memeorandum: Palestine Papers: Why I blew the whistle (Aljazeera)

11:40 AM ET, May 14, 2011

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Russell Berman / The Hill:

Four Dems vote ‘present’ on honoring Bin Laden mission — After more than a week of deliberation, the House overwhelmingly approved a measure honoring the intelligence community for the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. — The vote wasn't unanimous, however.

Discussion: Don Surber and Weasel Zippers

Peter Catapano / Opinionator:

Victory Dance? — There was a moment in President Obama's appearance at a fundraiser Tuesday evening in Austin, Tex., that became a topic of much discussion during the week. Peter Nicholas at The Los Angeles Times reported on that moment, at which Osama bin Laden became “an applause line in a presidential campaign speech”:

Discussion: Don Surber and Booman Tribune

Scott Shane / New York Times:
Pornography Is Found in Bin Laden Compound Files, U.S. Officials Say

Discussion: JammieWearingFool

Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Wanted To Kill President Obama

Discussion: msnbc.com, The Jawa Report and Gothamist

Michael O'Brien / The Hill:

Paul says he would have opposed Civil Rights Act — Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) suggested Friday that he wouldn't have voted in favor of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if he were a member of Congress at the time. — Paul, the libertarian Texas Republican who formally announced Friday that he would seek …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Booman Tribune and FrumForum

TPMDC:
Ron Paul: I Would Not Have Voted For The 1964 Civil Rights Act (VIDEO)

Discussion: Left Coast Rebel, The Other McCain, The New Republic and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Aljazeera:

Palestine Papers: Why I blew the whistle — The mislabeled “peace talks” were instrumental in creating divisions amongst Palestinians, compelling me to speak out. — In Palestine, the time for national reconciliation has come. On the eve of the 63rd commemoration of the Nakba, this is a long-awaited and hopeful moment.

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Amid Impasse in Peace Negotiations, America's Chief Middle East Envoy Resigns

Discussion: Haaretz, FP Passport, Prairie Weather, Swampland, Booman Tribune and The Moderate Voice

Darren Goode / The Politico:

Obama says drill — President Barack Obama is looking to bolster U.S. oil drilling, announcing Saturday a preemptive strike against bolder efforts from Capitol Hill as consumer unrest deepens over the price at the pump. — The White House will move forward without congressional action …

Discussion: Right Wing News and Fausta's Blog

Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:

Under pressure on gas prices, Obama shifts on domestic drilling — The White House will take a series of steps — including expediting drilling plans on government lands in Alaska — designed to show that the administration is serious about expanding domestic oil production and lowering gas prices.

Discussion: Ballot Box, Alaska Dispatch and JammieWearingFool

Associated Press:

Court: No right to resist unlawful police entry — INDIANAPOLIS— People have no right to resist if police officers illegally enter their home, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in a decision that overturns centuries of common law. — The court issued its 3-2 ruling on Thursday …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Dan Carden / nwitimes.com:
Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home

Discussion: Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Questions and Observations, LewRockwell.com Blog, The Agitator, Shakesville, Vox Popoli and National Review

Joseph Williams / The Politico:

Shirley Sherrod returns to the USDA — Shirley Sherrod, the U.S. Department of Agriculture employee who was forced out after a videotape misleadingly showed her making racially insensitive remarks, will start working for the USDA again, the department told POLITICO Friday. But she's not getting her old job back.

Discussion: CBS News and TPMDC

Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:

British Parakeet Boom Is a Mystery, and a Mess — STANWELL, England — The evening started peacefully enough at Long Lane Recreation Park in the western suburbs of London, disturbed only by the occasional rumble of a distant jet landing at Heathrow Airport.

Discussion: Dot Earth

Nick Pinto / The Blotter:

Is Michele Bachmann smarter than a high school sophomore? — Michele Bachmann is famously reluctant to put herself in positions where she might have to talk to someone who disagrees with her. — But Jesus God do we hope she makes an exception in this instance.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Andy Birkey / Minnesota Independent:
High schooler challenges Bachmann to debate on U.S. Constitution

Discussion: The Reaction, The Blotter, ThinkProgress, Liberal Values, ACS Blog and Outside the Beltway

Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:

Bill Clinton: Create Internet agency — Bill Clinton doesn't like all the misinformation and rumors floating on the Internet. And he thinks the United Nations or the U.S. government should create an agency to do something about it. — “It would be a legitimate thing to do,” Clinton said in an interview airing Friday on CNBC.

Discussion: Left Coast Rebel, Outside the Beltway and LewRockwell.com Blog

Bloomberg:

Medicare, Social Security Funds Expiring Sooner, U.S. Says — Medicare, the U.S. health insurance program for the elderly and disabled, and the Social Security trust for the disabled and retirees are running out of money sooner than the government had projected.

Discussion: Illinois Review and AmSpecBlog

David Nather / The Politico:
Medicare to run out of money five years sooner, trustees say

Discussion: Hit & Run, The Note, Outside the Beltway and The Lonely Conservative

Eddie / Blogger Buzz:

Blogger is back — Update (5/13 7:46PM PST): Nearly all posts since Wednesday are restored, now bringing back comments from last couple days. We expect the comments to be back this weekend or sooner. — What a frustrating day. We're very sorry that you've been unable to publish to Blogger for the past 20.5 hours.

Discussion: Ed Bott's Microsoft …, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Outside the Beltway, Althouse, Balkinization and Wake up America, more at Techmeme »

Reed Abelson / New York Times:

Health Insurers Making Record Profits as Many Postpone Care — The nation's major health insurers are barreling into a third year of record profits, enriched in recent months by a lingering recessionary mind-set among Americans who are postponing or forgoing medical care.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Prairie Weather

Miguel Helft / New York Times:

Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret — Facebook, it seems, doesn't always practice what it preaches. — For years, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has extolled the virtue of transparency, and he built Facebook accordingly.

Discussion: The Jawa Report

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.