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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Why Obama's ‘Best-Looking Attorney General’ Comment Was a Gaffe — The system of beauty, the system of power, and Kamala Harris — President Obama's biggest gaffe yesterday when speaking of California Attorney General Kamala Harris was not in flirtatiously complimenting her as …
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Irin Carmon / Salon:
How to talk about a woman's looks — The president of the United States fails the test — again — There were, perhaps, stupider things said recently than “How did it become so difficult to call a woman good-looking in public?” but I didn't happen to hear them. So congratulations, Dylan Byers of Politico.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama apologizes to ‘best-looking’ attorney general, Kamala Harris — President Obama called California Attorney General Kamala Harris to apologize after referring to her as “the best-looking attorney general” during a Democratic fundraiser on Thursday. — “The president did speak …
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama apologizes to Kamala Harris
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Left Furious With Obama For Backing Social Security Cuts — Liberals are mounting strong criticisms of President Obama amid news that his budget will include a Social Security benefit cut — an official endorsement of a policy compromise he's offered Republicans for years …
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
In Obama Budget, Social Programs Face a Cutback
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Boehner rejects Obama cuts-revenue proposal
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Bad News Friday
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Ben Carson apologizes to Johns Hopkins — Maryland neurosurgeon Ben Carson, the nationally celebrated physician who has become a political lightning rod in recent weeks after his criticism of President Barack Obama and gay marriage, sent an apologetic email Friday to the Johns Hopkins …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Rand Paul: Defense of Marriage Act defenders are going to ‘lose that battle’ — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that conservatives fighting to uphold the federal definition of marriage as between one man and one woman are going to “lose that battle.” — Paul suggested in an interview …
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James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
Heading backward: The miserable March jobs report — It would take superspin powers to portray the March jobs report as anything other than a huge step in the wrong direction. The US economy added just 88,000 jobs last month, 95,000 in the private sector as public payrolls fell by 7,000.
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
People Not In Labor Force Soar By 663,000 To 90 Million, Labor Force Participation Rate At 1979 Levels
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Condom scientist hits Hannity comment — The lead scientist of a federally funded condom research study is firing back at Fox News commentator Sean Hannity and other conservatives after they charged that the $423,000 project was wasteful spending. — “I would tell Sean …
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Jethro Mullen / CNN:
Embassies face decisions as tensions rise in North Korea — South Korean soldiers stand guard at a sentry post at the border with North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone near Imjingak, South Korea, on April 5, , as tensions have mounted on the Korean Peninsula. — HIDE CAPTION
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Henry Hitchings / Opinionator:
The Dark Side of Verbs-as-Nouns — In my previous essay, I wrote about nominalization — the deployment as nouns of words we mostly expect to encounter as verbs or adjectives. Aware of many people's tendency to vilify this kind of usage, I speculated about the psychology behind it.
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
CNN Looking To Revive ‘Crossfire’ — CNN is looking to bring back “Crossfire,” TVNewser hears. The long-running political debate show was canceled in 2005. — It isn't entirely clear what time the program would air, though we hear it would likely be a 30-minute format.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Democrats Take Joint Plunge On Gay Marriage — North Dakota's Heitkamp and Indiana's Donnelly decided to support marriage equality together. — Image by Will Kincaid, File / AP — WASHINGTON — While America was talking about the latest unemployment numbers Friday …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Two more Democratic senators endorse gay marriage
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Allen Reed / The Eagle:
Texas A&M student body president to veto ‘Religious Funding Exemption Bill’ — Texas A&M student body president John Claybrook has vetoed legislation from the student senate aimed at letting students opt out of funding the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Resource Center …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Hill staff rages as LegiStorm gets personal — LegiStorm editor Garrett Snedeker said on Thursday that the service has long compiled all kinds of data, including travel and finances, about staffers and members of Congress. — “Probably the biggest thing I'd like to stress is LegiStorm publishes …
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Associated Press:
Senator: NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it closer — WASHINGTON — NASA is planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator revealed Friday. — The robotic ship would capture the 500-ton 25-foot asteroid in 2019.
BBC:
Pope Francis calls for action on clerical sex abuse — The remarks were made in the new Pope's first public statement on the clerical sex abuse issue — Pope Francis has called for “decisive action” in the fight against sex abuse of minors by priests. — He told Bishop Gerhard Mueller …
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Obama budget to take aim at wealthy IRAs — President Obama's budget, to be released next week, will limit how much wealthy individuals - like Mitt Romney - can keep in IRAs and other retirement accounts. — The proposal would save around $9 billion over a decade, a senior administration official said …
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,” …
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Politico:
Frank Lautenberg Hill return unclear — New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg will not return to Capitol Hill next week, and now it's unclear when — or even if — the veteran lawmaker will be back. — Democrats in New Jersey and Washington are watching the moves of the retiring 89-year-old senator closely …
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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.
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano / Fox News:
FoxNews.com's Jana Winter should be praised, not threatened with jail time — While the press in Colorado is consumed with its coverage of the capital murder prosecution of James Holmes for the slaughter he perpetrated in a movie theater in the town of Aurora on July 20, 2012 …
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