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12:45 PM ET, February 19, 2011

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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
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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Patrick McIlheran / Real Clear Politics:
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 …
Discussion: protein wisdom
New York Times:
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 …
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Right Turn and Sky Dancing
Patrik Jonsson / Christian Science Monitor:
Wisconsin protests: why ‘week of rage’ matters to rest of America
Scott / Power Line:   Governor Walker meets the press
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Pelosi says she's ‘proud’ of Wisconsin Democrats who fled
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Upside down  —  How the protests in Wisconsin …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Tobin Harshaw / Opinionator:
Cairo in the Midwest?
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
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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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Conservative budget amendment fails House amid fissure among Republicans
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
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 …
BBC:
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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Guardian:
Libya protests: massacres reported as Gaddafi imposes news blackout
David Leonhardt / Economix:
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 …
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 …
Cubachi:
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.
Discussion: 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.
Mark Oppenheimer / New York Times:
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.
James Cowie / Renesys Blog:
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.
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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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: GOP using Planned Parenthood as ‘whipping boy’ in health debate
Discussion: 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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Mitt Romney / National Review:
Obama Turns His Back on Israel
 
 
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