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11:55 AM ET, April 23, 2011

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BBC:
Syria unrest: ‘Bloodiest day’ as troops fire on rallies  —  Amateur video purportedly showing large protests across the country  —  Protesters in Syria report 60 people killed by security forces - the highest death toll in five weeks of unrest against President Bashar al-Assad.
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Washington Post:
Shameful U.S. inaction on Syria's massacres  —  FOR THE PAST five weeks, growing numbers of Syrians have been gathering in cities and towns across the country to demand political freedom — and the security forces of dictator Bashar al-Assad have been responding by opening fire on them.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Statements on Syria  —  Obama, in what Crowley describes as a …
Discussion: Hot Air, CNN and Swampland
Voice of America:
Listen to what VOA's Cecily Hilleary and Steve Bangley discovered after talking to Syrian eyewitnesses …
Molly Hendrickson / WBAY-TV:
School District Employee Disciplined for Political Phone Call  —  A Sheboygan gas station owner is baffled after a mystery caller tells a clerk it's a bad idea to do business with a Sheboygan-area state senator.  —  It started Tuesday when a woman called Dick Hiers's Northeast Standard gas station …
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Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Wisconsin School Employee Makes Threatening Phone Call to Business for Selling Gas to GOPer  —  Maybe the caller was only trying to make sure the pumps were clear in case any Wisconsin Senate fleebaggers needed to top off the tank for another escape to Illinois.  —  From WBAY-TV:
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Paul Krugman says “So, let's try another shot to the head.”  —  I realize he's talking about a misconception, and he has designated the misconception a “zombie,” and according to zombie lore, zombies are destroyed by shooting them in the head.  But still.  That's quite a violent way to talk …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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Paul Krugman:
Zombie Tax Lies  —  The claim that only rich people pay taxes is a zombie lie — something that keeps coming back no matter how many times it's killed by evidence.  —  So, let's try another shot to the head.  —  Yes, high-income people pay the bulk of the federal income tax.  But that's not the only tax!
Discussion: The Mahablog and The New Republic
Wall Street Journal:
Shutter Fraternities for Young Women's Good  —  In the fall of 1984, a 17-year-old freshman at the University of Virginia named Liz Securro was invited to a fraternity party.  While there, she was given a tour of the historic house and offered a cup of the dark green cocktail that was its specialty.
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Obama: No ‘silver bullet’ to bring down gas prices  —  President Obama said Saturday there are no easy answers for lowering gas prices, which are hovering above $4 a gallon, and criticized politicians who push plans to immediately reduce the price of gas.  —  “You see people trying …
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
China's train wreck  —  Video: Is China's high-speed rail a model for U.S. transportation?  Based on his travels in China, Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane thinks not.  —  For the past eight years, Liu Zhijun was one of the most influential people in China.
Discussion: Power Line
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MCCAIN RETURNS TO LIBYA — UNDER VERY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.... Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) yesterday became the highest profile U.S. official to visit Libya since international military intervention began, and gave a hearty endorsement to the rebels fighting the Gadhafi government.
Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Derek Fenton, Koran-burning transit worker fired from his job after Ground Zero protest, re-hired  —  A Koran-burning New Jersey Transit worker, fired for his protest near Ground Zero last Sept. 11, is getting his job back - along with an extra $25,000 for his troubles.
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Builders of New Homes Seeing No Sign of Recovery  —  RICHMOND, Ill. — In this distant Chicago suburb, a builder has finally found a way to persuade people to buy a new house: he throws in a car.  —  Kim Meier's spring promotion, which includes a $17,000 credit at a nearby General Motors dealer …
The Politico:
John Ensign bolted to avoid more public embarrassment  —  Sen. John Ensign abruptly announced his resignation after it grew increasingly clear to him that he would not be able to avoid a public review of the sordid allegations surrounding his sex scandal, including the open airing of details …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Eric Roper / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Voting is indeed a right, Zellers agrees after radio show error  —  House Speaker Kurt Zellers found himself in a constitutional bind on Thursday after saying that voting was a privilege, not a right.  —  The Maple Grove Republican made the comment Wednesday night during a local radio show, “The Late Debate.”
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and TPMDC
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Collins is first GOP senator to oppose Ryan budget proposal  —  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine.) said Friday that she will not support the 2012 budget passed by the House last week.  —  “I don't happen to support Congressman Ryan's plan but at least he had the courage to put forth a plan …
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Pat Callaghan / WCSH-TV:
In The Arena: Sen. Susan Collins
Discussion: The Raw Story and FrumForum
 
 
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Penny Starr / CNSNews:
EXCLUSIVE: DHS Can't Account for 10 Libyan Men It Caught and Released Inside U.S.
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Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Locked and Loaded  —  Both parties are spoiling for a fight …
People For the American Way:
The ‘Green Dragon’ Slayers: How the Religious Right and the Corporate Right are Joining Forces …
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Tim Pawlenty's Big Chill
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Fox And Hannity's Ridiculous Whine About A War On Easter
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Trump to Salon: “You will be very surprised”
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
More than half of Democrats believed Bush knew
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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
California Dreamin'—of Jobs in Texas
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Happy Krauthammer Day  —  Henry Farrell reminds us that today …
Discussion: American Power and Crooked Timber
Matt Hadro / NewsBusters.org:
Penitent CNN Anchor Confesses ‘Eco-Sins’ for Earth Day
Discussion: The Blaze, Hot Air and Pajamas Media
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The New York Times' Disappearing Birther Scoop
Discussion: Firedoglake
Annie Lowrey / Slate:
Imagining the worst-case scenario if the United States even comes close to defaulting on its debt.
Discussion: Weigel
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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