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8:55 PM ET, February 2, 2012

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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigned Over Planned Parenthood Cave-In  —  An entirely avoidable, and deeply regrettable, controversy has been raging this week over the decision by the (formerly highly-esteemed) Susan G. Komen For the Cure foundation, the world's leading breast-cancer research advocacy group …
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Susan G. Komen Top Officials Resign As Backlash Gains Steam … Komen Planned Parenthood , Politics News  —  Dr. Kathy Plesser, a Manhattan radiologist on the medical advisory board of Susan G. Komen for the Cure's New York chapter, said she plans to resign from her position unless Komen reverses …
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Why Did Susan G. Komen Pull the Plug on Planned Parenthood?  —  My colleague Jeffrey Goldberg has done some reporting on the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood because the organization was under congressional investigation.  According to his sources …
City Room:
Mayor to Give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood  —  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, responding to the controversy over a breast cancer advocacy group that cut off most of its grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening, said Thursday that he would make up a large part of the missing money.
Political Mojo:
Komen's $7.5 Million Grant to Penn State Appears to Violate New Policy  —  Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which recently announced that it is ending grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening because of a controversial investigation launched by an anti-abortion Republican congressman …
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
After cutting ties with Planned Parenthood, Komen donations up 100 percent  —  In the wake of this week's announcement that Susan G. Komen for the Cure will no longer be awarding grants to Planned Parenthood, the breast cancer organization's donations have gone up 100 percent in the last two days.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Breaking: Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision  —  The pressure on the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation to reverse its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings for poor people — a decision which has caused …
New York Times:
Uproar as Komen Foundation Cuts Money to Planned Parenthood
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Trump trap  —  Donald Trump will be endorsing Mitt Romney later today, not Newt Gingrich as the entire political world believed up until a few hours ago.  This raises a single question: What in the world is the Romney camp thinking?  —  Well, I spoke with two Romney supporters outside …
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Jim Vandehei / Politico:
Why Obama should be worried  —  To hear Democrats (and much of the media) tell it, President Barack Obama is a man on the rebound.  The president turned in a strong State of the Union speech, picked a smart political fight over taxing the rich and authorized another heroic Navy SEAL mission in terrorist territory.
Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Romney poised to roll, poll shows  —  A new poll shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney headed for a blowout victory Saturday in Nevada's GOP caucuses.  —  Romney wins support from 45 percent of Nevada Republicans who said they plan to participate in the caucuses …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Egomaniacs R Us: Trump to pick Newt  —  Herman Cain, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Sarah Palin and now, it seems, Donald Trump have lined up behind Newt Gingrich.  It's convenient to have a candidate like Gingrich who attracts the unserious, the unpresidential, the uninformed and the unpalatable all in one convenient locale.
CNN:
BREAKING: Trump to back Romney
Rosie Gray / Politics:
Donald Trump Wasn't Always Such A Big Fan Of “Small Business Guy” Mitt Romney
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Rasmussen Reports:
Arizona GOP Primary: Romney 48%, Gingrich 24%, Santorum 13%, Paul 6%
Discussion: Hot Air, HotAirPundit and GOP 12
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Gingrich Camp Errs; Trump to Back Romney
Discussion: Rumproast and All American Blogger
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
RNC not supporting Gingrich's quest for Florida delegates
Discussion: Politico, CNN, Saint Petersblog and Fox News
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Is Israel preparing to attack Iran?  —  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.  But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran militarily over the next few months.
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Israel Vice PM: Military strike can hit all of Iran's nuclear facilities
The Independent:
Israel's military leaders warn against Iran attack
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Mondoweiss
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Ya'alon: Iran was working on US-range missile
Discussion: Washington Post and Israel Matzav
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama: Jesus would tax the rich  —  President Barack Obama on Thursday tied his proposal to raise taxes on wealthy Americans to his faith, telling leaders gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast that Jesus's teachings have shaped that conclusion.  —  The rich should pay more not only because …
The White House:
Remarks by the President at the National Prayer Breakfast
Dominique Browning / TIME Ideas:
How Soccer Moms Have Moved On  —  Our kids have grown up and our priorities have shifted.  Here's what politicians need to know about the large cohort of moms they need to win over  —  A mere 15 years ago, I was a soccer mom.  I lived in a suburb; my two sons attended public school …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Sabrina Rubin Erdely / Rolling Stone:
One Town's War on Gay Teens  —  In Michele Bachmann's home district, evangelicals have cultivated an extreme anti-gay climate.  After a rash of suicides, the kids are fighting back.  —  By  —  A candlelight vigil in Minneapolis for the victims of gay bullying.
Discussion: Good As You
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Rep. Shuler to retire, faced tough 2012 race  —  Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will not run for reelection to the House, three sources with knowledge of his plans confirmed to The Hill.  —  One of the last remaining members of the Blue Dog Coalition, Shuler was hit by congressional redistricting …
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Sister Toldjah
Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:
WH: People of faith need access to contraception  —  Follow on Twitter:Follow @charliespiering  —  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney clarified President Obama's position on the contraception mandate for employer provided insurance.  —  “We need to make sure that those employees …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Charles Hoskinson / Politico:
Military cuts would be spared under GOP senators' pitch  —  Senate Republicans on Thursday offered a plan to delay for a year more than $1 trillion in mandatory cuts - half of which would come from the Pentagon — by trimming the federal workforce and extending a pay freeze for federal employees imposed by the Obama administration.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP highway spending bill ‘the worst,’ Ray LaHood says  —  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday the House GOP's highway spending plan is “the worst transportation bill” he's seen in decades.  —  “This is the most partisan transportation bill that I have ever seen,” LaHood said in an exclusive interview with POLITICO.
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
What does Obama do all day?  —  What does he do all day?  Are you impressed with the impression of President Obama left by Ryan Lizza's “Obama Memos” piece in the New Yorker?  His decision-making method-at least as described in the piece-seems to consist mainly of checking boxes on memos his aides have written for him. ...
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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New York Post:
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