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Zoe Magee / ABCNEWS:
American, 19, Among Gaza Flotilla Dead — Furkan Dogan Was Shot Five Times, Including Four Times in Head — A U.S. citizen who lived in Turkey is among the nine people killed when Israeli commandos stormed a Turkish aid ship heading for the Gaza Strip, officials said today.
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John / Power Line:
Time For A Change — The New York Times headlines: “An American Citizen Was Among the Dead on the Flotilla.” … ABC headlines: “American, 19, Among Gaza Flotilla Dead.” … The facts are not entirely clear, but it appears that Dogan was born in the United States to Turkish parents who returned to Turkey not long thereafter.
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Robert L. Pollock / Wall Street Journal:
Erdogan and the Decline of the Turks — When I asked the prime minister about stories alleging a U.S.-Israeli murder and organ selling scheme in Iraq, he could not bring himself to condemn them. — Israeli special forces and their commanders were apparently shocked to find their boarding attempt …
Michael B. Oren / New York Times:
Op-Ed Contributor: An Assault on Israel, Cloaked in Peace — PEACE activists are people who demonstrate nonviolently for peaceful co-existence and human rights. The mob that assaulted Israeli special forces on the deck of the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara on Monday was not motivated by peace.
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Amateur blogosphere, RIP … Only five years ago, the progressive political blogosphere was still predominately a gathering place for amateur (that is, unpaid or barely paid) journalists and activists unattached to existing media companies and advocacy organizations. Those days are almost completely over.
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
The Times to Host Political Polling Site FiveThirtyEight — The New York Times said Thursday that it would begin hosting the popular blog FiveThirtyEight and make its founder, Nate Silver, a regular contributor to the newspaper and the Sunday magazine. — Mr. Silver, a statistical wizard …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
FiveThirtyEight to Partner with New York Times
FiveThirtyEight to Partner with New York Times
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UCAR:
Ocean currents likely to carry oil along Atlantic coast … BOULDER—A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and open ocean as early as this summer.
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The Hill:
White House, N.Y. Dems: No job offers made in Senate race — The White House and New York Democrats said Wednesday they didn't play let's make a deal to avoid a contentious Senate primary. — New York Reps. Steve Israel, Carolyn Maloney and Carolyn McCarthy along with former Rep. Harold Ford …
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The Politico:
W.H. political team stumbles, bumbles
W.H. political team stumbles, bumbles
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Anybody left who hasn't been offered a payoff job by the Obama …
Anybody left who hasn't been offered a payoff job by the Obama …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Haley denies second rumored affair — South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley is denying an alleged affair on Thursday, the second time she has had to do so in as many weeks. — South Carolina lobbyist Larry Marchant said Wednesday that he had a one-night stand with Haley during …
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Ted Roelofs / MLive.com:
'I'd do it again' former President Bush tells Grand Rapids crowd about waterboarding terrorists … GRAND RAPIDS — Former President George W. Bush was by turns affable, relaxed — and deadly serious in his local appearance Wednesday. — “Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,” …
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed / Guardian:
George Bush admits US waterboarded 9/11 mastermind
George Bush admits US waterboarded 9/11 mastermind
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Boston Globe:
Caught in the oil — A short entry - AP Photographer Charlie Riedel just filed the following images of seabirds caught in the oil slick on a beach on Louisiana's East Grand Terre Island. As BP engineers continue their efforts to cap the underwater flow of oil, landfall is becoming more frequent, and the effects more evident.
Fox News:
Congresswoman: White Supremacist Groups Behind Arizona Immigration Law — Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif. views a older NFL football helmet during a hearing entitled “Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II” in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. (AP)
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Kos / Daily Kos:
NV-Sen: Teabagger leads GOP field, Harry Reid back from the dead — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 5/31-62. Likely voters. MoE 4% (4/26-28 results) — Republican Primary MoE 5% — Sharon Angle (R) 34 (13) — Sue Lowden (R) 25 (38) — Danny Tarkanian (R) 24 (28) — Ouch.
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David Weigel / Right Now:
Interview: Alexander Zaitchik on his new biography of Glenn Beck, ‘Common Nonsense’ — Last summer, when Glenn Beck was rocketing from talk radio stardom to the status of a national icon, he got the full profile treatment from Alexander Zaitchik at Salon. That profile was the first serious …
Igor / Think Progress:
O'Reilly compares gay people to al Qaeda. — Last night, culture warrior Bill O'Reilly ran a segment about a new gay-themed McDonald's ad airing in France. After previewing the ad, which shows a young man talking on the phone with his boyfriend, O'Reilly asked Fox News anchor Jane Skinner …
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
The Muslim Brotherhood's Flotilla — Western press accounts have enumerated the many left-wing human rights activists who were among the Gaza-bound flotilla's passengers earlier this week. But there were other, more conspicuous passengers aboard the ships. The Muslim Brotherhood, in particular, was well-represented.
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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
Brian Williams To Mediaite: “The President Might Have Had His Scenario Off By 180 Degrees” — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was remarkably candid in respectfully rebuking President Obama's criticism of the media in an exclusive interview with Mediaite from the Gulf Coast.
The Huffington Post:
Bobby Jindal Asks Obama To End Moratorium On Deepwater Drilling — The White House has responded to Jindal, see update below. — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal wrote President Obama a letter on Wednesday criticizing his decision to implement a temporary moratorium of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
New York Times:
Admiral Says Oil Pipe Is Cut, a Key Step in Halting Leak — NEW ORLEANS — Delicately manipulating a 20-foot-long shear at depths of nearly a mile, technicians successfully snipped a key riser pipe on Thursday in their effort to contain the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Todd J. Zywicki / Washington Times:
Durbin regulations are aimed at your wallet — They'll cost us all money and convenience — Late in the Senate's proceedings on the financial regulatory reform bill, the Senate adopted - with no hearings and minimal debate - a controversial provision proposed by Sen. Richard Durbin …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama: ‘Wonderful story’ if LeBron James stays in Cleveland — The country's basketball-fan-in-chief seemed to change his tune on NBA superstar LeBron James' potential free agent destination on Thursday. — In an interview with CNN's Larry King, President Barack Obama said it would be …
Paul Krugman:
Things Everyone In Chicago Knows — Which happen not to be true. — It was deeply depressing to see Raguram Rajan write this: … That's a claim that has been refuted over and over again. But what happens, I believe, is that in Chicago they don't listen at all to what the unbelievers say and write …
Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:
Director James Cameron says BP turned down help offer — PALOS VERDES, Calif (Reuters) - Film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron said on Wednesday that BP Plc turned down his offer to help combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. — “Over the last few weeks I've watched …
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Capitol Weekly:
Tracking poll shows Whitman, Fiorina pulling away — Former eBay executive Meg Whitman holds a commanding lead over Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the June 8 Republican gubernatorial primary. In the GOP Senate primary, former HP President P HP Carly Fiorina has pulled away from rival Tom Campbell …
People.com:
Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76 — Golden Girl Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76. — “She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning,” her manager, Barbara Lawrence, tells PEOPLE. “She had a massive stroke.” — McClanahan, who played man-happy Blanche Devereaux …
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