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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Harry, Louise and Barack — Is this the end for Harry and Louise? — Harry and Louise were the fictional couple who appeared in advertisements run by the insurance industry in 1993, fretting about what would happen if “government bureaucrats” started making health care decisions.
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Former Hospital CEO Rick Scott Leads Opposition to Obama on Health Care — Ads Cite Long Waits In Canada and Britain — The television ads that began airing last week feature horror stories from Canada and the United Kingdom: Patients who allegedly suffered long waits for surgeries …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
A New Beginning For Health Care Reform? — There will be plenty of posts about the details of the cost-cutting proposals today, and plenty of posts about the immediate political intermingling. But let's step back and look at the broader political implications of the staged event at the White House.
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The Treatment
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
White House: Budget deficit to top $1.8 trillion
White House: Budget deficit to top $1.8 trillion
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
White House Cheat Sheet: Wanda Sykes, Rush Limbaugh and the Politics of Humor — (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) — In politics, as in life, there is a fine line between stupid and clever — to paraphrase the great philosopher (and lead vocalist of Spinal Tap) David St. Hubbins.
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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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The Corner, The Note, The Reaction, Right Wing News, TalkLeft, Balloon Juice, Flopping Aces, culturekitchen, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gawker, Jules Crittenden, Doug Ross, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, theblogprof, Swampland, The Politico, The Rhetorican, Gateway Pundit, Nikki Finke's Deadline … and Whiskey Fire
Michelle Malkin:
The most self-absorbed night in Washington (since the inaugural) — I spent a blissful Mother's Day weekend unplugged and away from the news. So if you're looking for outrage, faux outrage, and extended commentary on all the narcissism and nastiness at the White House Correspondents Dinner, you'll have to look elsewhere.
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BitsBlog, The Other McCain, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Gateway Pundit and Weekly Standard
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Don't Worry.....It's OK To Laugh*
Don't Worry.....It's OK To Laugh*
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Donatella Versace / The Huffington Post:
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Glamour Is Back!
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Glamour Is Back!
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Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Journalist Roxana Saberi freed by Iranian appeal court verdict — Roxana Saberi, an American journalist convicted in Iran on spying charges, is to be freed after an appeals court downgraded her sentence. — Roxana Saberi is due to be released — Lawyers for the 32-year old said the court …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
White House To Declassify “Holy Grail” Torture Report That Could Undercut Cheney — There's a big piece of news about Dick Cheney and torture buried toward the end of this big Washington Post piece about the torture wars. — Specifically: The White House has decided to declassify and release …
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Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Crist Senate bid could threaten GOP control in Fla. — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) candidacy would provide a good bit of clarity in a jumbled Senate race, but it would throw his home state's government — and the recent GOP control — into serious flux.
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DownWithTyranny!
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama Approval Picks Up in May — Still, only 25% say they would definitely vote to re-elect him in 2012 — PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama appears to be slightly more popular with Americans at the start of his second 100 days in office than he was, on average, during his first 100.
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Administration Plans to Strengthen Antitrust Rules — WASHINGTON — President Obama's top antitrust official this week plans to restore an aggressive enforcement policy against corporations that use their market dominance to elbow out competitors or to keep them from gaining market share.
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CNN:
Gingrich: Pelosi not truthful about waterboarding issue — WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has denied she was ever told explicitly that waterboarding had been used on terrorist suspects, “has a lot of explaining to do,” former Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sunday.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Greta Handling Todd — The increasingly surreal nexus between Greta van Susteren, her Hillarybot super-lawyer husband, the Super Adventure Club, the Palins and, er, journalism, just got weirder: — POLITICO started to chat with Alaska's “first dude” when Van Susteren intervened.
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Casey weighs in on Dem leaders' support for Specter — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Pennsylvania's junior Sen. Bob Casey appeared to open the door Sunday for a possible challenger to Arlen Specter, the state's senior senator and a newly-minted Democrat. — Casey seemed to part ways with his party's leadership …
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
SEIU may be linked to ultimatum on withholding stimulus funds — California officials say the union may have influenced a federal requirement that a pay cut be reversed for home healthcare workers. — Reporting from Sacramento — Officials in the governor's office say a politically powerful union …
Mickey Meece / New York Times:
Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work — YELLING, scheming and sabotaging: all are tell-tale signs that a bully is at work, laying traps for employees at every pass. — During this downturn, as stress levels rise, workplace researchers say, bullies are likely to sharpen their elbows and ratchet up their attacks.
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Telegraph:
Woman survived paragliding accident ‘due to washboard stomach’ — A woman survived a paragliding accident because her “washboard” stomach muscles protected her other organs, experts told her. — Peggy Williams, 47, fell on to a rocky outcrop after a freak gust of wind caught the fabric wing of her paraglider.
MSNBC:
U.S. service member kills 4 fellow troops in Iraq — NBC: ‘Stressed out’ soldier kills self after attack at Baghdad's Camp Liberty — BAGHDAD - A U.S. service member opened fire on fellow members of the military, killing four and wounding several others, at the main U.S. base in Baghdad, officials told NBC News on Monday.