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James Inhofe: Gun Debate Has Nothing To Do With Families Of Newtown Victims — WASHINGTON — Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that the gun control debate doesn't have anything to do with the families of the Newtown, Conn., shooting victims, and that the only reason those families …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo

Wall Street Journal:

The GOP's Gun Control Misfire — The filibuster threat is giving political cover to Senate Democrats. — 'This is about these families and families all across the country who are saying, 'Let's make it a little harder for our kids to get gunned down,'" President Obama declared Monday …

Discussion: National Review, The Raw Story and Betsy's Page

John Gramlich / Roll Call:

Manchin, Toomey Prepare to Unveil Gun Deal — A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators signaled Tuesday night that it has reached a deal in principle on expanding background checks to include more gun sales, in what was widely seen as the major sticking point on the biggest gun control legislation to reach the floor since 1994.

Discussion: Hot Air, Post Politics and New York Times

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

In Blow To NRA, Senators Reach Bipartisan Agreement Expanding Background Checks — A bipartisan duo of senators with A ratings from the National Rifle Associated have reached a deal to expand background checks to private gun purchases that occur in commercial settings.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

Aamer Madhani / USA Today:

On left and right, Obama's budget anticipated as a dud — WASHINGTON—President Obama will unveil his budget later today, offering a fiscal plan that even before it's officially released is eliciting groans from his conservative opponents as well as his backers on the left.

Discussion: Politico, Hit & Run and National Republican …

New York Times:

More Senate Republicans Oppose Filibuster on Gun Bill — WASHINGTON — Several Senate Republicans on Tuesday came out publicly against filibustering the first major gun control legislation since 1993 before it is even brought up for debate on the Senate floor, as advocates inched toward breaking a conservative blockade of the measure.

Discussion: msnbc.com, Applesauce, First Read, The Week, The Caucus, Post Politics, JustOneMinute, Daily Kos and Washington Post

Politico:

Senators reach deal on background checks — Sens. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey will unveil a bipartisan deal to expand background checks for commercial gun sales at a news conference Wednesday morning, opening a pathway for the biggest change in U.S. gun laws in nearly two decades.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh

Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
The gun control vote and Harry Reid's problem

Discussion: Roll Call and Power Line

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress: Senator To Newtown Families: The Gun Debate Has Nothing To Do With You

Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
GOP Filibuster of Gun Bill Begins to Fizzle

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Wall Street Journal, americanthinker.com, Slate, Hot Air, Politico, The Hill and The Huffington Post

Sam Stein / The Huffington Post: Gun Control Reform In Senate Has The Votes To Clear First Hurdle

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid plows ahead on gun control legislation

Discussion: CNN, Associated Press and Prairie Weather

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Republican Threats To Filibuster Gun Bill Appear To Be Falling Apart

Discussion: CNN, The Impolitic, ThinkProgress, The Plum Line and Washington Monthly

Jonathan Van Meter / New York Times:

Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin's Post-Scandal Playbook — One day in early February, I met Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin for breakfast at the Gramercy Park Hotel, one of their regular joints, just a few blocks from their apartment on Park Avenue South. The first thing Weiner said when I sat …

Discussion: CNN, msnbc.com, Shakesville, Post Politics, FishbowlDC, TheBlaze.com, Gawker, The Mental Recession, Balloon Juice, Business Insider, First Read, Joe. My. God. and New York Magazine

David W. Chen / City Room:

Anthony Weiner Is Weighing a Run for Mayor — Saying that he would like, at some point, to “ask people to give me a second chance,” Anthony D. Weiner, the former congressman who resigned in 2011 amid a scandal over his lewd online behavior, is mulling a run for mayor this year because “it's now or maybe never for me.”

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Taegan Goddard's … and Guardian

Maggie Haberman / Politico: Anthony Weiner gives tearful confessional, eyes comeback

Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:

Obama to unveil $3.77 trillion spending plan — President Obama plans Wednesday to unveil a $3.77 trillion spending plan that proposes modest new investments in infrastructure and education, major new taxes for the wealthy and significant reforms aimed at reducing the cost of Social Security and Medicare.

Discussion: The Plum Line, Post Politics, Patterico's Pontifications, Hot Air, Prairie Weather, Right Wing News and Shakesville

Reid J. Epstein / Politico:

President Obama's budget revives revenue fight — President Barack Obama is releasing a new budget Wednesday, but he's still looking for the same old fight for more revenues. — The budget itself represents some level of concession, White House aides say, arguing that Obama still would prefer …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Guardian, Taylor Marsh and CNN

Reuters:
Obama budget targets millionaires, replaces sequester cuts

Discussion: The Week

Eddie Gehman Kohan / Obama Foodorama:
Senior Policy Advisor Sam Kass Discusses A Sequester Furlough, But White House Won't Confirm...

Discussion: Politico and FishbowlDC

Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Seeks Compromise in Mix of Cuts and Spending

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! News, Business Insider, The Agonist and Campaign for America's Future

Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Bernie Sanders: Obama Owns Chained CPI

Discussion: thenation.com/blogs/117, Daily Kos and Hullabaloo

Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama to unveil $1.058T budget

Discussion: Politico

Andrei Lankov / New York Times:

Stay Cool. Call North Korea's Bluff. — NORTH KOREA is a tiny dictatorship with a bankrupt economy, but its leaders are remarkably adept at manipulating global public opinion. In recent weeks, we have been exposed to yet another brilliant example of their skill.

Discussion: CNN and Guardian

Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
Cheney to GOP leaders: 'We're in deep doo doo' on North Korea

Discussion: The Hill and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:

Obamacare architect Rockefeller: It's ‘beyond comprehension’ … West Virginia Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller, one of the towering architects of Obamacare, on Tuesday openly criticized program managers for not moving quickly enough to build the system, warning that if it gets off to a bumpy start it will just get worse.

Discussion: americanthinker.com

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Sebelius: Obamacare rollout more complicated than anticipated

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Who likes taxes? Democrats, and no one else. — A clear majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of the federal income tax system, according to new Washington Post-ABC News polling. But, in a somewhat remarkable finding, a majority of Democrats view the tax system in a positive light …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Reuters, Taegan Goddard's …, Business Insider, Ballot Box and Post Politics

Sara Murray / Wall Street Journal:

Senate Plan Sets High Bar On Border Security — Immigrants in the U.S. illegally would not gain green cards under a bipartisan Senate bill until law-enforcement officials are monitoring the entire southern border and stopping 90% of people crossing illegally in certain areas, according to people familiar with the plan.

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Hot Air and The Daily Caller

Glen Stubbe Updated / Hot Dish Politics:

Photos: Bachmann aides hustle her out of Medicaid press conference — Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and State Senator Sean Nienow (R-Cambridge) held a joing news conference to discuss problems with Medicaid reimbursement rates paid to doctors in Minnesota. Both are introducing legislation increasing accountability and transparency.

Oliver Darcy / Campus Reform the #1 Source …:

Prof at public univ under investigation for allegedly forcing students to make anti-gun posters — A professor at a public university in Texas is under investigation from school administrators for allegedly forcing students in her graphic design class to create anti-gun posters for a personal anti-gun campaign she had launched.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, BizPac Review and Weasel Zippers

Mike Allen / Politico:

Senate's Gang of Eight to announce immigration deal — The Senate's immigration Gang of Eight plans to announce a deal within a week but a committee markup is not expected until at least the week of May 6, providing a long period for debate and changes, Senate aides said Tuesday.

Discussion: americanthinker.com and msnbc.com

Barry Eichengreen / Project Syndicate RSS-Feed:

The Use and Abuse of Monetary History — BERKELEY - Imagine two central banks. One is hyperactive, responding aggressively to events. While it certainly cannot be accused of ignoring current developments, its policies are widely criticized as storing up problems for the future.

Discussion: Brad DeLong