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10:20 AM ET, April 29, 2011

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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 …
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Economy puts crimp on Obama  —  Pessimism over the nation's economy is hampering President Obama's efforts to build momentum for his reelection campaign.  —  The Commerce Department on Thursday reported the economy grew at a sluggish 1.8 percent in the first three months of 2011 …
Discussion: Right Wing News
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama alumni launch new outside group to boost reelection  —  Former White House officials launched a new group on Friday intended to fend off conservative attacks on President Obama's reelection with unlimited campaign cash.  —  Former Obama deputy press secretary Bill Burton announced …
Discussion: The Caucus and Weasel Zippers
Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Exclusive: New Democratic money group to take on Republicans
Discussion: The Page and msnbc.com
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
2012 White House hopefuls set for NH summit on jobs
Discussion: ABCNEWS
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
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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.
Discussion: Mediaite, GOP 12, TPMDC and Gawker
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.
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Most Americans say U.S. in recession despite data: poll
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.
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 …
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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.”
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
McConnell Turns the Tables on Budget Vote  —  Two can play this budget game. … A day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) put Republicans on the spot by saying he will bring the House Republicans' budget proposal up for a vote, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R. …
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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, GOP 12 and CNN
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
CBS Reporter Recounts a ‘Merciless’ Assault  —  Lara Logan thought she was going to die in Tahrir Square when she was sexually assaulted by a mob on the night that Hosni Mubarak's government fell in Cairo.  —  Ms. Logan, a CBS News correspondent, was in the square preparing a report for …
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.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump To Black Journalist: 'I Know You're A Big Obama Fan'  —  Yesterday during his press conference in New Hampshire — after the cable news networks cut to President Obama's remarks regarding the release of his long form birth certificate — potential GOP presidential candiate Donald Trump spent …
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TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Bristles at Claim He's a Racist
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Joey Lawrence Says Obama Didn't Bring Change, Endorses Donald Trump Run
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite and PopEater
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Intimidated Fed  —  Last month more than 14 million Americans were unemployed by the official definition — that is, seeking work but unable to find it.  Millions more were stuck in part-time work because they couldn't find full-time jobs.  And we're not talking about temporary hardship.
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: The Caucus
Nikki Haley / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Silence on Boeing Is Unacceptable  —  The president's appointees have moved to block the company from building planes in my state.  He owes us an explanation.  —  In October 2009, Boeing, long one of the best corporations in America, made an announcement that changed the economic outlook …
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Tim Pawlenty / National Review:
The Federal Government vs. Job Creation
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Frank Gaffney Accuses General David Petraeus Of ‘Submission’ To Sharia Law  —  This afternoon, President Obama announced a shakeup of his national security team, with CIA Director Leon Panetta tapped to head the Department of Defense and Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, to take his vacated intelligence spot.
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Same Guys, New Jobs
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host.madison.com:
GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law
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Telegraph:
Con Coughlin  —  Con Coughlin, the Telegraph's executive foreign editor …
Discussion: Pajamas Media
kff.org:
Health Care Spending in the United States and Selected OECD Countries
Discussion: Mother Jones and Firedoglake
Erica Goode / New York Times:
A Criminal Past Makes a Job Search Even Harder
Discussion: The Atlanta Post and The BLT
Mark Tapscott / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL  —  Virginia AG cancels King & Spalding work …
Discussion: The Politico
Erin McPike / Real Clear Politics:
The Campaign Waiting for Mitch Daniels
Ryan Lizza / Washington Post:
The Obama doctrine: Leading from behind
 Earlier Items: 
Spencer Ackerman / Wired.com:
Unfollowed: How a (Possible) Social Network Spy Came Undone
Discussion: Gawker and Yglesias
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
O'Donnell: “NBC has created a monster” in Trump
Discussion: Hot Air and Weekly Standard
Economist:
Life in the slow lane
Discussion: Yglesias
Hamil R. Harris / Washington Post:
Shiloh Baptist Church receives threats after comments from Sean Hannity
 

 
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