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7:30 PM ET, April 29, 2009

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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Obama targets tea bags at town hall  —  At his 100th-day town hall meeting in St. Louis Wednesday, President Barack Obama took direct aim at the anti-tax “tea party” demonstrations that have cropped up over the last month and took a veiled shot at the Fox News Channel, the cable news network closely associated with the protests.
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Olympia Snowe / New York Times:
We Didn't Have to Lose Arlen Specter  —  IT is disheartening and disconcerting, at the very least, that here we are today — almost exactly eight years after Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party — witnessing the departure of my good friend and fellow moderate Republican …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Specter defection highlights GOP divide in South Carolina  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - In the wake of Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic caucus, Republicans are primed for yet another round of soul-searching and intra-party sniping about the GOP's future.
John / Power Line:
John Cornyn: What the Specter Switch Means  —  Senator John Cornyn of Texas wrote these observations on the significance of Arlen Specter's defection for Power Line: … Senator Cornyn is Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
David Rogers / The Politico:
Congress passes $3.5T budget plan  —  Split badly along party lines, Congress approved a five-year budget plan Wednesday that gives President Barack Obama a big leg up toward health care reform but could severely crimp the rest of his domestic agenda unless new savings and revenues are found.
Discussion: Townhall.com
Gateway Pundit:   HUNDREDS OF TEA PARTY PROTESTERS Greet Obama In St. Louis (Video Added)
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama: ‘Good start... plenty left to do’
Discussion: The Politico
Martina Stewart / CNN:   Obama responds to tea party movement
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama's 100 days: ‘Playing along’
Discussion: The Politico
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:   Questions for Obama on his 100th day
Nice Deb:
Obama Targets Teabaggers At Town Hall
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Obama To Fox News And Tea Baggers: 'Let's Not Play Games'
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Lee Fang / Think Progress:
VIDEO REPORT: Conservatives' 100 Days Of Opposition
Discussion: Progress Illinois
Byron York / www.washingtonexaminer.com:
The black-white divide in Obama's popularity  —  On his 100th day in office, Barack Obama enjoys high job approval ratings, no matter what poll you consult.  But if a new survey by the New York Times is accurate, the president and some of his policies are significantly less popular …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘ACTUALLY’.... I've read quite a few columns from Byron York over the years, first during his tenure at the National Review, and more recently as the chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner.  I've seen plenty of commentary I strongly disagree with, but none has offended me quite as much as his latest column.
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
Investigative Reporter Byron York Exposes Black Support for Democratic President  —  Byron York engages in a perennial conservative media stunt — breaking down poll numbers between blacks and whites to make the point that Democrats wouldn't be so popular if it wasn't for the 14th Amendment.
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Brad / Sadly, No!:   Shorter Byron York
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Utah's Republican Governor Warns GOP Leaders, “You Can't Just Say No”  —  It's Time for Party to Advance Workable Alternatives Rather Than Block the Door, Gov. Says  —  With the party reeling from Sen. Arlen Specter's defection, a prominent moderate Republican governor is warning …
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CNN:
Pelosi tells Republicans to ‘take back their party’
Discussion: Hot Air
Media Matters Action Network:
Rep. Virginia Foxx Called Matthew Shepard Hate Crime “A Hoax” … Matthew Shepard's Death Was A Hate Crime, Not Simply A Robbery  —  Rep. Foxx: “The bill was named after a very unfortunate incident that happened, where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of robbery.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid's Specter deal stirs senior Dems' anger  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) deal to allow Sen. Arlen Specter to retain his seniority after he switches to the Democratic Conference has not been received well by senior senators in the party.  —  Several Democrats are furious …
Discussion: TalkLeft, Top of the Ticket and Hot Air
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
N.H. Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill  —  CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Senate voted narrowly on Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage, paving the way for the state to potentiallybecome the fifth in the nation — and the third this month — to allow gay couples to wed.
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Patrick / Now! Hampshire:
New Hampshire Senate Votes to Legalize Gay Marriage  —  The Democratic controlled New Hampshire Senate passed an amended version of the controversial measure to legalize gay marriage today.  The vote was 13-11 in favor of the measure.  —  The House passed a similar measure last month by a 186-179 vote.
Sydney Morning Herald:
Only 7 swine flu deaths, not 152, says WHO  —  A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world.  —  Vivienne Allan, from WHO's patient safety program …
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Country / BBC:
WHO raises pandemic alert level
Discussion: Washington Whispers
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
After the Great Recession  —  On April 14, President Obama gave a speech at Georgetown University, trying to explain why he was taking on so many economic issues so early in his administration.  He argued that the country needed to break its bubble-and-bust cycle and cited the New Testament …
Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
Very Good News For The GOP, And Why President Obama Had Better Worry About Not Becoming Another Arnold  —  Here's the latest polling on the public's reaction to the massive tax hikes imposed on California by the Dems, Arnold and a handful of tax-loving Republicans led by State Senator Abel Maldonado:
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Peter Hecht / Sacramento Bee:
Field Poll: California voters oppose five of six May 19 ballot measures
Discussion: Hot Air
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Steele may lose purse strings  —  A battle over control of the party's purse strings has erupted at the troubled Republican National Committee, with defenders of Chairman Michael S. Steele accusing dissident RNC members of trying to “embarrass and neuter” the party's new leader.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The Incredible Shrinking GOP: Only 20 Percent Self-Identify As Republican  —  Okay, this is striking.  Earlier this week a Washington Post poll made a big splash because it found that only 21 percent self-identify as Republicans.  The abysmally low number got pundits and reporters talking …
Discussion: MyDD and Right Wing News
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
The Hill article is true: I'm considering a run at Jane Harman's seat  —  There was an article in The Hill the other day about Rep. Jane Harman's plight:  —  Tangled in wiretap, opposed by left, Harman could face tough primary … That is all pretty much correct, but then Aaron Blake had a bit of other news in the story.
Jim Manzi / The Corner:
Against Waterboarding  —  I do not believe that the United States should have a policy of using waterboarding to extract information from captured combatants in the Global War on Terror (GWOT).  Let me explain why.  Any decent society needs to defend itself from armed aggression without becoming a society not worth defending.
Discussion: Upturned Earth
 
 
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Jonathan Berr / DailyFinance:
Media World: Networks will cheer Fox snub of Obama
David Chalian / ABCNEWS:
Obama Adviser: ‘Now it Truly Begins’
ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Gibson Interviews Rahm Emanuel
Discussion: The Swamp and Newsweek Blogs
Jill Serjeant / Reuters:
Michelle Obama joins People “most beautiful” list
Discussion: Hot Air
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