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7:10 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.
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 …
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.
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.
M.S. / Democracy in America:
You put the load right on me  —  PAUL RYAN'S plan to replace Medicare with a system of vouchers for seniors to buy health care on the private market has only been vaguely described, as of this writing.  But there is one thing about it that's fairly clear, regardless of what's in the details …
James Pethokoukis:
Paul Ryan's revolution would finish Reagan's
Discussion: protein wisdom
Sara Jerome / The Hill:
Ex-NPR chief: House Republicans have thrust NPR into ‘turmoil’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan …
Discussion: Salon and HotAirPundit
The Politico:
Obama: Time to act like ‘grown-ups’
Discussion: The Note and Hot Air
Geoff / Ace of Spades HQ:
Ryan's Plan: Necessary But Not Sufficient (Bumped)
appropriations.house.gov:
Another Continuing Resolution Introduced to Prevent Government Shutdown, Cut $12 billion in Spending
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 …
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Wasserman Schultz Picked as D.N.C. Chairwoman
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Hot Air
The Hill:
Kaine announcement launches premier Senate race of 2012
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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New York Times:
Cowardice Blocks the 9/11 Trial
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
King: Holder should resign for criticizing Gitmo prisoner trial reversal
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
The Center for Public Integrity:
Agents treated reporter like informant, raising question: Who else?  —  A once-classified FBI memo reveals that the bureau treated a senior ABC News journalist as a potential confidential informant in the 1990s, pumping the reporter to ascertain the source of a sensational but uncorroborated tip …
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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
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Conservative Opposition To Human Happiness  —  Adam Serwer reports from Charles Murray's “State of White America” address.  Long story short, though, folks have gotten kind of soft: … This put me in mind of Monica Potts' review of Kay Hymowitz: … Hymowitz's argument, essentially …
Discussion: American Prospect and pandagon.net
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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
The Seriousness Of Cutting Taxes On The Rich
Discussion: The Hill and Hullabaloo
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 …
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Bristol Palin's Nonprofit Paid Her Seven Times What It Spent On Actual Teen Pregnancy Prevention  —  In 2009, Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol joined a teen pregnancy prevention nonprofit called the Candie's Foundation.  Today, the Associated Press reported that the Candie's Foundation released …
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Rachel D'Oro / The Huffington Post:
Bristol Palin's Teen Pregnancy Work Earned Her $262K
Discussion: GOP 12
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.
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.
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.
Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
GOPers support Libya resolution  —  Ten Republican senators voted in favor of GOP freshman Rand Paul's non-binding resolution opposing President Barack Obama's use of force in Libya on Tuesday — the first Congressional action of disapproval since Obama launched the attack last month.
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: The Minority Report and Hot Air
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
House Dem: Change title of EPA bill to ‘Koch Brothers Appreciation Act’  —  Rep. Gerry Connollly (D-Va.) wants to change the title of a bill that would permanently block Environmental Protection Agency climate regulations to the “Koch Brothers Appreciation Act,” a reference to the billionaire brothers …
Craig Wilson / USA Today:
Tina Fey puts on her big-girl ‘Bossypants’  —  It's not every day you read something that makes you laugh out loud every other page.  Then again, Tina Fey doesn't write a book every day.  Maybe she should.  —  If you're a fan of the Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock star …
JSOnline:
National union spokesman sent talking points to Senate Democrats  —  By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison — The same day Senate Democrats left the state to boycott a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining bill, a union official from Washington, D.C., provided the Democrats' leader with talking points.
Discussion: Nice Deb and Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Edward L. Glaeser / Economix:
As Minority Populations Grow
John Distaso / UnionLeader.com:
Primary Status: Jon Huntsman headed to NH in May to speak at SNHU
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Pulling It Together …:
A Public Opinion Surprise
Discussion: Yglesias and Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Under Heavy Assault, Libyan Rebels Flee Brega
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
GOP unveils plan to eliminate Medicare, press neglects to ask about it
zunguzungu:
Why Arianna Huffington is Bill Keller's Somali Pirate
CNN:
Texas, Arizona executions stayed by high court
Adam Abrams / White House.gov Blog:
Try the New White House Tax Cut Calculator
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‘Kill Team’ Brigade commander given wrist slap
Anat Shenker-Osorio / Christian Science Monitor:
Do you think the poor are lazy?
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How Much Are You Paying in Taxes for War This Year?
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager
 
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