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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Utah Sen. Bob Bennett loses convention fight — Utah Sen. Bob Bennett lost his bid to be nominated for a fourth term Saturday, defeated at the state Republican Party convention amid a strong conservative sentiment that threatens to unseat other establishment-backed Republicans in the months to come.
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Brock Vergakis / Associated Press:
US Sen. Bob Bennett ousted at Utah GOP convention — SALT LAKE CITY — Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah has lost his bid to serve a fourth term after failing to advance past the GOP state convention. — Attorney Mike Lee and businessman Tim Bridgewater are the remaining Republican candidates after Saturday's vote.
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Sen. Bennett struggles to be heard at Utah GOP convention — Utah Sen. Bob Bennett (R) made his final pitch to delegates at the state party convention in Salt Lake City Saturday. There was just one problem — almost no one could hear him. — Bennett was the only candidate without …
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Bennett Third On First UT SEN Ballot — Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) is in jeopardy of losing his bid for a fourth term as delegates to the UT GOP convention begin casting their second ballots, becoming the first victim of a growing anger at incumbents in DC. — Despite a last-minute push …
David Catanese / The Politico:
Sen. Bennett loses GOP nomination — SALT LAKE CITY- Sen. Robert Bennett lost his party's nomination during the second round of voting at the GOP state convention Saturday, marking the fall of the first incumbent this volatile midterm election cycle. — Bennett finished in third place …
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Bennett out; GOP delegates reject 18-year Senate veteran — GOP Convention » Bridgewater, Lee go to primary after GOP knocks out incumbent senator. — Three-term Sen. Bob Bennett was driven from office Saturday by anti-incumbency rage and hostility toward Washington, becoming the first victim of the rising discontent.
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Bennett Won't Appear On Senate Ballot — Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) has lost the battle for a fourth term in office after delegates to the UT GOP convention refused to renominate him on Saturday, a highly-placed source with knowledge of the vote count tells Hotline OnCall.
David Weigel / Right Now:
Sen. Bob Bennett loses nomination battle at Utah GOP convention
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Brad / Wonk Room:
Breaking: BP Effort To Use Dome To Contain Oil Disaster Fails — The Wonk Room has completed its live blogging from the Gulf Coast. — Efforts to contain the Deepwater Horizon oil gusher with a 100-ton, four-story concrete-and-steel box have failed, BP officials announced.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The latest on Elena Kagan — I've laid out my case against Elena Kagan as thoroughly as I could, but with several anonymous (i.e., unreliable) reports percolating that she's the likely choice and could be announced as early as Monday, it's worthwhile to note several recent items from others pertaining to her selection:
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
So Why Am I Already Defending Elena Kagan?
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Weekly Standard:
Don't Mention the War — Why does the Obama administration find it so hard to utter the words ‘terrorism’ and ‘jihad’ and ‘Islamic extremism’? — On Saturday, May 1, a crude car bomb composed of gasoline canisters, propane tanks, fertilizer, and fireworks failed to detonate in Times Square.
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Dick Morris: Huge Republican Gains are Going to All But do Away With Public Education — Greta Van Susteren allows toe sucker Dick Morris to relay his wet dream about massive Republican victories in November which end up in dismantling our public education system in favor of charter schools …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Left and Economics — According to Zeljka Buturovic and Dan Klein, people who self-identify as “progressive” have low levels of economic knowledge whereas those who self-identify as “libertarian” or “very conservative” rank very highly. For reasons suggested by Tyler Cowen, I think that conclusion is nonsense.
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Gates: Military spending should be subjected to harsher scrutiny — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is warning Congress and the Pentagon brass that military spending must receive harsh scrutiny in the face of the nation's tough economic times and large deficit.
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Obama says health care law already helps millions — WASHINGTON - The new health care law already is helping millions of people through tax breaks for small businesses and assistance for families with young adults, President Barack Obama said Saturday. — In his weekly radio and Internet address …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pelosi leads congressional delegation to Afghanistan to visit Karzai, McChrystal — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) arrived with a congressional delegation in Afghanistan on Saturday to meet with top officials there. — Pelosi led a delegation that arrived for meetings …
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