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7:10 PM ET, April 7, 2011

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Winnebago County vote-count change alters Supreme Court race — By Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel — The latest vote count in the state Supreme Court race in Winnebago County indicates incumbent David Prosser is leading Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in votes.

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Christian Schneider / National Review:

BREAKING: Computer Error Gives Prosser 7,381 More Votes, Almost Certain Victory — After Tuesday night's Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a computer error in heavily Republican Waukesha County failed to send election results for the entire City of Brookfield to the Associated Press.

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JSOnline:

Prosser gains 7,500 votes in Waukesha County — By Jason Stein, Bill Glauber and Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - In a political bombshell, the clerk in a Republican stronghold is set to release new vote totals giving 7,500 votes in the state Supreme Court race …

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620WTMJ:

Sources: Major Shift in Supreme Court Race — As county clerks around Wisconsin review their votes in the race for State Supreme Court Justice, we are learning there could be a major shift in the margin between the candidates. — Incumbent Justice David Prosser is locked in a very close race …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Pundit Press, TPMDC and The Politico

Randallmelchert / RandyMelchert.com:

Latest: Prosser Landslide! — Watch Live from Waukesha! - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ melchert — TWITTER: Numerous sources tell me Prosser will pick up 7000 votes in Waukesha Cty. 14,000 votes were apparently not entered into computer system. — I am leaving Dane County to go to Waukesha County ASAP!!!!

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:

Wisconsin Supreme Court race in flux as vote count conintues — Canvassing in Wisconsin's closely watched Supreme Court race on Thursday showed that Wednesday's initial result may not hold. — New results across several counties showed Justice David Prosser picking up votes on his challenger …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, TPMDC and AmSpecBlog

Christian Schneider / National Review:
Madison vs. the Rest of Wisconsin

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JSOnline:
Prosser's huge gain comes after Waukesha County flub is caught

Discussion: Hotline On Call and TPMDC

The Politico:

Does Ryan plan cause self-rationing? - Coburn: Drop the riders - BCBSA tracks exchange bills - Arizona ‘no’ to waiver - Women's health rally on the hill — **With reporting contributions from J. Lester Feder and David Nather — CLOSING IN ON A BUDGET DEAL?

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

WOULD BOEHNER SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER PLANNED PARENTHOOD?.... The good news is, Democrats and Republicans have reportedly reached a general agreement on the size of the cuts for the rest of the fiscal year. As of this morning, the package is up to $34.5 billion, from $33 billion …

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Jonathan Allen / The Politico:

In past, Democrats embraced policy riders — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and President Barack Obama hate policy riders. They have no place in spending bills, the top Democrats have said during the latest budget debate. — Unless, of course, they're Democratic policy riders.

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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Obama: I'll veto funding for the troops — Consider this a trap well set and sprung. Frustrated that the Senate won't pass any budget bill while the House continues to negotiate to the brink of a government shutdown, John Boehner proposed a one-week CR to keep government open for a week …

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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:

Riders Caused The Storm: Government Shutdown Looms Over Anti-Abortion And Anti-EPA Measures — If a government shutdown happens, it'll be because Republicans are demanding policy restrictions in addition to spending cuts before agreeing to fund the government through September.

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New York Times:
Obama Meeting Fails to End Stalemate Over Federal Budget

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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House approves stopgap despite White House veto threat

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The Politico:
W.H. meeting breaks up without deal to avert government shutdown

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Myglesias / Yglesias:
All Rationing Is Self-Rationing — Suzy Khimm writes that …

Discussion: National Review

The Hill:
White House talks yield no deal

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Political Punch:
Gates Explains Military Pay During Shutdown to Troops in Baghdad During What Is Likely his Last Visit to Iraq

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Suzy Khimm / Mother Jones:
So Now the GOP (Hearts) Rationing?

Discussion: The New Republic, The Incidental Economist, The Daily Dish and Mother Jones

John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Harry Reid: We Can't Pass Troop Funding Bill Because It Bans Taxpayer Funding of Abortion in D.C.

Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers

Washington Post:

Donald Trump. Seriously? — Donald Trump finished second in the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll testing the 2012 Republican presidential field. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DunandIn the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, businessman and reality television star Donald Trump finished second behind …

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Breaking down Trump's numbers

Discussion: GOP 12

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Barbour, Bryant lead in Mississippi

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msnbc.com:
Trump: I have ‘real doubts’ Obama was born in U.S.

Discussion: Hot Air, RealClearPolitics Video Log and Gothamist

Lauraklairmont / CNN:

Pelosi: There is a war on women — Washington (CNN) - House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi told a summit of female activists she believes Republicans are engaged in a war on women and women's rights. — “There is actually a war on women,” the minority leader told several hundred activists attending …

Discussion: National Review

Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi predicts ‘strong’ Dem opposition to GOP's one-week spending patch

Discussion: National Review

Telegraph:

First homosexual caveman found — Archaeologists have unearthed the 5,000-year-old remains of what they believe may have been the world's oldest known gay caveman. — The male body - said to date back to between 2900-2500BC - was discovered buried in a way normally reserved only for women …

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Ynetnews:

Iron Dome intercepts first rocket — Ashkelon residents report seeing Grad explode in midair as dozens of rockets fired at south, meanwhile Hamas says Israel taking advantage of Goldstone's regret over Gaza war report to bomb Strip — Latest Update: — Residents in Ashkelon reported …

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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Mitch Daniels to greet Barack Obama tomorrow in Indianapolis — When was the last time the Indiana airport saw so much presidential love? — Mitch Daniels, the governor and a potential presidential hopeful, will greet the actual president on the tarmac when he arrives in Indiana on Friday …

Discussion: The Page

Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box: Gov. Daniels to welcome Obama in Indianapolis

City Room:

Cathleen Black Is Out as City Schools Chancellor — Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott at a news conference at which he was introduced as the new schools chancellor by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Cathleen P. Black stepped down from the position Thursday. — Cathleen P. Black …

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Quinnipiac University:

Obama Hits Losing Trifecta In Florida, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Increased Support For Offshore Drilling — President Barack Obama hits a losing trifecta with Florida voters: They disapprove 52 - 44 percent of the job he is doing; they prefer an unnamed Republican challenger …

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Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:

Atlantic Reporter Captured in Libya — Clare Morgana Gillis and three other journalists have been taken into custody — Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi captured four journalists on Tuesday at around 1 p.m. local time a few miles outside of Brega, which is currently under government control.

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Economist:

The fiscal purists go mad — A quarrel over ethanol lays bare Republican divisions on tax — IT IS bad enough that Republicans and Democrats are so divided on how much to spend and tax. But if you want to feel really gloomy about America's ability to tackle its deficit, consider the ideological …

Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:

Pence Lets Truth Slip On Uncompromising Stance: 'We're Trying To Score A Victory For The Republican People' — The federal government appears to be hurtling towards a shutdown following the inability of congressional negotiators to reach a compromise last night on a continuing resolution.