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11:15 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.
CNN:
Obama on ‘birther’ controversy: ‘That was crazy’  —  New York (CNN) - President Barack Obama grew nostalgic and paused with laughter Friday while remembering the noisy controversy over his birth certificate a few years ago.  —  Speaking in New York at an event hosted by Al Sharpton's National …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama hits GOP on voting rights
Discussion: CNN
Associated Press:   Obama: Right to vote under threat in the US
Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
Who Watches More Porn: Republicans Or Democrats?  —  Let's take a look at the body politic, shall we?  Turns out that porn is a highly accurate predictor of presidential politics.  —  BuzzFeed teamed up with Pornhub to take a look at who watches the most porn, red states or blue states.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and his vorpal sword
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: Washington Post
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
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
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
‘A Disgraceful Act’  —  The distinguished intellectual historian Jeffrey Herf, whose Ph.D. is from Brandeis, has written an eloquent and powerful letter to Brandeis president Fred Lawrence.  Prof. Herf concludes: … Here's the complete letter, well worth reading in full.
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?
Jon Clifton / Gallup:
U.S. Tops Other Global Leaders in Approval  —  Russian global approval ratings remain lowest in world  —  WASHINGTON, D.C — The world felt a little better about U.S. leadership last year, giving it the highest global approval ratings out of five global powers, including Germany, China, the European Union, and Russia.
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
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Julie Ray / Gallup:
Global Image of U.S. Leadership Rebounds
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.
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 …
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: The Federalist and Daily Kos
CNN:
GOP congressman to announce retirement  —  Washington (CNN) - Add Rep. Tom Petri to the growing list of House members who are retiring at the end of the year rather than running for re-election.  —  The Wisconsin Republican's office put out a statement Friday that the 17-term congressman …
Discussion: Politico
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Remain Negative Toward Healthcare Law  —  Forty-three percent approve, 54% disapprove  —  PRINCETON, NJ — With the open enrollment period for obtaining health insurance through a federal government exchange now over, Americans' views on the broader healthcare law remain more negative than positive.
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 …
Lauren French / Politico:
Kevin McCarthy sends GOP to school  —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy is assigning some recess-week homework to House Republicans.  —  The House majority whip is asking Republicans to visit charter schools in their districts during the two-week break in hopes of boosting support ahead of a pending House vote to increase funding for the schools.
Jeryl Bier / Weekly Standard:
WH RT: ‘Kathleen Sebelius Is Resigning Because Obamacare Has Won’  —  The first official word from the Obama administration on Kathleen Sebelius's resignation as secretary of health and human services is a retweet by the official White House Twitter account of a tweet by Vox.com's Ezra Klein:
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Halimah Abdullah / CNN:
Burwell has a history in D.C.
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
 
 
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Cruz: Impeach Holder over IRS scandal
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
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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:
Big G.O.P. Donors Stir Senate Runs
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Short on accomplishments, Hillary leans on Bill and Barack to sell candidacy
Discussion: Taylor Marsh