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12:50 PM ET, May 4, 2011

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New York Times:
For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid  —  Support for President Obama has risen sharply following the killing of Osama bin Laden by American military forces in Pakistan, with a majority now approving of his overall job performance, as well as his handling of foreign policy …
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New York Times:
Bin Laden Raid Revives Debate on Value of Torture  —  WASHINGTON — Did brutal interrogations produce the crucial intelligence that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden?  —  As intelligence officials disclosed the trail of evidence that led to the compound in Pakistan where Bin Laden was hiding …
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Gates, Clinton Advising President to Not Release OBL Photograph; Obama Increasingly Concerned No Good Would Come from It  —  President Obama is increasingly doubtful that there's a compelling reason to release a photograph of Osama bin Laden's corpse, ABC News has learned.
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Osama Bin Laden had cash, was ready to flee  —  Osama bin Laden had cash totaling 500 Euros and two telephone numbers sewn into his clothing when he was killed — sure signs that he was prepared to flee his compound at a moment's notice — top U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress …
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Bush declines NYC invite  —  Former President George W. Bush has declined to visit Ground Zero on Thursday.  —  AP Photo  —  Former President George W. Bush has turned down President Barack Obama's invitation to join him at ground zero on Thursday, citing his desire to avoid the media glare.
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Mystery of Osama bin Laden  —  Apparently, America's Twitter-using teenagers aren't sure why this Osama bin Laden guy is a big deal:  —  These results were drawn from Yahoo search (which, apparently, still exists), and the good folks at Yahoo offer a little context: … - Is Osama bin Laden dead?
Discussion: This Just In, Guardian and The Agitator
Daily Mail:
Obama took SIXTEEN HOURS to make up his mind about Bin Laden mission  — Outpouring of emotion on streets down to ‘the same sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11’ Obama told members of Congress  —  Barack Obama kept military commanders hanging by declaring he would ‘sleep on it’ before taking 16 hours …
Issues / Socyberty:
White House Insider: Obama Hesitated - Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden
The Atlantic Online:
The Situation Room Meme: The Shortest Route From Bin Laden to Lulz
Mitchell Landsberg / Los Angeles Times:
Dalai Lama suggests Osama bin Laden's death was justified
Ynetnews:
Iranian MP: Bin Laden was Zionist puppet
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Matt Schneider / Mediaite:
Lawrence O'Donnell: Time For ‘Bush/Cheney Fanatics’ To Learn From Obama ‘How To Fight Terrorists’
Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:   Who Is Osama Bin Laden?
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Senate official: Wrong to link bin Laden, Geronimo
Discussion: TigerHawk and protein wisdom
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
To get bin Laden, Obama relied on policies he decried
Discussion: RealClearWorld
Francisco Liriano / Washington Post:
With bin Laden's death, U.S. sees a chance to hasten the end of the Afghan war
Andy Kroll / MoJo Articles:
Ex-Romney Campaign Chair: I'm Done With Mitt  —  A key Romney '08 campaigner jumps ship, saying he can't handle the candidate's ever-changing persona.  —  Post Comment  —  In the 2012 presidential race, New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary is make-or-break for Mitt Romney …
Lbentzterp / CNN:
Carter likes the idea of candidate Huntsman  —  Washington (CNN) - Former President Jimmy Carter called former U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman an “attractive” candidate for president in 2012.  —  Although the one-term president said President Obama will be his choice in the next election …
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Hill
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Jimmy Carter: Huntsman would be ‘very attractive’ GOP nominee
John Sexton / Hot Air:
Harry Reid: “Marco Rubio has to understand who he is...”  —  About two weeks ago, Harry Reid was interviewed for a Hispanic-oriented political show called Mariowire.  The interviewer asks Reid for his opinion of Marco Rubio whom, he notes, talks like a member of the GOP despite the fact that he is “Latino.”
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Harry Reid suffers minor injuries in fall
Discussion: The Note
Quinnipiac University:
Ok For Romney, Huckabee But No Way For Palin, Trump, U.S. Voters Tell Quinnipiac University National Poll; No Clear Leader In Gop Presidential Pack  —  By healthy margins, American voters say they would consider or be enthusiastic about backing former governors Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee for president …
Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
Blackwater's New Ethics Chief: John Ashcroft  —  The consortium in charge of restructuring the world's most infamous private security firm just added a new chief in charge of keeping the company on the straight and narrow.  Yes, John Ashcroft, the former attorney general, is now an …
Simon Lazarus / Slate Magazine:
Paul Ryan's “Individual Mandate”  —  The Ryan proposal compels Americans to buy insurance—just like Obamacare does.  —  Even before President Obama's new health reform law was enacted, Republicans insisted that its “individual mandate” was an “unprecedented” assault on individual freedom.
WITI:
Democrat wins Wisconsin District 94 Assembly seat previously held by Republican  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Steve Doyle defeated Republican John Lautz for the Wisconsin District 94 Assembly, flipping a seat held by Republicans for 16 years in a race that focused attention on Republican …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Crooks and Liars
 
 
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Eric Cantor, Jon Kyl challenge White House
Discussion: National Review
Dan McFeely / Indianapolis Star:
Campaign grows to set early bump day for Trump
Dan Collins / The Huffington Post:
Obama at Ground Zero: Emotion, Memories (and Some Embarrassment for New York)
Felix Salmon:
The real reasons for the dollar's decline
Discussion: Yglesias
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Central Park, Built for and With the Help of Horses, Will Again Offer Them a Home
Jim McElhatton / Washington Times:
Outsider hired for Obama speeches
Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
‘One Killer Killing Another’: Lefty Journos Complain About Bin Laden ‘Assassination’
Discussion: theblogprof and Weasel Zippers
 Earlier Items: 
Political Punch:
Dancing with the...First Lady? Michelle Obama dances The Running Man and The Dougie
Discussion: Feministing and Raw Replay
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
51% of Households Pay No Income Tax; Share of Taxes Paid by Rich Growing Faster Than Income
Ramesh Ponnuru / Claremont Institute:
Explaining Obama
The Daily Caller:
GOPs, here's a post-Osama anti-Obama meme
Discussion: Althouse
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Dems push tough oil vote on GOP
Frank J. Fleming / Pajamas Media:
Don't Worry: Osama Was Shot in Accordance with Islamic Tradition