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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The New Haven firefighter is no stranger to employment disputes.  —  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have announced that Frank Ricci, the firefighter who recently prevailed in his “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against the city of New Haven, Conn., will testify at Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings.
The Ninth Justice:
How Ricci Almost Disappeared  —  For all the publicity about the Supreme Court's 5-4 reversal of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's decision (with two colleagues) to reject a discrimination suit by a group of firefighters against New Haven, Conn., one curious aspect of the case has been largely overlooked.
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Leaders in House Seek to Tax Rich for Health Plan  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats will ask the wealthiest Americans to help pay for overhauling the health care system with a $550 billion income tax increase, the chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee said Friday.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democrats Agree on Tax Hike to Fund Health Care
Discussion: Washington Monthly and RedState
Steven T. Dennis / Roll Call:
Rangel to Unveil Health Bill Monday
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Chris Frates / The Politico:
Rangel: Health bill will tax the rich
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
David Brooks Recounts GOP Senator Who “Had His Hand On My Inner Thigh” At Dinner Party  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  DOWNLOADS: (291)  —  PLAYS: (825)  —  Think Progress has more: … This is one of those bizarre moments …
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Matt Corley / Think Progress:
David Brooks: A Republican senator put ‘his hand on my inner thigh’ for a ‘whole’ dinner party.  —  Earlier this week, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote about how “the dignity code” has been “completely obliterated” in Washington, DC.  Discussing the concept on MSNBC today …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The new Report on illegal spying is not a real investigation  —  The Bush-era torture regime might have been that administration's most flamboyant act of criminality, but its illegal NSA warrantless eavesdropping program (and other still-unknown surveillance programs) has always been the clearest.
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A.L. / The Anonymous Liberal:
The Case Against John Yoo  —  The OIG has finally released a declassified version of its report on the NSA surveillance program.  Much of the information contained in the report has already been reported, but it still makes for an interesting read.  I'm convinced that the Ashcroft/Comey hospital episode …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
‘Most PSP Leads Were Determined Not to Have Any Connection to Terrorism’
Andrew Alexander / Washington Post:
The Stumbles That Led to an Ethics Blunder  —  The Washington Post's ill-fated plan to sell sponsorships of off-the-record “salons” was an ethical lapse of monumental proportions.  —  Publisher Katharine Weymouth and Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli have now taken full responsibility …
David Cho / Washington Post:
Administration Considers Bailout Funds for Small Businesses  —  Proposal Would Take Money From $700B Program for Banking System  —  The Obama administration is developing an initiative to take money from the $700 billion program for the banking system and make it available to millions of small businesses …
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Wall Street Journal:
Lender CIT Group Is Facing a Crunch
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Melanie Kirkpatrick / Wall Street Journal:
Why We Don't Want a Nuclear-Free World  —  The former defense secretary on the U.S. deterrent and the terrorist threat.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Maclean, Va.  —  'Nuclear weapons are used every day.  " So says former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, speaking last month …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
What Would More Stimulus Look Like?  —  Paul Krugman and Brad DeLong both had good items yesterday discussing the desirability of additional stimulus.  The politics still aren't there yet, but in the interests of moving the ball forward it's worth thinking about what additional stimulus might look like.
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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Band of House centrists offers support for ‘robust’ public health insurance plan  —  A band of 22 New Democrat and Blue Dog lawmakers say they support a “robust” government-run health plan, boosting chances of moving healthcare reform with a public insurance plan through the House.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama's African journey: ‘Promise’  —  President Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, founded with the slavery of Africans and perpetuating legalized racial discrimination well into the 20th Century, addressed the parliament of Ghana today in his first journey to Africa as president.
Discussion: The Politico
El Paso Times:
Two gay men kicked out of Chico's Tacos restaurant for kissing  —  EL PASO — Two gay men kissed at a Chico's Tacos restaurant, prompting guards to eject them and a police officer to endorse their ouster.  —  Civil-rights lawyers say the security staff was out of line.
Freddie / The League of Ordinary Gentlemen:
on the other hand  —  John mines a few laughs and a salient point from a story about the attempt to regulate yoga.  And, it's true, that story's pretty funny, and I think John is on the right track with his implied complaints.  —  Let's look at a less laugh-inducing example, though: personal trainers.
 
 
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