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10:45 AM ET, May 27, 2010

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Jim Tankersley / Los Angeles Times:
‘Top kill’ effort succeeds in blocking oil leak, Coast Guard admiral says  —  Thad Allen, who is coordinating the government response, says the well still has low pressure, but cement will be used to cap the well permanently as soon as the pressure hits zero.
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Bruce Nolan / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Thad Allen says effort to stop Gulf of Mexico oil spill going according to plan … An attempt to kill the runaway deepwater horizon well spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico is going according to plan so far, leaving the coast guard admiral in charge of managing the spill “cautiously optimistic” but unwilling to say the well is capped.
Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service:
Mullen: Proposed Legislation Retains Prerogative  —  The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday that he's comfortable with proposed legislation that seeks to repeal the law that bans gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military because it includes “very clear language” …
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Service Chiefs Seek to Delay Vote on Gays  —  WASHINGTON — The chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines objected on Wednesday to a compromise plan to repeal the military's ban on allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly, a position that put them at odds with President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
Dana Bash / CNN:
First vote on 'don't ask, don't tell' possible
Discussion: The Caucus
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:   Democrats claim votes are there to nix 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy
Adam Bink / Open Left:
BREAKING: Sen. Byrd to vote for DADT repeal
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus  —  The M3 money supply in the United States is contracting at an accelerating rate that now matches the average decline seen from 1929 to 1933, despite near zero interest rates and the biggest fiscal blitz in history.
Political Punch:
Justice Scalia Praises Elena Kagan's Lack of Judicial Experience  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis reports:  —  Obama Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has been criticized by some Republican senators for lacking judicial experience.  But Justice Antonin Scalia, the High Court's most outspoken conservative …
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Suzan Clarke / ABCNEWS:
O'Connor Warns Kagan on ‘Dreadful’ Hearings  —  O'Connor Cautioned Kagan on ‘Dreadful’ Nomination Process  —  The first woman ever to sit on the nation's highest court has gotten behind Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, but warned her of the “dreadful, unpleasant” nomination process.
Discussion: Politics Daily
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
President Obama's national security strategy looks beyond military might  —  Military superiority is not enough to maintain U.S. strength and influence in the world, and the United States must build global institutions and expand international partnerships beyond its traditional allies …
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Eli Lake / Washington Times:
Strategy focuses on terrorists at home
Discussion: ThreatsWatch
New York Times:
New Security Strategy Focuses on Managing Threats
Discussion: RealClearWorld and Prairie Weather
Mythili Rao / CNN:
Ads on NYC buses target those wanting to leave Islam  —  New York (CNN) — “Fatwa on your head?” a new series of provocative ads on New York City buses asks.  “Is your community or family threatening you?  Leaving Islam?”  —  The ads, sponsored by an organization called Stop the Islamization of America …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
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Ian Urbina / New York Times:
BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast  —  WASHINGTON — Several days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP officials chose, partly for financial reasons, to use a type of casing for the well that the company knew was the riskier of two options, according to a BP document.
USA Today:
Is oil spill becoming Obama's Katrina?  —  The hurricane that drowned New Orleans and cast George W. Bush as out of touch swept across the Gulf Coast nearly five years ago.  Now, as oil laps ashore in the very same region, local officials are asking: Is there another government-Gulf Coast disconnect?
Discussion: Roll Call, CNN and New York Magazine
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Roger Alford / Associated Press:
Rand Paul faces possible challenge, staff shake-up  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. — A week after a come-from-behind victory over the GOP's establishment candidate in a Kentucky Senate primary, Rand Paul is facing a possible challenge by the Libertarian Party and is shaking up his staff after comments …
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Michelle Malkin:
Todd Palin for border czar!  —  You've no doubt read about the Palin family's snoopy new neighbor, author Joe McGinniss, who has rented a house 15 feet from the Palins' backyard to conduct binocular-aided research for his Random House book.  I'll share more thoughts later on the media ethics issues and media double standards involved.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GOP NARRATIVES VS. PUBLIC NEEDS.... House Democrats are ready to move forward on a package of economic policies — jobless benefits, temporary health care subsidies, job creation investments — that would bolster the ongoing recovery.  But it's struggling, not because of its merits …
Discussion: New York Times and Roll Call
Isaac Wood / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
May House Update  —  GOP Gains Likely, Majority Uncertain  —  Like many beleaguered sports fans, as the calendar turned to 2010, Republicans across the country were conjuring up the same thought: “This is the year!”  After disastrous House elections in 2006 and 2008, Republicans dropped …
Discussion: National Review
Jana Winter / Fox News:
Feds Issue Terror Watch for the Texas/Mexico Border  —  The Department of Homeland Security is alerting Texas authorities to be on the lookout for a suspected member of the Somalia-based Al Shabaab terrorist group who might be attempting to travel to the U.S. through Mexico, a security expert who has seen the memo tells FOXNews.com.
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Blog:
Making Control Simple  —  When we started Facebook, we built it around a few simple ideas.  People want to share and stay connected with their friends and the people around them.  When you have control over what you share, you want to share more.  When you share more, the world becomes more open and connected.
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Top of the ballot: Lincoln tells Halter to ‘come clean’ on EFCA  —  Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) issues an “ultimatum” to Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D), Washington state Republican Dino Rossi's entrance into the GOP Senate primary doesn't clear the field and Newt Gingrich is still putting his money on a Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will be on time, Vice President Biden says  —  President Obama called Iraq his predecessor's war of choice.  Now it is his war to exit — and quickly.  —  The challenge for Obama, whose opposition to the Iraq invasion helped propel him to the presidency …
Discussion: The Page
Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
Wisconsin Veteran Must Remove Flag After Memorial Day, Wife Says  —  Charlie Price, a 28-year-old Army veteran, will be allowed to fly this flag in his Wisconsin apartment only until Memorial Day, his wife told FoxNews.com.  —  An Army veteran in Wisconsin will be allowed to display …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Jawa Report
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Sen. Sanders wants ban on offshore drilling for both coasts and parts of Florida  —  President Barack Obama's expected moratorium on new offshore oil drilling doesn't go far enough, one Democratic senator said Thursday.  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he planned to introduce a bill …
New York Times:
Obama to Extend Drilling Moratorium  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to announce Thursday that he is extending the moratorium on permits to drill new deepwater wells for six more months and will delay or cancel specific projects off the coasts of Alaska and Virginia and in the western Gulf of Mexico, a White House official said.
 
 
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Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
100,000 teachers nationwide face layoffs
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Why Is Kim Jong-il Suddenly So Aggressive?
The Onion:
White House Jester Beheaded For Making Fun Of Soaring National Debt
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BBC:
Colombian beauty queen arrested
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and Gawker
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Justice Department Sued Over Black Panther Documents
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
John / Power Line:
Obama's Slide Continues
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GOP candidate explains TARP vote in TV ad: ‘As a leader, I made a decision’
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Joe Schoffstall / The Blast:
Obama Nominee: Sexual Sadism Should be a ‘Mitigating Factor’
Discussion: Hot Air and NewsBusters.org
Rasmussen Reports:
47% Now Hold Unfavorable View of Kagan
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Poll: Majority give Obama, feds failing grade on oil spill response
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Time for Sestak to clean up his mess
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
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