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11:50 PM ET, March 16, 2011

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Martha Raddatz / ABCNEWS:
U.S. Officials Alarmed By Japanese Handling of Nuclear Crisis  —  U.S. Officials Fear Fukushima Could Become ‘Deadly For Decades’  —  U.S. officials are alarmed at how the Japanese are handling the escalating nuclear reactor crisis and fear that if they do not get control of the plants within …
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New York Times:
U.S. Calls Radiation ‘Extremely High,’ Sees Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsening  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a far bleaker appraisal on Wednesday of the threat posed by Japan's nuclear crisis than the Japanese government had offered.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Clinton says no to second term  —  (CNN) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN's Wolf Blitzer she does not want to serve a second term as secretary of state or run for president of the United States.  —  Blitzer sat down with the former 2008 presidential candidate in Cairo.  —  Full transcript:
Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
Four New York Times Journalists Are Missing in Libya  —  6:19 p.m. |  Updated The New York Times said Wednesday that four of its journalists reporting on the conflict in Libya were missing.  —  Editors said they were last in contact with the journalists, who were reporting from the northern port city …
The Politico:
Some in GOP grow tired of right wing  —  Some veteran Republican House members are pushing back against conservative deficit hawks who are pushing for endlessly deep spending cuts, saying the right wing of the party is creating unnecessary divisions for the GOP majority.
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Washington Examiner:
Democrats rope-a-doping Republicans on spending
Discussion: The Other McCain
Michael Calderone / Washington Post:
Washington Post apologizes for plagiarized articles  —  The Washington Post apologized Wednesday for publishing two articles in March that “contained substantial material that was borrowed and duplicated, without attribution, from The Arizona Republic newspaper.”
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Washington Post:
Editor's Note: An apology
Josh Dorner / ThinkProgress:
Newt Gingrich Secretly Funneled $350,000 To Anti-Gay Hate Groups Last Year  —  Last year, former Speaker Newt Gingrich offered his vocal support for the ultimately successful campaign to oust three of the nine Iowa Supreme Court justices who had unanimously ruled in favor of marriage equality.
The Note:
Planting Season: Michelle Obama Gets the White House Garden Ready for Spring  —  ABC News' Sunlen Miller, Kristina Bergess and Amy Bingham report:  —  With spring approaching, First Lady Michelle Obama replanted the White House garden for the third time this afternoon.
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New York Times:
Qaddafi Forces Attack Rebel Stronghold in West  —  TRIPOLI, Libya — A day after routing a ragtag army in an eastern town near the rebel capital of Benghazi, forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi launched attacks Wednesday on the city of Misurata, the last rebel stronghold in western Libya.
Discussion: msnbc.com and Booman Tribune
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National Review:
Save Benghazi  —  Two weeks ago, we thought Qaddafi would soon …
Discussion: Ross Douthat, Time and Eunomia
Max Boot / Wall Street Journal:
It's Not Too Late to Save Libya
Discussion: New Atlanticist and The Daily Dish
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Conservatives: We Are Being Outworked And Out-Organized In Wisconsin Recall Campaigns … WASHINGTON — Both national and Wisconsin-based Republican operatives tell the Huffington Post the party is being dramatically outworked and out-organized by Democrats in the recall campaigns being launched against state Senators.
The Daily Caller:
GOP leaders, mainline caucus fume at conservative ‘no’ votes on three-week CR  —  GOP leaders and much of the mainline party caucus that voted for a three-week continuing resolution Tuesday are fuming at the 54 conservative Republicans who voted no — and the right-wing activists who cheered them on.
Timothy Dalrymple / Patheos:
Home to the Longing God  —  William Stuntz gave us an extraordinary portrait of faith in the midst of suffering.  Now God has called, and Bill has answered.  He is with the God who longed for him.  —  I could feel the butterfly wings brushing against my ribs.
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Joy Behar: 'I'm Sure People In Concentration Camps Made Jokes About Each Other and The Nazis'  —  Joy Behar on Wednesday made a staggeringly stupid comment on “The View” that is so inane it requires no additional setup.  —  “I'm sure people in concentration camps made jokes about each other, about the Nazis, about their situation.
Richard Rubin / Bloomberg:
Abortion Foes in Congress Run Into Tax Obstacle in Attempt to Curb Funding  —  House Republicans' efforts to limit government funding for abortion are colliding with their emphasis on tax cuts, underscoring potential conflicts between the party's social and fiscal agendas.
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Is AOL Skirting Worker-Protection Law With Mass Layoff?  —  Last week, as you might already know, AOL laid off over 200 U.S.-based employees, the vast majority of them from its Manhattan-based media operation.  But that's not the full tally of those who will lose their jobs as a result …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Poynter
Jamison Foser / Media Matters for America:
The Washington Post 's Liberal-Bashing, Pro-Torture “Left-Leaning” Columnist  —  As I've frequently pointed out, the fact that columnist Richard Cohen is what passes for a “liberal” at the Washington Post pretty thoroughly undermines the idea that the paper's opinion pages lean to the left.
Reuters:
GOP braces for Sharron Angle's encore run  —  She's back.  —  After unceremoniously crashing the Nevada Senate race last year — raising record amounts of money and becoming a headache for establishment Republicans while also endearing herself to tea party activists nationwide …
John Allemang / Globe and Mail:
Why Japan embraced nuclear power after suffering the atomic bomb  —  Japan has been there before.  And that's what makes the growing radiation threat from the Fukushima Daiichi plant as mysterious as it is disturbing: Why did a country that suffered the utter horror of Hiroshima and Nagasaki …
Jodie Tillman / St. Petersburg Times:
‘Sagging pants’ bill passes House committee  —  Seems the best way to sell legislation these days is that it'll be good for the economy.  That's how Rep. Hazelle Rogers (D-Lauderhill) pitched her so-called “sagging pants” bill to members of the House's K-20 education innovation subcommittee today.
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
GOP wants to overhaul the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  —  House Republicans are targeting the Wall Street reform law's consumer protection bureau for major changes.  —  Under a GOP-backed bill introduced Wednesday, the fledgling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) …
Discussion: The Politico
ThinkProgress:
What The Frack: Ohio Gov. John Kasich Wants To Open Up State Parks For Oil And Gas Exploration  —  At the behest of then-Vice President Dick Cheney, an exemption was inserted into a 2005 energy bill — dubbed the “Haliburton loophole” — which stripped the EPA of its power to regulate …
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Petraeus accused of ‘Charlie Sheen strategy’ on Afghanistan war  —  Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) on Wednesday sharply criticized David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and signaled agreement with an assessment from a Rolling Stone editor who likened the commander's performance to that of Charlie Sheen.
Ryan / The Bellows:
More New York  —  Kevin Drum has an email conversation with someone who thinks I've got this all wrong.  I think he or she has mostly missed my point.  Let's take this a bit at a time. … The first point to make is that New York isn't just attractive because of the way it was built.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Yglesias
The Politico:
GOP 2012: Return of the neo-cons  —  When George W. Bush left office in 2009, liberal Democrats and a fair number of moderate, traditional Republicans proclaimed the good news: the GOP neo-cons were dead, chased from Washington in disgrace.  —  But as Republican presidential hopefuls begin …
Discussion: FrumForum
Michael Crowley / Swampland:
House Ag Committee: Cut Food Stamps, not Farm Aid  —  There has long been rare left-right agreement in Washington that multi-billion dollar federal farm subsidies are generally wasteful, mostly benefit agribusinesses, and should be slashed or eliminated.  You'd think this would represent low-hanging fruit …
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Motivating Density  —  Phoenix is largely a stereotypical sunbelt “no there there” sprawling auto-oriented city.  But it does feature a smallish, but very nice, walkable urban downtown core.  And it also has a new light rail line, with more lines to come.  These developments are …
Discussion: Eschaton
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Stuff White People Like: Republicans  —  A good series of charts by Lee Drutman shows that one of the best predictors of declining Democratic partisan ID between 2008 and 2010 is the number of white people:  —  I used to hold to the view that the growing non-white share of the electorate would, over time, tip elections to Democrats.
W.D. Reasoner / Publications:
Birthright Citizenship for the Children of Visitors: A National Security Problem in the Making?  —  W.D. Reasoner (a pseudonym) is a retired government employee with many years of experience in immigration administration, law enforcement, and national security matters.
Discussion: National Review, Mother Jones and Salon
CBS News:
Roemer looks back on 2008, forward to 2012: Palin “worthy opponent”  —  Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer tells CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes that Sarah Palin was not his choice as John McCain's running mate in 2008, but that she's a “worthy opponent.”
Discussion: GOP 12
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Adventures In Context From The Weekly Standard  —  William Kristol has an item at the Weekly Standard entitled, “J Street: Maybe 'Israel Really Ain't A Very Good Idea.'” This turns out to hinge upon the following quote from Daniel Levy: … I'm not exactly a huge fan of Daniel Levy, and I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual.
Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Committee to consider ‘In God We Trust’  —  The House Judiciary Committee will consider a resolution Thursday to reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the national motto.  —  Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) sponsored the resolution, which also encourages displaying the phrase in public buildings, schools, and other government institutions.
Discussion: ACS Blog
 
 
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New York Times:
C.I.A. Security Officer Is Freed in Pakistan as Redress Is Paid
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Selecting Jury for Bonds Is Hard in Giants Country
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Pawlenty to join ‘Taxpayer Tea Party rally’ in New Hampshire
Discussion: CNN and GOP 12
Cubachi:
Rubio and Senate GOP: Obama, when are you going to lead?
Discussion: Liberty Pundits Blog
New York Times:
Flaws in Japan's Leadership Deepen Sense of Crisis
Discussion: Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway
Fhardingj / CNN:
President main attraction at fourth party event this month
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