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Washington Post:
House Republican leaders turn to moderate Democrats for budget deal — Having difficulty finding consensus within their own ranks, House Republican leaders have begun courting moderate Democrats on several key fiscal issues, including a deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of next week.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / The Caucus:
On a Senate Call, a Glimpse of Marching Orders — Um, Senators, ever heard of the mute button? — Moments before a conference call with reporters was scheduled to get underway on Tuesday morning, apparently unaware that many of the reporters were already on the line, Charles Schumer of New York …
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Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: Message to Republicans - Show us the cuts — With a possible government shutdown once again staring them in the face, congressional Republicans would do well to take two hours to watch the old Tom Cruise flick “Jerry Maguire.” The bottom line in the politics business …
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
The Politico:
Dems fear shutdown unavoidable — The White House is intensifying negotiations with House Republicans — including dispatching Vice President Joe Biden as an emergency emissary — but congressional Democrats increasingly fear that it may be too little, too late to avert a government shutdown.
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CNN and Jill Stanek
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP
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American Spectator, Wizbang, protein wisdom, Doug Ross and Pajamas Media
The Hill:
Cantor says ‘time is up’ to reach a spending deal for fiscal year 2011
Cantor says ‘time is up’ to reach a spending deal for fiscal year 2011
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The Politico, The Hill and FrumForum
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CAN'T ANYBODY HERE PLAY THIS GAME?.... At face value …
CAN'T ANYBODY HERE PLAY THIS GAME?.... At face value …
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New York Times
JSOnline:
Judge again blocks GOP collective-bargaining plan — But Van Hollen assistant says law is in effect — By Patrick Marley, Bill Glauber and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - For the second time in less than two weeks, a Dane County judge Tuesday issued an order blocking …
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Union Law (Again)
Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Union Law (Again)
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Maher on Palin and Bachmann: I'm sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings, but no, I wasn't wrong — This may be the first time that this particular permutation of “apology” has been offered for dropping a C-bomb on someone. A forthright apology would be one thing, a “sorry if you were offended” …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Michael Barone on Wisconsin: Has the tea party given up?
Michael Barone on Wisconsin: Has the tea party given up?
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Instapundit and Vox Popoli
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Is the Tea Party pooped? It must keep making its case
Marco Rubio / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Won't Vote to Raise the Debt Limit — Everyone in Washington knows how to cut spending. The time to start is now. — Americans have built the single greatest nation in all of human history. But America's exceptionalism was not preordained. Every generation has had to confront …
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NY Daily News:
Obama's Red Rooster fundraising bash pulls in $1.5 million for Democratic National Committee — President Obama rolled into Harlem on Tuesday night for his first major Democratic dinner-for-dollars of the 2012 campaign season. — After a whirlwind day in the city, Obama attended …
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Bloomberg:
Obama Says ‘Days Are Numbered’ for Qaddafi's Regime to Keep Power in Libya
Obama Says ‘Days Are Numbered’ for Qaddafi's Regime to Keep Power in Libya
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Ross Douthat:
Not All Choices Are False — One of President Obama's recurrent …
Not All Choices Are False — One of President Obama's recurrent …
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Betsy's Page, FrumForum, The Caucus and Democracy in America
Erica Hill / CBS News:
Obama: Qaddafi regime's “days are numbered”
Obama: Qaddafi regime's “days are numbered”
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Hot Air, Sky Dancing, msnbc.com, The Other McCain and Weasel Zippers
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Coburn spars with Norquist over tax breaks for ethanol — Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) ripped conservative activist Grover Norquist on Tuesday for defending tax breaks that benefit special interest groups. — In a letter to Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform …
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The Politico and Washington Post
Clifton B / Another Black Conservative:
Trump releases his official birth certificate — Yesterday I told you that Trump may have deliberately released an unofficial copy of his birth certificate so that he could quickly turn around and release the original. The idea behind this is twofold. First, to weaken the argument …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Less Likely to View Obama as a Strong Leader — Six in 10 believe he is honest and trustworthy — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans have grown increasingly less likely to view President Obama as a strong and decisive leader since he took office. Roughly half now believe this aptly describes …
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The Moderate Voice, The Politico and Hot Air
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama to Set Goal of One-Third Cut in Oil Imports — WASHINGTON — With gasoline prices rising, oil supplies from the Middle East pinched by political upheaval and growing calls in Congress for expanded domestic oil and gas production, President Obama on Wednesday will set a goal …
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Right Wing News, Green and White House.gov Blog
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Quinnipiac University:
Obama Gets Lowest Approval, Reelect Score Ever, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Voters Oppose U.S. Involvement In Libya — American voters disapprove 48 - 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 - 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012 …
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Hotline On Call, The Politico, Fox Nation and msnbc.com
Mark Bittman / Opinionator:
Why We're Fasting — I stopped eating on Monday and joined around 4,000 other people in a fast to call attention to Congressional budget proposals that would make huge cuts in programs for the poor and hungry. — By doing so, I surprised myself; after all, I eat for a living.
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Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
Charlie Savage / The Caucus:
Justice Lawyers Cleared in Voting Case — The Justice Department's internal ethics watchdog on Tuesday told Congress that it had cleared all department lawyers of wrongdoing in relation to a much-disputed voter-intimidation case involving the New Black Panther Party, a black-nationalist fringe group.
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Arizona Republic:
Kirkpatrick: I'm running for Congress again — Former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, a freshman Democrat ousted in last year's Republican tidal wave, is angling for a rematch against Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. She told AZ/DC Tuesday that she has made the decision to run for her seat again in 2012.
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The Reliable Source / Washington Post:
Justice Antonin Scalia ticketed for GW Parkway fender-bender; will he take it to court? — Now here's a date in traffic court we'd like to attend: In the matter of Antonin Scalia and the George Washington Parkway pileup. — The Supreme Court justice was ticketed early Tuesday for his role in a four-car fender-bender.
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Media Ignores Calls For Socialist Revolution at ‘Anti-War’ Rally in Chicago — Chicago media reported on a recent march in Chicago as being an “Anti-War” march organized by students and “faith based groups” who “hope to spark change in our democracy.” What they left out was the clear fact …
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American Power, Another Black Conservative, Left Coast Rebel, The Blast and Weasel Zippers
James Hohmann / The Politico:
GOP 2012 debate moved to Sept. — The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation has postponed its debate for Republican candidates from May 2 to September 14. — The move, announced Wednesday in conjunction with cosponsors NBC and POLITICO, follows an unexpectedly slow start to the Republican presidential nominating contest.
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Washington Post:
Drop in home prices in January raises fear of double dip — Home prices dropped in nearly all major housing markets in the country in January, according to price index numbers released Tuesday. Analysts said the decrease might be a harbinger of a double-dip recession in the housing market.
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The Hill, GOP 12, The Lonely Conservative and HotAirPundit
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Senate vote on proposal to block EPA climate rules slated for Wednesday — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is planning to hold a vote Wednesday on an amendment to small business legislation that would permanently block the Environmental Protection Agency's climate rules.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Unfavorable view of tea party on the rise — Washington (CNN) - Nearly half of all Americans have an unfavorable view of the tea party movement, putting it in the same company as the Democratic and Republican parties, according to a new national poll.
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