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10:50 PM ET, April 19, 2009

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CNN:
Ex-CIA chief: Obama risks national security  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A former head of the CIA slammed President Obama on Sunday for releasing four Bush-era memos, saying the new president has compromised national security.  —  Michael Hayden, who served as former President Bush's last CIA director …
Discussion: Making Light
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Memo Says Prisoner Was Waterboarded 183 Times  —  Waterboarding, the near-drowning technique that top Obama administration officials have described as illegal torture, was used by C.I.A. interrogators 183 times on one prisoner from Al Qaeda and 83 times on another, according to a 2005 Justice Department legal memorandum.
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Obama Advisers Challenge G.O.P. to Offer Alternatives  —  WASHINGTON — Top White House advisers on Sunday challenged Republicans to offer alternatives and not simply criticize administration approaches, as Congress prepared to return from a two-week recess and take up a charged agenda centered on core Obama objectives.
Discussion: The New Ledger
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Axelrod suggests ‘Tea Party’ movement is ‘unhealthy’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Senior White House adviser David Axelrod on Sunday suggested the “Tea Party” movement is an “unhealthy” reaction to the tough economic climate facing the country.  —  Axelrod was asked on CBS's “Face the Nation” …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
One protester's handwritten notes from behind the tea party lines  —  If there's one thing that the folks who work and spend so hard to get to Washington don't like, regardless of their profession or political persuasion, it's thinking that they don't run or know all things in this country …
Discussion: The Natural Truth
Patrik Jonsson / Christian Science Monitor:
Arguing the size of the “tea party” protest
Discussion: Blast Off! and Michelle Malkin
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Senator says Obama's appearance with Chavez ‘irresponsible’  —  (CNN) - Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada, told CNN Sunday it was “irresponsible” for President Obama to been seen “laughing and joking” with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas on Friday.
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The Right Scoop:
Janeane Garofalo on Dissent - Then And Now  —  Here is a compilation video from 2 different occasions when Janeane Garofalo was on Countdown with Keith Olbercrackhead.  Also, for other responses to Garofalo recent comments, go to Hotair.com.  —  Enjoy.  —  Update: I listened …
Mazher Mahmood / News of the World:
Father tries to cash in on daughter's fame  —  THE poverty-stricken father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali plans to become a millionaire himself-by SELLING his nine-year-old daughter.  —  In a bid to escape India's real-life slums, Rafiq Qureshi put angel-faced darling …
Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Bailout overseer draws fire from right  —  Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor charged by Congress with overseeing trillions in financial rescue funds, has a surprising secret weapon: Dr. Phil.  —  The outspoken consumer advocate has appeared on Phil McGraw's show twice to talk …
Discussion: Bookworm Room
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Why We Should Get Rid of West Point  —  Want to trim the federal budget and improve the military at the same time?  Shut down West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy, and use some of the savings to expand ROTC scholarships.  —  After covering the U.S. military for nearly two decades …
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CNN:   U.S. to boycott U.N. racism conference
Greg Roberts / NEWS.com.au:
Antarctic ice is growing, not melting away  —  Cool down ... ice is expanding in much of the Antarctic, experts say / Reuters  —  ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap.
ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Rahm Emanuel and Rep. John Boehner  —  White House Chief of Staff and House Republican Minority Leader on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday  —  STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning and welcome to “This Week.”  —  More change from Obama.  On Cuba.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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Jonathan Darman / Newsweek:
Spitzer in Exile  —  When your résumé says ‘disgraced ex-governor,’ what do you do next?  —  Charles Ommanney / Getty Images for Newsweek  —  'You're That Guy': Spitzer  —  From the magazine issue dated Apr 27, 2009  —  There is no success so exquisite as the kind you find …
 
 
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Murtha's Earmarks Keep Airport Aloft
Conor Clarke / The Atlantic Business Channel:
More on Tea Parties and Higher Taxes
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