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11:10 AM ET, February 8, 2011

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Olbermann Said to Be Going to Current TV  —  Keith Olbermann, the former top-rated host on the news channel MSNBC, will announce his next television home on Tuesday, and people on Monday familiarwith his plans pointed to a possible deal with the public affairs channel Current TV.
Laurence H. Tribe / New York Times:
On Health Care, Justice Will Prevail  —  THE lawsuits challenging the individual mandate in the health care law, including one in which a federal district judge last week called the law unconstitutional, will ultimately be resolved by the Supreme Court, and pundits are already making bets on how the justices will vote.
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
What They Mean by ‘Civility’  —  The New York Times raises no objection to murderous, racist rhetoric at a Common Cause rally.  —  (Best of the tube tonight: We'll discuss Common Cause's smear campaign on “America's Nightly Scoreboard” with David Asman.  Fox Business, 7 p.m. ET tonight, with a repeat showing at midnight ET.)
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Arguments on Corporate Speech, the Press Is a Problem
Discussion: JustOneMinute, Hit & Run and Althouse
John Tierney / New York Times:
Social Scientist Sees Bias Within  —  SAN ANTONIO — Some of the world's pre-eminent experts on bias discovered an unexpected form of it at their annual meeting.  —  Discrimination is always high on the agenda at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's conference …
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 …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
The end of the Democratic Leadership Council era
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ditching unwritten rules for freshmen, Paul does it his way  —  Rand Paul has broken with tradition by eschewing the unwritten rules for freshman senators: Keep a low profile, learn the chamber's arcane procedures and cozy up to senior colleagues.  —  Unlike ex-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton …
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The Fix:
The GOP's nuclear option on spending  —  Republican leaders will soon be walking a tightrope when it comes to the looming spending debate.  —  But at least it looks like the public is on their side.  —  The GOP wants big spending cuts before it will agree to a budget or lift the debt ceiling above …
Lbentzterp / CNN:
CNN Poll: Republicans want winner over ideology in 2012  —  Washington (CNN) - Given the choice between a candidate who agrees with them on the issues or a candidate who can defeat President Barack Obama in 2012, a new national poll indicates Republicans overwhelming want a winner.
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Politico
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
That's the ticket: GOP loves look of VP field
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gingrich says Obama administration ‘amateurish’ on Egypt  —  (CNN) - Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he's “concerned” about the Obama administration's handling of the situation in Egypt and what he sees as a divide between the White House and diplomat Franks Wisner.
Discussion: AOL News, GOP 12, TPMDC, theblogprof and The Hill
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New York Times:
In Egypt, U.S. Weighs Push for Change With Stability
Discussion: Wonk Room, Guardian and Washington Post
New York Times:
On Evolution, Biology Teachers Stray  —  Teaching creationism in public schools has consistently been ruled unconstitutional in federal courts, but according to a national survey of more than 900 public high school biology teachers, it continues to flourish in the nation's classrooms.
Ryan Crowe / CBS Dallas:
Mandatory Arabic Classes Coming To Mansfield  —  MANSFIELD (CBSDFW.COM) - Some Students at Mansfield ISD schools could soon be learning Arabic as a required language.  The school district wants students at select schools to take Arabic language and culture classes as part of a federally funded grant.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
Christine McConville / Boston Herald:
Comic treatment for health plan  —  MIT econ whiz's hip idea to explain overhaul  —  The MIT economics whiz who crafted President Obama's national health-care overhaul now plans to explain the complex and controversial plan to the masses — in one long comic book.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
‘Absurd’ for Israel to become partisan issue, says ex-Obama adviser  —  HERZLIYA, Israel — It would be “absurd” if support for Israel becomes a divisive, partisan issue in the U.S. political arena, one of President Obama's former top advisers said Monday.  —  Amid signs that Israel …
Discussion: The Politico and JammieWearingFool
Patrick Healy / ArtsBeat:
‘Spider-Man’ Turns Off the Critics  —  Most of the nation's leading theater critics published their reviews of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” online Monday night and in print on Tuesday morning, and the judgments — while somewhat varied in tone and focus, adjectives and invective …
Manu Raju / The Politico:
A new Dem threat to health care law  —  A handful of moderate Senate Democrats are looking for ways to roll back the highly contentious individual mandate — the pillar of President Barack Obama's health care law — a sign that red-state senators are prepared to assert their independence ahead of the 2012 elections.
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Moore Sues Weinsteins Over ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ (Updated) … Filmmaker Michael Moore has sued Harvey and Bob Weinstein, accusing the brothers of “Hollywood accounting tricks” and “financial deception” that cheated him out of at least $2.7 million in profits from the hit documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:
HTC Invests in Two Mobile Software Companies  —  TAIPEI—HTC Corp. unveiled two investments in software companies in the latest push by the Taiwanese company to expand through acquisitions in the lucrative but competitive smartphone market.  —  HTC, which has gained popularity world-wide …
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Most New York Students Are Not College-Ready  —  New York State education officials released a new set of graduation statistics on Monday that show less than half of students in the state are leaving high school prepared for college and well-paying careers.  —  The new statistics …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Chris Brennan / Philly.com:
Ex-Gov. Rendell Splits With Wife After 40 Years Of Marriage  —  Gov. Rendell and his wife, U.S. Appellate udge Marjorie “Midge” Rendell, announced in an e-mail to friends today that they will be “living separately” now that they have left the Governor's Mansion in Harrisburg.
Discussion: Althouse, TBogg and Ben Smith's Blog
Wall Street Journal:
Pay Gap Widens at Big Law Firms as Partners Chase Star Attorneys  —  Some of the biggest law firms are paying outsize salaries to star attorneys, in some cases 10 times what they give other partners, in a strategy that is stretching compensation gaps and testing morale at firms.
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Rumsfeld's ‘Slice of History’  —  In an interview, the former secretary of defense explains how Washington feuds harmed Iraq policy, and why the surge was less vital than you think.  —  'I'd read other folks' books about things I'd been involved in . . . and I'd think, 'My goodness …
Robert Costa / National Review:
DeMint Surveys the Field, Praises Jeb  —  Sen. Jim DeMint, the conservative star from South Carolina, is keeping a close eye on the emerging 2012 presidential field.  New names, he observes, keep popping up.  One of those, of course, is former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Blue Dogs mull budget defection  —  Blue Dog Democrats might support a plan from House Republicans to cut $32 billion in discretionary spending this year, a spokesman for the fiscally conservative bloc said Monday.  —  Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) said the Blue Dogs are waiting to see the details …
 
 
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