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1:35 PM ET, April 19, 2011

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David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Trump Soars  —  Very few people have the luxury of being freely obnoxious.  Most people have to watch what they say for fear of offending their bosses and colleagues.  Others resist saying anything that might make them unpopular.  —  But, in every society, there are a few rare souls …
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Washington Post:
Economic anxiety threatens Obama in 2012, but in poll he edges GOP rivals  —  Deepening economic pessimism has pushed down President Obama's approval rating to a near record low, but he holds an early advantage over prospective 2012 rivals in part because of widespread dissatisfaction …
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Climate Denialism Promoter Fred Hiatt Hits American Conservatives For Embrace of Climate Denialism  —  The earth's climate is shifting.  Most generally, the planet is getting warmer.  And while many factors contribute to the earth's climate, the key factor in the warming trend is human industrial activity.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Huckabee up in Iowa, Romney otherwise
Discussion: GOP 12, Ben Smith's Blog and Ballot Box
Analysis By Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Race to the Bottom: Obama, GOP Unpopular
Lauraklairmont / CNN:
TRENDING: Poll shows GOP not happy with its prez candidates
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Barack Obama Chides Local Reporter For His Interruptive And Combative Interview  —  President Barack Obama conducted interviews with a number of reporters yesterday at the White House, talking up his administration's efforts to reduce the budget deficit.  One lucky reporter to get the plum assignment …
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Is Obama Messing With Texas?  —  President Obama's political advisers often talk about how population shifts in the country could create new electoral battlegrounds, pointing specifically to Arizona, Georgia and Texas.  —  There are several signs that aides to the president have Texas on their minds.
Discussion: bizjournals, RedState and HotAirPundit
Associated Press:
Obama: Failure to reduce debt will hurt economy  —  ANNANDALE, Virginia (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday promoted his plan to scale back spending without slashing aid to education, energy and science, acknowledging to a town hall crowd that mounting deficits could inflict “serious damage” on the country.
Discussion: Fox Nation and The Daily Caller
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama revives immigration reform  —  In the face of mounting political pressure, President Obama will focus on the issue at a White House meeting Tuesday.  —  President Obama is reviving the issue of immigration reform in the face of mounting political pressure as he readies his bid for reelection.
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama to make Easter Prayer Breakfast an annual event  —  President Obama hosted what he called the “second annual” Easter Prayer Breakfast today, and said he wants to make it a permanent part of White House life.  —  “I'm going to make it annual,” Obama told Christian leaders from across the country gathered in the East Room.
Brad Watson / WFAA-TV:
News 8 goes one-on-one with President Obama
Discussion: USA Today, msnbc.com and Pajamas Media
Jan Moller / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Gov. Jindal will sign ‘birther’ bill if it reaches his desk  —  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal would sign a bill requiring presidential candidates to provide a copy of their birth certificate to qualify for the Louisiana ballot if it reaches his desk, a spokesman said Monday.
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Jan Brewer vetoes birther bill, guns bill
Fox News:
Why Gov. Brewer Vetoed Arizona's ‘Birther’ Bill: ‘It Serves No Purpose’ | On the Record
Discussion: Washington Wire and Ballot Box
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Today's (Needless) Hysteria: the S&P Panic  —  I agree with Clive Crook's puzzlement about the S&P downgrade “bombshell” today: … And I like James K. Galbraith's derisive guffaw, as reported by Dave Lindorff: … I know that markets run on fear, greed, instinct, and panic as much as on logic.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Proper Reaction to S&P Credit Downgrade Threat: Bursting Out Laughing
Discussion: CEPR, Guardian and Eschaton
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump: Reagan Was A Con Man Who Couldn't ‘Deliver The Goods’  —  Today, real estate mogul Donald Trump proudly declares that Ronald Reagan is the President he admires most.  Here's Trump on the April 14 edition of Hannity: … Watch it:  —  But in his bestselling book, Art of the Deal …
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Ballot Box:
NY's GOP delegation not sold on Trump
DCCC:
DCCC LAUNCHES LATEST DRIVE FOR 25 CAMPAIGN  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) today announced it is launching a paid advertising and grassroots campaign to hold 25 vulnerable House Republicans accountable for choosing to end Medicare rather than end taxpayer giveaways …
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
DCCC hitting 25 House Republicans with radio ads over Ryan budget
Discussion: CNN
Paul Bignell / The Independent:
Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq  —  Plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world's largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, government documents show.
TBogg:
“How much more black could this be?  And the answer is none.  None more black.”  —  Having been forced by the EPA to ship her signature little black dress (seen here and here and here) to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where it will be processed and incinerated, Ann Coulter announces …
Discussion: Rising Hegemon
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Thought the financial crisis was bad?  Wait till the debt ceiling caves in.  —  Timothy Geithner does not want the market to smell his fear.  “I want to make one thing perfectly clear,” he said Sunday.  “Congress will raise the debt ceiling.”  But if there was truly so little doubt …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
VIDEO: New Hampshire Tea Party Activists Don't See Harm From State Same-Sex Marriage Law  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from Concord, New Hampshire.  —  During a recent trip to Concord, New Hampshire, to cover a Tax Day Tea Party sponsored by Americans for Prosperity …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Durbin warns Gang of Six deficit plan could produce Social Security cuts  —  Lawmakers shouldn't be so quick to rule out changes or cuts to Social Security, a top Senate Democrat participating in bipartisan Gang of Six talks says in a new interview.  —  Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) …
Glenn Blain / NY Daily News:
Classic kids games like kickball deemed unsafe by state in effort to increase summer camp regulation  —  State bureaucrats have created a list of ‘risky activities’ for kids at summer camp.  The list includes freeze tag, Wiffle Ball and kickball, among other games and activities.
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Best way to fight deficits: Raise taxes on the rich  —  WASHINGTON — Alarmed by rising national debt and increasingly downbeat about their country's course, Americans are clear about how they want to attack the government's runway budget deficits: raise taxes on the wealthy and keep hands off of Medicare and Medicaid.
David Wessel / Wall Street Journal:
Big U.S. Firms Shift Hiring Abroad  —  Work Forces Shrink at Home, Sharpening Debate on Economic Impact of Globalization  —  U.S. multinational corporations, the big brand-name companies that employ a fifth of all American workers, have been hiring abroad while cutting back at home …
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Letting the Banks Off the Hook  —  Judging by last week's performance, it sure looks as though the country's top bank regulator is back to its old tricks.  —  Though, to be honest, calling the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency a “regulator” is almost laughable.  The Environmental Protection Agency is a regulator.
Brad DeLong / Financial Times:
S&P aims to whip Congress into debt action  —  A spokesperson for Standard & Poor's said on Monday that there was an “at least a one-in-three likelihood” that the rating agency “could lower” its long-term view on the US within two years.  US equities quickly dropped by more than 1.5 per cent.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
There was a time when Paul Ryan thought the Federal Debt was too small  —  Well, well, well.  Paul Ryan is a typical Republican hypocrite.  Who could have predicted that?  —  Remembering When Paul Ryan Worried the Debt Was Too Small
 
 
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Rasmussen Reports:
61% Oppose U.S. Citizenship for Children Born to Illegal Immigrants
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New York Post:
Nat'l red (Ink) alert
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Associated Press:
Britain Sending Military Advisers to Libya
Discussion: Balloon Juice and FrumForum
Mark McDonald / New York Times:
Grete Waitz, Marathon Champion, Dies at 57
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Donald Trump Interview: Transcript Part Two
Discussion: GOP 12 and National Review
Washington Examiner:
If America faces economic crisis, why are our leaders on recess?
MIke Lillis / The Hill:
New DNC chief wants to screen all gun sales
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Wall Street puts the squeeze on Washington with ‘negative’ outlook
Discussion: ABCNEWS and New York Times
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Why P.J. Crowley went rogue
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Sharon Terlep / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Hurries to Sell GM Stake
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
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Why Did The Union Fight?  —  I've always thought there was something …
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