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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Pam Benson / CNN:
Bin Laden death photos to be shown to some members of Congress — Washington (CNN) — Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, as well as those in the equivalent House committees, will be allowed to view the photographs taken of Osama bin Laden …
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Bin Laden death now part of Obama's re-elect message
Bin Laden death now part of Obama's re-elect message
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Rob Crilly / Telegraph:
Osama bin Laden son ‘disappeared during compound raid’
Osama bin Laden son ‘disappeared during compound raid’
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Obama hits Fox News — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama used an immigration speech Tuesday to take a jab at News Corporation CEO, Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox News Channel. — Obama quoted the CEO, an Australian native, who said “Immigrants have made America great …
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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
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Jim DeMint / National Review:
Speeches and Summits Won't Secure the Border
Speeches and Summits Won't Secure the Border
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Democrats to reintroduce DREAM Act — Senate Democrats will re-introduce the long-stalled DREAM Act, hoping to tap into momentum from President Barack Obama's speech along the border Tuesday about America's need to pass comprehensive immigration reform. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
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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 …
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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
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Senate Democrats set to attack big oil tax subsidies
Senate Democrats set to attack big oil tax subsidies
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kff.org:
House Republican Budget Plan: State-By-State Impact of Changes in Medicaid Financing — This analysis projects the state-by-state impact of converting Medicaid into a block grant and eliminating the planned expansion of the program by repealing the health reform law, as called for under the House Budget Plan.
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Report: Up to 44m more uninsured under GOP budget
Report: Up to 44m more uninsured under GOP budget
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Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
The House Republican Budget Privatizes Medicare, It Doesn't Means-Test It
The House Republican Budget Privatizes Medicare, It Doesn't Means-Test It
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TPMDC, Talking Points Memo, The Reid Report and Eschaton
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.
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Corry Schiermeyer / Zogby:
Todays Number — IBOPE Zogby Poll: Cain Now Second to Christie …
Todays Number — IBOPE Zogby Poll: Cain Now Second to Christie …
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The Hill, Taylor Marsh and Weasel Zippers
Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Rand Paul Suggests Conspiracy In Labor Fight: ‘Mr. President, Do You Have An Enemies List?’ — Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) joined Republican lawmakers Tuesday to decry the National Labor Relations Board …
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Rand Paul questions whether White House has ‘enemies list’
GOP Sen. Rand Paul questions whether White House has ‘enemies list’
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Aharding / CNN:
Top Republicans demand Obama weigh in on Boeing dispute
Top Republicans demand Obama weigh in on Boeing dispute
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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.
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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.
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Palin raps White House rapper
Palin raps White House rapper
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Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
In Washington, You Don't Need To Know Anything About Policy To Be a Senator Or Chair Important Commissions — Here's an important fact about the United States of America. Since 1940, advances in prenatal, neonatal, and pediatric medicine have massively reduced early in life deaths. This is common sense.
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The Politico:
Obama fundraises in Austin, Texas — President Obama's take from his Austin, Texas, fundraisers is $2 million, a Democratic source said Tuesday. — More than 50 attendees paid $35,800 - the maximum legal limit - to dine with the president at a private residence.
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 …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Jon Huntsman hires former Haley Barbour aide — Jon Huntsman has added former Haley Barbour communications aide James Richardson to his campaign-in-waiting. — Richardson informed friends and colleagues of the move in an email Tuesday. “Wanted to send word your way that I've saddled …
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.
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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.
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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
New York Times Magazine Relies upon Faked Research to Smear Military — On the day that Osama bin Laden was finally tracked down and killed, the New York Times Sunday Magazine published a cover story detailing the murder of Afghan civilians by American troops.
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