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• Deadline nears: Shutdown looms without agreement (AP)
• Republicans pushing to revamp Medicare could find themselves out of office (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• The Fast Fix: Where’s Palin? (The Newsroom)
• House rejects FCC's 'open' Internet rules (Reuters)
• Planned Parenthood, abortion and the budget fight (AP)
• Former Rep. Duke Cunningham pleads case from prison (The Ticket)
• Democrats fundraise off potential shutdown (The Ticket)
• Huck to GOP: Cut a deal (Politico)
• Federal workers' union files suit (Politico)
• House votes to repeal regs on Internet access (AP)
• Lawsuit says feds can't force work during shutdown (AP)
• Up to the job? NATO criticized over Libya campaign (AP)
• House votes to overturn 'net neutrality' rules (AFP)
• How Donald Trump Has the Edge Over Other GOP Presidential Candidates (ContributorNetwork)
• Why is Boehner letting Democrats define the narrative on shutdown negotiations? (Daily Caller)
• Hint, Hint: Ron Paul to join presidential debate (Daily Caller)
• Budget Battle Is Over, If You Believe Michele Bachmann's Blog Post (The Atlantic Wire)
• Quote Roundup: Tea Party Tax Day Protests in Cincinnati, Ohio (ContributorNetwork)

Deadline nears: Shutdown looms without agreement (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:09 PM PDT AP - The federal government lurched toward a shutdown for the first time in 15 years on Friday as Republicans and Democrats in Congress struggled for a way out and swapped increasingly incendiary charges over which side was to blame.

Republicans pushing to revamp Medicare could find themselves out of office (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Charlie Cook National Journal One of the biggest and most frequent mistakes in politics is for a party to misread its mandate. When it happens, independent and swing voters get angry and punish a candidate or a party on …

The Fast Fix: Where’s Palin? (The Newsroom) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:34 AM PDT The Newsroom - Where has Sarah Palin gone? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix newsletter. Follow The …

House rejects FCC's 'open' Internet rules (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - The House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject Internet "neutrality" rules that were adopted last year to keep big Internet service providers from blocking certain traffic

Planned Parenthood, abortion and the budget fight (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:09 PM PDT AP - Republicans portray Planned Parenthood as primarily focused on performing abortions and — intentionally or not — using American taxpayer dollars to do it.

Former Rep. Duke Cunningham pleads case from prison (The Ticket) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:35 PM PDT The Ticket - Republican former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham this week pleaded his innocence from prison, arguing that when he signed his plea agreement back in 2005, his judgment was impaired because of treatments he was then undergoing for prostate cancer. The convicted former lawmaker also insisted that the bribes he admitted to taking in the past were [...]

Democrats fundraise off potential shutdown (The Ticket) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:36 PM PDT The Ticket - Democrats have found a silver-lining to the potential government shutdown: it's a great fundraising tool. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday began using the threat of a government shutdown to raise money. "We need to raise $100,000 in the next 36 hours to call out the GOP extremists and preserve our Senate majority," the [...]

Huck to GOP: Cut a deal (Politico) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:31 PM PDT Politico - He is urging his fellow Republicans to throw in the towel on the budget stalemate.

Federal workers' union files suit (Politico) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:45 PM PDT Politico - Group: Ordering employees to work during a shutdown without a guarantee is unconstitutional.

House votes to repeal regs on Internet access (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:45 PM PDT AP - House Republicans adamant that the government keep its hands off the Internet passed a bill Friday to repeal federal rules barring Internet service providers from blocking or interfering with traffic on their networks.

Lawsuit says feds can't force work during shutdown (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:22 PM PDT AP - The nation's largest federal employee union sued the Obama administration on Friday, claiming that forcing some federal employees to work without pay during a government shutdown violates the U.S. Constitution.

Up to the job? NATO criticized over Libya campaign (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:07 PM PDT AP - NATO holds its fire as Moammar Gadhafi's forces advance 100 miles into rebel territory. It then blasts a rebel tank, saying it didn't know the rebels had any — even though footage of rebels with tanks had been on YouTube for weeks.

House votes to overturn 'net neutrality' rules (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT AFP - The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to overturn "net neutrality" rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet, setting the stage for a clash with the Senate and President Barack Obama.

How Donald Trump Has the Edge Over Other GOP Presidential Candidates (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 10:26 AM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In the world of politics, celebrities-turned-elected officials are slowly becoming a common occurrence here in the United States. People such as actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura have both used their fame and popularity, rather than their political expertise, to win gubernatorial elections in California and Minnesota respectively.

Why is Boehner letting Democrats define the narrative on shutdown negotiations? (Daily Caller) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:02 PM PDT Daily Caller - Throughout the debate this week on the pending government shutdown, Democrats have consistently defined the narrative about what is taking place in negotiations between top party leaders by supplying details about those talks to the press.

Hint, Hint: Ron Paul to join presidential debate (Daily Caller) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:58 PM PDT Daily Caller - Former Republican presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul is expected participate in a primary debate in South Carolina on July 10, the state party announced Friday.

Budget Battle Is Over, If You Believe Michele Bachmann's Blog Post (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:57 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - At 4:27 p.m. today, Rep. Michelle Bachmann penned a vaguely-worded blog post that's giving some hope that Washington's 2011 budget battle is over. The nearly 400-word post suggests that the current impasse between Republicans and Democrats is a farce and Congressional leaders should really be fighting over "trillions, not billions" of dollars in cuts. The takeaway is that she's telling the Tea Party that this battle isn't worth fighting, and giving her blessing for GOP leaders to cut a deal and gear up for a bigger fight later on. (Like the debt ceiling, which freshman Senator Mark Rubio has already pledged to vote against.)

Quote Roundup: Tea Party Tax Day Protests in Cincinnati, Ohio (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:28 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - The Cincinnati, Ohio, Tea Party will be holding a Tax Day Rally at downtown's Glendale Square. The Tax Day Rally will be hosted by the Glendale Tea Party and Cincinnati Tea Party founder Mike Wilson. In light of the protest being held in downtown Cincinnati, here are what some of the city's Tea Party members are saying.

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