memeorandum: Buying a Trump Property, or So They Thought (Michael Barbaro/New York Times)

3:15 PM ET, May 13, 2011

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Exclusive: Pornography found in bin Laden hideout: officials — (Reuters) - A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. officials said on Friday. — The pornography recovered in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Gothamist, New York Magazine, Weasel Zippers, Gawker, Danger Room, iOwnTheWorld.com, Mediaite, Wonkette, Runnin' Scared, Jezebel, FP Passport, The Raw Story, Pundit Press, Associated Press and The Daily Beast

Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:

George W. Bush Gives First Public Reaction to Osama Bin Laden Death — Former President George W. Bush made his first candid public comments on the killing of Osama bin Laden during an appearance Wednesday at a conference of hedge fund managers in Las Vegas.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, CNN, The Politico, The Moderate Voice, No More Mister Nice Blog, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Mediaite, Trail Blazers Blog, Runnin' Scared, Gawker, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Dish, Oliver Willis, The Page and Wonkette

The Note:

George W. Bush Eating Souffle When Obama Called About Osama bin Laden — ABC News' Devin Dwyer Reports: Former president George W. Bush said he was eating souffle at a restaurant with his wife and friends when President Obama called with the Osama bin Laden news.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Salon and Booman Tribune

Fran Townsend / CNN:
U.S. interviews ‘hostile’ bin Laden widows, with Pakistan officials

Discussion: New York Magazine, Guardian, Reuters, Top of the Ticket, Salon, TalkLeft, Taylor Marsh, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast and Gawker

David Martin / CBS News:
SEAL helmet cams recorded entire bin Laden raid

Discussion: Mudville Gazette, CNN, Hot Air, Questions and Observations, BLACKFIVE, Patterico's Pontifications, Pajamas Media, The Jawa Report, Scared Monkeys, FrumForum, Corrente and Associated Press

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl retires — Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl won't run for re-election in 2012. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg — Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl announced his retirement Friday, a decision that sets up a competitive open seat contest in a state that has already drawn considerable national attention this year.

Discussion: JSOnline, Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, The Other McCain, TPMDC, Online NewsHour, Talking Points Memo, National Review, Moe Lane, The Page, Ben Smith's Blog and New York Magazine

David Catanese / The Politico:

Herb Kohl won't seek reelection — Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl said Friday he won't pursue reelection in 2012, becoming the ninth senator and sixth Democrat to retire this campaign cycle. — “The greatest honor and the greatest responsibility of my life has been to serve as Wisconsin's United States Senator.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and FrumForum

Stuart Rothenberg / The Rothenberg Political Report:
Wisconsin Senate: Moved from Safe Democrat to Lean Democrat

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, Lez Get Real, Daily Kos, Pam's House Blend and Washington Blade

Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Kohl decides against '12 bid in blow to Dem efforts to keep Senate

Discussion: CNN, The Note and UrbanGrounds

The Note:

Mike Huckabee Teases ‘Very Important Announcement’ Coming On Saturday — ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports: — UPDATED: Former Arkansas governor and potential presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee is telling a radio audience on Friday that he plans to make “a very important announcement” over the weekend.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TPMDC

Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:

Huckabee to Announce Decision on Presidential Run Saturday — Updated Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, will announce on Saturday whether he will run for president, the producer of his show on the Fox News Channel said Friday. — “Governor Huckabee will announce tomorrow night …

Discussion: Ballot Box, Gawker, Hot Air and Race 4 2012

Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:

Does the Huck Stop Here? — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee looks like he'll give the 2012 White House campaign a pass, says Mr. Huckabee's top political operative. … Mr. Huckabee has told followers to tune in to his Saturday evening show on Fox News for what he calls a major announcement.

Discussion: GOP 12

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mike Huckabee will show his hand on Saturday

Discussion: FrumForum

Huck PAC:
Mike Huckabee Media Alert

Discussion: msnbc.com

Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:

National Review Turns On Mitt Romney — I had held out some notion that conservatives elites might be willing to forgive Mitt Romney's shameful record of helping the population of Massachusetts get health insurance. After all, many conservatives backed Romney in 2008 even when they knew his record.

Discussion: Wonk Room, National Review, The Apothecary and Daily Kos

Sam Stein / The Huffington Post: White House Reacts To Mitt Romney's Speech: He Took A ‘Smart Approach Toward Health Care’

National Review:
PowerPoint Failure — National Review endorsed Mitt Romney …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Democracy in America, ThinkProgress, The Apothecary, Yglesias, Conservatives4Palin and Ben Smith's Blog

Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Can one change one's mind on the health care mandate?

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The New Republic, National Review, EconLog and Wonk Room

Wall Street Journal:
Romney Responds to Health-Care Criticism

Discussion: CNN, Ross Douthat, New York Magazine, Race 4 2012, Mother Jones, The New Republic, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Opinion L.A. and Boston Globe

Wall Street Journal:
Romney's Daredevil Act

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Erick's blog, Hot Air, Conservatives4Palin and Hit & Run

Michael Barbaro / New York Times:

Buying a Trump Property, or So They Thought — For many middle-class Americans, it is the most coveted brand in real estate, synonymous with sky-piercing luxury and can't-miss quality: Donald J. Trump. — Far from the New York City towers that bear his name, in cities like Tampa, Fla. …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Ben Smith's Blog, The Moderate Voice, Capital Tonight, New York Magazine and PolitickerNY

Gallup:

Americans Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling, 47% to 19% — Thirty-four percent don't know enough about the issue to say — PRINCETON, NJ — By a 47% to 19% margin, Americans say they would want their member of Congress to vote against raising the U.S. debt ceiling, while 34% don't know enough to say.

Discussion: Ballot Box, Wake up America, Hot Air, TPMDC, The Mahablog, Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, The Hill and National Review

Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Seniors, Guns and Money

Discussion: Daily Kos, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality … and The Politico

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Mitch McConnell's not-so-secret strategy

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, CNN, Slate, New York Times, Washington Post and Suburban Guerrilla

Jan Crawford / CBS News:

Daniels closer to deciding on presidential bid — INDIANAPOLIS — With 1,100 people chanting “Run Mitch, Run,” Gov. Mitch Daniels took the stage here Thursday night and did something he's never done before: He introduced his wife Cheri, and then he turned the microphone over to her to address the sold-out crowd.

Discussion: The Politico, JSOnline, msnbc.com, Washington Post, Weasel Zippers, USA Today, The Daily Caller, Ben Smith's Blog, Race 4 2012 and Ballot Box

CNN:
Mitch the moderate? Daniels backers tout his conservative record

Discussion: The Politico, GOP 12 and Right Wing News

Erin McPike / Real Clear Politics:
Getting to Yes for Mitch and Cheri Daniels

Discussion: The Note, Power Line, New York Magazine and National Review

Washington Post:
The appeal of a Mitch Daniels's presidential run

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Matt Caron / WWLP-TV:

Controversy over child's flag drawing — Teacher allegedly refused to hang up picture — ORANGE, Mass. (WWLP) - A civil rights controversy is brewing at an elementary school in the Town of Orange, and it all surrounds an11 year-old's drawing of the American Flag.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, The Jawa Report, Fox Nation and Weasel Zippers

Paolo Biondi / Reuters:

Gaddafi likely wounded and not in Tripoli: Italy — (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has likely been wounded in western airstrikes and has probably left Tripoli, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Friday. — A Libyan government spokesman immediately denied that Gaddafi had been harmed.

Discussion: Mediaite and Pundit Press

Dan Carden / nwitimes.com:

Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home — Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. — In a 3-2 decision …

Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog, The Agitator and National Review