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3:50 AM ET, May 6, 2010

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CBS News:
Faisal Shahzad on Homeland Security List Since 1999  —  Posted by CBS News Investigates 4 comments - Share - - - Share - E-mail - Print - Font Sources tell CBS News that would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad appeared on a Department of Homeland Security travel lookout list …
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New York Times:
Evidence Mounts for Taliban Role in Car Bomb Plot  —  WASHINGTON — American officials said Wednesday that it was very likely that a radical group once thought unable to attack the United States had played a role in the bombing attempt in Times Square, elevating concerns about whether …
Wall Street Journal:
Suspect's Links to Taliban Probed  —  Islamabad Official Claims Shahzad Received Instructions From Suicide-Bomber Trainer; Group Has Been Targeted by CIA Drones  —  By ZAHID HUSSAIN and TOM WRIGHT in Islamabad and KEITH JOHNSON in Washington  —  A boy peers through the main gate …
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 …
The Politico:   Despite arrest, W.H. on defensive
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
WH adviser leaves for Bloomberg News
Discussion: The Swamp
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Erika Lovley / The Politico:
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.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study
John Koblin / New York Observer:
Meacham on Buying Newsweek: 'I'm Going to Take a Look at This' … Newsweek is up for sale, and editor Jon Meacham is going to explore the possibility of rounding up some bidders to buy the magazine himself.  —  “I believe this is an important American institution,” he said in an interview.
Discussion: Gawker and Real Clear Politics
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Andrew Vanacore / Associated Press:
Washington Post Co. looking to sell Newsweek
Newsweek:
Washington Post Co. to Sell Newsweek
Amy Schatz / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Push for New Broadband Rules  —  WASHINGTON—In a move that will stoke a battle over the future of the Internet, the federal government plans to propose regulating broadband lines under decades-old rules designed for traditional phone networks.  —  The decision, by Federal Communications …
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Josh Silver / The Huffington Post:
FCC to Restore Authority Over Net Neutrality, Broadband Service …
Discussion: Eschaton
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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Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
WHAT OBEY'S RETIREMENT MEANS  —  From NBC's Domenico Montanaro  —  The retirement of David Obey is a blow to Democrats politically.  It puts in play for Republicans.  Though Republicans like their preferred candidate, Sean Duffy — a 37-year-old district attorney from Northern Wisconsin …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Schumer comes out against Lieberman's citizenship-stripping plan
Discussion: TPMDC, The Hill and Firedoglake
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Thune: Corker breaks ranks because he ‘understands’ issues  —  In either a garbled thought or one of the great, classic gaffes, John Thune suggests that his colleague Bob Corker breaks from the party line a lot because he actually thinks about policy:  —  “I think he's a guy who's willing …
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Ezra Klein:   The man who knew too much  —  I think John Thune's explanation …
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.
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Scarce / Crooks and Liars:   Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash Says On ESPN Viva “Los Suns”
CQ Politics:
Dodd, Shelby Agree on Provision for Breaking Up Failing Firms  —  Senate Banking Chairman Christopher J. Dodd and Richard C. Shelby , the committee's top Republican, finalized an agreement Wednesday on how to dismantle large financial firms on the verge of collapse.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid: GOP is ‘making love to Wall Street’
Discussion: CNN, Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Obama uses Cinco de Mayo to call for immigration reform, criticize Ariz. law  —  President Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to begin work on immigration reform this year.  —  In remarks at a Cinco de Mayo event at the White House, Obama said the controversial immigration law passed …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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CNN:
Obama calls for Congress to work now on immigration reform
Discussion: The Politico
Radley Balko / Hit & Run:
Video of SWAT Raid on Missouri Family  —  In February, I wrote the following about a drug raid in Missouri: … Now there's video, which you can watch below.  It's horrifying, but I'd urge you to watch it, and to send it to the drug warriors in your life.
Alan Zibel / Associated Press:
Freddie Mac seeks $10.6B in aid after 1Q loss  —  WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac is asking for $10.6 billion in additional federal aid after posting a big loss in the first three months of the year.  It's another sign that the taxpayer bill for stabilizing the housing market will keep mounting.
Casey B. Mulligan / Economix:
Was It Really a Bubble?  —  Casey B. Mulligan is an economics professor at the University of Chicago.  —  Adjusted for inflation, residential property values were still higher at the end of 2009 than 10 years ago.  This fact raises the possibility that at least part of the housing boom …
The Onion:
Supreme Court Upholds Freedom Of Speech In Obscenity-Filled Ruling  —  WASHINGTON—In a decisive and vulgar 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court once again upheld the constitution's First Amendment this week, calling the freedom of expression among the most “inalienable and important rights that a motherf**ker can have.”
 
 
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Katie Allen / Guardian:
EU warning: UK to overtake Greece for worst deficit
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Senate Liberals Move to Toughen Financial Regulation
Discussion: naked capitalism
Tom Newton Dunn / The Sun:
Simon Cowell's vision for a New Britain
Democracy Now:
EXCLUSIVE...Secret Recording of Erik Prince Reveals Previously …
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Dennis Ross links Middle East peace to Iran
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Republican Advantage in 2010 Voting Enthusiasm Shrinks
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Mike / Rortybomb:
Thoughts on the SEC, 1977 Edition.
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Adele M. Stan / AlterNet.org:
Dismiss the Tea Parties at Your Peril — They're a Force to Be Reckoned With
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Dem Turnout Falls Off A Cliff
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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