memeorandum: President Obama's Top 10 jokes (Adam B. Lerner/Politico)

12:50 PM ET, April 26, 2015

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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Obama jokes about his fourth-quarter ‘bucket list’ at WHCD — President Obama came out swinging in his speech at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night, mocking his critics and taking various shots at Republicans and members of the media.

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, The Moderate Voice and Political Wire

Adam B. Lerner / Politico:

President Obama's Top 10 jokes — During an interview with Variety before headlining the White House Correspondents' Dinner, “Saturday Night Live'"s Cecily Strong made a bold proclamation about President Barack Obama: “He's known as an amazingly funny guy,” she said. “He's maybe our funniest president.”

Discussion: ABC News

New York Times:

Russian Hackers Read Obama's Unclassified Emails, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — Some of President Obama's email correspondence was swept up by Russian hackers last year in a breach of the White House's unclassified computer system that was far more intrusive and worrisome …

Discussion: Washington Post, Fox News, BarbWire.com, Al Jazeera English, The Verge, The Gateway Pundit and Hullabaloo

Maura Pally / Clinton Foundation:

A Commitment to Honesty, Transparency, and Accountability — Over the past few days, many questions have been raised about the Clinton Foundation, its initiatives, and the financial support that allows us to do the uniquely impactful philanthropic work that we do at home and around the world.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Liberaland, Weekly Standard, Washington Post, Mediaite, Yahoo Politics, The Hinterland Gazette and The Daily Caller

New York Times:

George W. Bush Opens Up About 2016 Race — LAS VEGAS - Former President George W. Bush offered rare, and broad-ranging, remarks Saturday night about current national security threats and the 2016 presidential campaign to a large audience of Jewish donors, suggesting that sanctions on Iran …

Discussion: Hot Air and Political Wire

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Is anyone afraid of Jeb Bush? — Jeb Bush jolted his prospective rivals for the Republican presidential nomination last winter when he dived with unexpected aggressiveness into the 2016 campaign. Few of them seem to be quaking now. — The former Florida governor is still the biggest name …

Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Michigan governor Rick Snyder set to enter Republican 2016 presidential race

Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air, Progress Pond, No More Mister Nice Blog, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript: 'Clinton Cash??? Author Peter Schweizer — This is a rush transcript for April 26, 2015. It will be updated and may contain errors. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST: And the author of “Clinton Clash,” Peter Schweizer, joins us now. — Thank you for joining us this morning, Peter.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Politico

Eric Owens / The Daily Caller:
HILL-ARIOUS: Bill Clinton's Wife Condemns ‘Scourge Of Sexual Assault’ In First Big Speech

Discussion: Power Line

Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Shocker: Turns Out Clinton Scandal Author Isn't Publishing A Jeb Bush Book!

Discussion: FOX News Radio and Raw Story

Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:

Gay-rights advocates torpedo GoFundMe campaign for Christian-owned bakery … A crowdfunding campaign that had raised more than $109,000 for the Christian-owned bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Oregon was removed Saturday after complaints from gay-rights advocates.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and The Daily Caller

Kathryn Schroeder / opposingviews.com/homepage.xml:
Judge: Oregon Bakery Should Pay Lesbian Couple $135K

Discussion: Oregonian, FOX News Radio, The Gateway Pundit and Joe. My. God.

George Rede / Oregonian:
Same-sex couple in Sweet Cakes controversy should receive $135,000, hearings officer says

Discussion: Fox News, The Moderate Voice, Samaritan's Purse, Joe. My. God., The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, GoLocalPDX.com, The Gateway Pundit, ThinkProgress and Clayton Cramer

Corey Robin / Salon:

Our perverse centrist patriots: Everything the elite media gets wrong about American politics — George Packer is bored with American politics. “The 2016 campaign doesn't seem like fun to me,” he writes in The New Yorker. Today's politics “doesn't quicken my pulse.”

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Crooked Timber and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality

Sam Radwany / CBS Minnesota:

Somali Families Rally At State Capitol Over Terror Arrests — ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Dozens of local Somali families gathered at the State Capitol Saturday afternoon, calling for the release of six terror suspects. — They're calling for the government to stop what they see as attacks against them …

Discussion: Power Line, The Gateway Pundit and Rick Kupchella's

Suzanne Daley / New York Times:

Speeding in Finland Can Cost a Fortune, if You Already Have One — HELSINKI, Finland — Getting a speeding ticket is not a feel-good moment for anyone. But consider Reima Kuisla, a Finnish businessman. — He was recently fined 54,024 euros (about $58,000) for traveling a modest, if illegal, 64 miles per hour in a 50 m.p.h. zone.

New York Times:

Scenes of Chaos in Baltimore as Thousands Protest Freddie Gray's Death — BALTIMORE — A largely peaceful protest over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who suffered a spinal cord injury in police custody, gave way to scattered scenes of chaos here on Saturday night …

Discussion: Associated Press, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hit & Run and The Agonist