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Glenn Thrush / Ben Smith's Blog: Obama: Time for Rangel to end career “with dignity” — President Barack Obama has kept mum on the fate of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for days — but he tells CBS News … -
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill: Democrat apologizes for talking about Rangel reprimand — Rep. Gene Green is apologizing to the chairwoman of the House ethics panel for revealing how the committee wants … -
Jonathan Allen / The Politico: Waters chooses ethics trial — Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has chosen to go through an ethics trial, like the one lined up for New York Rep. Charles Rangel … -
The Politico: Obama pushes for Rangel exit — President Barack Obama is sending a strong signal to ethics-embattled Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel, telling CBS news that the time has come … -
The Politico: Why Charles Rangel is surviving — Despite predictions he would be swiftly abandoned by his colleagues, House Democrats are shrugging off Rep. Charles Rangel's ethical scandal … -
Eric Lipton / New York Times: Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman — WASHINGTON — Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, will face charges of misusing her office … -
Paul Kane / Washington Post: Subcommittee recommends reprimand for embattled Charles Rangel — The subcommittee that investigated Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has recommended … -
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box: Rep. Kilroy is latest vulnerable Dem to call for Rangel to resign — Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio) is the fifth House Democrat to say Rangel should resign from Congress. -
Reed Saxon / Newsweek: Breitbart: I'd Like to Speak to Sherrod in Private — Conservative blogger says episode was ‘difficult for me as well.’ — Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger … -
Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org: Mea Culpa 360: CNN Anchor Says He Was Wrong to Let Shirley Sherrod Smear Andrew Breitbart Unchallenged — On Thursday's Anderson Cooper 360 … -
Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC: Peter King And Anthony Weiner Shout Their Way Through A Fox News Interview (VIDEO) — Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) went on an apoplectic rant on the House floor last night … -
Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC: Anthony Weiner's Spitting Mad Rant Against Republicans On The House Floor (VIDEO) — The House was debating a bill last night that would provide up to $7.4 billion … -
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: Anthony Weiner's rant captures Dem impotence — Everybody is talking about Anthony Weiner's high-octane rant on the House floor last night, in which he fulminated … -
The Huffington Post: Anthony Weiner Goes Ballistic At GOP For Killing 9/11 Responders Health Care Bill (VIDEO) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — House Republicans late Thursday were able … -
Adam Serwer / American Prospect: ADL Condemns, Enables, Anti-Muslim Bigotry. — The Anti-Defamation League comes out against the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero: … Remarkable. -
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias: Today in Mosque Madness — Team Gingrich gets both dumber and more offensive chatting with Salon's Justin Elliot: … And here we actually get to the nub of the problem. -
CNN: Al Gore won't face prosecution in sexual assault allegation — Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006. -
Helen Jung / Oregonian: Prosecutors will not pursue criminal case against Gore in alleged sex abuse of massage therapist — Prosecutors said today they will not pursue a criminal case … -
Scott Wong / The Politico: GOP seizes on immigration memo — Republicans are seizing on an internal memo they say is further evidence the Obama administration wants to bypass a gridlocked Congress … -
Tom Diemer / Politics Daily: The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services is considering ways to achieve aspects of the White House plan for immigration reform — including giving … -
Fhardingj / CNN: Nelson, Gregg announce Kagan votes — Washington (CNN) - Sen. Ben Nelson said Friday that he will not support Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court … -
Sponsor Post Digital Society: Jaron Lanier - “A Rebel in Cyberspace, Fighting Collectivism” — Therese Poletti in Market Watch reviews a book that I missed when it came out six months ago … -
Justin McCurry / Guardian: Public mauling for NK football flops — Footballers subjected to six-hour excoriation on stage for ‘betraying’ North Korea and Kim Jong-il's son and heir -
Barney Henderson / Telegraph: North Korean football team shamed in six-hour public inquiry over World Cup — North Korea's football team has been shamed in a six-hour public inquisition … -
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: Majority Rule is Good for Liberals — Oh well, let's talk more about the filibuster. News is slow today. Over at TalkLeft, BTD takes Chris Bowers to task for suggesting … -
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft: A Nonserious Question — Chris Bowers asks “Does anyone here think that working to stop GOP from destroying the filibuster in 2005 was still a good idea?”