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9:55 PM ET, March 23, 2011

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Ron Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare and Carey's Heart  —  My daughter probably wouldn't have survived in a system where bureaucrats stifle innovation and ration care.  —  Today is the first anniversary of the greatest single assault on our freedom in my lifetime: the signing of ObamaCare.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Time doesn't change views on health care law  —  (CNN) - One year after President Barack Obama signed the health care reform bill into law, a new national poll indicates that attitudes toward the plan have not budged.  —  According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday …
Kate Nocera / The Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Waiver might work for New York  —  Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he was looking into how a health law waiver might work for New York City.  —  Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city's special health care infrastructure …
Aaron Carroll / The Incidental Economist:
Senator Johnson's odd dislike of the PPACA
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Mitt Romney / National Review:
If I Were President: Obamacare, One Year In
George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich Criticized Obama For Not Intervening In Libya, But Now Criticizes Him For Intervening In Libya  —  Earlier this month, former Speaker of the House and current presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was hammering President Obama for not intervening in Libya.  Asked, “what would you do about Libya?”
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Newt Gingrich / Facebook:
My position on Libya  —  It is deeply troubling that there is so much confusion, lack of foresight, and little resolve coming from the President and his administration about what our mission and goals must be in the Libya engagement.  —  On March 3rd, President Obama said publicly that “it's time for Gadaffi to go.”
David Weigel / Weigel:
Newt Gingrich Completely Changes Position on Libya in 16 Days  —  A pretty direct hit from ThinkProgress, if you ask me.  Here's Newt Gingrich on March 7, on what he would do in Libya. … Here's Newt Gingrich from March 23. … Anyone want to try and reconcile these two interviews?
Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Gingrich: No Flip-Flop in My Libya Positions
Discussion: MyFox Detroit
George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
Caught In Libya Flip-Flop, Newt Gingrich Offers Incoherent And Contradictory Defense
Discussion: Pajamas Media
People-Press.org:
Obama Tests Well at Start of Reelection Run  —  No Frontrunner in Slow-Starting GOP Race  —  Barack Obama currently fares as well against a generic opponent in the upcoming presidential election as George W. Bush did in April 2003, a time when Bush's job approval rating was much higher than Obama's is today.
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Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump at 10 percent in hypothetical GOP battle  —  Washington (CNN) - If Donald Trump decides to run for the White House, he would just barely crack double digits in the crowded field of potential GOP candidates, but his entry into the race could hurt former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, according to a new national poll.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pew poll: Obama would deliver shellacking to generic Republican
Steve Mistler / The Sun Journal:
LePage orders removal of labor mural, sparking outcry  —  AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has ordered the removal of a 36-foot mural depicting Maine's labor history from the lobby of the Department of Labor.  —  Worker advocates described the move as a “mean-spirited” provocation amid …
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Portland Press-Herald:   AFL-CIO: LePage plan to remove
Gerald Weinand / Dirigo Blue:
Acting head of Dept. of Labor orders murals in lobby removed, changes in names of meeting rooms
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
LePage's Office: People Complained Labor Mural Resembled “North Korea”
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Let Us Count the Ways . . .  Why are many conservatives against the Libyan war?  Is it, as alleged, political opportunism — given their prior support for the 2001 and 2003 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq?  —  No. Most of us support wholeheartedly our troops now that we are in …
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Front Page Magazine:
Why I Am Not a Neo-Conservative  —  Posted by David Horowitz …
Discussion: AmSpecBlog
Yoav Zitun / Ynetnews:
Egypt Air removes Israel from map  —  Jordan stretches to sea in online map by Egypt's largest airline, though it continues to fly to Israel  —  Egypt Air, the largest airline in Egypt, has removed Israel from the map - literally.  On its website, Ynet has learned, Jordan's land reaches the Mediterranean Sea.
Dana Vachon / The Awl:
Arms So Freezy: Rebecca Black's “Friday” As Radical Text  —  Rebecca Black wakes somewhat too perfectly in the early scenes of her viral video, “Friday.”  Her eyes open exactly as the clock beside her bed flashes seven.  She wears full make-up.  Rare for a teen, she isn't tired, longs not for any receding dreams.
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
It's Official!  Gay Republican Running for President  —  Retired California political consultant Fred Karger will be in DC today to file his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission officially declaring his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Trump again questions Obama's birthplace  —  (CNN) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump called on President Barack Obama Wednesday to produce his birth certificate and prove he was born in the United States.  —  “I want him to show his birth certificate.  I want him to show his birth certificate,” Trump said on ABC's “The View.”
Discussion: The Politico
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Cantor hits administration's handling of Israel after Jerusalem bomb attack  —  The second-ranking House Republican on Wednesday accused the Obama administration of being too tough with Israel hours after a bombing in Jerusalem injured dozens.  —  Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) …
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CNN:
Jerusalem blast leaves 1 dead, dozens injured
Discussion: New York Times and AOL News
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Former top economist: Economic inaction ‘shameful’  —  President Obama's former top economic advisor sharply criticized the federal government for failing to take more aggressive action against unemployment.  —  “I frankly don't understand why policy makers aren't more worried about the suffering …
Discussion: Yglesias and Taylor Marsh
Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
U.S. Jets Step Up Attacks on Gadhafi's Troops  —  Let there be no doubt: it's full-fledged war over Libya.  U.S. planes are now attacking Moammar Gadhafi's ground forces outside major Libyan cities.  —  Five days into Operation Odyssey Dawn and — as predicted (cough) …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Hot Air
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Telegraph:
Libya: Gaddafi's air force ‘has been destroyed’
Discussion: Washington Post
Daily Mail:
Who's in charge?  Germans pull forces out of NATO as Libyan coalition falls apart  — Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated  — No-fly zone called into question after first wave of strikes ‘neutralises’ Libyan military machine
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Buried Provision In House GOP Bill Would Cut Off Food Stamps To Entire Families If One Member Strikes  —  All around the country, right-wing legislators are asking middle class Americans to pay for budget deficits caused mainly by a recession caused by Wall Street; they are attacking workers …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Kristol: Palin probably won't, shouldn't be nominee  —  Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol was among Sarah Palin's earliest Washington admirers, and helped bring her to the national stage, but he said this week that while he still admires her, he questions her choices and doesn't think she …
Chris Moody / The Daily Caller:
If you're one of the millions of Americans still looking for a job, the federal government is hiring, and (especially for the unemployed), the pay is excellent.  While the private sector job growth creeps along at a snail's pace, the roster of available federal jobs is booming.
Ryan J. Reilly / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
O'Keefe Says He Racked Up ‘Major Credit Card Debt,’ Needs To Raise $50K  —  Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe, fresh off his sting operation aimed at NPR, “must raise $50,000 quickly to keep moving forward” he said in an e-mail to supporters.  —  “Up 'til now, my friends and I have financed …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
So you want to hold Muslim hearings?  Here's how to do it.  —  Senator Dick Durbin has announced that he, too, is now planning hearings on American Muslims.  Unlike Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), however, Durbin wants his Senate judiciary committee hearing to focus on protecting the civil rights …
Laura Rozen / Yahoo! News:
Averting ‘Srebrenica on steroids’: White House defends Libya operations  —  The Obama White House is stepping up its outreach to policy hands on Capitol Hill, as well as to outside foreign policy experts and progressive allies, in a campaign to defend the president's decision to launch military operations in Libya.
 
 
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Fhardingj / CNN:
Trio of presidential contenders woo evangelicals over home schooling
Discussion: The Politico and TPMDC
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
HE'S PROBABLY UNDERSELLING THE STATE.... The fine folks …
Discussion: Tumblr, Mediaite and Discourse.net
Boehner:
Speaker Boehner Letter to President Obama on Military Action in Libya
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Adam Garfinkle / The Middle East:
Down the Rabbit Hole  —  To all appearances, U.S. foreign policy …
Discussion: Hot Air, Eunomia and National Review
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Lawyers ask for review of ex-judge Camp's rulings, sentences
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Sally Kohn / American Prospect:
McCain, Lieberman, and Gadhafi Walk Into a Bar ...
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