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10:55 AM ET, April 22, 2011

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New York Times:
Nation's Mood at Lowest Level in Two Years, Poll Shows  —  Americans are more pessimistic about the nation's economic outlook and overall direction than they have been at any time since President Obama's first two months in office, when the country was still officially ensnared in the Great Recession …
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Poll: Most Americans oppose raising debt limit  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  Despite Obama administration warnings that failing to do so would devastate the economy, a clear majority of Americans …
New York Times:
New York Times/CBS News Poll: 2012 Republicans, Obama and the Economy  —  Americans are more pessimistic about the nation's economic outlook and overall direction than they have been at any time since President Obama's first two months in office, when the country was still officially ensnared in the Great Recession.
Discussion: CNN
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Electoral Implications of Ensign's Resignation  —  Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada is expected to appoint Dean Heller, currently the Republican incumbent in the state's Second Congressional District, to replace Senator John Ensign, who is resigning.  —  Mr. Heller was already expected …
Discussion: USA Today and Booman Tribune
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Washington Post:
Nevada Sen. John Ensign to resign  —  Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign is expected to resign from office in the near future.  (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jessica Ebelhar) Embattled Nevada Sen. John Ensign (R) announced Thursday night that he will resign from office in early May …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Senator Ensign to Resign Amid Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John Ensign of Nevada, the subject of an ethics investigation related to his affair with the wife of a former top aide, announced Thursday evening that he was resigning, effectively ending the high-profile Senate inquiry …
Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
9/11 Responders To Be Warned They Will Be Screened By FBI's Terrorism Watch List (EXCLUSIVE) … WASHINGTON — A provision in the new 9/11 health bill may be adding insult to injury for people who fell sick after their service in the aftermath of the 2001 Al Qaeda attacks, The Huffington Post has learned.
Discussion: Runnin' Scared and FrumForum
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Attaturk / Firedoglake:
A trio of self-proclaimed GOP heroes  —  Let's have a good solid Bronx Cheer for these three survivors of the burger wars:  —  Cliff Stearns (R-Florida) who added a provision to the 9/11 Responders health care bill last May that requires the tens of thousands of police, firefighters …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Media's Spotlight Shines Less Brightly on Palin  —  One of the few pieces of statistical evidence that we can look toward at this early stage of the presidential campaign is the number of media hits that each candidate is receiving.  Apart from being interesting unto itself, it's plausible that this metric has some predictive power.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Huckabee, Trump, Romney Set Pace for 2012 GOP Field  —  Trump leads among liberal and moderate Republicans  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Donald Trump debuts in a first-place tie in Gallup's latest update of Republicans' preferences for the party's 2012 presidential nomination among potential contenders.
The Onion:
Mitt Romney Haunted By Past Of Trying To Help Uninsured Sick People
Discussion: Washington Post and Boston Globe
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama makes ‘birther’ joke at fundraiser  —  President Obama on Thursday lightened up talk of high gas prices and the budget deficit on his West Coast swing with a joke about those who question his citizenship.  —  “A lot of you got involved when the prospect of electing Barack Hussein Obama to the Oval Office was slim.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Wake up America
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama suggests low poll numbers due to high gas prices  —  President Obama on Thursday suggested his lagging poll numbers are due to high gas prices around the nation.  —  Speaking to supporters at his sixth fundraising event in California, Obama conceded that gas prices are having an effect …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, FrumForum and The Hill
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Krauthammer: Trump is running  —  Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer says Donald Trump reached out to him after a piece he wrote that laced into the developer's potential 2012 bid — a phone call he said convinced him The Donald is running for president.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Patients Are Not Consumers  —  Earlier this week, The Times reported on Congressional backlash against the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a key part of efforts to rein in health care costs.  This backlash was predictable; it is also profoundly irresponsible, as I'll explain in a minute.
The Politico:
Birtherism: Where it all began  —  Just when it appeared that public interest was fading, celebrity developer Donald Trump has revived the theory that President Barack Obama was born overseas and helped expose the depth to which the notion has taken root—a New York Times poll Thursday found that a plurality of Republicans believe it.
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Likability Gap
Discussion: UrbanGrounds and Right Wing News
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Ayn Rand's adult-onset adolescence  —  The movie “Atlas Shrugged,” adapted from Ayn Rand's 1957 novel by the same name, is a triumph of cinematic irony.  A work that lectures us endlessly on the moral superiority of heroic achievement is itself a model of mediocrity.
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Getting Real About Obama's Chances, Part 1  —  As of this writing, the Intrade futures markets give the Democrats a 62 percent chance of holding the White House in 2012, essentially unchanged from a peak of 63 percent a month ago.  Washington conventional wisdom seems to agree.
Discussion: RedState and James Pethokoukis
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Obama: Think about ditching those gas-guzzling SUVs  —  President Obama urged the public Thursday to think about trading in their SUVs for more fuel-efficient vehicles, arguing that gas-guzzlers keep the country dependent on foreign oil.  —  “When you do decide to buy a new car …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Wall Street Journal:
Iraq Troop Talks Falter  —  Allies Want U.S. to Stay Past Withdrawal Date but Baghdad Fears Unrest  —  WASHINGTON—Senior U.S. and Iraqi military officials have been in negotiations about keeping some 10,000 American troops in Iraq beyond the scheduled withdrawal of all U.S. forces at year's end …
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots and FrumForum
Robert Frank / The Wealth Report:
Millionaire Tax Didn't Chase the Rich From New Jersey, Study Says  —  Anti-tax advocates contend that higher taxes on the wealthy lead to millionaire flight.  They say this has been seen in Maryland, Rhode Island, New Jersey and New York.  The rich are mobile, they say.
Rep. Phil Roe / Economy & Budget:
Debt elimination is a national priority  —  Seeking to put our economy on the path to prosperity and fiscal responsibility, the House passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 budget, which aims to cut $6.2 trillion in government spending over the next ten years.  The Senate must still approve a budget …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Sebastian Junger / Vanity Fair:
Sebastian Junger Remembers Tim Hetherington  —  The death of an incomparable photojournalist, killed on April 20 while covering the conflict in Libya, is recounted by his collaborator, confrère, and friend.  —  Tim, man, what can I say?  For the first few hours the stories …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Democrats Sue to Force U.S. Election Agency to Reveal Political Donations  —  WASHINGTON — Unable to stanch the flow of corporate money to Republican causes, Democrats tried a new tack on Thursday by bringing a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission to force the disclosure of tens of millions of dollars in secret donations.
Office Of The Governor:
[Proclamation] Gov. Perry Issues Proclamation for Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas  —  Gov. Perry Issues Proclamation for Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas  —  Gov. Rick Perry has proclaimed the three-day period from Friday, April 22, to Sunday, April 24, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas …
Tom Humphrey / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
'Don't say gay' bill clears Senate panel  —  Register or log in using your account on these websites.  —  Web Search powered by YAHOO! SEARCH  —  NASHVILLE - After some convoluted maneuvers, a Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill that will prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality …
Associated Press:
McCain Lauds Anti-Qaddafi Forces During Libya Visit  —  BENGHAZI, Libya — U.S. Sen. John McCain, one of the strongest proponents in Congress of the American military intervention in Libya, said Friday that Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Qaddafi's troops are his heroes.
Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: MEL GIBSON FINALLY TALKS  —  EXCLUSIVE: On May 6th, Mel Gibson's much-delayed comeback picture, The Beaver, will open in limited release.  It's directed by his longtime friend and co-star Jodie Foster.  The movie has already garnered reviews praising Gibson's performance as …
Discussion: Guardian and PopEater
 
 
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Large Tax Increases Are Not a Semantic Question
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Instapundit
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Gingrich Steps Away From Ryan Budget
Discussion: Wonk Room and msnbc.com
Jim Stratton / Orlando Sentinel:
Agency dumps idea of giving capes to unemployed
New York Times:
As Consumers Cut Spending, ‘Green’ Products Lose Allure
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Trump's White House bid gets press, but fails to drive up ‘Apprentice’ ratings
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Haaretz:
Israel: New Gaza flotilla has ties to Hamas, terrorist organizations
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Danielle Demetriou / Telegraph:
Radioactive iodine found in breast milk of Japanese mothers
Discussion: The Huffington Post
David Weigel / Slate:
Wisconsin Democrats Laugh Off “Republican Recall Racket”
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
 Earlier Items: 
JSOnline:
Candidates reach recount deal
Discussion: Hot Air
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Joanne Kloppenburg's Really Bad Poker Tell: She KNOWS She Didn't Win Election
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Inhofe Claims Fracking Has ‘Never’ Contaminated Water Supply One Day After Spill Contaminates Stream
CNN:
Man wanted for questioning after attempted bombing at Colorado mall
Discussion: Boing Boing and Crooks and Liars
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
President predicts Pelosi will again be Speaker of the House
John Bolton / bostonherlad.com:
Obama wobbly on Libya
Paul Krugman:
What Are Taxes For?  —  Brad DeLong and Noah Smith have some fun …