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10:45 PM ET, May 7, 2007

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Daily Mail:
Sarkozy's election victory marred by riots  —  Street violence took some of the shine off victory in the French elections for new president Nicolas Sarkozy.  —  Far-left activists had running battles with police across France as 270 people were taken in for questioning and 367 parked vehicles were torched
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Newt Gingrich / Human Events:
A French Lesson for Republicans  —  Callista and I are in Europe this week for a conference on innovation in health care.  More about our trip to Berlin in a minute, but first the big news in Europe this week isn't in Germany but in France.  —  I know this will seem strange to those of us …
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
The Seven Year Which???  —  Romney this weekend: … And how gullible and provincial from presidential candidates of the past.  But didn't Romney go to France for his mission?  Think some sweet gamin spun this whole "seven year hitch" fable as an elaborate practical joke?
Little Green Footballs:
Update: How Many Cars Torched?  (Media Lies)  —  Not only did the Associated Press bury their report that 367 cars had been torched in France, now it turns out that the media have been lying about the violence.  —  Because the actual number of cars destroyed by "youths" last night was 730—about twice the number reported by the AP.
Associated Press:
French police arrest nearly 600 people in post-election violence+
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
David Weigel / Reason Magazine:
L'Giuliani, C'est Moi
Discussion: Times of London
Kenneth T. Walsh / US News:
A Sinking Presidency  —  The president still exudes confidence, but his ship of state is taking on water-fast  —  President Bush's admiration for Abraham Lincoln knows no bounds.  In a recent meeting at the White House, Bush told visitors how Lincoln (whose portrait he has installed in the Oval Office) …
Discussion: Sadly, No! and Crooks and Liars
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Rob Bluey / Bluey Blog:
Queen Elizabeth Visits the White House
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:   'People in the White House are talking only to each other'
Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
Queen Elizabeth welcomed at White House
Discussion: Shakesville and All Spin Zone
Amanda / Think Progress:
Sebelius: Iraq War Is Slowing National Guard's Tornado Response  —  Over the weekend, tornadoes touched down in six southwest Kansas counties, devastating the small town of Greensburg.  At least eight people died and a Greensburg administrator "estimated that 95 percent of the town of 1500 was destroyed by Friday's tornado."
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KCBS - KCBS All News 740 AM:
Iraq War Hampers Kansas Cleanup  —  GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) — The rebuilding effort in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas, likely will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq, said that state's governor.  —  Governor Kathleen Sebelius said much of the National Guard equipment …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Golden Gordon  —  My friend Scott at Power Line, who writes beautifully and with such depth about music and musicians, tonight talks about Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot.  In his post, "For Lightheads Only," he discusses the phenomenon of Lightfoot's popularity on tour maybe 20 years after he stopped charting songs:
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:   FOR LIGHTHEADS ONLY  —  Last week the Wall Street Journal ran …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Star Tribune to reduce its workforce  —  The company's plan called for the reduction of about 145 employees across the company, primarily through voluntary buyouts.  —  The Star Tribune announced plans Monday to reduce its workforce by about 145 employees across the company, primarily through voluntary buyouts.
Discussion: Norwegianity
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Zombies  —  More people talking out of their asses about the political blogosphere: … I'll repeat what I said for the benefit of Wee Tucker, from the 2006 Blogads readership survey: … I don't know what it's going to take to kill the "teenagers in their pajamas" stereotype but I suppose I should be grateful.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Seeing the Forest
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Poll: Clinton gets significant boost over Obama  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, has increased her lead over the Democratic field in the race for the presidential nomination, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Monday afternoon.
Media Matters for America:
Locked Out: The Lack of Gender and Ethnic Diversity on Cable News Continues  —  During the recent controversy over former radio and television host Don Imus' remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team, some cable-news viewers may have noticed something unusual: the presence of significantly more African-Americans.
TechRepublican.com:
Today our Revolution begins.  Tomorrow we fight.  —  Over the past few years, I've been living and breathing the technology + politics Revolution.  I've worked on House and Senate campaigns, and also in House and Senate official offices.  And, of course, I've always volunteered for Republican campaigns.
Discussion: the david all group
Tim Shorrock / Salon:
George Tenet cashes in on Iraq  —  If you go by the book jacket of his new memoir, "At the Center of the Storm," George Tenet is enjoying the life of a retired government servant teaching at Georgetown University, where he was appointed to the faculty in 2004.
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
A Mini-Interview With Angela McGlowan, Author Of Bamboozled  —  On Friday, I did a phone interview with Angela McGlowan to discuss her new book, Bamboozled: How Americans are being Exploited by the Lies of the Liberal Agenda.  What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation.
Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower on Student Aid Is Vindicated  —  WASHINGTON — When Jon Oberg, a Department of Education researcher, warned in 2003 that student lending companies were improperly collecting hundreds of millions in federal subsidies and suggested how to correct the problem, his supervisor told him to work on something else.
 
 
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Animesh Roul / Counterterrorism Blog:
Terror and Internet: Mapping Online Jihad
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
The Gatekeepers' Gambit  —  From Ace, citing the media embargo …
Discussion: theneweditor.com
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Poll: Giuliani, McCain lead the pack
David Mills / The Huffington Post:
David Horowitz Shuns a Race-Baiter
Amanda / Think Progress:
Lou Dobbs Becomes Lifetime Member Of Hispanic Journalists Association
Bill Allison / Sunlight Foundation blogs:
Reporting a Possibility of Impropriety as Actual
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Damon Darlin / New York Times:
Journalists Intend to Sue Hewlett-Packard Over Surveillance
Discussion: WSJ.com and Public Eye
 Earlier Items: 
Editor and Publisher:
Editorial Demands Grow for U.S. Pullout of Iraq
Newsweek:
Collateral Disasters  —  In Afghanistan's lopsided ethos …
Discussion: ParaPundit
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Suppose a billionaire megalomaniac and avowed GOP partisan …
John Schwartz / New York Times:
Critic Says Levee Repairs Show Signs of Flaws
Discussion: Facing South and First Draft
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Methods Used by Insurers Are Questioned
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Brit Hume is a "journalist"; Keith Olbermann is "partisan"
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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