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BULLETIN - "Statement by the President on Syria :": "Thirty years after his=
 father massacred tens of thousands of innocent Syrian men, women, and chil=
dren in Hama, Bashar al-Assad has demonstrated a similar disdain for human =
life and dignity. Yesterday the Syrian government murdered hundreds of Syri=
an citizens, including women and children, in Homs through shelling and oth=
er indiscriminate violence ... I strongly condemn the Syrian government's u=
nspeakable assault against the people of Homs ... Assad must halt his campa=
ign of killing and crimes against his own people now. He must step aside an=
d allow a democratic transition to proceed immediately. ... The suffering c=
itizens of Syria must know: we are with you, and the Assad regime must come=
 to an end."

--AFP/Damascus: "Syrian forces shell the city of Homs, killing more than 20=
0 people in a 'horrific massacre,' activists say, as Russia says it will pr=
ess President Bashar al-Assad for a political solution to the nearly 11-mon=
th-old crisis."

BREAKING - L.A. Times, "Catholic Church vows a battle: Angry U.S. bishops s=
ay they'll challenge the White House edict on contraceptives," by Mitchell =
Landsberg: "The Catholic Church reacted strongly Friday to a White House de=
fense of new rules that will force many religious employers to provide cont=
raception to their workers in government-mandated health insurance plans. '=
The White House information about this is a combination of misleading and w=
rong,' said Anthony Picarello, general counsel of the U.S. Conference of Ca=
tholic Bishops. He said the bishops would 'pursue every legal mandate avail=
able to them to bring an end to this mandate. That means legislation, litig=
ation and public advocacy.'" http://lat.ms/Ai4MxI <http://go.politicoemail.=
com/?qs=3Deedad54cc84c07cb21f7e77350e724e939e1a3a39b2b717b73fcd9c552fdb168>=
=20

FIRST LOOK - "New Book Offers Revealing Look Inside The Current House of Re=
presentatives ": "On April 24th, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster=
, Inc., will publish DO NOT ASK WHAT GOOD WE DO, an eye-opening look at the=
 current House of Representatives ... The title is a direct quote from one =
of the nation's first House members, Fisher Ames, who was lamenting the div=
isions already emerging in Congress by the mid- 1790's. ... DO NOT ASK WHAT=
 GOOD WE DO is a high-octane narrative, following several current represent=
atives on both sides of the aisle-including four of the hot-blooded GOP fre=
shmen-through the past year's tumultuous legislative session. ... [T]he fev=
ered antics captured in Draper's tale constitute a case study in Beltway dy=
sfunction."

--The four GOP freshmen are Reps. Allen West (Fla.), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Bl=
ake Farenthold (Tex.) and Renee Ellmers (N.C.). Also followed: House Majori=
ty Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Chris V=
an Hollen (D-Md.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), among others.

TIM TEBOW, ON POSSIBLE FUTURE IN POLITICS (to golf commentator Dave Feherty=
 on a "Feherty Live" special from the Super Bowl, airing on the Golf Channe=
l at 10 p.m. tonight): "I don't know -- it could be something in my future.=
 If it's something I care about, possibly."

--NBC's Super Bowl 46 pre-game starts at NOON tomorrow; kickoff is at 6:30 =
p.m .: "Bob Costas will open NBC Sports' six hours of Super Bowl XLVI pre-g=
ame coverage with a live report from Georgia Street in downtown Indianapoli=
s ... Matt Lauer will interview President Obama from The White House during=
 a special pre-game edition of TODAY airing late Sunday afternoon. ... The =
Weather Channel's Jim Cantore will provide reports on the fan atmosphere su=
rrounding Lucas Oil Stadium, including a ride on the popular 800-foot zip l=
ine located in the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis ... 'Top Che=
f' ... host Tom Colicchio and two popular former contestants, Richard Blais=
 and Antonia Lofaso, [will compete to] create the perfect tailgate food. To=
ny Dungy and Rodney Harrison" pick the winner.

--To show the kids: "Roman Numeral Translation Table, 1 to 2,105" http://bi=
t.ly/waWdky <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3Deedad54cc84c07cb7d03922158ef=
b61521f7b9879bdfd215140df67f2dad7772>=20

TV TOMORROW - "Meet": Gingrich, plus "The political Super Bowl": N.Y. Mayor=
 Bloomberg, Mass. Gov. Patrick and Indiana Gov. Daniels) ... "Face": Newt a=
nd Rudy ... "This Week": Ron Paul ... "Fox News Sunday": Rick Santorum ... =
CNN's "State of the Union": Maryland Gov. O'Malley, Va. Gov. McDonnell, plu=
s Tony Perkins and Dick Armey.

CORRECTION: Based on info from a spokesman, Playbook yesterday incorrectly =
attributed comments to Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman that were made by =
Blackstone President Hamilton "Tony" James. Thanks to alert reader Devin Ba=
nerjee of Bloomberg News for the outpoint. Always grateful for corrections,=
 large or small: mallen@politico.com.

GAME CHANGE? WSJ 5-col. lead, "Jobs Power Market Rebound : Unemployment Dip=
s to 8.3 on Broad Gains ... Dow Highest Since May 2008," by E.S. Browning: =
"News of strong job growth, a three-year low in unemployment and other posi=
tive developments Friday pushed the Dow ahead 156.82 points, or 1.23%, to 1=
2862.23 ... The blue-chip index would have to rise just 10% to reach its re=
cord close of 14164.53, hit Oct. 9, 2007. ... The Dow's surge is a sign of =
the extent to which investors have put aside the global fears that gripped =
them last summer. ... Since Lehman collapsed in September 2008, stocks have=
 often been driven by raw fear of financial meltdown rather than by economi=
c fundamentals."

--N.Y. Times 2-col. lead, "Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Cam=
paign: President Gets New Hope on Crucial Issue, but Romney Must Weigh Stra=
tegies" ... WashPost 2-col. lead, "Surprise gains in employment shift lands=
cape: U.S. ADDS OVER 200,000 JOBS IN JANUARY -- Markets surge as economists=
 rethink outlooks" ... L.A. Times 1-col. lead: "Jobs report may be turning =
point."

IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING -- WSJ A5, "Jobless Figures Cut Two Ways for Oba=
ma: Trend Line Looks Like Reagan's, but Without More Improvements This Year=
, It Could Wind Up Closer to the Elder Bush's.," by Janet Hook and Jon Hils=
enrath: "The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in January, not far from whe=
re it was at the same point in Mr. Reagan's first term, when it was 8.0%. A=
nd under both Mr. Obama and Mr. Reagan, joblessness was heading down. But t=
he key for Mr. Reagan was that unemployment kept falling through his re-ele=
ction campaign. By his first term's end, it had dropped to 7.3%-below where=
 it was when he was inaugurated. ... Economists generally don't expect such=
 rapid job growth this year. The Federal Reserve expects unemployment to be=
 stuck between 8.2% and 8.5%. That would be higher than the 7.8% rate in Ja=
nuary 2009, when Mr. Obama took office. ...

"Under Mr. Reagan, the economy enjoyed many months of superfast growth. Fro=
m April 1983 until June 1984, ... the economy grew at an annual rate of mor=
e than 8%. ... Last year, ... the economy expanded a meager 1.6%. ... A mor=
e ominous comparison for Mr. Obama is Mr. Bush's failed re-election bid in =
1992. The economy was improving during Mr. Bush's final year in office, but=
 not enough for him to win. Economic output, for example, rose at an annual=
 rate of more than 4% during his re-election campaign. The unemployment rat=
e was falling by November 1992, but at 7.4% it was a full two percentage po=
ints higher than when Mr. Bush took office."

FIRST IN THE WEST - Nevada caucuses today - AP advisory: "Republican voters=
 in Nevada will meet [today] in precinct caucuses across the state, beginni=
ng at noon EST in most counties and continuing until the final caucus conve=
nes at 10 p.m. EST in Clark County. We expect Nevada Republican Party offic=
ials to release the first results of the presidential preference vote at th=
ese caucuses shortly after 8 p.m. EST. Party officials will not release res=
ults from Clark County, the state's largest county, until after 10 p.m. EST=
, following a special caucus for people observing the Sabbath. Clark County=
 in the past has accounted for more than half the total vote in statewide R=
epublican primaries and caucuses."

--POLITICO.com will have instant AP results feed (raw count and %) at top o=
f homepage.

--TVNewser : "MSNBC's coverage will run from 6-10:30pmET. The first two hou=
rs will be hosted by MSNBC political analyst Michael Smerconish. Chris Matt=
hews will take over from the DC bureau at 8pmET. CNN's live coverage will r=
un from 7-10pmET and will be anchored by Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper and =
John King. At 11pmET, Don Lemon will anchor a live edition of 'Newsroom.' F=
ox News will stick with a regular Saturday night schedule in the early part=
 of primetime - 'Huckabee' at 8pmET, followed by 'Justice with Judge Janine=
.' At 10pmET, Bret Baier will host a one-hour live special on the caucus re=
sults. Baier will also provide extended live cut-ins during the rest of pri=
metime programming."

--WHAT TO WATCH -- Charles Mahtesian and Juana Summers: "Mitt's margin: ...=
 Romney could take a step toward proving he can win over conservatives by r=
olling up a big winning margin. ... In 2008, Romney managed to win just ove=
r half the vote, 51.1 percent. While recent polls have him just below that,=
 breaking the 50 percent barrier for the first time this year would give hi=
m some welcome momentum going into Tuesday's contests in Colorado, Minnesot=
a and Missouri. ... Newt's percentage: ... [I]f the former House speaker we=
re able to finish in second and win close to, or more than, a third of the =
vote it would suggest that even at a low point he maintains a reservoir of =
support among tea party activists and the very conservative - and that ther=
e continues to be a determined resistance to Romney." http://bit.ly/xZOzdl =
<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312ddc00a024a29e60c7d6c25c12=
bee3ff5832cc9ccae6684ee8>=20

SPOTTED, by the Gingrich press corps at The Fix, a restaurant in the Bellag=
io in Las Vegas: Bill Richardson, eating alone at a table for two. (hat tip=
: Ginger Gibson)

"BC-CYC--Doping-Armstrong : Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance Armstron=
g," by AP's Greg Risling, in L.A.: "Federal prosecutors dropped their inves=
tigation of the seven-time Tour de France champion Friday, ending a nearly =
two-year effort to determine whether the world's most famous cyclist and hi=
s teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years. ... 'I am=
 gratified to learn that the U.S. Attorney's Office is closing its investig=
ation,' Armstrong said in a statement. ;It is the right decision and I comm=
end them for reaching it.' ... U.S. Attorney Andr=C3=A9 Birotte Jr. announc=
ed in a press release that his office 'is closing an investigation into all=
egations of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a profess=
ional bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.'"

** A message from the American Petroleum Institute: Americans from all walk=
s of life are becoming energy voters. They know America needs more energy f=
rom all sources - including domestic oil and natural gas - to create jobs a=
nd get our economy moving. Learn more at Vote4Energy.org <http://go.politic=
oemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312d3bc76be6aed734b33e2b077dfec9f5c8a5896b5645=
2f0f7a> . **

BIRTHDAYS: Hunter Biden is 42 ... Matt McDonald, seen here blowing out the =
candles on a chocolate football cake from co-workers at Hamilton Place Stra=
tegies http://yfrog.com/mock2ej <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c=
7f15312ded5e329cfaa073b9f3794aaabb58d5007fbcc3674643c4cb> ... David Edelman=
, White House's National Security Staff director for international cyber po=
licy, is 27. Will be spotted later this evening at Little Miss Whiskey's on=
 H Street ... Sara Himeles in communications shop at Department of Homeland=
 Security ... Abigail Cable is 24, wishing for a big win for Mitt in Nevada=
 ... @SethDMichaels, writer at Working America, AFL-CIO (h/t Tyrone Gayle) =
... Susan Roth of Roth P.R. ... Janice Laurente, press director at Peace Co=
rps ... Jennifer Granholm (h/ts Patrick Gavin) ... David Brenner is 76 ... =
Dan Quayle is 65 ... Lawrence Taylor is 53 ... Oscar De La Hoya is 39 (h/ts=
 AP) ... H.P. Patel ... Chuck Pruitt ... Ann Liston ... Jason Hitchman (h/t=
s Teresa Vilmain).

BIRTHDAYS TOMORROW: Michael Steel, the Speaker's press secretary ... former=
 Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is 53.

OLIVIER KNOX's last day at AFP, before becoming Yahoo's first White House c=
orrespondent: Friday. Olivier's first day at AFP was July 23, 1996, as a de=
sk editor: "First stories I remember editing were TWA Flight 800 crash stuf=
f. First byline was, I think, a Jack Kemp profile." First day at Yahoo is F=
eb 13 -- the day in 2003 that he proposed to Jen.

KOMEN'S 180:

--"Statement from Susan G. Komen Board of Directors and Founder and CEO Nan=
cy G. Brinker : We want to apologize to the American public for recent deci=
sions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's =
lives. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporte=
rs, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen. We have been dist=
ressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria wer=
e done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood=
. They were not. ... We will continue to fund existing grants, including th=
ose of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for futu=
re grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding =
decisions that meet the needs of their communities."

--@NancyGBrinker: "We will have calls with our network and key supporters t=
o refocus our attention on our mission and get back to doing our work."

--"Planned Parenthood's image boost," by Anna Palmer and Robin Bravender : =
"Planned Parenthood has been under siege for a year, but in three days it m=
anaged to recast its controversial image thanks to a fight with Susan G. Ko=
men. When House Republicans voted to defund Planned Parenthood a year ago, =
the usual suspects came to the group's aid, like liberals and Democrats in =
Congress. But when Komen announced last week it planned to pull grants for =
breast cancer screenings, they got an unexpected response: the Internet exp=
loded with thousands of angry supporters and others who gave the group $3 m=
illion. Komen changed course Friday and Planned Parenthood claimed a win on=
 an important source of power in Washington - angry, organized voters." htt=
p://bit.ly/wlicTw <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312db38bc2=
97f446c0390be8f588d7c8a805c9a3bbab7967c0cf>=20

--N.Y. Times, "BAN IS REVERSED BY CANCER GROUP: Komen Restores Ties to Plan=
ned Parenthood" ... WashPost, "Komen foundation revises grant policy: Rever=
sal makes Planned Parenthood eligible again for funding" ... L.A. Times: "P=
ressure on Komen wasn't new: For years, activists have tried to break its t=
ies to Planned Parenthood."

--"Komen flap spurred by social media," by Keach Hagey : "For the second ti=
me in this very young year, following the social media-fueled stalling of t=
he Stop Internet Piracy Act legislation last month, Twitter and Facebook ar=
e being credited with giving oxygen to a wildfire of protest that delivered=
 profound, immediate political results ... Planned Parenthood's Facebook pa=
ge got 10,000 new friends in the last couple days ... Twitter users sent mo=
re than 1.3 million Tweets referencing Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Kom=
en foundation and related terms and hashtags ... The chatter built steadily=
 through the week, with more than 460,000 related Tweets sent on Thursday. =
Planned Parenthood helped spur the conversation by using a 'promoted tweet,=
' Twitter's equivalent of advertising." http://bit.ly/A6l8ex <http://go.pol=
iticoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312dd0c9d543605d6215a0b7293d2875bdf8e52ade=
83dccf1ef8>=20

--"The Pink Ribbon and the Dollar Sign: The wrong lessons to draw from the =
Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle," by Dr. Russell D. Moore, the dean of the=
 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, on ChristianityToday.=
com: "This is an important victory for Planned Parenthood and the abortion =
rights lobby. First of all, the association with Komen is a key piece in Pl=
anned Parenthood's effort to present itself as a 'women's health provider' =
... Beyond that, the surrender of the nation's leading breast cancer awaren=
ess group to this kind of political pressure proves the clout of Planned Pa=
renthood and their allies. ... Planned Parenthood has won this one. ... But=
 what we have is greater than that. We have a word that tells a pregnant yo=
ung woman that we believe her Down Syndrome baby is a gift, not a health ca=
re burden. ... Let's work to legally protect women and children." http://bi=
t.ly/xWLLzp <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312dc32eb1f84635=
be52fa7d5ee946ebaf720bc281414a3a9548>=20

THE PRESIDENT'S WEEK AHEAD: "On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no p=
ublic events scheduled. ... On Monday, the President will attend meetings a=
t the White House. On Tuesday, the President will host the second White Hou=
se Science Fair celebrating the student winners of a broad range of science=
, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the coun=
try. The President will also announce key steps that the Administration and=
 its partners are taking to help more students excel in math and science, a=
nd earn degrees in these subjects. At the fair, the President will view exh=
ibits of student work, ranging from breakthrough research to new inventions=
, followed by remarks to an audience of students, science educators and bus=
iness leaders on the importance of STEM education to the country's economic=
 future. On Wednesday, the President will attend meetings at the White Hous=
e. On Thursday, the President will host Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy=
 at the White House. ... Obama looks forward to consulting with Prime Minis=
ter Monti about preparations for the 2012 G8 and NATO Summits that the Unit=
ed States will host in Chicago, as well as discussing developments in the M=
iddle East and North Africa. On Friday, the President will attend meetings =
at the White House."

--THE V.P.'S WEEK AHEAD: "On Saturday and Sunday, the Vice President will b=
e in Wilmington, Delaware. There are no public events scheduled. ... On Mon=
day, Vice President Biden will visit Florida State University in Tallahasse=
e, Florida, to discuss the importance of tackling rising college costs to e=
nsure America's students and workers can obtain the education and training =
they need so that we have a workforce prepared for the jobs of the 21st cen=
tury. ... [T]he Vice President will discuss the importance of college and t=
he steps the Administration has taken to keep college affordable in Florida=
 and across the country. ... On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Vice President w=
ill attend meetings at the White House. On Thursday, the Vice President wil=
l travel to Columbus, Ohio, to deliver remarks at the Ohio Newspaper Associ=
ation Convention. On Friday, the Vice President will meet with senior advis=
ors."

THE SHOWS, from @MattMackowiak:

--NBC's "Meet the Press": roundtable with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), New Y=
ork Times columnist David Brooks, Republican strategist Alex Castellanos an=
d MSNBC's Rachel Maddow

--ABC's "This Week": roundtable with ABC's George Will, political strategis=
t Matthew Dowd, AOL Huffington Post Media Group's Arianna Huffington and Bi=
gJournalism.com editor and radio talk show host Dana Loesch

--CBS's "Face the Nation": roundtable with co-author and the Boston Globe's=
 Michael Kranish ("The Real Romney"), CBS News' Norah O'Donnell and CBS New=
s' John Dickerson

--"Fox News Sunday": Romney campaign surrogate Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell =
and Gingrich campaign surrogate former Rep. J.C. Watts; roundtable with The=
 Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol, the Christian Science Monitor's Liz Marlan=
tes, former State Department official Liz Cheney and Fox News' Juan William=
s

--CNN's "State of the Union" (SUN 9 a.m. and noon): former CBO Director Dou=
glas Holtz-Eakin, former OMB Director Alice Rivlin and Ron Brownstein; Rep.=
 Mike Rogers (R-MI)

--CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS Live": (SUN 10 a.m., 1 p.m.): roundtable with a=
uthor and New York Times columnist David Brooks ("The Social Animal"), Thom=
son Reuters' Chrystia Freeland, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan =
and The New Yorker editor David Remnick; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien=
 Loong

--CNN's "Reliable Sources": (Sun, 11 a.m. ET): POLITICO's Jonathan Martin, =
the N.Y. Times' Michael Shear and PBS' Christina Bellantoni; The Daily Call=
er's Matt Lewis and Newsweek / The Daily Beast's Michelle Cottle; former Wa=
shington Post reporter Mark Potts and Reuters' Felix Salmon

--NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show": roundtable with TIME Magazine's Richard =
Stengel, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell, the Huffington Post's Howard Fineman an=
d the WashPost's Nia-Malika Henderson

--Univision's "Al Punto" (Sun., 10 a.m. ET): Senate Majority Leader Harry R=
eid ; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); former President of Peru Alan Garcia; rou=
ndtable with El Sentinel's Rafael Palacio and El Clarin's Ana Baron

--SiriusXM's "Polioptics" with Adam Belmar and Josh King (Sat., noon and 6 =
p.m.): Jeff Berman, GM of Digital Media for the National Football League (a=
nd former senior aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer). And Jason Recher of NorthStar=
 Strategies, former White House Trip Director and aide to Gov. Sarah Palin.=
 On SiriusXM's POTUS Ch. 124; also available for download on iTunes and at =
www.polioptics.com <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312d05545=
147d8ad8e10f89ccb286e9f64ce2c1b5af4f4b6b74e> .

** A message from the American Petroleum Institute: Americans from all walk=
s of life are becoming energy voters. They know America needs more energy f=
rom all sources to create jobs and get our economy moving. That means devel=
oping America's plentiful domestic oil and natural gas resources, for new o=
pportunities, a new era of energy security and a brighter future for all Am=
ericans. Learn more at Vote4Energy.org <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D6=
91f2c8c7f15312d3bc76be6aed734b33e2b077dfec9f5c8a5896b56452f0f7a> . **


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<body><p><strong>BULLETIN - &quot;Statement by the President on Syria
</strong>:&quot;: &quot;Thirty years after his father massacred tens of tho=
usands of innocent Syrian men, women, and children in Hama, Bashar al-Assad=
 has demonstrated a similar disdain for human life and dignity. Yesterday t=
he Syrian government murdered hundreds of Syrian citizens, including women =
and children, in Homs through shelling and other indiscriminate violence ..=
.  I strongly condemn the Syrian government's unspeakable assault against t=
he people of Homs ... Assad must halt his campaign of killing and crimes ag=
ainst his own people now. He must step aside and allow a democratic transit=
ion to proceed immediately. ... The suffering citizens of Syria must know: =
we are with you, and the Assad
 regime must come to an end.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--AFP/Damascus</strong>: &quot;Syrian forces shell the city of H=
oms, killing more than 200 people in a 'horrific massacre,' activists say, =
as Russia says it will press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solu=
tion to the nearly 11-month-old crisis.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>BREAKING - L.A. Times, &quot;Catholic Church vows a battle</stro=
ng>: Angry U.S. bishops say they'll challenge the White House edict on cont=
raceptives,&quot; by Mitchell Landsberg: &quot;The Catholic Church reacted =
strongly Friday to a White House defense of new rules that will force many =
religious employers to provide contraception to their workers in government=
-mandated health insurance plans. 'The White House information about this i=
s a combination of misleading and wrong,' said Anthony Picarello, general c=
ounsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He said the bishops woul=
d 'pursue every legal mandate available to them to bring an end to this man=
date.=20
<strong>That means legislation, litigation and public advocacy</strong>.'&q=
uot; <a href=3D"http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3Deedad54cc84c07cb21f7e7735=
0e724e939e1a3a39b2b717b73fcd9c552fdb168">http://lat.ms/Ai4MxI</a></p>
<p><strong>FIRST LOOK - &quot;New Book Offers Revealing Look Inside The Cur=
rent House of Representatives
</strong>&quot;: &quot;On April 24th, Free Press, an imprint of Simon &amp;=
 Schuster, Inc., will publish DO NOT ASK WHAT GOOD WE DO, an eye-opening lo=
ok at the current House of Representatives ... The title is a direct quote =
from one of the nation's first House members, Fisher Ames, who was lamentin=
g the divisions already emerging in Congress by the mid- 1790's. ... DO NOT=
 ASK WHAT GOOD WE DO is a high-octane narrative, following several current =
representatives on both sides of the aisle-including four of the hot-bloode=
d GOP freshmen-through the past year's tumultuous legislative session.  ...=
 [T]he fevered antics captured in Draper's tale constitute a case study in =
Beltway dysfunction.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--The four GOP freshmen</strong> are Reps. Allen West (Fla.), Je=
ff Duncan (S.C.), Blake Farenthold (Tex.) and Renee Ellmers (N.C.). <strong=
>Also followed:</strong> House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and =
Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jo Ann Emerson (=
R-Mo.), among others.</p>
<p><strong>TIM TEBOW, ON POSSIBLE FUTURE IN POLITICS </strong>(to golf comm=
entator Dave Feherty on a &quot;Feherty Live&quot; special from the Super B=
owl, airing on the Golf Channel at 10 p.m. tonight): &quot;I don't know -- =
it could be something in my future. <strong>If it's something I care about,=
 possibly</strong>.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--NBC's  Super Bowl 46 pre-game starts at NOON tomorrow; kickoff=
 is at 6:30 p.m
</strong>.: &quot;Bob Costas will open NBC Sports' six hours of Super Bowl =
XLVI pre-game coverage with a live report from Georgia Street in downtown I=
ndianapolis ... Matt Lauer will interview President Obama from The White Ho=
use during a special pre-game edition of TODAY airing late Sunday afternoon=
. ... The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore will provide reports on the fan atm=
osphere surrounding Lucas Oil Stadium, including a ride on the popular 800-=
foot zip line located in the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis ..=
. 'Top Chef' ... host Tom Colicchio and two popular former contestants, Ric=
hard Blais and Antonia Lofaso, [will compete to] create the perfect tailgat=
e food. Tony Dungy and Rodney
 Harrison&quot; pick the winner.</p>
<p><strong>--To show the kids:</strong> &quot;Roman Numeral Translation Tab=
le, 1 to 2,105&quot; <a href=3D"http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3Deedad54cc=
84c07cb7d03922158efb61521f7b9879bdfd215140df67f2dad7772">http://bit.ly/waWd=
ky</a></p>
<p><strong>TV TOMORROW </strong>- &quot;Meet&quot;: Gingrich, plus &quot;Th=
e political Super Bowl&quot;: N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg, Mass. Gov. Patrick and =
Indiana Gov. Daniels) ... &quot;Face&quot;: Newt and Rudy ... &quot;This We=
ek&quot;: Ron Paul ... &quot;Fox News Sunday&quot;: Rick Santorum ... CNN's=
 &quot;State of the Union&quot;: Maryland Gov. O'Malley, Va. Gov. McDonnell=
, plus Tony Perkins and Dick Armey.</p>
<p><strong>CORRECTION</strong>: Based on info from a spokesman, Playbook ye=
sterday incorrectly attributed comments to Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzma=
n that were made by Blackstone President Hamilton &quot;Tony&quot; James. T=
hanks to alert reader Devin Banerjee of Bloomberg News for the outpoint. Al=
ways grateful for corrections, large or small: <a href=3D"mailto:mallen@pol=
itico.com">mallen@politico.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>GAME CHANGE? WSJ 5-col. lead, &quot;Jobs Power Market Rebound
</strong>: Unemployment Dips to 8.3 on Broad Gains ... Dow Highest Since Ma=
y 2008,&quot; by E.S. Browning: &quot;News of strong job growth, a three-ye=
ar low in unemployment and other positive developments Friday pushed the Do=
w ahead 156.82 points, or 1.23%, to 12862.23 ... The blue-chip index would =
have to rise just 10% to reach its record close of 14164.53, hit Oct. 9, 20=
07. ... The Dow's surge is a sign of the extent to which investors have put=
 aside the global fears that gripped them last summer. ... Since Lehman col=
lapsed in September 2008, stocks have often been driven by raw fear of fina=
ncial meltdown rather than by economic fundamentals.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--N.Y. Times 2-col. lead, &quot;Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Alte=
ring Face of Campaign: </strong>President Gets New Hope on Crucial Issue, b=
ut Romney Must Weigh Strategies&quot; ... WashPost 2-col. lead, &quot;Surpr=
ise gains in employment shift landscape: U.S. ADDS OVER 200,000 JOBS IN JAN=
UARY -- Markets surge as economists rethink outlooks&quot; ... L.A. Times 1=
-col. lead: &quot;Jobs report may be turning point.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING -- WSJ A5, &quot;Jobless Figures Cut =
Two Ways for Obama:
</strong> Trend Line Looks Like Reagan's, but Without More Improvements Thi=
s Year, It Could Wind Up Closer to the Elder Bush's.,&quot; by Janet Hook a=
nd Jon Hilsenrath: &quot;The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in January, =
not far from where it was at the same point in Mr. Reagan's first term, whe=
n it was 8.0%. And under both Mr. Obama and Mr. Reagan, joblessness was hea=
ding down. But the key for Mr. Reagan was that unemployment kept falling th=
rough his re-election campaign. By his first term's end, it had dropped to =
7.3%-below where it was when he was inaugurated. ... Economists generally d=
on't expect such rapid job growth this year. The Federal Reserve expects un=
employment to
 be stuck between 8.2% and 8.5%. That would be higher than the 7.8% rate in=
 January 2009, when Mr. Obama took office. ...</p>
<p><strong>&quot;Under Mr. Reagan</strong>, the economy enjoyed many months=
 of superfast growth. From April 1983 until June 1984, ... the economy grew=
 at an annual rate of more than 8%. ... Last year, ... the economy expanded=
 a meager 1.6%. ... A more ominous comparison for Mr. Obama is Mr. Bush's f=
ailed re-election bid in 1992. The economy was improving during Mr. Bush's =
final year in office, but not enough for him to win. Economic output, for e=
xample, rose at an annual rate of more than 4% during his re-election campa=
ign. The unemployment rate was falling by November 1992, but at 7.4% it was=
 a full two percentage points higher than when Mr. Bush took office.&quot;<=
/p>
<p><strong>FIRST IN THE WEST - Nevada caucuses today - AP advisory:
</strong> &quot;Republican voters in Nevada will meet [today] in precinct c=
aucuses across the state, beginning at noon EST in most counties and contin=
uing until the final caucus convenes at 10 p.m. EST in Clark County.  We ex=
pect Nevada Republican Party officials to release the first results of the =
presidential preference vote at these caucuses shortly after 8 p.m. EST.  P=
arty officials will not release results from Clark County, the state's larg=
est county, until after 10 p.m. EST, following a special caucus for people =
observing the Sabbath. Clark County in the past has accounted for more than=
 half the total vote in statewide Republican primaries and caucuses.&quot;<=
/p>
<p><strong>--POLITICO.com </strong>will have instant AP results feed (raw c=
ount and %) at top of homepage.</p>
<p><strong>--TVNewser
</strong>: &quot;MSNBC's coverage will run from 6-10:30pmET. The first two =
hours will be hosted by MSNBC political analyst Michael Smerconish. Chris M=
atthews will take over from the DC bureau at 8pmET. CNN's live coverage wil=
l run from 7-10pmET and will be anchored by Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper a=
nd John King. At 11pmET, Don Lemon will anchor a live edition of 'Newsroom.=
' Fox News will stick with a regular Saturday night schedule in the early p=
art of primetime - 'Huckabee' at 8pmET, followed by 'Justice with Judge Jan=
ine.' At 10pmET, Bret Baier will host a one-hour live special on the caucus=
 results. Baier will also provide extended live cut-ins during the rest of =
primetime programming.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--WHAT TO WATCH -- Charles Mahtesian and Juana Summers:
</strong> &quot;Mitt's margin: ... Romney could take a step toward proving =
he can win over conservatives by rolling up a big winning margin. ... In 20=
08, Romney managed to win just over half the vote, 51.1 percent. While rece=
nt polls have him just below that, breaking the 50 percent barrier for the =
first time this year would give him some welcome momentum going into Tuesda=
y's contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. ... Newt's percentage: ..=
. [I]f the former House speaker were able to finish in second and win close=
 to, or more than, a third of the vote it would suggest that even at a low =
point he maintains a reservoir of support among tea party activists and the=
 very conservative - and that
 there continues to be a determined resistance to Romney.&quot; <a href=3D"=
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312ddc00a024a29e60c7d6c25c12b=
ee3ff5832cc9ccae6684ee8">http://bit.ly/xZOzdl</a></p>
<p><strong>SPOTTED</strong>, by the Gingrich press corps at The Fix, a rest=
aurant in the Bellagio in Las Vegas: Bill Richardson, eating alone at a tab=
le for two. (hat tip: Ginger Gibson)</p>
<p><strong>&quot;BC-CYC--Doping-Armstrong
</strong>: Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance Armstrong,&quot; by AP's =
Greg Risling, in L.A.: &quot;Federal prosecutors dropped their investigatio=
n of the seven-time Tour de France champion Friday, ending a nearly two-yea=
r effort to determine whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teamm=
ates joined in a doping program during his greatest years. ... 'I am gratif=
ied to learn that the U.S. Attorney's Office is closing its investigation,'=
 Armstrong said in a statement. ;It is the right decision and I commend the=
m for reaching it.' ... U.S. Attorney Andr=C3=A9  Birotte Jr. announced in =
a press release that his office 'is closing an investigation into allegatio=
ns of federal
 criminal conduct by members and associates of a professional bicycle racin=
g team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.'&quot;</p>
<p><strong>** A message from the American Petroleum Institute</strong>: Ame=
ricans from all walks of life are becoming energy voters. They know America=
 needs more energy from all sources - including domestic oil and natural ga=
s - to create jobs and get our economy moving. Learn more at <a href=3D"htt=
p://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312d3bc76be6aed734b33e2b077dfec9=
f5c8a5896b56452f0f7a">Vote4Energy.org</a>. **</p>
<p><strong>BIRTHDAYS:</strong> Hunter Biden is 42 ... Matt McDonald, seen h=
ere blowing out the candles on a chocolate football cake from co-workers at=
 Hamilton Place Strategies <a href=3D"http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691=
f2c8c7f15312ded5e329cfaa073b9f3794aaabb58d5007fbcc3674643c4cb">http://yfrog=
.com/mock2ej
</a> ... David Edelman, White House's National Security Staff director for =
international cyber policy, is 27. Will be spotted later this evening at Li=
ttle Miss Whiskey's on H Street ... Sara Himeles in communications shop at =
Department of Homeland Security ... Abigail Cable is 24, wishing for a big =
win for Mitt in Nevada ... @SethDMichaels, writer at Working America, AFL-C=
IO (h/t Tyrone Gayle) ... Susan Roth of Roth P.R. ... Janice Laurente, pres=
s director at Peace Corps ... Jennifer Granholm (h/ts Patrick Gavin) ... Da=
vid Brenner is 76 ... Dan Quayle is 65 ...  Lawrence Taylor is 53 ... Oscar=
 De La Hoya is 39 (h/ts AP) ... H.P. Patel ... Chuck Pruitt ... Ann Liston =
...  Jason Hitchman
 (h/ts Teresa Vilmain).</p>
<p><strong>BIRTHDAYS TOMORROW</strong>: Michael Steel, the Speaker's press =
secretary ... former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is 53.</p>
<p><strong>OLIVIER KNOX's last day at AFP</strong>, before becoming Yahoo's=
 first White House correspondent: Friday. Olivier's first day at AFP was Ju=
ly 23, 1996, as a desk editor: &quot;First stories I remember editing were =
TWA Flight 800 crash stuff. First byline was, I think, a Jack Kemp profile.=
&quot; First day at Yahoo is Feb 13 -- the day in 2003 that he proposed to =
Jen.</p>
<p><strong>KOMEN'S 180:</strong></p>
<p><strong>--&quot;Statement from Susan G. Komen Board of Directors and Fou=
nder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker
</strong>: We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions=
 that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives=
. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, p=
artners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen.  We have been distress=
ed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were do=
ne for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood.  T=
hey were not.  ... We will continue to fund existing grants, including thos=
e of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future=
 grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding de=
cisions that meet the
 needs of their communities.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--@NancyGBrinker</strong>: &quot;We will have calls with our net=
work and key supporters to refocus our attention on our mission and get bac=
k to doing our work.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--&quot;Planned Parenthood's image boost,&quot; by Anna Palmer a=
nd Robin Bravender
</strong>: &quot;Planned Parenthood has been under siege for a year, but in=
 three days it managed to recast its controversial image thanks to a fight =
with Susan G. Komen. When House Republicans voted to defund Planned Parenth=
ood a year ago, the usual suspects came to the group's aid, like liberals a=
nd Democrats in Congress. But when Komen announced last week it planned to =
pull grants for breast cancer screenings, they got an unexpected response: =
the Internet exploded with thousands of angry supporters and others who gav=
e the group $3 million. Komen changed course Friday and Planned Parenthood =
claimed a win on an important source of power in Washington - angry, organi=
zed voters.&quot;=20
<a href=3D"http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312db38bc297f446c0=
390be8f588d7c8a805c9a3bbab7967c0cf">http://bit.ly/wlicTw</a></p>
<p><strong>--N.Y. Times, &quot;BAN IS REVERSED BY CANCER GROUP</strong>: Ko=
men Restores Ties to Planned Parenthood&quot; ... WashPost, &quot;Komen fou=
ndation revises grant policy: Reversal makes Planned Parenthood eligible ag=
ain for funding&quot; ... L.A. Times: &quot;Pressure on Komen wasn't new: F=
or years, activists have tried to break its ties to Planned Parenthood.&quo=
t;</p>
<p><strong>--&quot;Komen flap spurred by social media,&quot; by Keach Hagey
</strong>: &quot;For the second time in this very young year, following the=
 social media-fueled stalling of the Stop Internet Piracy Act legislation l=
ast month, Twitter and Facebook are being credited with giving oxygen to a =
wildfire of protest that delivered profound, immediate political results ..=
. Planned Parenthood's Facebook page got 10,000 new friends in the last cou=
ple days ... Twitter users sent more than 1.3 million Tweets referencing Pl=
anned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen foundation and related terms and hasht=
ags ... The chatter built steadily through the week, with more than 460,000=
 related Tweets sent on Thursday. Planned Parenthood helped spur the conver=
sation by using a 'promoted
 tweet,' Twitter's equivalent of advertising.&quot; <a href=3D"http://go.po=
liticoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312dd0c9d543605d6215a0b7293d2875bdf8e52ad=
e83dccf1ef8">http://bit.ly/A6l8ex</a></p>
<p><strong>--&quot;The Pink Ribbon and the Dollar Sign: The wrong lessons t=
o draw from the Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle,&quot; by Dr. Russell D. M=
oore, the dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, =
on ChristianityToday.com:
</strong> &quot;This is an important victory for Planned Parenthood and the=
 abortion rights lobby. First of all, the association with Komen is a key p=
iece in Planned Parenthood's effort to present itself as a 'women's health =
provider' ... Beyond that, the surrender of the nation's leading breast can=
cer awareness group to this kind of political pressure proves the clout of =
Planned Parenthood and their allies. ... Planned Parenthood has won this on=
e. ... But what we have is greater than that. We have a word that tells a p=
regnant young woman that we believe her Down Syndrome baby is a gift, not a=
 health care burden. ... Let's work to legally protect women and children.&=
quot;=20
<a href=3D"http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312dc32eb1f84635be=
52fa7d5ee946ebaf720bc281414a3a9548">http://bit.ly/xWLLzp</a></p>
<p><strong>THE PRESIDENT'S WEEK AHEAD:
</strong> &quot;On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public events =
scheduled. ... On Monday, the President will attend meetings at the White H=
ouse.  On Tuesday, the President will host the second White House Science F=
air celebrating the student winners of a broad range of science, technology=
, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. The Pre=
sident will also announce key steps that the Administration and its partner=
s are taking to help more students excel in math and science, and earn degr=
ees in these subjects. At the fair, the President will view exhibits of stu=
dent work, ranging from breakthrough research to new inventions, followed b=
y remarks to an audience of
 students, science educators and business leaders on the importance of STEM=
 education to the country's economic future. On Wednesday, the President wi=
ll attend meetings at the White House.  On Thursday, the President will hos=
t Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy at the White House. ... Obama looks f=
orward to consulting with Prime Minister Monti about preparations for the 2=
012 G8 and NATO Summits that the United States will host in Chicago, as wel=
l as discussing developments in the Middle East and North Africa. On Friday=
, the President will attend meetings at the White House.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>--THE V.P.'S WEEK AHEAD:
</strong> &quot;On Saturday and Sunday, the Vice President will be in Wilmi=
ngton, Delaware. There are no public events scheduled. ... On Monday, Vice =
President Biden will visit Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida=
, to discuss the importance of tackling rising college costs to ensure Amer=
ica's students and workers can obtain the education and training they need =
so that we have a workforce prepared for the jobs of the 21st century. ... =
[T]he Vice President will discuss the importance of college and the steps t=
he Administration has taken to keep college affordable in Florida and acros=
s the country. ... On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Vice President will attend=
 meetings at the White House.
 On Thursday, the Vice President will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to deliver =
remarks at the Ohio Newspaper Association Convention.  On Friday, the Vice =
President will meet with senior advisors.&quot;</p>
<p><strong>THE SHOWS, from @MattMackowiak:</strong></p>
<p><strong>--NBC's &quot;Meet the Press&quot;</strong>: roundtable with Rep=
. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), New York Times columnist David Brooks, Republican =
strategist Alex Castellanos and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow</p>
<p>--<strong>ABC's &quot;This Week&quot;</strong>: roundtable with ABC's Ge=
orge Will, political strategist Matthew Dowd, AOL Huffington Post Media Gro=
up's Arianna Huffington and BigJournalism.com editor and radio talk show ho=
st Dana Loesch</p>
<p>--<strong>CBS's &quot;Face the Nation&quot;</strong>: roundtable with co=
-author and the Boston Globe's Michael Kranish (&quot;The Real Romney&quot;=
), CBS News' Norah O'Donnell and CBS News' John Dickerson</p>
<p>--<strong>&quot;Fox News Sunday&quot;</strong>: Romney campaign surrogat=
e Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Gingrich campaign surrogate former Rep. J=
.C. Watts; roundtable with The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol, the Christia=
n Science Monitor's Liz Marlantes, former State Department official Liz Che=
ney and Fox News' Juan Williams</p>
<p>--<strong>CNN's &quot;State of the Union&quot; </strong>(SUN 9 a.m. and =
noon): former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former OMB Director Alice R=
ivlin and Ron Brownstein; Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)</p>
<p>--<strong>CNN's &quot;Fareed Zakaria GPS Live&quot;</strong>: (SUN 10 a.=
m., 1 p.m.): roundtable with author and New York Times columnist David Broo=
ks (&quot;The Social Animal&quot;), Thomson Reuters' Chrystia Freeland, Wal=
l Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and The New Yorker editor David Rem=
nick; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong</p>
<p>--<strong>CNN's &quot;Reliable Sources&quot;</strong>: (Sun, 11 a.m. ET)=
: POLITICO's Jonathan Martin, the N.Y. Times' Michael Shear and PBS' Christ=
ina Bellantoni; The Daily Caller's Matt Lewis and Newsweek / The Daily Beas=
t's Michelle Cottle; former Washington Post reporter Mark Potts and Reuters=
' Felix Salmon</p>
<p>--<strong>NBC's &quot;The Chris Matthews Show&quot;</strong>: roundtable=
 with TIME Magazine's Richard Stengel, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell, the Huffi=
ngton Post's Howard Fineman and the WashPost's Nia-Malika Henderson</p>
<p>--<strong>Univision's &quot;Al Punto&quot;</strong> (Sun., 10 a.m. ET): =
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); former Pres=
ident of Peru Alan Garcia; roundtable with El Sentinel's Rafael Palacio and=
 El Clarin's Ana Baron</p>
<p>--<strong>SiriusXM's &quot;Polioptics&quot;</strong> with Adam Belmar an=
d Josh King (Sat., noon and 6 p.m.): Jeff Berman, GM of Digital Media for t=
he National Football League (and former senior aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer).=
 And Jason Recher of NorthStar Strategies, former White House Trip Director=
 and aide to Gov. Sarah Palin. On SiriusXM's POTUS Ch. 124; also available =
for download on iTunes and at <a href=3D"http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3D=
691f2c8c7f15312d05545147d8ad8e10f89ccb286e9f64ce2c1b5af4f4b6b74e" target=3D=
"_blank">www.polioptics.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>** A message from the American Petroleum Institute</strong>: Ame=
ricans from all walks of life are becoming energy voters. They know America=
 needs more energy from all sources to create jobs and get our economy movi=
ng. That means developing America's plentiful domestic oil and natural gas =
resources, for new opportunities, a new era of energy security and a bright=
er future for all Americans. Learn more at <a href=3D"http://go.politicoema=
il.com/?qs=3D691f2c8c7f15312d3bc76be6aed734b33e2b077dfec9f5c8a5896b56452f0f=
7a">Vote4Energy.org</a>. **</p>

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