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9:00 AM ET, May 4, 2010

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ABCNEWS:
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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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.
New York Post:
Bomb suspect busted at JFK  —  By MURRAY WEISS, DAN MANGAN and TIM PERONE in NY and S.A. MILLER in DC  —  A Connecticut man who recently spent several months in his native Pakistan was arrested at Kennedy Airport early this morning in connection with the attempted Times Square car bombing, law-enforcement sources told The Post.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bloomberg: Hey, maybe the Times Square bomber was upset about the health-care bill  —  Could be.  Since we're pulling theories out of our ass, let me try a few.  Maaaaybe ... it's a liberal amnesty shill upset at Nazi America's tolerance of Arizona's immigration law?
Fox News:
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
ABCNEWS:
Pakistan Émigré in Connecticut Arrested as Times Square Bomber  —  FBI Says Faisal Shahzad Bought Vehicle That Carried Bomb on April 24, After Trip to Pakistan  —  The FBI has arrested a 30-year old Bridgeport, Connecticut man in connection with the failed attempt to set off …
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 …
Discussion: Telegraph and The Atlantic Online
James Barron / New York Times:
Questions on Early News on Times Square Car Bomb
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
If the TSA Were Running New York
Associated Press:
Pakistani arrested in Times Square car bomb attack
New York Post:
Arrest made in Times Sq. bomb attack
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Clusterstock and The Daily Caller
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Perry: Oil spill may be ‘act of God’
Discussion: The Swamp, Off the Kuff, CNN and D.C. Now
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Schwarzenegger flips on drilling
Anne C. Mulkern / New York Times:
BP's Oil Spill Bill Could Dwarf Exxon's Valdez Tab
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 …
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 …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Christie Acts to Replace a Supreme Court Justice  —  Once again showing that he means to shake up Trenton, Gov. Christopher J. Christie declined on Monday to reappoint a sitting justice to the New Jersey Supreme Court, instead appointing someone who he said would show the restraint that was missing from the court.
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Kathleen Arberg / US Supreme Court News:
For Immediate Release
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 …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
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 …
The Politico:
LENO WHCD JOKES RECYCLED  —  Stop me if you've heard this one before....  That wasn't the set-up for any of Jay Leno's jokes Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.  —  And good thing: It would have brought a big chunk of his performance to a screeching halt.
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.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Primary Day: Five storylines to watch in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina  —  Voters in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina head to the polls today — the first major primary day of the 2010 election season.  Below are five storylines to keep an eye on in that trio of states as the votes get counted tonight.
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.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Congress Members Bet on Fall in Stocks  —  Some members of Congress made risky bets with their own money that U.S. stocks or bonds would fall during the financial crisis, a Wall Street Journal analysis of congressional disclosures shows.  —  Senators have criticized Goldman Sachs Group Inc. for profiting from the housing collapse.
Discussion: Clusterstock and DealBook
 
 
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