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10:00 AM ET, March 18, 2010

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The Hill:
Stupak: It's been ‘a living hell’  —  Leading a revolt against President Barack Obama's healthcare legislation over abortion has been a “living hell” for Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).  —  The telephone lines in his Washington and district offices have been “jammed” and he's gotten …
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The Hill:
No CBO score released Wednesday; Saturday healthcare vote unlikely  —  House Democratic leaders on Wednesday night said the long-awaited Congressional Budget Office score of the reconciliation bill will not come out until Thursday, forcing an acknowledgement that a Saturday healthcare vote is likely off the table.
Fox News:
President Barack Obama Talks to Bret Baier About Health Care Reform Bill  —  This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from March 17, 2010.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  BRET BAIER, “SPECIAL REPORT” HOST: Welcome to Washington.
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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
Bret Baier Keeps Pres. Obama On Track In Combative Fox News Exclusive Interview  —  The first part of the much-anticipated Fox News exclusive interview between Bret Baier and Pres. Barack Obama took place at the top of Special Report, and although it couldn't be viewed as contentious …
Opinionator:
Is Passing the Health Care Bill Really a Bad Idea?  —  Gail Collins: David, when I went off on vacation I left you to converse with Dick Cavett.  Really, what could be more fun?  All the while I was gone I was imagining what a great time the two of you were having.  Well, O.K., not all the time.
The Politico:
GOP plots Senate health roadblock  —  Democrats might like to think that health care reform is all but a done deal if it clears the House, but the Senate is where Republicans have been plotting for months to sentence it to a painful procedural death.  —  Republican aides have been mining …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
GOP lawmakers, candidates pledge to repeal health-care legislation
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Steve Levy Plans Switch to G.O.P., Stirring Governor's Race  —  ALBANY — A governor's race that seemed all but settled is about to be upended again, by a popular Democrat from Long Island who is set to announce that he is switching parties.  The move is certain to excite Republican leaders pessimistic …
The New Republic:
The Crisis  —  Was Obama's confrontation with Israel premeditated?  —  JERUSALEM—Suddenly, my city feels again like a war zone.  Since the suicide bombings ended in 2005, life in Jerusalem has been for the most part relatively calm.  The worst disruptions have been the traffic jams resulting …
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Michael B. Oren / New York Times:
For Israel and America, a Disagreement, Not a Crisis
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Friends do not Treat Friends in this Manner
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Obama on Israel: Friends disagree
Lachlan Carmichael / Agence France Presse:
US may be seeking Israel ‘regime change’
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Obama's pitch: Fate of presidency on the line  —  President Barack Obama had exhausted most of his health care reform arguments with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during a White House meeting last Thursday when he made a more personal pitch that resonated with many skeptics in the room.
Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg and Time
Rob Hotakainen / Fresno Bee:
Field Poll: Campbell leads GOP Senate field; Boxer fades  —  WASHINGTON - Former Rep. Tom Campbell has a six-point lead over his closest challenger in the three-way Republican primary to face Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, whose popularity has significantly eroded in the past two months, according to a Field Poll released today.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
NRCC:
Code Red Moves Cardoza and Costa to “Yes” Votes on Gov't Healthcare Takeover After Water Deal  —  Is this Another Backroom Deal to Force Obama's Bill Down the American People's Throats?  —  As a vote approaches on Obama and Pelosi's government takeover of healthcare, Code Red is now considering …
Janet I. Tu / Seattle Times:
Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16  —  Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won't take any new Medicaid patients, saying that filling their prescriptions is a money-losing proposition — the latest development in an ongoing dispute over Medicaid reimbursement.
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Alex Chilton, Rock Musician, Dies  —  Alex Chilton of the rock band Big Star performed at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple last November.  —  Alex Chilton, the mercurial if influential rock musician, whose work spanned an eclectic gamut from the soul songs of the Box Tops to the multiple incarnations …
Cincinnati.com:
Driehaus against Senate health plan  —  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support Wednesday from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a longtime liberal holdout in the House, but it's close to losing Rep. Steve Driehaus of West Price Hill.
Mark Jenkins / Central Florida News 13:
Homeowner Kills Attempted Robber In Driveway Shootout  —  OCOEE — An Orange County man is recovering after a shootout in front of his home.  —  It happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Pomegranate Court.  —  Police said the homeowner, Dave Henry, had just returned home …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Rosalind Helderman / Virginia Politics Blog:
Cuccinelli's office confirms Virginia will sue over health care  —  A spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) said this afternoon that Virginia will file suit against the federal government if the Democratic health care reform bill is approved by the U.S. Congress.
Fred Barnes / Wall Street Journal:
The Health-Care Wars Are Only Beginning  —  The president's health plan won't solve a problem.  It will be the start of bitter fights over funding and policy that will consume the nation for decades to come.  —  On Dec. 7, 1941, an announcement was made during the football game between …
Hasnain Kazim / Spiegel Online:
Germans Cringe at Hitler's Popularity in Pakistan  —  Germans are popular in India and Pakistan, but not always for the right reasons.  Many in South Asia have nothing but admiration for Adolf Hitler and still associate Germany with the Third Reich.  Everyday encounters with the love of all things Nazi makes German visitors cringe.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Lee Smith / Slate:
A Middle East Without American Influence? … - Spitzer: Only a Shareholder Revolution Can Fix Wall Street- I Want To Do Volunteer Work Abroad for My Vacation.  Will It Do Any Good?  - Shafer: The Most Bone-Headed Pharm-Party Article I've Ever Read- Why Won't Insurance Companies Cover Fertility Treatments for Single Women?
Discussion: Commentary and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Al-Qaeda crippled as leaders stay in hiding, CIA chief says  —  Relentless attacks against al-Qaeda in the Pakistan tribal region appear to have driven Osama bin Laden and other top leaders deeper into hiding, leaving the organization rudderless and incapable of planning sophisticated operations …
Silla Brush / The Hill:
Unions flex muscle with bank protests  —  Labor unions are flexing their muscle this month in scores of protests against the country's largest banks, which are lobbying heavily to influence financial overhaul legislation.  —  Unions will hold roughly 200 events by March 26 aimed at Bank of America …
Discussion: The Politico
Reuters:
Insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverage  —  (Reuters) - In May, 2002, Jerome Mitchell, a 17-year old college freshman from rural South Carolina, learned he had contracted HIV.  The news, of course, was devastating, but Mitchell believed that he had one thing going for him …
The Huffington Post:
Feinstein Insurance Reform Kicked Out Of Health Care Bill  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  The Senate parliamentarian told Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Wednesday afternoon that her proposal to create a National Insurance Rate Authority runs afoul of reconciliation rules, Feinstein told HuffPost after the conversation.
Douglas Elmendorf / Director's Blog:
The Troubled Asset Relief Program  —  Today CBO released the third of its statutory reports on transactions undertaken as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).  This report discusses CBO's estimate of the costs of those transactions initiated as of February 17, 2010 …
Discussion: Real Time Economics and The Hill
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Access, Access, Access  —  First, a question: When in American history did life expectancy improve the most?  —  Was it the late 1800s, when anesthesia made surgery easier and far more common?  Was it the 1930s, when antibacterial medicines became available?  Or recent decades, when CAT scans and heart bypasses proliferated?
CNN:
Idaho challenges national health care plan; more states may follow  —  Washington (CNN) — Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to pass a law saying no thanks to part of President Obama's health care proposal.  —  The Idaho Health Care Freedom Act says in part, “every person within …
Nick Bilton / New York Times:
Google and Partners Seek Foothold in the Living Room  —  Google and Intel have teamed with Sony to develop a platform called Google TV to bring the Web into the living room through a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes.  —  The move is an effort by Google and Intel to extend …
 
 
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National Post:
Muslims seeking female clerk can ‘line up again’
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Santorum: Democrats are Worried Obama May Go to Indonesia and Bow to More Muslims
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Purported al-Awlaki message calls for jihad against U.S.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Another Paul nettles GOP
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Historians blast proposed Texas social studies curriculum
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