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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.
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Robin Bravender / The Politico:
President Obama to ignore ‘czar’ ban — President Barack Obama is planning to ignore language in the 2011 spending package that would ban several top White House advisory posts. — House Republicans tacked on language to the contentious spending bill to cut the salaries for four so-called czars …
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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.
Washington Post:
Obama to hit road to rally support for debt reduction plan ahead of budget battles — JASON REED/ REUTERS - President Obama is seen during his remarks at a Democratic Party fundraiser April 14 in Chicago. — President Obama will hit the road this week and forcibly deliver his message …
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The Lonely Conservative, Right Wing News, Wall Street Journal and The Hill
New York Times:
President Heads West to Sell His Deficit Plan — WASHINGTON — After weeks of tussling and political gamesmanship in Congress over federal spending, President Obama will take his message on the road this week, traveling to the West Coast to promote his deficit-cutting plan.
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Geithner: GOP leaders told White House the'll vote to raise the debt ceiling
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The Foundry, Scared Monkeys, FrumForum, Weasel Zippers, CBS News and HotAirPundit
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.
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theblogprof, The Lonely Conservative, Moe Lane, Left Coast Rebel, Fox Nation, Suburban Guerrilla and Verum Serum
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The Politico:
What's Donald Trump really after? — Despite an almost universal refusal by Republican establishment figures and the press to take him seriously, Donald Trump is taking very concrete steps toward forming - and announcing - a presidential campaign. — He has interviewed at least two people …
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New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, Taegan Goddard's … and GOP 12
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 …
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TBogg and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Film review: Atlas Shrugged
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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...
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Conservatives4Palin, Weasel Zippers, Breitbart.tv, Riehl World View and The Gateway Pundit
Reuters:
Al-Jazeera has fans in Obama W.H. — In the halls of American power, the Arab Spring has brought Al-Jazeera in from the cold. — Seven years after then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called the broadcaster's reporting “vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable” and President George W. Bush joked …
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The Caucus, White House Dossier, JammieWearingFool, FrumForum, Jihad Watch and USA Today
Mary Orndorff / Sweet Home Potomac:
US Rep. Mo Brooks retracts ‘socialist’ remark — WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of Huntsville withdrew a statement he made Friday morning on the House floor about other members of Congress being socialists, but he said later he did not regret his remarks and thought Democrats who objected to the label were being “thin-skinned.”
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Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg:
Ryan Budget Plan Defended as Republicans Return Home to Voters — First-term Representative Bobby Schilling is getting ready for some uncomfortable conversations. — The pizzeria owner-turned-Republican lawmaker supported his party's 2012 budget plan that passed in the House last week …
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msnbc.com and Los Angeles Times
Alex Guillén / The Politico:
Environmentalists seek gays' advice on President Obama — Young environmentalists looking for a success story in pressuring a Democratic administration to advance their goals have found it from an unusual source: the gay rights movement. — Environmentalists, especially youth activists …
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show — / AP - Syrian anti-government protesters march in Banias, Syria on Sunday. The Arabic banner at center reads: “All of us would die for our country.” — The State Department has secretly financed Syrian …
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Guardian, Israel Matzav and FrumForum
Erika Niedowski / The Hill:
Reid leading Senate delegation on weeklong trip through China — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) arrived in Hong Kong Monday for a week-long trip through China that will touch on issues ranging from “clean” energy and currency to human rights and trade.
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FrumForum
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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Outside the Beltway, Liberty Pundits Blog, The Politico, Connecting.the.Dots, Don Surber, Cubachi, Left Coast Rebel and ABCNEWS
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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 …
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Don Surber and Reuters
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