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4:15 AM ET, April 13, 2011

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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Mitt Romney to birthers: Barack Obama was born here.  Period.  —  Mitt Romney forcefully said Tuesday night that he believes President Barack Obama was born in America and that “the citizenship test has been passed.”  —  “I think the citizenship test has been passed.
Discussion: The Reaction and CNN
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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 …
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 …
Piers Morgan:
Tim Pawlenty says “I'm running for President” and comments on Trump as possible opponent
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Trump courts black backlash
Discussion: Big Journalism and msnbc.com
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Weiner: NBC should tell Trump, 'You're fired'
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Michele Bachmann Calls For Stripping Judges' Power To Enforce Parts Of The Constitution She Doesn't Like
Discussion: Sky Dancing
Ian Lazaran / Conservatives4Palin:
CNN Poll Shows that Governor Palin Probably Leads If You Take Huckabee, Trump, and Bachmann Out of the Poll
Discussion: Salon, Oliver Willis and alicublog
The Hill:
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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Jennifer / Cubachi:
Rand Paul: We should expand our choices and spend less time banning light bulbs
Discussion: Breitbart.tv
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Lobbyists Won Key Concessions in Budget Deal  —  WASHINGTON — At a quarter till midnight last Friday, with a deal to avert a government shutdown barely an hour old, Senator Harry Reid phoned a fellow Democratic senator, Ron Wyden, at home and startled him with some bad news.
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Obama prevents budget cuts to favorite programs
Ann Friedman / GOOD:
Equal Pay Day Tips for Working Women  —  Ladies, today we celebrate a great milestone.  As of April 12, 2011, we have officially caught up to what our male counterparts earned in 2010.  It only took us an extra 102 days!  Personally I'm feeling as empowered as a vintage Virginia Slims ad …
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Justin Bieber / Haaretz:
Netanyahu cancels Bieber date over refusal to meet kids affected by Gaza rockets  —  PM was scheduled to host pop star at his Jerusalem office; taking advantage of the PR situation, Netanyahu's advisers invited group of kids from communities near Gaza border to attend.
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Ex-Governor Apologizes for Using Song in Ad  —  Some days Charlie Crist is an ally of rock stars, and some days he is their adversary.  —  On Monday, Mr. Crist, the former governor of Florida who, before he left office, helped champion a posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, the front man of the Doors …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Hot Air
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Holly Bailey / Yahoo! News:
David Byrne forces Charlie Crist to record embarrassing apology for stealing Talking Heads song
Associated Press:
Charlie Crist apologizes to Talking Heads' David Byrne over campaign song
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” …
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.
Amie Parnes / The Politico:
PRESIDENT AND MICHELLE OBAMA APPEARING ON ‘THE OPRAH SHOW’  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are heading back to the Windy City later this month to appear on “The Oprah Show.”  —  The first couple will be in Chicago to tape the show on April 27 (while in town to attend …
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Frank Gaffney-Grover Norquist Islamophobia Feud Erupts In Public At Conservative Conference  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from The Awakening 2011 conference in Lynchburg, VA.  —  As the Tea Party continues to its quest to pull the Republican Party further and further to the right …
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
Agence France Presse:
US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011  —  WASHINGTON — The US budget deficit shot up 15.7 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2011, the Treasury Department said Wednesday as political knives were being sharpened for a new budget battle.  —  The Treasury reported a deficit …
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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Vanessa Ruffes / WMAZ-TV:
Children's Lemonade Stand Robbed  —  The seventh-grader at Feagin Mill Middle School says it wasn't too long though before a couple showed up and soured her first business experience.  —  “The man bent down and seen the money jar, and he grabbed it,” Edwards says, recalling what happened Saturday.
Gavin Atkins / Asian Correspondent:
What happened to the climate refugees?  —  In 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme predicted that climate change would create 50 million climate refugees by 2010.  These people, it was said, would flee a range of disasters including sea level rise, increases in the numbers and severity …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Myths We Need  —  It's worth listening to this episode of The Takeaway on black Confederate soldiers.  I like The Takeaway.  A lot.  I've appeared on the show a few times.  But they really should have called a few historians before they did this show.  A quick Nexis search may have revealed the following:
Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
ThinkProgress Leaves Bachmann Speechless: Doesn't ‘Have An Answer’ On Whether Homosexuality Is A Public Health Hazard  —  Yesterday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) — who is seriously considering launching a campaign for the presidency — appeared before the FAMiLY Leader, an anti-gay social conservative group in Iowa.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Pawlenty: 'I'm running for president'  —  (CNN) - Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told CNN's Piers Morgan Tuesday he's focused on running for the White House.  —  “I'm running for president,” Pawlenty said in an interview Tuesday on “Piers Morgan Tonight.”
 
 
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Basilwaugh / UBC Public Affairs:
Most Canadians unwilling to pay for news online, study suggests
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Leland Vittert / Fox News:
Hamas' Powerful New Weapon Alters Strategic Calculations Along the Gaza Strip
Discussion: American Power
Holly Bailey / Yahoo! News:
Will President Obama and the House GOP ever agree? Science suggests no
Katherine Marsh / Guardian:
Syrian troops shot by security forces
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Sense of Events
Charles Abbott / Reuters:
Budget plan cuts food aid, stewardship programs
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Virginia Thomas builds tea party network
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Countering the Siege
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
U.S. struggles to assert transparency on Wikileaks suspect's treatment
Discussion: Firedoglake
Catherine Rampell / Economix:
G.D.P. Estimate for First Quarter Slides
Paul Krugman:
Why Not A Public Option for Medicare?
Discussion: Firedoglake, Yglesias and Eschaton
David Weigel / Weigel:
Poll: GOP's Abandoned Policy Riders Were Terribly Unpopular
Washington Post:
Obama turns to his bipartisan deficit commission's blueprint for reducing debt
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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