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1:10 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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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.
The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute:
HIGHLY POLARIZED WISCONSINITES SPLIT OVER WALKER PLAN  —  Substantial support expressed for compromise  —  Wisconsinites are deeply divided over Gov. Scott Walker's plans regarding public employee benefits, wages and unions, according to a Wisconsin Policy Research Institute poll showing 51 percent somewhat …
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.
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.
The Huffington Post:
Bill Daley, White House Chief Of Staff, Pressed About Lack Of Jail Time For Wall Street Culprits … WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley declined on Sunday to bring the president into the debate over why no major player in the collapse of the financial system in 2008 has gone to jail.
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
White House lavishes praise on Huntsman's support for Obama
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
McConnell lashes out at White House: 'Where's the leadership?'
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Politico
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.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and HotAirPundit
Christian Longo / New York Times:
Giving Life After Death Row  —  EIGHT years ago I was sentenced to death for the murders of my wife and three children.  I am guilty.  I once thought that I could fool others into believing this was not true.  Failing that, I tried to convince myself that it didn't matter.
Discussion: Feministe and TalkLeft
Russell Berman / The Hill:
White House to Muslims ahead of King hearings: Terror threat ‘real’  —  President Obama's deputy national security adviser told a Muslim audience Sunday that the threat of homegrown terrorism is “real” and that Muslim Americans are part of the solution, not the problem.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Sen. Alexander on Trump: 'He's famous for being famous,' won't be president  —  Add Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to the bipartisan list of skeptics who don't think real estate Donald Trump has a chance of winning the 2012 Republican nomination for president, much less the presidency.
Discussion: The Politico and HotAirPundit
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CNN:
Trump adviser heads to Iowa Monday
CNN:
Sen. Alexander: Donald Trump has ‘no chance of winning’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Tennessee Democrats Call Collective Bargaining Repeal ‘Fascism,’ ‘Terrorism’  —  A reader in Tennessee forwards a mass e-mail from Chip Forrester, the chair of that state's Democratic party...  Unsurprisingly, Forrester concludes the best way that Tennessee Democrats worried about the impending shift …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and RedState
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Tennessean.com:
Teachers rally draws thousands to Capitol
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 …
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Los Angeles Times:
Grand dream loses sheen in glare of daylight  —  L.A. community colleges' green energy plan proves wildly impractical.  The blunders cost taxpayers $10 million.  —  These solar panels at Pierce College in Woodland Hills are among the district's green energy projects that were built.
Discussion: American Power, Power Line and L.A. NOW
John / Power Line:
A Blast From the Past, and Maybe the Future  —  Does this news story bring back memories, or what?  Iran is arranging to buy yellowcake in Africa: … Iran, of course, takes the long view.  That report should be read in tandem with the Jerusalem Post's story titled “New Evidence of Iran's Nuclear Ambitions.”
Discussion: Telegraph and Jerusalem Post
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Separation of Jesus and Congress  —  WHAT WOULD Jesus think of Sojourners' new campaign?  —  Sojourners is a liberal Christian group whose mission is “to articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world.”
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Proof Positive
Joe Pompeo / Yahoo! News:
Redesigned Newsweek on stands Monday  —  Tina Brown's redesigned Newsweek will hit newsstands and the iTunes App Store on Monday, March 7, and Brown plans to reveal the cover Sunday morning on ABC's “This Week with Christiane Amanpour,” The Cutline has learned.
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Sara Just / ABCNEWS:
Tina Brown to Reveal Overhaul of Newsweek on ‘This Week’
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Pundit Press
 
 
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
After rocky start, GOP leaders and freshmen step up communication
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Caravans spread ‘awesome news’ world's coming to end
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Fox Hosts Hate-Church Lawyer Who Claims Obama Is ‘The Beast Spoken Of In The Revelation’
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Bush adviser defends ‘difficult’ but ‘good’ deal on Libya relations
Discussion: CNN and Questions and Observations
Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
Former French President Chirac to stand trial
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A Liberal Is a Villager Who's Been Screwed By a Mortgage Servicer
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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