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10:40 AM ET, May 11, 2009

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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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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.
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.
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.
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 …
Donatella Versace / The Huffington Post:
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Glamour Is Back!  —  This is my first ever blog, so I forgive me if I make any ‘blogosphere faux pas’.  Arianna instructed me to write as if I were addressing an old friend, so here goes.  —  On Saturday night I attended the White House Correspondents' Association dinner …
Discussion: Althouse
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:   A New Beginning For Health Care Reform?
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Industry Pledges to Control Health Care Costs
Jonathan Cohn / The Treatment:
Guess who's coming to the White House.
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Don't Worry.....It's OK To Laugh*
Discussion: Bloggasm
Washington Post:
Lawyer: Iran to Free Iranian-American Journalist  —  Iranian judicial authorities have suspended the remainder of the eight-year jail sentence given to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi for alleged espionage and will release her Monday, her lawyer said.
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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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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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Echidne / ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES:   The Bully Boys Gals
CQ Politics:
CQ Transcript: Former Vice President Cheney on CBS's ‘Face the Nation’  —  CQ Transcriptswire  —  FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DICK CHENEY  —  [*] SCHIEFFER: Today on “Face the Nation,” former Vice President Dick Cheney , and he's talking.  His old boss George Bush has left town …
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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.
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.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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Ariel Leve / Times of London:
King Abdullah of Jordan's ultimatum: peace now or it's war next year  —  Richard Beeston and Michael Binyon in Amman  —  America is putting the final touches to a hugely ambitious peace plan for the Middle East, aimed at ending more than 60 years of conflict between Israel and the Arabs …
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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.
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
Iraqi Leaders and Kurds Reach Oil Deal; Pelosi Makes Surprise Visit  —  BAGHDAD — Ending months of political stalemate, the Iraqi Oil Ministry and the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq reached an accord Sunday that would allow the Kurds to export oil for the first time.
Mohammed Jamjoom / CNN:
Saudi judge: It's OK to slap spendthrift wives  —  (CNN) — Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence, Saudi media reported Sunday.  —  Arab News, a Saudi English-language daily newspaper based in Riyadh …
Paul Eckert / Reuters:
Obama more popular than U.S. among Arabs: survey  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's popularity in leading Arab countries far outstrips that of the United States, suggesting he could be able to boost goodwill in the region toward his country, a survey showed on Sunday.
Discussion: Israel Matzav and TigerHawk
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Biden's Advisory Role Expands to Supreme Court Pick  —  The person in the White House most knowledgeable about Supreme Court nominations sits in the vice president's office.  —  With President Obama filling his first high court vacancy with the retirement of Justice David H. Souter …
 
 
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BBC:
Colombian troops killed in ambush
Discussion: PoliBlog
Joshua Brustein / New York Times:
Obama Adviser Sees Unemployment Rising Until 2010
Discussion: USA Today, Newsweek Blogs and The Page
Telegraph:
Woman survived paragliding accident ‘due to washboard stomach’
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Plan to Shift Military Spending Faces Skepticism
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Page
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Associated Press:
STIMULUS WATCH: Early road aid leaves out neediest
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
SEIU may be linked to ultimatum on withholding stimulus funds
Discussion: The Foundry, QandO and Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Zardari Says Pakistan Isn't Adding Nuclear Weapons
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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