memeorandum: Prosecutor to make announcement soon in Martin case (CNN)

10:25 PM ET, April 11, 2012

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George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin shooting, official says — Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.

Associated Press:

Second-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin case … JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose death ignited nationwide protests.

Discussion: Associated Press, ABCNEWS, Crooks and Liars and Conservative Hideout 2.0

Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:

George Zimmerman To Be Charged With Second Degree Murder, Is Now In Custody — The AP reports that Trayvon Martin's shooter George Zimmerman is currently in police custody and will be charged with murder in the second degree, a more serious crime than the manslaughter charge many analysts speculated Zimmerman might face.

Discussion: Business Insider, Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog!, Guardian, Little Green Footballs and Shakesville

Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
Zimmerman to Be Charged in Trayvon Martin Shooting

Discussion: ACS Blog, Outside the Beltway and Hit & Run

CBS Miami:
Zimmerman Charged With 2nd Degree Murder

Discussion: Firedoglake, Conservatives4Palin and The PJ Tatler

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
EXPERTS: Hannity Could Be Required To Testify About His Conversation With George Zimmerman

Discussion: Media Matters for America and New York Times

msnbc.com:
Lawyer: Zimmerman to plead not guilty in Martin case

Discussion: Reuters, JustOneMinute, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, NewsHounds blog and Feministing

Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:
Eric Holder Praises Left-Wing Activist Al Sharpton, Says Facts, Law Will Guide Trayvon Martin Investigation

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Weasel Zippers, The POH Diaries, Colorlines, Law Blog, Nice Deb, The BLT and American Spectator

CBS News:
Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin case

Discussion: Addicting Info, Capital New York, TalkLeft and Washington Post

CNN:
Prosecutor to make announcement soon in Martin case

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Business Insider, This Just In, Mediaite and Weasel Zippers

Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National:

Mitt Romney: “Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama.” — Romney campaign says women were hit hard by job losses under Obama — Mitt Romney's campaign wants you to know that the same president who argues for contraceptive coverage and suggests that a Congress …

Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:

Hostile Workplace — Female employees in the Obama White House make considerably less than their male colleagues, records show. — According to the 2011 annual report on White House staff, female employees earned a median annual salary of $60,000, which was about 18 percent less than the median salary for male employees ($71,000).

Discussion: BuzzFeed, TBogg, Fox News, Hot Air, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, NO QUARTER, Gretawire, The Lonely Conservative and The Daily Caller

Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:

Romney Campaign Demands Correction From PolitiFact On Women's Job Loss Claim … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Barack Obama , Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Unemployment, Video, Job Rate, Politifact, War On Women, Politics News — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney's top policy adviser sent a letter …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Campaign 2012 and The Raw Story

Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Mitt Romney's campaign stumbles in effort to court female voters

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Won't Repeal The Lilly Ledbetter Act, Campaign Confirms

Discussion: Washington Post, Indecision Forever and Guardian

Rick Santorum / CNN:
Billionaire Santorum supporter ready to move on

Discussion: The Hill and Politico

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Telegraphing Loss

Discussion: The Other McCain and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Benjy Sarlin / Livewire:
Romney Spokeswoman: We Won't Get Rid Of Lilly Ledbetter Act

Discussion: The Daily Caller, ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog, Daily Kos, Pundit & Pundette and The Raw Story

CNN:
TRENDING: Obama campaign: Romney's greatest hits

Discussion: Politico, Guardian, ABCNEWS, Business Insider and Washington Monthly

Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Romney Camp Can't Explain How Obama's ‘War On Women’ Works

Discussion: Livewire, CNN, Washington Post, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, The Maddow Blog, Wonkette, ABCNEWS and Talking Points Memo

Jonathan Mattise / Palm Beach Post:

Allen West hears cheers, jeers at town-hall meetings in Palm City, Jensen Beach — U.S. Rep. Allen West told about 90 largely supportive Palm City voters Tuesday that locally prioritized federal projects — such as the St. Lucie Inlet dredging — aren't going to matter if Washington officials don't address a mounting deficit.

Steven Nelson / The Daily Caller:

‘Stupid reporter’ took ‘Communist’ allegation out of context, says Allen West's campaign — During a Tuesday town hall meeting with constituents, Florida Republican Rep. Allen West said that 80 or so Democratic congressmen are “members of the Communist Party.”

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Business Insider, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite

Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:

Allen West: I've ‘Heard’ 80 House Democrats Are Communist Party Members … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Allen West, Allen West Barack Obama, Allen West Communist Party, Allen West Democrats Commies, Politics News — WASHINGTON — As many as 80 House Democrats are communists, according to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.).

Discussion: Addicting Info, Hot Air, CNN, The New Civil Rights Movement, The Gateway Pundit, American Prospect, The Maddow Blog, CANNONFIRE, Crooks and Liars, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Moderate Voice and Booman Tribune

Darius Dixon / Politico:
Communist Party slams Allen West

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Los Angeles Times, The POH Diaries and Outside the Beltway

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Allen West says many congressional Democrats are Communists

Discussion: The New Republic, The Reality-Based Community and The Lonely Conservative

Jon Bershad / Mediaite:

Fox News Spokesperson Tells Mediaite: We Found The Mole (UPDATE) — So, when we asked readers how long it would take for Fox News to find the mole that Gawker had in their midst, did anyone put money down on “24 hours”? If so, it would appear that you just won the jackpot.

Discussion: Gawker, Wonkette, TBogg, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, New York Magazine, The Raw Story, Politico, TVNewser, Wake up America and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »

Joe Muto / Gawker:

Hi Roger. It's Me, Joe: The Fox Mole — Hi. My name is Joe Muto. I was the Fox Mole. — Two hours ago I was called into a meeting with Dianne Brandi, the Fox News Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and suspended indefinitely... with pay, oddly enough. — They nailed me.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Boing Boing, NewsHounds blog, TVNewser and americanthinker.com, more at Mediagazer »

BuzzFeed:
Announcing Our Newest Hire: A Current C-SPAN Employee

Discussion: Mediaite and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »

Texts from Hillary:

TTYL — It's been an overwhelming—and hilarious—week for us here at Texts from Hillary (TFH). What started as a joke at the bar between two friends turned into a national conversation about Secretary Clinton and went as far as talks about 2016. — After a week that included 32 posts …

Discussion: Mashable!, Mediaite, The Impolitic and Gawker

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

State of Cool — Hillary is not going to President Obama's Democratic convention in Charlotte. Evidently, she's going to wait for her own. — There were intriguing developments on the presidential trail Tuesday, and I don't mean Rick Santorum dropping out.

Discussion: msnbc.com, Reuters, Campaign 2012 and Daily Kos

Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:

Sarah Palin PAC pays for space in Tampa — Sarah Palin's political action committee raised $388,000 in the first three months of the year, but it spent $418,000 and didn't give a dime to any candidates — which is the purported purpose of the PAC. — Instead, Sarah PAC spent $255,000 …

Discussion: The Impolitic and Wonkette

BuzzFeed:
Romney Starts Looking For A Veep

Discussion: Hot Air and Booman Tribune

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Obama at a high in North Carolina — Mitt Romney may have effectively wrapped up the GOP nomination with Rick Santorum's withdrawal yesterday, but PPP's newest North Carolina poll really shows how much Romney was hurt by the process with Barack Obama as the ultimate beneficiary.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Firedoglake and Ballot Box

Atrios / Eschaton:

WANKER OF THE DECADE - Runner Up #4 — Mark Halperin. — I'm not even sure what Mark Halperin's job is anymore, aside from being a dick on Morning Joe, but once upon a time he oversaw production of The Note, ABC News's morning emailed news tip sheet, back before such things were commonplace.

Discussion: driftglass

Quinnipiac University:

New Jersey Voters Back NYPD In Garden State 3-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dems' Property Tax Cut More Popular Than Gov's Plan — New Jersey voters say 70 - 21 percent that the New York Police Department (NYPD) is “doing what is necessary to combat terrorism” by gathering information …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Washington Post, National Review, GOP 12, Hot Air, Politico, americanthinker.com, Capital New York and CNN

Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Too much ‘Boss’ for NJ gov — Bruce Springsteen's marathon …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Hotline On Call, Gothamist and The Daily Caller

Katelyn Ferral / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Condoleezza Rice at Duke: 'I don't know when immigrants became the enemy' — DURHAM, N.C. — Turmoil in the Middle East underscores the importance of reform and has changed the way the United States thinks about backing authoritarian regimes, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.

Discussion: The Hill and INSTAPUTZ