memeorandum: Muhammad executed for sniper killing (Washington Post)

8:45 AM ET, November 11, 2009

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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:

The Best Speech Obama's Given Since...Maybe Ever — Today, at Ft. Hood. I guarantee: they'll be teaching this one in rhetoric classes. It was that good. My gloss won't do it justice. Yes, I'm having a Chris Matthews-chill-running-up-my- leg moment, but sometimes, the man …

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Wall Street Journal:

Army Wasn't Told of Hasan's Emails — Pentagon Says It Only Learned of Shooting Suspect's Contacts With Cleric After the Fort Hood Killings — President Barack Obama walks past the helmets and rifles of slain soldiers on his way to address a memorial service Tuesday at Fort Hood, Texas.

Discussion: Think Progress, Emptywheel and Newsweek Blogs

The White House:

Remarks by the President at Memorial Service at Fort Hood Fort Hood - III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas — THE PRESIDENT: To the Fort Hood community; to Admiral Mullen; General Casey; General Cone; Secretary McHugh; Secretary Gates; most importantly, to family, friends and members of our Armed Forces.

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Obama's Best Speech Ever

Discussion: Washington Wire, The Reaction and Burnt Orange Report

NPR:
Transcript Of President Obama's Remarks

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Ann Gerhart / Washington Post:
Obama visits Fort Hood to speak at memorial for shooting victims

Discussion: American Power, Weekly Standard, Politics Daily and baldilocks

ABCNEWS:

D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad Put to Death — The D.C. Sniper Who Terrorized Americans in 2002 Was Executed Tonight in Virginia — Just after 9 p.m. this evening — seven years and 12 days after he was captured and later charged with orchestrating a cold-blooded shooting spree …

Discussion: No Sheeples Here, Little Green Footballs and pandagon.net

Washington Post:

Muhammad executed for sniper killing — 10 died in Oct. 2002 rampage; what motivated two shooters remains unclear — JARRATT, Va. — John Allen Muhammad, the sniper who kept the Washington region paralyzed by fear for three weeks as he and a young accomplice gunned down people at random …

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Fox News:

D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad Is Executed in Virginia — JARRATT, Virginia — John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the sniper attacks that terrorized the U.S. capital region for three weeks in October 2002, was executed Tuesday. — Muhammad died by injection at 9:11 p.m …

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Associated Press

Mark Silva / The Swamp:
‘Beltway sniper’ dead: Executed tonight

Discussion: ABCNEWS

Jonathan Ernst / Reuters: Mastermind of Washington area sniper attacks executed

CNN:
D.C. sniper is executed; no last words

Discussion: Jack & Jill Politics and The BRAD BLOG

Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
D.C. sniper executed in Virginia

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New York Times:

Blackwater Said to Approve Iraqi Payoffs After Shootings — WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode …

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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:

Reid puts House healthcare bill on Senate calendar — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) late Tuesday laid the groundwork for the Senate's healthcare reform debate to start next Tuesday. — Reid filed a motion to introduce the bill on Monday, Nov. 16.

Discussion: Open Left, The New Republic and Michelle Malkin

Manu Raju / The Politico:
GOP tries to recapture town hall anger

Discussion: ABCNEWS, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and The Note

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Republicans Edge Ahead of Democrats in 2010 Vote — Registered voters prefer Republicans for the House, 48% to 44% — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans have moved ahead of Democrats by 48% to 44% among registered voters in the latest update on Gallup's generic congressional ballot for the 2010 House elections …

Discussion: The Swamp, Taegan Goddard's … and Real Clear Politics

ABCNEWS:

Senior Official: More Hasan Ties to People Under Investigation by FBI — Alleged Shooter Had “Unexplained Connections” to Others Besides Jihadist Cleric Awlaki — A senior government official tells ABC News that investigators have found that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan had …

Discussion: American Power, Flopping Aces and Weasel Zippers

New York Post:
Deadly denial — Fudging the facts on Fort Hood

Discussion: Time, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, American Power and Weasel Zippers

Jamal Thalji / St. Petersburg Times:

Tampa police: Marine reservist attacked Greek priest he mistook for terrorist — TAMPA — A Marine reservist armed with a tire iron beat and chased a man he thought was an Arab terrorist and even called 911 to say he was detaining the man, police said. — But the man he assaulted was actually …

Discussion: DISSENTING JUSTICE, The Political Carnival and Talking Points Memo

St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa police: Marine reservist attacked Greek priest he mistook for terrorist

Discussion: Think Progress, The Confluence and THE CUNNING REALIST

Alexander Burns / The Politico:

‘No easy way out’ for Dems on abortion — The sudden spasm of intense debate over abortion on Capitol Hill this week threatens not only to stall the passage of health care legislation, but also to shatter the delicate cease-fire that has governed the abortion issue during the Obama era.

Discussion: Clusterstock, Hot Air and Newsweek Blogs

Boston Globe:
On abortion, Coakley's stance is principled but self-defeating

Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla and Crooks and Liars

The Huffington Post:
Boxer: Senate Has Votes To Block Stupak Amendment

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Wall Street Journal:

Obama Receives New Afghan Option — ‘Hybrid’ Compromise Would Combine Troops, Trainers to Hold Back Taliban and Boost Local Military — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will consider a new compromise plan for adding troops to Afghanistan that would deploy 30,000 to 35,000 new forces …

Discussion: George's Bottom Line

Investor's Business Daily:
Afghan Plan Strewn With Doubts

Discussion: National Review Online and Townhall.com

The Politico:

Clinton to Senate Dems: ‘We are winning’ — Bill Clinton walks through Capitol Hill as reporters ask questions. — John Shinkle — With the issue he has positioned to be his crowning achievement as president at a crossroads, Barack Obama once again called on his former rival to help him follow through.

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Capitol Confidential / Big Government:

Exclusive: Audio From ACORN Claims Jerry Brown Will Whitewash Investigation — On October 15th, local ACORN spokesman David Lagstein was the special guest of the East County Democrat Club in El Cajon, CA. Lagstein is ACORN's chief organizer in the San Diego area.

Discussion: Associated Press, Pajamas Media and Wizbang

Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Brown spokesman recorded 6 interviews

Discussion: The Huffington Post

New York Times:

Top Obama Advisers Favor Adding Troops in Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are coalescing around a proposal to send 30,000 or more additional American troops …

Discussion: The Page and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Camille Paglia / Salon:

Pelosi's victory for women — Sure, her healthcare bill is a mess, but her gritty maneuvering shows her mettle. Plus: Gainsbourg and Gaga — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi scored a giant gain for feminism last weekend. In shoving her controversy-plagued healthcare reform bill …

Discussion: Commentary

Bloomberg:

Bear Juror Says U.S. Case So Weak She'd Invest With Defendants — Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Prosecutors missed the mark so widely in the fraud trial of Bear Stearns Cos. hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin that a juror said after their acquittal she would invest with them if she had the money.

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Dana Bash / CNN:

‘Regular guy’ Thune is hot commodity in GOP circles — Washington (CNN) — He walks through Washington's Reagan National Airport, arriving as he does nearly every Monday from a weekend home in South Dakota. He makes his way unnoticed. — But John Thune's anonymity may not last forever.

The White House:

President Obama Announces USAID Administrator — WASHINGTON - Today, President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Rajiv Shah as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). — President Obama said, “The mission of USAID is to advance America's interests by strengthening our relationships abroad.

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