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9:55 AM ET, May 4, 2010

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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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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.
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 …
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 …
The United States Department of Justice:
Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Times Square Investigation  —  Earlier this evening, Faisal Shahzad was arrested in connection with the attempted car bombing in New York on Saturday.  Mr. Shahzad, an American citizen, was taken into custody at JFK Airport in New York as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai.
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 …
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.
CNN:
Times Square bomb suspect arrested ‘at last second’  —  New York (CNN) — Authorities hunting for the suspect in the botched Times Square bombing dramatically beat the clock overnight, seizing a Pakistani-American citizen moments before he began a long trip to his war-torn homeland.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The Times Square arrest and the politics of national security
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
New York Times:
U.S. Arrests S.U.V. Owner in Times Square Case
NY Daily News:
Hunt is on for missing Conn. man who bought car bomb Nissan …
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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Andy Barr / The Politico:
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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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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
House Races in 2010  —  'Hey Jim, could you put together a list of House races where it's either an open seat race or a vulnerable incumbent?" the editors ask, oh-so-innocently.  —  Do they have any idea how much work that entails?  Scott Brown won a Senate race in Massachusetts …
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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.
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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 …
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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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 …
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.
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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.
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.
 
 
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