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9:10 AM ET, March 30, 2012

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Broccoli and Bad Faith  —  Nobody knows what the Supreme Court will decide with regard to the Affordable Care Act.  But, after this week's hearings, it seems quite possible that the court will strike down the “mandate” — the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance — and maybe the whole law.
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
A stronger prescription for what ails health care  —  In arguments before the Supreme Court this week, the Obama administration might have done just enough to keep the Affordable Care Act from being ruled unconstitutional.  Those who believe in limited government had better hope so, at least.
New York Post:
A supreme shock for ‘La-La’ libs  —  The panicked reception in the mainstream media of the three-day Supreme Court health-care marathon is a delightful reminder of the nearly impenetrable parochialism of American liberals.  —  They're so convinced of their own correctness …
Health Care at the High Court:
GOP Ad Uses Doctored SCOTUS Audio  —  The GOP ad released online earlier this week makes it appear Solicitor General Donald Verrilli gave a worse presentation than he did, a Bloomberg News analysis of the ad and the court's official audio recording shows.  The full story follows:
Ezra Klein:
If Obamacare is overturned, will that lead to single payer? And would that be a good thing?
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How did legal observers and Obamacare backers get it so wrong?
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Overconfidence: the fatal flaw
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/Marist Poll: Romney leads in Wisconsin primary  —  In the upcoming Wisconsin primary, billed as perhaps the final opportunity to change the trajectory of the Republican presidential contest, frontrunner Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum by seven percentage points, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll.
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BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: Paul Ryan Will Endorse Romney  —  A source tells BuzzFeed the Budget Chairman's staff told Rick Santorum he'll back the frontrunner.  —  (Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla)  —  Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the icon of the anti-spending movement in the Republican Party …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: 'We don't think the generals are giving us their true advice' on budget
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
House Passes Budget Blueprint
Discussion: CNN and Truthdig
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Department dropped case charging threats to Barack Obama  —  The Justice Department has quietly given up on a criminal case involving alleged death threats against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign, leaving in place a legal precedent that the department's own lawyers predicted …
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John Yoo / Wall Street Journal:
What Conservative Legal Revolution?
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
Lawrence Hurley / eenews.net:   SUPREME COURT:  —  Justice was blind to some facts in Idaho wetlands case
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Chris Mooney / DeSmogBlog:
Conservatives versus Science: A New Scientific Validation of the Republican War on Science (and Republican Brain) Thesis  —  UPDATE: The paper discussed below is downloadable here.  —  For a while now, I've been aware of a powerful new paper that directly tests the central argument …
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Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
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Discussion: Gawker and msnbc.com
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
ROSEANNE TWEETS ADDRESS OF ZIMMERMAN'S PARENTS - UPDATE: BARR THREATENS TO GO TO HOUSE  —  In the story below this update, Roseanne seems to express some remorse over Tweeting the address of Zimmerman's parents.  —  But here's a fairly recent tweet where she threatens to re-tweet “his address again” and “maybe go 2 hs house myself”:
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Michael Muskal / Los Angeles Times:
Trayvon Martin: Spike Lee settles with family forced to flee home  —  Film director Spike Lee apologized to a Florida couple whose address he had retweeted.  (Robert Duyos / Sun Sentinel / February 23, 2012)  —  Spike Lee has reached an agreement with the Florida couple forced to flee …
Byron Tau / Politico:
John Kerry: They're swiftboating Obama  —  Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) has lent his name to a fundraising solicitation that raises the specter of millionaires and billionaires funding an outside effort against President Obama.  —  “When I was the Democratic nominee for president in one of the closest …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and CNN
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Moderate Conservative Dilemma  —  Nathan Fletcher was raised in Arkansas, played college baseball in California and enlisted in the Marines as a reserve in 1997.  He saw combat in 2004, based in the Sunni Triangle in Iraq.  —  One day Fletcher's unit went to relieve a convoy and was …
Alexander Marquardt / Associated Press:
Israelis Suspect Obama Media Leaks to Prevent Strike on Iran  —  JERUSALEM - Two reports today about Iran's nuclear program and the possibility of an Israeli military strike have analysts in Israel accusing the Obama administration leaking information to pressure Israel not to bomb Iran …
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Romney Supporters Yearning for the Personal Side  —  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The voters were pleading with Mitt Romney to share personal details of his life.  They stood at town-hall-style meetings and chatted before rallies, clamoring for a story or an anecdote that would help them connect with the real Mitt Romney.
Jacqueline Thorpe / Bloomberg:
Canada Eliminates Penny Costing Penny-and-a-Half to Make  —  Canada will withdraw the penny from circulation this year, saving taxpayers about C$11 million ($11 million) annually and forcing retailers to round prices to the nearest nickel, the government announced in its budget today.
Logan Smith / Palmetto Public Record:
Haley indictment imminent?  Stay tuned...  Two well-placed legal experts have independently told Palmetto Public Record they expect the U.S. Department of Justice to issue an indictment against South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on charges of tax fraud as early as this week.
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Brutal week for Obama, the worst of his presidency  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  The past seven brutal days will go down as one of the worst weeks in history for a sitting president.  It certainly has been, without any doubt, the worst week yet for President Obama.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
GOP.com:
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Statement on the Presidential Trust  —  WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee (RNC) has fully funded its 2012 Presidential Trust.  Under federal campaign finance law, the Presidential Trust is $21 million that the RNC can spend in direct coordination with our nominee's campaign.
 
 
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Gen John Allen / Telegraph:
‘Guardian angels’ assigned to watch over US troops in Afghanistan
Discussion: emptywheel and Weasel Zippers
JSOnline:
Activities of former Cain operative scrutinized
Discussion: Politico
ABCNEWS:
Obama Faced Tougher Decisions Than FDR, Biden Says
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and HotAirPundit
Associated Press:
Okla. court strikes down ultrasound abortion law
George H.W. Bush / CNN:
Time to fold 'em, Bush 41 says to Romney's rivals
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Politico
ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Confirms Secret Meeting With Newt Gingrich Last Week
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and Hot Air
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BuzzFeed:
Nicolle Wallace: Palin Will Shadow 2012 Veepstakes
Discussion: Salon, Jezebel and Rumproast
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney donor at center of ‘pink slime’ controversy
Joe Eskenazi / The Snitch:
Subway Kills Five-Dollar Footlongs in S.F. Due to “Higher Cost of Doing Business”
Discussion: msnbc.com
New York Post:
A wristslap for Charlie  —  Charlie Rangel is one lucky congressman …
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House approves 90-day highway bill, dares Senate to reject it
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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