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8:40 AM ET, February 28, 2011

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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Home News  —  The Dish is moving!  In April, we'll be joining The Daily Beast.  —  For me, it's a strange mixture of excitement and sadness.  Sadness because the Atlantic has been a very special home for me and all the interns and staffers who have worked at the Dish.
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Tina Brown / The Daily Beast:
Andrew Sullivan Joins The Daily Beast!  —  In exciting news for the two-year-old Daily Beast, the blogging trailblazer is moving his influential Daily Dish to our site.  His blog will occupy a new channel starting in early April, and he will become a Newsweek contributor.
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Demonstrators Can Continue Overnight Stays in Wisconsin Capitol  —  MADISON, Wis. — In a victory — at least a symbolic one — for Wisconsin's public employee unions, the Capitol authorities announced on Sunday that demonstrators could continue their all-night sleepovers in the building and would not be forcibly ejected or arrested.
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JSOnline:
Capitol camp-out continues
host.madison.com:
About 600 stalwart protesters allowed to stay in Capitol overnight
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Herman Cain wins Tea Party presidential live straw poll at Phoenix summit  —  Phoenix (CNN) - Which Republican should become the next president?  Herman Cain, according to a number of Tea Party activists gathered at a weekend summit in Phoenix.  —  Cain, a conservative talk show host …
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Cubachi:
Herman Cain wins Tea Party straw poll
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Long-shot GOP candidate wins Tea Party straw poll
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Scared Monkeys
Rachel Maddow / msnbc.com:
Transcript of: Walker, McCain, roundtable  —  MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday, revolution in the Middle East and the showdown at home over red ink in Washington and in states like Wisconsin .  Mounting leadership tests for President Obama as the battle lines of the 2012 campaign come into sharper view.
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Fox News:
Union Chief Doesn't Condemn Comparisons of Wisconsin's Walker to Hitler
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and GayPatriot
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
THE HILL POLL: On shutdown, more voters would blame Dems  —  Twenty-nine percent of likely voters would blame Democrats for a government shutdown, compared to 23 percent who would hold Republicans responsible, according to a new poll conducted for The Hill.  —  The results are surprising …
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Frank Buckles, last American veteran of World War I, dies at 110  —  Frank Buckles, one of more than 4 million Americans to serve in World War I, drove ambulances in France and was later a civilian prisoner of war during Japan's invasion of the Philippines in WWII.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
‘Anonymous’ takes down Americans for Prosperity website  —  The online activist group “anonymous,” which has used coordinated denial of service attacks — a crude but effective Internet weapon — to temporary disable sites belonging to foes ranging from Scientology to WikiLeaks foes …
Discussion: The Raw Story and The Nation
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Arab World Embraces Israeli's YouTube Spoof of Qaddafi Rant  —  JERUSALEM — A satirical YouTube clip mocking Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's megalomania is fast becoming a popular token of the Libya uprising across Middle East.  And in an added affront to Colonel Qaddafi, it was created by an Israeli living in Tel Aviv.
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The Note:
Politics at the Oscars — Union Support  —  ABC News' Chris Marderosian reports:  —  At the Academy Awards tonight, best cinematography winner Wally Pfister made a point during his acceptance speech of thanking his union crew on “Inception.”  —  Backstage he went further …
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Defiant Clarence Thomas fires back  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - his impartiality under attack from liberals because of his attendance at a meeting of conservative donors sponsored by the Koch brothers and his wife's tea party activism - struck a defiant tone in a Saturday night speech …
Discussion: The Note
Henry Blodget / The Business Insider:
The Only Chart You Need To See To Understand Why The US Is Screwed  —  We're still working our way through Kleiner Perkins' partner Mary Meeker's excellent analysis of the financial condition of the United States.  —  We'll be breaking out some key sections in the next few days.
Becky Schlikerman / Chicago Breaking News:
Farrakhan: Mideast uprisings will come to US  —  Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan predicted on Sunday that America faces imminent uprisings that mirror those in the Middle East.  —  “What you are looking at in Tunisia, in Egypt ... Libya, in Bahrain ... what you see happening there …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Who invited Peter Yarrow to the Wisconsin protests?  And why was he the only entertainer on the bill?  —  Where were all the rest of the supposedly passionate lefties of the entertainment world?  —  I'm embarrassed for bloggers like Eric Kleefeld who murmur appreciation for Yarrow:
Nolan Finley / Detroit News:
AWOL Dems defy ballot box  —  American-style democracy holds together because no matter how nasty the political game gets, the players honor a few inviolable rules.  We obey the laws, even the ones we disagree with.  We respect the ballot box.  And after even the most bitterly contested election …
Michael Whitney / Firedoglake:
Live Updates: Police to Clear Protestors from Wisconsin Capitol Building  —  I'm collecting live coverage of events as police prepare to clear out the Wisconsin Capitol Building in Madison, WI on the 14th day of protests against Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting bill.
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Aljazeera:
Libya protesters control Zawiyah  —  Tanks have surrounded Libyan city as residents brace for raid by pro-Gaddafi forces at any moment.  —  Forces loyal to the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have surrounded the city of Zawiyah, where anti-government protesters are bracing for an attack.
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and The Agonist
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Aljazeera:
Libya's Gaddafi clings to Tripoli
Discussion: Sky Dancing and New York Times
New Jersey Online:
Experts say Gov. Christie is making all the right moves for a place on national stage  —  TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie doesn't travel light when he rolls in for one of his town hall meetings.  —  A staff of three or four arrives in a box truck packed with gear: risers for the crowd …
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:   Christie: Palin needs ‘unscripted moments’ if she wants to prove she's serious
 
 
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Mark A. Kellner / Washington Times:
Boehner rips bid to regulate Internet
Washington Post:
Ohio, Wisconsin shine spotlight on new union battle: Government workers vs. taxpayers
Discussion: RedState
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
Limit Pay, Not Unions
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
White House Sweats, and He's the Cause
Discussion: Marbury
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Voting for the national interest, not self-interest
Discussion: Betsy's Page
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Brad Knickerbocker / Christian Science Monitor:
Gates's warning: Avoid land war in Asia, Middle East, and Africa
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Walker's Over-Reach, Ctd