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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Newt Gingrich says President Obama is Nazi-Commie “threat to our way of life.” — Will Howard Kurtz ask Chris Wallace why FOX News decided to make Newt Gingrich's new book their number one segment of the day? Then they followed it up by interviewing Laura Bush and proceeded into their wingnut panel discussion.
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The Huffington Post:
Gingrich: Obama Should Withdraw Kagan Nomination — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called on President Obama to withdraw the nomination of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, calling her views anti-military and airing, for one of the first times …
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Outside The Beltway, Jules Crittenden, Think Progress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, PoliBlog, driftglass and New York Times
Marin Cogan / Politico Live's Blog:
McConnell attacks Kagan over Citizens United — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tried a new line of attack against the president's high court nominee Sunday, asserting that she has been supportive of banning pamphlets and other campaign literature. — “Solicitor Kagan's office …
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Joshua Miller / ABCNEWS:
Top Republican Says Kagan ‘Violated the Law’ — Cites Harvard Military Recruiting Spat When Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan Was Law School Dean — Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told ABC News' “This Week” that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan …
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Washington Post
Amira Hass / Haaretz:
Noam Chomsky denied entry into Israel — Left-wing linguist, who was scheduled to speak at Bir Zeit University, told by Israeli inspectors at Allenby Bridge that a reason for the refusal would be sent to the American embassy. — American linguist Noam Chomsky was denied entry into Israel on May 16, 2010
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The Moderate Voice, Raw Story, American Power, Liberal Values, The Washington Note, Taylor Marsh, Ynetnews and Runnin' Scared
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Amira Hass / Haaretz:
Noam Chomsky denied entry into Israel and West Bank — Interior Ministry seeking IDF approval to let American professor just into West Bank; rights group: Decision characteristic of totalitarian regime. — American linguist Noam Chomsky was denied entry into Israel on May 16, 2010
Jerusalem Post:
Chomsky: denied entry for my views — Radical intellectual was set to speak at Bir Zeit University. — Talkbacks (17) — Make JPOST.COM your Home Page — Iranian Threat — Jewish World — Local Israel — Arts & Culture — Français — Classifieds — Israel
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Taylor Marsh
CNN:
7-year-old killed in Detroit police raid — (CNN) — Police in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday expressed “profound sorrow” at the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl in a police raid. — Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police executing a search warrant as part of a homicide investigation …
Scarce / Crooks and Liars:
Glenn Beck delivers commencement address at Liberty Univ. — Here is the first 7 min of Beck's rambling and disjointed address yesterday. Apologies for the video quality as it was recorded off the tv screen itself, by a fan of Beck I assume. — The Lynchburg News & Advance describes the spectacle as so:
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Liberty Graduation / News & Advance:
Liberty graduates last class to attend under leadership of Falwell Sr. — Some students inscribed their graduation caps with “Jerry's Kids”; others wept as Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. recounted his father's mischievous pranks and signature “Never Give Up” sermon.
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The Moderate Voice
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The greatest political ad ever? — It's not the greatest ad ever. If he had roped a calf or branded a steer or something, then it would have been the greatest ad ever. I watched it twice before googling around to see if it was some sort of stunt candidacy or “Funny or Die” parody. Nope.
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Gawker, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, Erick's blog and The Other McCain
Justin Gillis / New York Times:
Scientists Find Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Under the Gulf — Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea …
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Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Emanuel to rabbis: US ‘screwed up’ — Exclusive: Officials deny US changing view on Israeli nuclear policy. — Talkbacks (82) — Make JPOST.COM your Home Page — Iranian Threat — Jewish World — Local Israel — Arts & Culture — Français — Classifieds — Israel
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