Top Items:
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Bin Laden Sons Say U.S. Broke International Law — WASHINGTON — The adult sons of Osama bin Laden have lashed out at President Obama in their first public reaction to their father's death, accusing the United States of violating its basic legal principles by killing an unarmed man …
Discussion:
Runnin' Scared, Gothamist, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, The Other McCain, Israel Matzav and The Daily Beast
RELATED:
Jim Sciutto / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Son Missing From SEAL Raid, Pakistan Says — One of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing in the midst of the Navy SEAL raid that took the life of the al Qaeda leader more than a week ago, Pakistani security officials told ABC News today. — The officials said bin Laden's three wives …
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Reuters, Algemeiner.com, New York Magazine, FrumForum, Pundit Press and New York Times
ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Hints China Wants a Peek at Secret Helicopter — Pakistani officials said today they're interested in studying the remains of the U.S.'s secret stealth-modified helicopter abandoned during the Navy SEAL raid of Osama bin Laden's compound, and suggest the Chinese are as well.
Discussion:
Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Pam Benson / CNN:
Bin Laden death photos to be shown to some members of Congress
Bin Laden death photos to be shown to some members of Congress
Discussion:
Hot Air and Public Policy Polling
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
GOP seeks to redefine war on terror
GOP seeks to redefine war on terror
Discussion:
Danger Room, Lawfare, Pajamas Media, Emptywheel, Gawker and The Moderate Voice
Rob Crilly / Telegraph:
Osama bin Laden son ‘disappeared during compound raid’
Osama bin Laden son ‘disappeared during compound raid’
Discussion:
National Review, The Gateway Pundit, TalkLeft and Political Punch
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump collapses — Donald Trump has had one of the quickest rises and falls in the history of Presidential politics. Last month we found him leading the Republican field with 26%. In the space of just four weeks he's dropped all the way down to 8%, putting him in a tie for fifth place with Ron Paul.
Discussion:
Washington Post, HotAirPundit, The Politico, Hot Air, The New Republic, The Daily Caller, GOP 12, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh, Red Dog Report, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice, Donklephant, Top of the Ticket, Indecision Forever, Mother Jones, New York Magazine, Gawker, AmSpecBlog, Don Surber, FrumForum and Hollywood Reporter
RELATED:
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
The myth of American exceptionalism — “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line,” W.E.B. Du Bois wrote in 1903 — and I will not quibble. But the problem of the 21st century is the problem of culture, not just the infamous “culture of poverty” but what I would call the culture of smugness.
Corry Schiermeyer / Zogby:
Todays Number — IBOPE Zogby Poll: Cain Now Second to Christie …
Todays Number — IBOPE Zogby Poll: Cain Now Second to Christie …
Discussion:
The Hill, Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers and Red Dog Report
The Huffington Post:
Reid To Boehner: If You Want $2 Trillion In Cuts, Start With Oil And Gas Tax Breaks … Harry Reid , John Boehner , Debt Ceiling , Boehner Oil And Gas , Debt Reid , Reid Debt Ceiling , Reid Oil And Gas , Politics News — WASHINGTON — Less than a day after House Speaker John Boehner …
Discussion:
Firedoglake, The Hill, The Hill, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Mother Jones and AMERICAblog News
RELATED:
Alexander Bolton / Healthwatch:
Republican rift widens on Medicare — A deep rift is opening wider and wider in the Republican Party over controversial proposals to cut Medicare. — Senate Republicans have decided to avoid jeopardizing their chances of capturing the upper chamber in next year's elections and will not echo …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Budget chief wants plan with 50-50 split between spending cuts and tax hikes
Budget chief wants plan with 50-50 split between spending cuts and tax hikes
Discussion:
CNN
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: Boehner's debt-ceiling demands
Wonkbook: Boehner's debt-ceiling demands
Discussion:
The Hill, TPMDC, The Impolitic, Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, Wonk Room, Speaker, CEPR, Daily Kos, Hit & Run, Don Surber, Free exchange, New York Magazine, Connecting.the.Dots and Raw Replay
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Senate Democrats set to attack big oil tax subsidies
Senate Democrats set to attack big oil tax subsidies
Discussion:
The Politico, The Note and The Lonely Conservative
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Tea Party Leader: We'll Take The Debt Ceiling Hike If You Put Gay Troops Back In The Closet
Tea Party Leader: We'll Take The Debt Ceiling Hike If You Put Gay Troops Back In The Closet
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, Lez Get Real, The Mahablog, The Politico, Little Green Footballs, Hullabaloo and The Atlantic Online
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
“Very Positive”: Fox News' Smear Of “Vile Rapper” Common Debunked By Own Reporting — Conservatives such as Fox News, the Daily Caller and Sarah Palin are criticizing the White House's invitation to rapper Common for a poetry event over the purported vulgarity of his lyrics.
Discussion:
News Hounds, The Lonely Conservative and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Rand Paul questions whether White House has ‘enemies list’ — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asked Tuesday if the White House had an “enemies list” in light of the National Labor Relations Board's complaint against Boeing for moving some of its operations to South Carolina.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Barefoot and Progressive and FrumForum
Aharding / CNN:
Top Republicans demand Obama weigh in on Boeing dispute
Top Republicans demand Obama weigh in on Boeing dispute
Discussion:
Cubachi, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Sister Toldjah, Shopfloor and Liberty Pundits Blog
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Palin raps White House rapper
Palin raps White House rapper
Discussion:
Big Hollywood, American Glob, Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
Washington Wire:
Text of Obama's Speech on Immigration — Here is the White House transcript of President Barack Obama's remarks on immigration as delivered Tuesday in El Paso, Texas. (This post was updated from the text, as prepared for delivery.) — REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT — ON COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, White House.gov Blog, No Sheeples Here, Mediaite, 24Ahead, Reuters and Pajamas Media
RELATED:
Jim DeMint / National Review:
Speeches and Summits Won't Secure the Border
Speeches and Summits Won't Secure the Border
Discussion:
Pundit & Pundette, Hot Air, theblogprof and The Hill
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama to GOP: Stop moving goalposts on immigration reform
Obama to GOP: Stop moving goalposts on immigration reform
Discussion:
The Politico
Rasmussen Reports:
59% Favor Cutoff of Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities — New legislation being considered by the House would stop all federal funding for cities that give sanctuary to illegal immigrants, and most voters like the idea. But very few believe Congress is likely to pass such a measure.
Discussion:
Wake up America, Washington Times and Weasel Zippers
RELATED:
Corrie MacLaggan / Reuters:
Texas House restricts cities aiding illegal immigrants
Texas House restricts cities aiding illegal immigrants
Discussion:
msnbc.com, Weasel Zippers, Truthdig and Pajamas Media
Associated Press:
Key senator says Social Security changes off table — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus says he doesn't think Congress will address Social Security as part of an effort to reduce government borrowing. — The Montana Democrat said Tuesday that Social Security …
Discussion:
Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars and Eschaton
RELATED:
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Alan Simpson, Social Security Illiterate
Alan Simpson, Social Security Illiterate
Discussion:
Washington Post, National Review, The New Republic and Firedoglake
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
The Tragedy of Sarah Palin — From the moment Sarah Palin's acceptance speech electrified the Republican convention, she was seen as an unbending, hard-charging, red-meat ideologue—to which soon was added “thin-skinned” and “vindictive.” But a look at what Palin did while in office in Alaska …
Discussion:
msnbc.com, Verum Serum and Jezebel
Kris Hundley / St. Petersburg Times:
Billionaire's role in hiring decisions at Florida State University raises questions — A conservative billionaire who opposes government meddling in business has bought a rare commodity: the right to interfere in faculty hiring at a publicly funded university.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Mother Jones, Pharyngula, Slate, ThinkProgress, The New Republic, The Reid Report, Truthdig, Florida Today and National Review
Patrick Caldwell / American Prospect:
Republican Electoral Strategy: Don't Let the Democrats Vote — The Texas Legislature passed two bills yesterday that on the surface look like good governance measures but are actually efforts to discourage the Democratic base from voting. The state Senate approved a bill requiring voters …
Discussion:
Mother Jones and Trail Blazers Blog
Matt Bai / The Caucus:
Gingrich Run Reflects His Sense of History — Whatever can Newt Gingrich be thinking? — That's the question a lot of political handicappers are asking now that Newt, as he is universally known in Washington, has decided to enter the 2012 campaign, with an announcement expected on Wednesday.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Philly.com and Althouse
Brad Poole / Yahoo! News Canada:
Liberals in southern Arizona seek to form new state — TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A long-simmering movement by liberal stalwarts in southern Arizona to break away from the rest of the largely conservative state is at a boiling point as secession backers press to bring their longshot ambition to the forefront of Arizona politics.
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Gawker, JammieWearingFool, Algemeiner.com, EconLog, Pundit Press and PoliPundit.com
Bruce Andriatch / Buffalo News:
Lawn sign advances feud between mosque, neighbor — A feud between two Transit Road neighbors — a homeowner and a mosque — turned ugly this weekend when the homeowner staked a sign on his front lawn insinuating that the new 11,600-square-foot Islamic worship site is home to a “bomb making” operation.
Discussion:
Mediaite, The Reality-Based Community and Crooks and Liars
Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Steve Kroft explains why he broke interviewing rules when questioning Obama about bin Laden death for ‘60 Minutes’ — When Steve Kroft interviewed President Obama last week about the raid on Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Pakistan, the “60 Minutes” veteran violated many of the guidelines …
Discussion:
NewsBusters.org and National Review
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Report: Up to 44m more uninsured under GOP budget — WASHINGTON - The House Republican budget would leave up to 44 million more low-income people uninsured as the federal government cuts states' Medicaid funding by about one-third over the next 10 years, nonpartisan groups said in a report issued Tuesday.
Discussion:
Online NewsHour, Washington Monthly and Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Statement From the Family of Osama bin Laden — Statement from the family of Sheikh Osama bin Laden — I Omar Ossama Binladin and my brothers the lawful children and heirs of the Ossama Binladin (OBL) have noted wide coverage of the news of the death of our father, but we are not convinced …
Discussion:
Truthdig, Top of the Ticket and The Volokh Conspiracy
The Atlantic Online:
Hillary Clinton: Chinese System Is Doomed, Leaders on a 'Fool's Errand' — In an exclusive interview, the secretary of state says Beijing's human rights record is “deplorable” and it is “trying to stop history” by opposing the advance of democracy — In my latest Atlantic cover story …
Discussion:
FP Passport, Political Punch and Swampland