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10:35 AM ET, April 6, 2011

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Supreme Court race still too close to call, Prosser has narrow lead  —  By Larry Sandler and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel  —  Justice David Prosser clung to a narrow lead over Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in the state Supreme Court race early Wednesday …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Wisconsin judicial race too close to call  —  The race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court that has become a proxy for the state's fight over public sector unions was too close to call as of early Wednesday morning, and the vote appears headed for a recount.
Michael Shedlock / Mish's Global Economic …:
No Path to Prosperity: Ryan's Incredulous Budget-Balancing Proposal, Preposterous Unemployment Estimate  —  Many Republicans have embraced Paul Ryan's proposal to balance the budget.  I can't embrace his plan because it will do no such thing.  —  I questioned the idea in Government Shutdown Battle …
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The Achilles Heel Of The Path To Prosperity
Economy & Budget:
Paul Ryan's budget is a positive step
James C. Capretta / National Review:
What Real Leadership Looks Like
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Ryan's Budget Plan Is Ridiculous, But It Could Shift the Debate
David Jackson / USA Today:
Boehner, Obama aides also dispute long-term budget issues  —  House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and the White House have revived their budget dispute this morning — not over the imminent government shutdown, but over the long-term spending plan put forth by House Republican Paul Ryan.
Discussion: The Agonist
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The Politico:
Boehner: Dems ‘win’ in shutdown
Josh Rogin / The Cable:
Government shutdown would mean soldiers stop getting paid
Washington Post:
Obama, congressional leaders make no progress on budget
CBS San Francisco:
Man With Anti-Obama Sign Attacked In San Francisco  —  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/ BCN) — A man who set up a table with political literature and a sign opposing President Barack Obama was attacked in San Francisco's North Panhandle neighborhood, police and witnesses said Tuesday.
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JSOnline:
Abele defeats Stone for Milwaukee County executive  —  Chris Abele makes his victory speech at the Historic Pabst Brewery after beating Jeff Stone for the Milwaukee County Executive seat.  Abele's wife, Miriam, is at right.  —  By Steve Schultze of the Journal Sentinel
Monica Potts / American Prospect:
Why Aren't You Married Yet?  —  Apparently, I'm responsible for the jerks I've dated.  —  At a March luncheon celebrating the release of the new book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys, it wasn't long before things got really personal.
Discussion: ECHIDNE of the snakes
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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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Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
Wasserman-Schultz hits Walker, ‘ultra-wealthy’ in first appearance
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs
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 …
Branwen Jeffreys / BBC:
Surgeons raise alarm over waiting  —  In England in 2009/10 there were 101,020 hip replacements and 73,378 knee replacements carried out  —  Surgeons say patients in some parts of England have spent months waiting in pain because of delayed operations or new restrictions on who qualifies for treatment.
Sarah Laskow / American Prospect:
New York City's New Green Lease  —  Most of New York City's carbon comes from its buildings.  No one has been doing much about this problem, because neither building owners nor tenants wanted to foot the bill for installing energy-efficient improvements, the former because they wouldn't benefit …
Discussion: Yglesias
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Crisis Mismanagement  —  The world's largest insurer was separated from the world's most experienced risk manager at the worst possible moment.  —  Was the life-and-death crisis at AIG triggered by a false rumor from a New York law firm?  That's one of the many questions raised by Roddy Boyd's …
Kurt Nimmo / Alex Jones' Infowars:
Ron Paul to Announce Presidential Bid Next Month  —  Appearing on the Alex Jones Show today, Texas Rep. Ron Paul said he will make a final decision within a month on whether he will run for president in the 2012 election. … Alex Jones interviews Ron Paul, April 5, 2011.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Bachmann to appear with Haley at South Carolina Tea Party rally  —  Washington (CNN) - Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, will extend her upcoming South Carolina trip to speak at a tax day Tea Party rally in Columbia alongside Gov. Nikki Haley, according to a Republican familiar with her plans.
Discussion: GOP 12
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Geithner confirms administration is crafting plan for corporate tax reform  —  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told lawmakers Tuesday that the administration is crafting a corporate tax reform plan that would eliminate some tax preferences in exchange for a lower corporate tax rate.
Discussion: The Hill, msnbc.com and Wonk Room
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Washington Post and CBS receiving money from Obamacare slush fund  —  Two mainstream news organizations are receiving hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from Obamacare's Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) — a $5 billion grant program that's doling out cash to companies …
Jon Terbush / TPMDC:
Poll: Almost Six In Ten Say U.S. Has No Clear Goal In Libya  —  According to a Pew poll released Tuesday, 57% of Americans don't think the U.S. has a clear plan in Libya, a seven-point rise since last week, and one that comes after President Obama addressed the country to lay out the nation's involvement and goals there.
Discussion: Right Wing News
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Goal of Libyan Operation Less Clear to Public
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
 
 
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Jonathan Lemire / NY Daily News:
President Obama looks to Rev. Al Sharpton for help in 2012 reelection bid
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Time's Up, Qaddafi  —  IN 2004 I traveled to Libya as the head …
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New York Post:
Donald Trump's support surges in New Hampshire
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Senate repeals health law's 1099 provision, sends bill to president
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French interior minister facing legal action over Muslim comments
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