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11:35 AM ET, May 17, 2011

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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Rep. Paul Ryan Staying in House, Won't Run for U.S. Senate  —  Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is staying in the House, and won't run for the U.S. Senate, two well-placed GOP sources tell National Journal.  —  Ryan began informing close friends of his decision Tuesday and is expected to announce later in the day.
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Aharding / CNN:
Gov. Nikki Haley hammers Gingrich over Medicare remarks  —  Dallas (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich might not want to count on a presidential endorsement from South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.  —  In an interview with CNN Tuesday, Haley sharply admonished Gingrich for his comments …
The Politico:
Thompson plans to run for Senate  —  Tommy Thompson, the Republican former Wisconsin governor and George W. Bush's first secretary of Health and Human Services, has told friends he plans to run for the open Senate seat in Wisconsin, according to top Wisconsin sources.
Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich to House GOP: Drop Dead  —  Newt undermines his former comrades on Medicare.  —  The Republican Presidential campaign is off to a slow start, but judging by the last week not slow enough.  First Mitt Romney defends his ObamaCare prototype in Massachusetts, and now Newt Gingrich …
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Angry Iowan gets in Newt's face  —  Newt Gingrich faces some one-on-one blowback for his comments about Paul Ryan.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
W. James Antle III / The Politico:
What Rand Paul could teach Ron Paul  —  Rep. Ron Paul (R- Texas) found himself in an unusual position at the South Carolina GOP presidential debate.  According to most polls, Paul was the frontrunner of the five candidates on stage.  Though some big names were missing, it signals how far Paul has come in four years.
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Krauthammer on Gingrich's presidential aspirations: 'Now it's over'  —  As the day has progressed, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's comments on Sunday's “Meet the Press” attacking House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan's budget plan have come to haunt him.
Discussion: The Page and Daily Kos
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Cantor reserves judgment on whether Gingrich is ‘finished’
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: What matters and what doesn't
Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Iowan to Gingrich: Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself
Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff  —  His wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former governor acknowledged the child was his.  The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Fred Malek on the 2012 field  —  GOP veteran big-wig, Fred Malek , dished on the 2012 field on The Daily Rundown today.  —  On Newt Gingrich's spat with Paul Ryan: … But Malek added that Newt was still a viable contender.  —  On Sarah Palin, whom he forged a fairly close, professional friendship with since 2008:
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Donald Trump says he won't run for president in 2012
Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan and NATO Forces Exchange Fire  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani ground troops opened fire on two NATO helicopters that crossed into Pakistan's airspace from Afghanistan early Tuesday morning, the Pakistani Army said in a statement.  A firefight then briefly erupted between NATO forces …
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Pakistan's Prime Minister Visits China
Discussion: The Reaction
The Huffington Post:
Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers [EXCLUSIVE] … WASHINGTON — A set of confidential federal audits accuse the nation's five largest mortgage companies of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of foreclosures on homes purchased …
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
CINDY CRAWFORD FLIP-FLOPS FOR MITT ROMNEY  —  During her modeling career, Cindy Crawford was skilled at switching outfits.  Now, she's switching presidential candidates, it seems.  —  Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Mitt Romney, took to Twitter Monday to oh-so-subtly boast that Team Romney …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Nearly 20 percent of new Obamacare waivers are gourmet restaurants, nightclubs, fancy hotels in Nancy Pelosi's district  —  Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama's administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
OOPS!  Historic ‘Spending Cut’ Bill Increased Spending By $3 Billion  —  Republicans stormed Capitol Hill in January vowing to slash discretionary spending by $100 billion right off the bat.  In their pledge to America, they promised that, “[w]ith common-sense exceptions for seniors …
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Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms  —  NEW YORK - Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January.  —  Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show …
Associated Press:
Sources: Navy SEALs Knew Bin Laden Mission Was One-Shot Deal  —  WASHINGTON — Those who planned the secret mission to get Usama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong.  —  The U.S. deliberately hid the operation from Pakistan …
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Betsy's Page
The Atlantic Online:
Black Confederates Revealed  —  Though they certainly didn't tell anyone: … I've spent much of my adult life studying various theories of race and racism, and the last few years in a rather intensive mode of study.  In all of that time one inescapable conclusion has dogged me: Race is such bulls**t.
Bernard-Henri Levy / The Daily Beast:
Bernard-Henri Lévy Defends Accused IMF Director  —  THE DAILY BEAST ON:  —  No one knows if the IMF director is guilty of sexual assault—and by dragging him through the mud, politicians and the press are committing gross acts of injustice, says French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy.
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Budget Committee:
Shared Scarcity versus Renewed Prosperity  —  Thank you so much, Anne, for the kind introduction.  —  I want to thank you all for inviting me to speak.  It was especially gracious of you to host me, even though I'm a Packers fan and I assume most of you are Bears fans.  —  But that doesn't mean we can't work together.
Jed Rubenfeld / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. justified in killing Osama Bin Laden  —  Under any sane construction of the laws of war, his killing was lawful regardless of whether he ‘raised his hands in surrender’ or whether U.S. troops weren't to give him the chance.  —  In this photo released by the White House …
 
 
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Fox News:
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Thomas Sowell / National Review:
Slaves to Words  —  We could definitely use another Abraham Lincoln …
John Quiggin / Crooked Timber:
Adventures in social network analysis: approaching the finale
Catherine Dodge / Bloomberg:
Do-Nothing Congress Shows Budget Paralysis
Curtis Morgan / Orlando Sentinel:
Arrests of South Florida imams carried out under new federal rules
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Right Wing News
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Senate to vote on oil tax bill Tuesday
Discussion: The Politico and FrumForum
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Without Dem help, GOP must pass spending bills on its own
Wall Street Journal:
Cash-Rich Google Sells First Bonds
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Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
The Real Social Security and Medicare Problem (and a Doable Fix)
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