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4:45 PM ET, April 10, 2013

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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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Politico:
Senators unveil deal on background checks  —  Sens. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey unveiled a bipartisan deal to expand background checks for commercial gun purchases — including those at gun shows and online — Wednesday morning, opening a pathway for the biggest change in U.S. gun laws in nearly two decades.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
In Blow To NRA, Senators Reach Bipartisan Agreement Expanding Background Checks  —  A bipartisan duo of senators with A ratings from the National Rifle Associated have reached a deal to expand background checks to private gun purchases that occur in commercial settings.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
NRA Says Background Check Compromise Won't Work  —  Sen. Manchin's office said Wednesday morning that the gun lobby was “neutral” on their bill.  But an NRA statement released on the heels of a Manchin press conference says background checks don't work.  [Updated]  —  Senator Joe Manchin (D-WVA)
Meredith Shiner / Roll Call:
Toomey Refused to Have Schumer at Gun Deal Presser
Talking Points Memo:
NRA: Background Checks ‘Will Not Prevent The Next Shooting’
Discussion: The Week, CNN and Daily Kos
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
NRA rejects deal on background checks
Discussion: protein wisdom
Bloomberg:
Senators Said to Reach Deal on Gun Background Checks
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
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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Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Grover Norquist: Chained CPI Violates Taxpayer Protection Pledge  —  WASHINGTON — Members of Congress who have pledged never to raise taxes will be breaking their promise if they support changing how the government measures inflation for Social Security and tax purposes.
Politico:
President Obama's budget targets smokers, wealthy
CNN:
Pass the salt: GOP senators to dine with Obama
Discussion: Politico
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Obama's New Budget: A Final Gesture Of Good Faith To GOP
Discussion: The Plum Line and Prairie Weather
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Obama Budget Catching Hell From Both Sides: Why That's a Good Sign
Discussion: Reuters and The Week
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Howard Students Didn't Totally Hate Rand Paul  —  Paul's speech at the historically black college didn't get a lot of converts, but the students were glad to listen.  —  Image by Aron Heller, FILE / AP  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Rand Paul's speech at Howard University certainly didn't recruit a lot of new Republicans.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Rand Paul: GOP must reconnect with African Americans  —  (CNN) - Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who's considering a 2016 presidential bid, made a pitch for his party Wednesday at the historically black Howard University, arguing why the GOP and African Americans should fall in the same column.
Discussion: Politico
Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul: 'I've Never Been Against The Civil Rights Act. Ever.'
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:   Paul: 'I've never wavered in my support for civil rights or the Civil Rights Act'
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Republican Congressman Cites Biblical Great Flood To Say Climate Change Isn't Man-Made  —  “If you believe in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood is an example of climate change.  That certainly wasn't because man had overdeveloped hydrocarbon energy.”  —  View Video ›
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP's Gun Control Misfire  —  The filibuster threat is giving political cover to Senate Democrats.  —  'This is about these families and families all across the country who are saying, 'Let's make it a little harder for our kids to get gunned down,'" President Obama declared Monday …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Who likes taxes?  Democrats, and no one else.  —  A clear majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of the federal income tax system, according to new Washington Post-ABC News polling.  But, in a somewhat remarkable finding, a majority of Democrats view the tax system in a positive light …
Glen Stubbe Updated / Hot Dish Politics:
Photos: Bachmann aides hustle her out of Medicaid press conference  —  Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and State Senator Sean Nienow (R-Cambridge) held a joing news conference to discuss problems with Medicaid reimbursement rates paid to doctors in Minnesota.  Both are introducing legislation increasing accountability and transparency.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Bachmann Hustled Out Of Press Conference When Asked About Ethics Problems  —  At a joint press conference Tuesday with a Republican state senator from Minnesota, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was rushed out of the room by aides and shielded from reporters as soon as she was questioned …
Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
Cheney to GOP leaders: 'We're in deep doo doo' on North Korea  —  (CNN) - Republican leaders in Congress received a dire warning on Tuesday from former Vice President Dick Cheney on the ongoing crisis in North Korea.  —  “We're in deep doo doo,” Cheney told lawmakers, according to a GOP leadership aide.
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
South Korea and U.S. Gird for Missile Test by North Korea
Discussion: BuzzFeed and americanthinker.com
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
RNC Resolution Against Same-Sex Marriage Relies On Junk Science And Heterosexual Superiority  —  The Republican National Committee is set to consider a new resolution condemning same-sex marriage at its spring strategy session.  What is most compelling about the resolution is not the text itself …
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Jeffrey Goldberg / Bloomberg:
Was the Iraq Invasion Worthwhile?  Ask an Iraqi  —  In a recent interview with the New York Times, the writer Toni Morrison said, “I dare you to tell me a sane reason we went to Iraq.”  —  Her request is not unreasonable.  We've heard similar arguments a lot over the past few weeks, as we marked the 10th anniversary of the war.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Mitch McConnell aide: ‘Gestapo’ tactics  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign manager charged Wednesday that whoever obtained audio of the Kentucky Republican's strategists discussing opposition research on Ashley Judd was engaging in “Gestapo kind of scare tactics.”
Joel Connelly / Strange Bedfellows:
AG sues florist who refused flowers to gay wedding  —  State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Arlene's Flowers & Gifts, a Richland florist that refused to supply flowers to the same-sex marriage of a longtime customer.
 
 
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Jean M. Yarbrough / Real Clear Politics:
Zero Calories to Zero Population
Discussion: Power Line and Weekly Standard
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
First lady chokes up during speech on gun violence in Chicago
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Shain / The State:
Sheheen announces another run for governor
Discussion: Reuters
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Postal Service backs down from plan to end Saturday mail delivery
Nathan Freed Wessler / ACLU:
New Documents Suggest IRS Reads Emails Without a Warrant
Discussion: The Hill, The Raw Story and emptywheel
Sara Eaton Martin / Grosse Pointe, MI Patch:
Assembly Featuring Rick Santorum at Grosse Pointe South Canceled
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The Right Scoop:
Mark Levin goes NUCLEAR: An up and down vote on the 2nd amendment is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Monday's article on the nation's least popular governors …
Discussion: Power Line and msnbc.com
Barry Eichengreen / Project Syndicate RSS-Feed:
The Use and Abuse of Monetary History
Discussion: Brad DeLong
Eddie Gehman Kohan / Obama Foodorama:
Senior Policy Advisor Sam Kass Discusses A Sequester Furlough, But White House Won't Confirm...
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Sara Murray / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Plan Sets High Bar On Border Security