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Today's Politics News: GOP wins first budget skirmish, bigger fight looms Court's ruling in funeral protest case restates First Amendment principles Wisconsin stalemate could drag on for months Realistic options for ousting Gadhafi look limited GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin seek to outlaw prank calls Here's What Happens if Congress Decides to Defend DOMA Itself Christie: Could win Republican president contest Jon Huntsman is being trailed by a film crew in China Poll: Mike Huckabee leads the pack Frist back for another Senate moment Supreme Court: Anti-gay funeral picketers allowed AP: Gingrich to start testing presidential bid UNESCO suspends cooperation with Libya Drug war dispute to dominate Obama-Calderon meeting Three reasons Arab wave won't reach China U.S. Postal Service insists it doesn’t need bailout, just access to overpaid retirement funds Senators spar during hearing over alleged 1970s global cooling consensus Fox News Benches Two Candidates LAST TICKET: Daniels hints he might not run in 2012; Tom Coburn wishes Gingrich weren’t alienating GOP wins first budget skirmish, bigger fight looms Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:54 pm PST AP - Republicans won an early round Wednesday in their fight to shrink the government, pushing $4 billion in spending cuts through Congress in a bill that puts off the possibility of a government shutdown for two weeks. Full Story Top Court's ruling in funeral protest case restates First Amendment principles Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:51 am PST Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Ken Paulson President, the First Amendment Center Today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to back the right of a small Kansas church to protest outside military funerals is shocking—and not surprising at all. The shocking part stems from … Full Story Top Wisconsin stalemate could drag on for months Wed, 2 Mar 2011 03:32 pm PST AP - Wisconsin's budget stalemate over union bargaining rights shows no sign of resolution — and it could be a long wait. Full Story Top Realistic options for ousting Gadhafi look limited Wed, 2 Mar 2011 01:24 pm PST AP - Short of a U.S.-led military offensive, international options to quickly force Moammar Gadhafi from power now appear to be highly limited, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for an end Wednesday to "loose talk" about steps that would amount to an act of war. Full Story Top GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin seek to outlaw prank calls Wed, 2 Mar 2011 01:17 pm PST The Lookout - After Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott Walker fell victim to a prank call from a muckraking journalist posing as conservative billionaire David Koch, two of Walker's Republican allies in the state Assembly are moving to ensure that nothing similar ever happens in the Badger state again. GOP state Sen. Mary Lazich and GOP state Rep. Mark [...] Full Story Top Here's What Happens if Congress Decides to Defend DOMA Itself Tue, 1 Mar 2011 02:31 pm PST The Atlantic Wire - So here's the situation: the Obama administration announced last week that it now believes the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and will no longer defend it in court. That said, it also will not provide health care benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees: DOMA defines marriage as between one man and one woman, and the administration will continue to to enforce the law even if it doesn't defend it in court. Bizarre. Full Story Top Christie: Could win Republican president contest Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:34 pm PST Reuters - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, being prodded by some conservatives to make a U.S. presidential run in 2012, said in an interview he believed he could win the Republican nomination but was not ready to be president. Full Story Top Jon Huntsman is being trailed by a film crew in China Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:57 am PST The Ticket - As he considers a 2012 bid, Jon Huntsman has been allowing a camera crew film him in various settings during his day job as President Obama's ambassador to China. It's unclear who's backing the project, but Reuters reports the filming has been happening on and off for the past year. "The privately funded project ostensibly [...] Full Story Top Poll: Mike Huckabee leads the pack Wed, 2 Mar 2011 05:49 pm PST Politico - Wall Street Journal/NBC survey: He has 25 percent of likely GOP voters; Romney is at 21 percent. Full Story Top Frist back for another Senate moment Wed, 2 Mar 2011 02:31 pm PST Politico - He sweeps back in for the unveiling of a portrait to mark his tenure as majority leader. Full Story Top Supreme Court: Anti-gay funeral picketers allowed Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:08 pm PST AP - The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a grieving father's pain over mocking protests at his Marine son's funeral must yield to First Amendment protections for free speech. All but one justice sided with a fundamentalist church that has stirred outrage with raucous demonstrations contending God is punishing the military for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality. Full Story Top AP: Gingrich to start testing presidential bid Wed, 2 Mar 2011 07:38 pm PST AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will begin raising money to test whether a bid for the GOP presidential nomination is feasible, his spokesman told The Associated Press Wednesday night. Full Story Top UNESCO suspends cooperation with Libya Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:34 pm PST AP - UNESCO's chief says the organization is stopping all cooperation with Libya's government and suspending a partnership with a charity group headed by Moammar Gadhafi's son. Full Story Top Drug war dispute to dominate Obama-Calderon meeting Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:03 pm PST Reuters - Mexican President Felipe Calderon will press President Barack Obama to crack down on U.S. drug consumption and illegal arms sales when they meet on Thursday to smooth over troubles in their drugs war alliance. Full Story Top Three reasons Arab wave won't reach China Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:02 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - In the past week or so, a lot of Western press has been given over to the question, “Is China the next Egypt?” Why this question is receiving so much attention puzzles me. Perhaps it’s just wishful thinking: We’d like to see every country under authoritarian rule become more democratic. But looking at China today, even if I squint really hard, I don’t see a government at risk of being toppled by mass protests soon. Full Story Top U.S. Postal Service insists it doesn’t need bailout, just access to overpaid retirement funds Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:12 pm PST Daily Caller - Without some kind of legislative action in the very near future, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will default on the money it owes to the federal government and could become the next large company to require a bailout, according to members of the House committee in charge of the postal service. Full Story Top Senators spar during hearing over alleged 1970s global cooling consensus Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:40 pm PST Daily Caller - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee members sparred Wednesday over whether their existed a consensus in the 1970s that the earth was cooling. Full Story Top Fox News Benches Two Candidates Wed, 2 Mar 2011 02:46 pm PST The Daily Beast - The network has suspended presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum—while potential rivals Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee get to continue enjoying an unmatched media platform and a fat paycheck. Howard Kurtz reports on its legal reasoning. Full Story Top LAST TICKET: Daniels hints he might not run in 2012; Tom Coburn wishes Gingrich weren’t alienating Wed, 2 Mar 2011 02:15 pm PST The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Mitch Daniels says his day job might keep him out of the 2012 race. (AP) • Tom Coburn thinks Newt Gingrich might scare people. (GOP 12) • Rand Paul is headed to Iowa. (Des Moines Register) • More [...] Full Story Top

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