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Kloppenburg declares victory — By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel — Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory Wednesday, based on results reported by the Associated Press. — The Associated Press shows Kloppenburg received 740,090 votes and incumbent David Prosser received 739,886 votes.
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Thomas Ferdousi / Pundit Press:
Wisconsin City Caught Destroying Ballots — As if the situation in Wisconsin wasn't tense enough, it appears that one county in particular is going to a new extreme. This comes after word that there may have been voter fraud in the nonpartisan State Supreme Court election yesterday between …
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With 100% of vote counted, Kloppenburg clings to narrow lead; recount expected — At left, Justice David Prosser speaks to supporters in Hartland. At right, Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg speaks to supporters in Madison. — By Patrick Marley, Jason Stein and Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel
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Andy Szal / WisPolitics Election Blog:
Walker: Spring election results show disparity between Madison, rest of state
Walker: Spring election results show disparity between Madison, rest of state
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Kevin Brennan / Hotline On Call:
Wisconsin Results Stem The GOP Tide
Wisconsin Results Stem The GOP Tide
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Randy Radtke / lakemillsleaderonline.com:
Court Race May Come Down to the Town of Lake Mills (Updated)
Court Race May Come Down to the Town of Lake Mills (Updated)
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Scott Baker / The Blaze:
Fox News and Mercury Radio Arts Announce New Agreement; Beck to ‘Transition Off’ Daily TV Program — Editor's note: After a great deal of speculation about Glenn Beck's future on television, here is the freshly-inked news release. There will be a couple of key headlines out of this …
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Glenn Beck to End Daily Fox News Program — Updated | Glenn Beck will end his daily Fox News Channel program later this year. — His departure was jointly announced in a statement on Wednesday by Fox and Mr. Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts. The statement did not specify an end date for the show …
Media Matters / Media Matters for America:
Glenn Beck's Fox News Show Ending — From an April 6 press release:
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George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
Why Beck Is Out At Fox: Poor Ratings And Paranoid Rants
Why Beck Is Out At Fox: Poor Ratings And Paranoid Rants
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David Weigel / Weigel:
Glenn Beck Will End Fox News Show
Glenn Beck Will End Fox News Show
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New York Times:
Glenn Beck To ‘Transition Off’ Fox News Program
Glenn Beck To ‘Transition Off’ Fox News Program
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The Daily Beast:
Glenn Beck, Fox Agree to Divorce
Glenn Beck, Fox Agree to Divorce
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The Note:
John Boehner Cries Amid Government Shutdown Standoff — ABC's Jonathan Karl reports: — He did it again. — John Boehner was driven to tears again today. This time it happened at a closed-door meeting of House Republicans. — According to sources inside the meeting …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Favor Budget Compromise Over Shutdown, 58%-33%
Americans Favor Budget Compromise Over Shutdown, 58%-33%
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Exclusive - Speaker Boehner on Budget Negotiations: ‘No Daylight Between Tea Party and Me’
Exclusive - Speaker Boehner on Budget Negotiations: ‘No Daylight Between Tea Party and Me’
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner, Obama budget call lasts three minutes
Boehner, Obama budget call lasts three minutes
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Dems fundraising off threat of government shutdown
Dems fundraising off threat of government shutdown
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Meeting Fails to End Stalemate Over Federal Budget
Obama Meeting Fails to End Stalemate Over Federal Budget
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
White House meeting set; GOP readies $12B in spending cuts
White House meeting set; GOP readies $12B in spending cuts
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Mark Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Polls: Public Wants Compromise On Budget, Volatile On Blame
Polls: Public Wants Compromise On Budget, Volatile On Blame
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC Poll: A Donald Trump Surprise — By Jonathan Weisman and Scott Greenberg — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appears to be the early front-runner in the largely unformed race for the Republican nomination for president, but real estate magnate Donald Trump may be a surprise contender …
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Trump tied for 2nd in 2012 GOP field
NBC/WSJ poll: Trump tied for 2nd in 2012 GOP field
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
Poll: Democrats want compromise, Republicans prefer resolve
Poll: Democrats want compromise, Republicans prefer resolve
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Government shutdown blame game
NBC/WSJ poll: Government shutdown blame game
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Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Republican Paul Ryan's budget proposal is brave, radical, and smart. — For the past 30 years, Republicans have been hypocrites about spending. They've raged against big government without ever proposing the kinds of cuts necessary to bring federal expenditures in line with tax revenues.
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Paul Krugman:
Paul Ryan's Multiple Unicorns
Paul Ryan's Multiple Unicorns
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CEPR:
Representative Ryan Proposes Medicare Plan Under Which Seniors Would Pay Most of Their Income for Health Care
Representative Ryan Proposes Medicare Plan Under Which Seniors Would Pay Most of Their Income for Health Care
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Obama: “I Remember What It Was Like Pumping Gas” — President Obama, speaking to Al Sharpton's organization, says he is not “out of touch.” “I remember that,” Obama added. “I'm just going to be honest with you. There's not much we can do next week or two weeks from now,” Obama said earlier today about gas prices....
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Obama says more work to do to create opportunity
Obama says more work to do to create opportunity
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
West Wing briefing: Obama headed out of D.C. as shutdown looms
West Wing briefing: Obama headed out of D.C. as shutdown looms
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KCCI-TV:
Teen Finds Campaign Worker At Back Door At 3AM — ANKENY, Iowa — A 15-year-old girl found a campaign worker from Alabama banging on her Ankeny family's back door early Wednesday morning. — Chloe Steward told KCCI she heard her dog barking around 3 a.m. and went to investigate.
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Daily Mail:
'I'd kill myself first!' John Edwards ‘suicidal’ over facing jail, claim pals — Disgraced politician John Edwards is said to be deeply depressed - to the point of being suicidal - over the prospect of a criminal trial that could end with him being jailed if found guilty.
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Wall Street Journal:
YouTube Will Get Major Revamp — Google Inc.'s YouTube video website is working on a major site overhaul to organize its content around “channels” as it positions itself for the rise of Internet-connected televisions that allow people to watch online video in their living rooms, according to people familiar with the matter.
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John Marzulli / NY Daily News:
Judge gives ‘Juror No. 799’ indefinite jury duty after she makes racist remarks on questionnaire — An incensed federal judge sentenced a racist Brooklyn woman to indefinite jury duty on Tuesday after she trashed the NYPD and minorities. — “This is an outrage, and so are you!”
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Susan Jones / CNSNews:
NBC's Brokaw: Saudis ‘So Unhappy’ With Obama They Sent Emissaries to China, Russia Seeking Enhanced Ties — (CNSNews.com) - Reporting from Baghdad, Iraq yesterday, NBC's Tom Brokaw said the Saudi Arabian monarchy is “so unhappy with the Obama administration for the way it pushed out President Mubarak …
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner / Salon:
I can't believe my best friend is a Republican — I love everything about Janet — except how she stands for all the things I find bad and wrong in the world — Janet and I would likely have never met, save for the thing that unites so many women across divides of income and age: fat.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
GOP lawyer drafts Obama impeachment — A prominent libertarian constitutional lawyer and civil libertarian has drafted an article of impeachment against President Obama over his attack on Libya, throwing down a legal gauntlet that could be picked up by some Congressional Republicans
Paul Krugman:
Memory Hole Alert — Wow. Yesterday afternoon I downloaded the tables from that Heritage report that's the basis for the Ryan plan. The first page looked like this: — You can see the unemployment forecast, with the amazing 2.8 percent prediction, in the fourth set of figures.
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