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10:05 AM ET, April 2, 2011

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New York Times:
Deadly Protests for Koran Burning Reach Kandahar  —  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Violent protests over the burning of a Koran in Florida flared for a second straight day, with young men rampaging through the streets of this southern capital, flying Taliban flags and wielding sticks.
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Una Moore / UN Dispatch:
This Attack is Different  —  Mark asked me to respond to today's attack on UN staff in Mazar-i-Sharif.  This post is my initial reaction.  —  Kabul, Afghanistan - Foreigners have been killed in Afghanistan before, and today's attack was not the first fatal attack on UN staff.
Ismail Sameem / Reuters:
Nine dead in Afghan Koran burning protests
New York Times:
Afghans Avenge Florida Koran Burning, Killing 12
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Afghan mob kills at least 12 UN workers in protest over Terry Jones's Koran-burning
Discussion: CBS News and Pajamas Media
Tom A. Peter / Christian Science Monitor:
UN staff killed by Afghan mob enraged over Florida Quran burning
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Truthdig
John Nolte / Big Government:
Devastating New Ad Might Be Game Changer in Wisconsin's Crucial April 5th Election  —  As is the case with any important election, events are happening fast as we approach the final weekend prior to the crucial Tuesday April 5 vote that will ultimately decide the future of Wisconsin for a generation to come.
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David Weigel / Weigel:
Wisconsin Unions Attack Prosser for Calling a Judge a “Total Bitch”  —  This is one of the closing arguments against David Prosser in Wisconsin, from the Greater Wisconsin Committee.  —  The backstory: … So the video in the ad of Prosser looking like Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon is not from the incident.
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Dem Party of Wisconsin: Expect at Least Six Recall Elections
Discussion: Daily Kos
Robert Costa / National Review:
Paul Rankles Reid on Libya  —  Washington — Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), a Tea Party favorite, has boxed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) into a corner.  After a quiet day of quorum calls and speeches, Reid abruptly adjourned the upper chamber Thursday and postponed votes until Monday.
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Republicans: No deal on budget cuts
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner: Government shutdown would cost more money than it would save
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Reid jabs Tea Party: ‘There were tens of them’ at DC rally
Jon Terbush / TPMDC:
Poll: Americans Wrongly Estimate $178 Billion In Fed.  Budget Goes To Public Broadcasting  —  In a CNN poll of American adults released Friday, the median guess on what percentage of the federal budget goes to public broadcasting was 5%.  With a $3.55 trillion budget last year …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Americans flunk budget IQ test
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
King Barack I  —  Many of us supported this president because he promised to bring back the constitutional balance after the theories of Yoo, Delahunty, et al put the president on a par with emperors and kings in wartime.  And yet in this Libya move, what difference is there between Bush and Obama?
Discussion: The Other McCain and Instapundit
CNN:
Barbour's wife ‘horrified’ at presidential prospects  —  (CNN)- The wife of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says she is “horrified” that her husband is seriously considering a bid for the presidency.  —  In an interview with CNN affiliate WLOX in Biloxi, Marsha Barbour admitted the …
Wes Barrett / Fox News:
Bachmann Tops Romney in First Quarter Fundraising  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., raised a combined total of $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, outgaining presumed presidential contender Mitt Romney who raised $1.9 million over the same period.  —  Bachmann's political action committee …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann collects $2 million in first fundraising quarter
Discussion: American Power and Taylor Marsh
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Bachmann's $ haul tops Romney's
Discussion: CNN and AmSpecBlog
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Obama, Libya, and Me  —  One of the reasons to vote for someone for president — perhaps the key reason, in fact — is good judgment.  Hillary Clinton may have taken a lot of flack for her “3 am phone call” ad during the Democratic primaries in 2008, but she was basically right: ideologically …
Daily Mail:
Obama: All federal vehicles MUST be environmentally friendly by 2015 - except my limo  —  Barack Obama's presidential limousine will be exempt from his drive to make all government vehicles environmentally friendly, the Secret Service has revealed.  —  The president last week insisted …
Louise Gray / Telegraph:
Cows fed linseed to stop them belching  —  Dairy farmers in Britain are doing their bit for the environment by feeding cows a special “health food” diet to make them burp and break wind less.  —  Feeding cattle linseed can reduce the amount of methane by up to 40 per cent …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
John / Power Line:
Are We Doomed?  —  I grew up in a farm state, South Dakota, and still recall a joke that was then popular.  It grew out of the fact that the number of farmers in the U.S. was constantly declining, while at the same time the Department of Agriculture was steadily growing.
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Trent Franks Warns 'I Don't Know That The Country Can Survive' If President Obama Is Reelected  —  Tomorrow, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) will hold a press conference to announce if he will run for Arizona's Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ).  (Current rumors indicate Franks may pass on a bid.)
News from the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
Chancellor's message on academic freedom and open records  —  Note: To view a letter from UW-Madison legal counsel regarding the records request for Professor Cronon's emails, click here.  —  Members of the campus community,  —  Two weeks ago UW-Madison received an open records request …
Discussion: TPMDC, Emptywheel, Shakesville and JSOnline
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Scott Brown blasts Dems' checkup  —  Senator, kin ‘disturbed’ by health records search  —  U.S. Sen. Scott Brown — an upstart Blue State Republican in the cross hairs of national Democrats — is lashing out at the party's opposition researchers, accusing them of prying …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Donald Trump gets regular Fox News spot  —  Donald Trump, who says he is seriously considering a presidential run, will now appear on Fox News every Monday morning.  —  A Fox News representative, Dana Klinghoffer, said that Trump will be a regular guest, not a contributor, and thus will not be paid.
Discussion: Mediaite, Salon and News Hounds
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
RNC proposes its own debates — to raise money
Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Unions Get Ugly
J. Bradford DeLong / Project Syndicate:
The Anatomy of Slow Recovery
Discussion: Yglesias and Paul Krugman
Ben Forer / ABCNEWS:
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Jake Sherman / Reuters:
Darrell Issa, Department of Justice clash on gun probe
 Earlier Items: 
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
Does A Tea Party Rally Attracting “Dozens” Qualify As News?
Discussion: Bloomberg
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Intel analyst to CNN host: “You're just carrying water for Mr. Obama”
Discussion: The Last Tradition