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9:15 AM ET, February 10, 2012

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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Obama to Offer ‘Accomodation’ on Contraception Rule  —  With the White House under fire for its new rule requiring employers including religious organizations to offer health insurance that fully covers birth control coverage, ABC News has learned that later today the White House …
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Wall Street Journal:
Low Turnout and the Big Tune-Out  —  Voters aren't bothering with the GOP, but Obama has lost their attention too.  —  The Romney campaign is better at dismantling than mantling.  They're better at taking opponents apart than building a compelling candidate of their own.
Discussion: Business Insider
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
They're back: Social issues overtake US politics  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the background.  —  Social issues don't typically dominate the discussion in shaky economies.
Discussion: The Hill
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Fierce White House Debate Over Contraception Mandate  —  “What are we doing here?” asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, stepping outside his wheelhouse to ask about a rising storm involving the Obama administration and the Catholic Church.  “What's the point?”
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Biden: Compromise on contraception
Discussion: Sky Dancing and Weasel Zippers
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rep. King predicts critical day for GOP presidential candidates  —  Influential Tea Party conservative Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said the speeches given by the GOP presidential candidates at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday will be critical in determining who returns to the campaign trail with the momentum.
Discussion: CNN
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Is 2012 Slipping Away From the GOP?  —  For a long time, I was confident that Republican voters would oust Barack Obama in 2012, hold the House and, in all likelihood, take the Senate.  Obama is a weak incumbent, who has been chronically unpopular since early in his term.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Bloomberg:
Foreclosure Deal to Spur U.S. Home Seizures  —  The $25 billion settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses may result in a wave of home seizures, inflicting short-term pain on delinquent U.S. borrowers while making a long-term housing recovery more likely.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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CNNMoney.com:
Mortgage deal could bring billions in relief
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo
The White House:
Remarks by the President on the Housing Settlement
Discussion: White House.gov Blog
Nicole Neroulias / Reuters:
Washington state governor to sign gay marriage bill on Monday  —  (Reuters) - Governor Christine Gregoire plans to sign newly passed legislation on Monday to legalize gay marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh with a law on the books to recognize same-sex nuptials, her office said on Thursday.
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Associated Press:
Gay marriage bill introduced in Illinois House
Discussion: The Raw Story
Washington Post:
Rep. Spencer Bachus faces insider-trading investigation  —  The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case.
Nick Baumann / Mother Jones:
Most of Obama's “Controversial” Birth Control Rule Was Law During Bush Years  —  The right has freaked out over an Obama administration rule requiring employers to offer birth control to their employees.  Most companies already had to do that.  —  President Barack Obama's decision to require …
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Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Fox Pundit Tells CPAC Crowd That Rachel Maddow Is ‘The Best Argument In Favor Of Her Parents Using Contraception’  —  In the “closed circuit world on the right,” MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is often the subject of ugly denigrations.  Whether it's being mocked for her sexual orientation, her name …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Crowd Pleaser  —  At first glance, President Obama and Mitt Romney share some similar traits.  Both Harvard Law School grads are smart and analytical.  Both are emotionally reserved rather than touchy-feely.  Both are traditionalist in their family and personal lives.
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
UPDATED: Mississippi Rep. Wants ‘Gulf Of Mexico’ Changed To ‘Gulf Of America’  —  Mississippi State Rep. Steve Holland, a Democrat, introduced a bill in the state's lower chamber calling for the part of the Gulf of Mexico that borders his state to be renamed the “Gulf of America.”
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Mark Memmott / NPR:
Call It ‘Gulf Of America,’ Not Gulf Of Mexico, Lawmaker Says In Bit Of Satire
Discussion: Jezebel and Riptide 2.0
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Santorum: Combat concerns  —  Rick Santorum, in an interview with CNN's John King a bit ago, was asked whether he thinks it's a good idea or a bad idea for the Pentagon to relax some of the rules about women taking frontline roles in combat, “perhaps opening the door to a broader role for, ultimately, women in combat.”
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Free exchange:
Swinging job markets  —  EZRA KLEIN wrote yesterday that rougher-than-average economic conditions in swing states could create trouble for Barack Obama in November: … This gives me an opportunity to reproduce the chart in this post, from June, in which I showed that while the level …
Discussion: The Caucus and The Atlantic Online
Dan Lamothe / Marine Corps Times:
Marine scout snipers used Nazi SS logo  —  Marine Corps scout snipers used the logo of the notorious Nazi SS organization while in Afghanistan in 2010, the service acknowledged Thursday.  —  The logo appeared on a flag in a photograph of the platoon taken in September 2010 in Sangin district …
Discussion: Political Mojo, Daily Kos and Politico
 
 
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
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