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1:35 PM ET, March 7, 2011

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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats to End Union Standoff  —  Playing a game of political chicken, Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin to stymie restrictions on public-employee unions said Sunday they planned to come back from exile soon, betting that even though their return will allow the bill to pass …
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Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Reversal of fortune in Wisconsin  —  Domenico Montanaro writes:Over the weekend, liberal filmmaker Michael Moore said the fight in Wisconsin has “aroused a sleeping giant” for union rights across the country.  —  But the fight may have aroused a different “sleeping giant” …
JSOnline:
Top Senate Democrat wants meeting with Walker  —  By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison — The leader of Senate Democrats hiding out in Illinois is seeking a face-to-face meeting with Gov. Scott Walker and the Senate GOP leader.  —  Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D-Monona) …
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Wisconsin Dems Deny WSJ Report Of Imminent Return  —  Wisconsin state Senate Democrats, who have fled the state in order to block budget quorum on Gov. Scott Walker's anti-public employee union proposals, are walking back reports in the Wall Street Journal that they plan to return to the state.
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
How Boehner is playing the Democrats  —  Richard Nixon espoused what he called “the madman theory.”  It's a negotiating approach that induces the other side to believe you are capable of dangerously irrational actions and leads it to back down to avoid the wreckage your rage might let loose.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Wisconsin Dems demand probe of Walker's conduct on fake Koch call  —  Governor Scott Walker's conduct on the prank call with the David Koch imposter has largely receded from the national media spotlight, but if Wisconsin Democrats have their way, it will be the subject of an investigation …
Jackie Long / BBC:
Will Sarah Palin run for president and can she win?  —  Ms Palin outlines factors that will influence whether she enters the running  —  Sarah Palin, one of the best known and most controversial figures in American politics, told BBC Newsnight she was weighing up whether the US was ready for an …
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Daily Mail:
Sarah Palin's gun-toting stalker arrested by FBI 50 miles from politician's home
Discussion: Verum Serum
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Palin's parents fear death threats
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
In ‘thermometer poll,’ voters rank Sarah Palin at bottom with Pelosi, Reid
Discussion: CNN, Swampland and TPMDC
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Sarah Palin Says The Wisconsin 14 Should Be Fired: 'They've Retreated, Not Reloaded'
David Carr / New York Times:
The Fading Power of Beck's Alarms  —  Almost every time I flipped on television last week, there was a deeply angry guy on a running tirade about the conspiracies afoot, the enemies around all corners, and how he alone seemed to understand what was under way.
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Obama's hard line on leaks  —  The Obama administration, which famously pledged to be the most transparent in American history, is pursuing an unexpectedly aggressive legal offensive against federal workers who leak secret information to expose wrongdoing, highlight national security threats or pursue a personal agenda.
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
High court turns aside another lawsuit questioning Obama citizenship  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Supreme Court has again rejected an appeal from a “birther” proponent questioning the citizenship of President Barack Obama.  —  The justices Monday turned aside without comment a request …
Discussion: Indecision Forever
David J. Lynch / Bloomberg:
Bonds Show Why Boehner Saying We're Broke Is Figure of Speech  —  House Speaker John Boehner routinely offers this diagnosis of the U.S.'s fiscal condition: “We're broke; Broke going on bankrupt,” he said in a Feb. 28 speech in Nashville.  —  Boehner's assessment dominates a debate …
Discussion: Sky Dancing and Booman Tribune
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:   Howard Dean: Boehner is a ‘good Speaker’
New York Times:
Holding Firm on the Budget
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Degrees and Dollars  —  It is a truth universally acknowledged that education is the key to economic success.  Everyone knows that the jobs of the future will require ever higher levels of skill.  That's why, in an appearance Friday with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, President Obama declared that …
myfoxdc WTTG FOX 5:
Brawl Mars DMV Music Awards Outside Washington  —  ARLINGTON, Va. - Arlington police say a brawl broke out during the DMV music awards ceremony, sending one person to a local hospital.  —  Police say five people were treated Saturday night at the scene of the awards ceremony, which honors local rap, hip-hop and R&B performers.
Discussion: Fox Nation
StrategyPage:
Egypt Quietly Invades Libya  —  The rebellion against the Kadaffi dictatorship in Libya has not produced any official outside help, but Egypt has apparently sent some of its commandos in to help out the largely amateur rebel force.  Wearing civilian clothes, the hundred or so Egyptian commandos …
Rachel Rose Hartman / Yahoo! News:
John McCain claims iPad, iPhone made in U.S.A.  —  During a discussion of free trade Sunday on ABC's “This Week” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) touted Apple iPads and iPhones as products made in America.  There's just one problem, though: Both products are made in China.
JSOnline:
Recall drives could make history  —  Rarely have multiple lawmakers faced such action  —  By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel  —  As improbable as the last three weeks have been in state politics, Wisconsin is about to embark on another wild ride into the political unknown …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Liberal group pushes for $382 billion stimulus  —  Liberals have come up with a counterpoint to House Republicans' “cut and grow” austerity plan: have the government spend billions to hire millions of the unemployed.  —  With conservatives clamoring to cut federal spending and public sector jobs …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Lack of GOP Front-Runner for 2012 Is Atypical  —  John McCain and Barry Goldwater the only GOP presidential nominees to emerge late  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The wide-open battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination — with nearly a three-way tie among Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin …
Jason Millman / The Hill:
Number of healthcare reform law waivers climbs above 1,000  —  The number of temporary healthcare reform waivers granted by the Obama administration to organizations climbed to more than 1,000, according to new numbers disclosed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Colin Firth / CBS News:
Homeless children: the hard times generation  —  Scott Pelley reports on the growing number of children who are falling victim to the financial crisis  —  Unemployment improved a bit last month but it is still nearly nine percent and the trouble is job creation is so slow …
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Republicans in Iowa for caucus curtain raiser  —  Much of the likely Republican presidential field will be at a suburban Des Moines mega church Monday night to court a large gathering of social conservatives.  —  Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum are the top contenders on the program …
Discussion: CNN
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
THE HILL POLL: U.S. future depends on cutting debt, voters say  —  Likely voters overwhelmingly believe deficit reduction is crucial to America's future, but generally oppose raising revenue through tax reform to cut those deficits, a new poll conducted for The Hill found.
Discussion: National Review and Pajamas Media
Des Moines Register:
Guest column: Forefathers fought for religious freedom  —  In the heat of the American Revolution in 1777, the Continental Army was struggling to muster shoes and victory.  What were two of our most heroic founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, doing?
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
The liberal campaign against SCOTUS conservatives  —  Still reeling from a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to an explosion of political ads from corporate interests, and fearful the court could overturn President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, liberal groups have launched an aggressive …
Discussion: Hot Air, The BRAD BLOG and AmSpecBlog
 
 
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