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Helene C. Cooper / The Caucus:
Obama Zings Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner — Joe Biden. Michele Bachmann. Tim Pawlenty. Donald Trump. — Many of President Obama's friends and foes alike got shellacked — as expected — on Saturday night when Mr. Obama took to the stage at the gussied …
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Jada Yuan / New York Magazine:
Trump Reacts to Mockery From President Obama and Seth Meyers: ‘Not the Greatest’ [Updated] — Trump grimaces at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. — Donald Trump is rarely at a loss for words, but the roasting he got from President Obama and Seth Meyers at last night's White House …
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Patrick Gavin / Reuters:
In his speech, Barack Obama trumps adversaries — On his way into the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, Donald Trump made a bold prediction: “I wouldn't think [Obama] would address me.” — That forecast held up for about 10 seconds. — Trump, who continues to boast …
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
DONALD TRUMP: OBAMA WON'T JOKE ABOUT ME — ‘I was invited. By a lot of people,’ Trump tells the press. Photo by Jay Westcott/POLITICO — In what will surely go down as the night's worst prediction, Donald Trump said that he doubted that his name would come up during President Barack Obama's stand …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Trump finds White House dinner ‘inappropriate’ — Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump reacted to the onslaught of jokes about him by President Barack Obama and comedian Seth Meyers at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner Saturday with his own view of the events.
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The Politico:
SETH MEYERS SKEWERS D.C. — “SNL” head writer Seth Meyers spared no one in his star turn at the White House Correspondents Dinner, pivoting from jokes about the oddball crop of 2012 presidential contenders to members of Congress to President Barack Obama. He mocked the White House …
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Dylan Stableford / The Wrap:
Donald Trump Shows Up at White House Correspondents Dinner, Is Booed on Arrival — Donald Trump — star of NBC's [birther movement] “Celebrity Apprentice” — decided to show his hair, er, face at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday.
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Lynn Sweet:
Obama zings Trump at White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Transcript
Obama zings Trump at White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Transcript
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Michelle Malkin, Gothamist and Doug Ross
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Birthers, buffoonery and a sad discourse
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Washington Examiner:
Sunday Reflection: When Jimmy Carter Is your best-case scenario, you're in trouble — People on the right have been comparing President Obama with Jimmy Carter for a while now: The rise from nowhere via inexplicable press adulation, the smarmy moralizing, the excessive faith in his own abilities …
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Aljazeera:
Scepticism surrounds 'Gaddafi son's death' — Benghazi celebrates report of Gaddafi son's death in air strike, as UK and Italy condemn “attacks” on their embassies. — Libyans in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi have taken to the streets to celebrate the government's announcement …
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BBC:
Libya: ‘UN to quit Tripoli’ amid mob attacks
Libya: ‘UN to quit Tripoli’ amid mob attacks
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Associated Press:
Gadhafi's youngest son killed but Libyan leader survives NATO missile strike, spokesman says
Gadhafi's youngest son killed but Libyan leader survives NATO missile strike, spokesman says
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
NY Times: Law Schools Award Merit Scholarships to Recruit Students (and Goose U.S. News Ranking), And Then Take Them Away With Rigid Grading Curves — New York Times, Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win: … (Hat Tip: Ann Murphy.) Professor Organ's paper is The Impact …
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David Segal / New York Times:
Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win
Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win
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New York Times:
The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries — WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers. We don't say, “It's these lazy soldiers and their bloated benefits plans! That's why we haven't done better in Afghanistan!” No, if the results aren't there, we blame the planners.
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Carlos Lozano / L.A. NOW:
Small turnout for May Day march — There were American flags, union banners and vendors hawking treats such as ice cream and hot dogs wrapped in bacon. — But what was missing from this year's May Day march on a crystal-clear Sunday morning were the crowds.
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Weasel Zippers and Mudville Gazette
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Reagan Budget Director: ‘Absolutely’ Raise Taxes, Just Like Reagan Did — As Washington considers ways to rein in the deficit, Republicans have obstinately demanded that any tax revenue increases be taken off the table, claiming that raising taxes during a down economy would doom the recovery.
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