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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
P.S. Turns out now, those photos of Obama giving his ‘I caught Bin Laden’ speech were faked — Could the Obama White House communications folks have found anything else to step in over the presentation this week of their boss and the dramatic recounting and re-recounting of the execution …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Mudville Gazette
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Daily Mail:
On this day of all days! Hundreds of militant Muslims stage mock funeral for Bin Laden outside U.S. embassy in London... as relatives of 7/7 terror attack victims weep at inquest just three miles away — A protest by hundreds of Osama Bin Laden supporters sparked fury outside the US Embassy …
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Pajamas Media and Weasel Zippers
Michael Hirsh / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's War — The secret behind the bin Laden takedown is the president's new conception of terrorism. — Ever so gingerly, even as they praised President Obama's success against Osama bin Laden, some former senior Bush administration officials have sought to take a little credit for the mission themselves.
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Rick Santorum: Obama 'Didn't Get Osama Bin Laden!' — Since President Obama's surprise announcement Sunday night that American forces had killed Osama bin Laden, conservatives and Bush loyalists have been trying to claim some of the glory and redeem the discredited torture policies of the Bush administration.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Cato @ Liberty and Slate Magazine
New York Times:
Data Show Bin Laden Plots; C.I.A. Hid Near Raided House — WASHINGTON — After reviewing computer files and documents seized at the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, American intelligence analysts have concluded that the chief of Al Qaeda played a direct role for years …
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Eli Lake / Washington Times:
Evidence at bin Laden's home raises nuclear concerns — Pakistani government links suspected — Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami rally Friday to condemn the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, in Lahore, Pakistan. Osama bin Laden was killed …
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1 The Long War Journal, ABCNEWS, Pajamas Media and Associated Press
Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
The Waterboarding Trail to bin Laden — Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said that as late as 2006 fully half of the government's knowledge about the structure and activities of al Qaeda came from harsh interrogations. … Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — Osama bin Laden was killed by Americans …
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Emptywheel, Pajamas Media, PERRspectives, Weasel Zippers, National Review, The Daily Dish and neo-neocon
Daily Mail:
This just in from London-istan: Violent clashes outside U.S. Embassy after hundreds of UK Muslims …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Jawa Report
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama to special ops team that killed bin Laden: ‘Job well done’
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The Politico and Fox Nation
Douglas Stanglin / USA Today:
Al-Qaeda confirms bin Laden's death, threatens more attacks on Americans
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The Politico, Firedoglake, Sky News, News Desk, Weasel Zippers, Taylor Marsh, Reuters, No More Mister Nice Blog and iOwnTheWorld.com
CNN:
Obama meets Osama bin Laden's killers
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The Daily Beast, The Enterprise Blog and In the Arena
Ashley S. Deeks / asil.org:
ASIL Insights — Pakistan's Sovereignty and the Killing of Osama Bin Laden
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Reuters, Washington Wire, Lawfare and Opinio Juris
Washington Post:
CIA spied on bin Laden from safe house
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CNN, In the Arena, msnbc.com and Guardian
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
WTF at WTC? Obama Has American Flag Removed From Ground Zero Site Moments Before Photo Shoot! [Updated: or Perhaps Tapper Just Confused All of Us] — ABC's Jake Tapper was on the scene. He disbelievingly tweeted: — Here's his photo of the take-down.
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Oliver Willis / Media Matters for America:
No, President Obama Didn't Have A Flag Removed From Ground Zero
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Daily Kos, Washington Monthly and Runnin' Scared
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Conservative Bloggers Contend That President Obama Hates the American Flag
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Balloon Juice
Zombie / Pajamas Media:
SEIU drops mask, goes full commie — A May Day rally in Los Angeles, co-sponsored by the SEIU and various communist groups, as well as other unions, reflected yet another step in the normalization of self-identified communist and socialist ideologies in the Obama era.
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GayPatriot, The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers, Nice Deb, Riehl World View and Pirate's Cove
Spiegel Online:
Judge Files Complaint against Merkel over Bin Laden Comments — A Hamburg judge has filed a criminal complaint against Chancellor Angela Merkel for “endorsing a crime” after she stated she was “glad” that Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces. Meanwhile a new poll reveals that a majority …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
A Motivational Poster for George W. Bush's Library — A motivational poster, sent in from a reader: — In case the font is too small, the words at the bottom are: “VINDICATION: When the loudest critic of your policies achieves his greatest success because of them.”
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The Gateway Pundit and GayPatriot
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Herman Cain makes splash at first 2012 GOP debate — To get an idea of the strangeness of the first debate of the 2012 presidential cycle - the unofficial kickoff to the 2012 GOP race - consider this: Based on the Fox News focus group conducted immediately following the event, Herman Cain is about to run away with the GOP nomination.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Tried but Failed to Kill Yemeni Cleric — A U.S. drone strike in Yemen Thursday was aimed at killing Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical cleric suspected of orchestrating terrorist attacks in the U.S, but the missile missed its target, according to Yemeni and U.S. officials.
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msnbc.com, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and Gawker
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's ‘Gangster Politics’ — The president is about to order companies that do business with the federal government to disclose their political donations. — President Obama has officially kicked off his 2012 re-election campaign, and don't Republicans know it.
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Booman Tribune and Betsy's Page
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Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
Republican leaders blast disclosure order as ‘blatant’ assault on free speech
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The Politico, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
G.O.P. Medicare Plan Shakes Up Race for House Seat — Only weeks ago, top Democrats appeared to have all but written off a special election for a Congressional seat in the suburbs of Buffalo. After all, Republican voters vastly outnumber Democrats in the district, and the Republican candidate …
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
NY-26 Siren: Dem poll shows 3-way race
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The Daily Caller and The Lonely Conservative
Christian Reiermann / Spiegel Online:
Greece Considers Exit from Euro Zone — A protest against austerity measures in Athens. Greece is considering leaving the euro zone, according to sources in the German government. — The debt crisis in Greece has taken on a dramatic new twist. Sources with information …
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Wall Street Journal, naked capitalism, Politics, Free exchange, Guardian and Early Warning
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Pawlenty Hopes 'I'm Sorry' Is Enough — It's a question every candidate faces: how to deal with political liabilities. Do you face them head-on and try to get them out of the way, or try to work around them in the hope that voters will lose interest? — Last night, at the first Republican …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fears and Failure — From G.D.P. to private-sector payrolls, from business surveys to new claims for unemployment insurance, key economic indicators suggest that the recovery may be sputtering. — And it wasn't much of a recovery to start with. Employment has risen from its low point …
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Washington Post, Calculated Risk, Prairie Weather, Firedoglake, Daily Kos, Paul Krugman, AMERICAblog News and Hullabaloo
CNN:
Huntsman: ‘Things are moving pretty quickly’ — Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) - Former ambassador to China Jon Huntsman spoke to reporters Friday for the first time since returning home from Beijing last week to explore a possible bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Ben Smith's Blog
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Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Huntsman's service in administration gets pass from some GOPers
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Ben Smith's Blog, Mother Jones, Washington Post, RedState, Fox News, msnbc.com, Bloomberg and The Note
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Politics of Solipsism — The United States, as you know, was founded as a republic, not simply as a democracy. The distinction has been lost over the past few decades, but it is an important one. — The believers in a democracy have unlimited faith in the character and judgment …
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Balkinization, Paul Krugman, Salon and No More Mister Nice Blog
Brian Hamacher / msnbc.com:
Bills banning bestiality, baggy pants pass in Fla. — Legislation awaits Gov. Rick Scott's signature — Below: — NBCMIAMI.com — Floridians are going to have to start pulling up their pants and stop having sex with animals soon. — It's up to Gov. Rick Scott to sign off …
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Yglesias, Mother Jones and Mediaite
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