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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Protests, Rhetoric Feed Jihadists' Fire — Islamic radicals are seizing on protests against a planned Islamic community center near Manhattan's Ground Zero and anti-Muslim rhetoric elsewhere as a propaganda opportunity and are stepping up anti-U.S. chatter and threats on their websites.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Jihad Watch and Winds Of Jihad
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Borzou Daragahi / Los Angeles Times:
New York mosque controversy worries Muslims overseas — Some can't understand the fuss over a house of worship and how a democracy promoting religious freedom could even be having such a debate. Others are offended at the conflation of the 9/11 attacks with all Muslims.
Discussion:
Patterico's Pontifications
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Proposed Muslim Center Draws Opposing Protests
Proposed Muslim Center Draws Opposing Protests
Discussion:
Think Progress, City Room, Gothamist, CNN, Politics Daily, TalkLeft and Rumproast
NY Daily News:
Anti-'Ground Zero mosque' protesters descend on downtown Park51 site
Anti-'Ground Zero mosque' protesters descend on downtown Park51 site
Discussion:
NY1.com, Mediaite, Daily Mail, CBS New York, JammieWearingFool and Gawker
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Far from Ground Zero, other plans for mosques run into vehement opposition
Far from Ground Zero, other plans for mosques run into vehement opposition
Discussion:
Informed Comment, Atlas Shrugs, The Moderate Voice and Big Journalism
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Rick Lazio Uses 9/11 and Islamic Center in Ads
Rick Lazio Uses 9/11 and Islamic Center in Ads
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, cab drollery and New York Magazine
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Now That's Rich — We need to pinch pennies these days. Don't you know we have a budget deficit? For months that has been the word from Republicans and conservative Democrats, who have rejected every suggestion that we do more to avoid deep cuts in public services and help the ailing economy.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Think Progress, American Thinker, The Mahablog, Clusterstock, MyDD and Prairie Weather
Orange Squeezer / Nick Egoroff Orlando …:
Was Mike Huckabee Ready To Sell His Endorsement to Rick Scott for $250,000? — I have spoken with a reliable source telling me that a little over a week ago, Mike Huckabee approached the Rick Scott campaign and made overtures that his endorsement could be had for $250,000 dollars.
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog and Weigel
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Quinnipiac University:
Meek, McCollum Lead One Day Before Florida Primaries, Quinnipiac …
Meek, McCollum Lead One Day Before Florida Primaries, Quinnipiac …
Discussion:
The Atlantic Online and Post on Politics
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Close Republican race in Florida
Close Republican race in Florida
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog, The Buzz, GOP 12 and Hotline On Call
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Meek widens lead over Greene ahead of Florida Senate primary
Meek widens lead over Greene ahead of Florida Senate primary
Discussion:
CNN and Public Policy Polling
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Poll numbers in 1994, a bad year for Democrats, don't bode well for them in 2010 — Is it deja vu all over again for Democrats? — Some neutral observers and senior strategists within the party have begun to believe that the national political environment is not only similar to what they saw in 1994 …
Discussion:
Wake up America
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House Democrats to push party small-business agenda this week — House Democrats are planning a coordinated effort to highlight the party's small-business agenda this week, hoping to build momentum for stalled jobs legislation while hammering Republicans for obstructionism.
Discussion:
Liberty Pundits Blog, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and msnbc.com
Lou Cannon / Politics Daily:
2010 Elections: Big Potential for Republican Governor, Redistricting Wins
2010 Elections: Big Potential for Republican Governor, Redistricting Wins
Discussion:
Betsy's Page
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Real Estate's Gold Rush Seems Gone for Good — Housing will eventually recover from its great swoon. But many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield rewards like those enjoyed in the second half of the 20th century, when houses not only provided shelter but also a plump nest egg.
Discussion:
The Baseline Scenario, Balloon Juice, Modeled Behavior, The Big Picture and nancynall.com
Kristi Keck / CNN:
10 things Obama must do in 10 weeks — (CNN) — President Obama is facing criticism that his message has gone off track at a crucial time for his party and administration. With the midterm elections just 10 weeks away, the president's approval ratings are at their lowest.
Discussion:
Pirate's Cove and Shakesville
Tracy Alloway / FT Alphaville:
Moving targets, US housing edition — If at first you don't succeed . . . move the goal-posts. — In the grand tradition of stimulus policy gone wrong, that seems to be just what the US Treasury has done in relation to its Hamp mortgage modification programme.
Discussion:
interfluidity
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama. — David H. Koch in 1996. He and his brother Charles are lifelong libertarians and have quietly given more than a hundred million dollars to right-wing causes. — KEYWORDS … On May 17th, a black-tie audience …
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog and pandagon.net
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
Taliban-hired snipers believed to have killed British soldiers killed by air strikes — Four foreign snipers hired by the Taliban, thought to be responsible for the deaths of ten British soldiers, have been hunted down and killed. — The mercenaries were found by British special forces …
Discussion:
The Jawa Report
Mark Hemingway / Beltway Confidential:
Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license — It looks like cash hungry local governments are getting awfully rapacious these days: … To say that these kinds of draconian measures are detrimental to the public discourse would be an understatement.
Discussion:
Michelle Malkin, Questions and Observations, The Daily Dish, Moonbattery, Gateway Pundit, Outside the Beltway and Moe Lane
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Max Blumenthal Lies Again About Geller — Max Blumenthal, notorious Jew hater, is lying, slandering and making up racist propaganda against me again. I have no idea what this rally is. I have no idea who these people are. I have no idea who organized this rally.
Discussion:
iOwnTheWorld.com, The Other McCain, American Power, Jihad Watch and Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Iran's President Unveils New Long-Range Drone Aircraft — TEHRAN — Iran unveiled a long-range unmanned bomber on Sunday, the latest in a series of announcements about new Iranian military advances as tensions rise over Tehran's nuclear program. — Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad …
Ruth Simon / Wall Street Journal:
Credit-Card Rates Climb — Levels Hit Nine-Year High as New Rules Limiting Penalty Fees Help Fuel Rise — Interest rates continue to tumble for the U.S. Treasury, companies and home buyers alike. But for a large portion of 381 million U.S. credit-card accounts, borrowing rates have been moving only one way: up.
Discussion:
naked capitalism, Hit & Run, Corrente and NPR Topics
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Pakistanis Tell of Motive in Taliban Leader's Arrest — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — When American and Pakistani agents captured Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's operational commander, in the chaotic port city of Karachi last January, both countries hailed the arrest as a breakthrough …
Discussion:
The Jawa Report, Swampland, Emptywheel, The AfPak Channel and Washington Post
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Insurance agents fight for survival in world after health reform — Insurance agents and brokers, afraid of being rendered irrelevant in the post-health reform world of simplified insurance shopping, are fighting for their very survival. — The agents want lawmakers' and regulators' support …
Discussion:
Wonk Room and The Politico