PA 2010: “I’m a pro-life Democrat who helped to eliminate federal funding for abortion in the health care bill,” Dahlkemper said. “I think my constituents support that vote, and those who don’t at least understand why I cast it.

The Times-Picayune: "Bills to bar insurers from covering elective abortion, and making it easier for state health authorities to shut down abortion clinics, are close to becoming law after receiving overwhelming support from the state Senate on Monday."

Nicholas Kristof: "Darfur seems to have been forgotten, but the killings continue. After a lull, the pace of killings has increased lately, with some 600 people killed violently last month alone."

John Avlon: "And while the ideological purges in the Democratic Party are still in amateur hour compared to the GOP, the impulse is similar, and it is growing."

Huffington Post: "Congress is poised to take action to confront one of the most intractable problems in one of the most violent places on earth: conflict minerals in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo."

TPM: "Using catchy slogans and scary rhetoric, the Republicans have done a masterful job of painting themselves as the party of austerity and fiscal discipline. "Where are the jobs?" "Runaway deficits." "Government takeover." After years of profligacy, they say, they've gotten religion, and can be trusted to run the show once again. But scratch lightly … Continue reading Boehner's Recipe For Recovery Same As Bush's

CNN: "Seven former high-ranking Bosnian Serb military and police officials were convicted Thursday for their roles in the notorious 1995 Srebrenica massacre, the war crimes tribunal in The Hague said."

NY Times: "The United States, moving firmly away from the Obama administration’s previous emphasis on wooing Iran, pushed through a new round of United Nations sanctions against the nation on Wednesday, taking aim at its military in yet another attempt to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program."

NY Times: "In a burst of judicial activism, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upended the gubernatorial race in Arizona, cutting off matching funds to candidates participating in the state’s public campaign finance system. Suddenly, three candidates, including Gov. Jan Brewer, can no longer receive public funds they had counted on to run against a free-spending … Continue reading Keeping Politics Safe for the Rich

EJ Dionne: "Still, the bottom line is that the Republicans are now a very homogeneous, conservative party. The Democrats remain a lot less liberal than the Republicans are conservative. If Republicans are to win in November, they need to persuade a significant chunk of moderates and independents -- both groups voted roughly 3-to-2 Democratic in … Continue reading Where's the anti-incumbent rage in Tuesday's primary results?