Miscellany

• A ” two-hour-long, sweeping epic” film about Sarah Palin, designed to “serve as a galvanizing prelude to Palin’s prospective presidential campaign,” will debut in Iowa in June.
• Republicans’ claim that third-party candidate Jack Davis cost them New York 26’s special election is not credible; it may not be predictive, but Democrats

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• The state of the “special relationship” upon Obama’s arrival in Britain.
• House GOPers had ample warnings about the political pitfalls of the Ryan plan. Boehner’s need for credibility with his base likely pushed it ahead.
• Jon Chait thinks Tuesday’s NY-26 special election is a sign that Republicans are back to sharing responsibility

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The 2012 presidential field is probably set.

Tim Pawlenty kicks off :

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• Former Obama aides’ independent expenditure group Priorities USA Action is up with its first ad of the 2012 cycle, hitting Mitt Romney on local stations in South Carolina this weekend.
• Romney et al. accuse Obama of “throwing Israel under the bus” in Thursday’s speech, even though

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