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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 …
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Washington Post:
Obama Calls for World Without Nuclear Weapons — In a speech grimly punctuated by current events, President Obama Sunday called for a world without nuclear weapons shortly after North Korea defied global warnings to fire a long-range rocket. — Speaking in front of the Prague Castle …
The Politico:
Obama calls for ‘world without’ nukes — PRAGUE - Just hours after North Korea launched a long-range rocket, President Barack Obama called for “a world without nuclear weapons” and said the United States has a “moral responsibility ” to lead the way, as the only nation ever to use them.
New York Times:
Obama Calls on Security Council to Punish North — PRAGUE — President Obama said that North Korea violated international rules when it tested a rocket that could be used for long range missiles, and called on the Security Council to take action. — “This provocation underscores the need for action …
Rasmussen Reports:
57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch
57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Obama In Prague: Launches Effort To Rid World Of Nuclear Weapons
Obama In Prague: Launches Effort To Rid World Of Nuclear Weapons
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Blaine Harden / Washington Post:
North Korea Defies Warnings, Launches Powerful Rocket
North Korea Defies Warnings, Launches Powerful Rocket
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Axelrod hits back at Cheney: Not behaving like a ‘statesman’ — (CNN) — Top Obama adviser David Axelrod sharply criticized Dick Cheney's recent contention that the president's national security policies have made the country less safe, suggesting the former vice president is not behaving like a “statesman.”
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Satyam Khanna / Think Progress:
Axelrod hits back at Cheney: He has not been acting like a ‘statesman.’ — Vice President Cheney has used his public appearances in recent months to launch fearmongering attacks against the Obama administration, in contrast to President Bush, who said Obama “deserves my silence.”
Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
California Dems target 8 GOP districts — California GOP voter registration is “dropping like a rock,” a new study shows, declining so fast that Democratic Party officials see an unprecedented opportunity to gain voters and House seats in the 2010 election.
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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Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
FBI database links long-haul truckers, serial killings — The growing database includes more than 500 female victims, most of whom were killed and their bodies dumped at truck stops, motels and other spots along popular trucking routes crisscrossing the U.S.
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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.
KDKA-TV:
Gunmen Kills Three Pittsburgh Police Officers — PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) ― A man opened fire on officers during a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning, killing three of them, a police official said. — Friends said 23 year-old Richard Poplawski feared the Obama administration was poised to ban guns.
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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.