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7:55 AM ET, April 4, 2009

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A.L. / The Anonymous Liberal:
Being a “Public Christian”  —  Reacting to the Iowa gay marriage ruling today, Rod Dreher writes: … I realize its often hard to appreciate how your words will come across to those who don't share your beliefs, but good grief, is it possible to be more oblivious?
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beliefnet:
Gay marriage forced on Iowa  —  Unanimously, the Iowa Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage a right in that state.  From the ruling: … But: … For “each generation,” read not “as reflected in the opinions of their elected representatives,” but “as we judges choose.”
Mark kende / PrawfsBlawg:
First Thoughts on Iowa Gay Marriage Decision
Alaska_Politics / Anchorage Daily News:
Todd Palin's half-sister arrested for burglary  —  From Zaz Hollander in Wasilla:  —  Todd Palin's half-sister was arrested Thursday after police say she broke into a Wasilla home for the second time this week to steal money.  —  Palin is the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin.  He declined comment.
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Wall Street Journal:
Hedge Fund Paid Summers $5.2 Million in Past Year  —  WASHINGTON — Top White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers received about $5.2 million over the past year in compensation from hedge fund D.E. Shaw, and also received hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees from major financial institutions.
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Washington Post:   White House Economics Aide Summers Discloses Income
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
W.H. team discloses TARP firm ties
Discussion: New York Times
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
‘Holy Hell’ Over Torture Memos  —  Attorney General Eric Holder wants to release classified Bush-era interrogation memos.  But U.S. intel officials are fiercely lobbying the White House to block him from moving forward.  —  A fierce internal battle within the White House over the disclosure …
Washington Post:
Gates Planning Major Changes in Defense Programs, Budget  —  Proposal Said to Move Focus To Counterinsurgency Efforts  —  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is expected to announce on Monday the restructuring of several dozen major defense programs as part of the Obama administration's bid …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Washington Post:
Administration Seeks an Out On Bailout Rules for Firms  —  Officials Worry Constraints Set by Congress Deter Participation  —  The Obama administration is engineering its new bailout initiatives in a way that it believes will allow firms benefiting from the programs to avoid restrictions imposed …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Obama on Binghamton shootings; and a strange one from Gov. Paterson  —  Traveling in Europe this week, President Obama's White House released a statement after the fatal shootings in Binghamton, N.Y., today that apparently killed 13 people plus the shooter, and injured others.
Matthew Syed / Times of London:
Barack Obama fails to win Nato troops he wants for Afghanistan  —  Michael Evans and David Charter in Strasbourg  —  Barack Obama made an impassioned plea to America's allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, warning that failure to do so would leave Europe vulnerable to more terrorist atrocities.
Fox News:
Taliban Chief Claims Responsibility for N.Y. Shooting Massacre  —  A Pakistani Taliban militant leader has claimed responsibility for the attack on a U.S. immigration center in New York state in which 13 people were killed, Reuters reported.  —  “I accept responsibility.  They were my men.
Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
It's a Depression  —  The March employment numbers, out this morning, are bleak: 8.5 percent of Americans officially unemployed, 663,000 more jobs lost.  But if you include people who are out of work and have given up trying to find a job, the real unemployment rate is 9 percent.
Boston Globe:
Times co. threatens to shut down Globe  —  The New York Times Co. has threatened to shut the Boston Globe unless the newspaper's unions swiftly agree to $20 million in concessions, union leaders said.  —  Executives from the Times Co. and Globe made the demands Thursday morning …
Steve Aquino / Mother Jones:
Should Obama Control the Internet?  —  A new bill would give the President emergency authority to halt web traffic and access private data.  —  Post Comment  —  Should President Obama have the power to shut down domestic Internet traffic during a state of emergency?
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Richard L. Hasen / ACSBlog:
If Norm Coleman Makes a Federal Case of It, What Will Happen?  —  By Richard L. Hasen, the William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and author of the Election Law Blog.  —  Following an order issued earlier in the week by the three-judge court hearing …
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Cynthia Dizikes / MinnPost:
Coleman travels to Washington and talks - a little
Discussion: TPMDC
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
13 Shot Dead During a Class on Citizenship  —  A gunman invaded an immigration services center in downtown Binghamton, N.Y., during citizenship classes on Friday and shot 13 people to death and critically wounded 4 others before killing himself in a paroxysm of violence that turned a quiet civic setting into scenes of carnage and chaos.
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Judson Berger / Fox News:
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Ginger Thompson / New York Times:
Mexican and U.S. Attorneys General Confer to Strengthen Cooperation on Drug Violence
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Daniel Dombey / Financial Times:
US may cede to Iran's nuclear ambition
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Newsdesk / Clout St:
Gov. Pat Quinn signs construction plan, Rod Blagojevich reform measures into law
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama-era goodwill for Rice at U.N.
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Discussion: Hotline On Call
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Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
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