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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Debate Swings Door Open for Perry, Closed for Palin — Most people have better things to do than to watch a presidential debate eight months in advance of the Iowa caucuses. So when considering a debate like the one that took place among Republican candidates in New Hampshire tonight, it's important to be mindful of the following:
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David Frum / FrumForum:
Pawlenty Is Debate's Biggest Loser
Pawlenty Is Debate's Biggest Loser
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Rand Simberg / National Review:
An Out-of-This-World Debate Question
An Out-of-This-World Debate Question
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Jimmy Vielkind / Capitol Confidential:
McDonald is 31st vote for same-sex marriage (updated) — Senator Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga, told the Times Union Tuesday that he will back a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. He becomes the 31st senator to proclaim his public support for the bill. It needs 32 votes to pass the Senate.
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Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law — By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Gov. Scott Walker's plan to all but end collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers.
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Fox News:
Wisconsin's High Court Says Controversial Union Law Can Take Effect — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's contentious union rights law can go into effect, giving Republican Gov. Scott Walker a major victory. — Walker pushed the law that eliminates …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Pundit Under Protest — I'll be writing a lot about the presidential election over the next 16 months, but at the outset I would just like to remark that I'm opining on this whole campaign under protest. I'm registering a protest because for someone of my Hamiltonian/National Greatness perspective …
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
John Boehner invokes War Powers Act — House Speaker John Boehner is warning President Barack Obama that he may be in violation of the War Powers Act if Obama refuses to ask Congress for authorization to overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi. — In a letter to Obama today …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Group files ethics complaint against Boehner over DOMA defense
Group files ethics complaint against Boehner over DOMA defense
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
CREW Files Complaint Over House DOMA Defense, Boehner Spokesman Calls It “Stupid”
CREW Files Complaint Over House DOMA Defense, Boehner Spokesman Calls It “Stupid”
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CREW, The Raw Story and ThinkProgress
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Citing his own past, Barney Frank declines to judge Rep. Weiner — Citing his own brush with sexual scandal, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Tuesday that he's in no position to judge the lurid actions of colleague Anthony Weiner. — “Given these circumstances, where I was myself engaged …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
National poll: Anthony Weiner's got to go
National poll: Anthony Weiner's got to go
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The Hill:
Senate keeps $6B in subsidies, but 34 GOPers side with Coburn — Thirty-four Senate Republicans, including GOP leaders, voted on Tuesday to eliminate a $6 billion annual tax break for ethanol, striking a blow against a taxpayer pledge that some claim is an obstacle to a deficit-reduction agreement.
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The Note:
On Medicare, Senate Democrats Say They Won't Accept a “Mini” Ryan Plan
On Medicare, Senate Democrats Say They Won't Accept a “Mini” Ryan Plan
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Darren Goode / The Politico:
Senate keeps ethanol subsidies
Senate keeps ethanol subsidies
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The Hill, The Washington Independent and The Hill
Carlos Lozano / L.A. NOW:
Gay jurist in Proposition 8 case had no legal obligation to remove himself, judge rules [Updated] — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to invalidate last year's ruling against Proposition 8, deciding the gay jurist who overturned the same-sex marriage ban had no obligation to step aside because of a possible conflict of interest.
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Motion to Vacate Prop 8 Decision Is Denied
Motion to Vacate Prop 8 Decision Is Denied
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David Weigel / Weigel:
The Most Offensive Political Ad Ever, This Hour — Democrats sort of bungled a low-turnout jungle primary for Jane Harman's open seat. They expected it to produce an all-Democrat race between Janice Hahn and Debra Bowen, but Bowen fell short, and Republican Craig Huey got the other runoff spot.
hellomagazine.com:
HELLO! exclusive: Mildred Baena, the housekeeper who had a child with Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks out for the first time — When it was revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger had a 13-year-old child with a trusted member of the family's domestic staff, the world let out a collective gasp.
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Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Rick Perry Says Voters Want More Options In GOP Field — Keywords: — Enlargephoto by: Bob Daemmrich — Texas Governor Rick Perry carries his bags off a private plane at the San Antonio International Airport on November 1, 2010. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in New York …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Texas Gov. Perry giving ‘serious thought’ to White House run, won't set deadline
Texas Gov. Perry giving ‘serious thought’ to White House run, won't set deadline
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The Note and New York Magazine
Matthew Hendley / The Daily Pulp:
Allen West Violates Federal Law During Weekend Diving Trip — There's nothing really bad to say about Rep. Allen West going diving off the coast of Deerfield Beach with a bunch of military veterans — except for the fact that he violated U.S. federal law in the process, and provided pictorial of himself doing so.
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CNNMoney.com:
Wingnut debt ceiling demands — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A lot of politicians are weighing in with demands before they'll support raising the debt ceiling. Most of their conditions are related to debt, such as put in place a debt reduction plan or cut spending.
ABCNEWS:
Newt Gingrich Charity Paid Cash To Gingrich For-Profit Business — A non-profit charity founded by Newt Gingrich to promote freedom, faith and free enterprise also served as another avenue to promote Gingrich's political views, and came dangerously close, some experts say …
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The Politico:
FLOTUS tells of Obama's worry — 'I see the sadness and worry that's creasing his face,' Michelle Obama said of her husband. — AP Photo — First lady Michelle Obama on Monday told a fundraiser in Southern California of the toll the presidency has taken on her husband Barack Obama.
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Tammy Bruce / Big Government:
Why Sarah Palin Must Run in 2012 — One of the prevailing debates in the GOP these days (if not the only one) is whether or not Governor Sarah Palin will, or should, run for president. Not only should she, she must if the GOP has any hope of having a legitimate nominee whom everyone can support for the 2012 election.
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The Sundries Shack, Wake up America and Taylor Marsh
Mark Steyn / National Review:
Is Every Lesbian Blogger a Middle-Aged Man? — We're one lesbian away from a bona fide Fleet Street “trend”. Further to yesterday's post, a lesbian blogger who helped unmask the Syrian lesbian blogger as a middle-aged American male has herself been revealed to be a middle-aged American male:
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wicourts.gov:
2011AP613-LV 2011AP765-W — Complete Title: — State of Wisconsin ex rel. Ismael R. Ozanne — Plaintiff-Respondent — v. — Defendants, — Defendant-Petitioner-Movant. — State of Wisconsin and State of Wisconsin ex rel. Michael D. Huebsch, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration,
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Brad Johnson / ThinkProgress:
Mitt Romney: Federal Disaster Relief For Tornado And Flood Victims Is ‘Immoral,’ ‘Makes No Sense At All’ — Obama meets victims of the Joplin tornado. — Asked about federal disaster relief for recent tornado and flood victims at last night's GOP debate, candidate Mitt Romney called the spending …
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Michelle Quinn / The Politico:
Facebook hires Joe Lockhart — SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Lockhart, who helped build the press office during the second Clinton term in the White House, is joining Facebook. — A former TV reporter, Lockhart joins Facebook as vice president of communications and will manage the company's corporate …
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Sam Dillon / New York Times:
U.S. Students Remain Poor at History, Tests Show — American students are less proficient in their nation's history than in any other subject, according to results of a nationwide test released on Tuesday, with most fourth graders unable to say why Abraham Lincoln was an important figure …
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