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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Poll: Low Favorability Ratings for Sarah Palin — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continues to receive unfavorable ratings from the American public overall …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Palin, Bachmann enthrall Minn. rally
Palin, Bachmann enthrall Minn. rally
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Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Two Republican stars — Palin and Bachmann — align for first time
Two Republican stars — Palin and Bachmann — align for first time
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ABCNEWS:
Air Marshals Stop Alleged ‘Shoe Bomb’ Attempt On United Jet to Denver — Qatari Diplomat In Custody After Attempting to ‘Light Up’ His Shoes — Federal air marshals subdued a man who authorities say attempted to “light his shoes on fire” on a United flight from Washington Reagan to Denver Wednesday night …
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Qatari diplomat, apparently smoking in onboard bathroom …
Qatari diplomat, apparently smoking in onboard bathroom …
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Ezra Klein:
Cutting defense spending more popular than cutting education or Social Security — The chart above comes from Annie Lowrey, and is the single best explanation of why it's so much easier to say you want to cut government spending than it is to actually cut it.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Chart of the Day: Cutting the Deficit — Ah, the American public. God love 'em. The Economist asked if they'd rather tackle the federal deficit by cutting spending or raising taxes, and the runaway winner was cutting spending, by a margin of 62% to 5%. So what are we willing to cut?
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Quinnipiac University:
Republicans Lead In Pennsylvania Senate, Governor Races, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Rendell Approval Up, While Obama Approval Is Down — Republican Pat Toomey is back on top 46 - 41 percent over Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania's seesaw U.S. Senate race, while Attorney General Tom Corbett …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Colorado Senate — Colorado Senate: Norton 46%, Bennet 41% — Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet has edged slightly closer to his strongest Republican rival, ex-Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton, in Colorado's U.S. Senate race. — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey …
Drew Cline:
Romney: Obamacare is unconstitutional — In an interview at the Union Leader this morning, Mitt Romney said President Obama's health care plan was an unconstitutional violation of the 10th Amendment. — Romney has been saying that a key difference between his Massachusetts health care reform …
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Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:
It's On: CBO Fielding VAT Questions From Congress — White House advisor Paul Volcker made news this week by calling a value-added tax (VAT) “not as toxic an idea” as it's been in the past for tackling the nation's deficit problem. Today, Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf confirmed he's …
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Lacey Rose / Forbes:
Glenn Beck Inc — In his empire there's the ideology—and then there's the money machine. — Five and a half hours before showtime Glenn Beck still isn't quite sure how he'll provide tonight's entertainment, “The Future of History”—two hours of monologue (and answers to preselected questions) …
Anita Kumar / Washington Post:
Virginia governor amends Confederate history proclamation to include slavery — RICHMOND — After a barrage of nationwide criticism for excluding slavery from his Confederate History Month proclamation, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) on Wednesday conceded that it was “a major omission” …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Russia and U.S. Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Pact — PRAGUE — With flourish and fanfare, President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signed a nuclear arms control treaty on Thursday and opened what they hoped would be a new era in the tumultuous relationship between two former cold war adversaries.
Lumi Boldovici / chicagogop.com:
The Female Century vs The Hetaerae Century & The John Edwards “Affair” — Now, that the slogan “job creation” is being paraded by the democrats in office as an accomplishment of great significance meant to alleviate the serious economic precarious situation facing the country.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Linda Douglass leaving White House — Linda Douglass, the network TV correspondent who became a top pitchwoman for President Obama's health care plan, is leaving the White House. — She sounds like she needs a break; her last day is April 16, and she leaves for vacation the next day.
KCBS:
Pelosi Celebrates Healthcare in SF — SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in San Francisco on Tuesday, celebrating the passage of healthcare reform. — She received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, describing the passage of healthcare reform …
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Bill Pennington / New York Times:
Augusta's Chairman Rebukes Woods — AUGUSTA, Ga. — The annual Masters address by the chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club is usually a routine, even humdrum, affair. The principal topic of conversation is often the speed of the greens, and the closest thing to controversy …
Sam Quinones / Los Angeles Times:
Humboldt County afraid of being uprooted from pot perch — As legalization of marijuana grows as a possibility, the Northern California enclave where weed culture thrives ponders its future. Would its pot economy wither or does greater opportunity await? — Garberville radio host Anna …
Jess Bravin / Law Blog:
Chief Justice Roberts on Obama, Justice Stevens, Law Reviews, More — Chief Justice John Roberts spoke at the Indiana University law school in Indianapolis on Wednesday. After an innocuous lecture about the court's makeup a century ago-anyone remember Justice Rufus Peckham?
W. James Antle, III / American Spectator:
Republicans Against Repeal — Well, that didn't take long. After Democratic supermajorities rammed through their health care bill, Republicans were full of sound and fury about how this injustice will not stand. Even John McCain was on board, telling a television interviewer …
msnbc.com:
‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ for Tuesday, April 6, 2010 — KEITH OLBERMANN, “COUNTDOWN” HOST: Good evening, Rachel. — RACHEL MADDOW, “THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW” HOST: Good evening, Keith. — Thank you very much very for that. — And thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour.
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