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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.
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HillBuzz.org, Riehl World View and Washington Post
James Pethokoukis:
Paul Ryan's revolution would finish Reagan's — Is Rep. Paul Ryan's “Path to Prosperity” potentially the most important and necessary piece of economic legislation since President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts in 1981? Quite likely. The blueprint embraces free markets and individual choice …
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James C. Capretta / National Review:
What Real Leadership Looks Like
What Real Leadership Looks Like
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The Incidental Economist, The Reality-Based Community and ProfessorBainbridge.com
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The Achilles Heel Of The Path To Prosperity
The Achilles Heel Of The Path To Prosperity
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The Atlantic Online, National Review and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality …
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Ryan's Budget Plan Is Ridiculous, But It Could Shift the Debate
Ryan's Budget Plan Is Ridiculous, But It Could Shift the Debate
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NationalJournal.com, Hullabaloo, National Review and The New Republic
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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Mike Swift / Mercury News:
Obama to hold Facebook town hall; kicks off campaign fundraising in Bay Area
Obama to hold Facebook town hall; kicks off campaign fundraising in Bay Area
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Michelle Malkin, Pat Dollard, The Caucus and The Lonely Conservative
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
Bristol Palin's Teen Pregnancy Work Earned Her $262K
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The Daily Caller
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
Wasserman-Schultz hits Walker, ‘ultra-wealthy’ in first appearance
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Obama taps Wasserman Schultz to lead DNC
Obama taps Wasserman Schultz to lead DNC
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Oliver Willis and Wonkette
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DWS to DNC — Mike Allen scoops: — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz …
DWS to DNC — Mike Allen scoops: — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz …
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The Politico:
Boehner: Dems ‘win’ in shutdown — Speaker John Boehner is warning his Republican colleagues that Democrats would “win” a government shutdown and the GOP would suffer a political catastrophe if the federal government runs out of money at the end of this week. — “The Democrats think they benefit from a government shutdown.
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Washington Post:
Obama, congressional leaders make no progress on budget
Obama, congressional leaders make no progress on budget
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The White House:
Remarks by the President After Meeting with House Republican and Senate Democratic Leadership …
Remarks by the President After Meeting with House Republican and Senate Democratic Leadership …
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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.
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Myglesias / Yglesias:
Conservative Opposition To Human Happiness
Conservative Opposition To Human Happiness
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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
The Seriousness Of Cutting Taxes On The Rich
The Seriousness Of Cutting Taxes On The Rich
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The Daily Caller, The Glittering Eye, Crooks and Liars, ECHIDNE of the snakes and The Hill
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
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.
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Right Wing News and Daily Pundit
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Goal of Libyan Operation Less Clear to Public — Top Middle East Priority: Preventing Terrorism — ABOUT THE SURVEY — The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted March 30-April 3, 2011 among a national sample of 1,507 adults 18 years of age or older living …
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Jon Terbush / TPMDC:
Poll: Almost Six In Ten Say U.S. Has No Clear Goal In Libya
Poll: Almost Six In Ten Say U.S. Has No Clear Goal In Libya
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Right Wing News
Bryan Fischer / afa.net:
Jesus groomed his apostles for political office — Follow me on Twitter: @BryanJFischer, on Facebook at “Focal Point” — People who say the followers of Christ shouldn't be involved in politics aren't paying attention. And they aren't paying attention to Jesus himself.
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
French interior minister facing legal action over Muslim comments — Claude Gueant, France's interior minister is facing legal action after declaring that the “growing” number of Muslims in France posed “a problem”. — “It's true that the increase in the number of faithful in (Islam) …
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Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch and iOwnTheWorld.com
Romalley / Fox Nation:
Fired NPR CEO Rips Sting Artists, Admits Rest of Establishment is ‘Terrified’ — Fired NPR CEO Vivian Schiller spoke Tuesday at the Paley Center for Media in New York and lashed out at the videographers who exposed the bigotry in her organization, calling the undercover sting an “abomination.”
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Daily Pundit and The Gateway Pundit
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 »
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JSOnline:
Walker demotes son of campaign contributor — By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — Gov. Scott Walker abruptly reversed course today and demoted the son of a large campaign contributor to his former job with the state Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Curt Weldon / New York Times:
Time's Up, Qaddafi — IN 2004 I traveled to Libya as the head of a bipartisan Congressional delegation to express support for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's decision to give up his country's nuclear weapons program. We met with Colonel Qaddafi, high-level officials and ordinary people …
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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.
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Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
Samantha Power's Power — A member of the president's National Security Council who shares Noam Chomsky's foreign-policy goals? An influential presidential adviser whom 1960s revolutionary Tom Hayden treats as a fellow radical? A White House official who wrote a book aiming to turn an anti-American …
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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 …
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