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10:15 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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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.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, CANNONFIRE, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Plum Line, Hot Air, susiemadrak.com and Prairie Weather

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

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.

Discussion: Shakesville and The Heritage Foundation

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

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 …

Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
White House: Obama ready to deal on entitlements in budget

Discussion: Booman Tribune

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 …

Discussion: Macleans.ca, Kotaku, Hit & Run, Ed Driscoll, No More Mister Nice Blog, Althouse, Vodkapundit, Joe. My. God., The Raw Story, The Reaction, Stinque, The Week, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »

ThinkProgress:
The Five Best Things Roger Ebert Said About Politics

Discussion: The Week

Douglas Martin / New York Times:
ROGER EBERT | 1942-2013: Roger Ebert, Movie Critic of the Mainstream, Dies at 70

Discussion: The Impolitic, Booman Tribune, Colorlines and The Mahablog

Jim Cheng / USA Today:
Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

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.

Discussion: The Week and Shakesville

BuzzFeed:
The 13 Hottest Attorneys General

Discussion: Post Politics, The Week, Washington Wire, Salon, PostPartisan, The Daily Beast and Gawker

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.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Raw Story, americanthinker.com, Gawker, The Volokh Conspiracy and Feministing

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:

Discussion: Politico, Post Politics, ThinkProgress, Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, Hot Air, Towleroad News #gay, The Hill, Joe. My. God., msnbc.com, The Reaction and New York Times

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

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 …

Discussion: Joe. My. God. and The National Memo

John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
McAuliffe Tight-Lipped on Child Sodomy Case

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon and Advocate

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 …

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Associated Press, americanthinker.com, The Week and The Daily Caller

Fox News:

North Korea's missile launchers on the move, indicating possible new provocation — North Korea has begun moving its mid-range missile launchers, possibly indicating a looming test as tensions are already boiling on the peninsula, U.S. officials told Fox News.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Gawker, The Week, Wired and BizPac Review

Justin Sink / The Hill: Inhofe: Prepare pre-emptive strike ‘right now’ on North Korea

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

Dimitri B. Papadimitriou / Los Angeles Times:

To create jobs, the U.S. must spend — The government can and should increase the deficit to return us to prosperity. Without such outlays we can't get enough GDP growth to seriously attack unemployment. — Our economic models show that without increased government outlays we'll be unable …

Discussion: Daily Kos

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

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

Obama: Newtown Shooter Gunned Down 20 Children With ‘Fully Automatic Weapon’ — At a fundraiser last night in San Francisco, President Barack Obama said that the Newtown killer gunned down 20 children using a “fully automatic weapon.” From the official transcript, provided by the White House:

Discussion: americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers, Power Line, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Did Obama tell a Democratic audience that a “fully automatic weapon” was used at Newtown?

Discussion: Booman Tribune, The PJ Tatler and The White House

The United States Department of Justice:

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the 15th Annual National Action Network Convention — Thank you, Reverend Sharpton - and thank you all for such a warm welcome. It's a privilege to be included, once again, in this important Annual Convention. It's a pleasure - as always - to be back home in New York City.

Discussion: The Hill and Politico

Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:

GIGANTIC MISS: JUST 88K NEW JOBS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 7.6%, DOW FUTURES OFF 150 — The jobs number is out, and it's bad. — Just 88K new jobs were created in March. — That's well below the 190K that analysts had expected. — It's also well below the “whisper” number of 150K

Discussion: New York Times, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and Balloon Juice