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Reuters:
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 …
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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.
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.
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Firedoglake, Salon and Booman Tribune
Fran Townsend / CNN:
U.S. interviews ‘hostile’ bin Laden widows, with Pakistan officials
U.S. interviews ‘hostile’ bin Laden widows, with Pakistan officials
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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.
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Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to “Take Some Time” to Mull U.S. Senate Bid — ABC News' John R. Parkinson (@JRPabcDC) reports: — In the wake of the surprise announcement that Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., will not run for reelection in 2012, Wisconsin lawmaker Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget committee …
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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.
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Outside the Beltway and FrumForum
Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Kohl decides against '12 bid in blow to Dem efforts to keep Senate
Kohl decides against '12 bid in blow to Dem efforts to keep Senate
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CNN, UrbanGrounds, JSOnline and The Note
Stuart Rothenberg / The Rothenberg Political Report:
Wisconsin Senate: Moved from Safe Democrat to Lean Democrat
Wisconsin Senate: Moved from Safe Democrat to Lean Democrat
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Washington Blade, FiveThirtyEight, Lez Get Real, Daily Kos and Pam's House Blend
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.
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Weasel Zippers and TPMDC
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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 …
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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.
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GOP 12 and The Raw Story
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
White House Reacts To Mitt Romney's Speech: He Took A ‘Smart Approach Toward Health Care’ … Mitt Romney , White House , Romney Health Care , Carney , Carney Romney , Mitt Romney Health Care Speech , White House Health Care , Politics News — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration …
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Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
National Review Turns On Mitt Romney
National Review Turns On Mitt Romney
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Wonk Room, National Review, The Apothecary and Daily Kos
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Can one change one's mind on the health care mandate?
Can one change one's mind on the health care mandate?
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Crooks and Liars, The New Republic, EconLog, National Review and Wonk Room
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. …
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TalkLeft, Ben Smith's Blog, The Note, Capital Tonight, The Moderate Voice, 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.
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Don Surber, Ballot Box, Wake up America, Hot Air, TPMDC, Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, The Mahablog, The Hill and National Review
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Mitch McConnell's not-so-secret strategy
Mitch McConnell's not-so-secret strategy
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Seniors, Guns and Money
Seniors, Guns and Money
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality … and The Politico
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.
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Aharding / CNN:
Source: George Mitchell stepping down as Middle East envoy — By: CNN Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry — Washington (CNN) - Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell is resigning as the Obama administration's Mideast envoy, a senior U.S. official told CNN Friday.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
AP sources: US Mideast envoy plans to resign
AP sources: US Mideast envoy plans to resign
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The Hill, The Politico and The Nation
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 …
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LewRockwell.com Blog, The Agitator and National Review
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.
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Mediaite and Pundit Press
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.
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Little Green Footballs, The Jawa Report, Fox Nation and Weasel Zippers
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Jane Corwin Voted To Allow Women To Be Shackled During Childbirth — In the past, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin (R-NY), the GOP nominee for the special election in New York's 26th congressional district, called attention to her economic views by declaring that, “we need to create …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Business Wire
The Note:
Newt Gingrich Unveils Economic Plan — ABC News' Arlette Saenz (@arlettesaenz) reports: — Newly-minted presidential candidate Newt Gingrich debuted his “Jobs and Prosperity Plan” this morning in Washington, D.C., touting his experience as Speaker of the House during the 1990's and his work …