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Moderate Wisconsin Republicans Offer Compromise — With Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker maintaining a hard line on his budget bill and Democratic senators refusing to return to Madison to vote, attention is turning to a group of moderate Republican senators to negotiate a compromise to the stalemate …
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Rasmussen Reports:
48% Back GOP Governor in Wisconsin Spat, 38% Side With Unions — A sizable number of voters are following new Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's showdown with unionized public employees in his state, and nearly half side with the governor. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wisconsin Power Play — Last week, in the face of protest demonstrations against Wisconsin's new union-busting governor, Scott Walker — demonstrations that continued through the weekend, with huge crowds on Saturday — Representative Paul Ryan made an unintentionally apt comparison: “It's like Cairo has moved to Madison.”
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Wisconsin Puts Obama Between Competing Desires — WASHINGTON — The battle in Wisconsin over public employee unions has left President Obama facing a tricky balance between showing solidarity with longtime political supporters and projecting a message in favor of deep spending cuts to reduce the debt.
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Directorblue / Doug Ross:
Oops: White House, DNC disavow involvement with #WIunion protests but Twitter busts 'em cold @ByronYork — The unofficial public relations arm of the Obama administration reports that the White House and the DNC really had nothing at all to do with the public service union protests in Madison.
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New York Times:
As Republicans See a Mandate on Budget Cuts, Others See Risk — WASHINGTON — In Congress and in statehouses, Republican lawmakers and governors are claiming a broad mandate from last year's elections as they embark on an aggressive campaign of cutting government spending and taking on public unions.
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National Review:
Walker Holds His Ground
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WISC-TV:
Leader Of Wis. Law Enforcement Association ‘Regrets’ Endorsing Walker
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The Note:
The Note: Threading The Needle: How Far Is Too Far On Spending Cuts?
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Andy Stern / The Daily Beast:
Wisconsin Union Fight Is Really a 15-State GOP Power Grab
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Daily Mail:
On the run: Gaddafi flees Tripoli as protesters set the Libyan parliament building alight — Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to have fled the capital Tripoli after anti-government demonstrators breached the state television building and set government property alight.
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New York Times:
Qaddafi's Grip on Power Seems to Ebb as Forces Retreat — CAIRO — The 40-year-rule of Libyan strongman Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi appeared to teeter Monday as his security forces retreated to a few buildings in the Libyan capital of Tripoli where fires burned unchecked, senior government officials …
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hrw.org:
Death Toll Up to At Least 233
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Haaretz:
Report: Libya air force bombs protesters heading for army base
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Dozens killed in Libyan capital as Arab leaders struggle to calm unrest
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Does Mike Huckabee still want to be president? — IN NEW YORK — Anyone who thinks presidential ambition is an incurable condition hasn't spent much time lately with Mike Huckabee. — The man who came in second in the 2008 GOP primary isn't exactly ruling out another run in 2012.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Huckabee throws a Mitt fit
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Mike Huckabee: President Obama ‘Tough to Beat’ in 2012, Birther Issue Is ‘Nonsense’
Vail Daily:
First lady hits the slopes — Michelle Obama enjoys fresh veggies at Restaurant Kelly Liken — Daily staff report newsroom@vaildaily.com — VAIL — First lady Michelle Obama enjoyed locally grown fare at a Vail restaurant Saturday night before hitting the slopes of Vail Mountain early Sunday.
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David Gardner / Daily Mail:
Obama accused of ‘double standards’ as family are pictured skiing... just days after telling Americans to sacrifice their own holidays — President Obama has been accused of having double standards after appealing for Americans to sacrifice their holidays just days before his wife and children went on a costly skiing trip.
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MacIver Institute:
Protesting Teachers Could Reap $6 Million from Taxpayers to Attend Rallies — Absent educators may be paid to abandon students and march on the Capitol — [Madison, Wisc...] As Milwaukee Public School teachers left their classrooms to march in Madison Friday, they likely earned …
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New York Times:
American Held in Pakistan Shootings Worked With the C.I.A. — WASHINGTON — The American arrested in Pakistan after shooting two men at a crowded traffic stop was part of a covert, C.I.A.-led team of operatives conducting surveillance on militant groups deep inside the country, according to American government officials.
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Scott Brown: Republicans don't want government shutdown in cuts standoff — Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said Monday that he does not believe Republicans want a government shutdown, but that both parties need to come together to tackle the nation's deficit problems.
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
After Wisconsin, How Do Democrats Argue Against a GOP Government Shutdown?
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Tea Party is winning — Take five steps back and consider the nature of the political conversation in our nation's capital. You would never know that it's taking place at a moment when unemployment is still at 9 percent, when wages for so many people are stagnating at best …
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
National Institute for Civil Discourse to open at University of Arizona — Former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will serve as honorary chairmen of a new center at the University of Arizona that will focus on civility in political debate, university officials will announce Monday.
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M. Amedeo Tumolillo / New York Times:
University of Arizona Sets Up Civility Institute
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O.Kay Henderson:
Haley Barbour making the rounds in Iowa (audio) — Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is at the statehouse at this hour, making the rounds as they say. He's met with Iowa's Republican state auditor, secretary of state and governor, as well as several House Republicans.
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