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2:00 AM ET, February 22, 2011

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Daily Mail:
On the run: Gaddafi flees Tripoli as protesters set the Libyan parliament building alight  —  Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to have fled the capital Tripoli after anti-government demonstrators breached the state television building and set government property alight.
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Sky News Australia:
Cleric orders Gaddafi killed  —  Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has issued a fatwa that any Libyan soldier who can shoot dead embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi should do so ‘to rid Libya of him.’  —  'Whoever in the Libyan army is able to shoot a bullet at Mr Gaddafi should do so …
Aljazeera:
Libya protests spread and intensify  —  Security forces open fire on anti-government demonstrators in Tripoli, as protests escalate across the country.  —  Scores of people have been reported killed in continuing violence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, amid escalating protests …
Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Among Libya's lobbyists  —  As several Libyan diplomats Monday denounced their country's four-decade ruler Col. Muammar Qadhafi for unleashing the army against anti-government protesters, U.S. consultancies that have worked to burnish Libya's and Qadhafi's U.S. image were laying low.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Guardian:
Libya defectors: Pilots told to bomb protesters flee to Malta
Discussion: Sense of Events and Reuters
Guardian:
Libya in crisis - live updates
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
(Ex)Libyan Ambassador calls for stronger Obama statement
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Gaddafi loyalists launch attacks against civilians as conflict in Libya escalates
Discussion: Reuters, Doug Ross and Sky Dancing
beliefnet:
a No-Fly zone over Libya NOW
Discussion: Dean's World and Guardian
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Rasmussen Poll on Wisconsin Dispute May Be Biased  —  We've noted before that the automated polling firm Rasmussen Reports has had problems with bias in a statistical sense: in the election last fall, its polls overestimated the standing of Republican candidates by roughly 4 percentage points on average.
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Rasmussen Reports:
48% Back GOP Governor in Wisconsin Spat, 38% Side With Unions  —  A sizable number of voters are following new Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's showdown with unionized public employees in his state, and nearly half side with the governor.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Starving Wisconsin's unions  —  Let's be clear: The high-stakes standoff in Wisconsin has nothing to do with balancing the state's budget.  —  It is about money, though - but only in the sense that money translates into political power.  At this point, it's clear for all to see that Gov …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Billionaire Brothers' Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute
Discussion: CBS News and New York Magazine
Ford Vox / The Atlantic Online:
Wisconsin's Real Doctors and Their Fake Sick Notes for Protesters  —  Fears over becoming hostage to soaring health insurance premiums has Wisconsin's teachers and other public employees protesting in downtown Madison for the second week running.  It's a very real threat to their economic stability …
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UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital …:
Statement Regarding UW Health Physicians  —  There are reports on both social media and news websites that a number of UW Health physicians were signing “medical excuse” notes for protesters at the Capitol on Feb. 19.  This involves a few individuals out of the nearly 1,300 physicians at UW Health.
Discussion: USA Today and iOwnTheWorld.com
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Big News Out of Madison  —  Just a short time ago we brought you word that the state senate Democrats in Wisconsin were worried that the Republicans could manage an end-run and push the union-busting bill through without their being present.  The approach would be to take that stuff out of the budget bill …
Discussion: TPMDC, The Raw Story and Daily Kos
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John / Power Line:
Think Stupidity  —  We generally follow Ronald Reagan's injunction to “always fight up, never fight down.”  Consequently, we critique liberal politicians and leading Democratic Party newspapers like the New York Times and the Washington Post, and rarely pay attention to the left-wing web sites that blight the landscape.
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Wisconsin State Senator Smacks Down Chris Matthews: 'You're Completely Uninformed'  —  MSNBC's Chris Matthews tried Monday to push the liberal media meme that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker exempted police and firefighters from his budget repair plan because their unions endorsed him in last November's election.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WI State Rep Busted For Sexual Misconduct - Says Charges Are a Distraction From Larger State Issues  —  Now we know what they do when they're not at work...  Wisconsin State Rep. Gordon Hintz told reporters today that his arrest for sexual misconduct is a distraction from larger issues facing the state.
New Zealand Herald:
Deaths in Christchurch quake  —  Did you feel the quake?  —  There have been “multiple fatalities” after a shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch this afternoon caused buildings to collapse, police have confirmed.  —  Police said fatalities had been reported at several locations …
Discussion: New York Times and Pajamas Media
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CNN:
New Zealand rattled by strong quake
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
‘Morning Joe’ makes startling discovery: The media has a liberal bias  —  Throughout the rise of the Tea Party, there seemed to be an effort by some media outlets to marginalize the message of the conservative movement by portraying rally attendees in the worst possible light …
Discussion: Nice Deb and Verum Serum
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Matt Schneider / Mediaite:
Chris Matthews Furious About Poll Showing Reagan As America's Favorite President  —  Every year in honor of Presidents Day, Gallup conducts a poll where they ask Americans who is the greatest United States president?  This year's results revealed Ronald Reagan as the favorite choice among Americans …
Discussion: CNN and The Raw Story
New York Times:
American Held in Pakistan Worked With C.I.A.  —  WASHINGTON — The American arrested in Pakistan after shooting two men at a crowded traffic stop was part of a covert, C.I.A.-led team collecting intelligence and conducting surveillance on militant groups deep inside the country, according to American government officials.
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Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Jewish Funds for Justice Won't Repudiate Soros Statements  —  The group told me that Soros's comments were misinterpreted, and he did not, in fact, claim that Fox News was using Nazi tactics during his interview.  Instead, Jewish Funds for Justice said that Soros was comparing Fox News …
 
 
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