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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 …
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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 …
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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.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
McCain Wants to Execute Terrorism Suspect, Make It Impossible to Secure Conviction — For a few years there, John McCain was into reasonable territory on a number of key domestic issues. But he's always been nuts on national security and he continues to be nuts today:
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James Barron / New York Times:
Questions on Early News on Times Square Car Bomb — On Sunday morning, less than 15 hours after a car bomb had been found in a sport utility vehicle in Times Square, the homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano, appeared on the NBC News program “Meet the Press” and said, “You know …
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.
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CNN:
Times Square bomb suspect arrested
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Associated Press:
Pakistani Arrested in NYC Car Bomb Attack
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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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New York Times:
Gulf Oil Spill Is Bad, but How Bad?
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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
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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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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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.
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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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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Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
Reid: Must finish reform by next week — Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that the Senate must finish its work on financial regulatory reform “one way or the other” by next week. — In his opening statement on the floor, Reid stated emphatically that there is too much left …
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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 …
Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog Feed:
The 10 Most Wanted Lobbyist Loopholes — Loopholes are a lobbyist's best friend. — As debate on the Wall Street Reform bill returns today to the floor of the Senate, lobbyists are working overtime to insert loopholes and special provisions into the bill.
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Lobbyists fret over legislation to reshape financial system
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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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