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8:45 AM ET, February 25, 2013

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Wall Street Journal:
Fresh Front in Budget Battle  —  Congressional Leaders Discuss Deal to Avert Shutdown at Cost of Extending Cuts  —  Already looking past the current budget impasse gripping the capital, congressional leaders are quietly considering a deal to avert a government shutdown next month …
Discussion: Politico
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama tells nation's governors: 'We've got more work to do'  —  President Obama on Sunday hosted the nation's governors at a White House dinner, praising their accomplishments and urging them to continue working with him.  —  “We know we've got more work to do — more jobs to create …
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
White House releases state-by-state breakdown of sequester's effects  —  The White House on Sunday detailed how deep spending cuts set to begin this week would affect programs in every state and the District, as President Obama launched a last-ditch effort to pressure congressional Republicans …
Alex Pareene / Salon:
Watching the Sunday shows so you don't have to  —  Today, some centrist pundits and legislators solved the sequester by demanding “balance” and “leadership”  —  Here's what I learned this morning on “the Sunday shows,” the three network news panel programs that define the parameters …
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ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Two Powerhouse Roundtables
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Hullabaloo
BBC:
US forces ‘must leave’ Afghan region  —  The Afghan president has ordered US special forces to leave Wardak province within two weeks over allegations of disappearances and torture.  —  The measures were being taken due to the actions of Afghans considered to be part of US special forces, said a spokesman for Hamid Karzai.
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Hamid Shalizi / Reuters:
Afghan president to expel U.S. special forces from key province
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Afghanistan Orders U.S. Troops to Leave Crucial Province
Discussion: CNN and Gawker
Scmo / scmo.org:
Pope accepts Cardinal O'Brien's resignation  —  The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has accepted on the 18 February 2013 the resignation of His Eminence Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.
Discussion: Guardian and New York Times
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The Raw Story:
Emotional Pope says God asked him to retire
Discussion: Addicting Info and The Reaction
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Nikki Finke's Oscar Live-Snark: Four Hours Of Unfunny Seth MacFarlane; Unnecessary Michelle Obama; ‘Argo’ Wins Best Picture  —  I'm live-snarking the 85th Oscars for the outstanding film achievements of 2012 starting at 5:30 PM PT tonight.  Comments will open when the show starts inside the Dolby Theatre.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Dems 2016: Will Hillary Clinton clear the field?  —  The ranks of Democratic governors are filled with ambitious politicians boasting records that would probably play well with primary voters in 2016.  —  But even as they eye a move from the statehouse to the White House …
Discussion: msnbc.com and New York Times
James Wagner / Emory University:
From the President  —  As American as . . . Compromise  —  President James Wagner responds to readers regarding his recent Emory Magazine column: … For ongoing coverage of developments related to President Wagner's column on compromise, please visit the Emory News Center.  —  Original Column:
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
New York Post:
Bloomberg's ban prohibits 2-liter soda with your pizza and some nightclub mixers  —  Take a big gulp, New York: Hizzoner is about to give you a pop.  —  Nanny Bloomberg unleashes his ban on large sodas on March 12 — and there are some nasty surprises lurking for hardworking families.
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Gibbs: I was told not to acknowledge existence of drone program  —  Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama's former press secretary, says that he was once instructed by the White House not to acknowledge the administration's use of drones.  —  “When I went through the process of becoming press secretary …
Discussion: AL.com and Hullabaloo
Stuart Stevens / Washington Post:
The GOP revival must go beyond joining Twitter  —  There seems to be a desire to blame Republicans' electoral difficulties and the Romney campaign's loss on technological failings.  I wish this were the problem, because it would be relatively easy to fix.  But it's not.
Discussion: msnbc.com
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Father goes to strip club, leaves 2-year-old in cold car, LAPD says  —  A father allegedly left his 2-year-old daughter in a truck while he went inside a strip club to drink, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  —  Santos Barillas, 24, of Canoga Park, faces several charges …
 
 
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Jerusalem Post:
PA gives no indication of calling for West Bank calm
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and Israel Matzav
Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:
Firefox OS Will Take On Apple And Google In The Smartphone Wars, Starting This Summer
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Glen Owen / Daily Mail:
Bombshell email: Nick Clegg was told about Lib Dem sex scandal four years ago
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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