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4:20 PM ET, April 17, 2011

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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Leftist Thugs Taunt, Harass and Insult Black Tea Party Member  —  The man is called an “Uncle Tom,” and a “Token” interspersed with calls for “Solidarity”.  Just off camera in the Tea Party is a Mom with her two small children who are black.
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James Pethokoukis:
Palin in Madison: Veni, Vidi, Vici
Discussion: TBogg and Jewish Americans …
Dan / Riehl World View:
Sarah Palin Goes Where The Battle Is
Discussion: HazZzMat
John Nolte / Big Government:   Sarah Palin Steps Into Wisconsin, Points to Left Field, and Hits a Grand Slam
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Paul: Both sides need to give in  —  Washington (CNN) - To reach a deal in Congress over the national debt, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said both political parties need to make concessions, excluding higher tax rates.  —  “The compromise is for conservatives to admit …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Geithner: GOP leaders told White House the'll vote to raise the debt ceiling  —  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner boldly predicted that Congress will vote to raise the debt ceiling next month, warning that failure to do so would bring “catastrophic” consequences for the U.S. and global economies.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and HotAirPundit
Imtiyaz Delawala / ABCNEWS:
Geithner: ‘Congress Will Raise the Debt Ceiling’  —  Treasury Secretary Says Certain Leaders Won't Risk ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences  —  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he is certain that Congress will raise the debt ceiling, saying leaders are “not going to play around with it” …
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Trump: I'm ‘much bigger’ than Romney  —  (CNN) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump touted his net worth as a selling point over likely presidential contender and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.  —  “I'm a much bigger business man and have (a) much, much bigger net worth.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Mitt!  Mitt!  Mitt!  —  This was the week we've been waiting for!  Decades into the future, you will be able to tell your grandchildren where you were when Mitt Romney announced that he had formed a presidential exploratory committee.  —  Who knew he needed to explore?
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Will Liberals Learn to Love Ricardo Sanchez?  —  Democrats think they have a candidate who can win Texas' open Senate seat: Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. … As far as your usual Senate candidates go, Sanchez will indeed have a more interesting life story and resume: rising from humble roots …
Discussion: Hot Air and Moe Lane
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Beltway Whispers / beltwaywhispers's Diary:
TX Senate Dem recruit once object of scorn for military interrogations
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Moe Lane
BBC:
Japan nuclear crisis ‘over in nine months’  —  The BBC's Roland Buerk says that people are pleased that they have been given some idea of how long the crisis could last  —  The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has said it expects to bring the crisis under control by the end of the year.
Clare Coleman / Washington Post:
Five myths about Planned Parenthood  —  I was a Planned Parenthood affiliate chief executive, supervising a network of clinics in Upstate New York, during the early days of this terrible recession.  We ran deficits, cut hours, closed centers and laid off staff members.
Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz:
Helen Thomas to address anti-Israel protests during Netanyahu's visit to U.S.  —  A series of anti-Israel protests, lectures and meetings are scheduled to coincide with the PM's visit and the AIPAC conference in Washington DC in May; BDS founder meets Friday night with 250 activists calling Israel apartheid state.
Mark Steyn / National Review:
Losing the Future  —  I always enjoy the bit in Planet of the Apes where a loinclothed Charlton Heston falls to his knees as he comes face to face with a shattered Statue of Liberty poking out of the sand and realizes that the eponymous simian planet is, in fact, his own — or was.
Ernest Luning / Colorado Statesman:
Denver panel looks at ways to reduce nation's debt and deficit  —  Budget impasse keeps sponsors in D.C.  —  THE COLORADO STATESMAN  —  Colorado's two U.S. senators convened a discussion in Denver on April 8 about reducing the nation's debt and deficit but were unable to attend …
Washington Examiner:
Mean streak: Obama is not as nice as he looks  —  Liberal Democrats were often befuddled by President Reagan's “Teflon presidency.”  —  By their lights, Reagan could commit the most heinous acts, but their criticisms were usually shrugged off by the American people, who judged him a “nice guy” who deserved the benefit of the doubt.
Discussion: Pajamas Media
 
 
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Jason DeParle / New York Times:
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Nick Mottern / truth-out.org:
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
‘Gang of Six’ in the Senate Seeking a Plan on Debt
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Fox News
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Euro vs. Invasion of the Zombie Banks
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Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Libyan Rebels Say They're Being Sent Weapons
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
In Afghanistan's south, signs of progress in three districts signal a shift
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The White House:
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Peter White / Deadline:
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A US federal court allows The Intercept's claim that the DMCA stops OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but dismisses its claims against Microsoft

 
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