Or something like that. Our colleague John Cloud explains:
After decades of studies that have controlled for varying levels of trust in the political system, interest in political news, strength of moral convictions, geographic mobility, religious involvement, and voter age, political scientists have found that these factors account for
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President Obama walks to the White House after a speech at the US Chamber of Commerce on Feburary 7 in Washington. (AFP/Getty/Tim Sloan)
–Our colleague Tony Karon writes Egypt’s democracy movement is in a holding pattern as the regime digs in and the Obama administration lines up behind Omar Suleiman.
–More (likely) details …
(REUTERS/Larry Downing)
–Egyptian VP Omar Suleiman talks with opposition groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood.
–The Obama administration wants Mubarak gone, just not too quickly.
–As conditions in Egypt have shifted so to has the U.S. response. David Sanger writes the inconsistencies illustrate an unprepared …
Our esteemed colleague Michael Grunwald rides to Rand Paul’s defense:
Of course he’ll take the usual Washington abuse for ignoring senatorial groupthink, but Paul was actually right to vote no. As the old saying goes: You don’t have to make a federal case of it. And I’ll out-extreme the extremist: States shouldn’t be legislating
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From The White House Flickr page. Photo dated September 1, 2010.
Rand Paul was the sole vote (96-1) against an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that would make flashing laser pointers at airplanes a federal offense. He explained:
“I think that it is a bad idea to point lasers at pilots,” Paul told The Daily Caller. “There are a lot of states that already
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–There are massive renewed protests happening right now in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Al Jazeera English, as it has been for the last four days, is offering exemplary coverage.
–Senator Kerry writes Mubarak must go.
–Massimo writes about the unlikely ascent of Mohamed ElBaradei to opposition …
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–Egyptian protests continue in earnest, with a large march reportedly planned for Tuesday. Food is starting to run out.
–As the Obama administration calls for an “orderly transition,” Tony Karon considers where it leaves American interests in the region. They’re
Egyptian anti-government protesters clash with riot police in the port city of Suez on January 27. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany)
–Economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter to a 3.2% annual rate. That’s up from 2.6% in the third quarter and slightly below what economists were expecting.
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–Rather than offer such gems of wisdom as “Obama Speech to Offer Broad Defense of Priorities,” I’ll just say he’ll be addressing a joint session of Congress tonight at 9 p.m. ET and we’ll have plenty of coverage here on time.com.
–Noam Scheiber thinks Obama has mollified and outmaneuvered big …
President Obama stops to view a generator as he tours a General Electric plant in Schenectady, New York on January 21. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
–John Heilemann tells the story of Obama’s White House realignment at the hands of Pete Rouse and the first flickers of the re-election effort as a shattering of hubris.
–His State of …
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