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David Weigel / Right Now:
Rand Paul cancels Meet the Press appearance — After two days of bruising media coverage about his views on elements of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the campaign of Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul tells me it has canceled the candidate's upcoming appearance on NBC's “Meet the Press” …
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Cato Scholar Scolds Rand Paul, Gives OK to Soup Nazi — Politico reporter Shira Toeplitz tweeted it well: “You know it's a rough day on campaign trail when you have to issue a statement that says you will not repeal Civil Rights Act of '64.” — She was referring, of course …
Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Paul Backs Out Of Meet The Press Appearance — At the end of a rocky week, newly chosen Senate nominee Rand Paul (R-KY) has canceled a planned interview on NBC's “Meet the Press” citing exhaustion. It's only the third cancellation from a major guest in 62 years, the show's Executive Producer Betsy Fischer …
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Paul Calls White House Pressure On BP ‘Un-American,’ Says That ‘Sometimes Accidents Happen’ — In an interview on ABC News' Good Morning America today, host George Stephanopoulos pressed GOP Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul on “how far” he would “push” his anti-government views.
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‘Trashed Up and Down’: Rand Paul on Critics — Kentucky GOP Senate Nominee Responds to Critics After Civil Rights Act Comments — Rand Paul, the Tea Party's rising star from Kentucky who won the state's GOP Senate primary this week, says criticism of his views on the Civil Rights Act …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Rand Paul camp cancels Meet the Press because “he's had a long week” — Betsy Fischer, the executive producer of Meet the Press, just Tweeted that Rand Paul is trying to cancel his appearance on the show this Sunday. — I just reached Fischer, and she tells me Paul's camp asked to cancel because “he's had a long week.”
Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Paul Cancels Sunday TV Appearance — After a series of interviews on national TV that stirred an uproar over his views on civil rights and other issues, Rand Paul, the Republican nominee for Senate in Kentucky, has canceled a scheduled appearance on NBC's “Meet the Press” program on Sunday.
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Andrew Leonard / Salon:
Who is more “un-American”? Rand Paul or Obama? — Welcome to the new McCarthyism. The Tea Party wunderkind calls the president out for being mean to BP — Rand Paul, Tea Party hero and Republican candidate for senator in Kentucky, is the gift that won't stop giving. His latest heard-round-the-world sound bite:
Michele Salcedo / Associated Press:
Rand Paul: Obama's criticism of BP ‘un-American’
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE PARTY OF CIVIL RIGHTS.... Given the new-found electoral relevance …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Rand Paul Is At It Again
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
NRSC Calls Dem Condemnation Of Paul Civil Rights Act Statements ‘Ironic’
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Scarborough bashes his own network, says Rand Paul shouldn't have …
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Justin Elliott / TPMMuckraker:
Rand Paul In '08: Beware The NAFTA Superhighway! (VIDEO)
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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
More Blumenthal Claims of Vietnam Service — WASHINGTON — Broader newspaper archival searches have continued to turn up claims by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut that he was a Vietnam War veteran, even though he did not serve in the war.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Blumenthal allies turn tables on NYT — What at first appeared to be a potentially career-ending New York Times exposé of Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has generated a messy fight between the newspaper, Blumenthal's liberal supporters, and his leading Republican rival …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
What Makes Richard Blumenthal So Special to Connecticut Democrats?
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Economic Scene: Obama's Progressive Project Is Changing Washington — With the Senate's passage of financial regulation, Congress and the White House have completed 16 months of activity that rival any other since the New Deal in scope or ambition. Like the Reagan Revolution …
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Edmund L. Andrews / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
Holy Cow! We're going to have financial reform.
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Fox News:
Top Official Says Feds May Not Process Illegals Referred From Arizona — A top Department of Homeland Security official reportedly said his agency will not necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them by Arizona authorities.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Arizona Law Reveals Tension in G.O.P. on Immigration — LOS ANGELES — Republican lawmakers and candidates are increasingly divided over illegal immigration — torn between the need to attract Latino support, especially at the ballot box, and rallying party members who support tougher action.
Mick Dumke / Chicago Reader:
Mayor Daley Threatens to Shoot the Messenger—Namely, Me — Mayor Daley loves to bag on the local media, and given my recent line of inquiry into his politics and policies, I've never expected to be greeted with a fruit basket at City Hall. — But even I was a bit taken aback this morning …
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Issa threatens Sestak with complaint — A leading House Republican is threatening to file an ethics complaint against Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) if he doesn't reveal who in the White House offered him a job to drop out of the Pennsylvania Senate primary. — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) …
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Paul Krugman:
Crying Fire! Fire! In Noah's Flood — Early reaction to today's column has been curious, though not unexpected: I'm getting a lot of rage from people who want their deficit-and-inflation crisis, and won't take no for an answer. — Let's back up here. By spring 2009 a sharp division had emerged among economic commentators.
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New Jersey Online:
Face-off with N.J. Dems about taxes marks defining moment for Gov. Chris Christie … TRENTON — After months of threatening and posturing, the battle about taxes that will define Gov. Chris Christie's first year in office was joined Thursday. — On a day marked by high drama and partisan brinkmanship …
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Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Officials ID West Memphis shooting suspects as father, teenage son … Welcome to earth. Down here, juvenile offender's identities are usually protected. Also, we normally wait until next of kin has been notified before we parade their bodies to be seen by millions...
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The Wrap:
EXCLUSIVE: Bob Kerrey Tapped to Head MPAA — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey has been tapped to be the next chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, TheWrap has learned. — Kerrey has won approval from the heads of the movie companies that make up the powerful Hollywood lobby …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
No habeas rights at Bagram — In a major victory for the Obama Administration's detention policy, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled on Friday that foreign nationals held at a U.S. military prison at Bagram airbase outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, do not have a right to challenge in U.S. courts their continued imprisonment.
Archy Cary / Big Journalism:
D.C. Metro Police Escorted SEIU Protesters to Bank Of America Executive's Home — The family of Greg Baer, Bank of America executive, is located in a jurisdiction protected by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), which responded promptly to a disturbance call from his neighborhood last weekend.
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