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2:00 PM ET, February 7, 2012

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Jim Messina / Barack Obama:
We Will Not Play by Two Sets of Rules  —  In 2010, the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case opened the door to a new wave of so-called Super PACs—non-candidate political committees that can receive and spend unlimited money from special interests.
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Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Major Obama Donors Tied to Fugitive Who Fled to Mexico  —  Two American brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States and has been seeking a pardon enabling him to return have emerged as major fund-raisers and donors for President Obama's re-election campaign.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Obama embraces the super PAC  —  President Barack Obama — in an act of hypocrisy or necessity, depending on the beholder — has reversed course and is now blessing the efforts of a sputtering super PAC, Priorities USA Action, organized to fight GOP dark-money attacks.
Wall Street Journal:
Designer Gear for Obama Raising a Ruckus
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
msnbc.com:   First Thoughts: A ‘Super’ reversal
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama backs act limiting spending
Discussion: Law Blog
Mj Lee / Reuters:
Russell Simmons defends Obama campaign designer goods
Jgalloway / Political Insider:
Karen Handel resigns from Komen for the Cure  —  Karen Handel, the former GOP candidate for governor, just announced her resignation as a senior vice president for public of Susan G. Komen for the Cure - one week after the breast cancer charity reversed itself on a decision to sever financial ties with Planned Parenthood.
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Rich_Robinson / Associated Press:
Karen Handel, Susan G. Komen official, resigns after Planned Parenthood dispute  —  ATLANTA (AP) — A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Big Day for Santorum?  —  Rick Santorum could be headed for a big day in today's contests in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri.  Missouri looks like a probable win for Santorum.  He's at 45% there to 32% for Mitt Romney and 19% for Paul.  Minnesota provides an opportunity for a win as well.
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Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Why Missouri Is Holding a ‘Meaningless’ Primary  —  Thanks to in-state political disputes and a slow-moving legislature, today's Missouri presidential primary has been reduced to an afterthought.  —  Most presidential candidates have ignored the contest, which will not affect any of the state's 52 GOP delegates.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Video of the Day: Gay Rights Protest at Gingrich Event Gets Physical
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Jessica Lussenhop / The Blotter:
Ron Paul glitterbombed at Minneapolis Convention Center [VIDEO]
Discussion: The Raw Story
Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
Prop.  8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules  —  A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year.  —  The 2-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court …
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Associated Press:
Court: CA Gay Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Discussion: Lez Get Real and NEWS ON 6
NOM Blog:
NOM Condemns Ninth Circuit Ruling Finding Prop 8 Unconstitutional, Imperiling the Marriage Laws of 43 states
Discussion: Good As You
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:   BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Finds Proposition 8 Unconstitutional
CBS New York:
Catholic League Poised To Go To War With Obama Over Mandatory Birth Control Payments  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Catholic leaders upped the ante Monday, threatening to challenge the Obama administration over a provision of the new health care law that would require all employers …
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Marjorie Clifton / The Huffington Post:
Birth Control and Why the Catholic Church Needs to Inform Its Own Conscience
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Pirate's Cove
Mike Brownfield / The Heritage Foundation:
Morning Bell: Obamacare Awakens a Sleeping Giant
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
White House, Surrogates Push Back on Catholic Bishop Uproar Over Contraception
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Occupy DC:
This Friday and Saturday, Occupy CPAC: Liberate Discourse  —  On February 9th through February 11th, a who's who of dastardly politicians will be holding the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel at 2660 Woodley Road, NW.
Discussion: Hit & Run and Weasel Zippers
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
This Is So Classy: ‘Yellow Girl’  —  Thanks to TPM for a tip to what you see if you examine the HTML code* of the Pete Hoekstra / Fred Davis “we take your jobs” video.  —  The image of the “Chinese” girl in the video, who speaks American-accented English, is labelled as ... well, see for yourself:
Patrick Temple-West / Reuters:
FBI warns of threat from anti-government extremists  —  (Reuters) - Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the United States, the FBI warned on Monday.  —  These extremists, sometimes known as “sovereign citizens …
Prashant Gopal / Bloomberg:
Banks Paying Cash to Homeowners to Avoid Foreclosures  —  Banks, accelerating efforts to move troubled mortgages off their books, are offering as much as $35,000 or more in cash to delinquent homeowners to sell their properties for less than they owe.  —  Lenders have routinely delayed …
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC  —  Are Republicans About To Commit Medicare Suicide?  —  It's shaping up to be spring 2011 redux.  Just under a year ago, Republicans — euphoric after a midterm election landslide, and overzealous in their interpretation of their mandate — passed a budget that called for phasing …
Chef Mojo / Daily Pundit:
Civil Rights Victory  —  This was just posted by Beretta USA on Facebook:  —  That's a check from the City of Chicago made out to the Second Amendment Foundation.  Signed by Rahmbo, his own self.  That had to hurt.  —  This is how it's done.  Keep pounding away and hurt 'em in the wallet.
Kevin Kiley / Inside Higher Ed:
Taking on Robin Hood  —  Ensuring access to higher education is an expensive proposition, and right now, the state of Virginia is debating who should foot the bill.  —  In his proposed budget, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is seeking to cap the use of tuition dollars from in-state students …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and JSOnline
Washington Post:
Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties  —  (Video by Ben de la Cruz and David S. Fallis/Motion graphic by Sohail al-Jamea/The Washington Post)  —  AU.S. senator from Alabama directed more than $100 million in federal earmarks to renovate downtown Tuscaloosa near …
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
DocX Faces Foreclosure Fraud Charges in Missouri  —  One of the largest companies that provided home foreclosure services to lenders across the nation, DocX, has been indicted on forgery charges by a Missouri grand jury — one of the few criminal actions to follow reports of widespread improprieties against homeowners.
 
 
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Flood the Zone  —  Every once in a while, the Obama administration …
Tim Arango / New York Times:
U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Up to Half
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Bob Kerrey opts out of Nebraska Senate run
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:
Ron Paul: US sanctions against Iran are ‘terrible’
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Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
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Rose French / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Rabbis oppose Minnesota marriage amendment
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Gingrich interrupted by gay rights protestors
Eric Allen Bell / Front Page Magazine:
The High Price of Telling the Truth About Islam
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Israpundit
Sorourke / nation.foxnews.com:
Clint Eastwood: ‘I am Certainly Not Affiliated with Mr. Obama’