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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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Fox News:
Sources: Bin Laden Acted ‘Cowardly,’ Confused in Final Moments — Sources involved in the operation that took down Usama bin Laden told Fox News the terrorist leader acted “scared” and “completely confused” in his final moments, “shoving his wife” at the Navy SEAL who ultimately shot him.
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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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Pajamas Media, Hot Air, National Review, CBS News, Wake up America, JammieWearingFool and Washington Times
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Franks: Obama Won't 'Do What's Necessary To Protect This Country' After Killing Bin Laden — While most reasonable people are praising President Obama for his “gutsy” call to get Osama bin Laden, some on the right are still harboring partisan grudges. Conservative billionaire David Koch …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Indecision Forever
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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Mediaite, National Review, Big Hollywood, neo-neocon, American Glob, Weasel Zippers and Piers Morgan
John / Power Line:
Stop Digging! Please!
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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The Democratic Daily and FrumForum
Daily Mail:
Will Bin Laden's sea burial backfire? Radical Muslims already name location 'Martyr's Sea'
Will Bin Laden's sea burial backfire? Radical Muslims already name location 'Martyr's Sea'
Associated Press:
Fidel Castro criticizes US for bin Laden kill
Fidel Castro criticizes US for bin Laden kill
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Weasel Zippers and Babalú Blog
Washington Post:
Pakistani military, government warn U.S. against future raids
Pakistani military, government warn U.S. against future raids
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New York Times, Reuters, Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh, The AfPak Channel, ProPublica and Online NewsHour
Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Evidence: Al Qaeda Considered 9/11 Anniversary Attack
Osama Bin Laden Evidence: Al Qaeda Considered 9/11 Anniversary Attack
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Emptywheel, Politics and ProPublica
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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The Note, New York Magazine, CNN, Wonkette, protein wisdom, Political Punch, Left Coast Rebel and Political Byline
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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New York Times, Balloon Juice, Lawfare, TalkLeft, Daily Kos and LewRockwell.com Blog
Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
McCain: Waterboarding didn't help
McCain: Waterboarding didn't help
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Outside the Beltway and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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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The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys, Pajamas Media, The Lonely Conservative and JustOneMinute
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Burlingame After Meeting With Obama: He Turned His Back On Me — Debra Burlingame, the sister of Charles “Chic” Burlingame (pilot of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon) met with President Obama today, along with other families who were victims of 9/11.
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Pat Dollard, Atlas Shrugs, protein wisdom, iOwnTheWorld.com and Political Byline
Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
Paul Ryan Agrees That His Budget Includes An Individual Mandate — Simon Lazarus thinks that Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) proposal to require future retirees to purchase coverage from an exchange of private insurers is reminiscent of the dreaded individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
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National Review, Hullabaloo, The New Republic, ECHIDNE of the snakes, Weekly Standard, Slate Magazine and Washington Post
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New York Times:
Republicans in House Signal Retreat on Medicare Plan
Republicans in House Signal Retreat on Medicare Plan
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Washington Post, Daily Kos and AMERICAblog News
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Repeal Is ‘Dead,’ Says Top Republican, Sights Turned To Repealing Individual Mandate
Health Care Repeal Is ‘Dead,’ Says Top Republican, Sights Turned To Repealing Individual Mandate
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MEDICARE PRIVATIZATION LOOKS DEAD.... We learned overnight …
MEDICARE PRIVATIZATION LOOKS DEAD.... We learned overnight …
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TPMDC, The Politico, Firedoglake and ECHIDNE of the snakes
J. Lester Feder / The Politico:
Sebelius: Ryan plan may lead to early deaths
Sebelius: Ryan plan may lead to early deaths
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democrats.edworkforce.house …, Weasel Zippers and National Review
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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Health Affairs Blog, The Caucus, TPMDC, CNN, The Politico, Jack & Jill Politics, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and The Raw Story
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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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Fox ends contracts of Gingrich, Santorum — Fox News has terminated its contracts with former Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Senator Rick Santorum after the deadline for them to decide on presidential bids passed on May 1, a source familiar with the move told POLITICO.
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Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Fox denies making ultimatum to Huckabee
Fox denies making ultimatum to Huckabee
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The Atlantic Wire, CNN, Mother Jones and Huck PAC
wisdems.org:
GOP Election Fraud Exposed — Formal Challenge Reveals GOP Recall Petitions Plagued by Pattern of Misconduct and Abuse Tarnished Out-of-State Firm Hired by GOP Uses Systemic Election Fraud to Fill Papers with Invalid Signatures — Hundreds of Claims from Wisconsin Citizens Prove
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Daily Kos, Firedoglake, The BRAD BLOG, WisPolitics Election Blog and The Maddow Blog
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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American Times
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Rebecca Frankel / Foreign Policy:
War Dog — There's a reason they brought one to get Osama bin Laden. — Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years, seeing combat in the Civil War and World War I. But their service was informal; only in 1942 were canines officially inducted into the U.S. Army.
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Runnin' Scared, The Daily What, Sister Toldjah and New York Magazine
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Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
A Bin Laden Hunter on Four Legs
A Bin Laden Hunter on Four Legs
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Battleland, Danger Room, Guardian, newsfeed.time.com, AMERICAblog News, The Sun and Washington Post
Peter Doocy / Fox News:
Firsts in the South: Debaters Square off in South Carolina — FOX News is hosting the first 2012 presidential debate in one of the first primary states Thursday night in Greenville, S.C. Five of the men trying to become the next Republican nominee will do their best to be considered the GOP frontrunner …
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NO QUARTER, National Review, The Other McCain and Polling Matters
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Haley to GOP field: 'It's go time'
Haley to GOP field: 'It's go time'
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Cubachi, Ben Smith's Blog and Liberty Pundits Blog
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 …
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Firedoglake, Babalú Blog, RedState, The Foundry, The Sundries Shack, Politics, Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, Hot Air, Left Coast Rebel, protein wisdom, Pirate's Cove, Pajamas Media, Patterico's Pontifications, Don Surber, WyBlog, The Talking Dog, Michelle Malkin, Pundit & Pundette, Balloon Juice, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse and FrumForum
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Tonight's GOP Pre-Debate Rally 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 official program of the pre-debate “Freedom Rally …
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Fox News, Daily Kos, Little Green Footballs, Hullabaloo and Shakesville
Jordan Fabian / Ballot Box:
Cash pours in for Paul's ‘money bomb’ — An online “money bomb” fundraiser for likely GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has netted his campaign hundreds of thousands of dollars. — As of 4:48 p.m. on Thursday, supporters had donated nearly $590,000 to Paul's campaign, according to his website.
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Hit & Run
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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Weasel Zippers and FrumForum