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11:15 AM ET, April 15, 2013

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Dallas Morning News:
Exclusive: As his presidential library debuts, George W. Bush prepares to return to public stage on his own terms … To post a comment, log into your chosen social network and then add your comment below.  Your comments are subject to our Terms of Service and the privacy policy and terms of service of your social network.
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Dallas Morning News:
Exclusive: See President George W. Bush's paintings: ‘People are surprised’  —  This painting, “Miss Beazley,” is a work that former President George W. Bush did of his Scottish terrier.  —  of  —  President.  Governor.  Artist?  —  More than four years after George W. Bush left the White House …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Caitlin McDevitt / Associated Press:
It's a girl for Jenna Bush Hager
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Jenna Bush Hager gives birth to baby girl
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Gitmo Is Killing Me  —  ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds.  Another, 98.  Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago.  —  I've been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds.  I will not eat until they restore my dignity.
New York Times:
Party Rifts Complicate Chances for Gun Bill Passage  —  WASHINGTON — Deep divisions within both parties over a bipartisan measure to extend background checks for gun buyers are threatening its chances as the Senate this week begins debating the first broad gun control legislation in nearly 20 years.
Discussion: Hit & Run, The Plum Line and The Caucus
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Manchin-Toomey bill inching closer to 60 votes in the Senate  —  A bipartisan bill on background checks is inching closer to the necessary 60 votes for passage, but it still has a long way to go.  —  The upcoming vote on a new proposal crafted by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is expected to go down to the wire.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Washington Free Beacon:
Murphy: ‘It Took Me a While to Figure Out’ Opposition to Gun Control Is Based on Philosophy
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:   Not so long ago, plenty of Republicans favored gun control.
James Livingston / New York Times:
If Companies Are People...  HERE'S an idea: why not tax corporations as if they were natural persons, in accordance with their newly discovered rights of free speech?  That move would solve any impending fiscal crisis.  —  Indeed, we used to do just that.  For most of the 1950s …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Fewer Americans Now View Their Income Taxes as Fair  —  The 55% who say their taxes are fair is lowest since 2001  —  PRINCETON, NJ — This Tax Day, 55% of Americans regard the income taxes they have to pay as fair, the lowest percentage Gallup has measured since 2001.
Discussion: Wonkblog, Hit & Run and Politico
Joseph E. Stiglitz / Opinionator:
A Tax System Stacked Against the 99 Percent
Discussion: naked capitalism and CNN
Reuters:
Tight win for Chavez's heir spells uncertainty for Venezuela  —  (Reuters) - Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela's presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Column: Compromise key to legacy Obama desires  —  FILE - In this April 11, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.  President Barack Obama wants to slash money for the Democratic sacred cows of Social Security and Medicare.
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Politico:
Mitch McConnell in no mood for bipartisanship
Discussion: American Prospect and msnbc.com
John Kerry / CNN:
Kerry: Foreign students ‘scared’ of guns in U.S.  —  (CNN) - Students in other countries assessing where to study abroad are increasingly scared of coming to the United States because of gun violence, the nation's top diplomat said Monday.  —  Speaking with CNN foreign affairs correspondent Jill Dougherty …
Joe Miller / Restoring Liberty:
Why I Am Considering a 2014 US Senate Run  —  Serious times call for bold measures.  With the re-election of Barack Obama, our very way of self-government is in peril.  The Constitution is under attack, the value of human life degraded, religious liberties are threatened …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Is media bias to blame for lack of Gosnell coverage?  Or something far more banal?  —  The trial of Philadelphia doctor Kermit Gosnell would seem to have all the elements of a spectacular news story: shocking allegations, horrifying visuals, sympathetic victims.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Weiner, Exploring Possible Mayoral Bid, Issues Policy Booklet With Familiar Ring  —  As he seeks to extend the discussion about a possible candidacy for mayor — and shift attention away from the online sex-messaging scandal that cost him his Congressional seat — Anthony D. Weiner released …
Geoff Petrulis / CBS Dallas:
Sources: JP Eric Williams To Be Charged With Murders In Kaufman County  —  KAUFMAN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - Sources tell CBS 11 that Former Justice of the Peace Eric Williams will be charged with capital murder in the deaths of Mike and Cynthia McLelland, and Mark Hasse.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
The Endless Vetting Of Marco Rubio
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
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Chris Smith / New York Magazine:
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Discussion: Capital Tonight
Ratul Ray Chaudhuri / Reuters:
Exxon to remove damaged part of Arkansas oil pipeline on Monday
Discussion: E2-Wire
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
With endorsement of immigration plan, Rubio makes first major policy gambit of his career
 Earlier Items: 
Judd Gregg / The Hill:
Opinion: The good, bad and ugly in President Obama's new budget
Discussion: Politico and The Reaction
Kyle Spencer / New York Times:
With Tougher Standardized Tests, a Reminder to Breathe
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Santorum hospitalized, cancels trip to Iowa
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Matt Latimer / Washington Post:
The lady was for turning, after all: How conservatives misunderstand Thatcher
Discussion: Power Line and Prairie Weather
Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
The Terrifying Reality of Long-Term Unemployment
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Eschaton
 

 
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