memeorandum: Keith Olbermann: Dog-Gate Exponentially Raises ‘Absurdity’ of Campaign (ABCNEWS)

6:20 PM ET, April 22, 2012

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Mitch Daniels / CNN:

Daniels would call for VP ‘reconsideration’ — (CNN) - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels took his opposition to running for vice president in 2012 to new heights on Sunday, saying he would “demand reconsideration” if asked to assume the No. 2 position on the Republican ticket.

Discussion: Politico

Ron Paul / CNN:

Paul compares campaign to American Revolution at rain-soaked rally — Philadelphia (CNN) - Ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, presidential hopeful Ron Paul painted his long-shot campaign as a new American revolution at a rain-soaked event outside Independence Hall.

Discussion: The Political Carnival

BuzzFeed:
Republican Insiders Have A Favorite For Veep: Senator Rob Portman

Discussion: The Political Carnival, Booman Tribune, TBogg and Conservatives4Palin

Jake Sherman / Politico: Rubio: Respect the VP process

Jeb Bush / CNN: TRENDING: Rubio backs Jeb Bush for VP

Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Border hawks warn Mitt Romney not to soften immigration stance for the general

Discussion: CNN

Washington Wire:

Who's Who in the Secret Service Scandal — By Victoria McGrane and Alan Zibel … Secret Service — The federal law enforcement agency charged with protecting national and foreign leaders is at the center of the alleged prostitution scandal. The Secret Service was formed as part …

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Secret Service prostitution scandal dominates Washington's conversation — Fallout from the Secret Service prostitution scandal dominated the Sunday morning talk shows, with members of both parties defending Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan but warning that problems at the agency must be ferreted out to restore trust in the group.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN, Wake up America and Politico

Washington Post:
Secret Service scandal: Rising supervisor set uncovering of misconduct in motion

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Caucus, Fox News, State of the Union and Washington Monthly

Associated Press:

1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed — WASHINGTON (AP) — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. — A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills and knowledge.

Discussion: Chicago Boyz and Corrente

Jake Sherman / Politico:

Obama ‘apoplectic’ about GSA scandal — President Barack Obama is “apoplectic” about lavish spending at the GSA, one of his top advisers said Sunday. — “On the GSA issue, he was I think it's fair to say apoplectic,” said David Axelrod, said on NBC's “Meet the Press. ”

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Weasel Zippers and New York Magazine

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Richard Grenell, New Mitt Romney Spokesman, Scrubs Online Attacks On Media And Women … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Rachel Maddow, Elections 2012, MSNBC, Twitter, Richard Grenell, Callista Gingrich, Mitt Romney 2012, Richard Grenell Mitt Romney …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Hullabaloo, The Moderate Voice, Outside the Beltway and Joe. My. God., more at Mediagazer »

ABCNEWS:

Keith Olbermann: Dog-Gate Exponentially Raises ‘Absurdity’ of Campaign — After a week of dog-eat-dog politicking between President Obama and Mitt Romney's respective campaigns, Keith Olbermann said today that the “dog-gate” controversies have gotten out of hand.

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Don Surber

Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:

More Than One-Third Of All U.S. Executions Took Place In Texas — The Economist maps out every American execution since 1976, when the Supreme Court announced the modern constitutional regime governing death penalty cases after effectively suspending all executions nationwide for four years.

Discussion: Graphic detail

Reid J. Epstein / Politico:

Mitt Romney plays the victim card — Meet Mitt Romney the victim. And that may be a good thing for his campaign. — Following the still-rippling kerfuffle over Hilary Rosen's comments that Ann Romney “hasn't worked a day in her life,” Romney is portraying himself as the victim …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:

U.S. and Afghanistan Reach Partnership Agreement — KABUL, Afghanistan — After months of negotiations, the United States and Afghanistan on Sunday finalized drafts of the strategic partnership agreement that pledges American support for Afghanistan for 10 years after the withdrawal of troops at the end of 2014.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, msnbc.com, The Agonist, Associated Press and ThinkProgress

Bree Tracey / Fox News:

Michelle Obama becoming the most televised first lady — April 11, 2012: In this photo provided by Comedy Central, first lady Michelle Obama laughs with Stephen Colbert during her appearance on The Colbert Report.AP — In a recent interview, Stephen Colbert asked first lady Michelle Obama which show …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and HotAirPundit

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Axelrod: Immigration reform blocked by Tea Party ‘reign of terror’ in Congress — David Axelrod, a top campaign adviser to President Obama, said comprehensive immigration reform had not occurred during Obama's first term because the Republican senators who'd backed it during President George …

Discussion: Don Surber, Weasel Zippers, The Raw Story and CNN

Mike McIntire / New York Times:

ALEC, a Tax-Exempt Group, Mixes Legislators and Lobbyists — Desperate for new revenue, Ohio lawmakers introduced legislation last year that would make it easier to recover money from businesses that defraud the state. — It was quickly flagged at the Washington headquarters …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Prairie Weather, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and CommonBlog