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Your morning jolt

This morning on ajc.com:

President Barack Obama: We are not quitters.

Stimulus money doled out before it gets here.

State cuts few jobs, but furloughs 25,000.

We don’t have sanctuary cities, but Senate would make them illegal anyway.

Two bills to give legislative committees the power of subpoena. No lying allowed.

Two PSC members want to get rid of geographical districts.

Senate approves food and drink in MARTA stations.

Judge threatens to sue watchdog suing him.

Elsewhere in Georgia:

— Lucid Idiocy: Speculation that state Sen. Robert Brown (D-Macon) might be contemplating a run for lieutenant governor.

— Tondee’s Tavern: The oddness of Jim Martin raising money for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

The rest of the nation:

— CNN: Transcript of Obama’s speech.

— CNN: Transcript of Republican response by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.

— MarketWatch: Futures unmoved by Obama.

— NYT: Iran to Begin Tests at nuclear station.

— LAT: California legislator says taxing pot could solve state budget crisis.

— NYT: One Illinois senator tells another to step down.

— WP: Reporter loses job over altering Fox video.

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