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12:45 PM ET, April 29, 2011

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KTNV ABC,Channel 13,Las Vegas,Nevada …:
Donald Trump delivers several F-bombs during his speech in Las Vegas … Also on KTNV.com Local News Headlines  —  Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump may, or may not run for president.  But Thursday in Las Vegas, he was sure sounding like a someone who's ready to jump into the race with both feet.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Donald Trump drops F-bombs on Las Vegas crowd  —  Donald Trump on Thursday dropped a barrage of F-bombs at a massive Las Vegas rally where he blasted the president repeatedly and slammed politicians as “blood suckers.”  —  “Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people,” …
Discussion: CNN and Gothamist
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Trump On China: ‘Listen You Mother F***ers’ (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump has found a new way to separate himself from the crowd of would-be Republican presidential candidates.  During a Las Vegas stump speech last night, Trump fired off several hearty f-bombs to a group of adoring fans.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and GOP 12
Fox News:   Donald Trump Drops F-Bombs, Calls Leaders ‘Stupid’ in Vegas Stop
Phil Bronstein / SFGate:
Obama Administration punishes reporter for using multimedia  —  The hip, transparent and social media-loving Obama administration is showing its analog roots.  And maybe even some hypocrisy highlights.  —  White House officials have banished one of the best political reporters in the country …
The Royal Wedding:
Titles announced for Prince William and Catherine Middleton  —  THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN  —  The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince William of Wales.  His titles will be Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.
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Telegraph:
Con Coughlin  —  Con Coughlin, the Telegraph's executive foreign editor, is a world-renowned expert on the Middle East and Islamic terrorism.  He is the author of several critically acclaimed books.  His new book, Khomeini's Ghost, is published by Macmillan.
New York Times:
To Fanfare, Prince William and Kate Middleton Marry
Discussion: BBC, The Moderate Voice and Gothamist
Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
New Democratic money group to take on Republicans  —  Democrats with ties to the Obama White House on Friday are launching a two-pronged fundraising effort aimed at countering deep-pocketed GOP groups in 2012 — and adopting some of the same policies on unlimited, secret donations …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Economy puts crimp on Obama
Discussion: Right Wing News
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama alumni launch new outside group to boost reelection
The Smoking Gun:
Deferments Helped Trump Dodge Vietnam  —  How the presidential aspirant avoided fighting for his country … Despite Donald Trump's claim this week that he avoided serving in the Vietnam War solely due to a high draft number, Selective Service records show that the purported presidential …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
How the journalist prom got out of control  —  On Thursday, the Washington Post editorializes that Donald Trump has been campaigning on “bogus” issues and that he should “cease and desist.”  An article in the news pages the same day reports that the great orange charlatan's “simply wild speculation” has “almost no basis in fact.”
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Video: Paul Ryan Gets Standing Ovation at Town Hall Meeting  —  Greenfield, Wisc.  —  Paul Ryan received a standing ovation Thursday afternoon during the Q&A part of his meeting with constituents at a high school auditorium in a suburb of Milwaukee.  —  Ryan faced a larger number of hecklers …
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Ryan draws national attention at town halls
Discussion: National Review
Frank Newport / Gallup:
In U.S., Negative Views of the Tea Party Rise to New High  —  Republicans and conservatives are the most positive  —  PRINCETON, NJ — About half of Americans, 47%, now have an unfavorable image of the Tea Party movement, the highest since it emerged on the national scene.
New York Post:
‘Change’ via executive power grab  —  Having lost the House of Representa tives in the last election, the Obama administration is now imposing “fun damental change” via executive order, regulatory fiat and political pressure.  Talk about the unitary executive:
Discussion: protein wisdom and National Review
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Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
Debt ceiling: More Democrats threaten to vote against raising borrowing limit  —  A growing number of Democrats are threatening to defy the White House over the national debt, joining Republican calls for deficit cuts as a requirement for consenting to lift the country's borrowing limit.
WMUR:
Obama's Approval Ratings Down In Latest Poll  —  NH Voters Would Pick Romney Over Obama  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — A struggling economy and concerns over health care are taking their toll on President Barack Obama's job approval numbers in New Hampshire.  —  According to the latest WMUR …
Discussion: CNN and Boston Globe
WorldNetDaily:
What is it about twin girls born day after Obama?  —  Today, Barack Obama blinked - releasing birth records he has hired lawyers to prevent the public from seeing, even at the expense of allowing U.S. Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin to be court-martialed and sent to prison for having dared ask questions …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Huckabee decision will shape GOP presidential race  —  Chief Political Correspondent Follow Him @ByronYork  —  The shape of the Republican presidential race depends on Mike Huckabee.  The primary season will be one kind of contest with the former Arkansas governor in the race, and another without him.
Discussion: The Note, Politics, GOP 12 and CNN
Cheryl Wills / NY1.com:
NY1 Exclusive: Man Cleared In Central Park Jogging Case Demands Apology From Trump … One of the young men exonerated in the Central Park Jogger case has strong words for Donald Trump.  —  In an exclusive interview with NY1, Raymond Santana is demanding an apology from the real estate mogul who is now considering a run for president.
Mike / Rortybomb:
Joe Stiglitz and Joe Gagnon Debate QEII  —  During the Future of the Federal Reserve event there was an interesting back-and-forth between Joe Stiglitz and Joe Gagnon in their respective talks and the Q&A about the merits of QEII.  I edited down their remarks into this video:
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Patrick defends House health bill  —  Governor Deval Patrick chided labor leaders yesterday for comparing the House plan to curb collective bargaining rights to a tougher law passed recently in Wisconsin.  —  “It's very important that we dial down the rhetoric,” he said.  “This is not Wisconsin.
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
VIP crowd heads to shuttle launch  —  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL — Despite a patch of stormy weather that pushed back operations late Thursday night, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is on track for a 3:47 p.m. launch, with hundreds of thousands of onlookers packed into Brevard County for the shuttle program's penultimate launch.
Discussion: CNN
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Conservative Congressman's Star Power Extends Beyond Florida District  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Often, the most interesting thing about a person is the characteristic that lies beneath, that hidden thing that bobs up along the waves of time.  —  But the most compelling part …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and The Caucus
Mark Tapscott / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL  —  Virginia AG cancels King & Spalding work for state after “obsequious act of weakness” in DOMA case  —  Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has terminated his office's relationship with King & Spalding, the Atlanta law firm that abrubtly dropped the U.S. House …
Discussion: The Politico
 
 
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