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8:55 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:
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 …
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: New York Times
Evan Ramstad / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Launches Rocket  —  SEOUL - North Korea launched a multi-stage rocket Sunday in defiance of international pressure.  The rocket passed safely across Japan and over the Pacific Ocean, Japanese authorities said.  —  The rocket lifted off shortly after 11:30 a.m. local …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
BBC:
Defiant N Korea launches rocket  —  North Korea has defied international warnings and gone ahead with a controversial rocket launch.  —  State media said a satellite had been put into orbit and was transmitting data and revolutionary songs.  —  But there has been no independent confirmation so far.
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Pittsburgh shooter Poplawski “didn't like our [gun] rights being infringed upon”  —  We're gathering more information about Richard Polawski, the 23-year-old man who decided to kill three Pittsburgh police officers and wound three others because it appears he was afraid they …
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Associated Press:
Police: 3 officers killed in Pa. shooting
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 …
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
Susan Lee / Forbes:
It Really Is All Greenspan's Fault  —  Ask John Taylor ...  It's been quite a spectacle for those who have followed Alan Greenspan's career for decades.  Gone is the financial rock star or even the statesman testifying before Congress in a measured baritone.
Discussion: TigerHawk, PoliGazette and EconLog
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Why Creditors Should Suffer, Too  —  THE Obama administration's proposals to reform financial regulation sound ambitious enough as they aim to bring companies like A.I.G. under a broader umbrella of government rule-making and scrutiny.  —  But there is a big hole in these proposals …
Stuart Varney / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Wants to Control the Banks  —  There's a reason he refuses to accept repayment of TARP money.  —  I must be naive.  I really thought the administration would welcome the return of bank bailout money.  Some $340 million in TARP cash flowed back this week from four small banks in Louisiana, New York, Indiana and California.
 
 
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