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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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CBS News:
“Major indicator” of Sarah Palin run on the way? — Insider to CBS News: “Several reliable sources” say sign is coming that former vice-presidential candidate will run in 2012 — In the strongest sign yet of a possible Sarah Palin run at the presidency, filmmaker Stephen Bannon …
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Conservatives4Palin and The Daily Caller
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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Wisconsin looks good for Obama — In 2000 and 2004 Wisconsin was one of the most closely contested battleground states in the country. In 2008 Barack Obama won it in a blowout. Right now it looks like the 2012 race in the state will shape up more like 2008 than 2000 or 2004.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Romney, Palin top narrowed field
Romney, Palin top narrowed field
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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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Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Washington Monthly, Oliver Willis, Betsy's Page and Libertarian Leanings
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Marco Rubio / MiamiHerald.com:
Looking for Medicare solutions, not politics as usual
Looking for Medicare solutions, not politics as usual
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Hot Air, sisu and iOwnTheWorld.com
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
President Obama is not Israel's friend
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The Debate Link and Weasel Zippers
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On Israel, Harper stands alone at G8 summit
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israelis See Netanyahu Trip as Diplomatic Failure
Israelis See Netanyahu Trip as Diplomatic Failure
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Associated Press, Haaretz, Pajamas Media, normblog, Wonk Room, The Debate Link, AmSpecBlog and Bloomberg
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Republican lawmaker says US Jews should be more pro-Israel
Republican lawmaker says US Jews should be more pro-Israel
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ThinkProgress, Doug Ross and TPMDC
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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‘Business death penalty’ for hiring illegal workers is upheld by Supreme Court — The 5-3 decision gives states more authority to act against illegal immigrants. Justices rule that states can take away the business licenses of companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
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The Moderate Voice, Questions and Observations, Pat Dollard and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Supreme Court backs Arizona immigration law that punishes businesses
Supreme Court backs Arizona immigration law that punishes businesses
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The Politico
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Dick Cheney: Arab uprisings unlikely to disrupt oil flows for long — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he doesn't think the “Arab Spring” will significantly cut the flow of oil to world markets, but the Middle East is far different when he sought cooperation for the liberation of Kuwait in 1991.
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Dick Cheney: ‘I worship the ground Paul Ryan walks on’
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Salon and New York Times
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Gov. Christie announces N.J. pulling out of regional environmental initiative — TRENTON — In a blow to clean energy advocates throughout the Northeast, Gov. Chris Christie said this morning that the state will pull out of the region's cap-and-trade program by the end of the year.
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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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Pajamas Media and GOP 12
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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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Bloomberg, theblogprof, The Gateway Pundit, Sky Dancing and The Lonely Conservative
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John Eligon / New York Times:
Two New York City Police Officers Acquitted of Rape — Two New York City police officers were acquitted on Thursday of the most serious charges in the rape of a drunken woman who had been helped into her apartment by the officers while on patrol. — The verdict provides some measure …
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Feministing, New York Magazine, Gothamist, Boing Boing and Feministe
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A 62% Top Tax Rate? — Democrats have said they only intend to restore the tax rates that existed during the Clinton years. In reality they're proposing rates like those under President Carter. — Media reports in recent weeks say that Senate Democrats are considering a 3% surtax on income …
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The Moderate Voice, The Lonely Conservative and Wake up America
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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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Firedoglake and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
DNC chief attacks GOP field on American ‘exceptionalism’ — Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz attacked the GOP presidential contenders on their own terms Thursday. — The Florida representative questioned just how dedicated they were to “American exceptionalism.”
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The Note, Weasel Zippers and Nice Deb
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Exclusive: Battered Libya sues for peace — As President Obama vows ‘We will not relent until the shadow of tyranny is lifted’, Gaddafi's Prime Minister offers Nato a ceasefire, amnesty for rebels, reconciliation, constitutional government - and an exit strategy
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Telegraph, Daniel W. Drezner, msnbc.com, Guardian, White House Dossier and Wall Street Journal
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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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Fed Gave Banks Crisis Gains on Secretive Loans — Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) each borrowed at least $30 billion in 2008 from a Federal Reserve emergency lending program whose details weren't revealed to shareholders, members of Congress or the public.
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Truthdig and New York Magazine
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Sen. Rand Paul Delays Renewal of Patriot Act Provisions — Sen. Rand Paul has single-handedly stopped the extension of three key provisions of the Patriot Act until after they expire at midnight Thursday. Unless he folds. … The Senate voted to end debate on the measure, but Sen. Paul …
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Hit & Run
The Atlantic Online:
From the Yearbook to the White House: The 2012 Republicans in High School — One of these former teens will probably win the GOP's White House nomination in 2012. Since the press will inevitably rifle through their histories with astonishing thirst and thoroughness, we may as well take …
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Dependable Renegade
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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Polling Matters, The Hill, Washington Post and Taegan Goddard's …