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9:15 AM ET, May 25, 2009

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Associated Press:
Split threatens to rupture Republican ranks  —  Conservative vs. moderate divide plays out across the airwaves on Sunday  —  WASHINGTON - The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell …
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CNN:
Powell: ‘I am still a Republican’
Discussion: Raw Story and Say Anything
Daniel Carty / CBS News:
Powell: Cheney's “Misinformed”
Discussion: Politics Daily and Gothamist
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Tom Ridge Lies
Discussion: The Next Right and TBogg
Michael Goodwin / Fox News:
Powell Defends GOP Credentials, Calls for More Inclusive Party
Discussion: The Mahablog and American Power
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Claims to Conduct 2nd Nuclear Test  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea announced on Monday it had successfully conducted its second nuclear test, defying international warnings and drastically raising the stakes in a global effort to get the recalcitrant Communist state to give up its nuclear weapons program.
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BBC:
North Korea conducts nuclear test  —  North Korea has staged a “successful” underground nuclear test, the state-run KCNA agency reports.  —  The agency says it was more powerful than the previous one in October 2006.  —  A number of external agencies have confirmed a powerful explosion took place …
Associated Press:
N. Korea says it conducted nuclear test  —  South Korea's president calls an emergency security session  —  SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea defiantly declared Monday that it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test — a major provocation less than two months after launching …
Adm. Mike Mullen / ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen  —  Exclusive Interview with President Barack Obama's Top Military Official  —  ABC'S “THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS” SPEAKERS: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST  —  STEPHANOPOULOS (voice-over): Good morning, and welcome to THIS WEEK.
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New York Times:   Have We Already Lost Iran?
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Court Officials Turn to Guards, Identity Shields, Weapons to Handle New Threats  —  Worried Court Personnel Resort To Guards, Identity Shields, Weapons  —  Threats against the nation's judges and prosecutors have sharply increased, prompting hundreds to get 24-hour protection from armed U.S. marshals.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
The Politico:
Conservatives itching for SCOTUS fight  —  As Barack Obama prepares to nominate his first Supreme Court justice, conservative activists have three words for Senate Republicans: Lock and load.  —  While conservatives know that they can't defeat Obama's nominee without massive Democratic defections …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Steele critics: RNC chair finding mojo
Discussion: MyDD, PoliGazette and Crooks and Liars
New York Times:
Job Losses Push Safer Mortgages to Foreclosure  —  As job losses rise, growing numbers of American homeowners with once solid credit are falling behind on their mortgages, amplifying a wave of foreclosures.  —  In the latest phase of the nation's real estate disaster, the locus of trouble …
Discussion: The Big Picture
Annie Karni / New York Post:
DE'TAT'CHED ATTITUDE  —  JOB SEEKERS ERASING BODY ART TO COMPETE  —  When the Dow is low, the “tramp stamp” has to go.  —  Dermatologists across the city are reporting a boom in tattoo laser removals, as body-art fanatics fretting over their professional image rush to erase their inky mistakes.
Reza Sayah / CNN:
Thousands gather to hear, cheer Iran's Michelle Obama  —  TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Dancing in public is not allowed in Iran, but thousands could hardly contain themselves at a recent presidential campaign rally in the capital city, Tehran.  —  On this day, the deafening cheers …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Clinton to Announce Benefits for Partners of Gay U.S. Diplomats  —  Draft Memo Outlines New Foreign Service Policies for All Unmarried Couples  —  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that the partners of gay U.S. diplomats are eligible for many benefits currently denied …
Discussion: The Page
Isabel Reynolds / Reuters:
Japan panel wants “first strikes” against enemies  —  TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese ruling party panel is to propose that pre-emptive strikes against enemy bases be allowed despite the country's pacifist constitution, Kyodo news agency said on Monday, weeks after a North Korean missile launch.
Discussion: The Agonist
Guardian:
Row at RBS over bonuses  —  • Institutions seek tougher performance criteria  —  • Goodwin's successor at centre of controversy  —  Royal Bank of Scotland is under fire over new bonus schemes for its chief executive, Stephen Hester, and other top bankers amid concern …
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Michelle Malkin:
Memorial Day 2009: Giving thanks for those who made the ultimate sacrifice  —  Engraved on the Korean War Memorial:  —  Pearl Harbor:  —  The Blue Angels' missing man formation:  —  Words and men I'll never forget:  —  “He felt that what we were doing was just and right.”
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Durbin Calls On Gingrich To Apologize For Attacking The CIA In 2007  —  Last week, former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich called on Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to resign her current position as Speaker.  He said that she “disqualified herself” over her comments that the CIA was “misleading” Congress.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How Much Do Safe Havens Matter?
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Louise Armitstead / Telegraph:
British banks revolt against Obama tax plan
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