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6:15 PM ET, April 22, 2010

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BANKS: Deposits Guaranteed … Through the great banking houses of Manhattan last week ran wild-eyed alarm.  Big bankers stared at one another in anger and astonishment.  A bill just passed by both houses of Congress would rivet upon their institutions what they considered a monstrous system of guaranteeing bank deposits.
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The White House:
Remarks by the President on Wall Street Reform Cooper Union, New York, New York  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you very much.  Well, thank you.  It is good to be back.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in New York, it is good to be back in the Great Hall at Cooper Union.
Ezra Klein:
What would FDR do?  —  In 1936, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the podium at Madison Square Garden to deliver a message to his critics.  “We [have] had to struggle with the old enemies of peace,” he said.  “Business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering.
Discussion: New Deal 2.0 and Newsweek Blogs
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Higher Taxes: The Solution to Obscene Wall Street Profits  —  Ezra Klein uses some charts and graphs to demonstrate how profits and compensation have skyrocketed on Wall Street, and concludes: … I don't really understand this progressive passion for trying to micromanage the structure of the American economy.
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Issues Sharp Call for Reforms on Wall Street
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
‘South Park’ Episode Is Altered After Muslim Group's Warning  —  A message posted on SouthParkStudios.com, the Web site of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's production company.  —  8:56 a.m. |  Updated  —  An episode of “South Park” that continued a story line involving the Prophet Muhammad …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Puss-TV vs Non-Puss TV  —  If you try to access the latest episode of South Park online, you get the message above.  —  I know I'm a broken record, but the two-part 200th episode was about as close to genius - and hardcore fan-pandering - as you can get.  Hennifer Lopez, Mr Hat …
Discussion: The Awl and NewsReal Blog
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Comedy Central cowers in the face of a murder threat/warning against “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.  —  The NYT reports: … Did Revolution Muslim truly threaten Stone and Parker or was it merely warning them?  That is, were they indicating that they would commit and act …
BBC:
South Park warned on Muhammad
NBC Chicago:
Redactions Revealed: The Six Secrets You Need to Know From the Obama Subpoena Request  —  Former governor Rod Blagojevich's defense team asked Thursday to issue a trial subpoena to the President of the United States of America.  —  The motion, intended to be heavily redacted …
Discussion: Hot Air and Real Clear Politics
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Mediaite Exclusive: Censored Portions of Blago Subpoena May Implicate Team Obama  —  Today in United States v. Rod Blagojevich: following up on his 2008 claims that then-Senator Barack Obama was one of a few people who could testify to his innocence, his defense team issued a motion today to subpoena the President to testify in court.
WBBM-TV:
Blagojevich Defense Team Moves To Subpoena Obama  —  Defense Says Obama's Story Is Different From Likely Prosecution Witnesses  —  CHICAGO (CBS) ― The defense team for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich has moved to subpoena President Barack Obama to testify at Blagojevich's corruption trial.
Discussion: National Review
Reuters:
Exclusive: WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients  —  (Reuters) - One after another, shortly after a diagnosis of breast cancer, each of the women learned that her health insurance had been canceled.  First there was Yenny Hsu, who lived and worked in Los Angeles.
Tim Shipman / Daily Mail:
'I've gone from being Churchill to a Nazi in a week': Clegg defends attack on Britain's ‘delusions of grandeur’ over WWII  —  A rattled Nick Clegg today sought to defend himself over his claim that the British people have a ‘more insidious cross to bear’ than Germany over World War II.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Clegg and America  —  The sudden prospect (though not likelihood) …
Discussion: Mediaite, Eunomia and The Daily Dish
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Obama suggests value-added tax may be an option
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Washington Post:
Reid says Senate will consider financial overhaul bill Monday
Reuters:
The tea party's exaggerated importance  —  2009 was the year when many journalists concluded they were slow to recognize the anti-government, anti-Obama rage that gave birth to the tea party movement.  —  2010 is the year when news organizations have decided to prove they get it.  —  And get it.
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Christina Kauffman / YD Home:
Gingrich draws crowd to York speech
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
Obama administration to appeal prayer ruling  —  From NBC's Pete Williams  —  The Justice Department says it intends to appeal a federal court ruling that found the National Day of Prayer to be a violation of the separation between church and state.  —  The ruling came in a lawsuit filed …
Discussion: The Blotter
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CNN:
U.S. appeals ruling striking down National Day of Prayer
George F. Will / Press Association:
Bringing Thunder-ous change to New Jersey  —  The bridge spanning the Delaware River connects New Jersey's capital with this town where the nation's most interesting governor occasionally eats lunch at Cafe Antonio.  It also connects New Jersey's government with reality.
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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Christie Targets Public-Employee Unions
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Michael Steele Acknowledges GOP Had “Southern Strategy” For Decades  —  A lot of people are pointing to a new set of remarks Michael Steele made about the Republican Party and race, in which Steele acknowledged that the GOP hasn't given African Americans a reason to support the party.
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Thomas Fitzgerald / Philly.com:
In Pa. House race, identity politics with a twist  —  It's happened so often that it's now a cultural cliche: the gay politician pretending to be straight.  In most parts of the nation, homosexuality or bisexuality is a clear electoral liability.  —  Not in Center City's 182d state House district.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Moonbattery
Marist Poll:
4/22: Making Change with the 50 Dollar Bill  —  A Republican congressman from North Carolina has proposed legislation that would replace the image of President Ulysses S. Grant on the fifty dollar bill with that of President Ronald Reagan.  Do Americans want this change to occur?
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Conservative Radio Silence On Financial Regulation  —  Yesterday I commented on the miraculous nature of the sudden revival of financial reform.  One other key element in this upsurge is the intellectual disarray on the right.  Conservatives do not know what to say or think about this.
Associated Press:
Iran begins war games in Persian Gulf oil route  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard held war games Thursday in the strategic Persian Gulf oil route, the Hormuz Strait, a show of its military strength at a time when the country's leaders are depicting President Barack Obama's new nuclear policy as a threat.
Discussion: Defense Tech, The Page and Corrente
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Cheney: Telling Leahy to ‘f*ck’ himself was ‘sort of the best thing I ever did.’  —  In 2004, then-Vice President Dick Cheney had a “frank exchange of views” with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on the Senate floor over Cheney's ties to Halliburton and President Bush's judicial nominees.
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2010  —  The first Kaiser Health Tracking Poll fielded since the passage of health reform last month finds that 8 in 10 Americans know that President Obama signed the legislation into law.  But 55 percent say they are confused about the law and more than half …
Discussion: The Fix, Daily Kos and USA Today
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Anderson Cooper Asks Birther Arizona Rep. Cecil Ash Why He's Perpetuating Internet Rumors  —  Anderson Cooper does a pretty good job with calling out wingnut birther Arizona State Representative Cecil Ash for his decision to support a bill that would make Arizona the first official birther state (edited to make it safe for work):
Fox News:
Rove's Take: Races to Watch in November, Finance Regulation Reform and Tea Party Power  —  This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” April 21, 2010.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight: Get this.  Karl Rove is a roadie?
 
 
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sen. Hutchison gets leadership post
Discussion: The Page
Richard S. Lindzen / Wall Street Journal:
Climate Science In Denial
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Graham: Immigration would ‘destroy ability to do climate change’
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Clay Shirky: On the necessity of waste, the power of institutions …
Discussion: Big Journalism
David Rogers / The Politico:
Dem budget plan postpones pain
Ashish Kumar Sen / Washington Times:
Senior official quits Amnesty International
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Ezra Klein:
Dodd: 'It's not size; we're preoccupied with size.'
Discussion: Firedoglake and Matthew Yglesias
CNN:
Poll: Obama gets thumbs down on Israel
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Millions face tax increases under Dems budget plan
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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