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3:30 PM ET, April 10, 2015

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Why Hillary Clinton's Campaign Frightens Democrats — Hillary Clinton, who reportedly will announce her candidacy this weekend, is such a prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination that she more or less cleared the field simply by behaving like someone who was going to run.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, Business Insider, Democratic Strategist, Booman Tribune, Hot Air and Chicago

Lauren Gambino / Guardian:

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton to launch presidential campaign on Sunday en route to Iowa - source — Hillary Clinton is planning to officially launch her US presidential campaign on Sunday while en route to Iowa, a source familiar with the campaign has confirmed to the Guardian.

Discussion: NBC News, Des Moines Register, The New Republic, Washington Post, Liberal Values, Shakesville, Washington Monthly, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, NY Daily News, Bloomberg Business, The Daily Caller and Althouse

Hillary Clinton / The Huffington Post:

A New Chapter — “Epilogue” from the paperback edition of HARD CHOICES by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Copyright © 2014 by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. — “Where did Hillary go?” the President asked, looking around.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post, TPNN and New York Times

John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:

Bloomberg Politics Poll: Democrats and Independents Don't Want a Hillary Coronation — If Hillary Clinton is to become her party's 2016 presidential nominee, independents and even Democrats overwhelmingly want to see her earn the title, according to a Bloomberg Politics national poll …

Discussion: Political Wire

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

GOP: Stop Hillary — The Republican National Committee is kicking off a paid online ad campaign just ahead of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign announcement. Clinton is expected to make the much anticipated move as early as this weekend. — The ad campaign features this ad, called …

Discussion: Liberaland, FOX News Radio and Washington Free Beacon

David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
Hillary to Launch Campaign This Weekend With ‘Insane’ Fundraising Push

Discussion: The Reaction

CNN:
Hillary Clinton to announce 2016 bid Sunday with video

Discussion: The Huffington Post, FishbowlDC, Daily Kos, Political Insider blog, LifeNews.com, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, KXAN-TV, Washington Post and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

Dylan Byers / Politico:
Hillary Clinton team woos reporters

Discussion: Fox News, Political Wire, ABC News and The Daily Caller

Steve Holland / Reuters:
Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Free Beacon, Rhode Island Public Radio, NPR and The PJ Tatler

Politico:
Hillary Clinton to announce White House run on Sunday

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, NPR, Outside the Beltway and Business Insider

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Plans Campaign Kickoff on Sunday

Discussion: RedState, Bloomberg View, Power Line, ABC News, The Hill and Hot Air

New York Times:
Hillary Clinton to Announce 2016 Run for President on Sunday

Discussion: Common Dreams and Daily Kos

Wall Street Journal:
Liberal Democrats Try to Push Hillary Clinton Left

Discussion: Washington Post

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:

Video Shows Rand Paul Walking Out Of Interview With Newspaper — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had yet another contentious interaction with the media on Friday when he reportedly walked out of an interview with The Guardian. — Staffers of The Guardian newspaper tweeted that Paul refused to answer …

Discussion: Politico, Mashable, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, The Federalist and RedState

David Frum / The Atlantic Online:

Rand Paul, Media Darling — Lane Hickenbottom/Aaron Bernstein/Reuters/The Atlantic — If you're a member of the Washington media, odds are you've spent at least some time over the past 48 hours discussing Rand Paul's entry into the presidential race and his testy exchanges about abortion with an Associated Press reporter.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, National Journal, BarbWire.com, Patterico's Pontifications, New York Times and Talking Points Memo

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Lindsey Graham's strategy: Take down Rand Paul — Possible GOP presidential contender finds a foil — and a focus — in attacking rival from Kentucky. — Getty — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham may still be weighing whether to run for president, but he already has a strategy …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, The Hill, The Huffington Post, Washington Monthly, USA Today, RealClearPolitics Videos, Shakesville and New York Times

Eric Garland / The Hill:

WATCH: Rand Paul's short temper — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is in the spotlight for his interactions with reporters. — A day after announcing his White House bid, Paul earned the wrong kind of attention for a testy on-air fight with “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who Paul accused of “editorializing” in her questions.

Discussion: Daily Kos

JR Ross / Politico:
Scott Walker's steep learning curve

Discussion: Daily Kos and The PJ Tatler

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:

New York Times Kicks off NRA Convention Coverage with Massive Lie — The NRA Convention starts today, in Nashville, Tennessee. And so, rather predictably, the New York Times has started its day by lying about it. Per the Times's editorial board: … This is completely and utterly wrong.

Discussion: msnbc.com, Ed Driscoll, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

New York Times:

No Firing Pins, Please, as the N.R.A. Gathers — Seventy-thousand people are expected to attend the National Rifle Association's convention opening on Friday in Tennessee, and not one of them will be allowed to come armed with guns that can actually shoot. After all the N.R.A. propaganda about how …

Discussion: Tennessean.com and Wall Street Journal

Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The New York Times Is Blatantly Lying About Guns At The NRA Annual Convention

Discussion: Salon, The PJ Tatler and NPR

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Where Government Excels — As Republican presidential hopefuls trot out their policy agendas — which always involve cutting taxes on the rich while slashing benefits for the poor and middle class — some real new thinking is happening on the other side of the aisle.

Discussion: JustOneMinute

Washington Post:
How progressives are pandering to the elderly

Discussion: CEPR, The Huffington Post, Campaign for America's Future, Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg Business

Pete Peterson / Wall Street Journal:

The Alinsky Way of Governing — What happens when those in power adopt ‘rules for radicals’ to attack their less powerful opponents. — Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, recently caused a stir by sending letters …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Power Line and neo-neocon

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Hannity Guest Leaves in Middle of Segment on Walter Scott Shooting: 'I'm Done!' — One of Sean Hannity's guests tonight got so pissed off in the middle of a heated argument on the Walter Scott shooting that he just up and left entirely. — Leo Terrell, who's blown up several times …

Discussion: The Nation, The Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story

Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:

Will Chris Christie really run? — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has seen his presidential stock fall to the point where questions are being raised on whether he'll really enter the race. — It's a stunning turnaround for the governor, who not that long ago was seen as the Republican to beat.

James Hohmann / Politico: Insiders: Rubio has upside in early states