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10:15 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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Jay Carney / Fox News:
Judges order Justice Department to clarify Obama remarks on health law case
Discussion: Don Surber and Doug Ross
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Texas judge confronts Obama administration over ‘judicial restraint’ statement
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Report: Federal judge hits back at Obama
Discussion: Booman Tribune and The Hill
Mj Lee / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Obama ‘thug’ on Supreme Court
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Obama's unsettling attack on the Supreme Court
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney's Michigan Win Stands as Climactic Moment in Campaign  —  After Mitt Romney's sweep of Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, we're seeing an increasing number of news analyses declaring that the Republican race effectively over.
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Mike Tobin / Fox News:
‘Recall Walker’ campaign overshadows Wisconsin presidential battle
Discussion: Daily Kos
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Triumphant Romney: On to Pennsylvania
Discussion: CNN, Politico and The Week
New York Times:
Romney Poised to Tighten Grip on Nomination
Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
Santorum on losses: We're beginning the ‘second half’
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:   Mitt Romney wins Maryland primary
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.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
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 …
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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.
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
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Sarah Palin: ‘Blast’ hosting ‘Today’ show  —  ‘It was a blast.  Lots of energy, lots of chaos,’ Palin said.  AP Photos  —  Close  —  Fresh off of her debut on the “Today” show, a cheerful Sarah Palin said she had a “blast” guest hosting the NBC morning show and hinted that …
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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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Is it Over?  —  It's over: CNN estimates that Barack Obama has won enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination for president in 2012.  —  Oh—the Republicans?  OK, I'll concede that contest is getting close to over as well.  Mitt Romney will almost certainly be the GOP nominee.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Man Who Knew Too Little  —  President Obama's stunning ignorance of constitutional law.  —  We were half-joking yesterday when we asked if Barack Obama slept through his Harvard Law class on Marbury v. Madison, the 1803 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court first asserted its power to strike down unconstitutional laws.
Michelle Theriault / Anchorage Daily News:
Voters reject sexual orientation initiative  —  Anchorage voters rejected a proposed ordinance to add legal protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people in a chaotic municipal election fraught with ballot shortages and high voter turnout in many precincts.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Holy Bullies …
Jennifer Granholm / Politico:
Being uninsured is a mandate, too  —  They tell it like it is at the beauty shop or barbershop.  —  I went for a haircut on Saturday.  My hairdresser Carmelita and I got to talking about health care and the decision now in the hands of the Supreme Court.  —  “Do you have health insurance?”
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Wide Racial, Partisan Gaps in Reactions to Trayvon Martin Coverage  —  Most Republicans See ‘Too Much’ Coverage  —  OVERVIEW  —  The Trayvon Martin shooting is the public's top story for the second consecutive week.  But interest in the teenager's death is deeply divided along partisan, as well as racial, lines.
Discussion: Politico
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.
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Gingrich not pleased after shout out from Obama
Discussion: Politico
Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
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Joseph B. White / Wall Street Journal:
Fisker's Plans at Car Plant in Doubt  —  Fisker Automotive's new chief executive, Tom LaSorda, said the luxury electric-vehicle company is looking at alternatives to building its second model in a former General Motors Co. plant in Delaware, raising the possibility of abandoning a plan …
 
 
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Associated Press Chief Offers Lavish Praise for Obama
William Yardley / New York Times:
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Romney supported cap-and-trade in 2003 as a way to combat climate change
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GSA chief resigns amid reports of excessive spending
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bad news: Jay Carney doesn't like questions about Obama's budget
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