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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Weighing a White House Bid as Opening a Door to Past Pain — INDIANAPOLIS — Cheri Daniels has made no secret of her distaste for politics. She did not campaign for her husband, Mitch Daniels, during two races for governor. She did not fully move into the governor's mansion after his election.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Daniels solves Cheri problem? — It's long been public, if in a quiet way, that Mitch Daniels' wife's jitters were central to his decision, and that they related to her not wanting media scrutiny on the period in the ‘90s when she left him for another guy. — Daniels’ hesitation has now forced …
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Juana Summers / The Politico:
Ron Paul wouldn't have approved Osama bin Laden operation — Ron Paul says he would not have authorized the mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, and that President Barack Obama should have worked with the Pakistani government instead of authorizing a raid.
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CNN:
Members of Congress see bin Laden photos
Members of Congress see bin Laden photos
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Ron Paul would not have ordered bin Laden mission
Ron Paul would not have ordered bin Laden mission
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Running Mate — Mitt Romney's ObamaCare problem. — Mitt Romney travels to Ann Arbor today to deliver what his campaign bills as a major address laying out his “2012 principles for health-care reform.” These are likely to be sensible, but what we'll be listening for is how he explains …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Palin: ‘Easy’ to criticize W.H. show — Sarah Palin threw some more fuel onto the fire of the Drudge Report-led controversy swirling around the White House's decision to host the rapper Common at a celebration of poetry. — “It is just too easy,” Palin said of criticizing the decision …
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Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Amid media controversy, rapper Common performs at White House
Amid media controversy, rapper Common performs at White House
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Crooks and Liars, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, Salon, Oliver Willis and Big Hollywood
Al Baker / New York Times:
Two Men Arrested in New York Terror Case — Two men who the authorities said intended to carry out a terrorist attack in New York City were arrested late Wednesday, two law enforcement officials said. — Details were not immediately available, and the identities of the men were not released.
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New York Post:
Two men arrested over alleged terror plot in New York — Two men arrested in relation to an alleged terror plot in New York City were of Moroccan and Algerian descent, FOX News reported Thursday. — Moroccan Mohammad Mamdouh and Algerian Ahmed Serhani were arrested late Wednesday …
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John McCain / Washington Post:
Bin Laden's death and the debate over torture — Osama bin Laden's welcome death has ignited debate over whether the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques used on enemy prisoners were instrumental in locating bin Laden, and whether they are a justifiable means for gathering intelligence.
LeAnne Gendreau / msnbc.com:
Obama SEAL doll marks bin Laden killing — Company's action figure features muscular president with assault rifle — Below: — NBCConnecticut.com — Navy SEALs have become national heroes since news broke that they took down Osama bin Laden, so it's fitting that the newest action figure …
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Madison Gray / newsfeed.time.com:
Introducing: The Barack Obama SEAL Team Six Action Figure
Introducing: The Barack Obama SEAL Team Six Action Figure
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Bcook / Fox Nation:
The Barack Obama SEAL Team Six Action Figure
The Barack Obama SEAL Team Six Action Figure
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The Atlantic Online:
GOP Aide: Republicans Not ‘Intellectually Honest’ on Taxes — House Speaker John Boehner said he will not agree to any budget compromise that raises taxes, even if it threatens our debt limit, in a speech Monday to the Economic Club of New York. His message was consistent with the GOP's platform …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Jim Lehrer to step down from daily broadcast at ‘NewsHour’ — Jim Lehrer, who has anchored PBS's “NewsHour” program for 36 years, said Thursday morning that he is stepping down from the daily broadcast, ending the longest run of a national anchorman. — Lehrer, 76, said he would leave …
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Lisa de Moraes / Washington Post:
Jim Lehrer steps down from regular anchor role on ‘PBS NewsHour’
Jim Lehrer steps down from regular anchor role on ‘PBS NewsHour’
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The Week Magazine:
John Sides and The Monkey Cage: Blogger of The Year — Meet the winner of The Week's Blogger of the Year award — The Politico's Politico — Nate Silver became a superstar during the 2008 election by bringing serious statistical rigor to the horse-race coverage of presidential polling.
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Melinda Henneberger / Time:
Jon Huntsman: The Would Be Republican Presidential Candidate Democrats Most Fear — Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman has just proved he can keep 1,100 graduating college kids awake for 17 minutes — and even led them in a popular local cheer about kicking ass.
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Annie Lowrey / Slate Magazine:
Is College a Rotten Investment? — Why student loans are not like subprime mortgages. — Here's a familiar story. Americans had a near-religious belief in the soundness of this investment. Uncle Sam encouraged it with tax breaks and subsidized it with government-backed loans.
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Yglesias and Democracy in America
Sebastian Rotella / ProPublica:
New Details in the bin Laden Docs: Portrait of a Fugitive Micro-Manager — During his final years, Osama bin Laden expressed interest in everything from killing President Obama to his deputies' personalities to an article in an extremist magazine that he didn't like, according …
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John Cogan / Wall Street Journal:
The Millionaire Retirees Next Door — Typical retired couples will collect $1 million or more in Social Security and Medicare. This is more than they paid in, and the cost will fall on today's workers. — Readers may recall the 1950s TV show, “The Millionaire,” which portrayed stories …
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BBC:
Setbacks at Japan nuclear plant — Workers found a water level monitoring gauge at reactor 1 was faulty — A reactor at Japan's crippled nuclear plant has been more badly damaged than originally thought, operator Tepco has said. — Water is leaking from the pressure vessel surrounding reactor 1 …
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Ron Paul to launch W.H. bid Friday — Ron Paul is set to officially launch his presidential campaign Friday morning, a Paul source told POLITICO. — The Texas congressman will make his announcement from New Hampshire during the 7:00 a.m. hour of ABC's “Good Morning America.”
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Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Barack Obama's Grandmother Threatened By Al Qaeda — Security has been increased around the home of President Barack Obama's step-grandmother in Kenya after an African al Qaeda branch issued a personal threat against her, police said today. — Kenyan police told ABC News they are patrolling round …
New York Times:
Mr. Gingrich's Intolerant History — Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and latest entrant in the Republican presidential field, has money, experience and name recognition. His introductory video is all serenity and hope, a deceptively calm way for many voters to meet a splenetic politician …
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
An Interview With Warren Farrell, The Author Of “Why Men Are the Way They Are.” — I really enjoyed Warren Farrell's incredibly insightful book, Why Men Are the Way They Are. In fact, I liked it so much I put together a list of quotations from the book. I've also just finished one of his other books, The Myth of Male Power.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Mike Huckabee Fixes American History (VIDEO) — Don't worry, American youth: Mike Huckabee has fixed American history. No longer will you suffer under what Huckabee calls “the ‘blame America first’ attitude prevalent in today's teaching.” — Late Wednesday, Huckabee announced LearnOurHistory.com …
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