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4:40 PM ET, March 14, 2009

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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama Sharpens His Reminders That He Inherited Fiscal ‘Mess’ From Bush  —  President Points to ‘Inherited’ Economy  —  In his inaugural address, President Obama proclaimed “an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.”
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE BLAME GAME.... The Washington Post has an odd front-page piece today, rebuking President Obama for reminding audiences that the problems he inherited are, well, problems he inherited. … The problem, if I'm reading the article right, isn't that the president is saying anything untrue.
Clay Shirky:
Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable  —  Back in 1993, the Knight-Ridder newspaper chain began investigating piracy of Dave Barry's popular column, which was published by the Miami Herald and syndicated widely.  In the course of tracking down the sources of unlicensed distribution …
Stacy St. Clair / Chicago Tribune:
Michelle Obama comic book to be released in April  —  Michelle Obama comic book (Bluewater Productions) (March 13, 2009)  —  She's not faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive.  —  Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?  Hardly.
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Scott Johnson / Comicbook.com Blog:   President Barack Obama Punches Osama Bin Laden And Carries Gun In Comic Books
David Nowak / Associated Press:
Report: Cuba, Venezuela could host Russian bombers  —  MOSCOW - A Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported.  —  The chief of staff of Russia's long range aviation …
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Agence France Presse:
Russia weighs Cuba, Venezuela bases: report
Discussion: Townhall.com
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
The re-education of David Brooks  —  P.J. Gladnick at Newsbusters has the story of how the White House dispatched a team of four operatives to persuade David Brooks to back off his threat to lead an army of moderates to oppose the Obama agenda.  Gladnick observes: … Indeed.
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Speaker Pelosi: I am not partisan  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is denying Republican claims that she is partisan, saying she has been open to GOP ideas.  —  In an interview with Charlie Rose on Friday, Pelosi was asked what is the most unfair and misleading impression of her.
Discussion: Sweetness & Light and Hot Air
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Salazar's Wolf Decision Upsets Administration Allies  —  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to stick with a controversial Bush administration move that took gray wolves off the endangered species list in most of the northern Rockies reflects the independent streak that has defined his career.
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
WashPost's David Ignatius makes stuff up  —  The whole column today is a bit nutty. i.e. There aren't enough businessmen in Obama's cabinet!  (Including SOS.)  Of course, columnists are allowed to wander down incoherent roads, but they're not allowed to make stuff up.  —  Like here [emphasis added.]
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Pentagon Rethinking Old Doctrine on 2 Wars  —  WASHINGTON — The protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are forcing the Obama administration to rethink what for more than two decades has been a central premise of American strategy: that the nation need only prepare to fight two major wars at a time.
Wall Street Journal:
G-20 Sets Increased Lending as Priority  —  HORSHAM, England — Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies on Saturday said their top priority is to restore bank lending, which will require dealing with impaired assets.  —  In a statement, the G20 …
 
 
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Robert G. Kaiser / Washington Post:
Are Earmarks Defensible?  —  The Post asked members of Congress …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Young President in a Hurry
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Commentary
Nick Mathiason / Guardian:
‘Beginning of the end’ for tax havens
Mark Preston / CNN:
Republican wants WH candidates to prove citizenship
Discussion: TPMDC
David Barboza / New York Times:
Chinese Grease the Wheels of Power With Luxury Gifts
 Earlier Items: 
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Battle brews over Bush library
Discussion: Think Progress and TIME.com
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
President Plans Team to Overhaul Food Safety
Discussion: The Caucus, The Swamp and The Politico
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Britain is fighting a war - and we are too soft on our enemies
Ginger Thompson / New York Times:
Obama Says He Will Review Request for Guard on Border
Discussion: Riehl World View
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Senate recount trial: Now it's up to the judges
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