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Ryan Pollyea / NBC Chicago:
Mancow Waterboarded, Admits It's Torture — “It is way worse than I thought it would be” — Shock jocks shock. — And so it went Friday morning when WLS radio host Erich “Mancow” Muller decided to subject himself to the controversial practice of waterboarding live on his show.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
From Olbermann — This out from MSNBC ... If you haven't seen the Mancow waterboarding, you can see the full video here. It's powerful on a number of different levels. — The upshot is that the guy goes into it in cocky Hannity mode and then after maybe 5 or 6 seconds he struggles …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Conservative Radio Host Has Himself Waterboard to Prove It's Not Torture, Realizes He Was Wrong — Via John Chait, it seems that conservative talk radio host Eric “Mancow” Muller decided it would be a fun stunt to have himself waterboarded in order to prove that it's not really torture.
The Huffington Post:
Jesse Ventura Challenges Hannity On Waterboarding: “I'll Get Him To Say Obama Is The Greatest President” — Jesse Ventura, the former Minnesota governor and presidential candidate, vows that if he waterboarded Sean Hannity, he'd get the right-wing Fox News host to say that “Barack Obama is the greatest president.”
Andie Coller / The Politico:
RNC's below-the-belt shot at Pelosi — She's the 69-year-old speaker of the House of Representatives, second in the line of succession and the most powerful woman in U.S. history. — But when you see Nancy Pelosi, the Republican National Committee wants you to think “Pussy Galore.”
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
The GOP's new tool: Huffington Post — When Tom Coburn wanted to pitch his criticism of the Democrats' health care plan last month, the senator's office considered sympathetic media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and the conservative blog RedState. — Instead, the Oklahoma Republican went with The Huffington Post.
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
After Many Firsts, Judge Has Talent for Persuasion — ATLANTA — Many things about Leah Ward Sears impressed Andrew Young, the civil rights leader who, as mayor of Atlanta, appointed her to her first judicial post at age 27. Not least was the fact that she had been the first black cheerleader at Savannah High School.
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Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
California Supreme Court to rule on Proposition 8 Tuesday — The California Supreme Court announced today that it will rule Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that resurrected a ban on same-sex marriage. — The ruling, which will be posted at 10 a.m. …
Wendy Wright / Human Events:
Obama Aide: Not Our Goal to Reduce Abortions — Author's Note: Because of the Obama speech at Notre Dame and the widespread misunderstanding that this Administration has fostered, others have urged me to make public what the White House official in charge of finding “common ground” stated in our meeting.
William Glaberson / New York Times:
President's Detention Plan Tests American Legal Tradition — President Obama's proposal for a new legal system in which terrorism suspects could be held in “prolonged detention” inside the United States without trial would be a departure from the way this country sees itself …
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Commencement address — I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address the graduates of the Boston College Law School today. I realized with some chagrin that this is the third year in a row that I have given a commencement address here in the First Federal Reserve District …
Nia-Malika Henderson / The Politico:
VIDEO: Obama honors Memorial Day — President Barack Obama called on the nation “to pay tribute to our fallen heroes; and to remember the servicemen and women who cannot be with us this year because they are standing post far from home - in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world.”
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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
The Newburgh Four — And The Goverment Mole Who Betrayed Them — We're starting to get a rich picture of the four hapless Jihadis who were arrested Wednesday night for plotting to bomb two New York synagogues, as well as the FBI informant who deceived them.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Ka-blam! Obama gives Biden new White House duty: arms deliverer — Apparently they don't have enough guns, explosives and ammo in the Middle East. So, as long as he was in Kosovo and Serbia, etc. Vice President Joe Biden was tasked today with making the latest delivery of U.S.-made killing stuff to our side in Lebanon.
Dan Milmo / Guardian:
British Airways ditches first class in new planes as austerity bites — • Fears that some wealthy customers may not return — • Company posted worst loss ever of £401m — Business class passengers famously draw envious glances from the herd in economy by turning left …
Rick Casey / Houston Chronicle:
Mayor quits job for gay illegal immigrant he loves — It was, simply put, the most stunning abdication since King Edward VIII in 1936 gave up the British throne for Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American socialite. — Only two weeks after being elected to serve his fourth term …
Tami Luhby / CNNMoney.com:
Unemployment rate down in 21 states — Economic picture improves for some in April. Eleven states have no change in rate, while 18 and D.C. see jobless rate rise. Michigan still leads the nation. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The employment situation in the states showed signs of stabilizing last month.
Toby Harnden / Toby Harnden's blog listings:
“Out of the loop” Joe Biden says decision to shut Guantanamo was “like opening Pandora's Box” — Thank goodness for Vice President Joe Biden. In one of the few amusing parts of the Wanda Sykes comedy routine at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, she said: “God forbid that Joe Biden falls …
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Steele: Obama ‘Was Not Vetted Because The Press Fell In Love With The Black Man Running For The Office’ — Apparently unable to learn from egregious mistakes from the recent past, RNC Chairman Michael Steele once again took to the radio airwaves today as a guest host for Bill Bennett.
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