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11:50 AM ET, April 4, 2009

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Alamgir Bitani / Reuters:
Pakistani Taliban chief claims U.S. shooting  —  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militant leader Baituallah Mehsud claimed on Saturday responsibility for an attack on a U.S. immigration center in New York state in which 13 people were killed.  —  “I accept responsibility.
Discussion: RedState
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 …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and Wall Street's ownership of government  —  White House officials yesterday released their personal financial disclosure forms, and included in the millions of dollars which top Obama economics adviser Larry Summers made from Wall Street in 2008 is this detail:
Discussion: The Sideshow and Eschaton
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Washington Post:
White House Economics Aide Summers Discloses Income  —  Summers Earned Salary From Hedge Fund, Speaking Fees From Wall St. Firms  —  Lawrence H. Summers, one of President Obama's top economic advisers, collected roughly $5.2 million in compensation from hedge fund D.E. Shaw over the past year …
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
W.H. team discloses TARP firm ties
Discussion: New York Times
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?
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and New York Times
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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 …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Obama in Europe: overtures to ovations
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Sarah Palin Lashes Out at Levi Johnston for Sex Talk on Tyra  —  Levi Johnston is in big trouble at the Sarah Palin household.  —  After taking about sex on The Tyra Banks Show, Johnston - the 18-year-old father of Bristol Palin's baby - was hit with a blistering response from Bristol's mother, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Ryan Powers / Think Progress:
Conservatives Holding Up Increasing Number Of Key Obama Nominees  —  Conservatives in Congress and in the media are attempting to block or delay a growing number of critical nominees for what amount to ideological witch hunts and self-interested horse-trading.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
GOP Rep Blasts Rush As Not “Serious” And An “Entertainer”  —  Uh oh — looks like another Republican may be forced to go on the Limbaugh Death March.  —  In comments that passed unnoticed, Rep Zach Wamp of Tennessee, who's running for Governor, blasted Rush Limbaugh twice on CNN as a mere …
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?
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Gawker
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Benjamin L. Cardin / Washington Post:
A Plan to Save Our Free Press
 
 
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
U.S to Lift Some Curbs on Travel to Cuba
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Ginger Thompson / New York Times:
Mexican and U.S. Attorneys General Confer to Strengthen Cooperation on Drug Violence
Discussion: TalkLeft
Daniel Dombey / Financial Times:
US may cede to Iran's nuclear ambition
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Coleman travels to Washington and talks - a little
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