illegitimate’ — Secretary of State Calls Working Toward Mideast Peace Her ‘Highest Priority’ — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Israeli settlements “illegitimate” shortly before the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council …
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Hot Air, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Weasel Zippers
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Mitt Romney / National Review:
Obama Turns His Back on Israel
Obama Turns His Back on Israel
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Booman Tribune, Salon, The Hill, Ben Smith's Blog and GOP 12