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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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Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Reversal of fortune in Wisconsin — Domenico Montanaro writes:Over the weekend, liberal filmmaker Michael Moore said the fight in Wisconsin has “aroused a sleeping giant” for union rights across the country. — But the fight may have aroused a different “sleeping giant” …
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Daily Dish and Taegan Goddard's …
JSOnline:
Top Senate Democrat wants meeting with Walker — By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — The leader of Senate Democrats hiding out in Illinois is seeking a face-to-face meeting with Gov. Scott Walker and the Senate GOP leader. — Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D-Monona) …
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Reuters, Althouse, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos and Wake up America
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.
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TalkLeft, No More Mister Nice Blog, Connecting.the.Dots, Prairie Weather, Left Coast Rebel and Balloon Juice
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.
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Talks to Resolve Wisconsin Battle Falter
Talks to Resolve Wisconsin Battle Falter
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Wonk Room, New York Magazine, PolitiCal and TPMDC
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Wisconsin Dems demand probe of Walker's conduct on fake Koch call
Wisconsin Dems demand probe of Walker's conduct on fake Koch call
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Washington Post, The Atlantic Online, Big Government and Daily Kos
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Howard Dean: Boehner is a ‘good Speaker’
Russell Berman / The Hill:
The $50 billion question: Where will Republicans draw the line?
The $50 billion question: Where will Republicans draw the line?
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Washington Monthly and The New Republic
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 …
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Daily Mail:
Sarah Palin's gun-toting stalker arrested by FBI 50 miles from politician's home
Sarah Palin's gun-toting stalker arrested by FBI 50 miles from politician's home
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Verum Serum
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Sarah Palin Says The Wisconsin 14 Should Be Fired: 'They've Retreated, Not Reloaded'
Sarah Palin Says The Wisconsin 14 Should Be Fired: 'They've Retreated, Not Reloaded'
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
In ‘thermometer poll,’ voters rank Sarah Palin at bottom with Pelosi, Reid
In ‘thermometer poll,’ voters rank Sarah Palin at bottom with Pelosi, Reid
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The Politico and National Review
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Christie receives ‘hottest’ title
Christie receives ‘hottest’ title
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Swampland, TPMDC, GOP 12 and JammieWearingFool
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.
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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.
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Weasel Zippers and Right Wing News
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
High court turns aside another lawsuit questioning Obama citizenship — WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Supreme Court has again rejected an appeal from a “birther” proponent questioning the citizenship of President Barack Obama. — The justices Monday turned aside without comment a request …
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Indecision Forever
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 …
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myfoxdc WTTG FOX 5:
Brawl Mars DMV Music Awards Outside Washington — ARLINGTON, Va. - Arlington police say a brawl broke out during the DMV music awards ceremony, sending one person to a local hospital. — Police say five people were treated Saturday night at the scene of the awards ceremony, which honors local rap, hip-hop and R&B performers.
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StrategyPage:
Egypt Quietly Invades Libya — The rebellion against the Kadaffi dictatorship in Libya has not produced any official outside help, but Egypt has apparently sent some of its commandos in to help out the largely amateur rebel force. Wearing civilian clothes, the hundred or so Egyptian commandos …
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The Volokh Conspiracy, Questions and Observations, UNCOVERAGE.net, Chicago Boyz and Weasel Zippers
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 …
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Rachel Rose Hartman / Yahoo! News:
John McCain claims iPad, iPhone made in U.S.A. — During a discussion of free trade Sunday on ABC's “This Week” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) touted Apple iPads and iPhones as products made in America. There's just one problem, though: Both products are made in China.
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Washington Monthly, Emptywheel, CNN, New York Magazine and TPMDC
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
THE HILL POLL: U.S. future depends on cutting debt, voters say — Likely voters overwhelmingly believe deficit reduction is crucial to America's future, but generally oppose raising revenue through tax reform to cut those deficits, a new poll conducted for The Hill found.
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National Review and Pajamas Media
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.
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Liberal group pushes for $382 billion stimulus — Liberals have come up with a counterpoint to House Republicans' “cut and grow” austerity plan: have the government spend billions to hire millions of the unemployed. — With conservatives clamoring to cut federal spending and public sector jobs …
Ezra Klein:
The conservatives' case for campaign finance reform — I've been listening to the conservative arguments against public-employee unions for the last few weeks, and it's left me with one big question: Why aren't more conservatives ferocious supporters of serious campaign-finance reform?
Des Moines Register:
Guest column: Forefathers fought for religious freedom — In the heat of the American Revolution in 1777, the Continental Army was struggling to muster shoes and victory. What were two of our most heroic founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, doing?
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Right Wing Watch, The Maddow Blog and TPMDC
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Republicans in Iowa for caucus curtain raiser — Much of the likely Republican presidential field will be at a suburban Des Moines mega church Monday night to court a large gathering of social conservatives. — Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum are the top contenders on the program …
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