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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.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: SCOTUS SHORTLIST? — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro — *** The SCOTUS shortlist? According to a couple of sources in the know, there appears to be a working short list of about six names for President Obama's Supreme Court pick.
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
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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The Other McCain, BitsBlog, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Gateway Pundit and Weekly Standard
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!
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Glamour Is Back!
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Althouse
Jonathan Cohn / The Treatment:
Guess who's coming to the White House.
Guess who's coming to the White House.
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The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Ben Smith's Blog, The Atlantic Politics Channel and The Hill
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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Bloggasm
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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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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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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BBC:
Iran ‘to release’ reporter Saberi
Iran ‘to release’ reporter Saberi
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Telegraph, Salon, Reuters, THE WEEK News & Opinion, Moe Lane, JONATHAN TURLEY and JammieWearingFool
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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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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Think Progress, Greg Mankiw's Blog, TalkLeft, Wall Street Journal, Marginal Revolution, Law Blog, Discourse.net and The Page
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.
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.
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The Washington Independent
John Harwood / New York Times:
The Jobless Rate, Slow to Improve, Tests Obama — On the economy, President Obama has a timing problem. Congressional Democrats may have a bigger one. — Nearly four months into his presidency, Mr. Obama has begun to describe a pivot from economic crisis to economic recovery.