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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Security Lapses Let Bomb Suspect Board Plane — WASHINGTON — Why was Faisal Shahzad permitted to board a flight for Dubai some 24 hours after investigators of the Times Square terrorism case learned he might be connected to the attempted bombing? — Though Mr. Shahzad was stopped …
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New York Post:
Taliban lackey's twisted mission — It was payback. — The Connecticut man charged yesterday with the botched Times Square car bombing confessed to trying to slaughter innocent people in retaliation for US drone attacks that wiped out the leadership of his beloved Taliban, The Post has learned.
Zaid Jilani / Think Progress:
Media Ignore The Fact That Man Who Alerted Police To Failed Times Square Bombing Is A Muslim Immigrant — The chief suspect in the case of the failed Times Square car bombing is Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad, who has confessed to the plot. Much of the media has latched onto Shahzad's Muslim faith …
Associated Press:
NY car bomb suspect cooperates, but motive mystery — NEW YORK - A man accused of trying to detonate a car bomb in Times Square had found the stable, suburban life he had spent a decade working toward, then abandoned his house in Connecticut and decided to supplement his business degrees …
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New York Times:
Times Sq. Bomb Suspect Was a Suburban Father
Times Sq. Bomb Suspect Was a Suburban Father
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Byron York / Beltway Confidential:
For Justice Department, Times Square case is Christmas Day all over again
For Justice Department, Times Square case is Christmas Day all over again
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Obama administration says Emirates Airlines Dropped the Ball …
Obama administration says Emirates Airlines Dropped the Ball …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The real danger in makeshift bombs
The real danger in makeshift bombs
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Obey won't seek reelection — In a major blow to Democrats, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey announced that he will not seek reelection, saying he is “ready to turn the page” after a four-decade House career. — The Wisconsin Democrat faces tough poll numbers at home …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Here's how Joe Lieberman's citizenship-stripping bill would work — By now you've heard that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is proposing a new law that could potentially strip Americans of their citizenship if they're involved with foreign terrorist organizations.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The McCain-Lieberman Madness — This is what now consists of sanity on the right: … The appalling behavior of John McCain and Joe Lieberman this past week underlines what a bullet this country missed by electing Barack Obama president. This, remember, was McCain's original dream-ticket …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Lieberman wants to strip citizenship of Americans who join foreign terror orgs.
Lieberman wants to strip citizenship of Americans who join foreign terror orgs.
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Washington Examiner:
Time for some oil spill perspective — Eleven people died when BP's Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform exploded nearly two weeks ago in the Gulf of Mexico, 53 miles southwest of the Louisiana coast. It's a sad measure of how much of the subsequent commentary on this disaster …
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New York Times:
Amount of Spill Could Escalate, Company Admits
Amount of Spill Could Escalate, Company Admits
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE SPILL, THE CONGRESS, AND THE CLIMATE BILL.... Reason suggests …
THE SPILL, THE CONGRESS, AND THE CLIMATE BILL.... Reason suggests …
Heidi Avery / White House.gov Blog Feed:
The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill
The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill
Robert F. Kennedy Jr / The Huffington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Sex, Lies and Oil Spills
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Sex, Lies and Oil Spills
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Black Hopefuls Pick This Year in G.O.P. Races — Among the many reverberations of President Obama's election, here is one he probably never anticipated: at least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress this year as Republicans, the biggest surge since Reconstruction, according to party officials.
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Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Dem Turnout Falls Off A Cliff — Turnout among Dem voters dropped precipitously in 3 statewide primaries on Tuesday, giving the party more evidence that their voters lack enthusiasm ahead of midterm elections. — In primaries in NC, IN and OH, Dems turned out at far lower rates than they have in previous comparable elections.
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
Primaries bruise establishment picks
Primaries bruise establishment picks
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Newsweek:
Washington Post Co. to Sell Newsweek — Chairman Donald E. Graham cites multi-year losses. ‘We are exploring all options to fix that problem,’ he said. — Newsweek Web Exclusive — The Washington Post Co. announced today that it has retained Allen & Company to explore the possible sale of NEWSWEEK magazine.
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Silla Brush / The Hill:
Wyden, Grassley want end to secret holds as part of Wall Street reform bill — The two senators have offered an amendment to the Senate's financial reform legislation. — Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) are moving to end senators' ability to place secret holds as part of Wall Street legislation.
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Charles Murray / New York Times:
Why Charter Schools Fail the Test — THE latest evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the oldest and most extensive system of vouchers and charter schools in America, came out last month, and most advocates of school choice were disheartened by the results.
Trey Kerby / Yahoo! Sports:
Suns to wear ‘Los Suns’ uniforms to honor Phoenix's Latino community — In general, people in the sports world keep their political leanings to themselves. Sure, there are a few guys who regularly speak out on political issues, but for the most part that's considered bad business.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Wash Post shifts leftward online — The once-cautious Washington Post has begun to invest heavily in the liberal blogosphere, transforming its online presence - a combination of accident and design - into a competitor of the Huffington Post and TalkingPointsMemo as much as the New York Times.
Erika Lovley / Reuters:
Obama biggest recipient of BP cash — While the BP oil geyser pumps millions of gallons of petroleum into the Gulf of Mexico, President Barack Obama and members of Congress may have to answer for the millions in campaign contributions they've taken from the oil and gas giant over the years.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
GOP House candidate runs TV ad calling for racial profiling — You absolutely have to see this TV ad that a House GOP candidate hoping to take on Dem Rep. Alan Grayson (D) has run in Florida. It not only supports racial profiling, but urges it as a matter of policy …