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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump tied for first in GOP horserace — Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump is now tied with Mike Huckabee for first place when Republicans are asked who they support for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, according to a new national poll. — But while a CNN/Opinion Research …
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Trump Will ‘Probably’ Run as Independent If He Doesn't Win GOP Nomination — Donald Trump will “probably” run as an independent candidate for U.S. President in 2012 if he does not receive the Republican party's nomination, he told the Wall Street Journal in a video interview on Monday.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Trump courts black backlash — Donald Trump's strategy of spurring interest in his presidential campaign by flirting with discredited theories about President Barack Obama's birthplace is stirring a growing backlash among prominent African-Americans, who are protective of the first black president and …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Weiner: NBC should tell Trump, 'You're fired'
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mike Huckabee says he met with Donald Trump in New York last weekend
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Obama prevents budget cuts to favorite programs — WASHINGTON - A close look at the government shutdown-dodging agreement to cut federal spending by $38 billion reveals that lawmakers significantly eased the fiscal pain by pruning money left over from previous years, using accounting sleight …
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Tim Fernholz / NationalJournal.com:
Budget Cutting Ain't Easy — Composition of cuts in budget agreement shows the difficulties of reducing spending for the White House and Congress. — President Obama and congressional leaders needed some clever accounting to come up with nearly $40 billion in budget cuts.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Republicans unveil spending-bill specifics: What's cut and what's not — House and Senate appropriators revealed details of the 2011 spending-cut deal early Tuesday morning, missing a self-imposed midnight deadline. — In dueling press releases, House Republicans emphasized the magnitude …
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Budget deal details: Cuts that aren't quite cuts
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
I Want To Play Poker Against President Obama
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Spending bill cuts EPA funding, delists wolves, limits funding for Interior ‘wild lands’ policy
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Rand Paul says he's considering filibuster of budget agreement — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he's considering a filibuster of the budget agreement to fund the government for the remainder of this fiscal year. — Paul, who said yesterday that he would vote against the agreement reached …
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Boehner-Obama Deal Leaves FY11 Spending $773B Above FY08 Level—About as Big an Increase as Obama's Stimulus
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Who's the Extremist Now? — The president would have shut …
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Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Fight stokes Planned Parenthood
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Number two House Democrat undecided on his budget deal vote
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Washington Post:
Obama turns to his bipartisan deficit commission's blueprint for reducing debt — Video: White House press secretary Jay Carney reiterated Monday that President Obama “regrets” his vote in 2006 as a senator against raising the debt ceiling. (April 11) — President Obama plans this week …
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Trying Not to Freak Out About Obama's Speech, I Am — President Obama's big speech on the federal budget comes tomorrow. And during that speech, according to the Washington Post, Obama will be “promoting a bipartisan approach pioneered by an independent presidential commission.”
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Paul Krugman:
With Friends Like These, Who Needs the Enema Man? — The Post says that Obama is going to more or less endorse Bowles-Simpson in his Wednesday talk. — Sigh. — Now, I know that Bowles and Simpson are Serious People, who say things like this: … (I think the enema man is Eminem.)
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Bad news for Congressional Republicans — PPP's newest national poll finds that after a little more than 3 months in charge House Republicans have fallen so far out of favor with the American public that it's entirely possible Democrats could take control of the House back next year.
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
AOL, Arianna Huffington Hit with Class Action Suit — Jonathan Tasini. Image via Wikipedia — Huffington Post bloggers who think they ought to get paid for their volunteer writing have been litigating their case in the court of public opinion. Now they're taking it to a real one.
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Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
AOL-Huffpo Suit Seeks $105M: ‘This Is About Justice’
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Lbentzterp / CNN:
Civil War still divides Americans — Washington (CNN) - It has been 150 years since the Civil War began with the first shots at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, and in some respects views of the Confederacy and the role that slavery played in the events of 1861 still divide the public, according to a new national poll.
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Republicans and the Civil War — Given the demographics of the GOP, as well as its regional base, this isn't particularly surprising: … From voters to elected officials, the Republican Party is dominated by white Southerners, particularly those from the Deep South.
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Nick Ayers: The Big News You Might Not Have Noticed — I have done my best to ignore Tim Pawlenty. He has never struck me as the most exciting politician. His global warming position made me squeamish. He's always had an okay record as Governor, but around the edges he struck me as not really a movement conservative.
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Charlie Crist apologizes to Talking Heads' David Byrne over campaign song — Crist posted apology in video on YouTube — TAMPA, Florida — Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has settled a lawsuit filed by Talking Heads singer David Byrne after Crist used one of the group's songs without permission …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Charlie sorry — Musician David Byrne and his lawyers forced …
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Steven Edwards / canada.com:
UN document would give ‘Mother Earth’ same rights as humans — PHOTOS ( 1 ) — Bolivia is planning to table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” the same rights as humans. — UNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” …
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Carrie Lukas / Wall Street Journal:
There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap — A study of single, childless urban workers between the ages of 22 and 30 found that women earned 8% more than men. — Tuesday is Equal Pay Day—so dubbed by the National Committee for Pay Equity, which represents feminist groups including the National Organization …
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Quotes: Michele Bachmann in her own words on marriage, judges, a stolen election — Here are some quotes from U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, a Republican potential presidential contender, during a 40-minute speech in Pella today: — ON A ‘STOLEN ELECTION’: “That's why an election …
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New York Times:
France and Britain Urge Stronger NATO Action in Libya — PARIS —France and Britain urged NATO on Tuesday to intensify airstrikes against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces and called on the alliance to do more to shield noncombatants from loyalist attacks. — The remarks could well embolden rebels …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
As The Libyan Stalemate Gets Stale
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Paul Krugman:
Why Not A Public Option for Medicare? — So, people are always asking what I would do about health care costs. One answer is that I would do all the things that are in the Affordable Care Act, and more. — But if you want a really radical proposal — but one that, unlike privatization …
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