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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
All eyes on New York's special — All of Washington will be watching New York on Tuesday, where a Democratic win in the special election could have national implications for the Republican Party. — The special election for former Rep. Chris Lee's (R) seat has been cast as a referendum …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker says Sen. Scott Brown ‘should be ashamed of himself’ — Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) scolded the senator for opposing the House GOP budget from Rep. Paul Ryan. — An Illinois Republican on Monday said Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) should be “ashamed of himself” for opposing Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget plan.
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
5 things to watch in the NY-26 vote — Tuesday's special election for a western New York congressional seat is positioned to become the first political measuring stick of the national debate over the Republican plan to rewrite Medicare. Democrat Kathy Hochul is narrowly leading the race …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Special Election Warrants Caution for Forecasters — and for Republicans
Special Election Warrants Caution for Forecasters — and for Republicans
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Aharding / CNN:
Top Republican says Paul Ryan should run for president
Top Republican says Paul Ryan should run for president
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Hotline On Call, The Politico, Hot Air and PERRspectives
Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Strauss-Kahn Told Maid 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' During Alleged Sex Attack — Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a New York City hotel maid, “Don't you know who I am! Don't you know who I am?” while pinning her down during the alleged sexual assault, law enforcement sources close to the investigation told FoxNews.com.
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New York Post:
Strauss-Kahn's pals bid to pay off woman's kin — By ORON DAN in Tel Aviv and LAURA ITALIANO and BOB FREDERICKS in NY — Friends of alleged hotel sex fiend Dominique Strauss-Kahn secretly contacted the accusing maid's impoverished family, offering them money to make the case go away since …
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn / Telegraph:
DNA samples confirm sperm traces on maid's dress
DNA samples confirm sperm traces on maid's dress
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Who Will Play Strauss-Kahn?
Who Will Play Strauss-Kahn?
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Jacob Tomsky / New York Times:
Behind Closed, Sequentially Numbered Doors
Behind Closed, Sequentially Numbered Doors
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Maen Rashid Areikat / The Politico:
A Palestinian perspective — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted House Speaker John Boehner's invitation to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The speaker says his invitation is a chance to promote freedom, security and peace in the Middle East.
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Wall Street Journal:
An Anti-Israel President — The president's peace proposal is a formula for war. — Say what you will about President Obama's approach to Israel—or of his relationship with American Jews—he sure has mastered the concept of chutzpah. — On Thursday at the State Department …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Reid breaks with Obama on Israel — Breaking with President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday urged a renewal of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks without preconditions regarding borders. — Obama, in recent days, has proposed that Israel's 1967 boundaries be the …
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Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz:
AIPAC chief: Obama should not be even-handed toward Israel and Palestinians
AIPAC chief: Obama should not be even-handed toward Israel and Palestinians
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court orders California to release tens of thousands of prison inmates — The 5-4 decision represents one of the largest prison release orders in U.S. history. The court majority says overcrowding has caused ‘suffering and death.’ In a sharp dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia warns ‘terrible things are sure to happen.’
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices, 5-4, Tell California to Cut Prisoner Population
Justices, 5-4, Tell California to Cut Prisoner Population
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — King: Giuliani ‘very close’ to joining GOP presidential race — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, whose presidential campaign fizzled in 2008, is leaning toward another race for the White House, according to a close associate. New York Republican Rep. Peter King …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Poll: Romney way ahead of GOP field in New Hampshire — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) enjoys more than triple the support of his next closest competitor in New Hampshire's Republican primary, according to a poll released Monday. — Thirty-two percent of New Hampshire's Republican voters …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Pawlenty calls for end of ethanol subsidies — in Iowa
Video: Pawlenty calls for end of ethanol subsidies — in Iowa
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Aharding / CNN:
Daniels adviser: VP bid unlikely, but not ‘off the table’
Daniels adviser: VP bid unlikely, but not ‘off the table’
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Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Not the whole truth in Pawlenty claims — WASHINGTON (AP) — “Truth” was Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's buzzword Monday when he announced his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He said he will tell the truth about hard choices facing the nation while others …
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Pawlenty In Iowa: Phase Out Ethanol Subsidies
Pawlenty In Iowa: Phase Out Ethanol Subsidies
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
White House Adds New Position to Deal with Unfavorable Online Media — The White House has named Jesse Lee to a new position within its communications department titled Director of Progressive Media & Online Response. According to The Huffington Post, Lee will essentially be responsible …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
White House Beefs Up Online Rapid Response
White House Beefs Up Online Rapid Response
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Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
Frank Bruni Named Times Op-Ed Columnist — Frank Bruni, whose writing career at The New York Times has spanned two presidential campaigns, a pope and more than five years as chief restaurant critic, has been named an op-ed columnist. — Andrew Rosenthal, editor of the Opinion Pages …
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New York Times:
Democrats Try to Woo Consumer Advocate to Run — WASHINGTON — Officials in the Democratic Party are wooing Elizabeth Warren to run for the Senate against the Massachusetts Republican Scott P. Brown rather than have her continue to set up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Steady Decline in Major Crime Baffles Experts — The number of violent crimes in the United States dropped significantly last year, to what appeared to be the lowest rate in nearly 40 years, a development that was considered puzzling partly because it ran counter to the prevailing expectation …
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Erika Niedowski / The Hill:
Pledging ‘every ounce’ of resources, Obama to tour Mo. storm damage — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will visit Missouri on Sunday to meet with those affected by devastating tornadoes that killed at least 116 people in Joplin over the weekend. — In remarks from London …
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