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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Huck: I've made '12 decision — Mike Huckabee said that he's now “sure” about what he's going to do for 2012, and that he'll “explain all about what went into” his decision Saturday night on his cable TV talkshow. — Huckabee made the comments Saturday morning on “Fox and Friends,” …
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Dan Fastenberg / The Page:
“Once I Pull the Trigger Saturday Night, Things Will Get Even Crazier, As If That's Possible” — First on The Page: Mike Huckabee email to his inner circle seem to lean more in the “yes” direction. — Read it here. — Tweet — Get The Page delivered. — Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter
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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.
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Neela Banerjee / Los Angeles Times:
Obama to open Alaska petroleum reserve to new drilling — The broad energy plan, coming as gas prices continue to rise, would also fast-track environmental assessment of petroleum exploration elsewhere. — Reporting from Washington— President Obama will open Alaska's national petroleum reserve …
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Darren Goode / The Politico:
Obama says drill — President Barack Obama is looking …
Obama says drill — President Barack Obama is looking …
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Under pressure on gas prices, Obama shifts on domestic drilling
Under pressure on gas prices, Obama shifts on domestic drilling
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Alaska Dispatch, Ballot Box and JammieWearingFool
UPI:
Disney seeks SEAL Team 6 trademark — Disney has filed an application to trademark the name of the U.S. commando unit credited with dispatching Osama bin Laden. — The paperwork filed this week at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office puts The Walt Disney Company subsidiary Disney Enterprises …
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Alex Weprin / FishbowlNY:
Disney Trademarks “Seal Team 6″
Disney Trademarks “Seal Team 6″
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New York Post:
Porn stash found in bin Laden's lair — It wasn't just plots to kill Americans that got a rise out of him. — It turns out that terror titan Osama bin Laden had a stash of smut to liven up his lair. — Investigators poring over the tons of files, computer drives and other recordings hauled …
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Pornography Is Found in Bin Laden Compound Files, U.S. Officials Say
Pornography Is Found in Bin Laden Compound Files, U.S. Officials Say
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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 …
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New York Times:
Donors to G.O.P. Are Backing Gay Marriage Push — As gay rights advocates intensify their campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, the bulk of their money is coming from an unexpected source: a group of conservative financiers and wealthy donors to the Republican Party …
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PolitickerNY, Gothamist and AMERICAblog Gay
CNN:
Pakistan's parliament condemns U.S. raid, threatens sanctions — Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan's parliament threatened Saturday to cut off access to a facility used by NATO forces to ferry troops into Afghanistan, signaling a growing rift that began when U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden during …
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Jane Perlez / New York Times:
Denying Links to Militants, Pakistan's Spy Chief Denounces U.S. Before Parliament
Denying Links to Militants, Pakistan's Spy Chief Denounces U.S. Before Parliament
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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.
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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
What If the U.S. Treasury Defaults? — 'People aren't going to wonder whether 20 years ago we delayed an interest payment for six days. They're going to wonder whether we got our house in order.' — 'A financial crisis is surely going to happen as big or bigger than the one we had in 2008 …
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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.
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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.
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New York Times:
As Baghdad Erupts in Riot of Color, Calls to Tone It Down — BAGHDAD — In downtown Baghdad, a police headquarters has been painted two shades of purple: lilac and grape. The central bank, a staid building in many countries, is coated in bright red candy cane stripes.
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CNN:
U.S. imams arrested for alleged Pakistani Taliban links — Miami (CNN) — Two South Florida imams and a third family member were arrested Saturday on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, the Justice Department said. — In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges.
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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.
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
South Carolina Republican Named ‘Legislator of the Year’ For Writing A Bill That Disenfranchises Voters — Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) is expected to soon sign a Voter ID bill passed by both chambers of the South Carolina Legislature. When she does, South Carolina will become the second state …
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