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10:30 PM ET, April 3, 2012

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Jan Crawford / CBS News:
Appeals court fires back at Obama's comments on health care case  —  (CBS News) In the escalating battle between the administration and the judiciary, a federal appeals court apparently is calling the president's bluff — ordering the Justice Department to answer by Thursday whether …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Obama's unsettling attack on the Supreme Court  —  There was something rather unsettling in President Obama's preemptive strike on the Supreme Court at Monday's news conference.  —  “I'd just remind conservative commentators that for years what we've heard is the biggest problem on the bench …
Mj Lee / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: Obama ‘thug’ on Supreme Court  —  Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday joined the mass of conservative voices criticizing President Barack Obama's recent comments about the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, calling the president a “thug” on the air.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Pass the smelling salts!  Obama ‘attacked’ SCOTUS!  —  To the fainting couch!  Obama attacked the Supreme Court and threatened it with a backlash, should it strike down his tyrannical scheme to impose a government takeover of health care on the nation!  —  That's what many conservative writers …
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:   TPMDC  —  Top Legal Commentator Toobin Stands By Doomsday Prediction For Health Care Law
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Barack Obama, Constitutional Ignoramus
Discussion: CBS News and Commentary Magazine
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP senator accuses Obama of threatening the Supreme Court
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Three times Obama has said ‘marvelous’  —  President Obama took a dig at Romney today for describing Paul Ryan's budget plan as “marvelous.”  —  “Marvelous... is a word you don't often hear about budgets,” he said.  “That's a word you don't often hear generally.”  —  Except:
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Attacks House G.O.P. Budget  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama opened a full-frontal assault Tuesday on the budget adopted by House Republicans, condemning it as a “Trojan horse” and “thinly veiled social Darwinism” that would greatly deepen inequality in the country.
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Analysis: Obama's Worst Speech Yet  —  Today we witnessed something truly remarkable.  Barack Obama managed to out-do himself by uncorking what very well may have been the most dishonest, demagogic, and bitterly partisan speech of his presidency.  I render that assessment as someone …
The White House:
Remarks by the President at the Associated Press Luncheon  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Please have a seat.  Well, good afternoon, and thank you to Dean Singleton and the board of the Associated Press for inviting me here today.
Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Gingrich not pleased after shout out from Obama
Discussion: Politico
Ezra Klein:   Introducing Obama's opponent in 2012: Paul Ryan
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Paul Ryan: Obama distorting my budget plan
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos and Campaign 2012
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama Frames the Economic Choice for November
Discussion: msnbc.com
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News Anchor: “Thoughts?  Did Obama Campaign Threaten Chelsea Clinton's Life 2 Keep Parents Silent?”  —  Heather Childers, a “straight news” anchor for the Fox News weekend program America's News Headquarters and co-host of Fox & Friends First, tweeted this afternoon: “Thoughts?
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da Tagliare / Godfather Politics:
Did Barack Obama Campaign Threaten Life of Chelsea Clinton to Keep Parents Silent on Obama's Ineligibility?  —  Most people in the US, especially Democrats, believe that the Obama Birther Movement was started by Republicans and or the Tea Party.  They believe it is a smear campaign aimed to tarnish the image of their hero of change.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Mediaite
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
NBC issues apology on Zimmerman tape screw-up  —  NBC has completed its investigation into the mishandling of the police dispatcher's conversation with George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case.  And the process ends with a finding of error, plus an apology.  Here is the statement just issued by the network:
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Admits ‘Error’ of Edited 911 Call in Trayvon Martin Controversy (Video)  —  The network has concluded its investigation into the “Today” broadcast, expressing “regret” for the situation and apologizing to viewers.  —  NBC News said Tuesday it has concluded an investigation …
Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com:
Romney wins GOP primaries in Maryland, D.C.  —  With the general election matchup against President Obama beginning to take shape, Mitt Romney won the Republican primaries in Maryland and Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.  —  NBC News projected Romney would win the D.C. and Maryland primaries …
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New York Times:
Romney Poised to Tighten Grip on Nomination
Discussion: Mediaite
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:   Mitt Romney wins Maryland primary
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum spokesman blames ‘vitriol’ against candidate for expected primary loss
Discussion: CNN, Politico, Hot Air and Wonkette
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Cold Cut Case?  Wisconsin Democrats Accuse Romney of ‘Subs for Votes’  —  ABC News' Matthew Jaffe, Emily Friedman and Elizabeth Hartfield report:  —  PEWAUKEE, Wis. - When GOP front-runner Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gathered at a sandwich shop in Waukesha today to drum up support …
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ABCNEWS:
Ryan Responds to Obama Criticism, Says President Is ‘More Partisan and Desperate by the Day’
Discussion: Hot Air and protein wisdom
Steven Senne / ABCNEWS:
Paul Ryan: More Risk Than Reward As Veep Pick?
Discussion: USA Today
Sarah Devlin / Mediaite:
Gov. Nikki Haley On The View: 'Women Don't Care About Contraception'  —  Nikki Haley, the young Indian-American governor of South Carolina, was on The View to talk about her new book Can't Is Not An Option, but the segment ended up going in a surprising number of directions.
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Sarah Palin on ‘Today’: Mitt Romney should not be afraid to go ‘rogue’ with VP choice  —  If Sarah Palin hopes to keep her name—and the Palin brand—in the GOP discussion ahead of the Republican Convention in August, she is doing a pretty good job of it.  —  Before her co-hosting duties on the …
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Dependable Renegade
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Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Romney Wins over Donors by Warning of Huckabee-Palin Ticket at Convention
New York Times:
Divide and Discriminate  —  When a light is shined into the dark corners of American politics, it's never pleasant to see what scurries away.  Last week, a federal judge in Maine unsealed memos from the National Organization for Marriage, one of the most prominent groups fighting against same-sex marriage.
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Washington Times:
NOM's Racial Politics Leave A Bitter Taste
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Good As You
Javier Manjarres / The Shark Tank:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz's “Jewbag” Mini-Me  —  Jew-on-Jew hate is nothing new, but within the Democratic National Committee, this is clearly unchartered territory.  DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's ol' staffer and newly named the DNC's Jewish Outreach Liason Dani Gilbert refers …
Atrios / Eschaton:
WANKER OF THE DECADE - 9th Runner Up  —  Megan McArdle, aka Jane Galt.  —  I generally resist the urge to pay much attention, even as she's continued to fail upwards, as certain types of people do, though I occasionally peek in on people with sterner stomachs who do pay some attention.
Discussion: The Impolitic, TalkLeft and Hullabaloo
Gary Taylor / Orlando Sentinel:
Two arrested in brutal hammer beating in Seminole  —  A tip to Crimeline has led to the arrests of two men in a brutal beating that occurred a week ago in the Midway community east of Sanford.  —  Julius Ricardo Bender, 18, and Yahaziel Isaac Israel, 19, face charges of attempted first-degree murder …
 
 
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Santorum Looks Ahead to Pennsylvania
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Rick Santorum's spring break: A week of beer, bowling, brats and bocce ball
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Vanity Fair / The Huffington Post:
Four-Wheeled Future: All Hail the Taxi of Tomorrow
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Trump: Obama will start war with Iran for political gain
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama records intro for 50th anniversary airing of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
Discussion: Politico
MPA:
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS 2012 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
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postcrescent.com:
Suspect identified in Planned Parenthood bomb incident near Appleton
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
STUDY: Traditional Marriage Fosters Anti-Woman Attitudes In Men
Lee Habeeb / National Review:
Too Young to Die  —  His name was Albert Vaughn.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and PJ Media
Edward P. Lazear / Wall Street Journal:
The Worst Economic Recovery in History
Kathleen M. Howley / Bloomberg:
Home Prices Seen Dropping 10% in U.S. on Foreclosures: Mortgages
 

 
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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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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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