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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
McCain: ‘Serious mistake’ if car bombing suspect was Mirandized — It would have been a serious mistake to have read the suspect in the attempted Times Square car bombing his Miranda rights, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday. — McCain, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee …
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
MSNBC's Brewer: I'm Sorry Terror Suspect Has Islamic Ties — BREW-ING CONTEMPT — MSNBC Blabbermouth Upset Terrorist Isn't Homegrown — *** MORE AT NEWSBUSTERS, HOT AIR, JAWA REPORT, MEMEORANDUM *** — So much for the white male “tea partier” fantasy our left-wing state run media friends …
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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 …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Cellphone led to Times Square arrest — The number from a disposable cellphone led FBI agents to the suspect arrested Monday night for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square on Saturday evening, according to a senior official. — “They were able to basically get one phone number …
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
MSNBC's Contessa Brewer ‘Frustrated’ That Times Square Bomber Is a Muslim — MSNBC host Contessa Brewer appeared on the liberal Stephanie Miller radio show on Tuesday and lamented the fact that the person arrested for the attempted Times Square bombing is a Pakistani American.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Four Quick Observations About Faisal Shahzad — 1. I am struck by the fact that he is a naturalized American citizen, not a recent or temporary visitor. This suggests that either he was a long-term sleeper agent (unlikely, for various reasons) or that he became over time immune to the charms …
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
How about that ‘law enforcement approach’ to terrorism: NYC bomb suspect caught boarding Dubai flight — Well, that's what you would call some nifty police work: … The next time you hear some right-winger (most notably Dick Cheney) sneer at the Obama administration's “law enforcement approach to terrorism,” remember this.
James Barron / New York Times:
Questions on Early News on Times Square Car Bomb
Questions on Early News on Times Square Car Bomb
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Republicans warn against Miranda rights for terror suspect
Republicans warn against Miranda rights for terror suspect
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msnbc.com:
Bomb suspect lost home to foreclosure
Bomb suspect lost home to foreclosure
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
McCain Wants to Execute Terrorism Suspect, Make It Impossible to Secure Conviction
McCain Wants to Execute Terrorism Suspect, Make It Impossible to Secure Conviction
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Washington Monthly
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: How Shahzad almost got away; Update: CNN notes “heartache” …
Video: How Shahzad almost got away; Update: CNN notes “heartache” …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
A very close call at Kennedy
A very close call at Kennedy
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Mike Riggs / The Daily Caller:
Liberals accuse Tea Partiers of role in failed Times Square car bomb attack
Liberals accuse Tea Partiers of role in failed Times Square car bomb attack
miaminewtimes.com:
Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with “rent boy” — The pictures on the Rentboy.com profile show a shirtless young man with delicate features, guileless eyes, and sun-kissed, hairless skin. The profile touts his “smooth, sweet, tight ass” and “perfectly built 8 inch cock …
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Dan Savage / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:
Is Every Right-Wing, Anti-Gay Christian Bigot Sucking Off Rent Boys? — We've got another one, gang, and he's a doozy: … Rekers, as Joe Jervis points out, is the co-founder of the wildly anti-gay Family Research Council and a member of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality …
Political Punch:
President Obama: GOP Opposition to Stimulus ‘Helped to Create the Tea-Baggers’ — Three days after he decried the lack of civility in American politics, President Obama is quoted in a new book about his presidency referring to the Tea Party movement using a derogatory term with sexual connotations.
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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 …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ‘COMPETENCE’?.... Like John Cole …
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ‘COMPETENCE’?.... Like John Cole …
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Shaminder Dulai / Houston Chronicle:
Suspicious luggage incident at Bush Airport cleared — Authorities have given the “all clear” after investigating this afternooon a suspicious piece of luggage coming off an international flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. — Despite initial reports of an explosion …
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Mary Jo Pitzl / Arizona Republic:
‘White powdery substance’ sent to Arizona governor's office — State Capitol police shut down the access to the Executive Tower Tuesday morning after a letter containing an unknown “white powdery substance” was opened in the governor's constituency services office.
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Pew Research Center:
“Socialism” Not So Negative, “Capitalism” Not So Positive — A Political Rhetoric Test — “Socialism” is a negative for most Americans, but certainly not all Americans. “Capitalism” is regarded positively by a majority of the public, though it is a thin majority.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Limits of Policy — Roughly a century ago, many Swedes immigrated to America. They've done very well here. Only about 6.7 percent of Swedish-Americans live in poverty. Also a century ago, many Swedes decided to remain in Sweden. They've done well there, too.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Defending David Brooks From Brad DeLong's Smears
Defending David Brooks From Brad DeLong's Smears
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Ezra Klein
Quinnipiac University:
Sestak Gains On Specter Among Pennsylvania Democrats, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Onorato Tops Field Of Unknowns In Governor's Primary — U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak is within striking distance of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, trailing the long-time incumbent 47 …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Through oil-fouled water, big government looks better and better — There is something exquisite about the moment when a conservative decides he needs more government in his life. — About 10:30 Monday morning, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), an ardent foe of big government …
Reuters:
JPMorgan Chase Memo Sneers At ‘Ignorant’ Senators, ‘Time For The Grownups To Step In’ — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — A top executive at JPMorgan Chase told clients Monday that senators displayed “an unnerving ignorance of fundamental principles of market economics” during last week's Goldman Sachs hearing …
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Trent Hill / Independent Political Report:
Exclusive: Former Congressman Goode Joins the Constitution Party — Virgil Goode is a former U.S. Representative from Virginia who was defeated for re-election in 2008 by just a couple hundred votes. He has now officially joined the Constitution Party, increasing speculation that he might run …
Christine Hall / CEI:
General Motors Deceptive Advertising Challenged by Watchdog Group in FTC Filing — GM Ad Falsely Claimed Taxpayer Bailout Loans Were Repaid — Washington, D.C., May 4, 2010 -The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission …