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10:00 AM ET, February 17, 2013

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Hailey Branson / L.A. NOW:
Protesters show support for Christopher Dorner  —  Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters downtown Saturday afternoon, holding signs of support for Christopher Dorner, the fired police officer suspected of killing four people.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Scared Monkeys
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Associated Press:
Dozens of pro-Dorner protesters rally at LAPD HQ  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of protesters rallied outside Los Angeles police headquarters Saturday in support of Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD officer and suspected killer of four who died after a shootout and fire this week …
Alex Williams / New York Times:
Creating Hipsturbia  —  A yoga studio opened on Main Street that offers lunch-hour vinyasa classes.  Nearby is a bicycle store that sells Dutch-style bikes, and a farm-to-table restaurant that sources its edible nasturtiums from its backyard garden.  —  Across the street is the home-décor shop …
Discussion: Althouse
Alan Gomez / USA Today:
White House immigration bill offers path to residency  —  The legislation is being developed as members in both chambers of Congress are drafting their own immigration bills.  —  WASHINGTON — A draft of a White House immigration proposal obtained by USA TODAY would allow illegal immigrants …
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Bobby Jindal is governing like it's 2016  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is laying the groundwork for a likely presidential run — and using his state as a testing ground for policies that play well with national conservatives.  —  He's passed a sweeping school voucher plan …
David Daley / Salon:
Emory president holds up “three-fifths” compromise as noble, honorable  —  Atlanta university president calls the deal which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person a classic compromise  —  In a shockingly horrible column, the president of Emory University held up the “Three-Fifths Compromise” …
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
States join battle over drone flights  —  The nascent drone industry is coming under threat from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures who are weighing restrictions on their use in the United States.  —  Eighteen states have considered bills that would limit the use of unmanned aerial systems …
Paul Krugman:
Gratifying Signs of Desperation  —  On both sides of the Atlantic, the austerians seem to be freaking out.  And that has to be good news, an indication that they realize, at some level, that they're losing the debate.  —  First up, the sad story of Joe Scarborough, whose response …
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Joe Scarborough / Politico:
Paul Krugman is wrong - but don't take my word for it
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Monthly
Joseph Stiglitz / Opinionator:
Equal Opportunity, Our National Myth  —  President Obama's second Inaugural Address used soaring language to reaffirm America's commitment to the dream of equality of opportunity: “We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sarah Jones / PoliticusUSA:
CPAC: White Supremacists and Wayne LaPierre are Welcome, but GOProud is Banned  —  CPAC is coming!  Prepare your battleships, patriots.  On March 14, the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference descends upon innocent Americans in order to spread the goodness of Dick Morris …
Discussion: alan.com, Joe. My. God. and AMERICAblog
James Quinn / Telegraph:
Horse meat scandal: Shoppers who buy ‘cheapest food’ at risk  —  British consumers face paying the price for the horse meat scandal, one of the country's leading retailers warns today.  —  Preliminary results found that 29 out of 2,501 products sold through retailers or catering companies were contaminated with horse meat
Discussion: Daily Mail
Byron Tau / Politico:
Data mining is new lobbying gold  —  A congressman gets an earful from his neighbor after church about a tax bill.  A senator suddenly finds old high school classmates calling her about an upcoming vote on a small business bill.  —  Those meetings may not be coincidences.
 
 
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N.C. Aizenman / Washington Post:
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Joseph Bottum / Weekly Standard:
The Papal Abdication  —  Benedict XVI's problematic farewell.
Mike Konczal / nextnewdeal.net:
Interview with Dube; EITC and Minimum Wage as Complements
Discussion: Paul Krugman, CANNONFIRE and EconLog
Politico:
Bloomberg takes gun fight to Chicago
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Denver Post:
Gun restrictions pass first test in Colorado House
Jeremy Slevin / Congressman Keith Ellison:
Majority Of House Democrats Call On President Obama To Reject Benefit Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid …
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul Join Bipartisan Bill To Legalize Hemp
Discussion: msnbc.com
Zack Colman / The Hill:
Obama in Florida for golf getaway
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Jonathan Bernstein / Salon:
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