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11:45 PM ET, April 9, 2013

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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Secret Tape: McConnell and Aides Weighed Using Judd's Mental Health and Religion as Political Ammo  —  A recording of a private meeting between the Senate GOP leader and campaign aides reveals how far they were willing to go to defeat the actor/activist.  —  On February 2, Mitch McConnell …
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Mother Jones:
Full Transcript and Audio of Mitch McConnell Campaign's Meeting on Ashley Judd  —  In a private meeting, the Senate GOP leader and campaign aides discussed using the actor/activist's mental health and religious views as political ammo.  —  On February 2, Sen. Mitch McConnell …
CNN:
FBI asked to probe secret recordings of McConnell meeting  —  (CNN) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign is “working with the FBI” about how Mother Jones, a liberal magazine, obtained a recording of political aides meeting with McConnell and discussing opposition research …
John Gramlich / Roll Call:
Manchin, Toomey Prepare to Unveil Gun Deal  —  A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators signaled Tuesday night that it has reached a deal in principle on expanding background checks to include more gun sales, in what was widely seen as the major sticking point on the biggest gun control legislation to reach the floor since 1994.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell Accuses ‘Political Left’ Of Bugging His Office  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) accused the “political left” of bugging his campaign headquarters after a secret tape emerged of a strategy session regarding Ashley Judd's potential candidacy and her mental health.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
In Connecticut, Obama Rails Against GOP Threats To Filibuster Gun Control
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Hot Air and CNN
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
James Inhofe: Gun Debate Has Nothing To Do With Families Of Newtown Victims  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that the gun control debate doesn't have anything to do with the families of the Newtown, Conn., shooting victims, and that the only reason those families …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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CNN:
Reid to force a vote Thursday on debating gun proposals  —  Washington (CNN) — The Senate's top Democrat said Tuesday that he will force a vote on Thursday on whether to open debate on tougher gun laws, increasing pressure on legislators from both parties negotiating a possible compromise …
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
The gun control vote and Harry Reid's problem  —  A senior Senate Republican observed today on the anti-gun legislation, “It's hard to say what [Sen. Harry] Reid will even bring up.  He could opt for some watered-down nothing burger, I suppose.  Hard to say, [but] he's in a conundrum.”
Discussion: Power Line
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Senator To Newtown Families: The Gun Debate Has Nothing To Do With You
Sam Hananel / Associated Press:
Obama To Nominate Three Candidates To Labor Board
Politico:
Joe Manchin says on verge of gun deal
Discussion: CNN
Melissa Harris-Perry / msnbc.com:
Why caring for children is not just a parent's job  —  My inbox began filling with hateful, personal attacks on Monday, apparently as a result of conservative reactions to a recent “Lean Forward” advertisement now airing on MSNBC, which you can view above.  What I thought was an uncontroversial comment …
Brian Alexander / NBC News:
Science proves women like men with bigger penises  —  “Penis size does affect attractiveness”  —  Below:  —  The human male possesses the Italian designer faucet of penises.  They're pretty big, the biggest of any primate's relative to body size.  And they're showy, too, right out there …
CNN:
Sheriff: Student plotted TX college attack, fantasized about stabbings  —  (CNN) — The 20-year-old student accused in a stabbing rampage at a Texas college campus told investigators he had fantasies of killing people and had planned the attack, sheriff's officials said late Tuesday.
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Former Tenn. Lawmaker Allegedly Drove 90 MPH While Masturbating Out Window  —  Three different women last week testified that a former Tennessee lawmaker exposed himself to them while driving at a breakneck speed, WJHL reported.  —  The accounts, each given independently last Thursday in a Kingsport …
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Pacific commander: US ‘ready today’ to respond to any North Korean aggression  —  North Korea poses a “clear and direct threat” to the United States, the chief of the U.S. Pacific Command told a Senate panel Tuesday.  —  But Pacific commander Adm. Samuel Locklear said the U.S. would be …
Discussion: CNN
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PoliceOne:
PoliceOne's Gun Control Survey: 11 key lessons from officers' perspectives … In March, PoliceOne conducted the most comprehensive survey ever of American law enforcement officers' opinions on the topic gripping the nation's attention in recent weeks: gun control.
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Mike Riggs / Hit & Run:
Survey of More Than 15,000 Cops Finds Most of Them Oppose More Gun Control
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
The 10 Jobs With The Biggest Gender Wage Gap  —  Today is Equal Pay Day, the day of the year when the typical female worker finally catches up to the wages the average male worker made last year.  Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, and though that gap has shrunk since President …
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Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
Organizing for Action loses bid to control website domain  —  WASHINGTON — Organizing for Action, President Obama's nonprofit advocacy organization, has sought to be nimble as it ramps up a national effort to back his agenda on gun control measures and immigration reform.
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Donovan Slack / Politico:   Obama group loses domain dispute
Paul Krugman:
Did Thatcher Turn Britain Around?  —  There will presumably be a lot of commentary about Margaret Thatcher over the next few days, although probably nothing like the “Reagasm” of 2004.  And there will in particular be many assertions that Thatcher turned around a moribund British economy.
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The Century Foundation:
Margaret Thatcher: Right on HIV AIDS
Discussion: The Dish
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Did Beyoncé, Jay-Z pull a Rodman?  —  Some Cuban politicos suggested Tuesday that Beyoncé and Jay-Z's eyebrow raising vacation to Cuba last week showed the cultural awareness of another celebrity's recent travels.  —  “To pull a Dennis Rodman in North Korea and be completely unaware …
Discussion: CNN, Yahoo! News and Reuters
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David Adams / Reuters:
Exclusive: Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba visit had U.S. Treasury Department OK - source
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Time to make some calls people  —  Get ready to make some calls to congress when this event is finished.  They need to hear from you.  —  Numbers for the Senate are here  —  Numbers for the House are here.  —  Don't be afraid to call your Republican Senators and congressmen either.
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Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Bernie Sanders: Obama Owns Chained CPI
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama's drone war kills ‘others,’ not just al Qaida leaders  —  WASHINGTON — Contrary to assurances it has deployed U.S. drones only against known senior leaders of al Qaida and allied groups, the Obama administration has targeted and killed hundreds of suspected lower-level Afghan …
BuzzFeed:
17 Things That Should Make Republicans Feel Old  —  Grand OLD Party.  —  The Ten year anniversary of this is today.  —  April 9, 2003.  —  And the 10 year anniversary of this is next month.  —  May 1, 2003.  —  Image by Larry Downing / Reuters  —  Ann Coulter is 51 years old.
Discussion: The Impolitic
Lydia Warren / Daily Mail:
‘House of horrors’ abortion clinic worker ‘was handed a screaming newborn with no eyes or mouth and asked to deal with it’  — Dr Kermit Gosnell, 72, is on trial for ‘murdering seven babies and a woman, 41’ at an abortion clinic in Philadelphia  — His former employee Sherry West testified …
 
 
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Discussion: Mediaite
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate's Gang of Eight aiming to unveil immigration reform bill on Thursday
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Immigration and the American Worker
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