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10:05 AM ET, February 23, 2011

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Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Will Wisconsin spread?  —  A few days ago, Gov. Scott Walker's effort to end collective bargaining for state employees looked almost certain to spread to other GOP-led states.  And there has been some interest, notably from Ohio's John Kasich and New Jersey's Chris Christie.
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Associated Press:
Poll: Americans favor union bargaining rights  —  MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll.  The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Scaling Back State Programs Is Least of Three Fiscal Evils  —  Less objectionable than reducing state worker pay or benefits, increasing taxes  —  PRINCETON, NJ — As Wisconsin and numerous other states struggle to reduce untenable budget deficits, a new USA Today/Gallup poll finds …
The Note:
Some Republican Governors Attempt To Steer Clear Of Wisconsin Strategy
WTMJ:
Capitol Chaos: Assembly Debates Still Going Now
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Florida Governor Rick Scott Gives Thumbs Up To Public Worker Organizing
Scott Shane / New York Times:
WikiLeaks Cables Detail Qaddafi Family's Exploits  —  WASHINGTON — After New Year's Day 2009, Western media reported that Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a son of the Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, had paid Mariah Carey $1 million to sing just four songs at a bash on the Caribbean island of St. Barts.
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BBC:
Peru cuts ties with Libya and condemns violence
BBC:
Libya protests: UN Security Council condemns crackdown
New York Times:
Fighting Nears Tripoli, Where Qaddafi Keeps Grip on Power
Discussion: FrumForum
Ian Black / Guardian:
Gaddafi urges violent showdown in Libya
Discussion: New York Times and First Draft
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Emanuel Triumphs in Chicago Mayoral Race  —  CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman who worked for two presidents, was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, a victory that marks a new path for a city that has, for 22 years, been led by a singular, powerful force, Richard M. Daley.
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Chicago Tribune:
Chicago's next mayor: Emanuel  —  Ex-presidential adviser avoids runoff with 55%  —  Rahm Emanuel, a top adviser to two U.S. presidents who returned to Chicago just months ago, swept into the mayor's office Tuesday, inheriting a city reeling from recession and promising to reshape City Hall.
Clout St:   Rahm Emanuel declares victory in Chicago mayor's race
Ryan J. Reilly / TPMDC:
Federal Judge In D.C. Upholds Health Care Reform, Says Some Arguments ‘Ignore Reality’  —  A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the health care reform law signed last year by President Barack Obama and found that Congress had the clear authority to regulate health insurance under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
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Kevin Sack / New York Times:
A Third Judge Validates Health Care Overhaul Law
Discussion: Right Wing News
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Federal judge rules for health care law
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Wisconsin's Walker Signs Bill Requiring 2/3 Majority for Tax Increases  —  How Wisconsin becomes California.  (photo: FredR on Flickr)  —  I got a sense from Sen. Chris Larson and some others in Wisconsin that the Governor and his Republican allies had run amok in the Capitol before attention …
Discussion: Mercury Rising, Hullabaloo and Reuters
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Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich confronted over affair  —  PHILADELPHIA — Newt Gingrich's speech at the University of Pennsylvania Tuesday night quickly took a turn for the dramatic when the first student to question him brought up his admitted extra-marital affair and accused him of being “hypocritical” for espousing moral values.
Matt Negrin / The Politico:
W.H.: Obama won't speak on Libya  —  Jay Carney said that he didn't anticipate Obama speaking about Libya.  —  AP Photo  —  White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Air Force One that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will speak about Libya at 2:30 p.m. He referred questions on Libya to …
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Reuters:
Obama under pressure to intervene in Libya
Discussion: Fox Nation, Israel Matzav and The Page
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
The President's Deafening Silence on Libya
Unlikely Hospitalist / Pundit Press:
The Scrubbing has Begun...  Today the state of Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing, announced that it would begin “looking into accusations that a number of local doctors provided the notes for protesters who missed work during the week...the department will review complaints …
Discussion: The Happy Hospitalist
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Associated Press:
Wis. Licensing Dept. Looking Into Doctors' Notes
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Caroline B. Glick / Jerusalem Post:
Our World: Obama's devastatingly mixed signals  —  By adopting a policy it openly hated and then condemning its own behavior, the US essentially told Israel, America is not a credible partner.  —  Talkbacks (82)  —  For better or worse, each passing day the Middle East is becoming more unstable.
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Frank Newport / Gallup:
D.C., Hawaii Still Most Approving of Obama; All States Decline  —  Approval is higher than average in 12 states plus D.C., lower than average in 18 states  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Residents of Hawaii gave native son President Barack Obama the highest average 2010 job approval rating (66%) …
Linda Borg / Providence Journal:
Providence plans to pink slip all teachers  —  PROVIDENCE — The school district plans to send out dismissal notices to every one of its 1,926 teachers, an unprecedented move that has union leaders up in arms.  —  In a letter sent to all teachers Tuesday, Supt.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Cuts Don't Bring Prosperity  —  Remember the German economic boom of 2010?  —  Germany's economic growth surged in the middle of last year, causing commentators both there and here to proclaim that American stimulus had failed and German austerity had worked.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
GAY BLACK TEA PARTYER Attacked By Racist SEIU Activists at Denver Tea Party (Videos)  —  A pro-public union SEIU rally turned ugly today outside the Colorado Capitol in Denver.  —  The Colorado union supporters started out the day chanting, “Tax the rich!”  —  But later the unhinged SEIU thugs accosted a gay black tea partyer.
Discussion: Associated Press
Indianapolis Star:
Democrats trigger Statehouse showdown over anti-union legislation  —  House Democrats are leaving the state rather than vote on anti-union legislation, The Indianapolis Star has learned.  —  A source said Democrats are headed to Illinois, though it was possible some also might go to Kentucky.
John Collins Rudolf / New York Times:
A Climate Skeptic With a Bully Pulpit in Virginia Finds an Ear in Congress  —  RICHMOND, Va. — For nearly a year, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, Virginia's crusading Republican attorney general, has waged a one-man war on the theory of man-made global warming.  —  Invoking his subpoena powers …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Sen. Brown defends call not to seek abuse charges
Discussion: The Fix
Molly Ball / The Politico:
Harry Reid's prostitution lecture bombs
Discussion: Wonkette and Gawker
USA Today:
Limbaugh stirs up a food fight about the first lady
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
If Not Now, When?  —  What's unfolding in the Arab world today …
David Nowak / Associated Press:
Medvedev sees ‘fires for decades’ in Arab world
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Jim Forsyth / WOAI-TV:
Bill Calls for Illegals to Be Dumped at Offices of Congressmen
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Shutting Down the Government  —  Let's put aside that congressional …
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Hersha Howard busted for beating up roommate Jasmin Wanke over Thin Mints Girl Scout cookies
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John / Power Line:
Obama, Democrats Sliding in Polls
Discussion: Rasmussen Reports
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Paychecks to be withheld from absent Wis. senators
 

 
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