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6:20 PM ET, March 10, 2010

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The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid: Filibuster Rules ‘Likely’ To Change  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pledged on Wednesday to take a serious look at revising the filibuster rules at the beginning of the next Congress, calling the current level of obstruction in the Senate unacceptable.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Kyl says GOP has the votes to stop some health bill fixes in the Senate  —  Republicans have the votes in the Senate to prevent key changes to Democrats' healthcare package, Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) asserted Wednesday.  —  Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate …
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Reid: Reform filibuster next year
Ezra Klein:
Reid promises filibuster reform
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Entire Senate GOP vows to block policy changes in health bill
Discussion: Hot Air
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
The Atlantic Home  —  Go  —  Joshua Green - Joshua Green has been a senior editor for The Atlantic since 2003.  Columbia Journalism Review named him one of ten young writers on the rise. … Eric Massa's Navy Files  —  A couple years ago, I got a tip about Eric Massa.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Van Hollen confirms end of Massa ethics probe
Discussion: The Note and ABCNEWS
The Huffington Post:
Gibbs Fires Back At Chief Justice Roberts Over Obama Criticism  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  The White House fired back at Justice John Roberts Tuesday night, after the Supreme Court Chief told a crowd that he found it “very troubling” that President Barack Obama would criticize the court during his State of the Union address.
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Ariane De Vogue / ABCNEWS:
White House Slaps Back at ‘Troubled’ Chief Justice  —  Roberts Also Addresses Rumors of His Retirement  —  It's been a busy few days for Chief Justice John Roberts.  Last week, he was the subject of a viral Internet rumor that he was going to retire, and last night the White House pounced …
Discussion: The Politico
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The majestic petulance of John Roberts  —  The petulance and sense of self-importance on display here is quite something to behold: … It's not actually a unique event of oppression or suffering to have to sit and listen to a speech where someone criticizes you and you can't respond that very moment …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pelosi says House has votes for healthcare if vote were held today  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Tuesday evening that Democrats would have the votes to pass healthcare legislation if it were taken up today.  —  Pelosi, in an interview with Bloomberg and PBS host Charlie Rose …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Democrats set to unveil $100B jobs legislation
Rusty / The Jawa Report:
I turned in Colleen “Jihad Jane” LaRose to the FBI — A Jawa Report Exclusive  —  ***Exclusive***Sticky***  —  Here is The Jawa Report's exclusive report* from the person who notified the FBI about Colleen “Jihad Jane” La Rose's online activities in support of terrorism.
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Florida Times Union:
Times-Union poll confirms Rubio with huge GOP senate lead  —  Crist trailing in all categories except voters from 18 to 29 years old  —  Former House Speaker Marco Rubio's stunning early lead in Florida's Republican U.S. Senate race was confirmed today by an Insider Advantage/Florida Times-Union poll …
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air and Real Clear Politics
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Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
Why You Shouldn't Judge A Lawyer by His Clients  —  Over the past several years lots of boiling ink and flaming breath have been expended attacking lawyers who took legal positions or represented clients that were or became unpopular.  The attorney who represented Bernard Madoff, for instance …
Discussion: Power Line and Emptywheel
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Massa flirts with the right, but Beck isn't tickled  —  Just seven minutes into Glenn Beck's hour-long interview of Eric Massa on Tuesday evening, things had already gone very wrong.  —  Conservatives had hopes that the now-former Democratic congressman from Upstate New York …
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cbpp.org:
I. Summary  —  The Roadmap for America's Future, which Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) — the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee — released in late January, calls for radical policy changes that would result in a massive transfer of resources from the broad majority of Americans to the nation's wealthiest individuals.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Ryan Tax Plan: Higher Taxes for 90% of Americans, Less Revenue …
Discussion: Eschaton
Dan Rather / The Huffington Post:
Watermelons, Washington, and What We Call News Today  —  I must confess that until recently I had no idea what Twitter was.  Even now, I'm not completely sure how it's best used.  When I want to post something, the younger, more tech-savvy people in my office help me out.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The New Israel Watch  —  Having forcibly evicted Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem, the new inhabitants sing songs in praise of the mass murderer Baruch Goldstein.  And you really think the decision to make the site of that massacre a national heritage site for Israel had nothing to do with this association?
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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Defies Pessimists as Rising Economy Converges With Stocks  —  The political consensus may be that President Barack Obama's handling of the economy has been weak.  The judgment of money in all its forms has been overwhelmingly positive, and that may be the more lasting appraisal.
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary  —  Technical information:  —  Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae  —  Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau  —  Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers  —  For every voter who strongly favors the plan, two are strongly opposed.  —  One of the more amazing aspects of the health-care debate is how steady public opinion has remained.  Despite repeated and intense sales efforts by the president …
Baltimore Sun:
Union, Other Healthcare Bill Supporters ‘Arrest’ Health Insurance Leaders  —  In a reverse twist on the old protestors' tactic of getting arrested to make a point, union leaders and other backers of President Obama's healthcare plan issued “citizen's arrest” warrants for health insurance executives Tuesday …
The Huffington Post:
Markos Moulitsas To Kucinich: You'll Be Primaried If You Kill Reform  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas warned on Tuesday night that if Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) plays a role in killing health care reform, a Democratic primary challenger would almost certainly await him in the next election.
James Pethokoukis:
How ObamaCare is killing free trade  —  Brazil's threat of tariff retaliation over U.S. cotton subsidies is only the latest eruption of rising protectionism around the world.  President Barack Obama isn't doing much to quell protectionist sentiment in the U.S., either.  His passivity could prove costly.
Discussion: TigerHawk and Hit & Run
 
 
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
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Ben Pershing / Washington Post:
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Quinnipiac University:
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Discussion: The Daily Politics and City Room
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama approval rating at 43%: Rasmussen
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