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9:15 PM ET, May 13, 2010

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Comedy gold: Kagan pretends to admire Orrin Hatch's gun  —  An all-time classic in the annals of American culture clashes.  Entrenched Ivory Tower academics love the firearms, baby!  —  Like Karl says, noting the double-entendre potential of the pistol, she's killing two storylines here with one stone.
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Bloomberg:
Kagan Was ‘Not Sympathetic’ as Law Clerk to Gun-Rights Argument  —  Elena Kagan said as a U.S. Supreme Court law clerk in 1987 that she was “not sympathetic” toward a man who contended that his constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted for carrying an unlicensed pistol.
Sharon Otterman / City Room:
Want to Talk to Kagan's Family?  Permission Denied  —  White Houses traditionally put a muzzle on their Supreme Court nominees, to keep them from saying anything that might jeopardize Senate confirmation.  But the Obama White House has taken it one step further.  It is limiting, if not blocking, access to the nominee's family.
Thomas Ferraro / Reuters:
Senator says Kagan critical of Supreme Court
Discussion: The Awl and Wonkette
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Sen. Collins sees no reason to filibuster Kagan at this point
The Hill:
Anti-porn provision sinks Dem jobs bill  —  House Democrats had to scrap their only substantive bill of the week Thursday after Republicans won a procedural vote that substantively altered the legislation with an anti-porn clause.  —  Democrats had labeled their COMPETES Act …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
How Badly Will the Democrats Do?  —  A few trends to watch ahead of November.
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Boehner slams ‘inability to govern’
Discussion: CNN
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Officials: Pakistan has arrested suspect who says he was accomplice to Times Square bomber  —  The Pakistani government has arrested a suspect with connections to a Pakistani militant group who said he acted as an accomplice to the accused Times Square bomber, U.S. officials said.
Discussion: Politics Daily
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Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Obama: Did what moment required  —  BUFFALO — Emboldened by positive jobs numbers and an uptick in his own polls, President Barack Obama stood squarely behind his economic record Thursday and accused Republicans of doing nothing to contribute to the growth.
Discussion: CNN and Guardian
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CNN:
When in Buffalo, Obama orders wings
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Arizona lawmaker laughs at McCain's border fence ad  —  Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) couldn't contain himself Thursday when he saw footage of Sen. John McCain's latest campaign ad.  —  Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) couldn't contain himself Thursday when he saw footage of Sen. John McCain's (R) latest campaign ad.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Sources: Dems Seek To Protect Lincoln By Delaying Action On Wall Street Reform  —  One of the most far-reaching pieces of the Senate's Wall Street reform bill has powerful enemies.  The White House doesn't like it.  FDIC chief Sheila Bair doesn't like it.  Obama adviser Paul Volcker …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Will lefty insurgents win big next week?
Michelle Malkin:
Watch Eric Holder squirm  —  There's so much pussyfooting and high-stepping around the term “radical Islam” here that Attorney General Eric Holder has more than earned a spot on the next “Dancing with the Stars.”  Just watch the whole spectacle.  Crikey:  —  While jihadists plot, our Justice Department panders.
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
AG Eric Holder Refuses to Say ‘Radical Islam’ …
Discussion: Big Journalism and Hot Air
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Inhofe Says U.S. Soldiers Will Be Unwilling To Fight And Die For Their Gay Comrades  —  In an interview with American Family Association (AFA) radio yesterday, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) argued against repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), arguing that basically, members of the U.S. military …
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Kyle / Right Wing Watch:
Sen. Inhofe: Soldiers Will Be Unwilling To Fight For Gay Comrades
Discussion: The Ninth Justice
Deadline.com:
NBC CANCELS ‘LAW & ORDER’ FLAGSHIP: Dick Wolf Furious That Net Reneged On Deal And May Take Show To TNT; Should NBC Reconsider?  —  BREAKING NEWS!  KEEP REFRESHING!  3:30 PM UPDATE!  Here's the latest news on this fast-moving story.  A deal was in place if NBC picked up the Law & Order flagship …
Discussion: The Awl, TIME.com, MediaMemo and Gawker
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Supporter calls Obama a ‘hottie with a smokin’ little body'  —  President Obama got more than he expected when he stepped out for a bite to eat today.  —  Obama is visiting Buffalo, NY, and made a surprise visit to Duff's Wings, a local landmark a few miles outside the city.
City Journal:
A Hidden History of Evil  —  In the world's collective consciousness, the word “Nazi” is synonymous with evil.  It is widely understood that the Nazis' ideology—nationalism, anti-Semitism, the autarkic ethnic state, the Führer principle—led directly to the furnaces of Auschwitz.
Quinnipiac University:
Sestak Surges Against Toomey In November Matchup, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Corbett Has Small Lead In Governor's Race  —  U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who has narrowed the gap against Sen. Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, also is surging …
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Lautenberg wants firearms banned from airports  —  Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) introduced a bill Thursday that would make it illegal for people to carry firearms into commercial airports throughout the country.  —  The measure would prohibit people from carrying guns into areas outside …
A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
N.J. gov. sets tone for US  —  In a movie version of this important story of our time, the bold, undaunted officeholder would look much like the boyish, handsome David Cameron — Great Britain's new Conservative prime minister — who called on his countrymen Tuesday to embrace an “age of austerity.”
The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama, Campaign Manager: How The 2008 Playbook Passed Health Care  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Shortly before 11 a.m. on a Sunday in mid-December, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was driving through Washington D.C. when he received a nervous phone call from one of his trusted deputies, Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Discussion: Ezra Klein and The New Republic
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
‘Annie’ left a homeless orphan in newspaper world  —  Through more than 85 years of hardships and challenges — spanning the Great Depression, a world war, foreign cabals, corruption at home, several kidnappings and, well, being an orphan — she somehow always found a way to triumph.
Discussion: The New Republic
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
I Don't Like Roger Ebert  —  I love Twitter.  I use it all the time.  When I say use, hear it the way an addict would say it.  I use Twitter.  I'm pretty good at it too.  Not in the sense of having lots of followers, or being really popular, or anyone knowing who I am.
Seema Jilani / Guardian:
Deep prejudice about the deep south  —  I'm tired of elitist US liberals who ridicule southerners and then profess their love for Nina Simone and crawfish etouffee  —  I am tired of apologising.  I apologised for being Muslim, post-9/11 and more recently for my Pakistani origins.
Discussion: The Other McCain
Washington Times:
Same-sex researcher's defamation claim backed  —  A leading religious legal defense group said it is standing with George A. Rekers, the conservative expert on gay behavior who has seen his career implode amid media reports that he took a young gay travel companion to Europe with him.
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and Joe. My. God.
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Charlie Crist hires a campaign manager
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All Quiet on the Waziristan Front as Al Qaeda Goes Dark
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The Politico:
Inouye's sway may cost Dems a seat
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Senate votes for new rules forcing credit-rating accuracy
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Scott Brown satisfied with Kagan's answer on military recruiting
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