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Sean Lengell / Washington Times:
Cheney: Obama endangers the nation — Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday continued his verbal attack against President Obama, saying that the country is more vulnerable to a potential terrorist attack since the Obama administration took power. — Mr. Cheney said that administration's …
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John / Power Line:
Cheney on Face the Nation — Former Vice President Dick Cheney continued to take his case to the people this morning on CBS' Face the Nation, with Bob Schieffer. As usual, he was an effective advocate. He explained why he is pushing back against the Obama administration's attacks …
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Tahman Bradley / Political Punch:
Wanda Sykes' Jokes About Rush Limbaugh Prompt Debate — There's some chatter in the blogosphere and on cable TV about comedian Wanda Sykes' routine at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last night, particularly her jokes about conservative talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh.
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Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
SHE SAID WHAT?! Wanda Sykes Gives Extremely Partisan Performance At White House Correspondents Dinner Tonight — 2nd UPDATE: Here is video of Wanda Sykes' performance in its entirety. — Part One... Part Two... UPDATE: I've been to the White House Correspondents Dinner.
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Malcom_X / The Politico:
Obama: ‘Boehner ... is person of color’ — President Barack Obama's top quips from his after-dinner speech at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner: — “Good evening. You know, I had an entire speech prepared for this occasion. But now that I'm here, I think I want to try something a little different.
Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Edwards Staff Had Affair ‘Doomsday’ Strategy — During our Roundtable discussion on “This Week” we discussed Elizabeth Edwards' candid interview with Oprah about her husband's affair. — ABC columnist George Will suggested former Sen. John Edwards was irresponsible to campaign for the Democratic Party nomination.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The Air Force 1 flight over NYC can't possibly have been made for the purpose of taking that photograph. — Perhaps others are already saying this, and I'm just pointing out the obvious. But here goes. — The official story is: Botched photo op, now fully compensated for by the resignation …
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
I don't think Palin is the future of the GOP, Republican says — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Prominent Republican Bill Bennett took issue Sunday with what he called the “media's focus” on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. — Asked about the Republican Party's increasingly public struggle to define itself …
Richard Beeston / Times of London:
King Abdullah: ‘This is not a two-state solution, it is a 57-state solution’ — How has the Pope's visit gone? — I think it's gone extremely well. I said to His Holiness that this is the right time. You're coming here on a spiritual pilgrimage with a message of peace …
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Benedict Mander / Financial Times:
Chávez seizures fuel Venezuela oil fears — A fresh round of expropriations in Venezuela has raised fears that the Opec producer's already declining oil output could sink to its lowest level in the past 20 years. — Troops were mobilised over the weekend to assist Venezuela's state …
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Emerges as a Leader in Cleaner Coal Technology — TIANJIN, China — China's frenetic construction of coal-fired power plants has raised worries around the world about the effect on climate change. China now uses more coal than the United States, Europe and Japan combined …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama: Healthcare reform no ‘luxury’ — President Barack Obama, planning a meeting at the White House on Monday with “stakeholders” in the health care debate, also plans a midday public address on “reforming the health care system to reduce costs.” — “We cannot continue …
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Greg Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Memos shed light on CIA use of sleep deprivation — Though widely perceived as more effective and less objectionable than other interrogation methods, memos show it's harsher and more controversial than most realize. And it could be brought back. — Reporting from Washington …
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