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Contributors Ezra Klein Ezra Klein is the editor of Wonkblog and a columnist at the Washington Post, as well as a contributor to MSNBC and Bloomberg. His work focuses on domestic and economic policymaking, as well as the political system that’s... Full Article at The Washington Post

18, 2012, 6:39 p.m. Unions representing the city’s teachers and principals will no longer seek a court order to stop the city from hiring new staff members at 24 schools it plans to close and reopen by September. The parties reached an agreement with... Full Article at The New York Times

It was last January, and reproductive health advocates were heading into all-consuming national battles over Komen and contraceptives. Rep. Franks’s bill hardly registered. Fast-forward five months, and the Arizona Republican is getting a lot (Andrew... Full Article at The Washington Post

“We believe this complaint is without merit and we will fight it vigorously,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. A lawyer from one of the firms representing the plaintiffs, David Straite from Stewarts Law Partners, said in a statement (via Bloomberg) that... Full Article at TechCrunch

Cutler is a technology journalist who has worked for Bloomberg, VentureBeat and The Wall Street Journal. Before she joined TechCrunch, she led mobile coverage at Inside Network, a six-person media startup that was acquired by WebMediaBrands in 2011 for... Full Article at TechCrunch

“This is not just a damages action, but a groundbreaking digital-privacy rights case that could have wide and significant legal and business implications," Bloomberg news was told in an email statement by one of the attorneys in the case, David... Full Article at PC World

President Obama. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Ken Bennett, a Republican who is eyeing a bid to succeed Gov. Jan Brewer (R) in 2014 , told conservative radio host Mike Broomhead that he is “not playing to the birthers.” “I’m not a birther,” Bennett said in... Full Article at The Washington Post

CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a commemorative hoodie from the NASDAQ CEO Bob Greifeld and thanked his site’s users in opening remarks recorded before he rang the NASDAQ opening bell this morning. In his short speech that just aired on Bloomberg TV which... Full Article at TechCrunch

His personal stake in Facebook is now worth around $19.1 billion, making him richer than Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Going public has made him the 29th-richest person in the world. But... Full Article at The Washington Post

Shares are actually currently flat at $38, which is the price that underwriters settled on last night. While it may not be as juicy a story, it’s a signal that Facebook’s IPO was priced pretty efficiently and that the company didn’t leave too much... Full Article at TechCrunch

Apple CEO Steve Jobs allegedly "worked closely" on the design of the rumored larger-screened iPhone, according to sources speaking to Bloomberg. The publication corroborates previous reports that the iPhone is about to get a serious makeover this year,... Full Article at Ars Technica

(Nasdaq: AAPL) will likely choose China Mobile Ltd (NYSE: CHL) as its new telecom partner in China, as per a recent news feed from Bloomberg. Both the companies have started discussions and it will take some time before they strike a deal. ... Full Article at PR Newswire

Zynga, which opened at $10 per share was trading up in pre-market on Thursday, likely thanks to its close association with Facebook, but was still at $8.53 per share. Groupon, meanwhile, priced at $20 per share and was trading at $12.55 in pre-market... Full Article at The Washington Post

By BEN PROTESS Warren E. Buffett made an unsuccessful play for Residential Capital before the mortgage lender filed for bankruptcy this week, according to Bloomberg. Mr. Buffett dispatched a top deputy, Ted Weschler, to strike a deal. But... Full Article at The New York Times

09:17 PM EST (06:17 PM PST) Apple is set to introduce a new iPhone with a larger screen and an overhauled design that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs "worked closely on" before he died, according to a new report. Bloomberg is the latest outlet chiming... Full Article at AppleInsider

Whenever someone tells me that the United States is in decline, I have no idea what they’re talking about. And neither, I tend to think, do they. Ezra Klein Ezra Klein is the editor of Wonkblog and a columnist at the Washington Post, as well as a... Full Article at The Washington Post

The coalition, to be announced on Friday, is a direct response to another well-financed political group, StudentsFirstNY , which was formed this year as a counterweight to critics of the administration’s stewardship of the city’s schools, and is led by... Full Article at The New York Times

The current tariffs are about half that — still a big increase. If true, that would buck a recent trend in cheap solar. In the past five years, the U.S. retail price of solar power has fallen in half. Solar installations doubled in 2011. And, according... Full Article at The Washington Post

That appears to be on hold now. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during the "Titans at the Table" Bloomberg Television program in Chicago, April 18. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) “The Mayor was livid when he read that the Ricketts were going to launch a... Full Article at The Washington Post