Daily Filibuster Clips 1.19.11

[Dave Johnson]

Passing this along:

STATE NEWS

 

My Word: Filibusters give too much clout

Orlando Sentinel, January 19, 2011

By Tim Cunha

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-01-19/news/os-ed-filibuster-reform-myword-01191120110118_1_filibuster-cloture-repeal

 

Reid Outlines Plan for New Congress

8 News Now (NV), January 18, 2011

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/13865302/reid-outlines-plan-for-new-congress

 

Same As The Old Boss?

Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 19, 2011

By Jamie Dupree

http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2011/01/19/same-as-the-old-boss/?cxntfid=blogs_jamie_dupree_washington_insider

 

 

NATIONAL NEWS

 

An eloquent case for filibuster reform

Washington Post: The Plum Line, January 18, 2011

By Greg Sargent

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/01/an_eloquent_case_for_filibuste_1.html

 

Filibuster reform still up in the air

Politico, January 18, 2011

By Scott Wong

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47783.html

 

Reid Friendship With McConnell Helps Bridge Gaps That Ideology Might Widen

Bloomberg, January 19, 2011

By Julie Hirshfeld Davis and Laura Litvan

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-19/reid-friendship-with-mcconnell-helps-bridge-gaps-that-ideology-might-widen.html

 

Reconsidering the Filibuster

US News and World Report, January 18, 2011

LTE by Kenny Knowles (SC)

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/letters-to-the-editor/2011/01/18/media-bias-and-the-key-to-a-housing-turnaround.html

 

Filibuster Reform Coalition Creaking With a Week to Go

FDL, January 18, 2011

By David Dayen

http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/01/18/filibuster-reform-coalition-creaking-with-a-week-to-go/

 

 

 

OPPOSITION NEWS

 

WICKER - What's the Big Deal about the Filibuster

Y'all Politics, January 19, 2011

By Sen. Roger Wicker

http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/27939/