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Phil Bronstein / SFGate:
Obama Administration punishes reporter for using multimedia — The hip, transparent and social media-loving Obama administration is showing its analog roots. And maybe even some hypocrisy highlights. — White House officials have banished one of the best political reporters in the country …
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Exclusive: New Democratic money group to take on Republicans — Democrats with ties to the Obama White House on Friday are launching a two-pronged fundraising effort aimed at countering deep-pocketed GOP groups in 2012 — and adopting some of the same policies on unlimited …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama alumni launch new outside group to boost reelection
Obama alumni launch new outside group to boost reelection
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
2012 White House hopefuls set for NH summit on jobs
2012 White House hopefuls set for NH summit on jobs
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Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
McConnell Turns the Tables on Budget Vote — Two can play this budget game. … A day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) put Republicans on the spot by saying he will bring the House Republicans' budget proposal up for a vote, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R. …
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Robin Bravender / The Politico:
Ryan calls for ending oil subsidies
Ryan calls for ending oil subsidies
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
McConnell pledges to force Senate vote on president's budget
McConnell pledges to force Senate vote on president's budget
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Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
Paul Ryan Endorses Ending Oil Subsidies, Even Though He Voted For Them
Paul Ryan Endorses Ending Oil Subsidies, Even Though He Voted For Them
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WorldNetDaily:
What is it about twin girls born day after Obama? — Today, Barack Obama blinked - releasing birth records he has hired lawyers to prevent the public from seeing, even at the expense of allowing U.S. Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin to be court-martialed and sent to prison for having dared ask questions …
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Brian Wedemeyer / AZ-Independent:
EXCLUSIVE: Dad's Immigration File Offers More Evidence Of Obama's Birthplace
EXCLUSIVE: Dad's Immigration File Offers More Evidence Of Obama's Birthplace
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Sen. Marco Rubio / Foreign Policy:
How America Must Respond to the Massacre in Syria
How America Must Respond to the Massacre in Syria
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
In U.S., Negative Views of the Tea Party Rise to New High — Republicans and conservatives are the most positive — PRINCETON, NJ — About half of Americans, 47%, now have an unfavorable image of the Tea Party movement, the highest since it emerged on the national scene.
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Most Americans say U.S. in recession despite data: poll
Most Americans say U.S. in recession despite data: poll
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The Royal Wedding:
Titles announced for Prince William and Catherine Middleton — THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN — The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince William of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
CBS Reporter Recounts a ‘Merciless’ Assault — Lara Logan thought she was going to die in Tahrir Square when she was sexually assaulted by a mob on the night that Hosni Mubarak's government fell in Cairo. — Ms. Logan, a CBS News correspondent, was in the square preparing a report for …
TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Bristles at Claim He's a Racist — Donald Trump says it's “terrible” the host of CBS' “Face the Nation” accused him of racism. — Trump tells TMZ ... “That is a terrible statement for a newscaster to make. I am the last person that such a thing should be said about.”
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump To Black Journalist: 'I Know You're A Big Obama Fan'
Trump To Black Journalist: 'I Know You're A Big Obama Fan'
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Joey Lawrence Says Obama Didn't Bring Change, Endorses Donald Trump Run
EXCLUSIVE: Joey Lawrence Says Obama Didn't Bring Change, Endorses Donald Trump Run
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Conservative Congressman's Star Power Extends Beyond Florida District — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Often, the most interesting thing about a person is the characteristic that lies beneath, that hidden thing that bobs up along the waves of time. — But the most compelling part …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Economy puts crimp on Obama — Pessimism over the nation's economy is hampering President Obama's efforts to build momentum for his reelection campaign. — The Commerce Department on Thursday reported the economy grew at a sluggish 1.8 percent in the first three months of 2011 …
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Eric Scheiner / CNSNews:
Pelosi Blamed ‘Oil Men in the White House’ for Gas Prices in '08, Now Who's To Blame?
Pelosi Blamed ‘Oil Men in the White House’ for Gas Prices in '08, Now Who's To Blame?
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Intimidated Fed — Last month more than 14 million Americans were unemployed by the official definition — that is, seeking work but unable to find it. Millions more were stuck in part-time work because they couldn't find full-time jobs. And we're not talking about temporary hardship.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Frank Gaffney Accuses General David Petraeus Of ‘Submission’ To Sharia Law — This afternoon, President Obama announced a shakeup of his national security team, with CIA Director Leon Panetta tapped to head the Department of Defense and Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, to take his vacated intelligence spot.
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Same Guys, New Jobs
Same Guys, New Jobs
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Nikki Haley / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Silence on Boeing Is Unacceptable — The president's appointees have moved to block the company from building planes in my state. He owes us an explanation. — In October 2009, Boeing, long one of the best corporations in America, made an announcement that changed the economic outlook …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Huckabee decision will shape GOP presidential race — Chief Political Correspondent Follow Him @ByronYork — The shape of the Republican presidential race depends on Mike Huckabee. The primary season will be one kind of contest with the former Arkansas governor in the race, and another without him.
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Donald Trump drops F-bombs on Las Vegas crowd — Donald Trump on Thursday dropped a barrage of F-bombs at a massive Las Vegas rally where he blasted the president repeatedly and slammed politicians as “blood suckers.” — “Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people,” …
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Mark Tapscott / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Virginia AG cancels King & Spalding work for state after “obsequious act of weakness” in DOMA case — Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has terminated his office's relationship with King & Spalding, the Atlanta law firm that abrubtly dropped the U.S. House …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
How the journalist prom got out of control — On Thursday, the Washington Post editorializes that Donald Trump has been campaigning on “bogus” issues and that he should “cease and desist.” An article in the news pages the same day reports that the great orange charlatan's “simply wild speculation” has “almost no basis in fact.”
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JSOnline:
Grocers prepare for anti-Walker stickering — By Doris Hajewski of the Journal Sentinel — The Wisconsin Grocers Association has alerted members to an anti-Walker product sticker campaign planned for May 1. — Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker for months have been urging people …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Oklahoma GOP Lawmaker Sally Kern: ‘Blacks’ Don't Work As Hard As White People (Updated) — The Republican-controlled Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a proposed constitutional amendment yesterday that would eliminate Affirmative Action in state government.
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Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Oklahoma GOPer: It's A Fact That ‘Blacks’ Don't Work As Hard
Oklahoma GOPer: It's A Fact That ‘Blacks’ Don't Work As Hard
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