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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 …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
WSJ: Yep, looks like Shahzad is a bona fide Taliban-trained agent — Remember, until this point, the only evidence that there was a Taliban link was that videotape put out on Saturday night in which bombmaker-in-chief Qari Hussain took credit for the attack.
Andy Borowitz / The Huffington Post:
Authorities Say They Followed Times Square Bomber, but Only on Twitter — NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - Taking great pains to explain how Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was able to make it to JFK airport and board an Emirates airliner before being nabbed …
Political Punch:
While Oil Slick Spread, Interior Department Chief of Staff Rafted with Wife on “Work-Focused” Trip in Grand Canyon — Though his agency was charged with coordinating the federal response to the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Department of the Interior chief of staff Tom Strickland …
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New York Times:
BP Says One Oil Leak of Three Is Shut Off
BP Says One Oil Leak of Three Is Shut Off
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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 …
FCC to Restore Authority Over Net Neutrality, Broadband Service …
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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 …
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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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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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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.
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Andrew Vanacore / Associated Press:
Washington Post Co. looking to sell Newsweek
Washington Post Co. looking to sell Newsweek
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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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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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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Schumer comes out against Lieberman's citizenship-stripping plan — Okay, it turns out that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) is not supporting Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman's new proposal to strip the citizenship of those who are involved with terror groups.
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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.
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.
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.”
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Dennis Ross links Middle East peace to Iran — The National Security Council's Dennis Ross is the latest U.S. official to link the Obama administration's drive to secure peace between Israelis and Arabs to the overall goal of bringing greater stability to the region and combating the threat from Iran.
Gov. Jan Brewer / ESPN:
Arizona governor: Boycott is misguided — Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, responds to calls for sports boycotts of her state — In my 28 years of public service, I have made a lot of tough calls. But with a federal government unwilling to secure our border for years and years, Arizona is left with little choice.