memeorandum: Cheney praises, criticizes Obama (Carrie Budoff Brown/The Politico)

3:00 AM ET, May 9, 2011

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Colin Firth / CBS News:

President Obama on the mission to kill bin Laden — The president talks to “60 Minutes” in his first interview since the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden — Whether we like it or not, Osama bin Laden changed America. With that September morning in 2001, he introduced fear …

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community and FrumForum

Jim Sciutto / ABCNEWS:

Osama Bin Laden Aided by Rogue or Retired Elements of Pakistani Intelligence, Government Official Says — A senior official in Pakistan's civilian government told ABC News, “Elements of Pakistan intelligence — probably rogue or retired — were involved in aiding, abetting and sheltering …

Discussion: Pat Dollard and FrumForum

David E. Sanger / New York Times:

U.S. Raises Pressure on Pakistan in Raid's Wake — WASHINGTON — President Obama's national security adviser demanded Sunday that Pakistan let American investigators interview Osama bin Laden's three widows, adding new pressure in a relationship now fraught over how Bin Laden …

Discussion: FrumForum, Hullabaloo and THE ASTUTE BLOGGER

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:

Obama says bin Laden was beneficiary of ‘support network’ in Pakistan — When hiding out in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden was aided by a “support network” the extent of which the U.S. is still trying to understand, President Obama said Sunday. — The president said that bin Laden …

Discussion: ABCNEWS

Christiane Amanpour / ABCNEWS:
Donilon: Osama Bin Laden Did Not Surrender

Discussion: Hot Air, The Politico, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys and CNN

Morning Gloria / Jezebel:

Hillary Clinton Photoshopped Out of Situation Room Photo [Wtf] — Ultra Orthodox Hasidic newspaper Der Tzitung is telling its readers like it isn't- by editing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from the now-iconic Bin Laden raid Situation Room photo. Oy vey.

Discussion: The Jewish Week, Salon, Taylor Marsh, Runnin' Scared, Comments from Left Field, Outside the Beltway, The Raw Story, iOwnTheWorld.com and Hullabaloo

Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:

Cheney praises, criticizes Obama — President Barack Obama earned “high marks” Sunday from former Vice President Dick Cheney for the operation that killed Osama bin Laden - a thaw that underscores the difficulty Republicans face in challenging Obama's defense credentials in 2012.

Discussion: Associated Press, Newshoggers.com, Runnin' Scared and National Review

Fox News:

Cheney: Justice Probe of CIA Interrogators an ‘Outrage’ — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday it's an “outrage” the Obama administration continues to investigate CIA agents who interrogated terror suspects, claiming they did nothing wrong and expressing concern about the precedent it sets.

Discussion: PERRspectives, The Daily Dish, Don Surber and The Lonely Conservative

Reuters:

Sen. Schumer proposes ‘no-ride list’ for Amtrak trains — Intel gathered in bin Laden raid points to potential threat — Below: — NEW YORK — A senator on Sunday called for a “no-ride list” for Amtrak trains after intelligence gleaned from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound pointed …

Discussion: CBS News, Hit & Run and HotAirPundit

Russell Berman / The Hill:

Tea Party favorite breaks with GOP on healthcare repeal votes — A Tea Party favorite in the House is turning against the Republican leadership's strategy on healthcare. — Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), who has emerged as an outspoken conservative voice among GOP freshmen …

Discussion: Left Coast Rebel, Outside the Beltway and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Felix Salmon:

The hermetic and arrogant New York Times — The NYT employs some of the smartest and ablest users and analysts of social media: it's probably the most sophisticated newspaper in America on that front. And then it has dinosaurs like Bill Keller and Arthur Brisbane, whose respective columns …

Discussion: Guardian, Don Surber, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality … and The Other McCain, more at Mediagazer »

CNN:

Egyptian Copts, reeling from violence, want protection — From Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Ian Lee, For CNN — Cairo (CNN) — Muslim-Christian sectarian violence intensified in Egypt this weekend, spurring an emergency meeting of the Cabinet and public exhortations from Coptic Christians for international protection.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Guardian, Harry's Place, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain

CNN:
At least 6 dead in Egyptian sectarian violence

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, Jihad Watch, msnbc.com and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Associated Press: Sectarian Clashes Kill 12 in Cairo

Associated Press:
Muslim-Christian Clashes Kill 5 in Cairo

Discussion: Israel Matzav and FrumForum

CNN:

CNN Exclusive: Alleged rape victim flees Libya — (CNN) — Eman al-Obeidy, who garnered worldwide attention for her vocal rape allegations against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, says she has fled Libya, fearing for her safety. — Al-Obeidy told CNN that she crossed into Tunisia on Thursday …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Jezebel, The Raw Story, New York Magazine and HotAirPundit