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New York Times:
I.M.F. Chief, Apprehended at Airport, Is Accused of Sexual Attack — The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was taken off an Air France plane at Kennedy International Airport minutes before it was to depart for Paris on Saturday …
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New York Post:
IMF head Strauss-Kahn pulled off plane, arrested in alleged sodomy of hotel maid
IMF head Strauss-Kahn pulled off plane, arrested in alleged sodomy of hotel maid
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Reuters, Boing Boing, Pajamas Media, Politics, EconomicPolicyJournal.com, The Daily Beast and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Tamer El-Ghobashy / Wall Street Journal:
Head of IMF Strauss-Kahn in Custody for Alleged Sexual Assault
Head of IMF Strauss-Kahn in Custody for Alleged Sexual Assault
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New York Times, Deal Journal, The Raw Story, Vox Popoli, Gawker, naked capitalism, BuzzFeed and Talking Points Memo
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
IMF chief arrested in alleged sex assault, police tell AP
IMF chief arrested in alleged sex assault, police tell AP
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Fox News:
Huckabee Opts Against 2012 White House Bid — Mike Huckabee said Saturday there would be no sequel to his surprisingly strong 2008 White House bid, in which he won the Iowa Republican caucus and finished second in the primaries to Sen. John McCain. — “All the factors say go …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Huckabee: ‘I would have made a fine president’ — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said on Sunday he “would have made a fine president,” but added that he “was at peace” with his decision not to run for the White House in 2012. — Huckabee also told Chris Wallace of “Fox News Sunday” …
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ThinkProgress
Maggie Haberman / Reuters:
Mike Huckabee says he won't run for president in 2012
Mike Huckabee says he won't run for president in 2012
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The Atlantic Online, Outside the Beltway, The Politico, Fox News, Ben Smith's Blog and Sky Dancing
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: “The Decision”; Update: Huckabee not running; Update: Video added
Open thread: “The Decision”; Update: Huckabee not running; Update: Video added
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Datechguy's Blog, Mediaite, Cubachi and The Other McCain
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mike Huckabee Not Running For President in 2012
Mike Huckabee Not Running For President in 2012
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The Reid Report and The Raw Story
Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
Newt Gingrich Proposes Reviving “Poll Tests” Of The Sort Outlawed In The Civil Rights Era — Ta-Nehisi Coates heard the dog whistle loud in clear in Newt Gingrich's proclamation last night that Barack Obama is “the most successful food stamp president in modern American history.”
Kendra Marr / The Politico:
Ryan will decide soon on Wisconsin Senate race — House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Sunday he'll decide this week if he'll run for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Herb Kohl. — “Herb just announced this Friday,” Ryan said on CNN's “State of the Union.”
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, No More Mister Nice Blog and Althouse
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Ryan announcement on Wisconsin Senate seat coming soon
Ryan announcement on Wisconsin Senate seat coming soon
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Cubachi and The Political Carnival
Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
An Evening On The Beltway Yuengling and Minor Assault Circuit — So . . . I was walking back from the home of Megan McArdle and Peter Suderman and instead of doing the normal thing and taking Q Street west to 5th and then walking south, I wanted to take a shortcut by walking south on North Capitol to then cut southwest on New York.
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Doughnut Orbitals
Robert Wenzel / EconomicPolicyJournal.com:
Shadow Stat Misery Index Highest on Record — John Williams, over at Shadow Stats, compiles economic data for inflation and unemployment the way it used to be calculated pre-1990. Based on that data, the CPI inflation rate is over 10%, and the unemployment rate is over 15% (see charts).
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Obama's hypocritical rhetoric on immigration reform — Senior Political Analyst Follow Him @MichaelBarone — Barack Obama's immigration speech in El Paso, Texas, on May 10 was an exercise in electioneering and hypocrisy. Hypocrisy because while Obama complained about “politicians” …
Vicki Needham / Ballot Box:
Haley: No 2012 VP run — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won't consider the second spot on the Republican ticket in the 2012 elections. — “I find it silly that it's being talked about but I will tell you this, the people of South Carolina took a chance on electing me and it is my job …
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Federal worker pensions emerge as target in debt-reduction talks — The generous pension system enjoyed by millions of federal workers from clerks to senators and judges has emerged as a key target in negotiations between Vice President Biden and congressional leaders looking to restrain the growing national debt.
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Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
McConnell: Debt limit a ‘great opportunity’ — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). said the rapidly approaching debt limit is not a problem, but a “great opportunity” to address government spending. — The Senate Republican leader also made clear that he will need to see spending reforms in the short …
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CNN and Washington Monthly
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Boehner questions Obama's commitment to tackling debt, deficit — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) questioned President Obama's commitment to tackling the federal deficit Sunday, as he reiterated that major spending reforms will be needed to win GOP support on raising the debt limit.
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CNN