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12:45 PM ET, February 12, 2011

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David Weigel / Slate:
Father and son Ron and Rand Paul wow the crowd at CPAC.  —  Rand Paul has finished his speech to CPAC and is avoiding the crowds for a couple of minutes.  Outside of a small media suite, where he's taking questions, there are foreign TV cameras, college kids wearing stickers from Ron Paul's Campaign …
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
In straw polls, smart money is on Ron Paul  —  Here's a pretty safe bet: Ron Paul will win Saturday's Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll.  Or at least do better than many better-known and better-financed 2012 Republican presidential candidates.  —  Why?
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Paul gets CPAC crowd on their feet
Discussion: Hit & Run and Don Surber
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Ron Paul slams Patriot Act, backers drown out jeers at conference
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Tea Party wins: $100 billion in cuts in House GOP spending bill  —  House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) on Friday evening introduced a revised 2011 government spending bill that the GOP said will cut at least $100 billion in spending this fiscal year, bowing to demands by Tea Party-backed House freshmen.
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Mark Steyn: ‘The guy in charge of U.S. intelligence is an idiot’  —  Missing the warning signs of the Egyptian revolution is certain to subject the Obama administration to some criticism, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's public comments aren't helping the president.
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Egypt Captivates World's Attention — Except at CPAC
CNN:
Palin hires chief-of-staff  —  Washington (CNN) - Sarah Palin has added a veteran Republican strategist to serve as chief-of-staff for her political action committee, Sarah PAC, CNN has learned.  —  Michael Glassner, an attorney and longtime adviser to former Kansas senator …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Dems look to Giffords for Senate seat  —  The race for Arizona's open Senate seat has quickly focused in on one question: What will Gabrielle Giffords do?  —  The Democratic congresswoman, who survived an assassination attempt in Tucson last month, is still undergoing rehabilitation in Houston for a gunshot wound to the head.
Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Obama plays Egypt just right, backing protesters over dictator Mubarak  —  Egyptians celebrated the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square.  Festivities lasted well into the night.  —  WASHINGTON - Republicans struggled with a pesky intramural squabble Friday over budget cuts …
Marcus Baram / The Huffington Post:
How The Mubarak Family Made Its Billions … A tourist in Cairo spots three photographs on the wall of a restaurant: one of Nasser, another of Sadat, and the third of Hosni Mubarak.  He asks the owner who the first man is, and the owner tells him it's the man who overthrew the Egyptian monarchy and served as the country's president.
Voice of America:
Pakistan Issues Arrest Warrant for Musharraf  —  Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (file photo)  —  Pakistani officials say an anti-terrorism court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Discussion: AmSpecBlog
JSOnline:
Walker calls for cuts or big layoffs  —  Changes would cost state workers 8% of pay  —  By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison - Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that thousands of state workers would be laid off if the Legislature does not adopt his budget fix …
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
When Democracy Weakens  —  As the throngs celebrated in Cairo, I couldn't help wondering about what is happening to democracy here in the United States.  I think it's on the ropes.  We're in serious danger of becoming a democracy in name only.  —  While millions of ordinary Americans …
Abby Phillip / The Politico:
President Obama speaks of balancing act  —  Preparing to unveil his 2012 budget, President Barack Obama said in his weekly Saturday address that his administration's proposals will balance deep cuts with necessary investments.  —  The president - using the story of a Missouri teacher whose family …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The GOP Cannot Control Its Own Noise Machine (The Egypt Edition)  —  Tune into Glenn Beck tonight to watch the Fox News host explain how the pro-democracy uprising in Egypt, which culminated in the peaceful overthrow of the country's authoritarian rule, is a demonstrably bad thing.
BBC:
Egypt: The camp that toppled a president  —  Cairo's central Tahrir Square was the focal point for anti-Mubarak protesters during 18 days of demonstrations.  As the protest neared its peak, the BBC's Yolande Knell took a tour of the area.  Explore the protesters' camp by clicking on the links.
New York Times:
Statement From the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces  —  Full EAF Supreme Council Statement: The Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces issued its second statement today Friday.  It says the following:  —  Due to the consecutive developments in current incidents and which define …
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
No one, perhaps not even officers of the Egyptian armed forces …
Discussion: BBC
The White House:
Remarks by the President on Egypt Grand Foyer  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody.  There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place.  This is one of those moments.  This is one of those times.  The people of Egypt have spoken …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Palin impersonator stuns CPAC  —  Just how much of a draw is Sarah Palin among conservatives?  —  A Palin impersonator drew dozens of excited, mostly young CPAC attendees around her in the hotel lobby here just as Mitt Romney, the GOP's ostenisble frontrunner, was taking the stage.
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Lbentzterp / CNN:
Palin look-a-like sets CPAC abuzz
Discussion: Reuters and Cubachi
 
 
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Jesse Lee / White House.gov Blog:
Weekly Address: “It's Time Washington Acted as Responsibly as Our Families Do”
David Ingram / The BLT:
Senators Skip Over Federal Circuit Nominee
Discussion: ACS Blog
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
CPAC Exclusive: An Interview With Olympia Snowe's Primary Challenger …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
David Weigel / Weigel:
CPAC 2011: Big Ol' Gay Party
Discussion: Wonkette and Salon
The Politico:
Now the hard part for Egypt - and U.S.
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Free exchange:
How to spot trouble  —  PERHAPS it's an indicator of a low birth rate …
Discussion: Mother Jones
David Weigel / Weigel:
CPAC 2011: Orrin Hatch Gets Booed, and Doesn't Like It
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama in the swing states