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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate rejects Ryan budget — The Senate on Wednesday resoundingly rejected a budget sponsored by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that calls for significant cuts to future Medicare benefits. — Five Republican senators voted against the ambitious budget plan …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Why the Republican Lost in NY-26 — The Ryan Medicare plan needs a clearer and more populist defense. — Five and a half weeks after House Republicans passed their budget, Democrats and liberal pundits have decided it is political kryptonite that will fatally weaken the GOP.
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Dick Cheney: ‘I worship the ground Paul Ryan walks on’ — Former Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't want Paul Ryan to run for president — he likes the House Budget chairman too much. — “I worship the ground the Paul Ryan walks on,” Cheney said Wednesday during a rare public appearance, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Dick Cheney: ‘I Worship The Ground Paul Ryan Walks On’
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The Note:
Bill Clinton to Paul Ryan on Medicare Election: ‘Give me a Call’
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Romney, Palin Lead Reduced GOP Field for 2012 — PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney (17%) and Sarah Palin (15%) now lead a smaller field of potential Republican presidential candidates in rank-and-file Republicans' preferences for the party's 2012 nominee. Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich …
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First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Who wins (and loses) if Palin runs — Who wins if Palin runs: Romney and Obama... Who loses: Pawlenty and Huntsman... Does Palin moving to AZ raise Team Obama's chances of being able to play in the state in 2012?... A reality check: Palin's polarizing poll numbers …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Romney, Palin top narrowed field
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New York Times:
Signs Grow That Palin May Run
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Laura Ingraham / Facebook:
Response to Ed Schultz — Re. the crude comments made about me by Ed Schultz on his radio program: First, I was surprised to learn that Ed Schultz actually hosted a radio show. Is it only available online? Second, I have to get back to recording the audio edition of my new book “Of Thee I Zing.”
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Lauren Skowronski / nbcuniversal.presscentre.com:
STATEMENT FROM MSNBC REGARDING ED SCHULTZ
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
MSNBC suspends Schultz for calling Ingraham a ‘slut’
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Joe Walsh's ongoing struggles with reality — Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), one of Congress' more notable right-wing freshmen, has an angry column in the Daily Caller today on U.S. policy towards Israel. Take a wild guess what the Republican lawmaker argued. … It pains me to say this, but Rep. Joe Walsh is not smart.
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Rep. Joe Walsh / The Daily Caller:
President Obama is not Israel's friend
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Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Key Jewish Donor Breaks With Obama
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CNBC:
Stubborn Jobless Claims Still Keep On Climbing Higher — New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to 424,000 last week from a revised 414,000 in the prior week, pointing to a painfully slow improvement in the nation's job markets. — The Labor Department on Thursday revised …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House ignores Obama's Libya request — House leaders are ignoring a request from President Obama for a congressional endorsement of the U.S. military mission in Libya. — Five days after Obama sent a letter to congressional leaders seeking a resolution of support, there has been no action in the House …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Libya Effort Is Called Violation of War Act
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JSOnline:
Dane County judge strikes down collective bargaining law — By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - A Dane County judge has struck down Gov. Scott Walker's legislation repealing most collective bargaining for public employees.
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Hot Air and Pajamas Media
St. Petersburg Times:
Who would you rather have lunch with - Obama, Palin or Romney? — A new Sachs/Mason Dixon poll gets to the heart of the presidential choices in front of us. Who would you rather have lunch with? More than three times as many Americans - 53 percent - would choose to have a one-on-one lunch chat …
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GOP 12 and Ben Smith's Blog
New York Times:
Top Serbian War Crimes Suspect Caught — PARIS — Serbian President Boris Tadic announced at a news conference in Belgrade on Thursday that Ratko Mladic, the fugitive accused of masterminding the massacre at Srebrenica in 1995, had been captured but refused to give details.
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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin Makes History By Signing Into Law Single Payer Health Care — Last month, the Vermont Senate passed legislation, approved earlier by the House, that would establish a single payer health care system in the state. The legislation would make Vermont …
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Heidi Blake / Telegraph:
Barack Obama snubs British scientists by refusing to receive Royal Society medal — Barack Obama has snubbed Britain's most eminent scientists by refusing to attend a Royal Society banquet in his honour at which he was to be awarded with a prestigious medal.
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
James Rosen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Racism to blame for Obama's problems, key Democrat says — WASHINGTON — House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, on Wednesday blamed most of President Barack Obama's political problems on racism. — Clyburn, who's from South Carolina …
Wall Street Journal:
Walt Disney Surrenders to Navy's SEAL Team 6 — Less than a month after a daring raid on Osama bin Laden's secret hideout, the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 6 notched a victory over the Magic Kingdom. — Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it would pull an application with the U.S. Patent …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Why Not Let the Dead Pay for Medicare? — So here's an idea: why not reform Medicare by means testing it? Conservatives should love this idea. — Here's how it works. Basically, we leave Medicare alone. Oh, we can still go ahead with some of the obvious reforms.
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Democracy in America
Quinnipiac University:
Obama Gets Big Bump In Florida, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Nelson Leads Gop Challengers, With No Clear Leader — President Barack Obama's job approval rating in Florida is 51 - 43 percent approve, a jump from his negative 44 - 52 percent score April 7, before the killing of Osama bin Laden …
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