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Morning Must Reads: Performance

President Obama as seen through a teleprompter as he delivers a speech on U.S. fiscal and budgetary deficit policy at the George Washington University on April 13. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

–If you needed more evidence that squabbling over short-term discretionary spending is a joke, the CBO finds those vaunted $38 billion in cuts …

Morning Must Reads: Contrast

President Obama closes his eyes as first lady Michelle Obama speaks at the White House on April 12. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

–President Obama will give his speech on long-term deficits at 1:35 pm today. In addition to revisiting some elements of Simpson-Bowles, Marc Ambinder reports Obama’s vision will be one of contrast with …

Morning Must Reads: Next Step

President Obama sprints up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to visit with tourists on April 9, a day after Congress came to agreement on funding the federal government. (REUTERS/Mike Theiler)

–A 2011 budget deal may be done, or at least a compromise number reached and some riders ruled out, but lawmakers are still working out

Morning Must Reads: No Deal

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner speak to reporters after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House on April 6. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

No deal to avert a shutdown yet. President Obama called for a “sense of urgency from all parties involved” after his late Wednesday night meeting …

Morning Must Reads: “Path to Prosperity”

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–Paul Ryan rolls out his 2012 budget + entitlement reform + tax reform package today with a Journal op-ed, press conference and midday speech at the American Enterprise Institute. He’s billing it as a “path to prosperity,” and citing some mighty, um, optimistic numbers from the …

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