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Martina Stewart / CNN:
TRENDING: Palin: ‘Fine with me’ to be called a ‘redneck’ — (CNN) - She's a politician, an author, cable news contributor and sought-after speaker. But perhaps former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is interested in a new title: comedienne. — In what can only be described as a bit of a schtick …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin issues a call to action to ‘mama grizzlies’
Sarah Palin issues a call to action to ‘mama grizzlies’
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Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
Palin in the Mainstream — Sarah Palin delivered the keynote address …
Palin in the Mainstream — Sarah Palin delivered the keynote address …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
Sisterhood of the Traveling Grizzly Moms
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Horrible: Full video of the attack on Sweden's Mohammed cartoonist — Via Ace, whose post you should read if only for the brilliance of his headline. Some of you will be tempted twice over to skip this: It's long, and you've already seen the most dramatic bit. Don't skip it.
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Ace / minx.cc:
Plans Announced To Erect Islamic Culture Center On Lars Vilks' Decapitated Body — This is pretty chilling — the full video of the intimidation of the cops by religious lunatics after the assault on Lars Vilks, and the cops' complete acceptance of that intimidation. — A few points.
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
The Health Care Reform Already Costs More Than We Thought It Would — There's been a spate of bad news recently about the health care bill. — Henry Waxman canceled his War on Accounting, not because there was a sudden breakout of common sense on Capitol Hill, but because his committee's …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Proposal Would Delay Hearings in Terror Cases — WASHINGTON — President Obama's legal advisers are considering asking Congress to allow the government to detain terrorism suspects longer after their arrests before presenting them to a judge for an initial hearing, according to officials familiar with the discussions.
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama Floats Plan to Delay Presentment to Judges in Terror Cases
Obama Floats Plan to Delay Presentment to Judges in Terror Cases
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James G. Neuger / Bloomberg:
Euro Breakup Talk Increases as Germany Loses Proxy — Romano Prodi recalls how he persuaded Germany to allow debt-swamped Italy into the euro: support our membership and we'll buy your milk, he said. — When Prodi toured Germany's agricultural heartland after becoming Italian leader in 1996 …
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The Official Google Blog:
WiFi data collection: An update — Nine days ago the data protection authority (DPA) in Hamburg, Germany asked to audit the WiFi data that our Street View cars collect for use in location-based products like Google Maps for mobile, which enables people to find local restaurants or get directions.
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Maine GOP Forced To Apologize After Convention-Goers Vandalize An Eighth-Grade Classroom — Although Maine is known for its two moderate Republican senators — Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins — last week's state GOP convention showed the growing influence of far-right activists.
KGUN-TV:
Does TUSD's ethnic studies program violate Arizona's new law? — Reporters: Forrest Carr and April Madison — TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Tucson Unified School District has insisted repeatedly that its ethnic studies program does not violate the terms of Arizona's new law placing restrictions on such courses.
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
In Arizona, just say no to Latino heritage
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama rips executives, calls oil spill hearing a ‘ridiculous spectacle’ — President Barack Obama excoriated the companies involved in the Gulf oil spill Friday for failing to take responsibility. — In remarks from the Rose Garden after a meeting with cabinet officials about the ongoing spill …
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rep. Lee: Dems have fallen down on the job by failing to produce budget — Republicans are continuing to hit House Democrats for failing to produce a budget, arguing that skipping the yearly fiscal blueprint would be an unprecedented failure of leadership. — Rep. Chris Lee (R-N.Y.) …
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Rachel Slajda / TPMDC:
GOP Kills Science Jobs Bill By Forcing Dems To Vote For Porn — In an example of Republican obstructionism rendered beautiful by its simplicity, the GOP yesterday killed a House bill that would increase funding for scientific research and math and science education by forcing Democrats to vote …
Andy Rubin / The Official Google Blog:
Nexus One changes in availability — We launched Nexus One in January with two goals in mind: to introduce a beacon of innovation among Android handsets, and to make it quick and easy for people to buy an Android phone. We're very happy with the adoption of Android in general, and the innovation delivered through Nexus One.
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WorldNetDaily:
Are liberals anti-WASP? — “A chorus of black commentators and civic leaders has begun expressing frustration over (Elena) Kagan's hiring record as Harvard dean. From 2003 to 2009, 29 faculty members were hired: 28 were white and one was Asian-American.” — CNN pundit Roland Martin slammed …
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Sacramento Bee:
Schwarzenegger budget would eliminate welfare — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked lawmakers Friday to eliminate the state's welfare program starting in October and dramatically scale back in-home care for the elderly and disabled as part of his May budget revision to close a $19.1 billion deficit.
New York Post:
Big shakeup for ketchup — Your fries may never taste the same again! — For the first time in 40 years, Heinz ketchup is changing its famous recipe — by lowering the salt content in an effort to appeal to more health-conscious consumers, the company said yesterday.
Jess Bravin / Washington Wire:
Making the Grade: Kagan's Transcript — How promising a lawyer was young Elena Kagan? Judging by her grades at Harvard Law School, you'd be lucky if she was drawing up a contract for you, but maybe less so if you wanted to sue someone over a fender-bender.
Arizona Republic:
Governor out to rebrand Arizona over immigration law criticism — Acknowledging that Arizona has developed a serious image problem because of its tough new immigration law, Gov. Jan Brewer and tourism-industry leaders said Thursday that they will launch a new effort to stanch the flow of lost trade and convention business in the state.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Pennsylvania special election could be 2010 pivot point — For months, the conventional wisdom about the coming 2010 midterm elections has been that Republicans are not only poised to make major gains this fall but that they also have a realistic chance of taking the chamber back.