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Salena Zito / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Romney campaign withdraws ad targeting Santorum while daughter is hospitalized — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign told stations across Pennsylvania to pull until further notice a television ad targeting fellow Republican candidate Rick Santorum because Santorum's daughter is ill. The ad was slated to begin airing this morning.
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Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Romney Camp Pulls Negative Ads in Pa. as Santorum Stays With Ill Child — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is pulling its negative ads in Pennsylvania as Rick Santorum took Monday off from campaigning to spend the day with his young daughter, who is in the hospital.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum's daughter Bella could be released from the hospital on Monday
Santorum's daughter Bella could be released from the hospital on Monday
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Mitt's Pennsylvania attack: ‘We fired him as senator, why promote him to president?’
Mitt's Pennsylvania attack: ‘We fired him as senator, why promote him to president?’
Mike Laws / Pundits Blog:
Pressure? What pressure?
BuzzFeed:
It's “Game On” In Chicago — One year in, the Obama campaign unleashes itself on America. Confident, cool, digitally dynamic. But are they getting cocky? — Amy Sly for BuzzFeed — CHICAGO, Ill. — On the evening of April 4, campaign manager Jim Messina gathered more than 300 staffers …
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New York Times:
Major Republican Super PAC Prepares to Take On Obama — American Crossroads, the biggest of the Republican “super PACs,” is planning to begin its first major anti-Obama advertising blitz of the year, a moment the Obama re-election campaign has been girding for and another sign that the general election is starting in earnest.
James Hohmann / Politico:
Morning Score: Will Lugar fall?
Morning Score: Will Lugar fall?
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James Hohmann / Politico:
President Obama leads among ‘swing independents’
President Obama leads among ‘swing independents’
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ThinkProgress and Taylor Marsh
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Obama levels straight shots at Supreme Court and Ryan budget — ELON, N.C. — Conservatives are not accustomed to being on the defensive. — They have long experience with attacking the evils of the left and the abuses of activist judges. They love to assail “tax-and-spend liberals” …
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David Axelrod / CNN:
TRENDING: Grassley calls Obama ‘stupid’ on Twitter — (CNN) - Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who has long been an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama, used scathing language in a tweet Saturday to condemn the president's remarks about the Supreme Court last week.
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Nicole Debevec / UPI:
Under the Supreme Court: High court agrees to consider corporate free speech post-Citizen United
Tim Cavanaugh / Hit & Run:
Was Obama's SCOTUS Attack Good Politics? (Special Dumbth Edition)
Was Obama's SCOTUS Attack Good Politics? (Special Dumbth Edition)
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
White House has diverted $500M to IRS to implement healthcare law — The Obama administration is quietly diverting roughly $500 million to the IRS to help implement the president's healthcare law. — The money is only part of the IRS's total implementation spending, and it is being provided outside the normal appropriations process.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Gullible Center — So, can we talk about the Paul Ryan phenomenon? — And yes, I mean the phenomenon, not the man. Mr. Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee and the principal author of the last two Congressional Republican budget proposals, isn't especially interesting.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Is the “Centrist” Brand Worth Fighting For?
Is the “Centrist” Brand Worth Fighting For?
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Booman Tribune
Washington Post:
Why Ron Paul matters more than Newt Gingrich — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich's long, slow fade into political oblivion in this presidential primary race has received lots — and lots — of attention. — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas …
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Associated Press:
Special prosecutor: Won't take Trayvon Martin death to grand jury, still investigating — ORLANDO, Fla. — Special prosecutor Angela Corey said Monday she will not take the Trayvon Martin shooting death before a grand jury. — Corey said she continues to investigate the case and will not involve …
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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Bad Timing for a Comedy Called ‘Neighborhood Watch’
Bad Timing for a Comedy Called ‘Neighborhood Watch’
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BREITBART.COM:
O'KEEFE VOTER FRAUD INVESTIGATION: YOUNG MAN OFFERED HOLDER'S BALLOT — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has declared that there is no proof that in-person voter fraud is a problem. He's about to see proof that even he can't deny. — In a new video provided to Breitbart.com …
Stephen J. Rose / The Atlantic Online:
How We Spend — And what that tells us about the economy — EVEN AMERICANS WHO think they know where their money goes probably have no idea how their spending compares with that of their parents or grandparents. But such figures yield a surprising picture of how our economy works—and how it's changing.
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The Gallup Organization / Gallup:
Obama's Monthly Job Approval Edges Higher in March — Approval high among core supporters; still lags with Hispanics, low-income adults — PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama's job approval rating averaged 46% in March, up from 45% in January and February, and significantly improved …
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Firedoglake, Ballot Box and The PJ Tatler
Philip Kitcher / Opinionator:
The Taint of ‘Social Darwinism’ — Given the well-known Republican antipathy to evolution, President Obama's recent description of the Republican budget as an example of “social Darwinism” may be a canny piece of political labeling. In the interests of historical accuracy, however …
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TalkLeft, Althouse, Paul Krugman, The Volokh Conspiracy and Eclectablog
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
NBC's Bad Edit Pre-dated Today Show And Still Appears on NBC News Sites — Saturday and Sunday, Reuters reported it had interviewed MSNBC News President Steve Capus and others at NBC and got “the fullest explanation yet” of the network's racially-charged, misleading edit of George Zimmerman's 911 call …
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