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6:30 PM ET, February 7, 2011

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Jane Harman to resign from Congress  —  California Rep. Jane Harman (D) will resign from Congress, according to two senior Democratic leadership aides, a surprise announcement that will set off a special election in her 36th district.  —  NBC's Andrea Mitchell, who broke the news of Harman's resignation …
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The Politico:
Rep. Jane Harman to resign from House  —  Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) will resign from Congress to succeed former Rep. Lee H. Hamilton as president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, ending a two-decade career in which Harman became one of the leading centrist voices …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Blue Dogs have ‘no communication’ with Pelosi, Dem leadership, says Shuler
First Read / msnbc.com:
Harman to leave Congress, join think tank
Roll Call:
Harman to Resign From Congress
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
David Weigel / Weigel:
Jane Harman's Retirement Create An Opportunity for the Left
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Heath Shuler: Nancy Pelosi ignoring Blue Dogs
Discussion: Fox Nation and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post  —  The Huffington Post, which began in 2005 with a meager $1 million investment and has grown into one of the most heavily visited news Web sites in the country, is being acquired by AOL in a deal that creates an unlikely pairing of two online media giants.
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Felix Salmon:
HuffPo's future  —  The $315 million that AOL is paying for the Huffington Post is roughly 3X the valuation seen at its last capital raise two years ago, is 10X its 2010 revenues and is roughly 5X estimated forward 2011 revenues.  Those are all big numbers, but not insanely so …
Dan Lyons / The Daily Beast:
AOL's Tricky Huffpo Marriage
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
When HuffPost Met AOL: “A Merger of Visions”
The Politico:
HuffPost to AOL: Leaving left behind?
Discussion: Firedoglake
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Democratic Leadership Council will fold  —  The Democratic Leadership Council, the iconic centrist organization of the Clinton years, is out of money and could close its doors as soon as next week, a person familiar with the plans said Monday.  —  The DLC, a network of Democratic elected officials …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Beck blasts Kristol: ‘Do anything to keep their little fiefdom together’  —  Fox News's Glenn Beck lashed out at Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol on his radio show this morning, accusing Kristol of betraying conservatism and missing the significance of what Beck sees as an alliance between Islamism and socialism.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE BREWING KRISTOL, BECK FEUD.... Well, this ought to be interesting.  —  Last week, Fox News' Glenn Beck launched a week-long effort to explain developments in Egypt as only he can.  The deranged media personality cooked up truly bizarre conspiracy theories — even by his standards …
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Bush 2012  —  John J. Miller has a cover story in the new issue of National Review that's a compelling portrait of the accomplishments of Jeb Bush.  Four years after leaving the Florida governor's mansion, he remains one of the most impressive Republican politicians in the country …
Lawrence Wright / New Yorker:
The Politico:
How President Obama plays media like a fiddle  —  In early November, Barack Obama was one sad sack of a president—his agenda repudiated by midterm voters, his political judgment scorned by commentators, his future darkened by a growing belief he might be a one-time president.
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Obama: Corporate Profits “Have To Be Shared By American Workers”  —  “If we're fighting to reform the tax code and increase exports, the benefits cannot just translate into greater profits and bonuses for those at the top.  They have to be shared by American workers, who need …
Stephanie Simon / Wall Street Journal:
A License to Shampoo: Jobs Needing State Approval Rise  —  Amid calls for shrinking government, lawmakers across the country are vowing to cut regulations that crimp economic growth.  President Barack Obama recently said it's time to root out laws that “are just plain dumb.”
Mitch Daniels / Wall Street Journal:
An ObamaCare Appeal From the States  —  Twenty-one governors representing more than 115 million Americans have written to Kathleen Sebelius asking for more flexibility on health-care reform.  —  Unless you're in favor of a fully nationalized health-care system, the president's health-care reform law is a massive mistake.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Senators look for immigration deal  —  Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have rekindled their alliance on immigration reform, taking some early steps to test the political will for addressing the contentious issue this year.  —  Their call list hasn't focused …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Droughts, Floods and Food  —  We're in the midst of a global food crisis — the second in three years.  World food prices hit a record in January, driven by huge increases in the prices of wheat, corn, sugar and oils.  These soaring prices have had only a modest effect on U.S. inflation …
Richard Fausset / Los Angeles Times:
Conservative Democrats switch to GOP across the Deep South  —  Defections reflect the Democrats' drubbing in the midterm election and Republicans' consolidation of power in the South.  —  Reporting from Atlanta — For Democrats, Ashley Bell was the kind of comer that a party builds a future on …
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
The CPAC 2011 straw poll  —  Here's the full list of '12 prospects who are listed on CPAC's presidential straw poll this week.a.  Michele Bachmannb.  Haley Barbourc.  Herman Caind.  Chris Christiee.  Mitch Danielsf.  Newt Gingrichg.  Mike Huckabeeh.  Jon Huntsmani.  Gary Johnsonj.  Sarah Palink.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Shakesville
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
THE HILL POLL: Voters oppose raising the $14.3T debt ceiling  —  Only 27 percent of likely voters favor raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, while 62 percent oppose it, according to an exclusive poll for The Hill.  —  The poll found solid opposition from Republicans …
Jnessel / Center for Constitutional Rights:
CCR Announces Bush Indictment for Convention Against Torture Signatory States  —  No Immunity for Former Presidents Under Law  —  Geneva and New York - Today, two torture victims were to have filed criminal complaints, with more than 2,500-pages of supporting material …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Pawlenty: Rescinding Funds To Implement DADT Repeal Is ‘A Reasonable Step’  —  Last month, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) made waves when he suggested that he would reinstate the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy if elected President.  This morning, Pawlenty went a step further …
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Bill Clinton to Meet With Blue Dogs  —  Former President Bill Clinton, whose work with Republicans angered fellow Democrats during his tenure in the White House, speaks to centrist House Democrats later today in New York as members of the Blue Dog Coalition plot a path forward after nearly half of their colleagues lost or retired.
Discussion: Politics Daily and The Page
Ezra Klein:
What makes Paul Ryan confident in his Medicare plan?  —  Here's a question for Paul Ryan, or anyone who supports Paul Ryan's plan: Why are the cost savings in his bill possible, while the cost savings in the Affordable Care Act aren't?  —  Ryan has been warning that one of the ways …
Discussion: The New Republic
Nick Gillespie / The Huffington Post:
How to Balance the Budget Without Raising Taxes or Cutting Essential Services  —  There's a 19 percent solution to our debt and deficit problems.  —  Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) new budget plan cuts $500 billion from the federal budget this year.  Paul proposes cutting defense spending by 6.5 percent, saving $47 billion.
Discussion: National Review and Hit & Run
 
 
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New York Times:
Their Real Agenda  —  As states groan and stumble through …
Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
2012 predictions and Rod Smith's soothing consultants
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Reuel Marc Gerecht / New York Times:
How Democracy Became Halal
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Would Winning The Future Serve The Interests of the US Chamber Of Commerce?
Ben Howe / RedState:
The Muslim Brotherhood and the ACU
IowaPolitics.com:
The FAMilY LEADER: Texas congressman Ron Paul accepts The FAMiLY …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Peggy Noonan almost blew a gasket with Andrea Mitchell over Ronald Reagan
Discussion: Time and Right Wing News
David Cole / New York Review of Books:
Is Health Care Reform Unconstitutional?
Discussion: The New Republic and Ezra Klein
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Obama needs a freedom agenda he can believe in
Discussion: Commentary
Andy Barr / The Politico:
McDonnell: GOP not ready for Obama
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Texas' finances not as rosy as they seemed
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
NAACP won't directly address racism leveled against Clarence Thomas …
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