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1:15 PM ET, February 12, 2012

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New York Times:
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It  —  LINDSTROM, Minn. — Ki Gulbranson owns a logo apparel shop, deals in jewelry on the side and referees youth soccer games.  He makes about $39,000 a year and wants you to know that he does not need any help from the federal government.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
I Guess I'm Still Stuck On Stupid  —  I have made the mistake of peeking at the NY Times headline story before the caffeine has kicked in fully.  Thier gist seems to be that the “less government” crowd is a bunch of hypocrites, but their is a glaring problem with their numbers.
Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Santorum suggests Romney may have rigged CPAC poll  —  Rick Santorum suggested on Sunday that Mitt Romney's campaign may have rigged a straw poll of conservative activists by paying the entrance fee for supporters.  —  Romney beat Santorum by 7 points Saturday in a straw poll of almost 3,500 attendees …
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Washington Examiner:
Did Romney quell conservative doubts?
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney wins CPAC straw poll, barely edges Santorum nationally
Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh and The Raw Story
Dennis G. / Balloon Juice:
The Bishops make their move  —  So it looks like the Bishops have decided to double-down on their latest effort to have the Federal Government enforce Church Law.  —  The President offered up a rhetorical solution in response to their rhetorical freak-out over language in a new health insurance rule …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Politico
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Bishops Reject White House's New Plan on Contraception  —  The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have rejected a compromise on birth control coverage that President Obama offered on Friday and said they would continue to fight the president's plan to find a way for employees of Catholic hospitals …
CNN:
Lew defends new contraception policy
Discussion: Politico
Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died.  She was 48.
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Whitney Houston's death: Medics performed CPR for about 20 minutes  —  Beverly Hills paramedics found singer Whitney Houston unresponsive at a room at the Beverly Hilton hotel and declared her dead after performing CPR on her for about 20 minutes, officials said.
Tara Brady / Daily Mail:
'Do not follow me down the road to jihad.  Go and get a good education in the West': Osama Bin Laden's extraordinary instructions to his young children  —  Osama Bin Laden told his children to live peacefully in the West where they would get a good education, his brother-in-law has revealed.
Discussion: Via Meadia and Jihad Watch
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Board Unanimously Condemned Gaffney's ‘Reprehensible’ And ‘Unfounded’ Attacks  —  This is the first in a two-part series about the Islamaphobia network and CPAC.  —  Frank Gaffney and John Bolton, who condemned Gaffney in a unanimous ACU resolution
Discussion: Politics and Outside the Beltway
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
After Three Straight Losses, Romney Edges Past Paul in the Maine Caucuses  —  Mitt Romney averted embarrassment on Saturday when he was declared the winner of a presidential straw poll in Maine's nonbinding caucuses.  —  He won 39 percent of the vote, barely edging out Representative Ron Paul of Texas …
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Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Maine GOP chairman say Romney wins caucuses
Discussion: The Impolitic
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Romney wins The Washington Times/CPAC Straw Poll
James Hohmann / Politico:
Romney doubles down, wins CPAC, Maine caucuses
Tim Mak / Politico:
Romney tops Paul in Maine
Discussion: LifeNews.com
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
We Need a Second Party  —  WATCHING the Republican Party struggling to agree on a presidential candidate, one wonders whether the G.O.P. shouldn't just sit this election out — just give 2012 a pass.  —  You know how in Scrabble sometimes you look at your seven letters and you've got only vowels that spell nothing?
Discussion: Daily Kos
Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Democrats' star speaker Van Jones fires up crowd — and emerges party “leader of the future”?  —  San Diego - Van Jones, the former Obama Administration green czar who resigned in controversy, appears on the fast track to a political comeback — emerging as a star at this weekend's California …
Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Lieberman: US should arm Syrian rebels  —  The United States should arm and assist Syrian opposition forces working to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Sunday.  —  Lieberman, who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs …
Discussion: CNN
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Break Up the Banks?  Here's an Alternative  —  BAILING out financial institutions deemed “too big to fail” has become wildly unpopular, as people across the political spectrum are now talking about splitting up America's large banks.  But such breakups are probably not the best way forward …
Discussion: Marginal Revolution and EconLog
 
 
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Sarah Posner / Religion Dispatches:
Liberals Enabled Bishops in Contraception Battle - By SARAH POSNER
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Eschaton, The Hill and Politico
Kathy Finn / Reuters:
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin under investigation: source
Anita Singh / Telegraph:
BBC ‘buried Savile sex abuse claims to save its reputation’
Discussion: Biased BBC
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ABCNEWS:
Which Republican Presidential Candidate Supported Sotomayor?
Discussion: National Review