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11:50 AM ET, April 5, 2009

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New York Times:
North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed …
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New York Times:
Defying World, North Koreans Launch Rocket  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed …
The Politico:
Obama calls for ‘world without’ nukes  —  PRAGUE - Hours after North Korea launched a long-range rocket, President Barack Obama called for “a world without nuclear weapons” and said the United States had a “moral responsibility ” to lead the way, as the only nation ever to have use them.
Discussion: American Power and Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
NKorea launches rocket, defying world pressure  —  SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea defied international warnings and sent a rocket hurtling over the Pacific on Sunday, a launch President Barack Obama called an illicit test of the regime's long-range missile technology that threatened the security of nations “near and far.”
Discussion: Power Line, BBC, CNN, MyDD and Paco Enterprises
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Asks Security Council to Punish N. Korea  —  PRAGUE — President Obama said that North Korea violated international rules when it tested a rocket that could be used for long-range missiles, and he called on the United Nations Security Council to take action.
Discussion: Democrats.com
New York Times:
Obama's Statement on North Korea Rocket Launching  —  Following is the text of President Obama's statement Sunday on North Korea's rocket launching, as released by the White House:  —  North Korea's development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region …
Blaine Harden / Washington Post:
North Korea Defies Warnings, Launches Powerful Rocket  —  North Korea launched a long-range missile over Japan on Sunday, defying repeated international warnings and prompting the U.N. Security Council to schedule an emergency meeting for Sunday afternoon.  —  The midday launch …
Evan Ramstad / Wall Street Journal:   North Korea Launches Rocket
Jon Meacham / Newsweek:
The End of Christian America  —  The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades.  How that statistic explains who we are now—and what, as a nation, we are about to become.  —  From the magazine issue dated Apr 13, 2009
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Is a New Generation of Christians Finished with Politics?  —  Is the Christian right finished as a political entity?  Or, more to the point, are principled Christians finished with politics?  —  These questions have been getting fresh air lately as frustrated conservative Christians question …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Flashback: NYT scolded Clinton for almost bowing to royalty  —  So far, the media has remained entirely silent on Barack Obama's deep-waist bow to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.  They used to defend American protocol a lot more closely, as The Anchoress discovered in doing research on the subject.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
GM planning for bankruptcy  —  Fritz Henderson, GM's new president and CEO, said for the first time Sunday that the automaker is planning for the possibility of restructuring within bankruptcy, although he said he still hoped to avoid that public-relations nightmare.
Discussion: The Note
Associated Press:
'US OK with UK's overture to Hizbullah'  —  Article's topics: Hizbullah, Britain, Barack Obama  —  The Obama administration is “comfortable” with the British government's attempts to engage Hizbullah, a senior British diplomat asserts.  —  Bill Rammell, Britain's minister of state …
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