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Politico – Five Years, $5.08 Trillion in Debt
The Hill – White House Still Wants New York Terror Trials
Washington Examiner – Move Terrorist Trials Back to Military Courts
WSJ Editorial – Deficit Lip Service

Washington Times – Troubling Democratic Tremors
National Review Online – Rigging the Numbers on Terror Trials
Red State – SOTU from an Energy Perspective
Washington Post – Primaries in Illinois Turn Nasty

Federal Debt: $12.351 trillion

Politico – Democrats Cry Injustice
Peggy Noonan – The Obama Contradiction
Rep. Parker Griffith – Why Americans Oppose the President
The Hill – White House Looking to Expand Lobbying Requirements

WSJ – GDP Expands at 5.7% Rate
Rep. Bob Barr – Obama Insults Supreme Court
National Review Online – Is this Administration Carteresque?
The Daily Caller – The State of Our Union: Paralysis

Federal Debt: $12.338 trillion

Michael Barone – Democrats Fall Fast
Clive Crook – Little Sign of Obama’s Reset
Washington Post – Obama’s Reality Problem
NY Times – Obama Aims at Supreme Court

The Hill – President to Meet with GOP
Politico – President Gropes for a Strategy
WSJ Editorial – Accounting for Fannie Mae
PC World – Could Citizens United Affect Net Neutrality?

Federal Debt: $12.333 trillion

Politico – Dem Impasse on Health Bill Continues
Washington Examiner – Turning out the State of the Union
Reason Magazine – Advice to Barack Obama
Rep. Paul Ryan – A GOP Roadmap for America’s Future

The Hill – Lawmakers Cold on Obama’s Freeze
WSJ Editorial – Democratic Tax Dissent
National Review Online – The Brick Wall on Health Care
Washington Times – The Speech the President Should Give

Federal Debt: $12.329 trillion

WSJ Editorial – The GOP Litmus Test
NY Times – Obama’s Credibility Gap
The Daily Caller – Net Neutrality to Infringe on Free Speech
Real Clear Politics – Rubio Tops Crist in New Poll

Washington Times – Obama Loses Grip on Reality
National Review Online – Obama’s Spending Freeze
The Hill – CBO Predicts Muted Economic Recovery
Politico – McCain v. Hayworth in Arizona

Federal Debt: $12.325 trillion

WSJ Editorial – How About Spending Cuts?
The Economist – Discontent Growing Over Big Government
Real Clear Politics – Is the Senate Also in Play?
Washington Times – Liberal Kool-Aid Drowned ObamaCare

The Hill – Senator Nelson Says Obama Must Scale Back Agenda
Politico – Another House Democrat to Retire
National Review Online – The Wrong Financial Reforms
Rep. Bob Barr – Ft. Hood Report Won’t Protect Anyone

Federal Debt: $12.320 trillion

Real Clear Politics – Toomey Leads Pack in Pennsylvania
Charles Krauthammer – The Meaning of Scott Brown
Peggy Noonan – The New Political Rumbling
Bradley A. Smith – Corporations Won’t Dominate U.S. Politics

The Hill – Filibuster Reform Heads to the Senate
Politico – Citizens United Ruling Sends Dems Scrambling
WSJ Editorial – A Free Speech Landmark
Washington Post – Obama Proposes Tough Limits on Banks

Federal Debt: $12.307 trillion

Chicago Tribune – Obama’s Decline
Real Clear Politics – Hubris is Ruining the Democrats
Reason Magazine – Why the Democrats are in Trouble
The Hill – White House Signals New Way on Health Care

Politico – Democrats Fret over Every State
WSJ Editorial – RomneyCare Revisited
WSJ – Obama Retreats on Health Care
Washington Post – Obama Talks

Federal Debt: $12.303 trillion

The Hill – Brown Snags Massachusetts Senate Seat
Politico – Forces of Change Now Target President Obama
Boston Globe – Voter Anger Caught Fire in Final Days
New York Post – Massachusetts Voters Tea Off

WSJ Editorial – The Great D.C. Migration
Red State – Biden v. Biden on the Filibuster
Detroit News – Don’t Let Net Neutrality Ruin the Internet
Washington Times – More Government Won’t Work

Federal Debt: $12.298 trillion

Politico – Brown Win Could Spark Legal Battle
USA Today – Analyst Predicts Comfortable Win for Brown
Washington Examiner – Win or Lose, Brown Spells Real Change
Eugene Robinson – Hard Lessons for a Rookie Year

The Hill – Gun Control Group Gives Obama an ‘F’
Washington Times – White House Undermines Government Watchdogs
WSJ Editorial – Predators and the Constitution
The Buffalo News – Net Neutrality Stifles Innovation

Federal Debt: $12.294 trillion

Rep. Paul Ryan – Health Care and Progressivism
Rich Lowry – Another Rank Health Care Deal
Charlie Cook – Colossal Miscalculation on Health Care
Red State – The 2010 Ticket in Ohio

The Hill – Democrats See Health Care End in Sight
Politico – GOP Troops Pour into Massachusetts
WSJ Editorial – Oregon at the Tax Crossroad
National Review Online – The Perfect Storm in Massachusetts

Federal Debt: $12.317 trillion

The Hill – Obama Pushing $90 Billion Tax Hike
George Will – Rock on the Health Care Road
Karl Rove – President’s Bait-and-Switch Operation
NY Times – Reid Faces Continued Battles

Politico – GOP: We’ll Take Back the House
WSJ Editorial – Google Gets on Right Side of History
Bob Barr – GOP Should Not Push for Reid’s Defeat
National Review Online – Cadillac Tax Evasion

Federal Debt: $12.312 trillion

National Review Online – Political Capital Gains
Washington Times – The Problem with Spending
Politico – House Dems Mount Health Assault
The Hill – Don’t Look for Tax Reform in 2010

John Bolton – Obama’s Next Three Years
Real Clear Politics – Obama’s Speeches Become a Weak Point
The American – The High Cost of No Price
WSJ Editorial – The $222 Billion Health Care Cost Cure

Federal Debt: $12.308 trillion

Washington Post – Federal Reserve Earned $45 Billion in 2009
WSJ – Stimulus? There’s No Stimulus Here
Fred Barnes – Unhappy New Year … For Democrats
Las Vegas Review-Journal – The Big Harry Mess

The Hill – ACLU Sues Library of Congress
Politico – Deadline Looms over Health Care Reform
National Review Online – The State of Play in Massachusetts
Red State – Sen. Dodd Says Health Bill Hanging by a Thread

Federal Debt: $12.304 trillion

New Hampshire Union Leader – Government Will Keep You Fit
Weekly Standard – Thank You, C-SPAN
Michael Barone – Up to a Point, Mr. President
The Hill – Tea Party Protesters Greet Lawmakers in Detroit

Politico – Democrats Rush to Reid’s Defense
New York Times – GOP Urges Reid to Step Down
Washington Examiner – A Massachusetts Miracle?
PC World – Court Questions FCC over Net Neutrality

Federal Debt: $12.299 trillion

National Review Online – The Talented Senator Nelson
Washington Times – A New Conservative Party?
Politico – Unresolved Questions for 2010
The Hill – Pelosi Vows to Defend House Health Care Bill

San Francisco Chronicle – Mr. President, Bring in the Cameras
Charles Krauthammer – The Gitmo Obsession
Red State – Senator Nelson Says Everyone Will Get Kickbacks
WSJ Editorial – Medicare and the Mayo Clinic

Federal Debt: $12.286 trillion

Washington Post – Dust Settling from Democratic Departures
NY Times – Democrats Wary after Senate Retirements
Palm Beach Post – Crist Shoots Down Re-election Rumors
Chicago Tribune – Democrats a Step Ahead of Voters

Debra Saunders – Schwarzenegger — What Might Have Been
WSJ Editorial – H&R Blockheads
The Hill – Pelosi Hints at January Health Care Vote
Politico – Democratic Majorities Safe, for Now

Federal Debt: $12.282 trillion

The Hill – Senator Dorgan Announces Retirement
The Hill – Senator Dodd to Retire
Politico – President Obama Starts 2010 with 50% Approval
WSJ Editorial – The Tom DeLay Democrats

Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Don’t Let Detroit be Our Future
Newt Gingrich – Obama’s Profoundly Wrong Policies
Washington Examiner – Dems Negotiate ObamaCare in Secret
Washington Times – Senator Nelson’s Broken Promises

Federal Debt: $12.278 trillion

Human Events – The Political Budget Office
CNN – Senator Graham Censured in South Carolina
George Will – A Clunker of a Year
Jonah Goldberg – Hangover Time for Liberalism

The Hill – Has Obama Made Us Safer?
Politico – Health Care Debate Resumes
WSJ Editorial – Sen. Nelson’s Unconstitutional Compromise?
Washington Examiner – Obama Flunks First Year

Federal Debt: $12.169 trillion

Washington Post – A Critical Moment for House Democrats
Political Wire – Democrats to Bypass Conference on Health Bill
Politico – Mitt Romney Headed to Iowa
The Hill – Energy Companies Face Climate Action in States

LA Times – More Health Care Votes Ahead in Congress
Michael Barone – Democrats Should Push Education and Tax Reform
NY Times – In Health Bill for Everyone, Provisions for a Few
PC World – FCC Moves Toward Net Neutrality Rules

Federal Debt: $12.165 trillion