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Major Garrett / Fox News:
Obama, Chavez Shake Hands at Summit of the Americas — Venezuela quoted Chavez as saying, “I'd like to be your friend.” — FOXNews.com — PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - President Obama made the first move to greet Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez, but it was the acerbic …
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Michelle Malkin:
At least he didn't bow — I can't stand to look at our president's dumb grin as he warmly greets Venezuela's thug-in-chief: — Gag. — Did anyone smell sulfur during the photo op? — Now, the Evil Clown (as Allahpundit calls him) can add his friendly pic with Obama to his Chavista Fan Club photo album:
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Obama faces tough crowd at summit — PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called the last U.S. president “the devil.” But this U.S. president wanted to meet him. — So Barack Obama walked across a hotel ballroom here Friday and introduced himself to Chavez.
Andrew Bolt / NEWS.com.au:
Picture is kiss of death for George Bush prejudice — SEE this picture? That's odd, because the Sunday Age's editor can't. Unimaginable, she calls it. — Last weekend, her paper began yet another editorial praising new US President Barack Obama like this:
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Divisions Arose on Rough Tactics for Qaeda Figure — WASHINGTON — The first use of waterboarding and other rough treatment against a prisoner from Al Qaeda was ordered by senior Central Intelligence Agency officials despite the belief of interrogators that the prisoner had already told them all he knew …
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Wall Street Journal:
Jobless Rate Climbs in 46 States, With California at 11.2% — California and North Carolina in March posted their highest jobless rates in at least three decades, as unemployment increased in all but a handful of states during the month, the Labor Department said Friday.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
VIDEO: Obama asks Cabinet for cuts — President Barack Obama will ask his Cabinet Monday to identify cuts in their budgets as he moves in the coming weeks to eliminate dozens of wasteful government programs. — In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama also announced the appointment …
Adam Graham-Silverman / CQ Politics:
Will Congress Agree to Ease Conditions on Aid to Palestinians? — The administration is looking for a way to keep aid flowing if the Palestinians form a government that includes elements of Hamas, the militant anti-Israel group that controls Gaza. — Obama wants to alter language …
Fox News:
McCain Strategist Warns GOP Risks Becoming ‘Religious Party’ — Steve Schmidt urges Republicans to begin voicing more support for civil unions and gay rights. — FOXNews.com — John McCain's top adviser from the presidential campaign urged fellow Republicans on Friday to warm …
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Dan Collins / protein wisdom:
Stacy McCain Rouses the Rabble — “Politics is about who's got the best list.” — Petticoats gratefully accepted. — Meanwhile, in Obamatopia:
Times of London:
Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites — The Israeli military is preparing itself to launch a massive aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government. — Among the steps taken to ready Israeli forces …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Averages 63% Approval in His First Quarter — Highest first-quarter average since 1977 — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama's first quarter in office concludes on Sunday, and during this early stage of his presidency he has averaged a solid 63% job approval, reaching as high as 69% …
Chris / TVNewser:
Partied-Out CNN Reporter Takes a Break — Two days after Susan Roesgen's much talked-about Chicago Tea Party live shots, we are learning more about what happened off-camera. — Sources close to the situation tell TVNewser as Roesgen was reporting her 2pmET live shot for CNN …