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Sarah Owen / New York Magazine:
David Koch Gives President Obama Zero Credit for Bin Laden's Death — Considering the stark partisan divide over the amount of credit President Obama deserves for the death of Osama bin Laden, it should probably not come as a surprise that billionaire David Koch, a rabidly anti-Obama conservative activist …
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Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Bush feels Obama ignoring ex-president's role in Osama Bin Laden strike for ‘victory lap’: source — WASHINGTON - George W. Bush won't be at Ground Zero with President Obama Thursday in part because he feels his team is getting short shrift in the decade-long manhunt for Osama Bin Laden.
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Brent Lang / The Wrap:
Michael Moore: Bin Laden Wasn't Killed, He Was Executed — Osama bin Laden wasn't killed by a Navy SEAL team — he was straight up executed, Michael Moore told TheWrap on Wednesday. — The “Fahrenheit 9/11” director has been setting Twitter aflame Wednesday afternoon urging the Obama administration …
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Wall Street Journal:
Signs Point to Pakistan Link — U.S. Probe of Aid to bin Laden Likely to Focus on Islamabad's Military and Spy Services — U.S. and European intelligence officials increasingly believe active or retired Pakistani military or intelligence officials provided some measure of aid …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Raiders Encountered False Door, Found Small Arsenal in Compound
Osama Bin Laden Raiders Encountered False Door, Found Small Arsenal in Compound
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Washington Post:
In killing Osama bin Laden, U.S. had the law on its side
In killing Osama bin Laden, U.S. had the law on its side
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Honors Victims of Bin Laden at Ground Zero
Obama Honors Victims of Bin Laden at Ground Zero
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Mark Halperin / Reuters:
Five Mistakes the Obama Administration Has Made in the Aftermath of Bin Laden Killing
Five Mistakes the Obama Administration Has Made in the Aftermath of Bin Laden Killing
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Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
President Obama to Thank Navy SEAL Team That Killed Bin Laden
President Obama to Thank Navy SEAL Team That Killed Bin Laden
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Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
McCain: Waterboarding didn't help
McCain: Waterboarding didn't help
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Reuters:
No resistance in “cold-blooded” U.S. raid: Pakistan officials
No resistance in “cold-blooded” U.S. raid: Pakistan officials
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner supports Obama decision not to release bin Laden photos
Boehner supports Obama decision not to release bin Laden photos
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
In Bin Laden's Compound, Seals' All-Star Team
In Bin Laden's Compound, Seals' All-Star Team
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Monica Morales / Sun-Sentinel:
9/11 Family Invited To Presidential Ground Zero Visit Snubs Obama — pix11.com — NEW YORK (PIX11)— As 50 carefully selected families prepare to join President Barack Obama for a ceremony at the World Trade Center site Thursday, one of the invited 9/11 families have decided to pass on the Commander-in-chief's visit.
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Toby Young / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Jay Carney is floundering under pressure, say Washington insiders — There is increasing concern in Washington that Jay Carney, the new White House Press Secretary, isn't up to the job. Even when faced with an innocuous question that requires only that he trot out the official line …
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Jack Shafer / Slate Magazine:
Release the Dead Laden Photos
Release the Dead Laden Photos
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Repeal Is ‘Dead,’ Says Top Republican, Sights Turned To Repealing Individual Mandate … Dave Camp Reform , Dave Camp , Mandate Repeal , Politics News — WASHINGTON — Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, acknowledged Thursday …
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Budget talks: Republicans offer to seek common ground with Democrats — Senior Republicans conceded Wednesday that a deal is unlikely on a contentious plan to overhaul Medicare and offered to open budget talks with the White House by focusing on areas where both parties can agree, such as cutting farm subsidies.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Boehner: ‘Political Realities’ Make Medicare Privatization Difficult
Boehner: ‘Political Realities’ Make Medicare Privatization Difficult
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
House GOP rejects effort by Democrats to vote on repealing oil industry tax subsidy
House GOP rejects effort by Democrats to vote on repealing oil industry tax subsidy
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Brad Johnson / ThinkProgress:
Exxon Makes $30.5 Billion, So GOP Votes Unanimously To Give Them Tax Breaks
Exxon Makes $30.5 Billion, So GOP Votes Unanimously To Give Them Tax Breaks
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Chairman of tax-writing panel puts damper on GOP's Medicare overhaul
Chairman of tax-writing panel puts damper on GOP's Medicare overhaul
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Still no front-runner in the battle for the GOP nomination — Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) - A new national poll indicates the race for the Republican presidential nomination remains wide-open, with none of the probable or potential GOP White House contenders above 20 percent, according to a new national poll.
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Armstrong Williams / Pundits Blog:
Previewing tonight's GOP debates
Previewing tonight's GOP debates
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Tim Pawlenty / The Daily Caller:
The first step towards getting America back on track
The first step towards getting America back on track
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Pawlenty skipping pre-debate Tea Party rally
Pawlenty skipping pre-debate Tea Party rally
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Jordan Fabian / Ballot Box:
Pawlenty, Dems spar before first GOP debate
Pawlenty, Dems spar before first GOP debate
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Obama floats plan to tax cars by the mile — The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive. — The plan is a part of the administration's …
Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
Half Of Adults In Detroit Are Functionally Illiterate — Something that I think drives at least some of my disagreements with other liberals about education policy is that I think a lot of middle class liberals implicitly underestimate the extent of really bad learning outcomes.
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Terrorist Group Setting Up Operations Near Border — Hezbollah Considered To Be More Advanced Than Al-Qaida — SAN DIEGO — A terrorist organization whose home base is in the Middle East has established another home base across the border in Mexico. — “They are recognized by many experts …
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Martin S. Feldstein / New York Times:
Raise Taxes, but Not Tax Rates — REDUCING the budget deficit and stopping the explosion of our national debt will require more tax revenue as well as reduced government spending. But the need for more revenue needn't mean higher tax rates. — As the bipartisan fiscal commission appointed …
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Democrats Love Compromise — Matthew Yglesias flags the latest Pew survey, which attempts to provide a political typology to describe the different ideological groups that reside in each party. Looking at the extent to which Democrats are divided on social issues and immigration …
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Wesley P. Hester / RTD Virginia Politics Blog:
Allen being tracked by Alan — George Allen has a new shadow, and his name is Alan. Alan Piracha. — Piracha, 23, is working as a tracker for the Democratic Party of Virginia, following Allen, a Republican U.S. senate candidate, around the state, videotaping his appearances.
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Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Fox denies making ultimatum to Huckabee — Fox News denied that it has given former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) a deadline of the end of May to decide whether to run for president. — A senior Fox official disputed a report Thursday by Real Clear Politics that Huckabee has been given …
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The Atlantic Online:
Torture Opponents Were Right — They've long insisted that a “ticking time bomb” exception would set us on a slippery slope. The reaction to bin Laden's death proves their point — Torture apologists claiming that the death of Osama bin Laden justifies America's use of …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Tonight's GOP Debate Sponsored By Extremists: John Birch Society And The Oath Keepers — In Greenville, South Carolina tonight, five presidential contenders will meet for the first GOP presidential primary debate. According to the debate's official program, it is sponsored by several extremist groups …
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Pamela Geller / WorldNetDaily:
An illegitimate child, an illegitimate president — Talk about your proverbial can of worms. It is now clear that Barack Hussein Obama Sr.'s immigration file was the impetus for President Obama to release his “long form” last week. If he thought that release would put the matter to rest, it has had the opposite effect.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE CAP ACT IS ARGUABLY WORSE THAN THE RYAN PLAN.... MoveOn.org and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich have a new video out today, slamming the “CAP Act” being championed by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Claire McCaskill's (D-Mo.). Reich makes a brief, compelling case, calling it “the Republican plan with lipstick.”
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Watchdog group is prepared to sue for photos of bin Laden — A watchdog group says it is prepared to file a lawsuit to obtain photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse. — Judicial Watch, which has sued the government multiple times for documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) …
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