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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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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Powell Jousts With Cheney on Path of Republican Party
Powell Jousts With Cheney on Path of Republican Party
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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION WITH JOHN KING
STATE OF THE UNION WITH JOHN KING
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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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Fareed Zakaria / Newsweek:
They May Not Want The Bomb
They May Not Want The Bomb
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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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