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2:55 AM ET, April 18, 2011

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Let's Not Be Civil  —  Last week, President Obama offered a spirited defense of his party's values — in effect, of the legacy of the New Deal and the Great Society.  Immediately thereafter, as always happens when Democrats take a stand, the civility police came out in force.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Sen. 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.
ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Timothy Geithner
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.
Brandon Gray / Box Office Mojo:
‘Atlas Shrugged’ Derails?  —  Atlas Shrugged: Part I was the top-grossing limited release of the weekend, generating an estimated $1.7 million at 300 single-screen locations.  —  For a pure independent release, Atlas Shrugged: Part I's opening was fine.  But for the first-ever adaptation …
Discussion: TBogg and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Film review: Atlas Shrugged  —  While some people waited excitedly for the premiere of the first cinema installment of Ayn Rand's seminal novel Atlas Shrugged, I have to admit that I didn't hold out high expectations for the film.  The book was a smashing exercise in philosophical, economic, and political study — absolutely brilliant.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Vandals Break In WI Office - Steal Fleebagger Recall Petitions Hours After It Was Announced Enough Signatures Were Collected (Video)  —  On Thursday Wisconsin conservatives announced that they had collected enough signatures 15,000 to recall fleebagger Senator Dave Hansen of Green Bay.
Rebel Pundit:
Unhinged Lunatics Message to Madison Tea Party & Sarah Palin  —  These protesters at the Madison, Wisconsin Tea Party Protest featuring Andrew Breitbart and Sarah Palin unleashed a furious message in the following video.  Unfortunately, we have absolutely no idea what this message means...
Carolyn Kellogg / Jacket Copy:
Rick Santorum says he had ‘nothing to do with’ campaign slogan taken from Langston Hughes poem  —  Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum announced Wednesday that he was forming an exploratory committee for a possible presidential run.  His slogan was, and remains on his website, “Fighting to make America America again.”
Daily Mail:
‘Wear a headscarf or we will kill you’: How the ‘London Taliban’ is targeting women and gays in bid to impose sharia law  —  Women who do not wear headscarves are being threatened with violence and even death by Islamic extremists intent on imposing sharia law on parts of Britain, it was claimed today.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Vox Popoli
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
President Whatever finds things not going his way  —  Senior Political Analyst Follow Him @MichaelBarone  —  Barack Obama is a politician who likes to follow through on long-term strategies and avoid making course corrections.  That's how he believes he won in 2008 and since then he's shown that he's not much into details.
New York Post:
Holder's 4G tax lax  —  US Attorney General Eric Holder and his brother failed to pay the property taxes on their childhood home in Queens, which they inherited last August after their mother died, The Post has learned.  —  And because their ailing mom, Miriam, was already behind …
Discussion: Reuters
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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.
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, Pajamas Media 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
 
 
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David Roeder / Chicago Sun Times:
Small but vocal group protests taxes
Telegraph:
Electrician faces sack for displaying Christian cross in his van
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Power Line
Yvonne Yorke / The Huffington Post:
Exclusive: Sophie Cranston Chosen as Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress Designer
Discussion: PopEater
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Radial Islamist groups gaining stranglehold in Egypt
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Rebels Flee Key Libyan Town
Discussion: Guardian and iOwnTheWorld.com
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Politics In A Steep Recession
Martin Wisckol / Orange County Register:
Taxes reach historic low
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Jason DeParle / New York Times:
The Anti-Immigration Crusader  —  WASHINGTON — Three decades ago …
Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz:
Helen Thomas to address anti-Israel protests during Netanyahu's visit to U.S.
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Euro vs. Invasion of the Zombie Banks
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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