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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Advocates of Gun Rights Are Poised for a Victory — WASHINGTON — Advocates of gun rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president. — To the frustration and discouragement of many Democrats, House and Senate lawmakers and aides …
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Kennedy's cancer in remission — Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain cancer is in remission and the Massachusetts Democrat is expected back in the Senate after the Memorial Day recess, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. — Sen. Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that he spoke with Kennedy's wife …
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Democrats in Senate Block Money to Close Guantánamo — WASHINGTON — In an abrupt shift, Senate Democratic leaders said on Tuesday that they would not provide the $80 million that President Obama requested to close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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Fox News:
Reid Botches Three Statements in One Appearance — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid botched statements on three subjects in one news conference — including the fragile health of the chamber's most senior members. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid became the latest Democrat to stray …
Satyam Khanna / Think Progress:
Reid: Guantanamo Detainees Should Not Be Held In U.S. Prisons — Today, Senate Democrats announced that the Senate will strip $80 million in funding for closing Guantanamo until the Obama administration devises a specific plan for transferring detainees. The move comes as conservatives …
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Flotsam and Jetsam — Gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan, who announced he is happy to house Guantanamo detainees in New Jersey (something not even Harry Reid is in favor of any more), said “If I had the opportunity, I would break a city like Newark into three small towns with three separate school boards.”
Cynthia McCormick / CapeCodOnline.com:
Kennedy's office denies health report — BOSTON - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's office says a report that the Massachusetts Democrat's brain tumor has gone into remission and he is returning to the Senate full time next month is unfounded. — A staffer who did not wish to be named for this story …
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Juliet Williams / Associated Press:
Schwarzenegger's 3rd budget reform attempt flops — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to permanently fix California's “broken budget system.” But three times now he has tried and failed to smooth out the state's roller coaster revenues.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Washington Sketch: When Steele Talks, Republicans Check Their BlackBerrys — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, working the room at a luncheon gathering of party officials yesterday, had the same parting words for each man he met: “Stay out of trouble.”
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Democrats' Assault On the CIA — In a little over 100 days, the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress have delivered a series of blows to the pride and morale of the Central Intelligence Agency. — It began with the release of the Justice Department memos …
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Lara Jakes / Associated Press:
Pentagon: No plans to end don't ask-don't tell — WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says it has no plans to repeal the don't ask-don't tell policy for gay troops. — Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Tuesday that the military's top leaders have only had initial discussions with the White House …
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SteveK / TVNewser:
Anderson Cooper Says “Teabagging” Comment Was “Stupid, Silly” — CNN's Anderson Cooper spoke at UCLA Sunday as part of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Series, and was asked about his “teabagging” comment last month during the Q&A portion. — Here is a video of his response, taken by an audience member.
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Retribution! Credit Card Companies Plan to Start Gouging Their Best Customers — I have to laugh at this transparent ploy: Let us keep our usurious interest rates, Senator, or your American Express card is gonna get it! Apparently the fine folks of the credit card industry seem to believe …
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Nancy Trejos / Washington Post:Senate Passes Bill Curtailing Credit Card Industry
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The Huffington Post:
Uighurs Fire Back At Gingrich From Gitmo: “Why Does He Hate Us So Much?” — Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs, detained for more than six years and counting at the American prison at Guantanamo Bay, are firing back at Newt Gingrich, who has accused them of terrorist ties and says that releasing …
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C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Arms Sent by U.S. May Be Falling Into Taliban Hands — KABUL — Insurgents in Afghanistan, fighting from some of the poorest and most remote regions on earth, have managed for years to maintain an intensive guerrilla war against materially superior American and Afghan forces.
Jackie Kucinich / Roll Call:
Feingold Blocks Bill to Honor Reagan — Republicans are trying to pass legislation in the next few weeks to kick off the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth, and the only hurdle appears to be Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), who is refusing to let the Senate vote on the bill.
Reuters:
CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-GM bankruptcy plan eyes quick sale to gov't — General Motors Corp's (GM.N) plan for a bankruptcy filing involves a quick sale of the company's healthy assets to a new company initially owned by the U.S. government, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
John McCaslin / Human Events:
The Guy Behind the Palin Pick — RICK'S PICK — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin can thank Washington lobbyist and political consultant Rick Davis, chief executive officer of John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, for being the ultimate pick to become the Republican vice presidential candidate.
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Rose Garden / The White House:
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON NATIONAL FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat — have a seat. What an extraordinary day. The sun is out because good things are happening. Before I get started, just some preliminary introductions …
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Josh Gerstein / Josh Gerstein's Blog:
Judge rejects Obama view on detaining Al Qaeda supporters — A federal judge has rejected aspects of the Obama administration's definition of who can legally be held as a prisoner in the war on terror. — In a 22-page decision issued Tuesday evening, U.S. District Court Judge John Bates ruled …
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Why the U.S. should listen to India's voters — Last November 131, million Americans voted, and the whole world took notice. Over the last month, about 700 million Indians voted, and most Americans, like most of the world, didn't much notice. To be sure, American elections are more important …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
The President's hair — The caption from the White House Flickr feed: “The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own.” — post comment | … Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) — The son of a White House staff member during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009.
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