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The Huffington Post:
Ben Nelson Opposes Employee Free Choice Act  —  Ben Nelson will once again be playing a key role in Senate negotiations over a major legislative drive.  The centrist Nebraska Democrat told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he does not currently support the Employee Free Choice Act —
Discussion: The Huffington Post, Hot Air and SEIU
Wade Henderson / American Prospect:
THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE WARS BEGIN.  —  Today is Employee Free Choice Act day in the Senate, with Tom Harkin holding a hearing on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that will serve as precursor to the bill getting sent to the floor.  Elections, as they say have consequences …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Citi Downgrades Stock Rating on Wal-Mart, Panics Market Over Employee Free Choice
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Plum Line
Jonathan Tasini / The Huffington Post:
Democratic Senators: Mess With EFCA, Face A Primary
Discussion: The Politico
The Hill:
A Vote for Cloture is a vote against the Secret Ballot
Discussion: The Politico
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Democrats Stung by Dissenters
Jazz Shaw / The Moderate Voice:
A Quick Question on Card Check
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MAYBE THEY WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION.... I can appreciate why the right is angry that President Obama disagrees with conservative activists about culture-war issues.  What I don't understand is why they're so surprised. … Fidelis president Brian Burch said, “It has really been a disappointment.”
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Bob McCarty Writes:
Heroic Name Given to Photo of President Obama  —  Soon after President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the ban on the use federal funding of embryonic stem cells in medical research, the wizards behind the White House web site posted the photo above.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Stem cell decision ignites right's ire  —  He called for reducing abortions and seeking common ground on one of the nation's most divisive issues — promises that led some on the right to think maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama was a different kind of Democrat.  —  But no more.
New York Times:
Obama Calls for Overhaul of Education System  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama called for sweeping changes in American education on Tuesday, urging states to lift limits on charter schools and exhorting teachers, parents and students to embrace a renewed commitment to learning from grade school through adulthood.
Discussion: Lance Mannion
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
New U.N. human rights report and America's lectures to other countries  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  The Washington Post's Fred Hiatt today condemns the Obama administration generally and Hillary Clinton specifically for “continu[ing] to devalue and undermine the U.S. diplomatic tradition of human rights advocacy.”
Discussion: A Tiny Revolution
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Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
The Most Dishonest Freeman Defense  —  The Washington Post has finally reported on the controversy surrounding the appointment of Charles Freeman to head the National Intelligence Council.  It seems that the Post also spoke to Charles Freeman, though they don't have any on the record quotes from the appointee.
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Ira Forman / The Huffington Post:
Questioning the Patriotism of Freeman's Critics
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Franken: ‘Light at end of the tunnel’  —  Al Franken dropped by a Senate Democratic lunch Tuesday to claim “there is light at the end of the tunnel” in his ongoing Minnesota Senate race, but he ruled out being seated until pending court challenges are resolved.
Discussion: TPMDC
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Michael Spencer / Christian Science Monitor:
The coming evangelical collapse  —  An anti-Christian chapter in Western history is about to begin.  But out of the ruins, a new vitality and integrity will rise.  —  ONEIDA, KY. -  —  We are on the verge - within 10 years - of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Taking a Depression Seriously  —  The Democratic response to the economic crisis has its problems, but let's face it, the current Republican response is totally misguided.  The House minority leader, John Boehner, has called for a federal spending freeze for the rest of the year.
Christopher Keating / Capitol Watch:
Catholic Church Hearing Canceled Wednesday  —  Following the biggest political firestorm of the 2009 legislative session, a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday on the financial and administrative management of the Catholic Church has been canceled.  The bill is dead for the rest of the legislative session.
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Mike Faher / The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA:
Luksik to oppose Specter  —  Westmont woman plans run for GOP nod in 2010  —  After a nine-year absence from politics, Westmont resident Peg Luksik made a few waves by managing Republican William Russell's surprisingly strong 2008 congressional campaign.  —  Her next venture, though, is likely to make a much bigger splash.
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David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
Conservatives Bet on Ousting Specter in 2010
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hot Air
Jared Allen / The Hill:
House Dems eyeing another stimulus bill  —  House Democrats are looking at yet another economic stimulus bill beyond the $787 billion one just enacted as investors and consumers continue to show little faith in the economy.  —  At a special meeting of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hot Air
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Ann Coulter and Bill Maher spar at Radio City Politico - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  NEW YORK — Bill Maher couldn't have asked for a better act to follow.  —  Maher took the stage at the Radio City Music Hall Monday after Ann Coulter …
Discussion: New York Post and Weekly Standard
Roger Kimball / Pajamas Media:
The Idiot's Guide to Destroying the Economy: a 12-Step Program  —  Think destroying the mighty economy of the United States is too big a job for you?  Relax.  Anyone can do it.  A friend sent me a handy-dandy no-fuss 12-step program for wreaking financial havoc among even the world's most advanced economies.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Blair defends Freeman from Lieberman  —  National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair strongly defended Chas Freeman this morning in response to a question from Senator Joe Lieberman about statements suggesting Freeman is “inclined to lean against Israel or too much in favor of China.”
Josh Rogin / CQ Politics:
Obama Seeks to Delay Tanker, Cancel Bomber  —  The White House has given the Pentagon guidance to delay procurement of aerial refueling tankers by five years and cancel plans for a new long-range bomber, according to three sources close to the discussions.  —  No final decisions have been made …
Agence France Presse:
British MP gives money, vehicles to Hamas in Gaza  —  GAZA CITY (AFP) — Firebrand British MP George Galloway on Tuesday donated thousands of dollars and dozens of vehicles to the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip after arriving in an aid convoy.  —  “We are giving you now 100 vehicles …
 
 
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DISSING ON LYNDON.  —  Obama's speech on education this morning …
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