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12:20 AM ET, April 13, 2011

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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump tied for first in GOP horserace  —  Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump is now tied with Mike Huckabee for first place when Republicans are asked who they support for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, according to a new national poll.  —  But while a CNN/Opinion Research …
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Mitt Romney to birthers: Barack Obama was born here.  Period.  —  Mitt Romney forcefully said Tuesday night that he believes President Barack Obama was born in America and that “the citizenship test has been passed.”  —  “I think the citizenship test has been passed.
Discussion: CNN
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Quotes: Michele Bachmann in her own words on marriage, judges, a stolen election  —  Here are some quotes from U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, a Republican potential presidential contender, during a 40-minute speech in Pella today:  —  ON A ‘STOLEN ELECTION’: “That's why an election …
Mark Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Trump's Polls: A Reality Check … WASHINGTON - Donald Trump a 2012 presidential frontrunner?  Seriously?  —  That was the way many pundits reacted last week when NBC News and the Wall Street Journal released a national poll of Republicans and found the real-estate mogul and reality-TV star receiving …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Trump courts black backlash
Discussion: Big Journalism, Hot Air and msnbc.com
Piers Morgan:
Tim Pawlenty says “I'm running for President” and comments on Trump as possible opponent
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Weiner: NBC should tell Trump, 'You're fired'
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Pawlenty: 'I'm running for president'
Discussion: Gawker and InvestmentWatch
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Michele Bachmann Calls For Stripping Judges' Power To Enforce Parts Of The Constitution She Doesn't Like
Discussion: Sky Dancing
The Hill:
Rand Paul says he's considering filibuster of budget agreement  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he's considering a filibuster of the budget agreement to fund the government for the remainder of this fiscal year.  —  Paul, who said yesterday that he would vote against the agreement reached …
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Jennifer / Cubachi:
Rand Paul: We should expand our choices and spend less time banning light bulbs
Discussion: Breitbart.tv
Carrie Lukas / Wall Street Journal:
There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap  —  A study of single, childless urban workers between the ages of 22 and 30 found that women earned 8% more than men.  —  Tuesday is Equal Pay Day—so dubbed by the National Committee for Pay Equity, which represents feminist groups including the National Organization …
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Ann Friedman / GOOD:   Equal Pay Day Tips for Working Women
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Obama prevents budget cuts to favorite programs  —  WASHINGTON - A close look at the government shutdown-dodging agreement to cut federal spending by $38 billion reveals that lawmakers significantly eased the fiscal pain by pruning money left over from previous years, using accounting sleight …
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Tim Fernholz / NationalJournal.com:
Budget Cutting Ain't Easy  —  Composition of cuts in budget agreement shows the difficulties of reducing spending for the White House and Congress.  —  President Obama and congressional leaders needed some clever accounting to come up with nearly $40 billion in budget cuts.
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Boehner-Obama Deal Leaves FY11 Spending $773B Above FY08 Level—About as Big an Increase as Obama's Stimulus
Discussion: Fox News and Hot Air
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Ex-Governor Apologizes for Using Song in Ad  —  Some days Charlie Crist is an ally of rock stars, and some days he is their adversary.  —  On Monday, Mr. Crist, the former governor of Florida who, before he left office, helped champion a posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, the front man of the Doors …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Hot Air
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Associated Press:
Charlie Crist apologizes to Talking Heads' David Byrne over campaign song
Holly Bailey / Yahoo! News:
David Byrne forces Charlie Crist to record embarrassing apology for stealing Talking Heads song
Justin Bieber / Haaretz:
Netanyahu cancels Bieber date over refusal to meet kids affected by Gaza rockets  —  PM was scheduled to host pop star at his Jerusalem office; taking advantage of the PR situation, Netanyahu's advisers invited group of kids from communities near Gaza border to attend.
Steven Edwards / canada.com:
UN document would give ‘Mother Earth’ same rights as humans  —  PHOTOS ( 1 )  —  Bolivia is planning to table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” the same rights as humans.  —  UNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Bad news for Congressional Republicans  —  PPP's newest national poll finds that after a little more than 3 months in charge House Republicans have fallen so far out of favor with the American public that it's entirely possible Democrats could take control of the House back next year.
Lbentzterp / CNN:
Civil War still divides Americans  —  Washington (CNN) - It has been 150 years since the Civil War began with the first shots at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, and in some respects views of the Confederacy and the role that slavery played in the events of 1861 still divide the public, according to a new national poll.
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Republicans and the Civil War
Discussion: MyDD
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
AOL, Arianna Huffington Hit with Class Action Suit  —  Jonathan Tasini.  Image via Wikipedia  —  Huffington Post bloggers who think they ought to get paid for their volunteer writing have been litigating their case in the court of public opinion.  Now they're taking it to a real one.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Frank Gaffney-Grover Norquist Islamophobia Feud Erupts In Public At Conservative Conference  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from The Awakening 2011 conference in Lynchburg, VA.  —  As the Tea Party continues to its quest to pull the Republican Party further and further to the right …
Amie Parnes / The Politico:
PRESIDENT AND MICHELLE OBAMA APPEARING ON ‘THE OPRAH SHOW’  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are heading back to the Windy City later this month to appear on “The Oprah Show.”  —  The first couple will be in Chicago to tape the show on April 27 (while in town to attend …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Myths We Need  —  It's worth listening to this episode of The Takeaway on black Confederate soldiers.  I like The Takeaway.  A lot.  I've appeared on the show a few times.  But they really should have called a few historians before they did this show.  A quick Nexis search may have revealed the following:
Discussion: Yglesias and News Desk
Agence France Presse:
US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011  —  WASHINGTON — The US budget deficit shot up 15.7 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2011, the Treasury Department said Wednesday as political knives were being sharpened for a new budget battle.  —  The Treasury reported a deficit …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Paul Krugman:
Why Not A Public Option for Medicare?  —  So, people are always asking what I would do about health care costs.  One answer is that I would do all the things that are in the Affordable Care Act, and more.  —  But if you want a really radical proposal — but one that, unlike privatization …
Discussion: Yglesias, Firedoglake and Eschaton
Vanessa Ruffes / WMAZ-TV:
Children's Lemonade Stand Robbed  —  The seventh-grader at Feagin Mill Middle School says it wasn't too long though before a couple showed up and soured her first business experience.  —  “The man bent down and seen the money jar, and he grabbed it,” Edwards says, recalling what happened Saturday.
Washington Post:
Obama turns to his bipartisan deficit commission's blueprint for reducing debt  —  Video: White House press secretary Jay Carney reiterated Monday that President Obama “regrets” his vote in 2006 as a senator against raising the debt ceiling.  (April 11)  —  President Obama plans this week …
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Guardian:
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Charles Abbott / Reuters:
Budget plan cuts food aid, stewardship programs
Discussion: Blogcritics, Grist and Econbrowser
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Virginia Thomas builds tea party network
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Countering the Siege
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
U.S. struggles to assert transparency on Wikileaks suspect's treatment
Discussion: Firedoglake
Jordan Fabian / Ballot Box:
RNC raises $7M in March, but remains $19.8M in the hole
Discussion: CNN, RedState and Ben Smith's Blog
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