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3:20 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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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Powell Jousts With Cheney on Path of Republican Party  —  WASHINGTON — Colin L. Powell challenged Dick Cheney on the legacy of the Bush administration and the future of the Republican Party on Sunday, declaring that Republicans should not bow to “diktats that come from the right wing.”
CNN:
Powell: ‘I am still a Republican’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell struck back Sunday at critics of his decision to support Barack Obama's presidential candidacy last year.  —  Calling for his divided party to widen its ranks, Powell declared, “I am still a Republican.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Say Anything
Top Stories from CQ:
CQ Transcripts: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Responds to Republican Critics on CBS's ‘Face the Nation’  —  CQ Transcriptswire  —  SPEAKERS: BOB SCHIEFFER, HOST FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL  —  [*] SCHIEFFER: Today on FACE THE NATION, an exclusive interview with Colin Powell …
Daniel Carty / CBS News:
Powell: Cheney's “Misinformed”  —  Gen. Colin Powell said he is still a Republican and that former Vice President Dick Cheney is “misinformed” about his party affiliation.  —  Powell, appearing on Face the Nation Sunday, answered criticism from Cheney, who questioned Powell's loyalty …
Discussion: Politics Daily and Gothamist
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Steele critics: RNC chair finding mojo
Discussion: MyDD, PoliGazette and Crooks and Liars
Michael Goodwin / Fox News:
Powell Defends GOP Credentials, Calls for More Inclusive Party
Discussion: American Power
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.  —  South Korea's president has convened an emergency security meeting …
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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.
Discussion: MyDD and The Page
Associated Press:
N. Korea says it conducted nuclear test
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Fareed Zakaria / Newsweek:
They May Not Want The Bomb  —  And other unexpected truths. … From the magazine issue dated Jun 1, 2009  —  Everything you know about Iran is wrong, or at least more complicated than you think.  Take the bomb.  The regime wants to be a nuclear power but could well be happy …
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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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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION WITH JOHN KING  —  Interview With Senators Boxer, Shelby; Interview With Tom Ridge  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  KING: I'm John King.  This is our “State of the Union” report for this Sunday, May 24th.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Tom Ridge Lies
Discussion: The Next Right and TBogg
Matthew Alexander / The Huffington Post:
Former Senior Interrogator in Iraq Dissects Cheney's Lies and Distortions  —  As a senior interrogator in Iraq (and a former criminal investigator), there was a lesson I learned that served me well: there's more to be learned from what someone doesn't say than from what they do say.
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.
Discussion: Clusterstock and Don Surber
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
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
PM: No new West Bank settlements  —  Article's topics: Illegal Outposts, Avidgor Lieberman, Binyamin Netanyahu  —  Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the cabinet Sunday that he made clear in the US last week that although Israel is committed to removing illegal West Bank outposts …
Washington Post:
Pelosi, Like Clinton, Plays Down Human Rights Before China Trip  —  Speaker, as Clinton Has, Plays Down Topic; Focus Will Be Climate Talks  —  For the second time this year, a top U.S. official visiting China has declined in advance to publicly discuss Beijing's human rights record …
Discussion: The Page and The Caucus
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Washington Post:
Is Silence Consent?  —  WHILE THE United States and Venezuela's …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Diplomats' Same-Sex Partners to Get Benefits
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
 
 
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Sharon Weinberger / New York Post:
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Mike Dorning / Los Angeles Times:
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Pawlenty's finest hour
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