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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, after their closed GOP caucus meeting ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

House GOP wants EPA restrictions

AP/Salon
Republicans will release Wednesday legislation, aimed at preventing checks on greenhouse gases
President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters about Egypt in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

Obama: Egyptian protesters “an inspiration”

AP/Salon
The U.S. president speaks directly to Egypt's people, saying, "We hear your voices."
A veiled woman holds a poster calling for President Hosni Mubarak to go, in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Victoria Hazou) (AP)

Mubarak angers Egypt masses, despite vow

AP/Salon
The Egyptian president's abdication promise does little to quell the protests
Democrats head to Charlotte, North Carolina for National Convention after refusing bids from three Midwestern cities.

Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention

Liz Sidoti
Obama prepares to "aggressively compete" on traditionally conservative land, hopes of refueling grassroots vibe
FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2010 file photo, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney is seen in Dallas. This month's early under-the-radar campaigning by potential Republican challengers to President Barack Obama is a reminder of something too easily forgotten: Running for president is harder than it looks, and Obama ultimately will stand against a flesh-and-blood nominee certain to make mistakes along the way. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) (AP)

Romney to Obama: Hit “pause button” on healthcare

Associated Press
But what does the putative presidential candidate say about health care reform he passed as Massachusetts governor?
A U.S. soldier of Charlie Company 1-15 Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes next to a wall painted with the Iraqi flag during a routine patrol in Salman Pak, about 30 miles (45 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (Associated Press)

Let’s end America’s “Middle East First” policy

Michael Lind
No more nation-building: Let's downsize the Pentagon and reassert our economic might
FILE - In this May 16, 2009 file photo, then-Utah Governor Jon Huntsman gives his acceptance remarks after his nomination by President Barack Obama as ambassador to China, in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama pledged to bring change to Washington, but he is continuing one of the capital's most entrenched traditions: rewarding political supporters with ambassadorships. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, FILE) (Associated Press)

How not to run for president as a Republican

Steve Kornacki
On second thought, maybe teaming up with the "socialist in chief" wasn't the smartest political move
In this Jan. 28, 2011 photo, President Barack Obama addresses the Families USA 16th Annual Health Action Conference, in Washington. Families USA is an consumer advocacy health care organization. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

Federal judge rejects Obama’s health plan

Melissa Nelson
Roger Vinson of the U.S. District circuit declares reforms unconstitutional

America’s narcissism taints Egypt coverage

Alex Pareene
The question we can't stop asking ourselves: What do the demonstrations mean for America?
White House senior adviser David Axelrod, left, talks with White House press secretary Robert Gibbs during a news conference with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

Axelrod on way out: “We’ve learned some lessons”

Ben Feller
One of Obama's closest advisers reflects on the road taken as he departs after two tumultuous years
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Anti-Mubarak protests sweep America

Caryn Rousseau
"Mubarak will go. If not today, then tomorrow."
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Obama repeats call for restraint, reform in Egypt

Jim Kuhnhenn
But the president is silent on Hosni Mubarak's government shake-up
An Egyptian anti-government activist, wounded during clashes with police, poses for the photographer along with other protesters in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Mobile phone service have been partially restored in Egypt, Saturday, after the recent communications blackout. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (AP)

Massive demonstration swells in downtown Cairo, 38 reportedly dead

Maggie Michael
Protests continue as the curfew was lifted Saturday morning. Demonstrators continue to demand Mubarak's resignation
President Barack Obama speaks at Families USA's 16th annual health action conference in Washington, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP)

Obama: Mubarak must deliver on democracy promise

Associated Press
"This moment of volatility has to be turned into a moment of promise."
Pamela Geller, left. Right: Egyptian army armored vehicles patrol a street in Cairo following protests in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.

The blogger who still loves Mubarak

Alex Pareene
Pamela Geller cheers for mass arrests, worries that Obama will throw our "ally" under the bus

Arizona lawmakers: Candidates must prove U.S. birth

AP/Salon
Bill would require candidate for president or vice president to submit a birth certificate to get on ballot

How to use birther hysteria to balance a budget

Andrew Leonard
Hawaii's bold new plan to stop the red ink: Allow anyone to buy copies of Obama's birth certificate
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is wheeled out on a stretcher, as he leaves the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Mandela was discharged to begin home-based care, after spending two-and-a-half days in hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (AP)

Nelson Mandela home from hospital

Donna Bryson
The 92-year-old former South African president was discharged after being treated for a respiratory infection
Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei talks to members of the media as he arrives at Cairo's airport in Egypt, from Austria, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. ElBaradei told reporters that 'the regime has not been listening.' He urged the Egyptian regime to exercise restraint with protesters, saying they have been met with a good deal of violence which could lead to an 'explosive situation.' (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (AP)

Egypt: Web down, counterterror up

Hamza Hendawi, Sarah El Deeb
The embattled nation stops Internet access, seeks to cease anti-government movement
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Open tabs: I can’t recall

Alex Pareene
Alberto Gonzales doesn't remember something, bankers are doing it for themselves, and Fox attacks some rabbis
Rand Paul

Rand Paul kicks Big Labor when it’s down

Andrew Leonard
Union membership is at a 70-year low, but that's not good enough for the new senator from Kentucky
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks after being endorsed by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley as he awaits a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court regarding his residency which could remove him from the ballot in the upcoming mayoral election, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) (AP)

Rahm Emanuel is back on the ballot for Chicago mayor

Don Babwin
Former White House Chief of Staff can legally run after Illinois Supreme Court overturns lower court's decision
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs laughs during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

Obama taps former Time editor to replace Robert Gibbs as press secretary

Ben Feller
The President has named Jay Carney, former Time editor, as the next White House press secretary
*FILE* In this undated file photo providd by the Department of Defense, the F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter from the 49th Fighter Wing, 9th Fighter Squadron, from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. flies during a training mission over the New Mexico desert. Holloman Air Force Base will say farewell to the F-117 Nighthawk, which the nation is retiring from its arsenal after 27 years. The last F-117s scheduled to fly will leave Holloman on Monday, April 21, 2008, then stop in Palmdale, Calif., for another retirement ceremony before arriving at their final destination _ Tonopah Test Range Airfield in Nevada, where the fighter made its first flight in 1981. ( AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt. Andy Dunaway/HO) (Associated Press)

Why military spending remains untouchable

Andrew J. Bacevich
Despite extraordinary expenditures, it's clear that Americans just aren't getting much for their money
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