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FROM THE BLOGS:

Newt gets it: Ryan plan is toxic to voters
David Frum argues that the "trigger" for the latest Wall Street Journal criticism of presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was actuallly a "wise statement."

Ryan 1, Newt 0
Gingrich had two choices after calling House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan's budget plan "radical" he could have proposed an alternative plan or "groveled" to Ryan, he chose to Grovel, The Washington Post's Dylan Matthews writes.

And then there were! five
The New Republic's Jon Chait isn't so sure a deal from the Gang of Six is dead after Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) took a break from the group. 

Pawlenty’s dilemma
The American Conservative's Daniel Larison looks at former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's (R) electoral history in considering his candidacy for president.

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President will call for a new chapter of support for Arab Spring
The Hill's Sam Youngman previews President Obama's Middle East policy speech on Thursday. 

IMF chief bids for freedom; potential successor emerges
France's finance minister has emerged as a possible successor to International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.