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Supreme Court race too close to call, Kloppenburg has narrow lead over Prosser — At left, Justice David Prosser speaks to supporters in Hartland. At right, Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg speaks to supporters in Madison. — By Larry Sandler and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel
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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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Riehl World View, CNN, HillBuzz.org, The Other McCain and Washington Post
Associated Press:
Recount deadline will be no later than April 20
Recount deadline will be no later than April 20
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Althouse and American Power
Paul Krugman:
Paul Ryan's Multiple Unicorns — Gosh. For a plan that supposedly sets a new standard of seriousness, Paul Ryan's vision (pdf) depends an awful lot on unicorn sightings — belief in the impossible. Let me review the top three unicorns. — First, the plan assumes that tax cuts will set off a literally unprecedented boom.
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CBO's Latest 10 Documents:
LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF A BUDGET PROPOSAL BY CHAIRMAN RYAN — ABSTRACT — The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has conducted a long-term analysis of a budget proposal by Chairman Ryan to substantially change federal payments under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, eliminate the subsidies …
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The Atlantic Online, Director's Blog, TPMDC, Swampland, The Political Carnival, Paul Krugman and The New Republic
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.
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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Hullabaloo, Guardian and The Raw Story
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The Facts — First of all, his fancy presentation stacks the deck a bit.
The Facts — First of all, his fancy presentation stacks the deck a bit.
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The Atlantic Online
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
CBO: GOP Budget Would Increase Debt, Then Stick It To Medicare Patients
CBO: GOP Budget Would Increase Debt, Then Stick It To Medicare Patients
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The Media Consortium, No More Mister Nice Blog, AlterNet, The Huffington Post, Balloon Juice and Mother Jones
Nicholas Ballasy / CNSNews:
Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; 'CBO Can't Conceive of Anyway' Economy Can Continue Past 2037
Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; 'CBO Can't Conceive of Anyway' Economy Can Continue Past 2037
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Vox Popoli
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Dems Find Message Discipline Against GOP Plan To Scrap Medicare
Dems Find Message Discipline Against GOP Plan To Scrap Medicare
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly and Hit & Run
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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New York Times:
Glenn Beck To ‘Transition Off’ Fox News Program … Fox News , Glenn Beck , Glenn Beck Fox News , Cable News , Fox News Glenn Beck , Glenn Beck Leaving Fox News Show , Glenn Beck Transition , Media News — Fox News and Glenn Beck announced Wednesday that Beck will “transition off of his daily program” later this year.
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Mediaite, Indecision Forever and The Other McCain, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner, Obama budget call lasts three minutes — President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) had a brief phone call Wednesday as a government shutdown loomed, and Boehner told the president he is “hopeful” a spending deal can be reached, the Speaker's office said.
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The Gateway Pundit
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DEMANDS FOR AN ‘ALTERNATIVE’.... Yesterday afternoon …
DEMANDS FOR AN ‘ALTERNATIVE’.... Yesterday afternoon …
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The Page
Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
Senate moderates press Boehner
Senate moderates press Boehner
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CBS News, The Moderate Voice and National Review
The Politico:
Boehner: Dems win in shutdown
Boehner: Dems win in shutdown
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Boehner, Obama aides also dispute long-term budget issues
Boehner, Obama aides also dispute long-term budget issues
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The Agonist
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Sen. Schumer: New ‘Glimmer’ of Hope to Avoid Shutdown
Sen. Schumer: New ‘Glimmer’ of Hope to Avoid Shutdown
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ABCNEWS, CBS News, USA Today, blogs.abcnews.com, Hot Air, HotAirPundit, Political Punch, ThinkProgress and The Note
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
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Bachmann: Why I'm qualified to be president — Michele Bachmann, after Bill O'Reilly asks her if she has the frame of reference to be the leader of the free world.
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CNN and Booman Tribune
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Bachmann lists her presidential creds
Bachmann lists her presidential creds
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Cubachi, Taylor Marsh, Liberty Pundits Blog, GOP 12 and Outside the Beltway
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Neglected Elements of Paul Ryan's Ripoff — Middle Class Tax Increases and Giveaways to Big Banks — I posted a lot on Paul Ryan yesterday, but his comprehensive budget contains more bad ideas than any single day's worth of blogging can contain. So let's kick the morning off by recapping …
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New Deal 2.0, A plain blog about politics and Wonk Room
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘THIS IS A CAUSE’.... The political world will mull over the details …
‘THIS IS A CAUSE’.... The political world will mull over the details …
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New York Times, cbpp.org and Booman Tribune
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Geithner confirms administration is crafting plan for corporate tax reform
Geithner confirms administration is crafting plan for corporate tax reform
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ThinkProgress, The Hill, Wonk Room and msnbc.com
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.
TODAYMoms:
Is Palin the hot new baby name? — Met any baby Palins lately? No, this isn't some new political joke — “Palin” gained some traction as a girl name in 2009. But naming your child after a living politician is a tricky business these days, one naming expert explains. — By Sue Kidd
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Weasel Zippers and Indecision Forever
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
House Dem: Climate change bigger health threat than AIDS, malaria — Just hours before a vote Wednesday on a GOP plan to block Environmental Protection Agency climate regulations, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) called climate change a bigger public health threat than AIDS, malaria and pandemic flu.
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Weasel Zippers and The Political Carnival
Mark Steyn / National Review:
The Right to Offend — When I wrote over the weekend about the trial of Australia's most prominent columnist for expressing his opinions, I did not expect it to be quite so immediately relevant to the United States. But perhaps what's most disturbing about Lindsey Graham's dismal defense …
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Vox Popoli and Cold Fury
Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
Party Discipline — Glenn Greenwald writes that Democratic voters need to stop letting Democrats take their votes for granted: … I think this is a misdiagnosis of the problem. Democrats are less liberal than Republicans are conservative because there are ffewer self-identified liberals in America.
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Yglesias