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7:10 PM ET, January 28, 2010

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Justice Alito's conduct and the Court's credibility  —  As I wrote at the time, I thought the condemnations of Rep. Joe Wilson's heckling of Barack Obama during his September health care speech were histrionic and excessive.  Wilson and Obama are both political actors, it occurred in the middle …
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Martin Kady II / Politico Live's Blog:
Justice Alito mouths ‘not true’  —  POLITICO's Kasie Hunt, who's in the House chamber, reports that Justice Samuel Alito mouthed the words “not true” when President Barack Obama criticized the Supreme Court's campaign finance decision.  —  “Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century …
Adam Winkler / The Huffington Post:
Alito Was Rude (But Right)  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito made headlines last night when he nodded and mouthed “It's not true” in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.  Facing six of the nine Justices, who were sitting right up front, Obama criticized …
Discussion: Townhall.com
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
MSNBC: Shuster tweets ‘inappropriate’  —  MSNBC may be obsessed with the four men arrested for trying to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu's telephones, but the network says reporter David Shuster crossed the line when he attacked one of them via Twitter.  —  Just before leaving for New Orleans …
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
After Obama rips lobbyists, K St. insiders get private briefings  —  A day after bashing lobbyists, President Barack Obama's administration has invited K Street insiders to join private briefings on a range of topics addressed in Wednesday's State of the Union.
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Charles McGrath / New York Times:
J. D. Salinger, Literary Recluse, Dies at 91  —  J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous …
Discussion: ArtsBeat
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Landrieu: Bill on “life support”  —  If President Barack Obama hoped his State of the Union speech would revive the health care debate on Capitol Hill, signs of movement were not immediately apparent Thursday.  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said health care reform “is on life support …
Justin Elliott / TPMMuckraker:
Judge Orders 25-Year-Old O'Keefe To Live With His Parents  —  As if James O'Keefe hasn't suffered enough indignity after botching an alleged phone tampering operation at a U.S. senator's office, getting arrested, and being photographed leaving jail, the judge in the case has now ordered …
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Gregg Throws A Hissy Fit When Asked To Provide Specifics About Programs He Would Cut  —  On MSNBC this afternoon, deficit peacock Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) got into a heated exchange with anchors Contessa Brewer and Melissa Francis, challenging their “integrity” and calling them “irresponsible” …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:   Gregg scolds MSNBC: ‘Irresponsible’
Ta-Nehisi Coates:
I Just Remembered Chris Matthews Was White  —  Here's Matthews on Obama: … I think it's worth noting that Chris Matthews wasn't trying to take a shot at anybody.  I also think it's worth noting that he was attempting to compliment Obama and say something positive about what he's done for race relations.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Pelosi: Obama's Health Care Appeal “Very Powerful” And “Helpful To Us”  —  There've been some rumblings among House Dems that Obama's speech last night, despite its urgent appeal for passage of health reform, didn't chart out a specific enough road map for Congress to break its logjam on the issue.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
With Reform Jammed, Pelosi Moves Forward On Insurance Industry Antitrust Bill
Discussion: Daily Kos and Wonk Room
Michael McAuliff / NY Daily News:
NY pols stunned to learn Obama administration opposes funding for 9/11 health bill  —  The Obama administration stunned New York's delegation Thursday, dropping the bombshell news that it does not support funding the 9/11 health bill.  —  The state's two senators and 14 House members met …
Discussion: Hot Air, JammieWearingFool and RedState
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Bernanke Confirmed for Second Term as Fed Chief  —  WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke has been confirmed for a second term as head of the Federal Reserve.  —  The Senate voted 70-30 on Thursday to leave Mr. Bernanke at the helm of the central bank for another four years.
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The Hill:   Seven senators flip to vote against Bernanke on final passage
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Pentagon To Announce Some “Don't Ask” Details Next Week  —  Before President Obama announced last night that he would work with Congress and the Pentagon to end the military's ban on service by gays and lesbians, the White House consulted Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen …
Rob Diamond / The Huffington Post:
Republicans Use Military as a Stage Prop (Yet Again)....and This Time Break the Law  —  You did not have to be paying much attention during last night's Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address to notice a young Army Staff Sergeant in full dress uniform seated …
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Sarah Palin: The Credibility Gap  —  The Credibility Gap  —  While I don't wish to speak too harshly about President Obama's state of the union address, we live in challenging times that call for candor.  I call them as I see them, and I hope my frank assessment will be taken as an honest effort to move this conversation forward.
Discussion: Townhall.com and Hot Air
New York Times:
Tampering at Landrieu Office Called a ‘Stunt’  —  NEW ORLEANS — A lawyer for one for one of the four men arrested on Monday on charges of interfering with the phones in Senator Mary L. Landrieu's office in New Orleans said that the episode was a prank based on what conservative activists …
Joe / Joe. My. God.:
Photo Of The Day -Joint Chiefs Of Staff React To Obama's DADT Message  —  UPDATE: For those of you saying that protocol demands that the Joint Chiefs remain passive and non-reactive during presidential speeches, here's how they lept to their feet to applaud the president's threat to stick it to Iran over their nuclear program.
Michael Roberts / The Latest Word:
Michael “Brownie” Brown on his new talk-radio gig: “You've got the choice of letting the bus run over you three times... or getting up and moving”  —  ​In the Biggest Pariah of the Past Decade contest, Michael Brown would be among the favorites.  —  The former FEMA director wound …
Discussion: The Hill
Daniel B. Klein / Originals:
Why So Few Conservative And Libertarian Professors?  —  Two researchers offer a new twist on an old question—why do college professors overwhelmingly lean to the left?  Bias against conservatives is not the main reason, nor are the allegedly higher IQs of liberals, say Neil Gross …
Erin McPike / Hotline On Call:
Hackers Hit House Websites  —  Hackers struck at least 10 House websites overnight, substituting expletives aimed at Pres. Obama just hours after his State of the Union address.  —  The hackers targeted many House Dem freshmen, including Reps. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Harry Teague (D-NM) …
Ray LaHood / The Fast Lane:
President Obama delivers on American High-Speed Rail  —  I have looked forward to this day for a long time.  —  It is a great honor—a great honor—to have President Obama and Vice President Biden in Tampa, Florida, to announce our American Recovery and Reinvestment Act High-Speed and Inter-city Passenger Rail grants.
Jeremy Scahill / The Nation:
Blackwater's Youngest Victim  —  Every detail of September 16, 2007, is burned in Mohammed Kinani's memory.  Shortly after 9 am he was preparing to leave his house for work at his family's auto parts business in Baghdad when he got a call from his sister, Jenan, who asked him to pick …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and ATTACKERMAN
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Exclusive: CBS Considering Airing Gay Dating Site Ad During Super Bowl  —  The network says it is reviewing an ad from ManCrunch.com, a dating site specifically for gay men
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
SEC to require disclosure of climate change risks  —  A politically divided Securities and Exchange Commission voted on Wednesday to make clear when companies must provide information to investors about the business risks associated with climate change.  —  The commission, in a 3 to 2 vote …
Emptywheel:
The Word Not Spoken: Foreclosure  —  I didn't watch the SOTU last night-though I did follow along on Twitter.  It seems like those actually watching came away with a renewed belief in American exceptionalism, which I suppose is one important-but not necessarily wise-point of the SOTU.  Huzzah!
Chris Frates / The Politico:
Nelson calls on GOP colleagues to help avoid reconciliation  —  Saying reconciliation was never his first choice, Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson today urged his Republican colleagues to join him to help negotiate a bipartisan bill that can get 60 votes.  —  From his release: … Full release after the jump.
Discussion: The New Republic
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Senate OKs debt ceiling hike to $14.3T  —  Senate Democrats passed a $1.9 trillion increase in the federal debt limit Thursday, seeking to push off another politically painful debt vote until after the midterm elections.  —  All 60 Democrats and no Republicans voted for the debt limit increase.
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Tom Udall on Fixing the Senate: “We've Gotten Ourselves Into A Box”  —  While Barack Obama called for bipartisan solutions to the country's nagging problems, and discussed the growing lack of faith in public institutions, a simple read between the lines shows that he was really focusing …
 
 
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NPR:
Sen. Kyl: Obama Speech Too Political
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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Paul Krugman:
whyPad?  —  On a totally nonserious note, I've been reading …
Discussion: The Agonist
Associated Press:
Ford earns $2.7 billion in 2009
Discussion: Politics Daily and Townhall.com
James Lewis / American Thinker:
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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Discussion: The Hill and Scorecard's Blog