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9:05 AM ET, April 10, 2013

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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: Hot Air and New York Times
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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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid plows ahead on gun control legislation  —  Democrats are confident they have the votes to bring gun control legislation to the Senate floor this week.  But getting the votes to pass the bill later this month will be much harder.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:   Senator To Newtown Families: The Gun Debate Has Nothing To Do With You
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
The gun control vote and Harry Reid's problem
Discussion: Roll Call and Power Line
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Republican Threats To Filibuster Gun Bill Appear To Be Falling Apart
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Obama to unveil $3.77 trillion spending plan  —  President Obama plans Wednesday to unveil a $3.77 trillion spending plan that proposes modest new investments in infrastructure and education, major new taxes for the wealthy and significant reforms aimed at reducing the cost of Social Security and Medicare.
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
President Obama's budget revives revenue fight  —  President Barack Obama is releasing a new budget Wednesday, but he's still looking for the same old fight for more revenues.  —  The budget itself represents some level of concession, White House aides say, arguing that Obama still would prefer …
Discussion: CNN and Taylor Marsh
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Obama to unveil $1.058T budget  —  President Obama's budget to be released on Wednesday would leave the nation with a $744 billion budget deficit in 2014 despite new entitlement cuts and tax hikes.  —  The $1.058 trillion budget for fiscal year 2014 — which will arrive on Capitol Hill …
Discussion: Politico
Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Bernie Sanders: Obama Owns Chained CPI
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
Sam Hananel / Associated Press:
Obama To Nominate Three Candidates To Labor Board
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Time to make some calls people
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Andrei Lankov / New York Times:
Stay Cool.  Call North Korea's Bluff.  —  NORTH KOREA is a tiny dictatorship with a bankrupt economy, but its leaders are remarkably adept at manipulating global public opinion.  In recent weeks, we have been exposed to yet another brilliant example of their skill.
Discussion: CNN and Guardian
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Pacific commander: US ‘ready today’ to respond to any North Korean aggression
Discussion: CNN
Jonathan Van Meter / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin's Post-Scandal Playbook  —  One day in early February, I met Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin for breakfast at the Gramercy Park Hotel, one of their regular joints, just a few blocks from their apartment on Park Avenue South.  The first thing Weiner said when I sat …
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Anthony Weiner gives tearful confessional, eyes comeback  —  In a sweeping confessional interview published Wednesday, Anthony Weiner provided his first explanation of the bizarre behavior that led to his downfall, compared his wife's circumstance to that of Hillary Clinton's …
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 …
Erin McPike / CNN:
Treasury says Beyoncé and Jay-Z's trip was approved  —  (CNN) - Beyoncé and Jay-Z's recent controversial trip to Cuba was approved by the Treasury Department in advance of their travel, new documents show.  —  According to a letter obtained by CNN Tuesday …
Discussion: Politico
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Did Beyoncé, Jay-Z pull a Rodman?
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Reuters
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 …
CNN:
Student stabs 14 at college  —  (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.  —  Dylan Quick, 20, was charged with three counts …
Discussion: KTRK-TV, AMERICAblog and The Raw Story
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
At least 14 hurt in Lone Star College stabbings
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.
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Mother Jones:
Full Transcript and Audio of Mitch McConnell Campaign's Meeting on Ashley Judd
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 …
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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Oliver Darcy / Campus Reform the #1 Source …:
Prof at public univ under investigation for allegedly forcing students to make anti-gun posters  —  A professor at a public university in Texas is under investigation from school administrators for allegedly forcing students in her graphic design class to create anti-gun posters for a personal anti-gun campaign she had launched.
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 …
Adam Harrington / CBS New York:
New York City Councilman Proposes Crackdown On Costumed Characters  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. introduced legislation Tuesday that would either ban or introduce tight regulations on costumed characters in New York City.
 
 
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Robin Kelly cruises in Illinois special election
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NPR:
Administration Urges Europeans To Ease Austerity Measures
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Senate Judiciary panel to see legal justification for killing citizens
Discussion: emptywheel
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Inhofe: Donating pay over sequester ‘childish,’ public relations stunt
Discussion: Post Politics
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Robertson: America ‘Asking for the Wrath of Almighty God’ By Pursuing Mideast Peace Plan
Discussion: Mediaite
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate's Gang of Eight aiming to unveil immigration reform bill on Thursday
 

 
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