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5:05 PM ET, April 11, 2014

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Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
NSA Said to Exploit Heartbleed Bug for Intelligence for Years  —  The U.S. National Security Agency knew for at least two years about a flaw in the way that many websites send sensitive information, now dubbed the Heartbleed bug, and regularly used it to gather critical intelligence, two people familiar with the matter said.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Kathleen Sebelius is resigning because Obamacare has won  —  Obamacare has won.  And that's why Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius can resign.  —  Calls for Sebelius's resignation were almost constant after Obamacare's catastrophic launch.
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Kathleen Sebelius's Resignation Hands Republicans A Golden Opportunity
Halimah Abdullah / CNN:
Sebelius steps down  —  Washington (CNN) — President Barack …
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Social Security, Treasury target taxpayers for their parents' decades-old debts  —  A few weeks ago, with no notice, the U.S. government intercepted Mary Grice's tax refunds from both the IRS and the state of Maryland.  Grice had no idea that Uncle Sam had seized her money until some days later …
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Washington Post:
Democrats embrace adding photos to Social Security cards
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Why Gay-Marriage Opponents Should Not Be Treated Like Racists  —  Liberals generally think of themselves as proponents of tolerance, pluralism, and diversity.  Some liberals are also eager to stigmatize and punish opponents of gay marriage.  Is that a betrayal of their values?
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Cruz: Impeach Holder over IRS scandal  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says Attorney General Eric Holder should be impeached because the Justice Department has failed to fully investigate the IRS scandal.  —  “Among other things, Congress should impeach Eric Holder because Eric Holder …
Discussion: Liberaland
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:   The IRS Scandal Comes Into Focus
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Fed-Up Eric Holder Rips Congress: ‘Unprecedented, Unwarranted, Ugly and Divisive’
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Here's George W. Bush Telling A Very Dirty Joke At A Civil Rights Summit (VIDEO)  —  Former President George W. Bush showed off his ribald side on Thursday at a summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.  —  Bush used the event's venue, Lyndon Johnson's presidential library …
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Houston Chronicle:
Equal education a civil right, Bush tells LBJ summit
Discussion: Washington Post
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Picking Colbert to replace Letterman?  CBS really screwed up  —  Stephen Colbert is a comedy genius because he's perfected the art of saying the opposite of what he believes.  —  That's right: Stephen Colbert invented sarcasm.  —  So huzzah for the trailblazing, game-changing …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Federalist
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
CIA's use of harsh interrogation went beyond legal authority, Senate report says  —  WASHINGTON — A still-secret Senate Intelligence Committee report calls into question the legal foundation of the CIA's use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists …
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Washington Post:
Why the Senate report on the CIA's interrogation program should be made public
Discussion: Firedoglake
Jordan Chariton / TVNewser:
Michael Isikoff Out at NBC News  —  First on TVNewser: This is Michael Isikoff's last day at NBC News, TVNewser has learned.  —  Isikoff joined NBC News in 2010 as a Washington, DC-based investigative correspondent, after 16 years with Newsweek.  The news comes three months …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Julie Ray / Gallup:
Global Image of U.S. Leadership Rebounds  —  Median approval rating of 45% in Asia is highest on record  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After hitting a low point at the end of President Barack Obama's first term, U.S. leadership ratings worldwide rallied in 2013 as he began his second.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Why Stephen Colbert is dangerous — and invaluable  —  Bill O'Reilly's latest freak-out helps explain why the satirist is so important for the progressive movement  —  Fox bully Bill O'Reilly used to at least pretend to play along with Stephen Colbert's satire.
Discussion: NewsBusters
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Marsha Blackburn to “Test the Waters” for 2016 Bid  —  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn will consider running for president in 2016 — if she sees an opportunity to do so, an aide to the 7th District Republican told RealClearPolitics.
Jay Carney / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2013 Tax Returns  —  Today, the President released his 2013 federal income tax returns.  He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $481,098.  The Obamas paid $98,169 in total tax.
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
South Carolina Is Trying To Expand Its ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law To Include Fetuses  —  On Thursday, a Senate committee in South Carolina voted to expand the state's so-called “Stand Your Ground” law to approve the use of deadly force to protect a fetus.  The proposal would grant pregnant women protection …
Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
Mike Ellis drops out of state Senate race  —  Secretly recorded video revealed discussion of illegal political action committee  —  By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison — State Senate President Mike Ellis dropped out of his re-election race Friday …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Short on accomplishments, Hillary leans on Bill and Barack to sell candidacy  —  BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON BILL CLINTON 2016 ELECTIONS  —  Last week Hillary Clinton gave what appeared at first to be a rambling and unfocused answer when asked to name the proudest achievement of her four years as Secretary of State.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
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Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
Hillary Clinton dodges shoe during Las Vegas speech
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
Samantha Power / US Department of State:
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a General Assembly Session on Improving Global Road Safety  —  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations  —  Mr. President, colleagues, the United States is pleased to cosponsor and urge …
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Jeryl Bier / Weekly Standard:
U.S. Cosponsors U.N. Resolution to Fight Texting and Driving
Discussion: United Nations and The Week
 
 
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Pastor Blocked From Feeding The Homeless Because He Doesn't Have A $500 Permit
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Religious conservatives warn GOP against holding convention in Vegas
Tony Romm / Politico:
Al Franken attacks Comcast merger
Byron Tau / Politico:
GOP creates new fundraising group after McCutcheon ruling
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Conservative Firepower Has Senate Democrats Playing Defense
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David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
Virginia Republican Bob Marshall stands by remarks that raise eyebrows
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
John Blake / CNN:
Has the Roberts court placed landmark 1964 civil rights law on a hit list?
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Care Nightmares
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo
Ayaan Hirsi Ali / Wall Street Journal:
Here's What I Would Have Said at Brandeis
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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