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5:35 PM ET, April 3, 2010

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CNN:
Disgruntled Democrats join the Tea Party  —  Grand Junction, Colorado (CNN) — They are not typical Tea Party activists: A woman who voted for President Obama and believes he's a “phenomenal speaker.”  Another who said she was a “knee-jerk, bleeding heart liberal.”  —  These two women are not alone.
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Andrew Breitbart / Big Journalism:
Barack Obama's Helter-Skelter, Insane Clown Posse, Alinsky Plans to ‘Deconstruct’ America  —  After 14 months of committing 100% to health care reform, the day after the signing of the Health Care bill was to mark the Democratic Party's new primary concern: destroy the uprising, annihilate by all means necessary, the Tea Party movement.
Mark Steyn / The Corner on National Review Online:
Genocidal Welfare Queens — By: Mark Steyn  —  The Jewish Defence League held a demonstration today in Toronto at Palestine House, one of the many jihadist front organizations without which no sophisticated multicultural western city is complete.  Tomorrow night, for example …
Discussion: Israel Matzav
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Kathy Shaidle / five feet of fury.:
Toronto Muslim: ‘We need another Holocaust!’  (UPDATED)  —  Today Arnie and I attended that protest outside (tax payer funded) Palestine House, where a genocidal Muslim VIP will be speaking tomorrow night.  —  Speaking of genocide: we have video of one Muslim guy in the Palestine House parking lot …
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Not satisfied with U.S. history, some conservatives are rewriting it  —  Is American history being changed?  —  WASHINGTON — The right is rewriting history.  —  The most ballyhooed effort is under way in Texas, where conservatives have pushed the state school board to rewrite guidelines …
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Growth of Unpaid Internships May Be Illegal, Officials Say  —  With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Joe. My. God.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
House Democrat: All that's missing from the tea party are the robes and hoods  —  Of all the incendiary smears of tea partiers over the last few weeks, this one's my very favorite.  Not only is it relentlessly nasty, especially for a congressman — note the cute little joke he makes near …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
At 89, Stevens Contemplates Law, and How to Leave It  —  WASHINGTON — “There are still pros and cons to be considered,” Justice John Paul Stevens said in his Supreme Court chambers on Friday afternoon, reflecting on his reluctance to leave a job he loves after almost 35 years.
Discussion: The Hill and Below The Beltway
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
More than 200,000 to lose jobless benefits Monday with Congress out  —  Starting Monday, more than 200,000 unemployed Americans won't see jobless benefits they're expecting because Congress failed to act.  —  The interruption in benefits will last two weeks at a minimum …
Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and MyDD
David F. Gallagher / Bits:
Live Blogging the iPad's Big Day  —  Since the word “iPad” entered the collective consciousness back in January, there has been plenty of punditry about what Apple's new device means for the future of technology, media and life as we know it.  On Saturday, people will finally be able to start making up their own minds about it.
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
With midterms approaching, GOP outmatched by Democrats on campaign funds  —  The Republican Party's strategy since early last year of lock-step opposition to the Obama administration's major legislative initiatives has proved to be less bankable than some party leaders may have anticipated.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CBS poll: Believe it or not, support for ObamaCare still eroding  —  Amazing as it might seem, this elevator may not yet have reached the basement. … More than half think their own health-care costs will go up, but nothing new there.  Consider this a sequel to the earlier post about why The One's …
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The Politico
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Chris Morran / The Consumerist:
KFC's Bacon Sandwich On Fried Chicken “Bread” …
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Guardian:
Israeli journalist under house arrest
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Vatican priest likens criticism of church on abuse to anti-Semitism
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Clay Shirky:
The Collapse of Complex Business Models
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Rep. Paul Ryan / Real Clear Politics:
Should America Bid Farewell to Exceptional Freedom?
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Tara Siegel Bernard / New York Times:
Your Money: Mortgage Aid Elicits Anger, but It May Help
Robert Weisman / Boston Globe:
Mass. rejects proposed health care premiums hikes
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