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10:55 AM ET, March 7, 2011

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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats to End Union Standoff  —  Playing a game of political chicken, Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin to stymie restrictions on public-employee unions said Sunday they planned to come back from exile soon, betting that even though their return will allow the bill to pass …
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Wisconsin Dems Deny WSJ Report Of Imminent Return  —  Wisconsin state Senate Democrats, who have fled the state in order to block budget quorum on Gov. Scott Walker's anti-public employee union proposals, are walking back reports in the Wall Street Journal that they plan to return to the state.
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
How Boehner is playing the Democrats  —  Richard Nixon espoused what he called “the madman theory.”  It's a negotiating approach that induces the other side to believe you are capable of dangerously irrational actions and leads it to back down to avoid the wreckage your rage might let loose.
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Talks to Resolve Wisconsin Battle Falter  —  CHICAGO - Talks appear to have broken down between Wisconsin's Democratic state senators and representatives of Gov. Scott Walker, whose plan to cut collective bargaining rights and benefits for public workers has created a major battle in the state …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Democrats May Return Soon  —  The leader of the 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats who left the state last month to block legislation that would curb public-employee union rights said the senators plan to return “in the relatively near future,” because negotiations with the governor have failed.
Jeff Mayers / Reuters:
Wisconsin Senate Democrats say no date set for return
David Carr / New York Times:
The Fading Power of Beck's Alarms  —  Almost every time I flipped on television last week, there was a deeply angry guy on a running tirade about the conspiracies afoot, the enemies around all corners, and how he alone seemed to understand what was under way.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
In ‘thermometer poll,’ voters rank Sarah Palin at bottom with Pelosi, Reid  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) ranks with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) when it comes to voters' feelings about political leaders.  —  A new Quinnipiac University poll measuring the …
Discussion: Ballot Box
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Jackie Long / BBC:
Will Sarah Palin run for president and can she win?  —  Ms Palin outlines factors that will influence whether she enters the running  —  Sarah Palin, one of the best known and most controversial figures in American politics, told BBC Newsnight she was weighing up whether the US was ready for an …
Discussion: The Politico and Swampland
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Christie receives ‘hottest’ title
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Degrees and Dollars  —  It is a truth universally acknowledged that education is the key to economic success.  Everyone knows that the jobs of the future will require ever higher levels of skill.  That's why, in an appearance Friday with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, President Obama declared that …
Jason Millman / The Hill:
Number of healthcare reform law waivers climbs above 1,000  —  The number of temporary healthcare reform waivers granted by the Obama administration to organizations climbed to more than 1,000, according to new numbers disclosed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Romney 3.0  —  In New Hampshire on Saturday, Romney unveiled Romney 3. (a presidential candidate who focuses more on the economy than on social issues)... How that compares with Romney 1. (the socially moderate Massachusetts governor) and Romney 2. (the 2008 presidential candidate …
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Des Moines Register:
5 potential GOP candidates to converge at forum
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Daily Caller
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
White House seeks to reassure Muslims  —  Ahead of congressional hearings into homegrown Islamic terrorism, an Obama national security advisor tells one group: 'Muslim Americans are not part of the problem.  You're part of the solution.'  —  Reporting from Sterling, Va. —
Discussion: Jihad Watch
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
White House to Muslims ahead of Rep. King hearings: Terror threat ‘real’
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Obama's hard line on leaks  —  The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.
Erin McPike / Real Clear Politics:
Huntsman Backers to Gather in New Orleans for Strategy Session  —  CONCORD, N.H. — Members of the presidential campaign-in-waiting for U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman are set to meet on March 18th in New Orleans for a strategy session.  —  Huntsman plans to leave his Beijing posting …
Discussion: The Note and GOP 12
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Romney: ‘I would repeal ObamaCare’
Discussion: CNN and Boston Globe
Robert Fisk / The Independent:
America's secret plan to arm Libya's rebels  —  Obama asks Saudis to airlift weapons into Benghazi  —  Desperate to avoid US military involvement in Libya in the event of a prolonged struggle between the Gaddafi regime and its opponents, the Americans have asked Saudi Arabia if it can supply weapons to the rebels in Benghazi.
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Guardian:
Libyan diplomatic mission ends in humiliation
Discussion: Israel Matzav and War in Context
JSOnline:
Recall drives could make history  —  Rarely have multiple lawmakers faced such action  —  By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel  —  As improbable as the last three weeks have been in state politics, Wisconsin is about to embark on another wild ride into the political unknown …
Aislinn Laing / Telegraph:
Zimbabwe to sell uranium to Iran  —  Zimbabwe is to defy United Nations sanctions in a deal to sell uranium to Iran  —  Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Zimbabwe's foreign minister, said the sanctions - which prohibit member states from providing Iran with raw materials that it could use to make a nuclear weapon - were unfair and hypocritical.
Discussion: Fausta's Blog
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Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
In states, parties clash over voting laws that call for IDs, limits on where college students can cast ballots
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Monogamy Matters  —  Social conservatives can seem …
Discussion: Dana Goldstein and Sadly, No!
Jon Ralston / Las Vegas Sun:
Rory Reid's house of cards crumbles
Discussion: Liberty Pundits Blog
New York Times:
China Tracks Foreign Journalists
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The Huffington Post:
Bill Daley, White House Chief Of Staff, Pressed About Lack Of Jail Time For Wall Street Culprits
Discussion: Firedoglake
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Tennessee Democrats Call Collective Bargaining Repeal ‘Fascism,’ ‘Terrorism’
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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