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4:05 PM ET, April 5, 2011

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Paul D. Ryan / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Path to Prosperity  —  Our budget cuts $6.2 trillion in spending from the president's budget over the next 10 years and puts the nation on track to pay off our national debt.  —  Congress is currently embroiled in a funding fight over how much to spend on less than one-fifth of the federal budget for the next six months.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Moment of Truth  —  It was a season of fiscal perestroika.  Last fall, the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission released a bold report on how to avoid an economic catastrophe.  For a few weeks, the think tanks and government offices were alive with proposals to reduce debt and reform entitlements …
New York Times:
Obama Rejects Further Budget Stopgaps, With Shutdown Near  —  WASHINGTON — Congress and the White House veered toward a fiscal collision on Tuesday as the Obama administration rejected a short-term House Republican demand to cut $12 billion now in exchange for keeping the government open for one more week.
Free exchange:
Best budget ever  —  PAUL RYAN has officially revealed the House Republicans' budget proposal, and we will have a detailed analysis of it up in short order.  Reactions to the plan will vary (sharply, it's safe to say).  But whatever your take on the policy proposals, it's worth approaching …
Tim Fernholz / NationalJournal.com:
The Ryan Budget: Big Cuts, Bigger Questions  —  House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan's 2012 budget is estimated to cost $6.2 trillion less over 10 years than President Obama's plan, with an initial deficit of $950 billion next year that decreases, along with government debt, over time.
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Paul Ryan Slams Medicaid's Middle Class Beneficiaries As The New Welfare Queens  —  The essence of Paul Ryan's Ryan Ripoff budget is hiding the ball.  Steep cuts in Medicare—but not for anyone who's old today!  Giant tax cuts for the rich—but tax hikes for the middle class!
M.S. / Democracy in America:
You put the load right on me  —  PAUL RYAN'S plan to replace Medicare with a system of vouchers for seniors to buy health care on the private market has only been vaguely described, as of this writing.  But there is one thing about it that's fairly clear, regardless of what's in the details …
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Paul Ryan's Plan Counts On Reducing Unemployment To Below “Full Employment” Level — By Magic!
Discussion: The Incidental Economist and TPMDC
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan …
Discussion: Salon and TPMDC
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Palin offers praise for Ryan's budget
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Poor Are Easy Targets
Discussion: The New Republic and Truthout
Sara Jerome / The Hill:
Ex-NPR chief: House Republicans have thrust NPR into ‘turmoil’  —  The change of power in the House has thrust NPR into “turmoil,” according to the former chief executive of the organization.  —  Vivian Schiller said NPR has been through a “very difficult” time in the past several months.
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner's office says no deal was reached in White House talks  —  Speaker John Boehner's office said a meeting between congressional leaders at the White House Tuesday morning did not resolve the standoff over funding the government for the rest of the year.
appropriations.house.gov:
Another Continuing Resolution Introduced to Prevent Government Shutdown, Cut $12 billion in Spending
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama: ‘Politics and ideology’ should not trigger shutdown
The Daily Caller:
‘Good’ not great: No deal as Boehner talks to Obama about shutdown
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Cowardly, Stupid, and Tragically Wrong  —  The Obama administration's appalling decision to give Khalid Sheikh Mohammed a military trial.  —  Today, by ordering a military trial at Guantanamo for 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants, Attorney General Eric Holder finally put …
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New York Times:
Cowardice Blocks the 9/11 Trial
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
King: Holder should resign for criticizing Gitmo prisoner trial reversal
Discussion: National Review
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Warning Signs Among the GOP  —  It's not inconceivable that Republicans might start seeing things go against them in the court of public opinion, starting with the current spending debate.  —  Until recently, Republicans were taking solace in a number of things as they looked forward to 2012.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Parody gets more views than real Obama launch  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee's parody of Obama's 2012 campaign, released Friday, now has 665,000 views on YouTube.  —  Obama's real launch video, released yesterday: Just 168,000.  —  YouTube's metrics tend to lag a bit …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney leads in NH, Trump makes things interesting  —  Mitt Romney's still the clear early front runner to take the Republican primary in New Hampshire next year but for the first time in our polling of the race PPP finds someone within single digits of him...Donald Trump.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Senate sends repeal of new Form 1099 requirement to Obama  —  Washington (CNN) - The Senate voted Tuesday to repeal a part of the health care reform law that would require businesses to file a 1099 tax form with the government for every purchase they make over $600.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:   Senate finally votes to repeal 1099 measure in health care reform law
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Kaine enters Senate race in Virginia  —  Washington (CNN) - Democratic National Committee Chairman and former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine ended weeks of speculation Tuesday by announcing that he will seek his state's open Senate seat, which is being vacated by Sen. Jim Webb.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Tim Kaine launches Virginia Senate bid
Discussion: The Politico and Ben Smith's Blog
Wall Street Journal:
Coburn vs. Norquist  —  The Senator is right on ethanol and, in this case, on tax subsidies.  —  Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma has a fighting chance to begin reforming Washington's bonehead ethanol policy.  That is unless one prominent conservative organization manages to sabotage his effort.
Discussion: The Foundry and Pajamas Media
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Adam Abrams / White House.gov Blog:
Try the New White House Tax Cut Calculator
Discussion: The Hill
Paul Kengor / American Thinker:
Obama, The God That Failed  —  As someone who has studied, taught, and written about the Middle East for years, I'm the first to concede that President Obama has a tough task.  What would I do about Libya if I were president?  How about Egypt?  —  I'm not exactly sure.
Washington Times:
‘Kill Team’ Brigade commander given wrist slap  —  (U.S. Army photo) Col. Harry D. Tunnell  —  The investigation into those responsible for the Afghanistan “kill team” tactics led to “a letter of admonition” of Col. Harry D. Tunnell IV, reports the Military Times on Tuesday.  According to MT: (bolding is mine)
Abby Johnson / Politics:
Exposing the Planned Parenthood business model  —  Myths about Planned Parenthood are spreading like grassfire.  Thanks to a perfect storm of events, the abortion provider is scrambling to cauterize the biggest PR hit it has ever sustained.  November's election of an overwhelmingly pro-life Congress …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Minority Report
 
 
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Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Pawlenty latest to seek Christie nod
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Amanda Carey / The Daily Caller:
Congress moves to repeal slush fund used for anti-obesity campaigns
Discussion: Moonbattery
Anat Shenker-Osorio / Christian Science Monitor:
Do you think the poor are lazy?
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Craig Wilson / USA Today:
Tina Fey puts on her big-girl ‘Bossypants’
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Matthews: 'Maybe It's God's Will Obama Not Have a Reasonable GOP Opponent'
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Robert Greenwald / The Huffington Post:
How Much Are You Paying in Taxes for War This Year?
CNN:
Radiation in water rushing into sea tests millions of times over limit
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