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| Mitt Romney heads for nomination after primaries victory – live | Mitt Romney heads for nomination after primaries victory – live |
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| 10.41am: Good news for the incumbent? U.S. businesses stepped up hiring in March, with 35% of U.S. adult workers saying their employers are hiring and expanding the size of their workforces, and only 17% saying their employers are letting workers go and reducing the size of the workforces, according to a new Gallup poll. | |
| Gallup's Job Creation Index jumped 4% in February, the largest one-month jump in the index that Gallup has recorded since instituting the measure in 2008. | |
| 10.14am: Here's what the candidates are up to today: | 10.14am: Here's what the candidates are up to today: |
| Mitt Romney: 11:45pm: Speaking to the Newspaper Association of America, Washington, D.C. 6:30pm: Campaign event at The Iron Shop, Broomall, Penn. | |
| Rick Santorum: 11:30am: Greeting patrons at Bob's Diner, Carnegie, Penn. 3pm: Campaign rally, Hollidaysburg, Penn. 7pm: Bowling at Trindle Bowl, Mechanicsburg, Penn. | |
| Newt Gingrich: 3:30pm: Hosting rally at UNC-Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C. | |
| Ron Paul: 8:30pm: Hosting a town hall meeting, University of California, Los Angeles. | |
| 9.49am: Huh? | 9.49am: Huh? |
| President Obama: Gone fishin'. twitpic.com/95hjjm | President Obama: Gone fishin'. twitpic.com/95hjjm |
| — Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 4, 2012 | — Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 4, 2012 |
| 9.43am: News not from the campaign trail: President Barack Obama has provided commentary to air before a special 50th anniversary broadcast of "To Kill A Mockingbird," the Gregory Peck film based on the 1960 novel by Harper Lee. | 9.43am: News not from the campaign trail: President Barack Obama has provided commentary to air before a special 50th anniversary broadcast of "To Kill A Mockingbird," the Gregory Peck film based on the 1960 novel by Harper Lee. |
| The book tells the story of a white lawyer who defends a black man suspected of raping a white woman in Alabama. The jury convicts despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The convict is then lynched. The president's remarks will air before a broadcast of the film on the USA Network on Saturday, April 7. | The book tells the story of a white lawyer who defends a black man suspected of raping a white woman in Alabama. The jury convicts despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The convict is then lynched. The president's remarks will air before a broadcast of the film on the USA Network on Saturday, April 7. |
| "I'm deeply honored that President Obama will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird by introducing it to a national audience," Lee said. "I believe it remains the best translation of a book to film ever made, and I'm proud to know that Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch [the lawyer] lives on – in a world that needs him now more than ever." | "I'm deeply honored that President Obama will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird by introducing it to a national audience," Lee said. "I believe it remains the best translation of a book to film ever made, and I'm proud to know that Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch [the lawyer] lives on – in a world that needs him now more than ever." |
| 9.00am: Good morning! Tom McCarthy here in New York with live blog politics coverage. Here's a roundup of where things stand after last night's voting. | 9.00am: Good morning! Tom McCarthy here in New York with live blog politics coverage. Here's a roundup of where things stand after last night's voting. |
| • Mitt Romney defeated Rick Santorum in three out of three primaries – Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. – by fat margins. In Wisconsin, the closest race, Romney won 43-38. In Maryland, Romney seemed to make headway with voter groups who've resisted him, winning strong supporters of the Tea Party by 19 points and evangelicals by 6 percent. Romney's overall delegate lead now stands at 646-278. | • Mitt Romney defeated Rick Santorum in three out of three primaries – Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. – by fat margins. In Wisconsin, the closest race, Romney won 43-38. In Maryland, Romney seemed to make headway with voter groups who've resisted him, winning strong supporters of the Tea Party by 19 points and evangelicals by 6 percent. Romney's overall delegate lead now stands at 646-278. |
| • Rick Santorum is staying in. It's impossible for him to lose any elections in the next three weeks because there aren't any. Then, on 24 Apri, Santorum hopes to win Pennsylvania, his home state. "Pennsylvania is a must-win for us," the Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Santorum senior adviser John Brabender. "If we win, we get all sorts of momentum going into May, which figures to be a great month for us." (h/t @jmartpolitico) | • Rick Santorum is staying in. It's impossible for him to lose any elections in the next three weeks because there aren't any. Then, on 24 Apri, Santorum hopes to win Pennsylvania, his home state. "Pennsylvania is a must-win for us," the Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Santorum senior adviser John Brabender. "If we win, we get all sorts of momentum going into May, which figures to be a great month for us." (h/t @jmartpolitico) |
| • "The race for the GOP nomination is still over." – conservative oracle Hugh Hewitt, as quoted by morning TV sage Joe Scarborough (h/t Mike Allen's Playbook) | • "The race for the GOP nomination is still over." – conservative oracle Hugh Hewitt, as quoted by morning TV sage Joe Scarborough (h/t Mike Allen's Playbook) |
| • Barack Obama thinks Mitt Romney is going to win. The president went after the former governor by name for the first time yesterday. Specifically, Obama went after Romney's diction. "He said that he's 'very supportive' of this new [Paul Ryan] budget," Obama said. "And he even called it 'marvelous,' which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget; it's a word you don't hear generally." Dayum. Barack said Mitt said "marvelous." | • Barack Obama thinks Mitt Romney is going to win. The president went after the former governor by name for the first time yesterday. Specifically, Obama went after Romney's diction. "He said that he's 'very supportive' of this new [Paul Ryan] budget," Obama said. "And he even called it 'marvelous,' which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget; it's a word you don't hear generally." Dayum. Barack said Mitt said "marvelous." |
| • Was this you? Admit it, this was you, wasn't it? | • Was this you? Admit it, this was you, wasn't it? |
| Three cheers to the gentleman enjoying a 5 Guys burger with bacon, egg, and cheese + french fries for breakfast. America is awesome. | Three cheers to the gentleman enjoying a 5 Guys burger with bacon, egg, and cheese + french fries for breakfast. America is awesome. |
| — Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 4, 2012 | — Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 4, 2012 |