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1:55 PM 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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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Bad News Friday  —  The two biggest pieces of news today are that President Obama's budget will reflect the tax and spending deal he offered House Speaker John Boehner last year — i.e. it will include the so-called Chained-CPI Social Security benefit cut — and that the March jobs numbers came in way lower than expected.
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 …
Paul Krugman:
Desperately Seeking “Serious” Approval  —  Sigh.  So Obama is going with the “chained CPI” thing in his latest proposal — changing the price index used for Social Security cost adjustments.  This is, purely and simply, a benefit cut.  —  Does it make sense in policy terms?
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:   Obama Budget: Administration Explains Why It Started With A ‘Compromise Proposal’
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Jim DeMint: ‘69.5 Million Americans’ Are Dependent On Government
CEPR:
President Obama Proposes a Bigger Hit to Seniors Than to the Rich
Discussion: Firedoglake
Politico:
Boehner rejects Obama cuts-revenue proposal
Discussion: Firedoglake, First Read and CBS News
Mark Felsenthal / Reuters:
Obama budget to offer program cuts, seek deficit deal: official
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and KUOW
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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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
BREAKING: Federal court rules emergency contraceptives needs to be sold over the counter
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Federal judge lifts restrictions on sale of morning-after pill
Discussion: Politico
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
People Not In Labor Force Soar By 663,000 To 90 Million, Labor Force Participation Rate At 1979 Levels  —  Things just keep getting worse for the American worker, and by implication US economy, where as we have shown many times before, it pays just as well to sit back and collect disability …
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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)
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John Ingold / Denver Post:
CENTENNIAL — Soon after a gunman killed 12 people and wounded …
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama rekindles talk about boys club after comment about California attorney general  —  President Obama reopened the debate Thursday over whether his administration is too influenced by men after praising the looks of Kamala Harris, California's attorney general and a possible future gubernatorial candidate.
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Peter Baker / The Caucus:
Obama's Remarks About California's Attorney General Raise Eyebrows
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Urge to Purge  —  When the Great Depression struck, many influential people argued that the government shouldn't even try to limit the damage.  According to Herbert Hoover, Andrew Mellon, his Treasury secretary, urged him to “Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers. ...
Brian Hughes / Washington Examiner:
Democrats have doubts about Obamacare too … President Obama is eager to build public support for his health care overhaul in the few months remaining before its implementation, but waning enthusiasm from Democrats threatens his effort right out of the gate.
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Former Mass. US senator not ruling out run in NH  —  The Republican is currently on a bit of a speaking tour around the Granite State (AP)  —  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Declaring that he's likely not done with politics, former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown from Massachusetts refused Thursday to rule …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Why Facebook Home bothers me: It destroys any notion of privacy  —  One of the great things about attending Facebook's events is that one gets to see Mark Zuckerberg mature as a chief executive and hone his presentation skills.  And today, he didn't disappoint in his ability to spin the media corps.
Discussion: Yahoo! News, TechCrunch, The Verge and BBC
Steven Nelson / US News:
The Associated Press Revises Another Politically Charged Term  —  Stylebook entry for ‘Islamist’ revised two days after ‘illegal immigrant’ dropped  —  Following on the heels of the Tuesday decision by The Associated Press to discontinue use of the term “illegal immigrant,” …
David Skolnick / Vindicator:
Worry about government secrecy, Woodward tells Youngstown crowd  —  After four decades of being one of the nation's best known and widely respected journalists, you'd think Bob Woodward has seen it all.  —  “But I wake up every morning haunted by what we don't know,” he said Thursday …
Alan B. Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in March  —  While more work remains to be done, today's employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.  It is critical that we continue the policies that are helping …
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: Press Association, Telegraph and BBC
 
 
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Tells Donors of Tough Politics of Environment
Discussion: Firedoglake and JustOneMinute
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Peter King to Marco Rubio: ‘Stay home’
Discussion: Mario Piperni dot Com
Thanassis Cambanis / New York Times:
Syria's Refugees Overwhelming Relief Efforts and Host Countries, U.N. Official Says
Discussion: Reuters, BBC and ThinkProgress
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Democrats Take Joint Plunge On Gay Marriage
Tod Lindberg / New Republic:
Field of Dreams
Discussion: Ballot Box and Washington Monthly
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
North Korea Sets Deadline For Diplomats To Leave: Next Wednesday
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Clinton: Address ‘unfinished business’ of women's rights worldwide
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Debbie Dingell tests support for Senate in Michigan
 Earlier Items: 
Justin Gillis / New York Times:
In Sign of Global Warming, 1,600 Years of Ice in Peru's Andes Melted in 25 Years
Discussion: ThinkProgress and sciencemag.org
Philip Collins / The Times:
Labour can't win if it's on Mick Philpott's side
Discussion: Spectator, Guardian, BBC and Marbury
Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Why the Culture Wars Now Favor Democrats
ThinkProgress:
The Five Best Things Roger Ebert Said About Politics
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Cuccinelli Campaign Won't Say If He's Committed Any Crimes Against Nature
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Elizabeth Colbert Busch: Spring training over for rookie
Discussion: msnbc.com and CNN
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Judge Who Sent Racist, Anti-Obama Email Will Retire From Bench
Discussion: Associated Press
 

 
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Reuters:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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