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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
The Big Day: Chelsea Clinton's Wedding — An exterior view of Beekman Arms Inn, where many of Chelsea Clinton's wedding guests are said to be staying. The prospect of seeing the Clintons and other celebrities has gripped residents of the town. — RHINEBECK, N.Y. — We're here in Rhinebeck …
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
FBI Files Reveal Historian Howard Zinn Lied to Hide CPUSA Membership — Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document drop on the Left's favorite anti-American historian: … Cliff Kincaid summarizes the FBI documents: … Read the rest of that. What is important to note …
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Lauren Russell / CNN:
Church plans Quran-burning event — The Dove World Outreach Center says it is hosting the event to remember 9/11 victims and take a stand against Islam. With promotions on its website and Facebook page, it invites Christians to burn the Muslim holy book at the church from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
House Ethics Inquiry on Waters Is Tied to Bank — WASHINGTON — When Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, called Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. in late 2008 to ask him to host a special meeting that would feature a California bank executive she knew well …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman
Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem leaders, donors to hold Rangel birthday bash at The Plaza — Democratic leaders and major party donors plan to hold a lavish 80th birthday gala for Charles Rangel at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan next month, despite 13 ethics charges pending against the veteran lawmaker.
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
A Sin and a Shame — The treatment of workers by American corporations has been worse — far more treacherous — than most of the population realizes. There was no need for so many men and women to be forced out of their jobs in the downturn known as the great recession.
Fay Schlesinger / Daily Mail:
My duty is to save the world: Prince Charles believes he was born for a purpose — The Prince of Wales says he believes he has been placed on Earth as future King ‘for a purpose’ - to save the world. — Giving a fascinating insight into his view of his inherited wealth and influence …
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The NYT now predicts the news on the front page? — I prefer it when the Times simply reports the news on A1, and leaves the prognostications to the opinion pages. — But today the Times can't help itself. Wildly impressed that the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement in opposition …
Telegraph:
Bradley Manning, suspected source of Wikileaks documents, raged on his Facebook page — Bradley Manning, the prime suspect in the leaking of the Afghan war files, raged against his US Army employers and “society at large” on his Facebook page in the days before he allegedly downloaded thousands …
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Rick Sanchez Asks Arizona Legislator ‘What is Your Beef with Illegal Immigration?’ — CNN's Rick Sanchez on Thursday actually asked an Arizona state Congressman, “What is your beef with illegal immigration?” — Imagine that, a so-called journalist asking an elected official what his beef is with people breaking the law.
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Virginia Heffernan / New York Times:
Unnatural Science — Deconstructing science is a fool's game. In the '90s, literary critics used to try. They'd argue that science is a system of metaphors, complete with a style and an ideology, rather than the royal road to the truth. They were laughed at as cultural relativists …