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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
The Budget Wars: Why Obama and the GOP Are Light-Years Apart — If it seems like Republicans and Democrats are on different planets with their approach to budgeting, it's because they really are providing answers to completely different questions. — “This isn't just about math …
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American Prospect and Campaign 2012
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Ezra Klein:
Paul Ryan's budget: Should the poor pay for deficit reduction? — Here's the basic outline of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's 2013 budget in one sentence: Ryan's budget funds trillions of dollars in tax cuts, defense spending and deficit reduction by cutting deeply into health-care programs and income supports for the poor.
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Washington Monthly, PERRspectives, ThinkProgress, Guardian and Balloon Juice
Paul Ryan / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Budget and America's Future — The president's budget gives more power to bureaucrats, takes more from taxpayers to fuel the expansion of government, and commits our nation to a future of debt and decline. — Less than a year ago, the House of Representatives passed a budget …
Washington Post:
Paul Ryan's budget is bad politics. Just ask Republicans.
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The Hill, Daily Kos, msnbc.com, The Spectacle Blog and Fox News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid: Sen. Wyden against Medicare reforms in Ryan budget
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Politico and ThinkProgress
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
GOP budget plan cuts deeply into domestic programs, reshapes Medicare, Medicaid
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ThinkProgress, Ezra Klein, Daily Kos, RedState, The Maddow Blog and Vodkapundit
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
For Democrats, GOP budget is Christmas in March
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Ezra Klein, Washington Post, The Caucus, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and Balloon Juice
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
House Republicans Release Budget Blueprint
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The Huffington Post, Politico, Washington Post, Indecision Forever, Firedoglake, American Spectator and Newsy
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
GOP budget boosts defense spending
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Politico, ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog, The Project … and Boston Globe
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
Ryan slashes deficits by $3.26 trillion vs Obama
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Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
No, Paul Ryan Does Not Want To Strengthen The Safety Net
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Ezra Klein, American Prospect, Booman Tribune, Nice Deb and The Maddow Blog
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Media scrubs Malia Obama vacation story — The AFP, the Huffington Post and other websites have scrubbed a report about first daughter Malia Obama's Spring Break vacation. — On Monday, the AFP reported that Obama's daughter was vacationing abroad, along with a number of friends and 25 Secret Service agents.
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Jonathon M. Seidl / TheBlaze.com:
RICK SANTORUM REACTS TO OBAMA ALLOWING DAUGHTER TO VACATION IN MEXICO: ‘SET AN EXAMPLE’ — On Tuesday's Glenn Beck program, Rick Santorum responded to the news that the president allowed his 13-year-old daughter, Malia, to vacation in Mexico, despite a recent State Department travel warning for the country.
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ABCNEWS, Mediaite, Indecision Forever and GOP 12
Jonathon M. Seidl / TheBlaze.com:
WHITE HOUSE ADMITS TO ASKING NEWS AGENCIES TO PULL MALIA OBAMA VACATION STORY
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International Business Times, Wonkette, TBogg, Wizbang, alicublog and The Lonely Conservative
Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Why Trayvon Martin's Killer Remains Free — Florida's self-defense laws have left Florida safe for no one—except those who shoot first. — Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in a gated community in Sanford, Fla., by George Zimmerman. Zimmerman has not been charged. — family handout
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Fox News Commenters React to Trayvon Martin: ‘Good Shot Zimmy’ — I don't even know what to say about this any more; the comments about Trayvon Martin at Fox News are just unbelievable. — Here's the article: Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Case of Black Teenager Killed by Neighborhood Watch Captain |
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Fox News and Booman Tribune
Beth Kassab / Orlando Sentinel:
“Stand your ground” law goes too far — You can't say we weren't warned. — Back in 2005, opponents of Florida's first-of-its-kind “stand your ground” law said it wouldn't be long before we'd see shootouts in the streets — all in the name of self-defense.
Frances Robles / MiamiHerald.com:
Lawyer: Girl on phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot
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iWatch News by The Center …, Daily Kos and The Mahablog
Newt Gingrich / CNN:
TRENDING: Campaign calls De Niro comment ‘inappropriate’ after Gingrich blast — (CNN) - President Barack Obama's reelection organization said Tuesday it was “inappropriate” for Robert De Niro to joke at a campaign fundraiser in New York Monday that America wasn't “ready for a white first lady.”
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich says actor Robert DeNiro's racially themed first lady joke ‘inexcusable’ — Newt Gingrich blasted actor Robert DeNiro for a racially themed joke during his introduction of first lady Michelle Obama at a fundraiser in New York City on Monday night, calling the comments “inexcusable.”
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, iOwnTheWorld.com, Outside the Beltway, Politico and Booman Tribune
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Illinois Exit Polls: Romney Gains in Relatability — An improved sense that he understands voters' problems gave Mitt Romney hope in today's Illinois Republican primary, as did a less religiously focused, less strongly conservative electorate than he's faced in some other contests, especially to the south.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Santorum outgunned 7 to 1 in Illinois, 21 to 1 in Chicago media market
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CNN, Firedoglake, Guardian, The Reaction, FiveThirtyEight, The Daily Dish, Washington Monthly and ABCNEWS
Blue Texan / Crooks and Liars:
CBS's Mark Knoller Falsely Claims Debt Has Increased More Under Obama Than Bush — Mark Knoller is the White House correspondant for CBS Radio, and a first-class right-wing tool. Monday night, he posted an article titled, “National debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush,” …
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Mark Knoller / CBS News:
National Debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush — (CBS News) The National Debt has now increased more during President Obama's three years and two months in office than it did during 8 years of the George W. Bush presidency. — The Debt rose $4.899 trillion during the two terms of the Bush presidency.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Polling on Romney's ‘dog problem’ — Mitt Romney's ‘dog problem’ has received tons of media attention in the last week so we decided to do a poll about it. Here's what we found: —20% of voters have a favorable opinion of Romney's treatment of dogs to 29% with an unfavorable opinion.
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Ballot Box and Wonkette
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Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Wire:
2012 GOP Wives More Popular Than Husbands
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Hot Air
CBS New York:
Bloomberg Strikes Again: NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless — Has The Mayor Totally Eaten Away At The Public's Desire To Do Good? — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg's food police have struck again! — Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city …
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New York Post, Politicker, Michelle Malkin, The PJ Tatler, The Impolitic and The Moderate Voice
Associated Press:
Report: Just $31B from Buffett rule tax on rich — WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill designed to enact President Barack Obama's plan for a “Buffett rule” tax on the wealthy would rake in just $31 billion over the next 11 years, according to an estimate by Congress' official tax analysts obtained by The Associated Press.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway and Campaign 2012
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Buffett Rule would bring in less than $3 billion a year in revenue
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The Jawa Report
The 1600 Report:
Obama to fast track southern portion of Keystone XL Pipeline — President Obama plans to announce in Cushing, Oklahoma Thursday that his administration will expedite the permit process for the southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline, a source familiar with the president's announcement tells CNN.
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland and ThinkProgress
David Segal / New York Times:
For LSAT, Sharp Drop in Popularity for Second Year — Legal diplomas are apparently losing luster. — The organization behind the Law School Admission Test reported that the number of tests it administered this year dropped by more than 16 percent, the largest decline in more than a decade.
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TaxProf Blog, Instapundit and Law Blog
Ben Geman / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker entertains Obama ‘birther’ notions — Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on Tuesday said he's not yet convinced that President Obama's birth certificate is legitimate. — “I am, shall we say, looking at all the evidence,” …
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ABCNEWS and ThinkProgress
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