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6:10 PM ET, April 5, 2011

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David Brooks / New York Times:
Moment of Truth  —  It was a season of fiscal perestroika.  Last fall, the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission released a bold report on how to avoid an economic catastrophe.  For a few weeks, the think tanks and government offices were alive with proposals to reduce debt and reform entitlements …
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New York Times:
Budget Stances Harden as Deadline Nears for Shutdown  —  WASHINGTON — In dueling news conferences just moments apart, President Obama and the speaker of the House, John A. Boehner, dug in their heels on Tuesday over terms of a budget deal to stave off a partial shutdown of the federal government as early as Saturday.
Paul D. Ryan / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Path to Prosperity  —  Our budget cuts $6.2 trillion in spending from the president's budget over the next 10 years and puts the nation on track to pay off our national debt.  —  Congress is currently embroiled in a funding fight over how much to spend on less than one-fifth of the federal budget for the next six months.
Free exchange:
Best budget ever  —  PAUL RYAN has officially revealed the House Republicans' budget proposal, and we will have a detailed analysis of it up in short order.  Reactions to the plan will vary (sharply, it's safe to say).  But whatever your take on the policy proposals, it's worth approaching …
Tim Fernholz / NationalJournal.com:
The Ryan Budget: Big Cuts, Bigger Questions  —  House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan's 2012 budget is estimated to cost $6.2 trillion less over 10 years than President Obama's plan, with an initial deficit of $950 billion next year that decreases, along with government debt, over time.
Paul Krugman:
The Threat Within  —  Josh Marshall, rightly, goes ballistic over the lameness of a supposed Democratic advocate in challenging Ryan's plan.  —  This could, indeed, be the problem.  —  In many ways, this fight resembles the 2005 fight over Social Security.
David Rogers / The Politico:
New compromise target: $40B in cuts  —  Speaker John Boehner used a White House meeting Tuesday to signal his hope that a deal could be reached on spending if the administration and Democrats were willing to move closer to $40 billion in spending cuts or $7 billion above the target now being used in negotiations.
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Paul Ryan Slams Medicaid's Middle Class Beneficiaries As The New Welfare Queens  —  The essence of Paul Ryan's Ryan Ripoff budget is hiding the ball.  Steep cuts in Medicare—but not for anyone who's old today!  Giant tax cuts for the rich—but tax hikes for the middle class!
Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
The Seriousness Of Cutting Taxes On The Rich
Discussion: Yglesias
Sara Jerome / The Hill:
Ex-NPR chief: House Republicans have thrust NPR into ‘turmoil’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
James Pethokoukis:
Paul Ryan's revolution would finish Reagan's
Discussion: protein wisdom
Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Ryan Maps Another ‘Path to Prosperity’
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Paul Ryan's Plan Counts On Reducing Unemployment To Below “Full Employment” Level — By Magic!
Discussion: The Incidental Economist and TPMDC
The Politico:
Obama: Time to act like ‘grown-ups’
Discussion: Hot Air
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan …
Discussion: Salon and TPMDC
appropriations.house.gov:
Another Continuing Resolution Introduced to Prevent Government Shutdown, Cut $12 billion in Spending
The Note:
Sen. Lee: Ryan Budget ‘Bold First Step,’ but Need More Cuts
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Palin offers praise for Ryan's budget
The Daily Caller:
‘Good’ not great: No deal as Boehner talks to Obama about shutdown
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Cowardly, Stupid, and Tragically Wrong  —  The Obama administration's appalling decision to give Khalid Sheikh Mohammed a military trial.  —  Today, by ordering a military trial at Guantanamo for 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants, Attorney General Eric Holder finally put …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
King: Holder should resign for criticizing Gitmo prisoner trial reversal
New York Times:
Cowardice Blocks the 9/11 Trial
John Cook / Gawker:
CBS News Washington Bureau Chief Was an FBI Snitch  —  The Center for Public Integrity is reporting that an unnamed former ABC News journalist was an FBI informant during and after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, passing along tips and revealing a source.  We know who it is.  More »
Discussion: Mediaite and Poynter
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Parody gets more views than real Obama launch  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee's parody of Obama's 2012 campaign, released Friday, now has 665,000 views on YouTube.  —  Obama's real launch video, released yesterday: Just 168,000.  —  YouTube's metrics tend to lag a bit …
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Warning Signs Among the GOP  —  It's not inconceivable that Republicans might start seeing things go against them in the court of public opinion, starting with the current spending debate.  —  Until recently, Republicans were taking solace in a number of things as they looked forward to 2012.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney leads in NH, Trump makes things interesting  —  Mitt Romney's still the clear early front runner to take the Republican primary in New Hampshire next year but for the first time in our polling of the race PPP finds someone within single digits of him...Donald Trump.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Wasserman Schultz to lead DNC  —  President Barack Obama has settled on Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, top Democratic sources said Tuesday.  —  Wasserman Schultz, 44, was chosen for her strength as a fund-raiser and as a television messenger …
Wall Street Journal:
Coburn vs. Norquist  —  The Senator is right on ethanol and, in this case, on tax subsidies.  —  Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma has a fighting chance to begin reforming Washington's bonehead ethanol policy.  That is unless one prominent conservative organization manages to sabotage his effort.
Discussion: The Foundry and Pajamas Media
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Adam Abrams / White House.gov Blog:
Try the New White House Tax Cut Calculator
Discussion: USA Today and The Hill
Paul Kengor / American Thinker:
Obama, The God That Failed  —  As someone who has studied, taught, and written about the Middle East for years, I'm the first to concede that President Obama has a tough task.  What would I do about Libya if I were president?  How about Egypt?  —  I'm not exactly sure.
John Distaso / UnionLeader.com:
Primary Status: Jon Huntsman headed to NH in May to speak at SNHU  —  April 5 UPDATE: HUNTSMAN'S FIRST NH APPEARANCE.  Three weeks after Jon Huntsman officially departs as the U.S. Ambassador to China, the potential Republican presidential candidate will be in New Hampshire.
Discussion: GOP 12 and Salt Lake Tribune
Abby Johnson / Politics:
Exposing the Planned Parenthood business model  —  Myths about Planned Parenthood are spreading like grassfire.  Thanks to a perfect storm of events, the abortion provider is scrambling to cauterize the biggest PR hit it has ever sustained.  November's election of an overwhelmingly pro-life Congress …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Minority Report
 
 
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GOP unveils plan to eliminate Medicare, press neglects to ask about it
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