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5:40 PM ET, March 28, 2010

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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Presses Karzai for Crackdown on Corruption  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, his first as commander in chief to the site of the war he inherited and has stamped as his own.  —  Air Force One landed at nighttime at Bagram Air Base …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
W.H. plans strong hand with Hill
ABCNEWS:
Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan
BBC:
Obama hails forces on Afghan trip
Discussion: Truthdig
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Obama presses Karzai to fight Afghan corruption
Discussion: TPMDC
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
CNN on Size of Searchlight Tea Party Rally: “Hundreds of People, At Least Dozens”  —  Just in case you still trusted the state-run media...  CNN on size of Saturday's rally: “At least dozens of people.”  —  This is dozens?  —  American Border Patrol Photos  —  NewsBusters reported on CNN's anti-Tea Party bias:
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Laura Rozen / Laura Rozen's Blog:
Fierce debate on Israel underway inside Obama administration (UPDATED)  —  Since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's tense visit to the White House last week, an intense debate inside the Obama administration about how to proceed with Netanyahu to advance the Middle East peace process …
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Jerusalem Post:
‘Obama resigned to nuclear Iran’  —  Bolton says Washington pressuring Israel not to strike nuke facilities.  —  Talkbacks (41)  —  Make JPOST.COM your Home Page  —  Iranian Threat  —  Jewish World  —  Local Israel  —  Arts & Culture  —  Français  —  Classifieds  —  Israel
Discussion: Enduring America
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Imagining an Israeli Strike on Iran
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
‘Septet’ continues to discuss US demands
Discussion: Hot Air, Commentary and Power Line
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Newbie / The Jawa Report:
FBI conducts raids.  (UPDATE)  —  Something is afoot... multiple raids overnight in the upper mid-section of the country.  —  WXYZ … Then raids by the Cleveland FBI inSandusky … Updates when we get them...  Update(Matt Damon): Add another location to the list of raid locations...Hammond, Indiana.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: Those who voted against healthcare will be hurt in November  —  Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the architect of the Democrats' large Senate majority, predicted Sunday that healthcare reform would be an asset for Democratic candidates in November.  —  While Republicans have pledged …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico Live's Blog:
Graham: Obama done ‘almost nothing’ on immigration
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
White House presses forward on talks to shut down Guantanamo
Discussion: CNN
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
RNC RAISES MONEY FOR HANNITY.... Former Bush speechwriter David Frum, recently fired from AEI for telling Republicans what they didn't want to hear, noted the other day, “Republicans originally thought that Fox [News] worked for us, and now we are discovering we work for Fox.”
Discussion: The Impolitic and Riehl World View
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Recess Appointments  —  Craig Becker is getting all the attention out of yesterday's batch of recess appointments, but a fuller look at the list is really required to understand how absurd the level of GOP obstructionism has become.  For example: … There are also others.  But I've picked these out.
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Tony Romm / The Hill:
Mikulski: Recess appointments show need for rule reform
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama Bypasses Senate Process, Filling 15 Posts
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
UNAWARE OF THE CONTRADICTION.... There's an old joke that goes something like this: my neighbor went to public schools before joining the military.  He went to college on the G.I. Bill, bought his first home through the FHA, and received his health care through the V.A. and Medicare.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Rage Is Not About Health Care  —  THERE were times when last Sunday's great G.O.P. health care implosion threatened to bring the thrill back to reality television.  On ABC's “This Week,” a frothing and filibustering Karl Rove all but lost it in a debate with the Obama strategist David Plouffe.
Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Florida poll: Healthcare law hurts Obama, Democrats  —  A new poll shows the healthcare law is bad political medicine for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, President Barack Obama and his domestic agenda.  —  MCAPUTO@MIAMIHERALD.COM  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters dislike the new healthcare law …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats threaten companies hit hard by health care bill  —  Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles (Susan Walsh/AP)  —  Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has summoned some of the nation's top executives to Capitol Hill to defend their assessment …
Washington Post:
Washington Post poll finds split on health-care law remains deep  —  Americans overwhelmingly see the new health-care law as a major shift in the direction of the country, but they remain as deeply divided today over the changes as they were throughout the long congressional debate, according to a Washington Post poll.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Obama comes up empty with Final Four picks
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