AM Roundup

• The Senate Landscape Shifts - Ed Kilgore, Political Animal
• Brown is Partisan on the Hill, Independent on TV - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog
• Will Congress Be Less Paralyzed Next Year? - Sahil Kapur, TPM
• Stop Giving Iran a Pass - Maseh Zarif, The Blog
• Biden Blames Bush for Iran Problems - James Phillips, The Foundry
• Wall Street Wants Its Fed Nominees - Mark Calabria, @Liberty
• Where Does Obama Stand on Marriage Equality? - Adam Serwer, MJ
• Silence on Chen's Pro-Life Activism - Alana Goodman, Contentions
• Income Inequality and the Myth of a Zero-Sum Game - James Pethokoukis, TE
• More Oil Production Won't Stop Price Shocks - Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress

• Mourdock and the GOP's Idea of Bipartisanship - Jonathan Bernstein, Plum Line
• Congressman Try to Change the NDAA - Adam Serwer, Mother Jones
• Hispanic Voters: The Sleeping Giant Awakens - Henrik Temp, TE
• Romney and the Hispanic Vote - Lee Hockstader, PostPartisan
• The Pathetic Case of Richard Lugar - Elliott Abrams, The Blog
• The Costs of Shrinking Government - Steve Benen, Political Animal
• Barrett to Face Walker in Recall Rematch - Christian Schneider, The Corner
• Dems Should Chil Out About Super PACs - Paul Waldman, TAPPED
• Senator Kirk Continues Recovery From Stroke - Alana Goodman, Contentions
• Vote Down the Export-Import Bank - Daniel Horowitz, RedState
• The Fight Over Medicare Double Counting - Donald Marron, TaxVox
• ACA's Premium Review is Useless - Jon Walker, FDL

• The Cyclical, the Structural and Politics - Jared Bernstein, OTE
• The Plan to Break Anti-Tax Absolutism - Brian Beutler, TPM
• Wind Lobby Frustrated By GOP - Erika Johnsen, Hot Air
• Obama Can Stop Evolving on Gay Marriage - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED
• Is the War on Terror Really Over? - Victor Hanson, The Corner
• Taxpayers Subsidize Insurgents - Malou Innocent, @Liberty
• A Case for Tactical Prisoner Releases - Max Boot, Contentions
• The Right's Deregulatory Brain Trust - Suzy Khimm, WonkBlog
• Bank of America Pays Settlement With Taxpayer Money - David Dayen, FDL
• South America's New Pariah - Jaime Daremblum, The Blog

• TSA Takes Four Years to Respond to FOIA - Morgen Richmond, Hot Air
• Drawing the Wrong Conclusions From Europe - Douglas Holtz-Eakin, TC
• Europe's Morning After - Phil Levy, Shadow Gov't
• Obama Launches His 2012 Campaign - Michael Scherer, Swampland
• Romney's Business Schtick Won't Work - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
• Young Guns for Ethanol - Daniel Halper, The Blog
• Obama's Untenable Position on Same-Sex Marriage - Patrick Caldwell, TAPPED
• House to Cut Safety Net in Favor of Defense - David Dayen, FDL
• Did Obama Improve Our Position in Afghanistan? - Jennifer Rubin, Right Turn
• The Afghanistan Threshold - Andrew Riggs, TE
• States Smarten Up on Economic Incentives - Kenan Fikri, The Avenue

• Romney's Difficult Path Ahead - Jonathan Tobin, Contentions
• Obama, Romney Jockey for Military Vote - Benjy Sarlin, TPM
• Public Job Losses and GOP Chutzpah - Alec MacGillis, The Stump
• Remembering 4-6% Unemployment - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
• Obama's Time on the Economy Grows Short - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
• April Jobs: More Is Less - Daniel Horowitz, RedState
• Weak Jobs Report Should Concern Obama Campaign - Jon Walker, FDL
• The Obama Jobs Disaster - John Hinderaker, Powerline
• Finding Common Ground With OWS - Eric Teetsel, The Foundry
• What Drives "Division" - Steve Benen, Political Animal

• Paul vs. Krugman: The Bloody Aftermath - Brian Doherty, Hit & Run
• How Economists Misunderstood Inequality - Brad Plumer, WonkBlog
• Clinton Shouldn't Leave Chen Behind - Jonathan Tobin, Contentions
• Unemployment Claims Make a Steep Drop - Meteor Blades, Daily Kos
• Economic Data Continues to Disappoint - Ross Kaminsky, AmSpec
• Romney Brilliantly Sums Republican Ideology - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED
• What Romney Would Inherit From Obama - Bruce McQuain, Q&O
• Crying "Uncertainty" Is Profitable For Business - Suzy Khimm, WonkBlog
• The Problem With Orrin Hatch - Daniel Horowitz, RedState
• Rumsfeld Still Considers Himself Credible - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog
• What is Obama's Problem with Medical Marijuana? - Michael Scherer, Swampland
• Is the Postal Service Doomed? - Mike Brownfield, The Foundry

• Bring the War to the Taliban - Michael Rubin, Contentions
• The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED
• The Mission in Afghanistan - Mike Brownfield, The Foundry
• Cybersecurity Bill Allows Easier Spying on Americans - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
• Popular Health Care Protections on the Chopping Block - Steve Benen, Political Animal
• Paul's Stealth State Convention Takeover - Rachel Weiner, The Fix
• Lugar Fights for His Political Life - Eric Kleefeld, TPM
• Obama Caught in Another Falsehood - Bruce McQuain, Q&O
• Immigration Waivers Aren't Amnesty - Alex Nowratesh, @Liberty
• Austerity Alternatives - Paul Krugman, CoaL

• We Need Debt-Reducing Austerity - Veronique de Rugy, The Corner
• The Way Forward in Afghanistan - Joe Klein, Swampland
• We're All Hawks Now - Dan McLaughlin, RedState
• Obama Perpetuates Misguided Society - Christopher Preble, @Liberty
• The Tinderbox Society - Robert Reich, Huffington Post
• Krugman: We're In a Depression - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
• House GOP Doesn't Want to Pay for Bush Tax Cuts - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
• How Congress's Referees Would Fix Washington - Suzy Khimm, WonkBlog
• Rules for Bailouts - Nicole Gelinas, The Corner
• A Big Idea We Should Embrace - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
• Hollande Win Will Boost Anti-Israel Left - Jonathan Tobin, Contentions

• Bill Clinton and Obama: Best Friends Forever? - Cillizza & Weiner, The Fix
• Obama's Record-Setting Fundraising Clip - Morgen Richmond, Hot Air
• Romney on the Auto Bailout, Version 3.0 - Jonathan Cohn, TNR
• Where Income Redistribution Happens - Paul Mirengoff, Powerline
• How Ryan Escapes Scrutiny - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED
• Dems to Blame For Student Defaults - Nick Gillespie, Hit & Run
• McDonnell Wimps Out on Voter ID - Quin Hillyer, AmSpec
• Torture Doesn't Work - Adam Serwer, Political Mojo
• Iran Progress is Bad News For Neocons - Joe Klein, Swampland
• Biden's Agitprop Foreign Policy - Helle Dale, The Foundry

• Bin Laden: Was Capture Ever Really An Option? - Michael Crowley, Swampland
• GOP Has No Room to Move on Immigration - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog
• Crucifying the Oil and Gas Industry - John Steele Gordon, Contentions
• Is ObamaCare Helping Private Insurers? - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
• Money-Losing Company Wants More Tax Dollars - Lachlan Markay, The Foundry
• Gingrich's Long Goodbye - Ed Kilgore, Political Animal
• Daniels Endorses Lugar - Michael Warren, The Blog
• GDP Numbers Not That Bad - Karl Smith, Modeled Behavior

• A Worrisome Rise in Jobless Claims - David Leonhardt, Economix
• Democrats Pander to a Privileged Class - Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
• Health Care Could Still Be Winning Issue For Dems - Greg Sargent, PL
• Obama Is Not Carter - Aaron Goldstein, AmSpec
• Government Doesn't Give Tax Breaks - KeithHennessey.com
• Why CISPA Isn't SOPA - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED
• One Tool for Housing Market Repair - Jared Bernstein, Huffington Post
• Why Romney & Obama Aren't Talking About Education - Andrew Rotherham, Swampland
• Switzerland's Debt Brake is a Role Model - Daniel Mitchell, @Liberty
• A Federal Turf War in Court - Adam White, The Blog