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1:10 PM ET, May 1, 2011

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Helene C. Cooper / The Caucus:
Obama Zings Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner  —  Joe Biden.  Michele Bachmann.  Tim Pawlenty.  Donald Trump.  —  Many of President Obama's friends and foes alike got shellacked — as expected — on Saturday night when Mr. Obama took to the stage at the gussied …
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Patrick Gavin / Reuters:
In his speech, Barack Obama trumps adversaries  —  On his way into the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, Donald Trump made a bold prediction: “I wouldn't think [Obama] would address me.”  —  That forecast held up for about 10 seconds.  —  Trump, who continues to boast …
The Politico:
SETH MEYERS SKEWERS D.C.  —  “SNL” head writer Seth Meyers spared no one in his star turn at the White House Correspondents Dinner, pivoting from jokes about the oddball crop of 2012 presidential contenders to members of Congress to President Barack Obama.  He mocked the White House …
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Dylan Stableford / The Wrap:
Donald Trump Shows Up at White House Correspondents Dinner, Is Booed on Arrival  —  Donald Trump — star of NBC's [birther movement] “Celebrity Apprentice” — decided to show his hair, er, face at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday.
The Politico:
WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER 2011: SCENES FROM THE RED CARPET  —  POLITICO Slideshows require the Adobe Flash Player.  —  POLITICO brings you minute-by-minute coverage of the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the events leading up to Washington's biggest night below:
Discussion: Firedoglake, The Note and The Reaction
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
The White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend, via Twitter
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and The Politico
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
House GOP to hold hearing on White House visitor records
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Washington Examiner:
Sunday Reflection: When Jimmy Carter Is your best-case scenario, you're in trouble  —  People on the right have been comparing President Obama with Jimmy Carter for a while now: The rise from nowhere via inexplicable press adulation, the smarmy moralizing, the excessive faith in his own abilities …
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CNN:
One of Gadhafi's sons killed in NATO airstrike, Libyan official says
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New York Times:
The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries  —  WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers.  We don't say, “It's these lazy soldiers and their bloated benefits plans!  That's why we haven't done better in Afghanistan!”  No, if the results aren't there, we blame the planners.
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
How Paul Ryan Won the Recess  —  Racine, Wisc.  —  Did you hear the news?  Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, the architect of the House Republicans' budget, was booed!  By his own constituents!  —  The video of said town hall booing was clipped by the liberal blog ThinkProgress …
Discussion: Power Line
Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
Bachmann says her GOP budget support has ‘asterisks’  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) demurred on issuing full support of the House Republican budget or the more conservative Republican Study Committee plan Sunday, saying her votes came with “asterisks.”  —  Bachmann, one of many Republicans …
Discussion: National Review
David Segal / New York Times:
Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win  —  LIKE a lot of other college seniors, Alexandra Leumer got her introduction to the heady and hazardous world of law school scholarships in the form of a letter bearing very good news.  The Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco …
Roger Lowenstein / New York Times:
Be Careful Wishing for the Fed's End  —  Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, faces a crisis of confidence.  He is excoriated on the right for debasing the currency, and blasted on the left for failing to stimulate more than he has.  It has gotten so bad that last week Mr. Bernanke …
Discussion: Economix
 
 
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Mark Steyn / National Review:
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