The Afternoon Scoop - The States That Sponge the Most Tax Dollars

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The Daily Beast - The Afternoon Scoop - April 5, 2011
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CHEAT SHEET
MUST READS FROM ALL OVER

RANKINGS
1. States That Sponge the Most Tax Dollars

As Democrats and Republicans battle over the budget, The Daily Beast
crunches the numbers to see which states take more from D.C. than they
send back—and which states get shortchanged.

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SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN
2. Dems to Oppose Budget Stopgap

Frantic negotiations in Washington still haven't yielded a budget deal.
A meeting at the White House provided a good discussion but didn't
result in an agreement, Speaker John Boehner said after the meeting
Tuesday. Meanwhile, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) says his side
will oppose a continuing resolution, a stopgap measure that would
prevent a shutdown while negotiations continued. Both Republicans and
Democrats have previously said they wouldn't accept another
stopgap—there have been several already—but GOP spending hawks have been
pushing a continuing resolution that would fund the government for a
week and the Pentagon through late September while cutting spending by
$12 billion.

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IVORY COAST
France: Gbagbo Near Surrender
Ceasefire talks under way.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNm28OB7SwhTB8aGstNsjV9oyt/cht3

LIBYA
Hague Court: Gaddafi Planned Civilian Killings
ICC could seek warrants in May.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNm28OB7SwhTB8aGstNsjV9oyt/cht4

HACKING
Two News of the World Journalists Arrested
For "unlawful interception of voicemail messages."
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNm28OB7SwhTB8aGstNsjV9oyt/cht5

REPRIEVE
Supreme Court Blocks Execution
Texas would have used controversial new chemicals.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNm28OB7SwhTB8aGstNsjV9oyt/cht6
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