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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=3Dbb109e4fbccfdef813645a877f1464d14d94ff874ffb782de69ec92c1ed3ddde>=
=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=3Dbb109e4fbccfdef8e5b3cc0a5f9e=
36d4281499f549ad5cb78e167fdbf4af7334>=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=3Dbb109e4fbccfdef8c367820d90db255e650656a3=
5701a10b6ca6674143fff8d1>=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=3Dbb109e4fbccfdef8bdc86b2483687cda06cec8bc42e8203c3cb57d117c=
d929db> . **

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=3D027980fa=
7bbb01376f677ae21046a24ff796b87ec0b4f55525b1eee540c21d87> ... 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=3D027980fa7bbb0137d3b8fb=
b2a8927435133ef7a8fb8fd81105bcda3b6bc39eff>=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=3D027980fa7bbb01371492ce826be4ca53f35b14c6879ae90b5c79a9=
1ef361e903>=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=3D027980fa7bbb01378d9a5e0f76f4=
c1829d122dee07688140df92af1064572107>=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=3D027980fa7bbb013733d35=
c195b9102fa0bbce725096452b186bf4ea64b89619d> .

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