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New York Post, With Classy Cover, Lists Bin Laden Porn Titles — The New York Post has clearly done its homework to come up with the titles of the DVD's Osama bin Laden enjoyed at his compound. As part of an article titled “Porno Osama Had A Big ‘Jihad On’” his favorites were revealed. Among them:
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Mediaite and Pajamas Media
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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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Weasel Zippers, Don Surber and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Gothamist, Don Surber and The Jawa Report
Glenn Davis / Mediaite:
Bill Maher: If You Celebrated Bin Laden's Death, You're Not Really A Christian
Bill Maher: If You Celebrated Bin Laden's Death, You're Not Really A Christian
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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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rubber hose, JammieWearingFool and National Review
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Beyond parody — We'll probably learn later today whether Mike Huckabee is running for president, but while we wait, it's worth appreciating what else for the former Arkansas governor is up to. — This week, Huckabee launched a new educational company called Learn Our History.
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Barefoot and Progressive and Balloon Juice
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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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Outside the Beltway
Dan Fastenberg / The Page:
“Once I Pull the Trigger Saturday Night, Things Will Get Even Crazier, As If That's Possible”
“Once I Pull the Trigger Saturday Night, Things Will Get Even Crazier, As If That's Possible”
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Cubachi, FiveThirtyEight, Pajamas Media and Taegan Goddard's …
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Mike Huckabee: ‘Things Will Get Crazier’ After Presidential Bid Announcement
Mike Huckabee: ‘Things Will Get Crazier’ After Presidential Bid Announcement
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TPMDC
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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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama Shifts to Speed Oil and Gas Drilling in U.S.
Obama Shifts to Speed Oil and Gas Drilling in U.S.
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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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Right Wing News, Wake up America and Fausta's Blog
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, JammieWearingFool and Ballot Box
Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
Ron Paul And The Civil Rights Act — I watched Ron Paul on Hardball yesterday afternoon talking about his opposition to the Civil Rights Act and while this of course reminds you of his troubling racist associations, I think that's actually the least significant part of the story.
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Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality …, The New Republic and TPMDC
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Paul says he would have opposed Civil Rights Act
Paul says he would have opposed Civil Rights Act
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Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway, The Moderate Voice, Booman Tribune and FrumForum
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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The Moderate Voice, The Reaction, Outside the Beltway, Left Coast Rebel, Mediaite and Gawker
Robert Zubrin / Wall Street Journal:
How We Can Fly to Mars in This Decade—And on the Cheap — The technology now exists and at half the cost of a Space Shuttle flight. All that's lacking is the political will to take more risks. — SpaceX, a private firm that develops rockets and spacecraft, recently announced it will field …
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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Booman Tribune and Common Dreams
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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Prairie Weather
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Gingrich promises to slash taxes, calls Obama ‘food stamp president’ — MACON, Ga. — Newt Gingrich opened his presidential campaign here Friday night by introducing a jobs plan that would slash taxes and repeal an array of bureaucratic regulations. — Returning to the state where he launched …
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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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Pam's House Blend, PolitickerNY, Gothamist and AMERICAblog Gay
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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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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