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10:05 PM ET, April 15, 2009

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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
In Defense Of The Tax-Day Tea Parties  —  The of tea-party enthusiasm on the American right has provoked a fairly typical reaction from the organized American left.  It's a fake.  It involves tea bags and (a) Dick Armey.  It's got the consistency of astroturf, not natural grass.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Jim Iovino / NBC Washington:
1 Million Tea Bags, But No Place to Dump  —  Permits end dumping before it starts  —  WASHINGTON — It was a great idea, really.  Take a million tea bags and dump them in Lafayette Park to protest government spending.  Hip, hip, hoo-ray!  —  But a funny thing happened en route to a visually pleasing Tax Day protest.
The Huffington Post:
DC Tea Party Protest Shut Down By Secret Service, Package Thrown …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:   VIDEO: Tea parties take to D.C.
Marc Cooper / Los Angeles Times:
Anti-Obama Taxpayer Tea Parties steeped in insanity
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
Scenes From the DC Tea Party: More Photos!  —  Here's a supplement to Aaron's great photo spread from this afternoon's rally.  —  Remember: Fox News reported on these rallies.  It didn't promote them!  —  This was a popular theme, along with references to images of President Obama's bow to the King of Saudi Arabia.
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David / Crooks and Liars:
Fox anchor rants about fascism during tea party coverage  —  Fox Business Network anchor Cody Willard didn't appear to be very “fair and balanced” as he let out his opinion of Democrats' economic policy during a tea party protest in Boston.  “When are we going to wake up and start fighting …
Michelle Malkin:
Massive: Tax Day Tea Party USA  —  I just have one word: Wow.  More than 800 tea parties across the country.  Here's your first photo/vid round-up from the events across the country, large and small, every corner of this great nation (hit your refresh button often...I'll keep updating):
Founding Bloggers:
BREAKING!  Chicago Tax Day Tea Party Pictures!  —  Here are some shots from the tax day tea party in Chicago.  More pics and video to come.  Check back!  —  More Chicago pictures here.  —  Here is Chicago Breaking News coverage with video.
Media Matters / Media Matters for America:
CNN's Roesgen grills tea party protestor who calls Obama a “fascist,” says protest “highly promoted by the right-wing conservative network Fox”  —  This whole FARCE is custom made for cable news, not the MSM of network TV.  The MSM cant cover something 24/7 like CNN or FOX can.
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Chris / TVNewser:
CNN Reporter at Chicago Tea Party: It's “Anti-CNN Since This is Highly Promoted By the Right-Wing, Conservative Network Fox”  —  CNN correspondent Susan Roesgen could barely get through her live shot at the Chicago tea party this afternoon.  Over shouts of, “You're not a reporter,” …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Gov. Perry Talks Secession for Texas at Tea Party: “Texas Can Leave Union If It Wants To”  —  All the insane talk coming from the Limbaugh National Convention is spreading into the fabric of the entire GOP.  Listen to Texas Gov. Rick Perry say: … These republicans are talking treason in my mind.
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Wayne Slater / Associated Press:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry gets crowd boiling at Austin ‘tea party’  —  wslater@dallasnews.com  —  AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry told an anti-tax “tea party” Wednesday the federal government is “rampaging through the halls of Congress” with big-spending programs and only states' rights can stop it.
Jimmy Vielkind / Politicker NY:
NY-20 Judge: Most Objections Invalid  —  ALBANY—Judge James Brands just ruled that most of the over 1,200 contested absentee ballots in the race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress were objected to improperly based on discrepancies in their applications.  This means many more ballots will be counted.
Discussion: TPMDC
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Casey Seiler / Capitol Confidential:
At last: final numbers from Saratoga County
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Murphy Leads By 168 Votes, As Absentees Come In Strong
The White House:
Release of the President and Vice President's Tax Returns  —  As another demonstration of the President's commitment to openness and transparency, today the White House issued the following releases making the President and Vice President's tax returns public:  —  For the President:  —  THE WHITE HOUSE
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obamas' tax return: $2.66 million
Discussion: The Politico and Ben Smith's Blog
John McCormick / Los Angeles Times:
Obamas release 2008 tax return
Discussion: Political Machine
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Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
Napolitano stands by ‘extremism’ report
New York Times:
N.S.A.'s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress  —  WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, according to government officials.
RushLimbaugh.com:
President Obama Ordered the Killing of Three Black Muslim Kids  —  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT  —  RUSH: You know what we have learned about the Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers that were wiped out at the order of Barack Obama, you know what we learned about them?  They were teenagers.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Limbaugh defends the teenage pirates of Somalia while a US Cargo …
Alaska_Politics / Anchorage Daily News:
Dems won't vote on Palin's three names for Senate seat (Updated)  —  State Senate Democrats are refusing to vote on the three names that Gov. Sarah Palin forwarded as appointees for the open Senate seat.  They obtained a legal opinion this morning saying it is illegal for Palin to submit more than one name.
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Akmuckraker / The Mudflats:
Naughty Governor.
Discussion: The Plank and The Daily Dish
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Hillary took in $5.6M in 1st quarter  —  In the first three months of the year, Hillary Clinton paid off $3.7 million in bills left over from her failed presidential campaign, according to a report her campaign filed Wednesday afternoon with the Federal Election Commission.
Discussion: The Note and Blue Crab Boulevard
Charles Bremner / Times of London:
World Agenda: Nicolas Sarkozy puts Barack Obama in the doghouse  —  Why the master of America's new First Mutt is no longer in good odour with President Sarkozy  —  France has been cooing along with everyone else over the arrival of Bo Obama at the White House, but the master of America's …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Gary Fineout / New York Times:
Overhaul of Florida Voting Rules Is Proposed  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican lawmakers, who control both houses of the Legislature, have proposed sweeping changes to the state's election laws, including new procedures on registering voters, and requiring voters to use a provisional ballot if they move shortly before an election.
 
 
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