memeorandum: Baucus to retire rather than seek re-election in 2014, strategists say (Anne Bartlett/Post Politics)

11:15 AM ET, April 23, 2013

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Anne Bartlett / Post Politics:

Baucus to retire rather than seek re-election in 2014, strategists say — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is retiring rather than seek re-election in 2014, according to two senior Democratic strategists familiar with his plans. — First elected in 1978 …

Discussion: The Maddow Blog, Roll Call, Weekly Standard, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, First Read, National Review, Joe. My. God. and The Raw Story

Alexander Burns / Politico:

Max Baucus retiring — Montana Sen. Max Baucus will not seek reelection in 2014, becoming the latest senior red-state Democrat to bail out of a potentially difficult reelection campaign, a senior Democratic official confirmed to POLITICO. — Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Ian Swanson / Ballot Box:

Max Baucus to retire from Senate — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is retiring, a source has told The Hill. — The longtime chairman of the Senate's tax-writing panel faced a difficult reelection contest in Montana, a state easily won by Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Discussion: CNN

Emily Bazelon / Slate:

John McCain and Lindsey Graham's ludicrous, harmful campaign to get him declared one. — Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be declared an enemy combatant. — A group of Republican senators, led by Lindsey Graham and John McCain …

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New York Times:

Boston Bombing Suspect's Bedside Hearing

Discussion: Mediaite, CNN, News Desk, Business Insider, Hot Air, emptywheel, Lawfare, American Power, Taylor Marsh, The Jawa Report, Hullabaloo, CBS New York, The United States Department …, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Wall Street Journal

Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
The 11 Most Mystifying Things the Tsarnaev Brothers Did

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Times and Los Angeles Times

Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Boston bombing suspect tells officials older brother was driving force behind attack

Discussion: Gothamist, Gawker, Outside the Beltway and Riehl World News

Ken White / Popehat:
Thoughts On The Tsarnaev Complaint

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications, The Volokh Conspiracy, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, Gothamist and Washington Post

Spencer Ackerman / Wired:
Here's Why Tsarnaev Was Charged With Using a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’

Discussion: Salon, Shakesville, The Week, Hit & Run, The Maddow Blog, Washington Monthly and National Review

Andrew Kitzenberg / getonhand.com:

Boston Bombing Suspect Shootout Pictures — On Thursday night [Friday morning] at 12:45am EST. I was in my living room working on my computer when I heard multiple “pops” coming from outside. At that point, I had no idea that I was about to become an eye witness to the biggest news story in the country.

Discussion: CBS Boston, Deadspin, Weasel Zippers, Business Insider, Outside the Beltway, Vox Popoli and Poynter

New York Times:

In Gun Bill Defeat, a President Who Hesitates to Twist Arms — WASHINGTON — Senator Mark Begich, Democrat of Alaska, asked President Obama's administration for a little favor last month. Send your new interior secretary this spring to discuss a long-simmering dispute over construction …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, American Prospect, The Maddow Blog, The Plum Line, Booman Tribune, Mediaite, The Caucus and American Power

Susan Page / Associated Press:

USA TODAY Poll: Public support for gun control ebbs — WASHINGTON — Four months after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a USA TODAY Poll finds support for a new gun-control law ebbing as prospects for passage on Capitol Hill seem to fade.

Discussion: Reuters, Right Wing News, Twitchy, Hot Air, National Review, Weasel Zippers and Sense of Events

USA Today:

Rep. Rangel sues Boehner to overturn House censure — WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel is suing Speaker John Boehner and six other lawmakers, alleging problems with the House ethics investigation that led to his censure in 2010. — In a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court …

Discussion: Hot Air and Michelle Malkin

Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Charles Rangel sues to overturn censure

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Taegan Goddard's …

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Nevada Senate Votes To Repeal Ban On Same-Sex Couples' Marriages — During the course of the debate, Nevada Sen. Kelvin Atkinson told his colleagues — and the world — that he is gay. Monday's vote was the first step in a long process. — WASHINGTON — Late Monday …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Joe. My. God. and Shakesville

Anjeanette Damon / Las Vegas Sun News:
In split vote, Nevada Senate passes measure to begin repeal of gay marriage ban

Discussion: Post Politics and Towleroad News #gay

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:

Internet Sales Tax Bill Gains Ground in Senate — WASHINGTON — It has been labeled a tax grab and a bureaucratic nightmare by conservative antitax activists, an infringement on states' rights and a federal encroachment on the almost-sacred ground of Internet commerce.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post

Reuters:
Senate votes to move forward on bill taxing Internet sales

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Quartz

Brad Plumer / Wonkblog:
Everything you need to know about the Senate's online sales-tax bill

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Week, Daily Kos, Mother Jones and Bloomberg

Richard Falk / Foreign Policy Journal:

A Commentary on the Marathon Murders — The dominant reactions to the horrific bombings on April 15th, the day of the running of the Boston Marathon, as well as the celebration of Patriots Day, have been so far: compassion for the victims, a maximal resolve to track down the perpetrators …

Discussion: BREITBART.COM, “The Lid”, Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav

UN Watch: UN Official Justifies Boston Bombings as ‘Retribution’, Blames America & ‘Tel Aviv’

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

As Bush library opening puts his presidency back in the spotlight, his approval rating is up — George W. Bush will return to the spotlight this week for the dedication of his presidential library, an event likely to trigger fresh public debate about his eight fateful years in office.

Discussion: The Hill, The Fix, Right Turn, Weasel Zippers and No More Mister Nice Blog

Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:

Injury Toll From Boston Marathon Bombings Rises To Nearly 300 People — In the immediate aftermath of last week's attacks at the Boston Marathon, estimates calculated that about 170 people suffered injuries from the bombings. But according to the Boston Public Health Commission …

Discussion: The Boston Globe

New York Times:
A Moment in Boston — “In front of us, there was a flash …

Discussion: msnbc.com and Poynter

Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Is Probing Suspect's Alleged Links to Militants — U.S. investigators are looking into a Russian intelligence report that alleged Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev met with a suspected militant during his six-month visit to Russia in 2012, according to American law-enforcement officials.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, CNN and Hot Air

Michele McPhee / ABCNEWS:
Boston Bomb Suspect Eyed in Connection to 2011 Triple Murder

Discussion: Politico

Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:

‘This Is CNN?’ Stewart Destroys His Favorite Target After A Chaotic End To A Terrible Week In Boston — Another week of The Daily Show brought another round of Jon Stewart eviscerating CNN for its Boston Marathon bombing coverage Monday night. The host picked up where he left off last week …

Discussion: Gawker, Business Insider and Ed Driscoll

Randy Lewis / Los Angeles Times:

Richie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72 — Richie Havens at Woodstock. (Henry Diltz / Morrison Hotel Gallery ) — Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and GlobalPost

Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Richie Havens, Folk Singer Who Riveted Woodstock, Dies at 72

Discussion: The Awl, Associated Press, American Spectator and Power Line

Rhode Islanders United for Marriage Blog:

100% of RI Senate Republicans Support Marriage Equality — It's a big day in Rhode Island, and we're excited to kick it off with some really exciting news for our campaign! This morning, the Senate Republican Caucus - including Senators Dennis Algiere, David Bates, Dawson Hodgson …

Discussion: Firedoglake, ThinkProgress and Towleroad News #gay

Emily Schultheis / Politico:

Immigration reform could be bonanza for Dems — The immigration proposal pending in Congress would transform the nation's political landscape for a generation or more — pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic voters into the electorate a decade from now in ways that, if current trends hold …

Discussion: The Maddow Blog, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Weasel Zippers