Top Items:
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
A Word About Digital Subscriptions to The Huffington Post — Today marks a significant transition for The Huffington Post Media Group, as we introduce digital subscriptions for employees of The New York Times. It's an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in The Huffington Post …
Discussion:
CNN, The Moderate Voice, Mediaite, The Wire, Lean Left and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
New York Times:
Arianna Huffington's Next Move — You've called your father a newspaperman. What did he do? — I grew up with my father starting small newspapers in Greece. None of them survived. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that I've never had any desire to have Huff Post have a print component.
Discussion:
The Wire, The Raw Story, Mediaite and Weigel, more at Mediagazer »
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Afghans Angry Over Florida Koran Burning Kill U.N. Staff — MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — Stirred up by a trio of angry mullahs who urged them to avenge the burning of a Koran at Florida church, thousands of protesters overran the compound of the United Nations in this northern Afghan city …
RELATED:
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
More Americans Back Unions Than Governors in State Disputes — Nearly 8 in 10 adults in union households are following the issue closely — PRINCETON, NJ — With political battles over state budgets and collective bargaining still playing out to varying degrees in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana …
RELATED:
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators are itching to move on from spat over 2011 spending cuts — Senate Republicans are growing impatient with the stalemate over 2011 funding levels and want to save their political capital for a debate on the debt limit and entitlement reform. — But they must contend with a bloc …
Discussion:
The Politico, The Hill, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Booman Tribune, Cubachi, The Last Tradition and Taylor Marsh
RELATED:
Chris Hubbuch / La Crosse Tribune:
Democrats: We have the signatures in Kapanke recall effort — La Crosse area Democrats say they will file petitions today with enough signatures to trigger a recall election of Sen. Dan Kapanke, one of eight Senate Republicans targeted over votes to curtail collective bargaining rights for public workers.
Wes Barrett / Fox News:
Bachmann Tops Romney in First Quarter Fundraising — Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., raised a combined total of $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, outgaining presumed presidential contender Mitt Romney who raised $1.9 million over the same period. — Bachmann's political action committee …
Discussion:
Cubachi, Washington Post, GOP 12, Ben Smith's Blog, Indecision Forever, Liberty Pundits Blog, Swampland and Time
Bloomberg:
Foreign Banks Tapped Fed's Lifeline Most as Bernanke Kept Borrowers Secret — U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's two-year fight to shield crisis-squeezed banks from the stigma of revealing their public loans protected a lender to local governments in Belgium …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, naked capitalism, Right Pundits and Vox Popoli
RELATED:
Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers — More Americans work for the government than in manufacturing, farming, fishing, forestry, mining and utilities combined. — If you want to understand better why so many states—from New York to Wisconsin to California—are teetering on the brink …
Discussion:
Top of the Ticket, Weasel Zippers, Don Surber, Betsy's Page and BackyardConservative
Aswini Anburajan / American Prospect:
Who Are Libya's Rebels? — As reports come in that CIA operatives are aiding Libyan rebels and Western leaders are considering arming them, the question of who Libya's revolutionary force actually is — is worth answering. Juan Cole at Informed Comment makes the argument that the fears …
Discussion:
Yglesias, BBC and Flopping Aces
RELATED:
Robert Costa / National Review:
Paul Rankles Reid on Libya — Washington — Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), a Tea Party favorite, has boxed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) into a corner. After a quiet day of quorum calls and speeches, Reid abruptly adjourned the upper chamber Thursday and postponed votes until Monday.
Discussion:
Cubachi, Patterico's Pontifications, Pajamas Media, Liberty Pundits Blog and Wizbang
RELATED:
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Reid jabs Tea Party: ‘There were tens of them’ at DC rally
Reid jabs Tea Party: ‘There were tens of them’ at DC rally
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Crooks and Liars and The Impolitic
Joseph E. Stiglitz / Vanity Fair:
Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% — Americans have been watching protests against oppressive regimes that concentrate massive wealth in the hands of an elite few. Yet in our own democracy, 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation's income—an inequality even the wealthy will come to regret.
Discussion:
Guardian
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Americans flunk budget IQ test — Washington (CNN) - If you think cutting the government's budget is as easy as taking the ax to some unpopular federal programs, a new national poll suggests that you should think again. — According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, TPMDC, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Dish
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
GOP launches mock ‘Obama 2012’ ad — The mock ad, which features Obama riding a unicorn over a rainbow, declares: “Four more years: America needs more changing.” — Republicans are taking aim at President Obama's impending reelection effort with a mock campaign ad outlining his first two years in office.
Discussion:
Cubachi, Lynn Sweet, Liberty Pundits Blog and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Associated Press:
Unemployment rate falls to 2-year low of 8.8 pct.; employers add 216K jobs in March — WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March, capping the strongest two months of hiring since before the recession began. — The economy added 216,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit and FrumForum
RELATED:
Michael Powell / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Added 216,000 Jobs in March; Rate at 8.8%
U.S. Economy Added 216,000 Jobs in March; Rate at 8.8%
Discussion:
Economix, TalkLeft, Washington Monthly, Economist's View, Gawker and AmSpecBlog
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Defection Track — Everybody has questions and anxieties about our policy in Libya. My own position is this: I oppose the policy the Obama administration has described in various public statements. I support the policy the administration is actually executing.
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog, The Moderate Voice, Eunomia, Daniel W. Drezner, RealClearWorld and Guardian
Rasmussen Reports:
57% Okay With Government Shutdown If It Leads to Deeper Budget Cuts — A majority of voters are fine with a partial shutdown of the federal government if that's what it takes to get deeper cuts in federal government spending. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
Discussion:
Hot Air, Questions and Observations and Weasel Zippers
Patrick Smith / Salon:
The art of getting the hell out of an airport — The best thing about Hong Kong's huge new terminal: Rail transport to the city. American airports don't come close — Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok — TAIPEI, Taiwan — Gotta love these big Asian airports. — Let's start with Hong Kong.
Discussion:
Yglesias and Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Mellon Doctrine — “Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidate real estate.” That, according to Herbert Hoover, was the advice he received from Andrew Mellon, the Treasury secretary, as America plunged into depression. To be fair, there's some question …
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, The Other McCain, Economist's View, Prairie Weather, Daily Kos and Vox Popoli
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Trump's shadow — First Read crystallizes the problem: — Donald Trump is going to be an amazing distraction.... On the one hand, if you're Mitt Romney, you probably like this. Trump — at least from now until June — takes oxygen away from Tim Pawlenty and Haley Barbour.
Discussion:
FrumForum
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Uncovered: New $2 billion bailout in Obamacare — Uncovered: New $2 billion bailout in Obamacare — TAGS: - center for consumer information and insurance oversight - early retiree reinsurance program - obamacare — Chief Political Correspondent Follow Him @ByronYork
Discussion:
The Lonely Conservative
Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:
Arizona Proposes Medicaid Fat Fee — Arizona's governor on Thursday proposed levying a $50 fee on some enrollees in the state's cash-starved Medicaid program, including obese people who don't follow a doctor-supervised slimming regimen and smokers. — The plan, if approved …
Discussion:
Shakesville, Focal Point, Swampland and FrumForum
Meghan McCain / The Daily Beast:
The Problem With HBO's Game Change — HBO is adapting a miniseries based on Game Change, the book about the 2008 election. But as Hollywood casts liberal actors to play all the parts, Meghan McCain doubts that it will be an accurate portrayal of what actually happened.
USA Today:
CEO pay soars while workers' pay stalls — CEOs didn't have to cry poor for long. — The heads of the nation's top companies got the biggest raises in recent memory last year after taking a hiatus during the recession. — At a time most employees can barely remember their last substantial raise …
Discussion:
Wonk Room, ThinkProgress and AMERICAblog News
JSOnline:
Nearly 3,000 people couldn't get into disputed legislative meeting — By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — Nearly 3,000 people tried to get into a key March 9 legislative conference committee meeting, but were unable to do so, a witness testified Friday in Dane County Circuit Court.
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion