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5:55 AM ET, April 4, 2012

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Jan Crawford / CBS News:
Appeals court fires back at Obama's comments on health care case  —  (CBS News) In the escalating battle between the administration and the judiciary, a federal appeals court apparently is calling the president's bluff — ordering the Justice Department to answer by Thursday whether …
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The White House:
Remarks by the President at the Associated Press Luncheon  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Please have a seat.  Well, good afternoon, and thank you to Dean Singleton and the board of the Associated Press for inviting me here today.
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Analysis: Obama's Worst Speech Yet  —  Today we witnessed something truly remarkable.  Barack Obama managed to out-do himself by uncorking what very well may have been the most dishonest, demagogic, and bitterly partisan speech of his presidency.  I render that assessment as someone …
Mj Lee / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Obama ‘thug’ on Supreme Court  —  Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday joined the mass of conservative voices criticizing President Barack Obama's recent comments about the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, calling the president a “thug” on the air.
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh and Weasel Zippers
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Obama's unsettling attack on the Supreme Court  —  There was something rather unsettling in President Obama's preemptive strike on the Supreme Court at Monday's news conference.  —  “I'd just remind conservative commentators that for years what we've heard is the biggest problem on the bench …
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Barack Obama, Constitutional Ignoramus  —  I'm grateful for the favor Obama did for us yesterday of exposing his extreme constitutional ignorance, with his comments on how it would be “unprecedented” for the Court to strike down a law passed by a “strong majority” in Congress.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Pass the smelling salts!  Obama ‘attacked’ SCOTUS!  —  To the fainting couch!  Obama attacked the Supreme Court and threatened it with a backlash, should it strike down his tyrannical scheme to impose a government takeover of health care on the nation!  —  That's what many conservative writers …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fifth Circuit calls out DOJ lawyer: Is your boss now claiming that courts don't have the power to strike down laws?  Update: A lawyer's take  —  Via Ace.  Serious question for appellate lawyers: Is it S.O.P. for judges to introduce comments made outside the courtroom by one of the parties to the litigation in this way?
New York Times:
Romney Poised to Tighten Grip on Nomination  —  PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Mitt Romney was poised to tighten his grip on the Republican nomination on Tuesday with a victory in the Maryland primary and more significantly found himself in his first direct engagement with President Obama …
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Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
Santorum on losses: We're beginning the ‘second half’
Discussion: Politico
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Triumphant Romney: On to Pennsylvania
Discussion: Politico
Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com:
Romney wins GOP primaries in Maryland, D.C.
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Rick Santorum's spring break: A week of beer, bowling, brats and bocce ball
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Other McCain
Justin Sullivan / ABCNEWS:
Exit Polls: How Romney Won
Discussion: Firedoglake
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum spokesman blames ‘vitriol’ against candidate for expected primary loss
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, CNN and Wonkette
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News Anchor: “Thoughts?  Did Obama Campaign Threaten Chelsea Clinton's Life 2 Keep Parents Silent?”  —  Heather Childers, a “straight news” anchor for the Fox News weekend program America's News Headquarters and co-host of Fox & Friends First, tweeted this afternoon: “Thoughts?
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da Tagliare / Godfather Politics:
Did Barack Obama Campaign Threaten Life of Chelsea Clinton to Keep Parents Silent on Obama's Ineligibility?  —  Most people in the US, especially Democrats, believe that the Obama Birther Movement was started by Republicans and or the Tea Party.  They believe it is a smear campaign aimed to tarnish the image of their hero of change.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama blasts Republican budget plan as ‘radical vision’ for the nation  —  President Obama delivered a stern and stinging rebuke of the Republican budget plan Tuesday, charging that his GOP rivals seek to impose a “radical vision” on the nation by creating a form of “social Darwinism” that pits the poor against the wealthy.
Discussion: AlterNet and Bark Bark Woof Woof
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Gingrich not pleased after shout out from Obama
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama Frames the Economic Choice for November
Discussion: msnbc.com
Ezra Klein:   Introducing Obama's opponent in 2012: Paul Ryan
Washington Times:
NOM's Racial Politics Leave A Bitter Taste
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Good As You
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
NBC issues apology on Zimmerman tape screw-up  —  NBC has completed its investigation into the mishandling of the police dispatcher's conversation with George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case.  And the process ends with a finding of error, plus an apology.  Here is the statement just issued by the network:
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Admits ‘Error’ of Edited 911 Call in Trayvon Martin Controversy (Video)  —  The network has concluded its investigation into the “Today” broadcast, expressing “regret” for the situation and apologizing to viewers.  —  NBC News said Tuesday it has concluded an investigation …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Three times Obama has said ‘marvelous’  —  President Obama took a dig at Romney today for describing Paul Ryan's budget plan as “marvelous.”  —  “Marvelous... is a word you don't often hear about budgets,” he said.  “That's a word you don't often hear generally.”  —  Except:
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ABCNEWS:
Ryan Responds to Obama Criticism, Says President Is ‘More Partisan and Desperate by the Day’
Discussion: Hot Air and protein wisdom
Steven Senne / ABCNEWS:
Paul Ryan: More Risk Than Reward As Veep Pick?
Discussion: USA Today
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Sarah Palin's ‘rogue’ pick for VP: Allen West  —  Sarah Palin says there's one name at the top of her list if the Republican Party wants to “go rogue” in its pick for the vice presidential nominee: Rep. Allen West.  —  The former vice presidential candidate told Fox News's Sean Hannity …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TBogg
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Sarah Palin on ‘Today’: Mitt Romney should not be afraid to go ‘rogue’ with VP choice
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Dependable Renegade
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz's “Jewbag” Mini-Me  —  Jew-on-Jew hate is nothing new, but within the Democratic National Committee, this is clearly unchartered territory.  DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's ol' staffer and newly named the DNC's Jewish Outreach Liason Dani Gilbert refers …
Sarah Devlin / Mediaite:
Gov. Nikki Haley On The View: 'Women Don't Care About Contraception'  —  Nikki Haley, the young Indian-American governor of South Carolina, was on The View to talk about her new book Can't Is Not An Option, but the segment ended up going in a surprising number of directions.
 
 
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bad news: Jay Carney doesn't like questions about Obama's budget
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Holly Bailey / Yahoo! News:
Mitt Romney gets personal on the campaign trail in hopes of connecting with voters
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