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10:55 AM ET, April 5, 2013

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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
In Obama Budget, Social Programs Face a Cutback  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama next week will take the political risk of formally proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare in his annual budget in an effort to demonstrate his willingness to compromise with Republicans and revive prospects …
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Obama budget would cut entitlements in exchange for tax increases  —  President Obama will release a budget next week that proposes significant cuts to Medicare and Social Security and fewer tax hikes than in the past, a conciliatory approach that he hopes will convince Republicans to sign onto …
CEPR:
President Obama Proposes a Bigger Hit to Seniors Than to the Rich  —  It might have been worth making this point in an article on President Obama's budget proposal that tells readers of his plan to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Associated Press:
Obama Budget Proposes Social Security Cuts  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs by including a proposal to lower cost-of-living adjustments to government social safety net spending, a senior administration official says.
Mark Felsenthal / Reuters:
Obama budget to offer program cuts, seek deficit deal: official  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programs in a budget proposal aimed at swaying Republicans to compromise on a deficit-reduction deal, a senior administration official said on Friday.
Discussion: CNN and KUOW
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Budget: Administration Explains Why It Started With A ‘Compromise Proposal’  —  NEW YORK CITY — President Barack Obama's budget, which will be introduced on Wednesday, takes a political position that some of his base is bound to bemoan.  Rather than present an outline of progressive priorities …
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Jim DeMint: ‘69.5 Million Americans’ Are Dependent On Government  —  Former Sen. Jim DeMint, the new president of the Heritage Foundation, began work there Thursday with a letter to the group's staff outlining his vision for the organization.  Mitt Romney would find much to admire in it.
Paul Krugman:   Desperately Seeking “Serious” Approval
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
White House: Obama ready to deal on entitlements in budget
Discussion: CNN and Booman Tribune
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Judge Orders Morning-After Pill Available for All Ages  —  A federal judge has ruled that the Unites States government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and under.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Federal judge lifts restrictions on sale of morning-after pill  —  A federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift age and other restrictions on the sale of the morning-after pill, making the drug available to women of all ages over the counter.
Discussion: Politico
Neil Steinberg / Chicago Sun Times:
Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer  —  Except for those he hated.  —  For a film with a daring director, a talented cast, a captivating plot or, ideally, all three, there could be no better advocate than Roger Ebert, who passionately celebrated and promoted excellence in film …
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ThinkProgress:
The Five Best Things Roger Ebert Said About Politics
Discussion: The Week
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Adds Just 88,000 Jobs  —  Unemployment Rate Falls One-Tenth of a Percentage Point to 7.6%  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. employers added jobs at the slowest pace in nine months in March, suggesting weakening economic growth as higher taxes and government spending cuts start to have an impact.
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama rekindles talk about boys club after comment about California attorney general
Discussion: The Week and Shakesville
Stephanie Baker / Bloomberg:
Blair Scorned at Home Builds Business Empire Abroad  —  Blair Builds Business Empire, Embraces Philanthropy  —  On a snowy morning in the middle of February, Tony Blair, looking trim from his four- to five-times- a-week workout regime, is sipping coffee in his office in London's Mayfair district.
Discussion: Telegraph, Press Association and BBC
Alex Leary / Tampa Bay Times:
Bill Nelson reverses opposition to gay marriage  —  Sen. Bill Nelson has reversed his opposition to gay marriage, becoming the latest senator to do so.  Now, only six Democrats in the chamber are opposed to gay marriage.  —  In a statement to the Tampa Bay Times editorial board, he wrote:
Michael Winter / USA Today:
Holmes' doctor warned police before Colo. theater attack  —  Newly released documents say a psychiatrist warned police that accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes had homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public.  Holmes is accused of killing 12 people on July 20th.  (April 5)
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Hot Air
Arlette Saenz / ABCNEWS:
Scott Brown Won't Rule Out New Hampshire Senate Bid  —  Image credit: Will Wrobel/The Telegraph/AP Photo  —  ABC News' Arlette Saenz, Michael Falcone and Elizabeth Hartfield report:  —  Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown told reporters Thursday night that he is not ruling out a run …
Philip Collins / The Times:
Labour can't win if it's on Mick Philpott's side  —  The voters have decided that we spend too much on welfare.  Miliband must offer them more than silence in reply  —  Labour might easily lose, in 2015, an election it really ought to win and the reason will be that it didn't understand what voters told it in 2010.
Discussion: Guardian, BBC and Marbury
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Cuccinelli Campaign Won't Say If He's Committed Any Crimes Against Nature  —  The campaign of Virginia state attorney general Ken Cuccinelli won't say if he's committed any crimes against nature.  —  Cuccinelli, who is running to be Virginia's next governor, recently petitioned a federal court …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Elizabeth Colbert Busch: Spring training over for rookie  —  For months, rookie South Carolina congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch has had the luxury of kicking back and watching Republicans fight among themselves.  With a big hand from her famous brother, comedian Stephen Colbert …
Discussion: msnbc.com and CNN
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Majority Now Supports Legalizing Marijuana  —  OVERVIEW  —  For the first time in more than four decades of polling on the issue, a majority of Americans favor legalizing the use of marijuana.  A national survey finds that 52% say that the use of marijuana should be made legal while 45% say it should not.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Inhofe: Prepare pre-emptive strike ‘right now’ on North Korea  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said that the United States should be prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike “right now” against North Korea, warning that its “deranged” president Kim Jong-Un could attempt a nuclear attack on America.
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Justin Gillis / New York Times:
In Sign of Global Warming, 1,600 Years of Ice in Peru's Andes Melted in 25 Years
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Anne Ryman / Arizona Republic:
UA law school may cut tuition to lure students
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Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Why the Culture Wars Now Favor Democrats
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou / Los Angeles Times:
To create jobs, the U.S. must spend
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michael Walsh / National Review:
Low-Capacity Lawmaking  —  Via Power Line's John Hinderaker …
The United States Department of Justice:
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the 15th Annual National Action Network Convention
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Judge Who Sent Racist, Anti-Obama Email Will Retire From Bench
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Why 2012 Postmortems Overstate Republican Woes
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
As Senate Prepares To Take Up Background Checks, NRA Warns Of Outright Gun Confiscation
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
Obama Administration Seeks to Change International Food Aid
Victoria Ward / Telegraph:
Jeremy Irons claims gay marriage laws could lead to a father marrying his son
Jason Beattie / Mirror.co.uk:
George Osborne parks in disabled bay: Tory Chancellor causes outrage by ignoring restrictions
Discussion: Guardian and BBC