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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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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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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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CNN:
Wisconsin gov: Democratic senator's border meeting idea ‘ridiculous’ — (CNN) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday dismissed as “ridiculous” a letter from a Democratic state Senate leader who suggested a meeting “near the Wisconsin-Illinois border” to discuss the state's budget impasse.
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The Note, Associated Press, JSOnline and Truthdig
Natasha Vargas-Cooper / The Atlantic Online:
At a Wisconsin Town Hall, the Mood Turns Against Compromise — REEDSBURG, Wisc. — At a town hall meeting held in this rural community on Sunday afternoon, Republican state Sen. Dale Schultz faced loud opposition to a proposed compromise he said could end the legislative stalemate …
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Oliver Willis
Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Are we nearing the endgame in Wisconsin?
Wonkbook: Are we nearing the endgame in Wisconsin?
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Outside the Beltway, Green, New York Times, TPMDC and The Politico
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, TPMDC, Big Government, The Atlantic Online and Daily Kos
David M. Drucker / Roll Call:
Ensign to Announce Retirement — Sen. John Ensign is expected to announce at an afternoon news conference in Las Vegas that he will retire rather than face a brutal 2012 re-election campaign, according to knowledgeable sources. — The Nevada Republican, who has been embattled since revealing …
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Karoun Demirjian / Las Vegas Sun:
John Ensign expected to announce he won't seek re-election in 2012 — Sen. John Ensign speaks to the media about an affair he had with a former staffer Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at the Lloyd George Federal Building in Las Vegas. Ensign is expected to announce today that he won't seek re-election in 2012.
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Plagued by scandal, Sen. Ensign announces he will retire in 2012 — Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) announced his retirement Monday, ending months of speculation over whether the scandal-plagued Republican would forge ahead with another campaign in 2012. — Citing the “pain” that a …
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The Note, CNN and Prairie Weather
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
John Ensign Becomes 8th Senator to Announce Retirement
John Ensign Becomes 8th Senator to Announce Retirement
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Las Vegas Review-Journal and TPMDC
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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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Cops, FBI: No arrest in Palin stalker case
Cops, FBI: No arrest in Palin stalker case
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BBC, Washington Post and Mirror.co.uk
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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Ben Smith's Blog, The Other McCain and Verum Serum
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Sarah Palin Dubs Kathy Griffin ‘Has-Been Comedienne’ And ‘50 Year-Old Adult Bully’
Sarah Palin Dubs Kathy Griffin ‘Has-Been Comedienne’ And ‘50 Year-Old Adult Bully’
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Fox News
Judicial Watch:
Rep. Alcee Hastings Sued by Employee for Sexual Harassment: “Unwelcome Sexual Advances” and “Unwelcome Touching” — Hastings Allegedly Retaliated Against Victim for Complaining About Conduct — Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption …
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Fhardingj / CNN:
Florida congressman sued for alleged sexual harassment
Florida congressman sued for alleged sexual harassment
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Post on Politics
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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The Volokh Conspiracy, Sister Toldjah, Weasel Zippers, Right Wing News, The BLT and TigerHawk
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
High court turns aside another lawsuit questioning Obama citizenship
High court turns aside another lawsuit questioning Obama citizenship
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Indecision Forever
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The frontrunner-less Republican presidential field — For months now, it's been clear that the 2012 Republican presidential field lacks a strong frontrunner. — A case can be made for how either former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) or Mike Huckabee (Ark.) — or even former Gov. Sarah Palin …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Lack of GOP Front-Runner for 2012 Is Atypical
Lack of GOP Front-Runner for 2012 Is Atypical
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The Hill, TPMDC, The Daily Dish, Politics Daily, Hot Air, Ballot Box and National Review
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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Scott Baker / The Blaze:
NY TIMES COLUMNIST HAS A DREAM: MAYBE BECK AND FOX NEWS WILL BREAK UP!
NY TIMES COLUMNIST HAS A DREAM: MAYBE BECK AND FOX NEWS WILL BREAK UP!
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New York Times:
Holding Firm on the Budget — After letting a highly destructive budget fight fester far too long, the White House finally stepped in late last week to negotiate with the House, which wants to eviscerate nondefense spending. Senate leaders still seem shell-shocked by that breathtaking ruthlessness …
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Reuters, Hot Air, Boehner, Congress.org, The Lonely Conservative and National Review
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
How Boehner is playing the Democrats
How Boehner is playing the Democrats
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The Fix, No More Mister Nice Blog, TalkLeft, Connecting.the.Dots, Prairie Weather, Left Coast Rebel and Balloon Juice
Jonathan Turley / Los Angeles Times:
Clarence Thomas' dangerous conceit — The Supreme Court justice argues that criticism of him is an attack on the court itself. But a single justice doesn't define the institution. — Louis XIV of France was infamous for his view that there was no distinction between himself and the state …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
The liberal campaign against SCOTUS conservatives
The liberal campaign against SCOTUS conservatives
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Hot Air and AmSpecBlog
David J. Lynch / Bloomberg:
Bonds Show Why Boehner Saying We're Broke Is Figure of Speech — House Speaker John Boehner routinely offers this diagnosis of the U.S.'s fiscal condition: “We're broke; Broke going on bankrupt,” he said in a Feb. 28 speech in Nashville. — Boehner's assessment dominates a debate …
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American Prospect, Washington Monthly, Oliver Willis, Booman Tribune, Sky Dancing and The Impolitic
Art Robinson / WorldNetDaily:
Democrats attack Republican candidate's children — In an effort to do my part in rescuing our country from the out-of-control Obama administration, last year I ran for Congress in Oregon's 4th District against 12-term incumbent, far-left Democrat Peter DeFazio, co-founder of the House Progressive Caucus.
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The American Culture, protein wisdom, Watts Up With That? and The Gateway Pundit
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Obama restarts Guantanamo trials — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama approved Monday the resumption of military trials for detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ending a two-year ban. — It was the latest acknowledgement that the detention facility Obama had vowed to shut …
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The Hill, The Jawa Report, Pajamas Media and Liberty Pundits Blog
David Brooks:
Hello — Tom Wolfe was once asked, What is the most important change of your lifetime? He is purported to have answered, “Oh, that's easy. Co-ed dorms.” — My own gloss on that answer is that we spend a lot of our time debating political events and the choices leaders make.
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The Daily Dish
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 …
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The Impolitic
Scott Lemieux / American Prospect:
Supreme Court Overrules Kafkaesque DNA Decision — If any principle seems to guide the Texas legal system, it seems to be “establish a Catch-22 wherever possible.” The latest example can be seen in Skinner v. Switzer, a case in which Texas refused an individual convicted of a capital crime access …
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Politics Daily, Threat Level and ACS Blog
Colin Firth / CBS News:
Homeless children: the hard times generation — Scott Pelley reports on the growing number of children who are falling victim to the financial crisis — Unemployment improved a bit last month but it is still nearly nine percent and the trouble is job creation is so slow …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Impolitic