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2:30 PM ET, April 10, 2014

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CBS Press Express:
CBS ANNOUNCES STEPHEN COLBERT AS THE NEXT HOST OF “THE LATE SHOW”  —  The CBS Television Network today announced that Stephen Colbert, the host, writer and executive producer of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “The Colbert Report,” will succeed David Letterman as the host of THE LATE SHOW …
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Gary Levin / USA Today:
CBS names Colbert as Letterman replacement  —  CBS moved quickly to replace David Letterman after the late-night host announced his retirement last week.  Confirming speculation, Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central's Colbert Report, will take over the Late Show sometime next year.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Lauren Moraski / CBS News:
Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on “Late Show”  —  Shares -  —  CBS didn't waste too much time finding a new host for the “Late Show.”  Exactly a week after David Letterman announced his plans to retire, his successor has been named.  —  Stephen Colbert, the host …
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Stephen Colbert Will Replace David Letterman On ‘Late Show’
Discussion: Mediaite and Mashable
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
CBS: Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman
Discussion: Variety and The Huffington Post
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Stephen Colbert to succeed David Letterman as host of “The Late Show”
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
King may switch sides and join the Republicans after midterms  —  Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, will decide after the midterm elections whether to switch sides and join the Republicans.  —  He is leaving open the possibility of aligning himself with the GOP if control of the upper chamber changes hands.
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New York Times:
The Truth About the Pay Gap  —  Women are the primary or co-breadwinner in 6 out of 10 American families.  That makes the economic imperative of addressing the wage gap between women and men important, as is every step President Obama can take in that direction.
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The equal pay canard
Discussion: Althouse
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
More Republicans See Health Care Stance as ‘Very Important’ to Midterm Vote  —  Views of ACA Little Changed Following Enrollment Surge  —  In looking ahead to this fall's elections, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to view a candidate's position on the Affordable Care Act as very important to their vote.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Health law's campaign clout bad news for Democrats
Amy Harder / Wall Street Journal:
Eleven Democrats Push Obama to Approve Keystone
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Can Clever Campaigns Save the Democrats in 2014?
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Eric Holder strays from planned remarks  —  Attorney General Eric Holder strayed from prepared remarks to slam the way he was “treated” by a House committee the day before, calling it evidence of “ugly and divisive” civil rights challenges facing him and President Barack Obama
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Profiling Rules Said to Give F.B.I. Tactical Leeway
Tim Alberta / NationalJournal.com:
House Conservatives Plot to Oust Boehner, Put Scare Into Cantor  —  One plan: Force the speaker to step aside before the new year.  —  Several dozen frustrated House conservatives are scheming to infiltrate the GOP leadership next year—possibly by forcing Speaker John Boehner …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Greenwald Is Coming To America  —  For the first time since his reporting on the National Security Agency's global surveillance programs made Edward Snowden a household name, Glenn Greenwald plans to return to the United States.  —  Greenwald, who lives in Rio de Janeiro …
Discussion: The Week
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras Returning To U.S. For First Time Since Snowden Revelations
Rachael Bade / Politico:
House panel holds ex-IRS official Lerner in contempt  —  A House panel voted along party lines to hold ex-IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress on Thursday, paving the way for a full House vote as Republicans turn up the heat on the woman at the center of the controversy over tax-exempt tea party groups.
Discussion: CNN
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Interview by Patricia Sellers / Fortune:
The Fortune interview: Rupert Murdoch  —  Defending a newspaper empire amid scandal, splitting a global media conglomerate into two public companies, enduring a high-profile divorce, and struggling to repair frayed relationships with grown children — it's been a trying few years for Rupert Murdoch.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
DNC blames MSNBC for ‘double standard’ over Scarborough keynote  —  The Democratic National Committee's top spokesperson has sent a letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin accusing the network of a “double standard” after its decision to allow host Joe Scarborough, a Republican …
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Could America Become Mississippi?  —  The country's demographic trends could lead to racially polarized electorates akin to the Deep South.  —  Does a dramatic change in your social environment make you more conservative, and if so, what kind of change would it take?  —  JAMELLE BOUIE
Brian A. Howey / Howey Politics:Home:
Pence talks of his 2016 options  —  INDIANAPOLIS - The swirl of 2016 national ticket talk surrounding Gov. Mike Pence has intensified over the past few weeks.  We know it's a scenario the first-term Republican hasn't spent so much as a minute pondering, though he is now acknowleding …
New York Times:
Russia Didn't Share All Details on Boston Bombing Suspect, Report Says  —  WASHINGTON — The Russian government declined to provide the F.B.I. with information about one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects that would most likely have led to more extensive scrutiny of him at least two years …
Lucy Mangan / Guardian:
When the French clock off at 6pm, they really mean it  —  A new labour agreement in France means that employees must ignore their bosses' work emails once they are out of the office and relaxing at home - even on their smartphones  —  Just in case you weren't jealous enough of the French already …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Gawker and The Verge
 
 
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Lauren French / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi: Republicans won't push immigration because of race
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
We Should Be in a Rage  —  Voter apathy is a civic abdication.
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
New Rule Prohibits Voters In Miami-Dade County From Using The Restroom, No Matter How Long The Line
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Kathleen Sebelius: 7.5M signed up in Obamacare exchanges
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Federal Court to Consider Utah Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Amend the Constitution to control federal spending
Discussion: Fox News and Instapundit
Elizabeth Dias / TIME:
Jimmy Carter Talks About Iran, Campus Rape, Jesus Christ and the Paintings of W.
Discussion: CNN and Weekly Standard
 Earlier Items: 
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Dem senator defends the Koch brothers
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Ryan Budget Attempts to Bridge GOP Divide
Samtata / PIX 11:
Assistant principal, students hailed as heroes in Pennsylvania school stabbing
Discussion: The Agonist
RealClearDefense:
Retiring the A-10 Early Puts Troops' Lives at Risk
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Why GOP Wins In 2014 Could Mean A Democratic President In 2016
Clare Sestanovich / The Atlantic Online:
Black Culture and Progressivism
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ObamaCare's Missing 3.2 Million
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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