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Michael O'Brien / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
CBS announcer: Any U.S. soldier would shoot Pelosi, strangle Reid — CBS Sports commentator David Feherty drew criticism Friday for suggesting any U.S. soldier would murder House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) if given the chance.
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Media Matters / Media Matters for America:
CBS golf analyst Feherty: “[I]f you gave any U.S. soldier a gun with two bullets in it ... there's a good chance that Nancy Pelosi would get shot twice, and Harry Reid and bin Laden would be strangled to death.” — From Feherty's column on D Magazine:
Michael Muskal / Top of the Ticket:
White House aide out after $357,012 photo-op with Air Force One — A White House aide joined the unemployment lines today for his role in Air Force One's controversial photo-op flyover above New York, the Obama administration just announced. (Of course, it's scheduled for a Friday afternoon.)
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
After Flyover of Air Force One Backup, Military Office Director Resigns
After Flyover of Air Force One Backup, Military Office Director Resigns
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Kenneth R. Bazinet / NY Daily News:
White House aide Louis Caldera loses job over Manhattan flyover …
White House aide Louis Caldera loses job over Manhattan flyover …
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Wall Street Journal:
Banks Won Concessions on Tests — Fed Cut Billions Off Some Initial Capital-Shortfall Estimates; Tempers Flare at Wells — The Federal Reserve at the last minute significantly scaled back the size of the capital hole facing some of the nation's biggest banks, following days of intense bargaining …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Top Pelosi Aide Learned Of Waterboarding in 2003 — A top aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended a CIA briefing in early 2003 in which it was made clear that waterboarding and other harsh techniques were being used in the interrogation of an alleged al-Qaeda operative …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Hoekstra's Office: He's Seen Documents That Prove Pelosi Was Briefed …
Hoekstra's Office: He's Seen Documents That Prove Pelosi Was Briefed …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Calls for Bill to Restrict Credit Card Fees — WASHINGTON — President Obama called on Congress to pass a credit card reform bill, aimed at trying to stop credit card companies from imposing certain late fees. — Saying that he is focusing on “clearing away the wreckage of this recession …
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans and ObamaCare — The sound of silence is deafening. — Printer — Friendly — Listen. That sound of silence? That's what's known as the united Republican response to President Barack Obama's drive to socialize health care. — The president has a plan, and he's laid it on the table.
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H. Josef Hebert / Associated Press:
Gov't sticks with Bush-era polar bear rule — WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Friday let stand a Bush-era regulation that limits protection of the polar bear from global warming, saying that a law protecting endangered species shouldn't be used to take on the much broader issue of climate change.
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Peter Finn / Washington Post:
Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions — The Obama administration is preparing to revive the system of military commissions established at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under new rules that would offer terrorism suspects greater legal protections, government officials said.
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
The face of naked eliminationism — You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! — Remember that DHS bulletin on right-wing extremism that got all the righties' shorts in a bunch? Let's quickly recall the bottom line of its assessment:
Brett Wilkison / visaliatimesdelta.com:
Q&A:Huckabee points to religious influence — Times-Delta: How has your religious faith inspired or influenced your political career? — Mike Huckabee: I believe that if a person is a believe, then you take seriously the word of Jesus when he said you're the salt of the earth, the light of the world ... .
Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
Enough Corrosion and Corruption — This week on CNBC's Kudlow Report I repeatedly called for the resignation of New York Fed chairman Steve Friedman over his blatant conflicts of interest with Goldman Sachs. I was not alone. Among others, two banking-industry heavyweights …
Moe Tkacik / TPMMuckraker:
Are AIG FP Employees Using Bailout Cash To Get Jobs Elsewhere? Looks Like It, Says AIG Source — Remember the rumors that AIG Financial Products had “thrown in the towel,” handing over massive portfolios of derivatives to the trading desks of major investment banks to unwind in a process …
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Michael Falcone / The Politico:
MoveOn moves against Specter — One of the nation's largest liberal advocacy organizations, MoveOn.org , is resisting efforts to clear the Democratic primary field for Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter. — The political arm of MoveOn flexed its muscle Friday by releasing …
Think Progress:
VIDEO: Michael Steele's First 100 Days — Tomorrow marks Michael Steele's 100th day as chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). While many members of the GOP were hoping for a dynamic spokesman that could communicate conservative values to the American public, what they ended up getting was a gaffe machine.
The Corner:
Krauthammer's Take — From last night's “All-Stars.” On the “Keep Terrorists out of America Act:” Well, what I love is the name of the bill. Imagine if you have to vote against the Keep Terrorists out of America Act. And, you know, the mainstream media portraying this as Republicans desperately seizing …
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