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David Weigel / Right Now:
Defending Rand Paul, Part II — A number of liberal writers have included or featured me in essays about the Rand Paul flap. — First, Adele Stan: — Then, Gabriel Winant: … This is complicated stuff, but the Pauls are used to it. I first grappled with it in a 2008 story …
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Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Explaining the Rand Paul Disaster — After getting himself into trouble on Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC, and everywhere else, Rand Paul has decided to cancel an interview on Sunday's “Meet the Press” rather than risk further damage. It's pretty amazing that a guy who embraced the role …
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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
Cato Scholar Scolds Rand Paul, Gives OK to Soup Nazi
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Andrew Leonard / Salon:
Who is more “un-American”? Rand Paul or Obama?
Who is more “un-American”? Rand Paul or Obama?
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Justin Elliott / TPMMuckraker:
Rand Paul In '08: Beware The NAFTA Superhighway! (VIDEO)
Rand Paul In '08: Beware The NAFTA Superhighway! (VIDEO)
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Rand Paul ducks question about minimum wage
Rand Paul ducks question about minimum wage
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Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Paul Cancels Sunday TV Appearance
Paul Cancels Sunday TV Appearance
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Cuomo Video Announces Campaign for Governor — Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced his campaign for governor with a video released early Saturday morning, finally making official his entrance into the race for governor this fall. — Mr. Cuomo's announcement comes only days …
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Associated Press:
Man Who Shot Police Had Antigovernment Views — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An antigovernment Ohio man who had had several run-ins with the police around the country was identified Friday as one of two people suspected of gunning down two officers during a traffic stop in Arkansas.
Fox News:
Key Al Qaeda Figure Accidentally Blows Himself Up, U.S. Officials Say — U.S. officials had been watching him, but Fox News' sources insist the U.S. had nothing to do with his death
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Obama campaigns against Bush - again — President Barack Obama is trying to ride the wave of anti-incumbency by taking on an unpopular politician steeped in the partisan ways of Washington. — It doesn't matter that George W. Bush left office 16 months ago.
NY Daily News:
Tiger willing to give Elin $750M - to keep quiet … TIGER SCANDAL SCORECARD … EDITORS' PICKS … BEST OF NYDN.COM
Paul / Power Line:
You're either for or against the military we have — Robert Merrill is a captain in the Marine Corps. He fought in Iraq and currently serves as a legal adviser to a Marine infantry batallion in southern Afghanistan. In between, he attended and graduated from Harvard law school.
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Robert Merrill / Washington Post:
A veteran's Harvard ally: Elena Kagan
A veteran's Harvard ally: Elena Kagan
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The Moderate Voice
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Obama Creates Oil Spill Panel: Too Little Too Late? — NASA satellite photo of the Gulf oil spill as of May 18 — Amid increasing criticism from politicians of both parties -except one notably high profile one — that he is not tough enough or doing enough, President Barack Obama has created …
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Obama's lazy tribute to Daniel Pearl … Barack Obama's remarkable powers of oratory are well known: In support of Chicago's Olympic bid, he flew into Copenhagen to give a heartwarming speech about himself, and they gave the games to Rio. He flew into Boston to support Martha Coakley's bid …
Rasmussen Reports:
68% Oppose Boycotts of Arizona Over New Immigration Law — Boston and Los Angeles were among the first to announce boycotts of Arizona, but 68% of Americans say it's a bad idea for other cities or states to boycott Arizona over its new immigration law. — A new Rasmussen Reports national …
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The Right Scoop:
Mark Levin throws down the gauntlet - challenges David Gregory to have him on ‘Meet the Depressed’ — Since Rand Paul has canceled his Sunday appearance on MTP, there's an opening, and Levin wants in. He challenges Gregory to have a real conservative on for a change.
A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
Judge Weinstein Takes On Child Pornography Laws — In his 43-year career as a federal judge, Jack B. Weinstein has come to be identified by his efforts to combat what he calls “the unnecessary cruelty of the law.” His most recent crusade is particularly striking because of the beneficiary …
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 …