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John Stanton / Roll Call:
Bunning Accepts Deal Allowing Benefits Bill to Advance — Under increasing pressure from Democrats and members of his own party, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) Tuesday night abandoned his one-man filibuster of a one-month extension to unemployment benefits and other programs.
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John Stanton / Roll Call:
Democrats May Force All-Night Session — Democrats are hoping to turn the procedural tables on Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) and use Senate rules to break his blockade against an extension of unemployment insurance, including possibly forcing a round-the-clock session.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Bunning ends his one-man filibuster — Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) one-man filibuster ended on Tuesday. — Bunning agreed to stop blocking legislation to extend benefits and COBRA health plan subsidies to the unemployed after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Splits on Senator's Move to Block Benefits — WASHINGTON — The effort to end a Senate standoff over unemployment benefits and health coverage for the jobless escalated on Tuesday morning as Senator Susan Collins, the moderate Republican from Maine, became the latest lawmaker …
Emily Pierce / Roll Call:
Collins Tries to Stop Bunning Filibuster — Senate Republicans sought Tuesday to insulate themselves from the damage caused by Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) filibuster of a bill that would extend unemployment and health benefits and highway programs. — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) …
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Lexington Herald-Leader:
Bunning's callous grandstanding — Grayson, Paul wrong to applaud — As long as Republicans were in charge, Sen. Jim Bunning was OK with trading a surplus for a deficit. He voted to put two wars, tax cuts and a Medicare drug benefit on the nation's credit card.
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Hogan / RedState:
It's Not a Filibuster You Freaking Idiots — Dennis Miller once joked about those who would mispronounce certain words on the Senate floor, “now color me reactionary, but I don't think you should vote on this sh*t unless you know how to pronounce it.” Well, I think we should amend …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:Jim Bunning and the End of Outrage
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Rachel Slajda / TPMDC:Reid's Office: Bunning Holding All Nominees
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msnbc.com:
NBC: Rangel to give up tax committee gavel — Sources: Ways and Means head to ‘temporarily’ leave post amid ethics woes — WASHINGTON - After being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., will give up his chairmanship …
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The Politico:
Rangel on the brink — Charlie Rangel emerged from a closed-door meeting in Nancy Pelosi's office Tuesday night to declare that he's still the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and hasn't agreed to give up his gavel - even as some media outlets were reporting that he'd done just that.
The Hill:
Speaker Pelosi on Rangel: ‘I guess he is still chair of Ways and Means’ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday night told The Hill that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is still chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. — After meeting with Rangel, Pelosi initially said, “No comment” when asked if Rangel remains panel chairman.
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Hasani Gittens / NBC New York:
Rangel Giving Up the Gavel — Could step down as early as tonight — Harlem Democrat Charles Rangel now says he will step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, NBC News has learned. — He may make the move as early as tonight and Michigan Democratic …
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:Under Fire, Rangel Appears to Be Losing Grip of Committee
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
President Obama to Say Democrats Will Use Reconciliation to Pass Senate Health Care Reform Fix, If Not Given Up or Down Vote — White House officials tell ABC News that in his remarks tomorrow President Obama will indicate a willingness to work with Republicans on some issue …
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The Note:
‘The View’ Couch Not So Cozy for Romney — ABC News' Teddy Davis reports: — Mitt Romney bounded onto the set of ABC's “The View” this morning, perhaps expecting a light chat about his new book and possible presidential run. — But once the former Massachusetts governor settled onto the couch …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Coffee Party Parasites — The New York Times and Washington Post are promoting a group called the “Coffee Party” organized by filmmaker Annabel Park. — The Coffee Party is a political parasite which presents itself as something it is not. As reported in the NY Times [see update below] …
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Josh Gerstein / Josh Gerstein's Blog:
Liz Cheney group accused of McCarthyism — My colleague Ben Smith has word this morning of a video from the Liz Cheney-backed group Keep America Safe questioning the loyalty of Justice Department attorneys who previously represented Guantanamo detainees. — The video provocatively calls …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
AR-Sen: Public Option Proves Enduring Democratic Campaign Issue — Bill Halter's support for the public option symbolizes a thread of liberal politics that will last well beyond this current Congress, regardless of what happens with health care. The public option now becomes a litmus test …
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Justices signal they're ready to make gun ownership a national right — A high court majority reviewing a handgun ban in Chicago indicates that it sees the right to ‘bear arms’ as national in scope, and can be used to strike down some state and local gun regulations.
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NY Daily News:
Mortimer Zuckerman announces he will not run for the Senate — Daily News publisher Mortimer Zuckerman has announced he will not run for the Senate — The field in the battle for a New York Senate seat became a little clearer Tuesday when Mortimer B. Zuckerman announced he would not join the race.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:Zuckerman won't run for New York Senate
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Feel the Kausmentum — With the valuable Glenn Reynolds and Jonah Goldberg endorsements in hand, Mickey Kaus' bid for a Democratic Party primary win is looking more solid than ever. — That said, I'm going to go counter-counterintuitive here and say that if some weird process put Mickey Kaus …
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner on National Review Online:Mickey for Senate? — By: Jonah Goldberg
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New York Times:
Investigators Are Told of Paterson Bid to Quiet Accuser — A key figure in the domestic abuse scandal bedeviling Gov. David A. Paterson told investigators that the governor phoned her to enlist her help in quieting the accuser, according to a person with knowledge of her account.
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