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12:10 PM ET, May 4, 2010

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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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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 …
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 …
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.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
RIGHT ON CUE, MCCAIN STARTS COMPLAINING.... Faisal Shahzad was taken into custody late last night, suspected of being responsible for the failed car bombing in Times Square over the weekend.  Shahzad, a naturalized American citizen lives in Connecticut, is at the center of what appears to be a larger international investigation.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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.
Reuters:
U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb  —  (Reuters) - The Pakistani-American arrested on suspicion of driving a bomb-laden car into New York's Times Square told U.S. authorities he acted alone, but sceptical investigators are looking into his recent trip to Pakistan, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.
Kasie Hunt / The Politico:   Republicans warn against Miranda rights for terror suspect
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
McCain Wants to Execute Terrorism Suspect, Make It Impossible to Secure Conviction
Discussion: Washington Monthly
NY Daily News:
Faisal Shahzad, Times Square bomb plot suspect, just ‘minutes’ …
ABCNEWS:
Authorities Have Identified Person of Interest in Times Square Bomb Attempt
Associated Press:
Pakistani Arrested in NYC Car Bomb Attack
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Beck: Of course Shahzad should get Mirandized!
Discussion: RedState
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The Times Square arrest and the politics of national security
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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Ezra Klein:
The BP oil spill is not alone
CNN:
High school will get Obama as graduation speaker
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 …
Discussion: PoliBlog
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 …
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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Simon & Schuster:
The Promise … Barack Obama's inauguration as president …
Discussion: Mudville Gazette
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.
Discussion: Washington Wire and D.C. Now
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:   Socialism, capitalism and progressives
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 …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul continues to lead big  —  Rand Paul continues to hold a dominating lead over Trey Grayson in the Republican primary for the Senate from Kentucky.  It's 46-28 this month.  —  What's less clear is what's driving Paul's continuing dominance in the race.
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Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
McConnell bats for Grayson
Discussion: Ballot Box and Swampland
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: Scared Monkeys
Bluegal / Crooks and Liars:
Today is 40th Anniversary of Kent State Uprising  —  This post is a reprise of last year's remembrance, except that there's a lot more going on for the 40th.  Michael Moore has a day-long livecast, you can follow slain student Allison Krause's sister Laurel on Twitter, and news media coverage is likely to be farther and wider.
Discussion: NPR
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James Rosen / Washington Times:
New light shed on Kent State killings
Discussion: Big Journalism
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 …
Connie Hair / Human Events:
Republicans Sound Alarm on Administration Plan to Seize 401(k)s  —  In February, the White House released its “Annual Report on the Middle Class” containing new regulations favored by Big Labor including a bailout of critically underfunded union pension plans through “retirement security” options.
Discussion: Townhall.com
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 …
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Kyl jokes about Obama drowning  —  Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) got a big laugh on Saturday at a National Republican Senatorial Committee retreat, but his joke definitely wouldn't be funny to some people.  —  According to a source who attended the meetings, Kyl told the assembled crowd …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Impolitic
 
 
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