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10:00 AM ET, April 8, 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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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The greatest press conference of all time  —  Schadenfreude.  —  Alternate headline via Mary Katharine Ham, ever mindful of developing media narratives: “Small, state-wide election with vital national implications soon to have no national implications whatsoever.”
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
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.
JSOnline:
Corrected Brookfield tally puts Prosser ahead after 7,500-vote gain  —  By Jason Stein, Laurel Walker and Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel  —  In one explosive stroke Thursday, the clerk in a Republican stronghold tilted the tight Supreme Court race in favor of Justice David Prosser …
Daily Kos:
Why Prosser needed EXACTLY +7500 votes....  In WI, a recount at state-expense is triggered if an election is within .5% if the candidate requests it, and we have a fully verifiable paper trail to audit election results.  That means in this election with approximately 740k for Kloppenburg and 739k for Prosser …
Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: Prosser Up by 7500+ in WI Supreme Court Race After ‘Database Error’ Discovered by Controversial Clerk in Republican Waukesha County  —  As word was floating around this afternoon about a possible “book keeping error” discovered during canvassing of Tuesday's incredibly close Wisconsin …
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Waukesha Clerk Announces Votes For Prosser: 'I'm Thankful That This Error Was Caught Early'
Hampton Roads Daily Press:
FAA sets up no-fly zone for Obama's planned trip to Williamsburg  —  The leader of the free world may be coming to Williamsburg for some rest and relaxation if Congress is able to come to agreement on the budget.  President Obama and the First Family are planning to visit the area this weekend …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
No Accord in Budget Talks as Policy Fights Hamper Deal  —  WASHINGTON — Another day of intense negotiations between the two parties failed to yield a budget deal on Thursday, leaving the federal government hours from a shutdown.  —  After the third round of White House talks in 24 hours …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
It May Be a ‘Budget Battle,’ but Some Skirmishes Have Little to Do With Money  —  WASHINGTON — There are fights about money and fights about ideas, and the battle over a spending plan to keep the government open is increasingly centered on the latter.  —  The frenetic negotiations to avert …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bachmann suggests GOP should drop riders, move ‘clean bill’  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) suggested she is opposed to including provisions to defund Planned Parenthood and the Environmental Protection Agency in a final federal funding-bill compromise.  —  In an interview with CNN's John King …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
As clock ticks, Hoyer says 'there's no deal yet' to avert shutdown  —  No agreement on a spending deal that would avert a federal shutdown has been reached, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Friday.  —  “There's no deal yet,” the House's No. 2 Democrat told NBC's “Today” show.
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Washington Post:
Shutdown threat tests Obama leadership style  —  This has been a season of leadership tests for President Obama.  From Egypt to Libya and now the budget, he has been called upon to deal with rapidly unfolding events, and the questions about his leadership style have followed a consistent pattern.
Discussion: The Hill, Stop The ACLU and msnbc.com
Washington Post:
Both parties continue talks over elusive 2011 budget deal
Ezra Klein / Bloomberg:
What's really holding up the budget deal
Discussion: Swampland and Washington Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Bank bill could pit Durbin vs. Schumer
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
White House Meeting on Budget Fails to End Impasse
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Ludicrous and Cruel  —  Many commentators swooned earlier this week after House Republicans, led by the Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan, unveiled their budget proposals.  They lavished praise on Mr. Ryan, asserting that his plan set a new standard of fiscal seriousness.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Dissents Of The Day  —  The in-tray is still bulging with fury over Paul Ryan.  I find the arguments bracing - and in themselves evidence that Ryan's proposal has already helped move the debate to more earnest grounds.  A reader writes: … Anything that even hints at sacrifices from the elderly …
Henry Aaron / Health Affairs Blog:
Vouchers Or Premium Support: What's In A Name?
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Wonk Room
Jon Terbush / TPMDC:
Nearly Half Of Mississippi Republicans Think Interracial Marriage Should Be Illegal  —  Americans nationwide are evenly divided over the issue of same sex marriage.  But Republicans in Mississippi are divided over a wholly different wedlock issue: interracial marriage.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Breaking down Trump's numbers
Discussion: Left Coast Rebel and Cubachi
Myglesias / Yglesias:
The Trouble With Taxing Exclusively The Rich  —  In their sketch version of a budget (PDF) the Congressional Progressive Caucus makes a heroic effort to finance progressive government basically exclusively by raising taxes on rich people.  —  Specifically:
Discussion: Angry Bear and National Review
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
The People's Budget  —  Phil Klein has a leaked version …
Lewis Page / The Register:
Wind power: Even worse than you thought  —  But your 'leccy bill will keep going up to buy more of it  —  A new analysis of wind energy supplied to the UK National Grid in recent years has shown that wind farms produce significantly less electricity than had been thought …
 
 
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