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9:45 AM ET, May 18, 2008

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J. Peter Scoblic / Los Angeles Times:
Negotiating isn't appeasement  —  Bush, McCain and other conservatives are on the wrong side of history when they dismiss Obama's foreign policy.  —  In a speech to the Israeli parliament Thursday, President Bush took a swipe at Barack Obama for his willingness to negotiate with evil regimes.
Robert D. Novak / Weekly Standard:
Big Bad John  —  Nixon's attorney general deserves his reputation.  —  John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate  —  by James Rosen  —  Doubleday, 640 pp., $35  —  James Rosen, an accomplished television correspondent now with Fox News, is familiar with his trade's practice …
Discussion: Power Line
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Limbaugh Burned By The Google: Uses 10th Grader's Essay To Attack Obama  —  It's no secret that the right STILL hasn't figured out how to effectively use the internets, so it comes as no surprise that the Grand Poobah of right wing radio talkies <corrected>, Rush Limbaugh …
Discussion: Brandon Live!
Mark Swanson / Runalong with Pastor Mark:
Totally like whatever … View my complete profile  —  Blog Archive
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
CBS News:
Bush An “Appeaser,” Says Egyptian Press  —  Critics Raise Questions About Credibility Of U.S. Role In Middle East  —  (CBS/AP) Egypt's state-owned press opened fire Saturday on U.S. President George W. Bush as he arrived for talks with regional leaders at the conclusion of a five-day Mideast tour.
Discussion: Raw Story
John King / CNN:
Ted Kennedy rushed to hospital  —  (CNN) — Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts Saturday morning, a well-informed, prominent Democratic source in that state told CNN.  —  Kennedy was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after spending less …
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Boston Globe:
Ted Kennedy not in immediate danger; seizure cause sought
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Senator Kennedy Is Hospitalized After a Seizure
Jim Oliphant / The Swamp:
Kennedy undergoing tests after seizure
New York Times:
Hezbollah's Actions Ignite Sectarian Fuse in Lebanon  —  MENIEH, Lebanon — For two and a half days, Hussein al-Haj Obaid lay on the floor of a darkened warehouse in west Beirut, blindfolded and terrified.  Militiamen loyal to Hezbollah had kidnapped him at a checkpoint after killing his nephew right in front of him.
Discussion: On Deadline and abu muqawama
Earl Ofari Hutchinson / The Huffington Post:
Romney Poses Bigger Threat to Obama than McCain  —  The burning question is who close-to-presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama will pick as his running mate.  The question is better asked of his GOP foe John McCain.  His vice presidential pick is far more crucial than who Obama picks.
Gateway Pundit:
Obama Repeats Jamie Rubin's Lie On McCain (Video)  —  Jamie Rubin wrote a dishonest report in the Washington Post yesterday claiming that Senator John McCain holds the same position as Barack Obama on appeasing terror-sponsoring regimes and terror organizations such as Hamas.
Discussion: Hot Air
Ryan Alessi / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama blames Fox News, e-mail for likely loss in Kentucky  —  LEXINGTON, Ky. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, facing a likely defeat in next Tuesday's primary election, won't travel to Kentucky before the voting, but said he hopes to have much more time to win over Kentucky voters before the November general election.
Ali H. Soufan / Washington Post:
Coddling Terrorists In Yemen  —  Seven years after al-Qaeda terrorists Jamal al-Badawi and Fahd al-Quso confessed to me their crucial involvement in the bombing of the USS Cole, and three years after they were convicted in a Yemeni court — where a judge imposed a death sentence on Badawi …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Israel Matzav
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Bill Moyers Journal: Bombing Iran: Everything Old Is New Again  —  Bill Moyers looks at the parallels between the rhetoric ramping up to the invasion and occupation of Iraq and the aggressive posturing of the White House and their minions against Iran today. … Transcripts below the fold.
Janny Scott / New York Times:
Obama's Story, Written by Obama  —  Barack Obama was a first-time author and rookie politician embarking upon his first run for public office.  Hermene Hartman was the publisher of N'Digo, a magazine in Chicago aimed at upscale black readers.  As Ms. Hartman tells it, she got a call …
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Alaska Senate  —  Alaska Senate: Begich (D) 47% Stevens (R) 45%  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that Republican Senator Ted Stevens is trailing by two percentage points in his bid for re-election.  Stevens attracts 45% of the vote while Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) earns 47%.
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Paul Maslin / Salon:
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Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Note to Sen. Obama: Wake up and smell the change in Florida
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A Final NRA Salvo At Obama Mentions Wife, Wright (Updated)
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Davis Predicts Big Losses for Republicans
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The English Premier League ends its content partnership with IMG and plans to bring content production and distribution in-house in 2026

 
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