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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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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
The amazing campaign ads of Alabama — Alabama Republicans have, for reasons that I don't understand but which I hope a reader will explain, produced a raft of strange and memorable television ads this cycle: Young Boozer's broadside; ‘This is Alabama. We speak English’; the scornful attack on an accused evolutionist.
John / Power Line:
Apologizing For Arizona — This is unfreakingbelievable, even for the Obama administration: … What an idiot! China murdered millions of its citizens who opposed the government's Communist policies and allows most of its people little or no freedom. We, on the other hand, enforce our immigration laws.
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Who is Michael Posner, and why is he apologizing to China? — Actually, I phrased the title question wrong. — Question: Who the hell is Michael Posner, and why the hell is he apologizing to China?! — Answer: Michael Posner is the former head agitator at the transnationalist Human Rights First …
Peter Beinart / New York Review of Books:
The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment — In 2003, several prominent Jewish philanthropists hired Republican pollster Frank Luntz to explain why American Jewish college students were not more vigorously rebutting campus criticism of Israel. In response, he unwittingly produced …
The Atlantic Online:
A Conservative's Case for Sarah Palin's Genius — (Tony Lee is a conservative writer who lives in Virginia. Follow him on twitter: @TheTonyLee. — MA) — I hadn't seen Sarah Palin speak in person since the 2008 elections. If one just watched or read mainstream media accounts …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Kentucky Senate Primary Is Vital Test for Tea Party
Kentucky Senate Primary Is Vital Test for Tea Party
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Ballot Box, Courier-Journal, The Note, Wall Street Journal, Politics Daily and The Caucus
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
An obvious but muzzled truth: Islamist terrorism
An obvious but muzzled truth: Islamist terrorism
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A gaffetastic new Miss USA — She nearly tripped over her gown. — She called birth control a “controlled substance.” — She argued that contraceptives should be covered by health insurers because they are “expensive” — and then said you could get them for “free” from your OB/GYN's office.
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Debbie Schlussel, Daily Kos, The Powers That Be, Gateway Pundit, JammieWearingFool, Left Coast Rebel, Weasel Zippers, alicublog and Emptywheel
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Oskar Garcia / Associated Press:
Arab-American from Michigan crowned 2010 Miss USA
Arab-American from Michigan crowned 2010 Miss USA
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Obama's terms for financial overhaul remain mostly intact — The Senate this week could hand President Obama his second major legislative victory of the year, both on administration priorities that seemed in doubt not long ago. — Passage of a 1,400-page bill to overhaul …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
TARP becomes prime target for senators facing reelection battles
TARP becomes prime target for senators facing reelection battles
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Andrew Sullivan / Times of London:
Answer the lesbian question, Ms Legal Eagle — The nominee to be the next justice of the Supreme Court has no opinion on anything. Well, that's not entirely true. She did believe in providing free coffee for students when she was dean of Harvard Law School.
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Christopher Edley Jr / Washington Post:
Why elites do belong on the Supreme Court
Why elites do belong on the Supreme Court
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Reuters, Law Blog, Outside The Beltway, The Volokh Conspiracy, Wall Street Journal, Power Line, The Caucus and Instapundit
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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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Iran agrees to exchange of nuclear material — Tehran would send the bulk of its nuclear material to Turkey as part of a deal that could ease international tensions. — Brazilian, Iranian and Turkish leaders mark the signing of Tehran's nuclear deal. From left: Brazil Foreign Minister Celso Amorim …
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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
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The Nation, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, The New Ledger, The Washington Note, American Power, Gawker and Israel Matzav
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“You Lied to Me, Jew Producer”: Comedy Central Shocker — An offensive online game plays on an association of Israel as a child killer. — Recently, the Comedy Central TV network censored an episode of the popular South Park cartoon following threats from Islamic extremists offended at the show's portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad.
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New York City clerk's offices will soon conduct civil ceremonies for gay couples — The city is about to take a ceremonial step down the aisle for gay couples, the Daily News has learned. — After 17 years of registering domestic partners, the city will soon offer marriage-like ceremonies …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Burns, Critz close — The special election to replace John Murtha looks to be headed for a photo finish, with Republican Tim Burns leading Democrat Mark Critz 48-47 in PPP's final poll of the race. — PA-12 provides a clear example of how dimly voters are viewing politicians and parties across the board right now.
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The New Republic, The Other McCain, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, AmSpecBlog, Hot Air, Weekly Standard, DaTechguy's Blog and Commentary
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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 …