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3:29 AM ET, April 28, 2010

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Adam Smith / The Buzz:
Marco Rubio speaks out on AZ immigration law  —  Here's his statement:
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Orlando Sentinel:
Rove says he has ‘problems’ with AZ immigration law  —  THE VILLAGES - Karl Rove, chief political strategist for former President George W. Bush, today questioned a controversial new Arizona law designed to cut down on illegal immigration by making it a crime to not produce proof of citizenship when a law enforcement officer demands it.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Jeb Bush speaks out against Ariz. law  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is speaking out against the new hard-line immigration law in Arizona, becoming the first prominent national Republican to do so.  —  “I think it creates unintended consequences,” he said in a telephone interview with POLITICO Tuesday.
The_Only_King / Associated Press:
Holder: U.S. May Fight Arizona Immigration Law  —  Arizona's New Law is Subject to Potential abuse, Attorney General Eric Holder Said Today  —  (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano were critical Tuesday of Arizona's new law on immigration …
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Sen. Graham Comes Out As The Second Republican Lawmaker To Condemn Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law  —  Today on MSNBC, Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough — who is also a former Republican congressman — took aim at Arizona's draconian anti-immigration law, calling it “un-American”: … Watch it:
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A carefully crafted immigration law in Arizona  —  The chattering class is aghast at Arizona's new immigration law.  “Harkens back to apartheid,” says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cynthia Tucker.  “Shameful,” says the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne.  “Terrible...an invitation to abuse,” says the New York Times' David Brooks.
Martha Mendoza / Associated Press:
Mexico issues travel alert over new Arizona law  —  MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government warned its citizens Tuesday to use extreme caution if visiting Arizona because of a tough new law that requires all immigrants and visitors to carry U.S.-issued documents or risk arrest.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A law Arizona can live with
Discussion: Opinionator, TPMDC and Julian Sanchez
Bloomberg:
Mexico Issues Travel Warning for Arizona Over Law
Discussion: Politics Daily
CNN:
Arizona law ‘poorly conceived,’ says Obama
Discussion: The Hill and The Swamp
Rich Lowry / National Review:   Hysterics against Arizona  —  EDITOR'S NOTE: This column …
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Arizona agency seeks federal help on immigration law
David Weigel / Right Now:
I, Sarah Palin defender  —  Last night I appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann to talk about a story that had been driven into the mainstream by the blog PalinGates.  The story: Palin made three statements that PalinGates believed may have been false, and therefore grounds for perjury.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   Keith Olbermann Gets Bad News on Sarah Palin Perjury Accusation
Newsdesk / Clout St:
Kirk to skip Sarah Palin fundaiser
Discussion: GOP 12
Damian Paletta / Real Time Economics:
Republican Alternative To Democrats' Financial Overhaul Takes Shape  —  Senate Republicans are circulating their own financial overhaul plan as they continue to block the effort by Democrats to bring a White House-backed bill to the Senate floor for a vote.  —  Here are highlights …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Republicans Circulate Draft of Financial Regulation Alternative  —  Damian Paletta at the Wall Street Journal offers a summary of a 20 page draft of a GOP alternative approach to financial regulation.  Overall it's extremely vague, but appears to be . . . staggeringly similar to what's already in Chris Dodd's bill.
Discussion: Open Left
James Q. Lynch / Gazette:
3rd District GOP hopefuls take tough stances on immigration  —  Third District GOP congressional hopefuls called for more R&D on illegal immigration - as in round-up and deport.  —  Speaking at a Tama County Republican forum Monday, six candidates for the GOP nomination to face seven -term Democratic …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Right Now
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Jason Hancock / Iowa Independent:
Install microchips in illegal immigrants, GOP candidate says
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Strict Abortion Measures Enacted in Oklahoma  —  The Oklahoma Legislature voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override vetoes of two highly restrictive abortion measures, one making it a law that women undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before having an abortion.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Actuary denies delaying report  —  The Chief Medicare Actuary, Richard Foster, called “completely inaccurate” a report that the Department of Health and Human Services buried a report on health care in the days before a crucial vote.  —  “Consistent with the Office of the Actuary's longstanding …
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Nancy-Ann DeParle / White House.gov Blog Feed:
More Support for Young Adults
Discussion: Mercury Rising and Newsweek Blogs
Sharon Bernstein / Los Angeles Times:
Happy Meal toys could be banned in Santa Clara County  —  A county supervisor has created a stir with his proposal to bar the inclusion of toys in restaurant meals that contain high amounts of sugar, salt or certain fats.  —  Backers of the ban say free toys influence children's food choices.
Democracy Corps:
Is this the Final Chapter or a New Chapter?  —  We still do not know how this story ends.  We could be at the beginning of a new, six-month chapter with voters growing more invested in the country's current course and shifting their thinking about the issues and stakes.
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines:
Governor Brewer Makes Arizona First to Drop Abortion Funding in Health Care  —  Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) — State legislators in Tennessee may have beaten their colleagues in Arizona in passing a law to allow the state to opt out of some of the abortion funding in the government-run health care bill President Barack Obama signed.
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Igor / Wonk Room:
Arizona Becomes First State To Officially Limit Abortion Coverage …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
“Enthusiastic” Voters Prefer GOP by 20 Points in 2010 Vote  —  Overall, congressional vote preferences are evenly divided  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Although U.S. registered voters are closely divided in their 2010 congressional election preferences, those who say they are “very enthusiastic about voting” …
David Weigel / Right Now:
Birthers prepare to march on Washington  —  The long-rumored “birth certificate march on Washington” — a project of the original birther attorney, Phil Berg — will happen on Saturday, May 29.  Berg is beckoning supporters to the 82-acre President's Park, right across from the White House.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Orszag explains how ObamaCare imposes rationing  —  Not that any of this comes as a surprise to those who paid attention to the ObamaCare bill, of course.  I wrote about the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) twice in December, first when the CBO scored the bill …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Goddard leads in Arizona  —  The Governor's race in Arizona continues to shape up as a rare opportunity for Democrats this year to pick up a major office they don't already have control of.  But although Terry Goddard still leads all of his Republican opponents in the race …
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Blankfein supports financial reform legislation  —  A financial regulatory reform bill has at least one supporter outside of Congressional Democrats, Lloyd Blankfein, the head of investment bank Goldman Sachs.  —  “I'm generally supportive,” Blankfein told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
Chris Harris / Media Matters Action Network:
The GOP's Bad News Day  —  Every morning, millions of Americans casually glance at the front page headlines gracing their local newspapers.  Today, readers across the country are confronted with headlines declaring the undeniable fact that Republicans are fighting to protect Wall Street bankers.
Discussion: TPMDC and The Caucus
Steven Teles / Washington Monthly:
Brains on Drugs  —  As it considers how to regulate the financial sector, Congress should heed the lessons of the Food and Drug Administration.  —  As this issue goes to press, congressional deliberations on the mammoth financial reform bill have entered the trench-warfare stage …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Reid caves to Graham, will introduce cap-and-trade before immigration  —  Remember, Graham walked away from the cap-and-trade “coalition” or whatever a few days ago when it looked like Reid was going to fast-track immigration instead.  Major Garrett gets the scoop:
 
 
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
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House votes to block lawmakers' 2011 pay increase
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Sen. Graham says immigration dead until borders are secured
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