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Authorities Have Identified Person of Interest in Times Square Bomb Attempt — Investigation Pointing to Coordinated Effort, Foreign Links in Foiled Times Square Attack — Federal authorities are closing in on the man they say is a person of interest in the Times Square car bomb attempt this weekend …
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American Who Recently Visited Pakistan Eyed in Times Square Bomb Plot — The person is a naturalized American citizen who was in Pakistan for several months and returned to the United States recently, investigative sources told Fox News
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Washington Post:
U.S. citizen from Pakistan arrested in Times Square bomb case — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced early Tuesday that an arrest had been made in the failed Times Square car bombing, saying that Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old American, was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport …
Associated Press:
Pakistani Arrested in NYC Car Bomb Attack — A man believed to be the driver of an SUV used as a car bomb in a failed terror attack on Times Square was taken into custody by federal and local police officials while trying to leave the country.
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
If the TSA Were Running New York
If the TSA Were Running New York
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bloomberg: Hey, maybe the Times Square bomber was upset about the health-care bill
Bloomberg: Hey, maybe the Times Square bomber was upset about the health-care bill
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New York Times:
U.S. Arrests S.U.V. Owner in Times Square Case
U.S. Arrests S.U.V. Owner in Times Square Case
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Perry: Oil spill may be ‘act of God’ — Texas Gov. Rick Perry Monday morning offered a stern warning against halting oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of a massive oil leak, and he raised the question of whether the explosion was an “act of God.”
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Ben Raines / Breaking News from the Press-Register:
Despite plan, not a single fire boom on hand on Gulf Coast at time of oil spill … If U.S. officials had followed up on a 1994 response plan for a major Gulf oil spill, it is possible that the spill could have been kept under control and far from land. — The problem: The federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand.
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New York Times:
Poll Shows Most in U.S. Want Overhaul of Immigration Laws — LOS ANGELES — The overwhelming majority of Americans think that the country's immigration policies need to be seriously overhauled. And despite protests against Arizona's stringent new immigration enforcement law …
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CBS News:
Poll: Majority Backs Arizona Immigration Bill — Posted by Brian Montopoli 21 comments - Share - - - Share - E-mail - Print - Font CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Despite their expectation …
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Lane Wright / sunshinestatenews.com:
Sen. Mike Bennett Caught Looking at Porn on Senate Floor … No one will argue that sitting on the Senate floor during session can get a little boring, but looking at porn is probably not the best way to pass the time. — On Thursday morning, Sunshine State News captured exclusive video …
Jeremy Scahill / RebelReports:
Secret Erik Prince/Blackwater Tape Exposed — The reclusive Blackwater founder tries to ban journalists and recorders from his speeches in front of friendly audiences. This time he failed. — [Note: This post, written for TheNation.com, will be posted on The Nation magazine's homepage soon as part of the launch of a new blog.
The Politico:
White House in P.R. ‘panic’ over spill — The ferocious oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening President Barack Obama's reputation for competence, just as surely as it endangers the Gulf ecosystem. — So White House aides are escalating their efforts to reassure Congress and the public …
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Racist Harvard Law Email: The Cat Fight That Turned Into a National Scandal — Last week, we introduced you to Stephanie Grace, the Harvard Law student who wrote an email suggesting blacks were inherently dumber than whites. New details have emerged: a feud over a boy, a backstabbing friend, and a campaign of sabotage.
Kathleen Arberg / US Supreme Court News:
For Immediate Release — For More Information Contact: — The Supreme Court will open its new visitor entrance on May 4, 2010, as part of the Court's modernization project. The new entrance, which will serve as the primary means for public entry, was designed in light of findings …
The Huffington Post:
Greenspan Wanted Housing-Bubble Dissent Kept Secret — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — As top Federal Reserve officials debated whether there was a housing bubble and what to do about it, then-Chairman Alan Greenspan argued that the dissent should be kept secret so that the Fed wouldn't lose control …
Mickey Edwards / The Atlantic Online:
On Discovering Bill Maher — Yes, I know I'm retro, but until this weekend I had never seen nor heard the apparently quite famous Bill Maher. That oversight has now been remedied thanks to some seriously brilliant producers at ABC television who were insightful enough to book Mr. Maher …
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Leading the charge for GOP insurgents — Santa Barbara is about as far from Greenville, S.C., as you can get in the continental United States, but Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) cares more about principle than geography. He is leading a conservative insurgency across America.
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
MSNBC boss stands ready in ideological battle with Fox News — Phil Griffin says he learned a valuable lesson from Roger Ailes, creator of Fox News Channel: Viewers will stand behind a news outlet that stands for something — MSNBC boss Phil Griffin looks at what Roger Ailes created at Fox News Channel with no small amount of awe.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Pelosi: Bush Admin Barred Officials From Briefing Congress On Impending Financial Crisis in Fall 2008 — Nearly two years after the Wall Street meltdown drove the U.S. economy to the brink of collapse, and forced the U.S. government to prop up major financial institutions with hundreds …
New York Times:
Paterson Move May Help Immigrants Facing Deportation — ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Monday that the state would accelerate consideration and granting of pardons to legal immigrants for old or minor criminal convictions, in an effort to prevent them from being deported.