memeorandum: Why does Hillary Rodham Clinton want to be president? (Dan Balz/Washington Post)

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Obama says Clinton would be an ‘excellent president’ — President Obama said Saturday he thinks Hillary Clinton would make “an excellent president.” — Clinton is expected to unveil her much-anticipated 2016 presidential campaign Sunday. It will be her second campaign for president …

Discussion: Political Wire

Annie Karni / Politico:

Clinton campaign memo: No drama this time — Hillary Clinton's campaign-in-waiting held its final pre-game briefing Saturday at its Brooklyn Heights headquarters, just ahead of her expected official entry into the race on Sunday. — During an hour-long meeting where bagels were served …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Associated Press, The Hill, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, Bloomberg Business, Washington Post and The Reaction

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Why does Hillary Rodham Clinton want to be president? — When Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Iowa next week as a candidate for president in 2016, every statement, gesture, laugh, outfit, facial expression and interaction with voters will be put under a microscope the likes of which few, if any, previous candidates have experienced.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Robert Costa / Washington Post:

For Republicans, ‘Stop Hillary’ campaign begins in earnest — The deluge of derision this weekend from Republicans responding to Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential launch is the start of a highly coordinated effort by national GOP leaders and conservative groups to effectively begin …

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Political Wire

New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Weighs How to Recast Ties to Obama

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

New York Times:

A New Phase in Anti-Obama Attacks — It is a peculiar, but unmistakable, phenomenon: As Barack Obama's presidency heads into its twilight, the rage of the Republican establishment toward him is growing louder, angrier and more destructive. — Republican lawmakers in Washington and around …

Discussion: Liberaland, Washington Monthly and RedState

Luis Martinez / ABC News:

John Kerry Praises Hillary Clinton, Plans to Avoid ‘Hurly Burly’ of 2016 Race … Secretary of State John Kerry is happy to avoid what he calls the “hurly burly” of the 2016 presidential race, especially on the day when his predecessor Hillary Clinton is expected to announce the start of her presidential campaign.

Michael Goodwin / New York Post:

Oh Hill no! Clinton's stale presidential plan wrong for nation — America's moved on, but Hillary hasn't. — More than five years ago, a Clinton confidant matter-of-factly described for me Hillary's Plan. She would resign as secretary of state after President Obama's first term …

Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:

Bloomberg Politics National Poll: Rand Paul, Jeb Bush Face Primary Obstacles — Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul may have a problem with women, and Jeb Bush already has been written off by a large share of potential primary voters, according to a new Bloomberg Politics national poll …

Garry Trudeau / The Atlantic Online:

The Abuse of Satire — The following is the text of remarks Garry Trudeau delivered on April 10 at the Long Island University's George Polk Awards ceremony, where he received the George Polk Career Award. — My career—I guess I can officially call it that now—was not my idea.

Discussion: Hit & Run and Washington Post

Jim Walsh / USA Today:

Video captures deadly brawl in Walmart parking lot … The Cottonwood, Arizona police department released a video that appears to show an officer shooting a man. Police say a chaotic brawl broke out between police and members of the Gaver family that soon turned deadly. VPC

Discussion: FOX News Radio and Liberaland

New York Times:

Obama Meets Raúl Castro, Making History — PANAMA — President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met here Saturday in the first face-to-face discussion between the leaders of the two countries in a half-century. — Seated beside Mr. Castro in a small room …

Discussion: Guardian, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Online and The Hinterland Gazette

CNN:
Story highlights — Panama City, Panama (CNN)Ending …

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Raymond Colitt / Bloomberg Business:
Castro Calls Obama Honest Man as Latin American Leaders Criticize Venezuela Sanctions

Discussion: Business Insider

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

The Crusades Haven't Been In the News Lately — It has been a couple of months since Barack Obama suggested that the Crusades were somehow on a par with, or even a justification for, 21st-century Islamic terrorism. I objected to Obama's casual slur at the link, saying, among other things:

Melissa Chan / NY Daily News:

SEE IT: Video shows Tulsa man's last moments alive after accidental police shooting (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT) — It was a mistake. — That's the blasé explanation Oklahoma officials gave after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white deputy who accidentally pulled his gun when he meant to use his Taser.

Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story