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8:20 AM ET, March 12, 2009

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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Ross Douthat's New Perch  —  It's one step back for the Atlantic, but an order of magnitude forward for the country: my colleagues and I learned today that senior editor Ross Douthat will, in short order, become an opinion columnist for the New York Times.  —  Ross is a late-twenties-year …
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Ross Douthat:
The Times and Me  —  As Marc is reporting (amid many undeserved compliments), I'll be leaving the Atlantic to join the New York Times next month.  I'll have more to say on this front soon, but for now the only thing to say is thanks - to the Atlantic, for everything and then some …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Times Hires New Conservative Columnist  —  The New York Times has hired Ross G. Douthat, a 29-year-old conservative writer and editor at The Atlantic, as an Op-Ed columnist, nearly two months after ending the year-long run of another conservative columnist, William Kristol, officials at the paper said Wednesday.
Discussion: American Power and Wonkette
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DOUTHAT REPLACES KRISTOL.... I don't agree with Ross Douthat on much of anything.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The New Republic
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:   Rosenthal on Douthat: ‘Unafraid to take on orthodoxy’
Lisa Depaulo / Men's Fashion, Men's Clothing …:
The Reconstructionist  —  Michael Steele, the embattled new head of the Republican Party, on whether he'd be in this job if he were white, why he left the seminary for the GOP, and where his diminished party goes from here  —  I met Michael Steele in his office at the RNC several weeks into his new job …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Steele: Abortion an ‘individual choice’  —  In an interview with GQ, Michael Steele called abortion an “individual choice” and said the question should be left to the states.  —  Steele describes himself as pro-life and has in the past backed both state bans and a constitutional amendment against abortion.
Muriel Kane / The Raw Story:
Hersh: ‘Executive assassination ring’ reported directly to Cheney  —  Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he told an audience at the University of Minnesota that the military was running an “executive assassination ring” throughout the Bush years …
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Eric Black / MinnPost:
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh describes ‘executive assassination ring’  —  Journalist Seymour Hersh speaking in Doha at an Al Jazeera forum on the media in 2007.  —  At a “Great Conversations” event at the University of Minnesota last night, legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh …
Washington Post:
Blame the ‘Lobby’  —  FORMER ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. looked like a poor choice to chair the Obama administration's National Intelligence Council.  A former envoy to Saudi Arabia and China, he suffered from an extreme case of clientitis on both accounts.
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Rachel D'Oro / Associated Press:
Alaska Gov. Palin's daughter, fiance break up  —  WASILLA, Alaska — Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, he said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple had a baby.  —  Johnston, 19, told The Associated Press …
Discussion: Swampland
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Obama backs pet projects and signs spending bill  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, sounding weary of criticism over federal earmarks, defended Congress' pet projects Wednesday as he signed an “imperfect” $410 billion measure with thousands of examples.
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John / Power Line:
LIBERAL HACKERS AT IT AGAIN  —  At the end of January, a hacker broke into Senator Norm Coleman's web site and gained access to information there about donors to the Coleman campaign.  Coleman's staff had a forensic analysis performed and were assured that the donor information had not been downloaded.
Discussion: Wikileaks and PoliGazette
Hotline On Call:
TSA Probing Vitter Incident  —  The Transportation Security Administration is examining Sen. David Vitter's much-reported decision to open the closed gateway door to his plane — even though he was warned against it by an airline worker.  —  “We will be reviewing the alleged incident,” …
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Dems put heat on Vitter for reported airport blow up
Phil Izzo / Wall Street Journal:
Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists  —  U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner received failing grades for their efforts to revive the economy from participants in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.  —  The economists' assessment stands …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Cities' Plans to Swap Cash for Stimulus Are Stopped  —  LOS ANGELES — Suppose the federal government gave you and your neighbor $500 each to buy a new bike, but what you really wanted was a $250 shopping spree for running gear instead.  So you offered to sell your $500 federal check …
Discussion: BizzyBlog
ABCNEWS:
Pelosi Travel Abuse?  Case Not Proved  —  Watchdog Group Criticizes House Speaker for Travel Perks, but Records Don't Agree  —  The treasure trove of documents obtained by Judicial Watch from the Department of Defense regarding Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's use of military aircraft …
K. Daniel Glover / Accuracy in Media:
A Dereliction Of Journalistic Duty  —  If a revolution happens and no reporters cover it, will it make a sound?  That's a good question because an anti-tax revolution as American as they come is under way, and the country's top newsmen could care less.  —  Anti-tax protests have been sprouting …
The Politico:
Second stimulus?  Never heard of it!  —  Nancy Pelosi said this week that she's keeping the door open for a second stimulus bill.  —  She may be the only one.  —  As the nation continues to shed jobs, an increasing number of economists are saying Congress will need to pump more money into the economy this year.
Discussion: The Swamp and The Politico
Tony Mauro / LAW.com:
TOP JOBS  —  Justice Souter Describes ‘Annual Intellectual Lobotomy’ During Court Term  —  Post a Comment Printer-friendly Email this Article Reprints & Permissions  —  Robert Bork once said serving on the Supreme Court would be “an intellectual feast.”  On Monday night, by contrast …
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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Washington Post:
Treasury Seeks Billions More to Aid Ailing Nations
Elizabeth Hester / Bloomberg:
Dimon Says System Can Be Saved If ‘Vilification’ Ends
The Huffington Post:
Ari Fleischer Battles Chris Matthews, Calls Him “Shameful” …
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
Discussion: Economix and Calculated Risk
Associated Press:
Source: Ex-NYC health commissioner tapped for FDA
The Huffington Post:
Chafee Chides Obama Over Bipartisanship
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Commentary
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Let Us Rally to Protect the Delicate Flower of Rugged Individualism!
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