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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally — SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a good friend and U.S. ally, and he urged the Obama administration to move cautiously as turmoil continued to shake that nation's government.
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Cubachi, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Liberty Pundits Blog
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Winning The Future In Egypt (Ongoing...) — Team Obama delivers another ‘WTF’ moment in Egypt, with Hillary Clinton saying Mubarak needs to go and the US special envoy saying his “continued leadership is critical”. The Times papers this over as best they can:
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US Department of State, Washington Post and PostPartisan
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Kerry: Everyone surprised by uprising — Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said Sunday that everyone, including the Egyptian people, were caught by surprise at the populist uprising that is toppling the longstanding regime there. — Asked on NBC's “Meet the Press” how the U.S. government …
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The Politico
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Cheney: Remember that Mubarak has been ‘a good man, a good friend and ally’
BBC:
Egypt unrest: US disowns envoy comment on Hosni Mubarak
Egypt unrest: US disowns envoy comment on Hosni Mubarak
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Sky Dancing, Political Punch, NO QUARTER, The Daily Beast and New York Times
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
As Mubarak Digs In, U.S. Policy in Egypt Is Complicated
As Mubarak Digs In, U.S. Policy in Egypt Is Complicated
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Los Angeles Times, CNN, Guardian and Washington Post
David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Sarah Palin Interview With The Brody File — In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, Sarah Palin criticized President Obama for his handling of the situation in Egypt saying that this was his, “3am White House phone call” and, “that call went right to the answering machine.”
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Jeremy P. Meyer / Denver Post:
Local group cancels Palin visit, citing “personal attacks” — Saying it received an “onslaught of personal attacks,” a Colorado nonprofit announced in a news release today that it was canceling a scheduled May appearance in Glendale by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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Washington Post and Weasel Zippers
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Palin: Obama's 3 a.m. call went to answering machine
Palin: Obama's 3 a.m. call went to answering machine
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Weasel Zippers and The Note
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Palin Criticizes Obama on Egypt
Palin Criticizes Obama on Egypt
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CNN, Outside the Beltway, Balloon Juice and New York Times
Los Angeles Times:
Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power — The billionaire brothers' influence is most visible in the makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where members have vowed to undo restrictions on greenhouse gases. — Demonstrators rally in Rancho Mirage during a retreat organized by the Koch brothers.
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Crooks and Liars
Rep. Ben Quayle / The Politico:
President Reagan's jelly beans — When I was a child, President Ronald Reagan was the nice man who gave us jelly beans when we visited the White House. — I didn't know then, but I know it now: The jelly beans were much more than a sweet treat that he gave out as gifts.
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The Gateway Pundit and CBS News
CNN:
Valerie Jarrett thinks 4-star general is waiter — (CNN) — Four-star Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli — the number two general in the U.S. army — says he is absolutely not offended that Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett mistook him for a waiter at a fancy Washington dinner this week and asked him for a glass of wine.
Fault Lines:
why did economists not spot the crisis? — CHICAGO - At the height of the financial crisis, the Queen of England asked my friends at the London School of Economics a simple question, but one for which there is no easy answer: Why did academic economists fail to foresee the crisis?
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Yglesias
Frank Rich / New York Times:
Wallflowers at the Revolution — A month ago most Americans could not have picked Hosni Mubarak out of a police lineup. American foreign policy, even in Afghanistan, was all but invisible throughout the 2010 election season. Foreign aid is the only federal budget line that a clear-cut majority of Americans says should be cut.
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The Impolitic, Daily Kos, Examiner, Global Voices in English and Balkinization, more at Techmeme »
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Bill O'Reilly interview of Barack Obama could be victory for both — With a classic showman's swagger, Bill O'Reilly has declared that more people will see his live pre-game interview with President Barack Obama on Sunday than “any other interview that's ever been done in the history of mankind.”
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The Moderate Voice and Althouse
Terrence Aym / Salem-News.com:
Magnetic Polar Shifts Causing Massive Global Superstorms — Superstorms can also cause certain societies, cultures or whole countries to collapse. Others may go to war with each other.
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Power Line, Right Wing Nut House and National Review
Number10.gov.uk:
PM's speech at Munich Security Conference — Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a speech setting out his view on radicalisation and Islamic extremism. — Read the speech — Today I want to focus my remarks on terrorism, but first let me address one point.
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Elder of Ziyon, Atlas Shrugs, blogs.telegraph.co.uk and Harry's Place
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
Cameron Criticizes ‘Multiculturalism’ in Britain
Cameron Criticizes ‘Multiculturalism’ in Britain
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Weasel Zippers