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From: Michael Allen
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 11:52:08 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US =
& Canada)
Subject: POLITICO Playbook, presented by the American Petroleum Institute -=
 Brunch Edition -- OBAMA: ASSAD MUST STEP ASIDE - Robert Draper book on Hou=
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ed -- Hunter Biden, Matt McDonald b'day


BULLETIN =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CStatement by the President on Syria:=E2=80=9D: =
=E2=80=9CThirty years after his father massacred tens of thousands of innoc=
ent Syrian men, women, and children in Hama, Bashar al-Assad has demonstrat=
ed a similar disdain for human life and dignity. Yesterday the Syrian gover=
nment murdered hundreds of Syrian citizens, including women and children, i=
n Homs through shelling and other indiscriminate violence =E2=80=A6  I stro=
ngly condemn the Syrian government=E2=80=99s unspeakable assault against th=
e people of Homs =E2=80=A6 Assad must halt his campaign of killing and crim=
es against his own people now. He must step aside and allow a democratic tr=
ansition to proceed immediately. =E2=80=A6 The suffering citizens of Syria =
must know: we are with you, and the Assad regime must come to an end.=E2=80=
=9D

--AFP/Damascus: =E2=80=9CSyrian forces shell the city of Homs, killing more=
 than 200 people in a =E2=80=98horrific massacre,=E2=80=99 activists say, a=
s Russia says it will press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solut=
ion to the nearly 11-month-old crisis.=E2=80=9D

BREAKING =E2=80=93 L.A. Times, =E2=80=9CCatholic Church vows a battle: Angr=
y U.S. bishops say they=E2=80=99ll challenge the White House edict on contr=
aceptives,=E2=80=9D by Mitchell Landsberg: =E2=80=9CThe Catholic Church rea=
cted strongly Friday to a White House defense of new rules that will force =
many religious employers to provide contraception to their workers in gover=
nment-mandated health insurance plans. =E2=80=98The White House information=
 about this is a combination of misleading and wrong,=E2=80=99 said Anthony=
 Picarello, general counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He =
said the bishops would =E2=80=98pursue every legal mandate available to the=
m to bring an end to this mandate. That means legislation, litigation and p=
ublic advocacy.=E2=80=99=E2=80=9D http://lat.ms/Ai4MxI <http://lat.ms/Ai4Mx=
I>=20

FIRST LOOK =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CNew Book Offers Revealing Look Inside The Cur=
rent House of Representatives=E2=80=9D: =E2=80=9COn 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 =E2=80=A6 =
The title is a direct quote from one of the nation=E2=80=99s first House me=
mbers, Fisher Ames, who was lamenting the divisions already emerging in Con=
gress by the mid- 1790=E2=80=99s. =E2=80=A6 DO NOT ASK WHAT GOOD WE DO is a=
 high-octane narrative, following several current representatives on both s=
ides of the aisle=E2=80=94including four of the hot-blooded GOP freshmen=E2=
=80=94through the past year=E2=80=99s tumultuous legislative session.  =E2=
=80=A6 [T]he fevered antics captured in Draper=E2=80=99s tale constitute a =
case study in Beltway dysfunction.=E2=80=9D

--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 =E2=80=9CFeherty Live=E2=80=9D special from the Super Bowl, airing on=
 the Golf Channel at 10 p.m. tonight): =E2=80=9CI don=E2=80=99t know -- it =
could be something in my future. If it=E2=80=99s something I care about, po=
ssibly.=E2=80=9D

--NBC=E2=80=99s  Super Bowl 46 pre-game starts at NOON tomorrow; kickoff is=
 at 6:30 p.m.: =E2=80=9CBob Costas will open NBC Sports=E2=80=99 six hours =
of Super Bowl XLVI pre-game coverage with a live report from Georgia Street=
 in downtown Indianapolis =E2=80=A6 Matt Lauer will interview President Oba=
ma from The White House during a special pre-game edition of TODAY airing l=
ate Sunday afternoon. =E2=80=A6 The Weather Channel=E2=80=99s Jim Cantore w=
ill provide reports on the fan atmosphere surrounding Lucas Oil Stadium, in=
cluding a ride on the popular 800-foot zip line located in the Super Bowl V=
illage in downtown Indianapolis =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=98Top Chef=E2=80=99 =E2=80=
=A6 host Tom Colicchio and two popular former contestants, Richard Blais an=
d Antonia Lofaso, [will compete to] create the perfect tailgate food. Tony =
Dungy and Rodney Harrison=E2=80=9D pick the winner.

--To show the kids: =E2=80=9CRoman Numeral Translation Table, 1 to 2,105=E2=
=80=9D http://bit.ly/waWdky

TV TOMORROW =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CMeet=E2=80=9D: Gingrich, plus =E2=80=9CThe p=
olitical Super Bowl=E2=80=9D: N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg, Mass. Gov. Patrick and =
Indiana Gov. Daniels) =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9CFace=E2=80=9D: Newt and Rudy =E2=
=80=A6 =E2=80=9CThis Week=E2=80=9D: Ron Paul =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9CFox News Su=
nday=E2=80=9D: Rick Santorum =E2=80=A6 CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CState of the =
Union=E2=80=9D: Maryland Gov. O=E2=80=99Malley, Va. Gov. McDonnell, plus To=
ny 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 =E2=80=9CTony=E2=80=9D James. Thanks to alert=
 reader Devin Banerjee of Bloomberg News for the outpoint. Always grateful =
for corrections, large or small: mallen@politico.com.

GAME CHANGE? WSJ 5-col. lead, =E2=80=9CJobs Power Market Rebound: Unemploym=
ent Dips to 8.3 on Broad Gains =E2=80=A6 Dow Highest Since May 2008,=E2=80=
=9D by E.S. Browning: =E2=80=9CNews of strong job growth, a three-year low =
in unemployment and other positive developments Friday pushed the Dow ahead=
 156.82 points, or 1.23%, to 12862.23 =E2=80=A6 The blue-chip index would h=
ave to rise just 10% to reach its record close of 14164.53, hit Oct. 9, 200=
7. =E2=80=A6 The Dow's surge is a sign of the extent to which investors hav=
e put aside the global fears that gripped them last summer. =E2=80=A6 Since=
 Lehman collapsed in September 2008, stocks have often been driven by raw f=
ear of financial meltdown rather than by economic fundamentals.=E2=80=9D

--N.Y. Times 2-col. lead, =E2=80=9CJobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Fac=
e of Campaign: President Gets New Hope on Crucial Issue, but Romney Must We=
igh Strategies=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 WashPost 2-col. lead, =E2=80=9CSurprise g=
ains in employment shift landscape: U.S. ADDS OVER 200,000 JOBS IN JANUARY =
-- Markets surge as economists rethink outlooks=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 L.A. Tim=
es 1-col. lead: =E2=80=9CJobs report may be turning point.=E2=80=9D

IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING -- WSJ A5, =E2=80=9CJobless Figures Cut Two Ways=
 for Obama: Trend Line Looks Like Reagan's, but Without More Improvements T=
his Year, It Could Wind Up Closer to the Elder Bush's.,=E2=80=9D by Janet H=
ook and Jon Hilsenrath: =E2=80=9CThe unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in J=
anuary, not far from where it was at the same point in Mr. Reagan's first t=
erm, when it was 8.0%. And under both Mr. Obama and Mr. Reagan, joblessness=
 was heading down. But the key for Mr. Reagan was that unemployment kept fa=
lling through his re-election campaign. By his first term's end, it had dro=
pped to 7.3%=E2=80=94below where it was when he was inaugurated. =E2=80=A6 =
Economists generally don't expect such rapid job growth this year. The Fede=
ral Reserve expects unemployment to be stuck between 8.2% and 8.5%. That wo=
uld be higher than the 7.8% rate in January 2009, when Mr. Obama took offic=
e. =E2=80=A6=20

=E2=80=9CUnder Mr. Reagan, the economy enjoyed many months of superfast gro=
wth. From April 1983 until June 1984, =E2=80=A6 the economy grew at an annu=
al rate of more than 8%. =E2=80=A6 Last year, =E2=80=A6 the economy expande=
d a meager 1.6%. =E2=80=A6 A more ominous comparison for Mr. Obama is Mr. B=
ush'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-electio=
n campaign. 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.=
=E2=80=9D

FIRST IN THE WEST =E2=80=93 Nevada caucuses today =E2=80=93 AP advisory: =
=E2=80=9CRepublican voters in Nevada will meet [today] in precinct caucuses=
 across the state, beginning at noon EST in most counties and continuing un=
til the final caucus convenes at 10 p.m. EST in Clark County.  We expect Ne=
vada Republican Party officials to release the first results of the preside=
ntial preference vote at these caucuses shortly after 8 p.m. EST.  Party of=
ficials will not release results from Clark County, the state's largest cou=
nty, until after 10 p.m. EST, following a special caucus for people observi=
ng the Sabbath. Clark County in the past has accounted for more than half t=
he total vote in statewide Republican primaries and caucuses.=E2=80=9D

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

--TVNewser: =E2=80=9CMSNBC=E2=80=99s coverage will run from 6-10:30pmET. Th=
e first two hours will be hosted by MSNBC political analyst Michael Smercon=
ish. Chris Matthews will take over from the DC bureau at 8pmET. CNN=E2=80=
=99s live coverage will run from 7-10pmET and will be anchored by Wolf Blit=
zer, Anderson Cooper and John King. At 11pmET, Don Lemon will anchor a live=
 edition of =E2=80=98Newsroom.=E2=80=99 Fox News will stick with a regular =
Saturday night schedule in the early part of primetime =E2=80=94 =E2=80=98H=
uckabee=E2=80=99 at 8pmET, followed by =E2=80=98Justice with Judge Janine.=
=E2=80=99 At 10pmET, Bret Baier will host a one-hour live special on the ca=
ucus results. Baier will also provide extended live cut-ins during the rest=
 of primetime programming.=E2=80=9D

--WHAT TO WATCH -- Charles Mahtesian and Juana Summers: =E2=80=9CMitt=E2=80=
=99s margin: =E2=80=A6 Romney could take a step toward proving he can win o=
ver conservatives by rolling up a big winning margin. =E2=80=A6 In 2008, Ro=
mney managed to win just over half the vote, 51.1 percent. While recent pol=
ls have him just below that, breaking the 50 percent barrier for the first =
time this year would give him some welcome momentum going into Tuesday=E2=
=80=99s contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. =E2=80=A6 Newt=E2=80=
=99s percentage: =E2=80=A6 [I]f the former House speaker were able to finis=
h in second and win close to, or more than, a third of the vote it would su=
ggest that even at a low point he maintains a reservoir of support among te=
a party activists and the very conservative =E2=80=94 and that there contin=
ues to be a determined resistance to Romney.=E2=80=9D http://bit.ly/xZOzdl

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)

=E2=80=9CBC-CYC--Doping-Armstrong: Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance A=
rmstrong,=E2=80=9D by AP=E2=80=99s Greg Risling, in L.A.: =E2=80=9CFederal =
prosecutors dropped their investigation of the seven-time Tour de France ch=
ampion Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to determine whether the wor=
ld's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program durin=
g his greatest years. =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=98I am gratified to learn that the U=
.S. Attorney's Office is closing its investigation,=E2=80=99 Armstrong said=
 in a statement. ;It is the right decision and I commend them for reaching =
it.=E2=80=99 =E2=80=A6 U.S. Attorney Andr=C3=A9  Birotte Jr. announced in a=
 press release that his office =E2=80=98is closing an investigation into al=
legations of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a profes=
sional bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.=E2=80=99=E2=80=
=9D

** 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 =E2=80=93 including domestic oil and natural gas =E2=80=93 =
to create jobs and get our economy moving. Learn more at Vote4Energy.org <h=
ttp://www.vote4energy.org/> . **

BIRTHDAYS: Hunter Biden is 42 =E2=80=A6 Matt McDonald, seen here blowing ou=
t the candles on a chocolate football cake from co-workers at Hamilton Plac=
e Strategies http://yfrog.com/mock2ej <http://yfrog.com/mock2ej>  =E2=80=A6=
 David Edelman, White House=E2=80=99s 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 =E2=80=A6 Sara Himeles in communications sh=
op at Department of Homeland Security =E2=80=A6 Abigail Cable is 24, wishin=
g for a big win for Mitt in Nevada =E2=80=A6 @SethDMichaels, writer at Work=
ing America, AFL-CIO (h/t Tyrone Gayle) =E2=80=A6 Susan Roth of Roth P.R. =
=E2=80=A6 Janice Laurente, press director at Peace Corps ... Jennifer Granh=
olm (h/ts Patrick Gavin) ... David Brenner is 76 =E2=80=A6 Dan Quayle is 65=
 =E2=80=A6  Lawrence Taylor is 53 =E2=80=A6 Oscar De La Hoya is 39 (h/ts AP=
) =E2=80=A6 H.P. Patel =E2=80=A6 Chuck Pruitt =E2=80=A6 Ann Liston =E2=80=
=A6  Jason Hitchman (h/ts Teresa Vilmain).

BIRTHDAYS TOMORROW: Michael Steel, the Speaker=E2=80=99s press secretary =
=E2=80=A6 former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is 53.=20

OLIVIER KNOX=E2=80=99s last day at AFP, before becoming Yahoo=E2=80=99s fir=
st White House correspondent: Friday. Olivier=E2=80=99s first day at AFP wa=
s July 23, 1996, as a desk editor: =E2=80=9CFirst stories I remember editin=
g were TWA Flight 800 crash stuff. First byline was, I think, a Jack Kemp p=
rofile.=E2=80=9D First day at Yahoo is Feb 13 -- the day in 2003 that he pr=
oposed to Jen.

KOMEN=E2=80=99S 180:

--=E2=80=9CStatement from Susan G. Komen Board of Directors and Founder and=
 CEO Nancy G. Brinker: We want to apologize to the American public for rece=
nt decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving w=
omen=E2=80=99s lives. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling f=
or our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen.  W=
e have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our fund=
ing criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Pl=
anned Parenthood.  They were not.  =E2=80=A6 We will continue to fund exist=
ing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligi=
bility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our aff=
iliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities.=
=E2=80=9D

--@NancyGBrinker: =E2=80=9CWe will have calls with our network and key supp=
orters to refocus our attention on our mission and get back to doing our wo=
rk.=E2=80=9D

--=E2=80=9CPlanned Parenthood's image boost,=E2=80=9D by Anna Palmer and Ro=
bin Bravender: =E2=80=9CPlanned 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 =
Parenthood a year ago, the usual suspects came to the group=E2=80=99s 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 unexpe=
cted response: the Internet exploded with thousands of angry supporters and=
 others who gave the group $3 million. Komen changed course Friday and Plan=
ned Parenthood claimed a win on an important source of power in Washington =
=E2=80=94 angry, organized voters.=E2=80=9D http://bit.ly/wlicTw

--N.Y. Times, =E2=80=9CBAN IS REVERSED BY CANCER GROUP: Komen Restores Ties=
 to Planned Parenthood=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 WashPost, =E2=80=9CKomen foundati=
on revises grant policy: Reversal makes Planned Parenthood eligible again f=
or funding=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 L.A. Times: =E2=80=9CPressure on Komen wasn=
=E2=80=99t new: For years, activists have tried to break its ties to Planne=
d Parenthood.=E2=80=9D

--=E2=80=9CKomen flap spurred by social media,=E2=80=9D by Keach Hagey: =E2=
=80=9CFor the second time in this very young year, following the social med=
ia-fueled stalling of the Stop Internet Piracy Act legislation last month, =
Twitter and Facebook are being credited with giving oxygen to a wildfire of=
 protest that delivered profound, immediate political results =E2=80=A6 Pla=
nned Parenthood=E2=80=99s Facebook page got 10,000 new friends in the last =
couple days =E2=80=A6 Twitter users sent more than 1.3 million Tweets refer=
encing Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen foundation and related terms =
and hashtags =E2=80=A6 The chatter built steadily through the week, with mo=
re than 460,000 related Tweets sent on Thursday. Planned Parenthood helped =
spur the conversation by using a =E2=80=98promoted tweet,=E2=80=99 Twitter=
=E2=80=99s equivalent of advertising.=E2=80=9D http://bit.ly/A6l8ex

--=E2=80=9CThe Pink Ribbon and the Dollar Sign: The wrong lessons to draw f=
rom the Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle,=E2=80=9D by Dr. Russell D. Moore,=
 the dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, on Ch=
ristianityToday.com: =E2=80=9CThis is an important victory for Planned Pare=
nthood and the abortion rights lobby. First of all, the association with Ko=
men is a key piece in Planned Parenthood's effort to present itself as a =
=E2=80=98women's health provider=E2=80=99 =E2=80=A6 Beyond that, the surren=
der of the nation's leading breast cancer awareness group to this kind of p=
olitical pressure proves the clout of Planned Parenthood and their allies. =
=E2=80=A6 Planned Parenthood has won this one. =E2=80=A6 But what we have i=
s greater than that. We have a word that tells a pregnant young woman that =
we believe her Down Syndrome baby is a gift, not a health care burden. =E2=
=80=A6 Let's work to legally protect women and children.=E2=80=9D http://bi=
t.ly/xWLLzp

THE PRESIDENT=E2=80=99S WEEK AHEAD: =E2=80=9COn Saturday and Sunday, the Pr=
esident has no public events scheduled. =E2=80=A6 On Monday, the President =
will attend meetings at the White House.  On Tuesday, the President will ho=
st the second White House Science Fair celebrating the student winners of a=
 broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitio=
ns from across the country. The President will also announce key steps that=
 the Administration and its partners are taking to help more students excel=
 in math and science, and earn degrees in these subjects. At the fair, the =
President will view exhibits of student work, ranging from breakthrough res=
earch to new inventions, followed by remarks to an audience of students, sc=
ience educators and business leaders on the importance of STEM education to=
 the country=E2=80=99s economic future. On Wednesday, the President will at=
tend meetings at the White House.  On Thursday, the President will host Pri=
me Minister Mario Monti of Italy at the White House. =E2=80=A6 Obama looks =
forward to consulting with Prime Minister Monti about preparations for the =
2012 G8 and NATO Summits that the United States will host in Chicago, as we=
ll as discussing developments in the Middle East and North Africa. On Frida=
y, the President will attend meetings at the White House.=E2=80=9D

--THE V.P.=E2=80=99S WEEK AHEAD: =E2=80=9COn Saturday and Sunday, the Vice =
President will be in Wilmington, Delaware. There are no public events sched=
uled. =E2=80=A6 On Monday, Vice President Biden will visit Florida State Un=
iversity in Tallahassee, Florida, to discuss the importance of tackling ris=
ing college costs to ensure America=E2=80=99s students and workers can obta=
in the education and training they need so that we have a workforce prepare=
d for the jobs of the 21st century. =E2=80=A6 [T]he Vice President will dis=
cuss the importance of college and the steps the Administration has taken t=
o keep college affordable in Florida and across the country. =E2=80=A6 On T=
uesday and Wednesday, the Vice President will attend meetings at the White =
House. On Thursday, the Vice President will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to de=
liver remarks at the Ohio Newspaper Association Convention.  On Friday, the=
 Vice President will meet with senior advisors.=E2=80=9D

THE SHOWS, from @MattMackowiak:

--NBC=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CMeet the Press=E2=80=9D: roundtable with Rep. Xavi=
er Becerra (D-CA), New York Times columnist David Brooks, Republican strate=
gist Alex Castellanos and MSNBC=E2=80=99s Rachel Maddow

--ABC=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CThis Week=E2=80=9D: roundtable with ABC=E2=80=99s =
George Will, political strategist Matthew Dowd, AOL Huffington Post Media G=
roup=E2=80=99s Arianna Huffington and BigJournalism.com editor and radio ta=
lk show host Dana Loesch

--CBS=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CFace the Nation=E2=80=9D: roundtable with co-autho=
r and the Boston Globe=E2=80=99s Michael Kranish (=E2=80=9CThe Real Romney=
=E2=80=9D), CBS News=E2=80=99 Norah O=E2=80=99Donnell and CBS News=E2=80=99=
 John Dickerson

--=E2=80=9CFox News Sunday=E2=80=9D: Romney campaign surrogate Virginia Gov=
. Bob McDonnell and Gingrich campaign surrogate former Rep. J.C. Watts; rou=
ndtable with The Weekly Standard=E2=80=99s Bill Kristol, the Christian Scie=
nce Monitor=E2=80=99s Liz Marlantes, former State Department official Liz C=
heney and Fox News=E2=80=99 Juan Williams

--CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CState of the Union=E2=80=9D (SUN 9 a.m. and noon):=
 former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former OMB Director Alice Rivlin =
and Ron Brownstein; Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)

--CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CFareed Zakaria GPS Live=E2=80=9D: (SUN 10 a.m., 1 =
p.m.): roundtable with author and New York Times columnist David Brooks (=
=E2=80=9CThe Social Animal=E2=80=9D), Thomson Reuters=E2=80=99 Chrystia Fre=
eland, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and The New Yorker editor=
 David Remnick; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

--CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CReliable Sources=E2=80=9D: (Sun, 11 a.m. ET): POLI=
TICO=E2=80=99s Jonathan Martin, the N.Y. Times=E2=80=99 Michael Shear and P=
BS=E2=80=99 Christina Bellantoni; The Daily Caller=E2=80=99s Matt Lewis and=
 Newsweek / The Daily Beast=E2=80=99s Michelle Cottle; former Washington Po=
st reporter Mark Potts and Reuters=E2=80=99 Felix Salmon

--NBC=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CThe Chris Matthews Show=E2=80=9D: roundtable with =
TIME Magazine=E2=80=99s Richard Stengel, NBC News=E2=80=99 Andrea Mitchell,=
 the Huffington Post=E2=80=99s Howard Fineman and the WashPost=E2=80=99s Ni=
a-Malika Henderson

--Univision=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CAl Punto=E2=80=9D (Sun., 10 a.m. ET): Senate=
 Majority Leader Harry Reid ; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); former President =
of Peru Alan Garcia; roundtable with El Sentinel=E2=80=99s Rafael Palacio a=
nd El Clarin=E2=80=99s Ana Baron

--SiriusXM's =E2=80=9CPolioptics=E2=80=9D with Adam Belmar and Josh King (S=
at., noon and 6 p.m.): Jeff Berman, GM of Digital Media for the National Fo=
otball League (and former senior aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer). And Jason Rec=
her of NorthStar Strategies, former White House Trip Director and aide to G=
ov. Sarah Palin. On SiriusXM's POTUS Ch. 124; also available for download o=
n iTunes and at www.polioptics.com <https://mymail.acc-email.com/owa/redir.=
aspx?C=3D7c89646f656b4fed9ed609187846a5d3&URL=3Dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.polioptics=
.com%2f> .

** 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=E2=80=99s plentiful domestic oil and natural gas resources, f=
or new opportunities, a new era of energy security and a brighter future fo=
r all Americans. Learn more at Vote4Energy.org <http://www.vote4energy.org/=
> . **


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<font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2"><b>From:</b> Michael Allen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 04, 2012 11:52:08 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Ti=
me (US &amp; Canada)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> POLITICO Playbook, presented by the American Petroleum Inst=
itute - Brunch Edition -- OBAMA: ASSAD MUST STEP ASIDE - Robert Draper book=
 on House out April 24: Kevin McCarthy is a central player - Lance Armstron=
g cleared -- Hunter Biden, Matt
 McDonald b'day<br>
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yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">BULLETIN =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CStatement by the President on Syria</span>=
</b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';=
 font-size:12pt">:=E2=80=9D:
 =E2=80=9CThirty years after his father massacred tens of thousands of inno=
cent Syrian men, women, and children in Hama, Bashar al-Assad has demonstra=
ted a similar disdain for human life and dignity. Yesterday the Syrian gove=
rnment murdered hundreds of Syrian citizens,
 including women and children, in Homs through shelling and other indiscrim=
inate violence =E2=80=A6
<span style=3D"">&nbsp;</span>I strongly condemn the Syrian government=E2=
=80=99s unspeakable assault against the people of Homs =E2=80=A6 Assad must=
 halt his campaign of killing and crimes against his own people now. He mus=
t step aside and allow a democratic transition to proceed
 immediately. =E2=80=A6 The suffering citizens of Syria must know: we are w=
ith you, and the Assad regime must come to an end.=E2=80=9D<b style=3D""></=
b></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--AFP/Damascus</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:=
'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">:
 =E2=80=9CSyrian forces shell the city of Homs, killing more than 200 peopl=
e in a =E2=80=98horrific massacre,=E2=80=99 activists say, as Russia says i=
t will press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solution to the near=
ly 11-month-old crisis.=E2=80=9D<b style=3D""></b></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">BREAKING =E2=80=93 L.A. Times, =E2=80=9CCatholic Church vows a battle<=
/span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','s=
erif'; font-size:12pt">:
 Angry U.S. bishops say they=E2=80=99ll challenge the White House edict on =
contraceptives,=E2=80=9D by Mitchell Landsberg: =E2=80=9CThe Catholic Churc=
h reacted strongly Friday to a White House defense of new rules that will f=
orce many religious employers to provide contraception to
 their workers in government-mandated health insurance plans. =E2=80=98The =
White House information about this is a combination of misleading and wrong=
,=E2=80=99 said Anthony Picarello, general counsel of the U.S. Conference o=
f Catholic Bishops. He said the bishops would =E2=80=98pursue
 every legal mandate available to them to bring an end to this mandate. <b =
style=3D"">
That means legislation, litigation and public advocacy</b>.=E2=80=99=E2=80=
=9D <a href=3D"http://lat.ms/Ai4MxI">
http://lat.ms/Ai4MxI</a><b style=3D""></b></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">FIRST LOOK =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CNew Book Offers Revealing Look Inside Th=
e Current House of Representatives</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115=
%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">=E2=80=9D:
 =E2=80=9COn April 24th, Free Press, an imprint of Simon &amp; Schuster, In=
c., will publish DO NOT ASK WHAT GOOD WE DO, an eye-opening look at the cur=
rent House of Representatives =E2=80=A6 The title is a direct quote from on=
e of the nation=E2=80=99s first House members, Fisher Ames,
 who was lamenting the divisions already emerging in Congress by the mid- 1=
790=E2=80=99s. =E2=80=A6 DO NOT ASK WHAT GOOD WE DO is a high-octane narrat=
ive, following several current representatives on both sides of the aisle=
=E2=80=94including four of the hot-blooded GOP freshmen=E2=80=94through
 the past year=E2=80=99s tumultuous legislative session.<span style=3D"">&n=
bsp; </span>=E2=80=A6 [T]he fevered antics captured in Draper=E2=80=99s tal=
e constitute a case study in Beltway dysfunction.=E2=80=9D<b style=3D""></b=
></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--The four GOP freshmen</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; fon=
t-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">
 are Reps. Allen West (Fla.), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Blake Farenthold (Tex.) a=
nd Renee Ellmers (N.C.).
<b style=3D"">Also followed:</b> House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Cali=
f.) and Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jo Ann E=
merson (R-Mo.), among others.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">TIM TEBOW, ON POSSIBLE FUTURE IN POLITICS
</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','=
serif'; font-size:12pt">(to golf commentator Dave Feherty on a =E2=80=9CFeh=
erty Live=E2=80=9D special from the Super Bowl, airing on the Golf Channel =
at 10 p.m. tonight): =E2=80=9CI don=E2=80=99t know -- it could be
 something in my future. <b style=3D"">If it=E2=80=99s something I care abo=
ut, possibly</b>.=E2=80=9D</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--NBC=E2=80=99s<span style=3D"">&nbsp;
</span>Super Bowl 46 pre-game starts at NOON tomorrow; kickoff is at 6:30 p=
.m</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman'=
,'serif'; font-size:12pt">.: =E2=80=9CBob Costas will open NBC Sports=E2=80=
=99 six hours of Super Bowl XLVI pre-game coverage
 with a live report from Georgia Street in downtown Indianapolis =E2=80=A6 =
Matt Lauer will interview President Obama from The White House during a spe=
cial pre-game edition of TODAY airing late Sunday afternoon. =E2=80=A6 The =
Weather Channel=E2=80=99s Jim Cantore will provide reports
 on the fan atmosphere surrounding Lucas Oil Stadium, including a ride on t=
he popular 800-foot zip line located in the Super Bowl Village in downtown =
Indianapolis =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=98Top Chef=E2=80=99 =E2=80=A6 host Tom Colicc=
hio and two popular former contestants, Richard Blais and Antonia
 Lofaso, [will compete to] create the perfect tailgate food. Tony Dungy and=
 Rodney Harrison=E2=80=9D pick the winner.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--To show the kids:</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-fa=
mily:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">
 =E2=80=9CRoman Numeral Translation Table, 1 to 2,105=E2=80=9D <a href=3D"h=
ttp://bit.ly/waWdky">http://bit.ly/waWdky</a></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">TV TOMORROW
</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','=
serif'; font-size:12pt">=E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CMeet=E2=80=9D: Gingrich, plus =
=E2=80=9CThe political Super Bowl=E2=80=9D: N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg, Mass. Gov=
. Patrick and Indiana Gov. Daniels) =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9CFace=E2=80=9D: Newt =
and Rudy =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9CThis Week=E2=80=9D: Ron
 Paul =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9CFox News Sunday=E2=80=9D: Rick Santorum =E2=80=A6 =
CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CState of the Union=E2=80=9D: Maryland Gov. O=E2=80=
=99Malley, Va. Gov. McDonnell, plus Tony Perkins and Dick Armey.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">CORRECTION</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Tim=
es New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">: Based
 on info from a spokesman, Playbook yesterday incorrectly attributed commen=
ts to Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman that were made by Blackstone Presid=
ent Hamilton =E2=80=9CTony=E2=80=9D James. Thanks to alert reader Devin Ban=
erjee of Bloomberg News for the outpoint.
<i style=3D"">Always grateful for corrections, large or small: </i><a href=
=3D"mailto:mallen@politico.com">mallen@politico.com</a>.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">GAME CHANGE? WSJ 5-col. lead, =E2=80=9CJobs Power Market Rebound</span=
></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'=
; font-size:12pt">:
 Unemployment Dips to 8.3 on Broad Gains =E2=80=A6 Dow Highest Since May 20=
08,=E2=80=9D by E.S. Browning: =E2=80=9CNews of strong job growth, a three-=
year low in unemployment and other positive developments Friday pushed the =
Dow ahead 156.82 points, or 1.23%, to 12862.23 =E2=80=A6 The blue-chip
 index would have to rise just 10% to reach its record close of 14164.53, h=
it Oct. 9, 2007. =E2=80=A6 The Dow's surge is a sign of the extent to which=
 investors have put aside the global fears that gripped them last summer. =
=E2=80=A6 Since Lehman collapsed in September 2008,
 stocks have often been driven by raw fear of financial meltdown rather tha=
n by economic fundamentals.=E2=80=9D</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--N.Y. Times 2-col. lead, =E2=80=9CJobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Alterin=
g Face of Campaign:
</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','=
serif'; font-size:12pt">President Gets New Hope on Crucial Issue, but Romne=
y Must Weigh Strategies=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 WashPost 2-col. lead, =E2=80=9CS=
urprise gains in employment shift landscape: U.S. ADDS OVER
 200,000 JOBS IN JANUARY -- Markets surge as economists rethink outlooks=E2=
=80=9D =E2=80=A6 L.A. Times 1-col. lead: =E2=80=9CJobs report may be turnin=
g point.=E2=80=9D</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING -- WSJ A5, =E2=80=9CJobless Figures Cut Two=
 Ways for Obama:</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Ti=
mes New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">
 Trend Line Looks Like Reagan's, but Without More Improvements This Year, I=
t Could Wind Up Closer to the Elder Bush's.,=E2=80=9D by Janet Hook and Jon=
 Hilsenrath: =E2=80=9CThe unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in January, not=
 far from where it was at the same point in Mr.
 Reagan's first term, when it was 8.0%. And under both Mr. Obama and Mr. Re=
agan, joblessness was heading down. But the key for Mr. Reagan was that une=
mployment kept falling through his re-election campaign. By his first term'=
s end, it had dropped to 7.3%=E2=80=94below
 where it was when he was inaugurated. =E2=80=A6 Economists generally don't=
 expect such rapid job growth this year. The Federal Reserve expects unempl=
oyment 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. =E2=80=A6 </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">=E2=80=9CUnder Mr. Reagan</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; f=
ont-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">,
 the economy enjoyed many months of superfast growth. From April 1983 until=
 June 1984, =E2=80=A6 the economy grew at an annual rate of more than 8%. =
=E2=80=A6 Last year, =E2=80=A6 the economy expanded a meager 1.6%. =E2=80=
=A6 A more ominous comparison for Mr. Obama is Mr. Bush's failed re-electio=
n
 bid in 1992. The economy was improving during Mr. Bush's final year in off=
ice, but not enough for him to win. Economic output, for example, rose at a=
n annual rate of more than 4% during his re-election campaign. The unemploy=
ment rate was falling by November
 1992, but at 7.4% it was a full two percentage points higher than when Mr.=
 Bush took office.=E2=80=9D</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">FIRST IN THE WEST =E2=80=93 Nevada caucuses today =E2=80=93 AP advisor=
y:</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman'=
,'serif'; font-size:12pt">
 =E2=80=9CRepublican voters in Nevada will meet [today] in precinct caucuse=
s across the state, beginning at noon EST in most counties and continuing u=
ntil the final caucus convenes at 10 p.m. EST in Clark County.
<span style=3D"">&nbsp;</span>We expect Nevada Republican Party officials t=
o release the first results of the presidential preference vote at these ca=
ucuses shortly after 8 p.m. EST.
<span style=3D"">&nbsp;</span>Party officials will not release results from=
 Clark County, the state's largest county, until after 10 p.m. EST, followi=
ng a special caucus for people observing the Sabbath. Clark County in the p=
ast has accounted for more than half the
 total vote in statewide Republican primaries and caucuses.=E2=80=9D</span>=
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--POLITICO.com
</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','=
serif'; font-size:12pt">will have instant AP results feed (raw count and %)=
 at top of homepage.<b style=3D""></b></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--TVNewser</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Tim=
es New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">: =E2=80=9CMSNBC=E2=80=99s
 coverage will run from 6-10:30pmET. The first two hours will be hosted by =
MSNBC political analyst Michael Smerconish. Chris Matthews will take over f=
rom the DC bureau at 8pmET. CNN=E2=80=99s live coverage will run from 7-10p=
mET and will be anchored by Wolf Blitzer,
 Anderson Cooper and John King. At 11pmET, Don Lemon will anchor a live edi=
tion of =E2=80=98Newsroom.=E2=80=99 Fox News will stick with a regular Satu=
rday night schedule in the early part of primetime =E2=80=94 =E2=80=98Hucka=
bee=E2=80=99 at 8pmET, followed by =E2=80=98Justice with Judge Janine.=E2=
=80=99 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 progra=
mming.=E2=80=9D<b style=3D""></b></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--WHAT TO WATCH -- Charles Mahtesian and Juana Summers:</span></b><spa=
n style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-si=
ze:12pt">
 =E2=80=9CMitt=E2=80=99s margin: =E2=80=A6 Romney could take a step toward =
proving he can win over conservatives by rolling up a big winning margin. =
=E2=80=A6 In 2008, Romney managed to win just over half the vote, 51.1 perc=
ent. While recent polls have him just below that, breaking the 50
 percent barrier for the first time this year would give him some welcome m=
omentum going into Tuesday=E2=80=99s contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Mi=
ssouri. =E2=80=A6 Newt=E2=80=99s percentage: =E2=80=A6 [I]f the former Hous=
e 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 mai=
ntains a reservoir of support among tea party activists and the very conser=
vative =E2=80=94 and that there continues to be a determined resistance to =
Romney.=E2=80=9D
<a href=3D"http://bit.ly/xZOzdl">http://bit.ly/xZOzdl</a><b style=3D""></b>=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">SPOTTED</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times =
New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">, by the
 Gingrich press corps at The Fix, a restaurant in the Bellagio in Las Vegas=
: Bill Richardson, eating alone at a table for two.<i style=3D""> (hat tip:=
 Ginger Gibson)</i></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"></span><s=
pan><span><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>=E2=80=9C=
BC-CYC--Doping-Armstrong</strong>: Prosecutors won't
 charge cyclist Lance Armstrong,=E2=80=9D by AP=E2=80=99s Greg Risling, in =
L.A.: =E2=80=9CFederal prosecutors dropped their investigation of the seven=
-time Tour de France champion Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to de=
termine whether the world's most famous cyclist and his
 teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years. =E2=80=A6 =
=E2=80=98I am gratified to learn that the U.S. Attorney's Office is closing=
 its investigation,=E2=80=99 Armstrong said in a statement. ;It is the righ=
t decision and I commend them for reaching it.=E2=80=99 =E2=80=A6 U.S. Atto=
rney
 Andr=C3=A9 <span style=3D"">&nbsp;</span>Birotte Jr. announced in a press =
release that his office =E2=80=98is closing an investigation into allegatio=
ns of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a professional =
bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.=E2=80=99=E2=80=9D</fo=
nt></font></span></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span><span></span><fo=
nt size=3D"3"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><strong>** A message from the =
American Petroleum Institute</strong>: Americans from all walks of life are=
 becoming energy voters. They know America
 needs more energy from all sources =E2=80=93 including domestic oil and na=
tural gas =E2=80=93 to create jobs and get our economy moving. Learn more a=
t
</font></font><a href=3D"http://www.vote4energy.org/"><font size=3D"3" face=
=3D"Times New Roman">Vote4Energy.org</font></a><font size=3D"3"><font face=
=3D"Times New Roman">. **<b style=3D""></b></font></font></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">BIRTHDAYS:</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Tim=
es New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"> Hunter
 Biden is 42 =E2=80=A6 Matt McDonald, seen here blowing out the candles on =
a chocolate football cake from co-workers at Hamilton Place Strategies
<a href=3D"http://yfrog.com/mock2ej"><font color=3D"#800080">http://yfrog.c=
om/mock2ej</font></a> =E2=80=A6 David Edelman, White House=E2=80=99s Nation=
al Security Staff director for international cyber policy, is 27. Will be s=
potted later this evening at Little Miss Whiskey's on
 H Street =E2=80=A6 Sara Himeles in communications shop at Department of Ho=
meland Security =E2=80=A6 Abigail Cable is 24, wishing for a big win for Mi=
tt in Nevada =E2=80=A6 @SethDMichaels, writer at Working America, AFL-CIO (=
h/t Tyrone Gayle) =E2=80=A6 Susan Roth of Roth P.R. =E2=80=A6 Janice Lauren=
te,
 press director at Peace Corps ... Jennifer Granholm (h/ts Patrick Gavin) .=
.. David Brenner is 76 =E2=80=A6 Dan Quayle is 65 =E2=80=A6<span style=3D""=
>&nbsp;
</span>Lawrence Taylor is 53 =E2=80=A6 Oscar De La Hoya is 39 (h/ts AP) =E2=
=80=A6 H.P. Patel =E2=80=A6 Chuck Pruitt =E2=80=A6 Ann Liston =E2=80=A6
<span style=3D"">&nbsp;</span>Jason Hitchman (h/ts Teresa Vilmain).</span><=
/p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">BIRTHDAYS TOMORROW</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-fam=
ily:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">:
 Michael Steel, the Speaker=E2=80=99s press secretary =E2=80=A6 former Mich=
igan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is 53.
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">OLIVIER KNOX=E2=80=99s last day at AFP</span></b><span style=3D"line-h=
eight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">,
 before becoming Yahoo=E2=80=99s first White House correspondent: Friday. O=
livier=E2=80=99s first day at AFP was July 23, 1996, as a desk editor: =E2=
=80=9CFirst stories I remember editing were TWA Flight 800 crash stuff. Fir=
st byline was, I think, a Jack Kemp profile.=E2=80=9D First day at
 Yahoo is Feb 13 -- the day in 2003 that he proposed to Jen.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">KOMEN=E2=80=99S 180:</span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--=E2=80=9CStatement from Susan G. Komen Board of Directors and Founde=
r and CEO Nancy G. Brinker</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-=
family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">:
 We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast=
 doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women=E2=80=99s lives. =
The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, par=
tners and friends and all of us at Susan
 G. Komen.<span style=3D"">&nbsp; </span>We have been distressed at the pre=
sumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for politi=
cal reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood.<span style=3D""=
>&nbsp;
</span>They were not. <span style=3D"">&nbsp;</span>=E2=80=A6 We will conti=
nue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and pre=
serve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the a=
bility of our affiliates to make funding decisions
 that meet the needs of their communities.=E2=80=9D</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--@NancyGBrinker</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-famil=
y:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">:
 =E2=80=9CWe will have calls with our network and key supporters to refocus=
 our attention on our mission and get back to doing our work.=E2=80=9D<b st=
yle=3D""></b></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--=E2=80=9CPlanned Parenthood's image boost,=E2=80=9D by Anna Palmer a=
nd Robin Bravender</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'=
Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">:
 =E2=80=9CPlanned Parenthood has been under siege for a year, but in three =
days it managed to recast its controversial image thanks to a fight with Su=
san G. Komen. When House Republicans voted to defund Planned Parenthood a y=
ear ago, the usual suspects came to the
 group=E2=80=99s aid, like liberals and Democrats in Congress. But when Kom=
en announced last week it planned to pull grants for breast cancer screenin=
gs, they got an unexpected response: the Internet exploded with thousands o=
f angry supporters and others who gave the
 group $3 million. Komen changed course Friday and Planned Parenthood claim=
ed a win on an important source of power in Washington =E2=80=94 angry, org=
anized voters.=E2=80=9D
<a href=3D"http://bit.ly/wlicTw">http://bit.ly/wlicTw</a><b style=3D""></b>=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--N.Y. Times, =E2=80=9CBAN IS REVERSED BY CANCER GROUP</span></b><span=
 style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-siz=
e:12pt">:
 Komen Restores Ties to Planned Parenthood=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 WashPost, =E2=
=80=9CKomen foundation revises grant policy: Reversal makes Planned Parenth=
ood eligible again for funding=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 L.A. Times: =E2=80=9CPres=
sure on Komen wasn=E2=80=99t new: For years, activists have tried to break =
its ties to Planned
 Parenthood.=E2=80=9D</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--=E2=80=9CKomen flap spurred by social media,=E2=80=9D by Keach Hagey=
</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','=
serif'; font-size:12pt">:
 =E2=80=9CFor the second time in this very young year, following the social=
 media-fueled stalling of the Stop Internet Piracy Act legislation last mon=
th, Twitter and Facebook are being credited with giving oxygen to a wildfir=
e of protest that delivered profound, immediate
 political results =E2=80=A6 Planned Parenthood=E2=80=99s Facebook page got=
 10,000 new friends in the last couple days =E2=80=A6 Twitter users sent mo=
re than 1.3 million Tweets referencing Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Kom=
en foundation and related terms and hashtags =E2=80=A6 The chatter
 built steadily through the week, with more than 460,000 related Tweets sen=
t on Thursday. Planned Parenthood helped spur the conversation by using a =
=E2=80=98promoted tweet,=E2=80=99 Twitter=E2=80=99s equivalent of advertisi=
ng.=E2=80=9D
<a href=3D"http://bit.ly/A6l8ex">http://bit.ly/A6l8ex</a><b style=3D""></b>=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--=E2=80=9CThe Pink Ribbon and the Dollar Sign: The wrong lessons to d=
raw from the Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle,=E2=80=9D
 by Dr. Russell D. Moore, the dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Semi=
nary in Louisville, on ChristianityToday.com:</span></b><span style=3D"line=
-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt"> =E2=
=80=9CThis is an important victory for Planned
 Parenthood and the abortion rights lobby. First of all, the association wi=
th Komen is a key piece in Planned Parenthood's effort to present itself as=
 a =E2=80=98women's health provider=E2=80=99 =E2=80=A6 Beyond that, the sur=
render of the nation's leading breast cancer awareness group
 to this kind of political pressure proves the clout of Planned Parenthood =
and their allies. =E2=80=A6 Planned Parenthood has won this one. =E2=80=A6 =
But what we have is greater than that. We have a word that tells a pregnant=
 young woman that we believe her Down Syndrome baby
 is a gift, not a health care burden. =E2=80=A6 Let's work to legally prote=
ct women and children.=E2=80=9D
<a href=3D"http://bit.ly/xWLLzp">http://bit.ly/xWLLzp</a><b style=3D""></b>=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">THE PRESIDENT=E2=80=99S WEEK AHEAD:</span></b><span style=3D"line-heig=
ht:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">
 =E2=80=9COn Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public events schedu=
led. =E2=80=A6 On Monday, the President will attend meetings at the White H=
ouse.<span style=3D"">&nbsp;
</span>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 partners are taking to help more students =
excel in math and science, and earn degrees in these subjects. At the fair,=
 the President will view exhibits of student work, ranging from breakthroug=
h research to new inventions, followed
 by remarks to an audience of students, science educators and business lead=
ers on the importance of STEM education to the country=E2=80=99s economic f=
uture. On Wednesday, the President will attend meetings at the White House.=
<span style=3D"">&nbsp;
</span>On Thursday, the President will host Prime Minister Mario Monti of I=
taly at the White House. =E2=80=A6 Obama looks forward to consulting with P=
rime Minister Monti about preparations for the 2012 G8 and NATO Summits tha=
t the United States will host in Chicago,
 as well as discussing developments in the Middle East and North Africa. On=
 Friday, the President will attend meetings at the White House.=E2=80=9D<b =
style=3D""></b></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--THE V.P.=E2=80=99S WEEK AHEAD:</span></b><span style=3D"line-height:=
115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">
 =E2=80=9COn Saturday and Sunday, the Vice President will be in Wilmington,=
 Delaware. There are no public events scheduled. =E2=80=A6 On Monday, Vice =
President Biden will visit Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida=
, to discuss the importance of tackling rising college
 costs to ensure America=E2=80=99s students and workers can obtain the educ=
ation and training they need so that we have a workforce prepared for the j=
obs of the 21st century. =E2=80=A6 [T]he Vice President will discuss the im=
portance of college and the steps the Administration
 has taken to keep college affordable in Florida and across the country. =
=E2=80=A6 On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Vice President will attend meetings=
 at the White House. On Thursday, the Vice President will travel to Columbu=
s, Ohio, to deliver remarks at the Ohio Newspaper
 Association Convention.<span style=3D"">&nbsp; </span>On Friday, the Vice =
President will meet with senior advisors.=E2=80=9D</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">THE SHOWS, from @MattMackowiak:</span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">--<span style=3D"">NBC=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CMeet the Press=E2=80=9D</spa=
n></span></b><span style=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman'=
,'serif'; font-size:12pt">:
 roundtable with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), New York Times columnist David=
 Brooks, Republican strategist Alex Castellanos and MSNBC=E2=80=99s Rachel =
Maddow</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>ABC=
=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CThis Week=E2=80=9D</b>: roundtable with ABC=E2=80=99s G=
eorge Will, political strategist Matthew Dowd, AOL Huffington Post Media
 Group=E2=80=99s Arianna Huffington and BigJournalism.com editor and radio =
talk show host Dana Loesch</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>CBS=
=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CFace the Nation=E2=80=9D</b>: roundtable with co-author=
 and the Boston Globe=E2=80=99s Michael Kranish (=E2=80=9CThe Real Romney=
=E2=80=9D), CBS
 News=E2=80=99 Norah O=E2=80=99Donnell and CBS News=E2=80=99 John Dickerson=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>=E2=
=80=9CFox News Sunday=E2=80=9D</b>: Romney campaign surrogate Virginia Gov.=
 Bob McDonnell and Gingrich campaign surrogate former Rep.
 J.C. Watts; roundtable with The Weekly Standard=E2=80=99s Bill Kristol, th=
e Christian Science Monitor=E2=80=99s Liz Marlantes, former State Departmen=
t official Liz Cheney and Fox News=E2=80=99 Juan Williams</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>CNN=
=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CState of the Union=E2=80=9D
</b>(SUN 9 a.m. and noon): former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former =
OMB Director Alice Rivlin and Ron Brownstein; Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)</span=
></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>CNN=
=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CFareed Zakaria GPS Live=E2=80=9D</b>: (SUN 10 a.m., 1 p=
.m.): roundtable with author and New York Times columnist David
 Brooks (=E2=80=9CThe Social Animal=E2=80=9D), Thomson Reuters=E2=80=99 Chr=
ystia Freeland, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and The New York=
er editor David Remnick; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong</span></p=
>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>CNN=
=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CReliable Sources=E2=80=9D</b>: (Sun, 11 a.m. ET): POLIT=
ICO=E2=80=99s Jonathan Martin, the N.Y. Times=E2=80=99 Michael Shear and PB=
S=E2=80=99 Christina
 Bellantoni; The Daily Caller=E2=80=99s Matt Lewis and Newsweek / The Daily=
 Beast=E2=80=99s Michelle Cottle; former Washington Post reporter Mark Pott=
s and Reuters=E2=80=99 Felix Salmon<a name=3D"x_133d27d5734e87e7_2838"></a>=
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>NBC=
=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CThe Chris Matthews Show=E2=80=9D</b>: roundtable with T=
IME Magazine=E2=80=99s Richard Stengel, NBC News=E2=80=99 Andrea Mitchell, =
the
 Huffington Post=E2=80=99s Howard Fineman and the WashPost=E2=80=99s Nia-Ma=
lika Henderson</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>Univ=
ision=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CAl Punto=E2=80=9D</b> (Sun., 10 a.m. ET): Senate M=
ajority Leader Harry Reid ; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); former
 President of Peru Alan Garcia; roundtable with El Sentinel=E2=80=99s Rafae=
l Palacio and El Clarin=E2=80=99s Ana Baron</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12pt">--<b>Siri=
usXM's =E2=80=9CPolioptics=E2=80=9D</b> with Adam Belmar and Josh King (Sat=
., noon and 6 p.m.): Jeff Berman, GM of Digital Media
 for the National Football League (and former senior aide to Sen. Chuck Sch=
umer). And Jason Recher of NorthStar Strategies, former White House Trip Di=
rector and aide to Gov. Sarah Palin. On SiriusXM's POTUS Ch. 124; also avai=
lable for download on iTunes and
 at&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://mymail.acc-email.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=3D7c89646=
f656b4fed9ed609187846a5d3&amp;URL=3Dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.polioptics.com%2f" tar=
get=3D"_blank">www.polioptics.com</a>.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b style=3D""><span st=
yle=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:1=
2pt">** A message from the American Petroleum Institute</span></b><span sty=
le=3D"line-height:115%; font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size:12=
pt">:
 Americans from all walks of life are becoming energy voters. They know Ame=
rica needs more energy from all sources to create jobs and get our economy =
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