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4:15 PM ET, April 19, 2011

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David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Trump Soars  —  Very few people have the luxury of being freely obnoxious.  Most people have to watch what they say for fear of offending their bosses and colleagues.  Others resist saying anything that might make them unpopular.  —  But, in every society, there are a few rare souls …
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Washington Post:
Economic anxiety threatens Obama in 2012, but in poll he edges GOP rivals  —  Deepening economic pessimism has pushed down President Obama's approval rating to a near record low, but he holds an early advantage over prospective 2012 rivals in part because of widespread dissatisfaction …
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Did last week's speech backfire?  —  Did Obama's tough speech last week backfire?... New Washington Post/ABC poll shows his approval rating upside down... Obama to address the deficit/debt in Northern Virginia at 10:15 am ET... Standard & Poor's wake-up call …
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Climate Denialism Promoter Fred Hiatt Hits American Conservatives For Embrace of Climate Denialism  —  The earth's climate is shifting.  Most generally, the planet is getting warmer.  And while many factors contribute to the earth's climate, the key factor in the warming trend is human industrial activity.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Huckabee up in Iowa, Romney otherwise
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Trump: I'll Release My Tax Returns When Obama Releases His Birth Certificate
Discussion: The Note, TPMDC and GOP 12
Analysis By Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Race to the Bottom: Obama, GOP Unpopular
Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Poll shows GOP not happy with its prez candidates
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Barack Obama Chides Local Reporter For His Interruptive And Combative Interview  —  President Barack Obama conducted interviews with a number of reporters yesterday at the White House, talking up his administration's efforts to reduce the budget deficit.  One lucky reporter to get the plum assignment …
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Brad Watson / WFAA-TV:
News 8 goes one-on-one with President Obama  —  NEWS 8 EXCLUSIVE  —  WASHINGTON — News 8 sat down with President Barack Obama at the White House Monday afternoon to discuss the economy, immigration and his approval rating.  —  The president this week is talking up his deficit reduction plan …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama revives immigration reform  —  In the face of mounting political pressure, President Obama will focus on the issue at a White House meeting Tuesday.  —  President Obama is reviving the issue of immigration reform in the face of mounting political pressure as he readies his bid for reelection.
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Is Obama Messing With Texas?  —  President Obama's political advisers often talk about how population shifts in the country could create new electoral battlegrounds, pointing specifically to Arizona, Georgia and Texas.  —  There are several signs that aides to the president have Texas on their minds.
Discussion: RedState, bizjournals and HotAirPundit
Ed Hornick / CNN:
Political Circus: Obama to reporter: ‘Let me finish’  —  Washington (CNN) — Politics is serious business — but not all the time.  —  Will there be a next time?  —  President Barack Obama got into a somewhat tense exchange with a Dallas TV reporter during an interview Monday at the White House.
Discussion: Pundit Press
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
‘Let Me Finish My Answers’  —  President Obama did sit …
Discussion: The Politico
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama the media critic: Say something mean, get on TV
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Shakesville
James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Obama to Texas reporter: ‘Let me finish my answers’
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and FrumForum
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Proper Reaction to S&P Credit Downgrade Threat: Bursting Out Laughing  —  Dave Lindorff managed to scrounge up the best quote from an economist in reaction to S&P's threatened US credit downgrade: … That's about the right reaction to have.  As James Fallows points out …
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Jan Moller / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Gov. Jindal will sign ‘birther’ bill if it reaches his desk  —  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal would sign a bill requiring presidential candidates to provide a copy of their birth certificate to qualify for the Louisiana ballot if it reaches his desk, a spokesman said Monday.
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Fox News:
Why Gov. Brewer Vetoed Arizona's ‘Birther’ Bill: ‘It Serves No Purpose’ | On the Record
Discussion: Ballot Box and Washington Wire
Paul Bignell / The Independent:
Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq  —  Plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world's largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, government documents show.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump: Reagan Was A Con Man Who Couldn't ‘Deliver The Goods’  —  Today, real estate mogul Donald Trump proudly declares that Ronald Reagan is the President he admires most.  Here's Trump on the April 14 edition of Hannity: … Watch it:  —  But in his bestselling book, Art of the Deal …
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
House sets $500K, $520-an-hour contract for DOMA defense  —  Leaders in the House have agreed to pay up to $520 an hour and up to $500,000 to a law firm retained to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act after President Barack Obama instructed the Justice Department not to defend a key part of the law.
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CBS News:
Obama invokes bridge collapse in criticizing GOP budget plan  —  President Obama invoked the 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis while criticizing cuts to infrastructure in the Republican budget plan at a town hall meeting on Tuesday.  —  “According to the Republican budget …
Discussion: Hot Air and Pajamas Media
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama warns students GOP wants to reduce deficit ‘on your backs’
Discussion: AmSpecBlog and The Gateway Pundit
Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
VIDEO: New Hampshire Tea Party Activists Don't See Harm From State Same-Sex Marriage Law  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from Concord, New Hampshire.  —  During a recent trip to Concord, New Hampshire, to cover a Tax Day Tea Party sponsored by Americans for Prosperity …
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Poll: More Americans favor same-sex marriage
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DCCC WASTES NO TIME, LAUNCHES MEDICARE ADS.... On Friday, just about every member of the House Republican caucus voted for a radical budget plan that, among other things, eliminates the Medicare program, replacing it with a privatized voucher system.  This morning, the Democratic Congressional …
Discussion: The Mahablog, TPMDC and Oliver Willis
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
DCCC hitting 25 House Republicans with radio ads over Ryan budget
Discussion: CNN
Myglesias / Yglesias:
People Want To Tax The Rich  —  This is a well-known poll result, but the latest from Marist (PDF) confirms it:  —  One of the most striking aspects of American politics over the past decade has been the unwillingness of moderate/vulnerable Democratic Party members of congress to embrace the median voter's view of this issue.
Discussion: Economix and The New Republic
Sal Bommarito / PolicyMic.com:
A Sense Of Entitlement  —  The federal government offers numerous entitlement programs to assist the needy and the aged.  The principal ones include Social Security (which is self-funded for the most part), Medicare, and Welfare.  These programs have been installed by acts of Congress motivated …
TBogg:
“How much more black could this be?  And the answer is none.  None more black.”  —  Having been forced by the EPA to ship her signature little black dress (seen here and here and here) to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where it will be processed and incinerated, Ann Coulter announces …
Discussion: Rising Hegemon
Andy Rathbun / TwinCities.com:
Petition to recall Wisconsin GOP Sen. Sheila Harsdorf to be filed Tuesday  —  More than enough signatures have been collected in an effort to recall Republican Wisconsin state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, organizers announced Monday.  —  Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesman Graeme Zielinski …
Glenn Blain / NY Daily News:
Classic kids games like kickball deemed unsafe by state in effort to increase summer camp regulation  —  State bureaucrats have created a list of ‘risky activities’ for kids at summer camp.  The list includes freeze tag, Wiffle Ball and kickball, among other games and activities.
 
 
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Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Arab American Group Praises Mitch Daniels As ‘The Adult In The Room’
Jim Stratton / Orlando Sentinel:
State launches probe into campaign to provide superhero capes to jobless
Victor Davis Hanson / Pajamas Media:
Patient Obama  —  Last week the president gave a speech …
Discussion: The Other McCain
Don Loos / Big Government:
Former SEIU Official Appointed by Obama to Investigate Union Corruption, Cuts Number of Investigators
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Weasel Zippers
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
U.S. Debt Tops $14.3 Trillion for First Time
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Monty Pelerin / American Thinker:
It's All Coming Apart
Discussion: FrumForum
Jonathan Macey / Wall Street Journal:
Deconstructing the Galleon Insider Trading Case
Helen Percival / FRANCE 24:
Riots break out in north as Jonathan wins by landslide
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 Earlier Items: 
Rasmussen Reports:
61% Oppose U.S. Citizenship for Children Born to Illegal Immigrants
Brad DeLong / Financial Times:
S&P aims to whip Congress into debt action
Discussion: MyDD and The Atlantic Online
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Thought the financial crisis was bad? Wait till the debt ceiling caves in.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Mark McDonald / New York Times:
Grete Waitz, Marathon Champion, Dies at 57
Discussion: Runnin' Scared and Gothamist
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Durbin warns Gang of Six deficit plan could produce Social Security cuts
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
There was a time when Paul Ryan thought the Federal Debt was too small