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March 19, 2010, 11:59 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
 In unusual move, NRCC pushes policy - Reid Wilson, Hotline On Call
 Another unholy compromise - John Tooley, Weekly Standard
 How is Ensign still in office? - Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
Deal to close Gitmo? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
The mythic savings in reconciliation - Jon Walker, Firedoglake
Demcare bribe list - Michelle Malkin
They need our help to say yes - Tim F., Balloon Juice
Romney leads close 2012 race - GOP 12
Harkin: 'We'll have the votes' - Christina Bellantoni, TPMDC
Why does Obama want a crisis with Israel? - Erick Erickson, Red State
The day's biggest news - Jonathan Chait
Don't bet on repealing this - Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner
Discrediting the legislative process - Ezra Klein
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Anti-abortion Dems working on a deal - The Hill
Boccieri flips to vote yes - The Hill
Healthcare costs not easy to measure - WaPo
Obama says end in sight - NYT
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March 19, 2010, 7:00 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
Ensign scandal! Subpoenas! - Senate Guru
Bennett AWOL on NASA nomination - Sean Davis, RedState
Health bill's higher job-killing taxes - Karen Campbell, The Foundry
Movement strategy - digby, Hullabaloo
How might the Senate deal with obstruction? - David Waldman, Daily Kos
Reconciliation bill contains several 'Byrd rule violations' - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Zoning and sprawl - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
When lawyers equate law and PR - emptywheel
RIP, Alex Chilton - Brian Doherty, Hit & Run
Where is Lt. Dan Choi? - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog
Republican vs. Democratic women - Greg Hengler, Townhall
Why does he get away with lying? - John Cole, Balloon Juice
CBO: Health bill costs over $2 trillion - Jeffrey Anderson, Weekly Standard
Bridge to something - GOP12
Sanford settles ethics charges - Rich Barbieri, Political Ticker OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Boehner considers speakership - The Hill
Amanpoure heads to ABC - New York Times
Dems close in on future vote - Washington Post
Showdown set on health bill - Wall Street Journal
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March 18, 2010, 5:16 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Gutierrez will vote for health bill - Eric Kleefeld, TPMDC
Feel the liberal love for ... Walmart! - Nick Gillespie, Hit and Run
No stone unturned - Steve Benen, Political Animal
New unemployment claims still holding steady - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Why it's impossible to interview Karl Rove - Paul Waldman, TAPPED
Upside down - Daniel Foster, The Corner
First thoughts on CBO score - Megan McArdle
A lie: David Petraeus, anti-Israel - Max Boot, contentions
Christian coalition likes Kerry's climate efforts - Nathan Empsall, MyDD
Leave NCLB behind? - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Things are getting heated on the Hill - Aaron Gardner, RedState
Dem: 'If you don't tie our hands, we'll keep stealing' - Michelle Malkin
Did progressives win anything in health reform negotiations? - Chris Bowers, Open Left
Rahm vindicated? Does it matter? - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
Hutchison frustrated with W - Christian Heinze, GOP12
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama to postpone trip again - The Hill
Dems unveil changes, move toward vote - Washington Post
Greenspan concedes Fed failed to gauge the bubble - New York Times
Insurance watchdog not in health bill - AP
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March 18, 2010, 12:26 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
After much delay - Kate Pickert, Swampland
Making it hard for his side - Jennifer Rubin, Contentions
Yes, Rahm it totally vindicated - Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake
The CBO score: To be continued - Mary Katherne Ham, Weekly Standard
Biden's deathly gaffe and quick recovery - Daniel Stone, The Gaggle
Health insurance reform udpates - Chris Bowers, Open Left
Look for the union label - Daniel Currie, The Corner
Giant federal subsidy for abortion - Matt Yglesias
Why can't pols be more like Skywalker? - Nick Gillespie, Hit & Run
Healthcare reform's finished draft - Jonathan Cohn, The Treatment
Obama: My presidency sunk without healthcare - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Limbaugh's disingenuous call to jam the lines - Amanda Terkel, Think Progress
Kudos to Fox for a tough interview - Brent Bozell, Newsbusters
No trial at all for KSM? - Adam Serwer, TAPPED
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
CBO: Bill costs $940 billion; Dems aim for Sunday vote - The Hill
Obama lauds CBO numbers - The Hill
Democrats cheer budget projection of health bill - NYT
Five myths about the battle - WaPo
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March 18, 2010, 7:00 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
Could LBJ have passed healthcare in 2010? - Ezra Klein
Democrats running scared in California - Neil Stevens, RedState
The health bill does too much harm - Jon Walker, firedoglake
DeVore slams rivals - GOP12
Would you believe a public option? - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Glenn Beck and social justice - Ryan Messmore, The Foundry
Why are we spending so much time on Rahm? - John Cole, Balloon Juice
British PSA tells Al Gore: You lie! - Lori Ziganto, Right Wing News
Blumenthal crushes McMahon - DemFromCT, Daily Kos
Obama's Fox News interview - Meredith Jessup, Townhall
Lemonade - digby, Hullabaloo
Bret Baier interviews President Obama - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Slaughter strategy ripped by...Chris Matthews? - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Obama in enemy territory - Tunku Varadarajan, The Daily Beast
Commemorating Nazis? - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Cracks in bipartisan support for jobs bill - The Hill
Democrats work toward securing the votes for health bill - New York Times
CIA chief: Al-Qaeda weakened by secret attacks - Washington Post
Freeze imperils virtual border fence - Wall Street Journal
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March 17, 2010, 5:11 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Winner's curse - Megan McArdle
What is Dodd's too big to fail solution? - Tim Fernholz, TAPPED
'Manage expectations,' says Petraeus - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
1,000 words: swing vote edition - Karen Tumulty, Swampland
Kildee: Passing Senate health bill would be 'pro-life' - Greg Sargent, Plum Line
Count this woman out - Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner
Do liberals love Mitch Daniels? - Christian Heinze, GOP12
One more thought - Tim F., Ballon Juice
AP says premiums will rise under ObamaCare - Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters
Lawmakers plead for sanity - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Shadegg madness - Chris Bowers, Open Left
Capitol Hill police victims of congressional arrogance - Lori Ziganto, RedState
Catholic nuns endorse healthcare, defy bishops - karoli, Crooks and Liars
Gov't subsidized job elimination in Mass. - Jacob Sullum, Hit and Run
Don't ask, don't tell? Don't care - Meteor Blades, Daily Kos
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Dems try to build on healthcare momentum in face of obstacles - The Hill
Obama likes the Hoyas, not Terps - Washington Post
Jobs bill passes in Senate will 11 votes from Republicans - New York Times
First Lady: Diet is key to children's productivity - AP
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March 17, 2010, 12:12 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Pro-choice caucus pretending to study Senate bill - David Dayen, Firedoglake
Crazy Kucinich kickback contest - Michelle Malkin
We're all Bernie Sanders now - John Cole, Balloon Juice
It's official: Kucinich flips to 'yes' - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Senate sends jobs bill to White House - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Questioning Clarence Thomas's wife - Adam White, Weekly Standard
Burn a village to rule it - Ezra Klein
These are the good old days - Paul, Power Line
Weak tea - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
No voting, please. We're irish - Denis Boyles, The Corner
Next stop after 'insane' - Kevin Drum, MoJo
Kucinich, then and now - Kevin Holtsberry, Red State
Questions answered - Matt Yglesias
Hammering Israel - Rick Richman, Contentions
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Kucinich to vote yes, giving Dems a boost - The Hill
GOP senator predicts legal challenges to 'deem and pass' - The Hill
Jobs measure wins easy passage in Senate - WaPo
McConnell finds weapon in unity - NYT
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March 17, 2010, 7:00 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
Obama makes a financial contribution to Fox - Adam Bink, Open Left
Speech, not speakers - Julian Sanchez
CNN: 11 votes away from killing ObamaCare - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Jane says - DougJ, Balloon Juice
Why the FCC broadband plan underwhelms - Lauren Gill, The Moderate Voice
Is Petraeus behind Obama's dressing down of Israel? - Max Boot, contentions
Kucinich a yes on healthcare - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
Sean Penn exposed: Useful idiot - Alicia Colon, Big Hollywood
This is what access gets you - SusanG, Daily Kos
Rand rules the Right, right? - Brian Doherty, Hit & Run
Faith-based capitalists - digby, Hullabaloo
Bracketing 2012 - GOP12
Problems Bill Donohue can't make go away - John Amato, Crooks & Liars
Holder: Treat bin Laden like Manson - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
Outliers - Jennifer Swanson, Pollster.com OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Dems defend as healthcare clock winds down - The Hill
Feeling heat, lawmakers push rights of states - New York Times
Dems defend 'deem and pass' - Washington Post
Mayor Daley questioned by FBI in 2006 - Detroit Free Press
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March 16, 2010, 5:56 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Major legislative breakthroughs always controversial - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Obama exaggerates healthcare story in Ohio - Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard
Is Russ Feingold in trouble this fall? - Evan McMorris-Santoro, TPMDC
Budget office holding up healthcare reform? - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
Financial reform's missing advocates - Matt Yglesias
I will not comply with ObamaCare - John Hood, The Corner
Why Dems are voting the way they are - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
This just in: Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional - Deborah O'Malley, The Foundry
Holder defends civilian courts - A. Serwer, TAPPED
Throw the bums out - John, Power Line
The best political team on television - digby, Hullabaloo
Gibbs squirms on Slaughter strategy - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Obama against choice - Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Hoyer defends 'deem' tactic on healthcare - The Hill
Limbaugh ties of Congress's phone lines - The Hill
Israel objects to U.S. construction demands - NYT
U.S. Chamber targets vulnerable Democrats - WaPo
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March 16, 2010, 12:10 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Rasmussen v. everyone else - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
Process (Yawn) - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Why Democrats fight to the death - Melissa Clouthier, Right Wing News
Republicans set record for Slaughter rule - Christina Bellantoni, TPMDC
Obama's strategy is to weaken or remove Bibi - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Silly process objections - Matthew Yglesias
U.S. forces not flying the flag in Haiti? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Dodd trying again with Wall Street reform - Tom Diemer, Politics Daily
Why talking to conservatives is exasperating - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Slaughtering the Slaughter rule - Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner
Nancy Pelosi's theory of change - Jonathan Cohn, The Treatment
Carly is coming Sen. Boxer - Greg Hengler, Townhall
Who ordered the code red? - mistermix, Balloon Juice
Petraeus on Israel - Joe Klein, Swampland
Piecrust promise: Part Two - Chuck Donovan, The Foundry
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Dems move closer to passing Senate health bill without actual vote - The Hill
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out - New York Times
House GOP unveils health reform attack ad - Washington Post
Whitman, Poizner in velvet-gloved GOP governor debate - Los Angeles Times
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