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Obama hailed by Bill Clinton as Newt Gingrich prepares to say goodbye – live	Obama hailed by Bill Clinton as Newt Gingrich prepares to say goodbye – live
2012-04-27 18:20:05 UTC	2012-04-27 19:00:04 UTC (40 minutes later)
	2.20pm: Mitt Romney is meeting with students at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Here's what's happening:
	Romney chowing down on a burger and fries
	— Emily Friedman (@EmilyABC) April 27, 2012
	At 3pm Romney is scheduled to deliver a guest lecture, and that's it for his public schedule for the week of April 23.
1.41pm: Deposed IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tells the Guardian in an exclusive interview that he believes the highly public undoing that followed his encounter with the housekeeper at the Sofitel hotel's presidential suite, and his imprisonment on charges of attempted rape, were orchestrated by his political opponents.	1.41pm: Deposed IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tells the Guardian in an exclusive interview that he believes the highly public undoing that followed his encounter with the housekeeper at the Sofitel hotel's presidential suite, and his imprisonment on charges of attempted rape, were orchestrated by his political opponents.
Ed Plkington reports:	Ed Plkington reports:
Strauss-Kahn, 63, alleges that he was put under surveillance by French intelligence weeks before he was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting Diallo. He accuses operatives linked to Sarkozy of intercepting phone calls and making sure Diallo went to the New York police, thus sparking an international scandal.	Strauss-Kahn, 63, alleges that he was put under surveillance by French intelligence weeks before he was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting Diallo. He accuses operatives linked to Sarkozy of intercepting phone calls and making sure Diallo went to the New York police, thus sparking an international scandal.
"Perhaps I was politically naive, but I simply did not believe that they would go that far … I didn't think they could find anything that could stop me," Strauss-Kahn told investigative journalist Edward Jay Epstein.	"Perhaps I was politically naive, but I simply did not believe that they would go that far … I didn't think they could find anything that could stop me," Strauss-Kahn told investigative journalist Edward Jay Epstein.
1.08pm: President Obama has just addressed members of the military and their families at Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia. Michelle Obama is there in a bright red dress.	1.08pm: President Obama has just addressed members of the military and their families at Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia. Michelle Obama is there in a bright red dress.
Obama thanked the troops for their service and talked about the potential of America. He recycled this line from his speech earlier in the week at the University of Iowa: "Each of us is only here because somebody somewhere had our backs."	Obama thanked the troops for their service and talked about the potential of America. He recycled this line from his speech earlier in the week at the University of Iowa: "Each of us is only here because somebody somewhere had our backs."
Lots of applause for the president at Fort Stewart.	Lots of applause for the president at Fort Stewart.
Here's one take:	Here's one take:
I didn't like it when Bush used troops as a scenic backdrop and I don't like it when Obama does it, either.	I didn't like it when Bush used troops as a scenic backdrop and I don't like it when Obama does it, either.
— Lauren Jenkins (@laurenist) April 27, 2012	— Lauren Jenkins (@laurenist) April 27, 2012
12.42pm: Marco Rubio might not help Mitt Romney all that much with Hispanic voters if he, Rubio, is the vice presidential nominee, Scott Clement writes in the Washington Post.	12.42pm: Marco Rubio might not help Mitt Romney all that much with Hispanic voters if he, Rubio, is the vice presidential nominee, Scott Clement writes in the Washington Post.
Rubio, whose parents emigrated from Cuba, won an outright majority of Hispanic voters in a three-way contest against Democrat Kendrick Meek and Charlie Crist, who ran as an independent after losing the GOP primary to Rubio. Rubio won 71 percent of Hispanic voters with Cuban backgrounds, but only 39 percent of non-Cuban Hispanics	Rubio, whose parents emigrated from Cuba, won an outright majority of Hispanic voters in a three-way contest against Democrat Kendrick Meek and Charlie Crist, who ran as an independent after losing the GOP primary to Rubio. Rubio won 71 percent of Hispanic voters with Cuban backgrounds, but only 39 percent of non-Cuban Hispanics
Cuban Americans are less numerous outside Florida, and make up a smaller share of the Hispanic electorate. They account for about one in three Hispanic eligible voters in Florida, but just one in 20 Hispanics nationally, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.	Cuban Americans are less numerous outside Florida, and make up a smaller share of the Hispanic electorate. They account for about one in three Hispanic eligible voters in Florida, but just one in 20 Hispanics nationally, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
Our own Harry Enten wrote a comprehensive take on Rubio as a vice presidential pick a month ago. He gets into the question of Rubio's potential pull with Latino voters around paragraph 16. He sees the same potential weakness Clement writes about:	Our own Harry Enten wrote a comprehensive take on Rubio as a vice presidential pick a month ago. He gets into the question of Rubio's potential pull with Latino voters around paragraph 16. He sees the same potential weakness Clement writes about:
But what about the basic assumption: would Rubio actually help Romney with this important demographic?	But what about the basic assumption: would Rubio actually help Romney with this important demographic?
In all probability, he would have minimal impact. True, 24% of Latinos in a Fox Latino poll have said Rubio as the vice-presidential nominee would make them more likely to vote Republican, but 14% say it makes them less likely to do so. That's only a 10-point gain, and my guess is that a good chunk of that 24% "more likely to vote Republican" are probably voting for the Romney in any case. A January Latino-Decisions poll found the Rubio gain to only be 6 percentage points. ... Not surprisingly, then, there's little sign that Marco Rubio really appeals to non-Cuban Latinos. In his 2010 run for Senate, Rubio ran 10 points weaker among non-Cuban Latinos, at 40%, than among Floridians at large (50%). That's little better than McCain's 33% support among non-Cuban Latinos in Florida. Rubio gained only 7 percentage points on McCain's baseline among Latinos, even though he pulled a higher percentage of the overall vote than McCain did in Florida.	In all probability, he would have minimal impact. True, 24% of Latinos in a Fox Latino poll have said Rubio as the vice-presidential nominee would make them more likely to vote Republican, but 14% say it makes them less likely to do so. That's only a 10-point gain, and my guess is that a good chunk of that 24% "more likely to vote Republican" are probably voting for the Romney in any case. A January Latino-Decisions poll found the Rubio gain to only be 6 percentage points. ... Not surprisingly, then, there's little sign that Marco Rubio really appeals to non-Cuban Latinos. In his 2010 run for Senate, Rubio ran 10 points weaker among non-Cuban Latinos, at 40%, than among Floridians at large (50%). That's little better than McCain's 33% support among non-Cuban Latinos in Florida. Rubio gained only 7 percentage points on McCain's baseline among Latinos, even though he pulled a higher percentage of the overall vote than McCain did in Florida.
12.28pm: This is the most patriotism figurines ever captured in one picture. Space Shuttle, Lady Liberty, Empire State Building.	12.28pm: This is the most patriotism figurines ever captured in one picture. Space Shuttle, Lady Liberty, Empire State Building.
12.24pm: Is Barack Obama too cool?	12.24pm: Is Barack Obama too cool?
I like Obama's cool guy face in this one. twitter.com/_mikehayes/sta…	I like Obama's cool guy face in this one. twitter.com/_mikehayes/sta…
— Mike Hayes (@_mikehayes) April 27, 2012	— Mike Hayes (@_mikehayes) April 27, 2012
11.40am: The vacation to Spain Michelle Obama and friends took in 2010 cost taxpayers almost half a million dollars, according to figures compiled by watchdog group Judicial Watch.	11.40am: The vacation to Spain Michelle Obama and friends took in 2010 cost taxpayers almost half a million dollars, according to figures compiled by watchdog group Judicial Watch.
The New York Times reports:	The New York Times reports:
Judicial Watch, a public interest group that considers Mr. Obama a 'corrupt politician,' obtained documents showing that, based on the normal hourly rates, the cost of flying the plane to Malaga, then to Majorca and back to the United States, added up to $199,323.75. For the 15-member flight crew, the government paid $10,290.60 for hotel rooms, $2,633.50 for rental cars and $876.30 for food, including $57.68 for four bottles of maple syrup and a package of pancake mix.	Judicial Watch, a public interest group that considers Mr. Obama a 'corrupt politician,' obtained documents showing that, based on the normal hourly rates, the cost of flying the plane to Malaga, then to Majorca and back to the United States, added up to $199,323.75. For the 15-member flight crew, the government paid $10,290.60 for hotel rooms, $2,633.50 for rental cars and $876.30 for food, including $57.68 for four bottles of maple syrup and a package of pancake mix.
The cost of Secret Service protection totaled $254,461.20, including $26,670.61 for a chauffeured tour of Costa del Sol and $50,078.78 for the services of a travel planning company, according to Judicial Watch. The government paid for lodging for a security dog and its handler as well.	The cost of Secret Service protection totaled $254,461.20, including $26,670.61 for a chauffeured tour of Costa del Sol and $50,078.78 for the services of a travel planning company, according to Judicial Watch. The government paid for lodging for a security dog and its handler as well.
The Drudge Report illustrated the story with a picture of the first lady in which she appears to be levitating.	The Drudge Report illustrated the story with a picture of the first lady in which she appears to be levitating.
Now the Atlantic has taken that image and inserted it in the most unlikely places. Check out their slide show.	Now the Atlantic has taken that image and inserted it in the most unlikely places. Check out their slide show.
11.06am: The House of Representatives has passed CISPA, the CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which gives federal agencies new and expanded access to all manner of online data in the name of countering "cyber threats."	11.06am: The House of Representatives has passed CISPA, the CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which gives federal agencies new and expanded access to all manner of online data in the name of countering "cyber threats."
ProPublica has a good explainer on why privacy activists don't like CISPA:	ProPublica has a good explainer on why privacy activists don't like CISPA:
Privacy activists like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation contend CISPA isn't specific enough about just what constitutes a "cyber threat." They say it enables Internet companies and service providers to hand over sensitive user information to intelligence agencies without enough oversight from the civilian side of government. Finally, they say it does not explicitly require Internet companies to remove identifying information about users before sharing. Opponents contend, for instance, that Facebook or Twitter could share user messages with the NSA or FBI without redacting the user's name or personal details.	Privacy activists like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation contend CISPA isn't specific enough about just what constitutes a "cyber threat." They say it enables Internet companies and service providers to hand over sensitive user information to intelligence agencies without enough oversight from the civilian side of government. Finally, they say it does not explicitly require Internet companies to remove identifying information about users before sharing. Opponents contend, for instance, that Facebook or Twitter could share user messages with the NSA or FBI without redacting the user's name or personal details.
The bill passed the House 248-168, but faces a presidential veto. The AP looks down the legislative pike:	The bill passed the House 248-168, but faces a presidential veto. The AP looks down the legislative pike:
The Obama administration has threatened a veto of the House bill, preferring a Senate measure that would give the homeland security department the primary role in overseeing domestic cybersecurity and the authority to set security standards. That Senate bill remains stalled.	The Obama administration has threatened a veto of the House bill, preferring a Senate measure that would give the homeland security department the primary role in overseeing domestic cybersecurity and the authority to set security standards. That Senate bill remains stalled.
The Republican House speaker, John Boehner, said the administration's approach was misguided.	The Republican House speaker, John Boehner, said the administration's approach was misguided.
"The White House believes the government ought to control the internet, government ought to set standards and government ought to take care of everything that's needed for cybersecurity," Boehner told reporters at his weekly news conference. "They're in a camp all by themselves."	"The White House believes the government ought to control the internet, government ought to set standards and government ought to take care of everything that's needed for cybersecurity," Boehner told reporters at his weekly news conference. "They're in a camp all by themselves."
10.57am: Heh.	10.57am: Heh.