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8:55 AM ET, April 28, 2010

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Adam Smith / The Buzz:
Marco Rubio speaks out on AZ immigration law  —  Here's his statement:
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Orlando Sentinel:
Rove says he has ‘problems’ with AZ immigration law  —  THE VILLAGES - Karl Rove, chief political strategist for former President George W. Bush, today questioned a controversial new Arizona law designed to cut down on illegal immigration by making it a crime to not produce proof of citizenship when a law enforcement officer demands it.
CNN:
Arizona law ‘poorly conceived,’ says Obama
Washington Post:
Poll finds Americans in an anti-incumbent mood as midterm elections near  —  Members of Congress face the most anti-incumbent electorate since 1994, with less than a third of all voters saying they are inclined to support their representatives in November, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Discussion: Below The Beltway
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
ABC News Poll: Ahead of 2010 Midterm Elections, Incumbent Support Its Lowest Since 1994  —  More Than Half Say Come November Elections, They'll Look for Someone New  —  A third of registered voters are inclined to reelect their representatives in Congress, the fewest since …
Damian Paletta / Real Time Economics:
Republican Alternative To Democrats' Financial Overhaul Takes Shape  —  Senate Republicans are circulating their own financial overhaul plan as they continue to block the effort by Democrats to bring a White House-backed bill to the Senate floor for a vote.  —  Here are highlights …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Republicans Circulate Draft of Financial Regulation Alternative
Discussion: Open Left
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
The Democratic Message For 2010  —  Here's a sneak peak at the Democratic Party's national election message for 2010, courtesy of a party official.  It'll be unveiled officially by DNC chairman Tim Kaine at a Christian Science Monitor luncheon later today.  The basic point, quite naturally …
Discussion: Swampland
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Louise Story / New York Times:
Goldman on the Defensive Before Senate Panel
Landon Thomas Jr / New York Times:
Europe Worried That Greek Crisis Is Poised to Spread  —  With Greece inching closer to the brink of financial collapse, fear that the debt crisis will spread rattled markets for a second day Wednesday, while an extraordinary collection of global financial leaders gathered in Berlin to seek a solution.
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Bloomberg:
Greece Cut to Junk at S&P as Contagion Spreads  —  Greece's credit rating was cut three steps to junk by Standard and Poor's, the first time a euro member has lost its investment grade since the currency's 1999 debut.  The euro weakened and stock markets throughout the region plunged.
Reuters:
New Arizona law forcing hard choices on migrants  —  (Reuters) - With Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants looming, Guatemalan Samuel Roldan is swapping the family's battered Chevy Suburban, which he feels marks them out as low-income migrants, for a smarter, more corporate-looking Nissan.
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Martha Mendoza / Associated Press:
Mexico issues travel alert over new Arizona law
Bloomberg:
Mexico Issues Travel Warning for Arizona Over Law
Discussion: Politics Daily
Anahad O'Connor / New York Times:
Laura Bush Opens Up About Fatal Crash  —  Laura Bush has finally opened up publicly about the mysterious car accident she had when she was 17, a crash that claimed the life of a high school friend on a dark country road in Midland, Tex.  —  In her new book, “Spoken from the Heart,” …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Laura Bush: ‘Spoken From the Heart’  —  Add to the public bookshelf another new memoir:  —  Laura Bush's Spoken From the Heart  —  The former first lady's memoir will be available early next week, on sale May 4 with the start of a book-tour in McLean and Arlington, Va. and Washington.
Discussion: The Politico
David Weigel / Right Now:
I, Sarah Palin defender  —  Last night I appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann to talk about a story that had been driven into the mainstream by the blog PalinGates.  The story: Palin made three statements that PalinGates believed may have been false, and therefore grounds for perjury.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   Keith Olbermann Gets Bad News on Sarah Palin Perjury Accusation
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Graham: I'll Filibuster My Own Climate Bill Unless Reid Drops Immigration Altogether  —  When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decided that he would bump climate-and-energy legislation behind immigration reform as his next priority, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was apoplectic.
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Sen. Graham says immigration dead until borders are secured
James Q. Lynch / Gazette:
3rd District GOP hopefuls take tough stances on immigration  —  Third District GOP congressional hopefuls called for more R&D on illegal immigration - as in round-up and deport.  —  Speaking at a Tama County Republican forum Monday, six candidates for the GOP nomination to face seven -term Democratic …
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Jason Hancock / Iowa Independent:
Install microchips in illegal immigrants, GOP candidate says
Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Texas gov. shoots, kills ‘wily’ coyote during jog  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Pistol-packing Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a message for wily coyotes out there: Don't mess with my dog.  —  Perry told The Associated Press on Tuesday he needed just one shot from the laser-sighted pistol he sometimes carries …
Fox News:
Has Noah's Ark Been Found on Turkish Mountaintop?  —  The remains of Noah's Ark have been discovered 13,000 feet up a Turkish mountain — according to a sensational claim by evangelical explorers.
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Has Noah's Ark Been Found on Turkish Mountaintop?
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Strict Abortion Measures Enacted in Oklahoma  —  The Oklahoma Legislature voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override vetoes of two highly restrictive abortion measures, one making it a law that women undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before having an abortion.
Mortimer Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Jerusalem Stonewall  —  Demanding a construction freeze in the capital reverses decades of U.S. policy.  —  Thanks to a deadlock engineered by the U.S. government, the Middle East peace process is stalled.  President Obama began this stalemate last year when he called for a settlement freeze …
Discussion: Commentary and Betsy's Page
Reuters:
Why reporters are down on Obama  —  One of the enduring storylines of Barack Obama's presidency, dating back to the earliest days of his candidacy, is that the press loves him.  —  “Most of you covered me.  All of you voted for me,” Obama joked last year at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:
Israel won't honor outpost pledge  —  Legal status, rather than promises to US, will determine their fate.  —  Talkbacks (9)  —  Make JPOST.COM your Home Page  —  Iranian Threat  —  Jewish World  —  Local Israel  —  Arts & Culture  —  Français  —  Classifieds  —  Israel
Discussion: Israel Matzav
 
 
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Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz:
Gates: Hezbollah has more rockets than most governments in the world
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Telegraph:
Suntanned women to be arrested under Islamic dress code
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Steven Teles / Washington Monthly:
Brains on Drugs
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Igor / Wonk Room:
Bill Frist On Health Care Law: ‘I Like The Bill,’ …
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Blankfein supports financial reform legislation
Discussion: American Spectator
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Could Chaffetz top Hatch in 2012?
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Birthers prepare to march on Washington
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The GOP's Bad News Day
Discussion: TPMDC and The Caucus
 

 
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