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11:20 PM ET, February 12, 2012

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Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC  —  McConnell: GOP Will Fight To Let ANY Employer Deny Birth Control Coverage  —  Not satisfied with President Obama's new religious accommodation, Republicans will move forward with legislation by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) that permits any employer to deny birth control coverage …
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Now the GOP Wants to Permit Any Employer to Deny Contraception Coverage  —  The Republican Party's descent into Dark Ages misogyny continues; now Mitch McConnell, sensing that the GOP is on a reactionary roll, is planning to introduce legislation to let any employer deny contraception coverage.
nwlc.org:
The Blunt Amendment Takes Away Access to Critical Health Insurance Coverage for Millions of Americans
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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 / Ballot Box:
Rep. Ron Paul not conceding Maine vote  —  Rep. Ron Paul is not conceding the GOP's Maine caucuses, which state party officials and major networks called Saturday for rival Mitt Romney.  —  With 84 percent of precincts reporting, Romney has 39 percent to Paul's 36 percent …
Discussion: The Raw Story and Blue Mass Group
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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 …
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Santorum suggests Romney rigged CPAC vote
ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Jack Lew, Paul Ryan and Rick Santorum  —  Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum on “This Week” (ABC News)  —  STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, everyone.  Many of you have been following that breaking news overnight that the singer, Whitney Houston, died yesterday in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Althouse and Washington Post
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / CBS News:
W.H. official: Contraceptive rule stands
Dennis G. / Balloon Juice:
The Bishops make their move
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
CNN:
Lew defends new contraception policy
Discussion: Politico
Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Fox News Commenters Respond to Whitney Houston's Death With Deluge of Hatred and Racism  —  I don't even know what to say about this any more.  There's a real sickness running rampant in the right wing; the Fox News comment thread on Whitney Houston's death is yet another disgusting deluge …
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Fox News:
Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48
Discussion: The Other McCain
Niki Kitsantonis / New York Times:
Greeks Pessimistic in Anti-Austerity Protests  —  ATHENS — As hooded youths torched shops and battled police in the streets of Athens on Sunday, the country's lawmakers prepared to vote on a tough austerity package sought by lenders.  —  Demonstrators expressed anger at the politicians condemning …
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BBC:
Greek MPs pass austerity plan amid violent protests  —  The BBC's Mark Lowen: “It was some of the worst violence Athens had seen for months”  —  Greece's parliament has passed a controversial package of austerity measures, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a 130bn-euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout to avoid default.
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: Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Election 2012: Republicans united on goal — beat Obama — divided on how to get there
Discussion: CNN and Washington Monthly
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: BLACKFIVE and Jihad Watch
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Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
Bin Laden Gave Up on Jihad
Discussion: Wizbang
ZIP / Weasel Zippers:
Occupy Oakland Burns The American Flag For The Third Week In A Row...  Time for some veterans to beat some respect into these punks. … See: January 29th, February 5th  —  HT: Marathon Pundit
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Gingrich Money Hunt Faces Obstacles  —  Newt Gingrich recently joined Gov. Rick Perry of Texas on a conference call with more than 50 “bundlers” who had powered Mr. Perry's formidable campaign-cash machine.  —  Mr. Perry asked his top financial rainmakers to raise money for Mr. Gingrich …
 
 
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
After Three Straight Losses, Romney Edges Past Paul in the Maine Caucuses
Anita Singh / Telegraph:
BBC ‘buried Savile sex abuse claims to save its reputation’
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