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8:30 AM ET, May 8, 2009

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Lindsey Ellerson / The Note:
Intelligence Report: Pelosi Briefed on Use of Interrogation Tactics in Sept. '02  —  ABC News' Rick Klein reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed on the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” on terrorist suspect Abu Zubaydah in September 2002, according to a report prepared …
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Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
CIA Says Pelosi Was Briefed on Use of ‘Enhanced Interrogations’  —  Intelligence officials released documents this evening saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was briefed in September 2002 about the use of harsh interrogation tactics against al-Qaeda prisoners …
Greg Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Records suggest Pelosi, others were told of harsh interrogations
Discussion: The Note and The Swamp
The Huffington Post:
Hannity Attacks Obama For Putting Mustard On His Burger [UPDATED]  —  [Good Lord, this has become a full-blown “thing” now.  Please see utterly deranged updates, below.]  —  Oh hi, everyone!  Are we still doing that election year thing, where if a politician consumes anything other than box wine …
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Media Matters for America:
Dijon Derangement Syndrome: Conservative media attack Obama for burger order  —  SUMMARY: Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Mark Steyn criticized President Obama as an elitist because he ordered a burger with “spicy mustard” or “Dijon mustard.”  —  Following President Obama's May 5 visit …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Latest right-wing-lunatic smear about Obama: Dijongate  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  If the Republican Party wants to go on a listening tour to figure out what they need to do, they may start turning off their radios and televisions too.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   Obama Fires A Military Linguist
Peter Eavis / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Banks' Not-So-Stressful Test  —  The government's bank stress tests deserve a B-minus.  —  To give a sustained boost to investor confidence, the tests needed demonstrable rigor.  They achieved that up to a point.  While worst-case loss rates look tough, certain loan portfolios …
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The Huffington Post:
Cheney: “Mistake” For GOP To “Moderate,” Glad That Detainees Were Waterboarded  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the Bush administration's use of waterboarding on Thursday, saying that, contrary to arguments made by Barack Obama, the techniques were a necessary last-resort measure to get information from detainees.
Discussion: Wizbang
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Cheney: Mistake for GOP to ‘moderate’
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Swamp
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Cheney to GOP: ‘It would be a mistake for us to moderate’
Discussion: Think Progress and Hot Air
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Under Restructuring, GM To Build More Cars Overseas  —  The U.S. government is pouring billions into General Motors in hopes of reviving the domestic economy, but when the automaker completes its restructuring plan, many of the company's new jobs will be filled by workers overseas.
Theresa Cook / Legalities:
White House Formalizes Supreme Court Short List  —  The White House has formalized its short list of Supreme Court contenders and asked six prospects to provide personal background information, with an intensive vetting process well underway, according to sources close to the process.
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Jeffrey Rosen / The New Republic:
More Sotomayor  —  Rosen responds to his critics.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games after failing drug test  —  The suspension, for using what a source says is a female fertility drug, will cost him $7.7 million.  Ramirez takes responsibility, while the Dodgers support the testing program and back their star slu
Discussion: ESPN, Vanity Fair, Gothamist and TMZ.com
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Yahoo! Sports:   Ramirez's drug used to stimulate testosterone
Debra Burlingame / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and the 9/11 Families  —  The president isn't sincere about ‘swift and certain’ justice for terrorists.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  In February I was among a group of USS Cole and 9/11 victims' families who met with the president at the White House to discuss his policies regarding Guantanamo detainees.
Discussion: Power Line and TigerHawk
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House on defense over legitimacy of budget cuts  —  As congressional Republicans howled about what they view as fictional budget cuts and fuzzy math, the White House found itself playing defense over what President Obama said Thursday are $17 billion in cuts.
Discussion: The Swamp and Los Angeles Times
DealBook:
Friedman Resigns as Chairman of New York Fed  —  Stephen Friedman, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, abruptly resigned on Thursday, days after questions arose about his ties to Goldman Sachs.  —  Mr. Friedman was chairman of the New York Fed at the same time he was a member of Goldman's board.
Kevin Poulsen / Threat Level:
Teenage Bomb Threat Suspect Was Internet Prank-Call Star  —  A 16-year-old North Carolina boy arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against Purdue University had a secret identity as a superstar in an unusual online subculture — one dedicated to making prank phone calls for a live internet audience, his mother admitted Thursday.
TPMDC:
Sessions Subordinate: I Thought I'd Be Fired If I Objected To Being Called ‘Boy’  —  When it became clear that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was poised to become ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, we recalled this 2002 article by Sarah Wildman which addresses some of the controversies …
Discussion: Bark Bark Woof Woof
alicublog:
BLACK COMEDY.  RedState is reaching out to black people.  Don't believe it?  Here's the proof: … Unfortunately they're doing it at RedState, so very few African-Americans will read it.  Which may be just as well...  ...because they sound less like their friends and more like their parole officer.
Discussion: TBogg
William Yardley / New York Times:
Bids to Push States' Rights Falter in Face of Stimulus  —  BOISE, Idaho — Standing up for states' rights has not been easy this spring, even as many state lawmakers wince at the extended reach of the federal government.  With the recession sparing few corners of the country …
 
 
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Pepe Escobar / Asia Times:
Obama does his Bush impression
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
REPUBLICANS WARN HOLDER ON TORTURE
Discussion: At-Largely and Raw Story
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
THE EXECUTIVE  —  Lawmakers may give recalled combat helmets more scrutiny
Discussion: ProPublica and The Campaign Spot
John Feehery / CNN:
Commentary: 5 reasons GOP will rebound
Discussion: Firedoglake
Joshua Keating / FP Passport:
Cheese war ends. Everyone wins.
Norm Stamper / The Huffington Post:
Open Letter to the New “Drug Czar” from Another Top Cop: End the Drug War
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Suspect in Wesleyan slaying in police custody
Discussion: American Power
Dan Nephin / Associated Press:
Government to condemn land for Flight 93 memorial
Discussion: Hot Air and Atlas Shrugs
David Rogers / The Politico:
Committee OKs $96.7B wartime bill
Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
GOP relies on Specter-like recruits
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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