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11:15 PM ET, February 9, 2009

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama fails his first test on civil liberties and accountability — resoundingly and disgracefully  —  Two weeks ago, I interviewed the ACLU's Ben Wizner, counsel to 5 individuals suing the subsidiary of Boeing (Jeppesen) which had arranged the Bush administration's rendition program …
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Huma Khan / Political Punch:
Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on ‘Extraordinary Rendition’ Lawsuit  —  From Jake Tapper and Ariane de Vogue:  —  The Obama Administration today announced that it would keep the same position as the Bush Administration in the lawsuit Mohamed et al v Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.
John Schwartz / New York Times:
Obama Backs Off a Reversal on Secrets  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In a closely watched case involving rendition and torture, a lawyer for the Obama administration seemed to surprise a panel of federal appeals judges on Monday by pressing ahead with an argument for preserving state secrets originally developed by the Bush administration.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Michelle Malkin:
Savior holds first fear-mongering press conference  —  The wealth-redistributor-in-chief, his High Holiness, is set to begin his first official prime-time press conference at 8pm Eastern.  —  Will he go all Howard Dean?  —  Will he get snippy?  —  Drinking game buzzwords: “Bipartisan …
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Liveblogging The Obama News Conference  —  After the jump.  —  20:58: Obama says that some Democrats have been “too resistant to reform” in education.  Says bad teachers need to be fired.  That “we should have high standards” ... “My whole goal over the next four years is to make sure …
Discussion: Associated Press and D-Day
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   ECONOCALAMITY PRESSER LIVEBLOG
Jules Crittenden:
About Iran  —  Leaving the economic chatter for others …
Discussion: Power Line and The Other McCain
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Live Blogging the Obama News Conference
Discussion: The Swamp
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Senate Clears Path for Vote on $838 Billion Stimulus  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Monday advanced the $838 billion economic stimulus bill, clearing a major procedural hurdle by a razor thin margin with the help of just three Republicans.  A vote on final passage of the bill is expected on Tuesday.
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Stuart Rothenberg / Real Clear Politics:
This Can't Be What Obama, Pelosi and Reid Expected  —  Either Congressional Democrats went from undeniably brilliant to unbelievably inept in just a few weeks, or being in the majority in Congress isn't nearly as easy as being the opposition.  —  Those seem to be the two obvious alternatives …
Discussion: Don Surber and The Moderate Voice
David Rogers / The Politico:
Senate advances stimulus package  —  Spurred on by President Barack Obama, an $838 billion economic recovery plan advanced toward passage in the Senate on Tuesday, after clearing a last procedural hurdle with the help of three Republicans on Monday evening.  —  Sen. Edward M. Kennedy …
Associated Press:
Obama faces tough question over Cabinet picks
Discussion: The Politico
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blogs:
Manley sacks Shuler  —  Harry Reid spokesman Jim Manley on Heath Shuler's comment that Reid and Nancy Pelosi “failed” on bipartisanship.  —  It's a good one: … In four years as an NFL QB — three with the Redskins, one with the Saints — Shuler threw 32 INTs while tallying only 15 TDs.
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Shuler: Pelosi, Reid have ‘failed’  —  Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C) has further ingratiated himself with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — not — by declaring that Pelosi and Harry Reid “failed” the bipartisanship test on stimulus.  —  “In order for us to get the confidence of America …
Mike Baker / Associated Press:
Shuler hits Democratic leaders on bipartisanship
Discussion: Oliver Willis
New York Times:
Geithner Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout  —  WASHINGTON— The Obama administration's new plan to bail out the nation's banks was fashioned after a spirited internal debate that pitted the Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, against some of the president's top political hands.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Open Left
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Has Upper Hand in Stimulus Fight  —  Obama's 67% approval rating on the stimulus is more than twice that of Republicans  — USA - Congress - Democrats - Government and Politics - Leadership - Republicans - The Presidency - Americas - Northern America
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Eric Ostermeier / Smart Politics:
Coleman Says ‘God Wants Me to Serve’  —  While Al Franken remains fairly elusive, Norm Coleman is keeping a high profile these days as his court challenge of the Minnesota U.S. Senate recount plods along.  —  Coleman is adept, somewhat too adept, his critics might say …
The Huffington Post:
Leahy: Investigate Bush Now  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy insisted on Monday in firm and passionate terms that a comprehensive investigation be launched into the conduct of the Bush administration, saying anything less would prevent the country from moving forward.
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The Huffington Post:   Dean Gets HHS Endorsement From Patrick Leahy
Betsy McCaughey / Bloomberg:
Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan: Betsy McCaughey  —  Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Republican Senators are questioning whether President Barack Obama's stimulus bill contains the right mix of tax breaks and cash infusions to jump-start the economy.  —  Tragically, no one from either party …
Justin Fox / The Curious Capitalist:
Comparing this recession to the last five  —  The dramatic chart Nancy Pelosi's office put out comparing job losses so far in the current recession with those in 2001 and 1990-1991 has gotten a lot of play in the Internets.  As well it should-it paints a dramatic picture (job losses in the current recession have been much more severe).
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Swampland
Jessica Ravitz / CNN:
Muslim in America: a ‘voyage of discovery’  —  ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst.  —  The last time she'd worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and feet, she was in Miami International Airport …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
New York Times:
President Obama in Elkhart, Ind.  —  Remarks of President Obama at the town-hall style meeting in Elkhart, Ind., as provided by the White House  —  President Barack Obama traveled today to Elkhart, Indiana for a town hall on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Obama Aides Rip Cable News, D.C. Media And Political Elite  —  Here's an interesting dynamic: The yawning gap between what the pundits say about who's winning the stimulus war and what the polls say the public thinks has created an opening for the Obama team to reclaim Obama's campaign outsider mantle …
Jon Ward / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Partisan dirt-digger joins WH office  —  Resume lacks legal training  —  Amid the furor over controversies regarding Cabinet-nominee tax problems and the seismic battle over a nearly trillion-dollar economic rescue bill, President Obama made a little-noticed appointment that is now generating intrigue.
Discussion: Don Surber and JustOneMinute
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Meg Whitman, EBay's former CEO, joins California governor's race  —  Whitman's chief rival for the GOP nomination is state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner.  Other potential successors to replace Schwarzenegger in 2010 are Democrats Garamendi, Brown and Newsom.
Discussion: The Caucus and Sacramento Bee
Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Obama On Lessons Learned: I Should Have Started With No Tax Cuts And Let GOP Take Credit For Them  —  At tonight's White House press conference, NPR's Mara Liasson asked President Obama what lessons he has learned through the process of negotiating with Republicans over the economic recovery package.
Jeremy Wallace / SH | http://www.heraldtribune.com:
Question: ‘Morning Joe’ or Sen. Joe?  —  Television host Joe Scarborough has a new radio show and is feeling good about the influence he's having on politics.  —  But the former congressman from Pensacola said he may run for office again, maybe even the U.S. Senate in 2010.
Discussion: Scorecard's Blogs
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Gitmo Detainee's ‘Genitals Were Sliced With A Scalpel,’ Waterboarding ‘Far Down The List Of Things They Did’  —  Last week, two British High Court judges ruled against releasing documents describing the treatment of Binyam Mohamed, a British resident who is currently being held at Guantanamo Bay.
You Decide / FOX Forum:
House and Senate ‘Spendulus’ Bills: Hunt for the Bacon!  —  At more than 1,500 pages, the House and Senate versions of the economic stimulus bill aren't exactly a light read.  —  That's why we're counting on our FOX Forum audience to help us all get through it.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and News Hounds
CNN:
Obama: This isn't run-of-the-mill recession  —  (CNN) — President Obama appeared before a national audience Monday night to make the case for his economic stimulus plan, saying this is not your “run-of-the-mill recession.”  —  “My bottom line is to make sure that we are saving or creating 4 million jobs …
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Raided Lobbying Firm Connected to Murtha  —  Feds Narrowing In On Companies With Ties To Congressman  —  The FBI raided the offices of a defense lobbying firm with close ties to Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Penn.), sources tell ABC News.  —  The FBI searched the Virginia headquarters …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Blogs and Stories:
Ignore the Republicans  —  Meet Stormy Daniels, the Porn Star Running Against Sen. David Vitter by Max Blumenthal  —  Blogs and Stories  —  It doesn't matter what the GOP says about the stimulus package or how they vote on it.  If the economy is better off in four years, they lose.
Discussion: Power Line and The Campaign Spot
Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
Barnes: Global Warming Isn't Man Made — But I Won't Tell You How I Know That  —  Paging Obama's new environmental team: Fred Barnes has some crucial new information about global warming — it's not man-made, apparently!  —  Problem is, Barnes won't tell us how he knows that — but maybe he'll tell you.
 
 
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