Wall Street Journal:
Colorado Mom Held in Terror Plot Case  —  A Second American Woman Is Arrested in Cartoonist Case  —  By VANESSA O'CONNELL in New York, STEPHANIE SIMON in Colorado and EVAN PEREZ in Washington  —  Last Easter, Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a 31-year-old mom with a $30,000-a-year job as a medical assistant …

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Democrats' scam becomes more transparent  —  A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about what seemed to be a glaring (and quite typical) scam perpetrated by Congressional Democrats: all year long, they insisted that the White House and a majority of Democratic Senators vigorously supported a public option …

The Huffington Post:
Dick Durbin: I'll Whip ‘Aggressively’ For A Public Plan If Pelosi Includes It  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  The second-ranking Democrat in the Senate said on Friday that he would “aggressively” rally votes for a public option for insurance coverage if House Democrats included the proposal …

Michael Leahy / Washington Post:
A frustrated caucus keeps complaints quiet  —  A year ago, members of the Congressional Black Caucus openly wept at Barack Obama's inauguration.  Slowly, that euphoria has given way to frustration that his administration has not done more for black America.

Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
A Historic Achievement  —  I don't think the arguments mounted by Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen that Democrats will face political disaster if they pass health reform hold water.  Or, rather, I think they disingenuously fail to consider the alternative.  If reform passes …

Washington Examiner:
Yeas & Nays reporter booted from Sean Penn event  —  A Yeas & Nays reporter was publicly berated and threatened to be escorted out by police on Thursday night when the reporter asked actor Sean Penn a controversial question about his humanitarian work in Haiti.

Robert Pear / New York Times:
Democrats Struggle to Finish Health Bill  —  WASHINGTON — House and Senate Democratic leaders struggled Thursday to stitch together pieces of a final health care bill as rank-and-file Democrats demanded more information about the contents of the bill and its cost.

Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Obama delays trip for health push  —  President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days in hopes of finalizing a health care deal — and will scrap plans to take along first lady Michelle Obama and his two daughters, according to senior administration officials.

Ben Smith / The Politico:
Tea parties stir evangelicals' fears  —  The rise of a new conservative grass roots fueled by a secular revulsion at government spending is stirring fears among leaders of the old conservative grass roots, the evangelical Christian right.  —  A reeling economy and the massive bank bailout …

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