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7:25 AM ET, April 10, 2013

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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: The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo

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.

Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:

The gun control vote and Harry Reid's problem — A senior Senate Republican observed today on the anti-gun legislation, “It's hard to say what [Sen. Harry] Reid will even bring up. He could opt for some watered-down nothing burger, I suppose. Hard to say, [but] he's in a conundrum.”

Discussion: Roll Call and Power Line

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

Senator To Newtown Families: The Gun Debate Has Nothing To Do With You — As the Senate prepares to take up a comprehensive gun safety bill on Thursday, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) told reporters that the coming debate will have nothing to do with the families of the victims from Newtown, Connecticut.

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Reid plows ahead on gun control legislation — Democrats are confident they have the votes to bring gun control legislation to the Senate floor this week. But getting the votes to pass the bill later this month will be much harder. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Times and Prairie Weather

CNN:
Top Dem to force vote on gun debate

Discussion: The Impolitic, Weasel Zippers, Washington Monthly and The Hill

Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Harry Reid cites father's suicide in gun debate

Discussion: CNN, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers and BuzzFeed

Politico:
Joe Manchin says on verge of gun deal

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, CNN, Hot Air and New Republic

Erik Wasson / The Hill:

Obama to unveil $1.058T budget — President Obama's budget to be released on Wednesday would leave the nation with a $744 billion budget deficit in 2014 despite new entitlement cuts and tax hikes. — The $1.058 trillion budget for fiscal year 2014 — which will arrive on Capitol Hill …

Discussion: Politico

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

Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo

Sam Hananel / Associated Press:
Obama To Nominate Three Candidates To Labor Board

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community, Associated Press and ACS Blog

Digby / Hullabaloo:
Time to make some calls people

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

Melissa Harris-Perry / msnbc.com:

Why caring for children is not just a parent's job — My inbox began filling with hateful, personal attacks on Monday, apparently as a result of conservative reactions to a recent “Lean Forward” advertisement now airing on MSNBC, which you can view above. What I thought was an uncontroversial comment …

Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air, NewsBusters blogs, The Hinterland Gazette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hit & Run, The Raw Story, Balloon Juice and National Review

CNN:

Student stabs 14 at college — (CNN) — The 20-year-old student accused in a stabbing rampage at a Texas college campus told investigators he had fantasies of killing people and had planned the attack, sheriff's officials said late Tuesday. — Dylan Quick, 20, was charged with three counts …

Discussion: AMERICAblog and The Raw Story

Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
At least 14 hurt in Lone Star College stabbings

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Truth About Guns and The Gateway Pundit

KTRK-TV:
Stabbing injures several on Lone Star College Cy-Fair campus

Discussion: KHOU-TV, Daily Mail and Hot Air

Jeremy Herb / The Hill:

Pacific commander: US ‘ready today’ to respond to any North Korean aggression — North Korea poses a “clear and direct threat” to the United States, the chief of the U.S. Pacific Command told a Senate panel Tuesday. — But Pacific commander Adm. Samuel Locklear said the U.S. would be …

Discussion: CNN

CNN:
North Korea actions called ‘clear and direct threat’ to U.S. security

Discussion: Daily Express, Right Turn and Firedoglake

Brian Alexander / NBC News:

Science proves women like men with bigger penises — “Penis size does affect attractiveness” — Below: — The human male possesses the Italian designer faucet of penises. They're pretty big, the biggest of any primate's relative to body size. And they're showy, too, right out there …

Discussion: The Other McCain, The Week, his vorpal sword, Taylor Marsh and Shakesville

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

Former Tenn. Lawmaker Allegedly Drove 90 MPH While Masturbating Out Window — Three different women last week testified that a former Tennessee lawmaker exposed himself to them while driving at a breakneck speed, WJHL reported. — The accounts, each given independently last Thursday in a Kingsport …

Discussion: Mediaite, Outside the Beltway, Gawker and The Raw Story

Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:

The 10 Jobs With The Biggest Gender Wage Gap — Today is Equal Pay Day, the day of the year when the typical female worker finally catches up to the wages the average male worker made last year. Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, and though that gap has shrunk since President …

Discussion: Center for American Progress, Feministing, Addicting Info and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

The White House:
Presidential Proclamation - Equal Pay Day

Discussion: CNSNews, Michelle Malkin, The Fix, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:

McConnell Accuses ‘Political Left’ Of Bugging His Office — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) accused the “political left” of bugging his campaign headquarters after a secret tape emerged of a strategy session regarding Ashley Judd's potential candidacy and her mental health.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Los Angeles Times, Politico, Addicting Info, The Week and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

Mother Jones:
Full Transcript and Audio of Mitch McConnell Campaign's Meeting on Ashley Judd

Discussion: Mother Jones and ABCNEWS

Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Obama's drone war kills ‘others,’ not just al Qaida leaders — WASHINGTON — Contrary to assurances it has deployed U.S. drones only against known senior leaders of al Qaida and allied groups, the Obama administration has targeted and killed hundreds of suspected lower-level Afghan …

Discussion: The Verge, New York Times, Liberal Values, Firedoglake, emptywheel, Shakesville and Hullabaloo

Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:

Organizing for Action loses bid to control website domain — WASHINGTON — Organizing for Action, President Obama's nonprofit advocacy organization, has sought to be nimble as it ramps up a national effort to back his agenda on gun control measures and immigration reform.

Discussion: White House Dossier, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon

Donovan Slack / Politico: Obama group loses domain dispute

Adam Harrington / CBS New York:

New York City Councilman Proposes Crackdown On Costumed Characters — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. introduced legislation Tuesday that would either ban or introduce tight regulations on costumed characters in New York City.

Discussion: Hot Air and Patterico's Pontifications

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: BizPac Review and Weasel Zippers

Lydia Warren / Daily Mail:

‘House of horrors’ abortion clinic worker ‘was handed a screaming newborn with no eyes or mouth and asked to deal with it’ — Dr Kermit Gosnell, 72, is on trial for ‘murdering seven babies and a woman, 41’ at an abortion clinic in Philadelphia — His former employee Sherry West testified …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider and Clayton Cramer's Blog

Ariel Kaminer / New York Times:

Law School Group Incites Fury With Choice to Honor Carter — When editors of The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, a scholarly publication from the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School, decided to bestow this year's International Advocate for Peace award on former President Jimmy Carter …

Discussion: Haaretz, The Jewish Daily Forward and Israel Matzav