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Associated Press:
Vaclav Havel, Dissident Playwright Who Led Czechoslovakia, Dead at 75 — PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic struggle that ended the Cold War, has died. He was 75.
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J.Y. Smith / Washington Post:
Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and former Czech president, dies
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Michael Winfrey / Reuters:
Vaclav Havel, leader of “Velvet Revolution,” dies
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Ted Mann / The Atlantic Wire:
Vaclav Havel is Dead
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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Vaclav Havel, RIP
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Ron Nixon / New York Times:
Boehner Says House G.O.P. Opposes Deal on Payroll Tax — WASHINGTON — A day after the Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation to extend a payroll tax cut for two months, House Republicans made clear Sunday that they would not support the measure. — Speaker John A. Boehner …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
White House backs Senate payroll bill over House objections — The White House is throwing its weight behind a Senate compromise for a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut, despite strong objections from House Republicans that could unravel the deal. — The director of the National …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Keystone climbdown leaves Obama supporters scratching their heads
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Speaker Boehner opposes Senate's two-month payroll tax cut extension
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Jonathan Allenand Jake Sherman / The Politico:
House GOP revolts on payroll deal
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Quote of the Day — At this week's debate for Republican presidential candidates, Newt Gingrich emphasized one of his favorite subjects: his disgust for the federal judiciary. The disgraced former House Speaker warned of “an uprising” against the courts, adding that he's …
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Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
Gingrich: Congress can send Capitol Police to arrest rogue judges — GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich said Congress has the power to dispatch the Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to apprehend a federal judge who renders a decision lawmakers broadly oppose.
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Iowa Caucuses:
The Des Moines Register's GOP caucus endorsement: Mitt Romney is best to lead — Sobriety, wisdom and judgment. — Those are qualities Mitt Romney said he looks for in a leader. Those are qualities Romney himself has demonstrated in his career in business, public service and government.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
10 factors that could determine Newt Gingrich's fate in Iowa
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A.Killough / CNN:
Des Moines Register endorses Romney
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Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:
A Photo That Encapsulates the Horror of Egypt's Crackdown — Three soldiers beat a defenseless woman, pull off her abaya, and drag her down a Cairo street — The above photo shows Egyptian army soldiers beating a young woman in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Saturday, the second straight …
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Inderdeep Bains / Daily Mail:
The brave women of the Middle East: Female protesters brutally beaten with metal poles as vicious soldiers drag girls through streets by their hair in day of shame — After being viciously beaten by a 10-strong mob of Egyptian male soldiers, this woman lies helplessly on the ground as her shirt …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Egyptian Soldiers Chase and Beat Unarmed Civilians in Cairo
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Michael Zennie / Daily Mail:
Vivid new Battle of the Bulge photos offer never-before-seen look at the war-weary soldiers braving the frigid weather as they fight off Nazi Germany's last major offensive of World War II — Breathtaking new photographs, including several vivid full-color images, offer a never-before-seen look …
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Minnesota Republican Resigns Post Over Allegation of ‘Inappropriate’ Relationship — This news was a shock to me, involving allegations — and we must stress that these are only allegations at this point — against a female politician whom I have actually met: … (Via TPM and Memorandum.)
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Star-Ledger Guest / NJ Voices Guest blog:
Discrimination against same-sex marriages cannot be tolerated in our society as a matter of law — By Robert Menendez — Since my vote in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act 15 years ago, like tens of millions of Americans, I have reflected deeply and frequently about this issue.
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New York Times:
Last Convoy of American Troops Leaves Iraq, Marking an End to the War — BAGHDAD — The last convoy of American troops to leave Iraq drove into Kuwait on Sunday morning, marking the end of the nearly nine-year war. — The convoy's departure, which included about 110 vehicles and 500 soldiers …
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