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Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Paul Calls White House Pressure On BP ‘Un-American,’ Says That ‘Sometimes Accidents Happen’  —  In an interview on ABC News' Good Morning America today, host George Stephanopoulos pressed GOP Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul on “how far” he would “push” his anti-government views.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Rand Paul Is At It Again  —  Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul, who drew wide attention this week for his reluctant embrace of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, said this morning that President Barack Obama's criticism of BP has sounded “really un-American.”
Michele Salcedo / Associated Press:
Rand Paul: Obama's criticism of BP ‘un-American’  —  WASHINGTON - Taking another unconventional stand, Kentucky's Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul criticized President Barack Obama's handling of the Gulf oil spill Friday as putting “his boot heel on the throat of BP” and “really un-American.”
Discussion: Daily Kos and Roger Ailes
The Politico:
Rand Paul's trial by misfire  —  When Kentucky Republicans cast their lot with Rand Paul, they figured they'd found a genuine outsider who wouldn't kowtow to the old ways of Washington.  —  They were right about that.  —  Just days after roaring through the Republican Senate primary …
ABCNEWS:
Rand Paul Says He's Being ‘Trashed Up and Down’ by ‘Democratic Talking Points’  —  Kentucky GOP Senate Nominee Responds to Critics After Civil Rights Act Comments  —  Rand Paul, the Tea Party's rising star from Kentucky who won the state's GOP Senate primary this week …
Washington Post:
Rand Paul comments about civil rights stir controversy
Mark Tapscott / Beltway Confidential:
More Rand flaps to come and not just in Kentucky
Discussion: sisu
Mark S. Smith / Associated Press:
Rodent scurries by as Obama lauds Wall Street vote  —  WASHINGTON - In his battle with the titans of Wall Street, President Barack Obama almost got upstaged by a rat.  —  But he didn't even seem to notice.  Assuming that's what it was, scurrying in front of his podium Thursday in a sun-drenched Rose Garden.
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New York Times:
Major Parts of the Financial Regulation Overhaul  —  The Senate on Thursday approved a far-reaching financial regulatory bill, 59 to 39.  Democratic Congressional leaders and the Obama administration must now reconcile it with the House bill that was passed in December.  —  Effect Notable differences between
Edmund L. Andrews / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
Holy Cow! We're going to have financial reform.
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Senate passes financial regulation bill
Silla Brush / The Hill:
Wall Street bill nearing finish line as Senate passes legislation
Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: FinReg passes; conference committee looms; joblessness is up
iowahawk:
Why I Won't Be Participating in ‘Draw M******* Day’ (PBUH)  —  One of the most frustrating things that comes with being one of Eastern Iowa's top 500 political satire bloggers is dealing with readers who presume to know where I stand on the issues.  Worse yet, some even seem to think they can dictate the content of my posts.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Story of an Angry Voter  —  Let's imagine a character named Ben.  A couple of decades ago, Ben went to high school.  —  It wasn't easy.  His parents were splitting up.  His friends would cut class to smoke weed.  His sister got pregnant.  But Ben worked hard and graduated …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Lost Decade Looming?  —  Despite a chorus of voices claiming otherwise, we aren't Greece.  We are, however, looking more and more like Japan.  —  For the past few months, much commentary on the economy — some of it posing as reporting — has had one central theme: policy makers are doing too much.
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Chuck DeVore has a staunch conservative record  —  The Senate candidate is a veteran of politics who portrays himself as an outsider.  —  Chuck DeVore argues that his military experience gives him an edge over his primary rivals.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Chuck DeVore's Misleading Claim he was “Shot At In Lebanon”
Discussion: Commentary
Political Punch:
Exclusive: President Obama To Replace Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair*  —  ABC News has learned that President Obama will replace the Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Dennis Blair (ret.) His resignation will come as soon as tomorrow, sources tell ABC News.
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Facing a Rift, U.S. Spy Chief to Step Down
The Hill:
Unions to spend $100M in 2010 campaign to save Dem majorities  —  At least two influential unions will spend close to $100 million on the 2010 election, with most of those funds going to protect incumbents.  —  Union officials told The Hill they plan to help endangered members …
Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
GOP House and Senate committees best Dems in April fundraising  —  Senate and House GOP committees raised more money in April than their Democratic counterparts.  —  The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) outraised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) …
Discussion: CNN
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The Politico:
GOP fingers culprit in Pa. election
Discussion: The Fix and Riehl World View
Charles Krauthammer / Real Clear Politics:
The Fruits of Weakness  —  WASHINGTON — It is perfectly obvious that Iran's latest uranium maneuver, brokered by Brazil and Turkey, is a ruse.  Iran retains more than enough enriched uranium to make a bomb.  And it continues enriching at an accelerated pace and to a greater purity (20 percent).
NEWS.com.au:
'I'm a Marxist' says Dalai Lama, but agrees capitalism has helped China  —  TIBETAN spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says he's a Marxist, yet credits capitalism for bringing new freedoms to China, the communist country that exiled him.  —  “Still I am a Marxist,” the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader …
Mick Dumke / Chicago Reader:
Mayor Daley Threatens to Shoot the Messenger—Namely, Me  —  Mayor Daley loves to bag on the local media, and given my recent line of inquiry into his politics and policies, I've never expected to be greeted with a fruit basket at City Hall.  —  But even I was a bit taken aback this morning …
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Constitution is this year's big best-seller  —  Demand for copies of the U.S. Constitution is skyrocketing.  —  The increased interest comes amid the rise of the Tea Party movement and as both parties cite the Constitution to advance their agendas.  —  The pocket edition of the Constitution …
Discussion: Politics Daily
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats point the finger at Obama's chief of staff for immigration reform's poor progress  —  Rahm Emanuel, who in the past referred to the issue as the ‘third rail of American politics,’ has argued privately that it's a bad time to push an immigration bill.
Discussion: Commentary and Betsy's Page
PE Angels Baseball:
Mojave Cross replaced, then removed  —  Download story podcast  —  The Press-Enterprise  —  The Mojave Cross saga took yet another unexpected turn Thursday, when the contested symbol that vanished last week reappeared briefly before being taken down by federal officials.  —  Story continues below
Ezra Klein:
Infrastructure matters  —  I gave up my car yesterday.  Today I'll head to the Department of Motor Vehicles to turn in my tags.  It's a sad milestone for a native Californian like myself.  The years between birth and 16 were pretty much spent waiting until I get my driver's license.
Discussion: Left for LeDroit and Eschaton
New York Times:
Payback Time: Padded Pensions Add to New York's Fiscal Woes  —  In Yonkers, more than 100 retired police officers and firefighters are collecting pensions greater than their pay when they were working.  One of the youngest, Hugo Tassone, retired at 44 with a base pay of about $74,000 a year.
The Politico:
Poll: Schedule fails to sway public  —  The White House has, for weeks now, rolled out popular health reform benefits well ahead of schedule, items like coverage for young adult children and tax credits for small business, hoping these early deliverables would shore up public support.
 
 
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John / Power Line:
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Discussion: Wake up America and Fausta's Blog
Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
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