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Bonnie Malkin / Telegraph:
Apocalypse not right now: ‘Rapture’ end of world fails to materialise — Reports of the end of the world appeared to have been exaggerated today. — Inhabitants of New Zealand, scheduled to be among the first to meet the apocalypse according to a US fundamentalist preacher …
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
At Apocalypse Central, Preparing for What Happens, or Doesn't — OAKLAND, Calif. — If Harold Camping and his followers are correct, Gertrude Stein's famous comment about Oakland — that there is no there there — may finally be true. If not, some local churchgoers say they will set …
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Salon and The Moderate Voice
David Batty / Guardian:
Apocalypse not now: Rapture fails to happen
Apocalypse not now: Rapture fails to happen
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Los Angeles Times and The Raw Story
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Krauthammer: C'mon, Herman Cain's candidacy is for entertainment purposes only — Via the Right Scoop, I'm not nearly as sure as Kraut is that this is true. If Palin surprises everyone by staying out, Iowa will be wide open for a “true conservative” to emerge.
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Ryan Creed / ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain, Former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Announces His Candidacy — Herman Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination today at a rally at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. — “After prayerful consideration with my family …
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Oliver Willis
Aharding / CNN:
Herman Cain officially announces presidential bid
Andrew Restuccia / Ballot Box:
Cain announces candidacy for GOP presidential nomination
Cain announces candidacy for GOP presidential nomination
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The Hill, The Politico, Outside the Beltway and Gawker
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House lawmakers push back against Obama's stand on 1967 borders — A growing number of House lawmakers are pushing back against President Obama's recent call to base Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on pre-1967 borders. — Echoing the concerns of Israeli leaders, the critics maintain …
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iOwnTheWorld.com and The Hill
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Borderline Treachery — Would that the president of the United States …
Borderline Treachery — Would that the president of the United States …
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The Daily Dish and Hendrik Hertzberg
New York Times:
Backing Her Man With Impressive Resources — PARIS — She was much more famous than her husband, and much wealthier, too. — Now she joins the unhappy club of wives standing by their man in the face of a crescendo of tales of sexual betrayal, spurred in her case by extraordinary …
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TalkLeft, Reuters, New York Magazine, Jezebel, FrumForum and CBS New York
Ellen Tumposky / ABCNEWS:
Tucson SWAT Team Defends Shooting Iraq Vet 60 Times — A Tucson, Ariz., SWAT team defends shooting an Iraq War veteran 60 times during a drug raid, although it declines to say whether it found any drugs in the house and has had to retract its claim that the veteran shot first.
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theblogprof, Big Government, The Sundries Shack, Hit & Run and Pajamas Media
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Prayer controversy jeopardizes same-sex amendment vote — A controversial pastor delivered a prayer that left House members - of both parties - shocked and incensed. — An opening prayer that shocked Minnesota House members on Friday may have unintentionally derailed a key goal …
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Politics in Minnesota, The Moderate Voice, The Volokh Conspiracy and Joe. My. God.
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
White House on War Powers Deadline: ‘Limited’ US Role in Libya Means No Need to Get Congressional Authorization — In an effort to satisfy those arguing he needs to seek congressional authorization to continue US military activity in accordance with the War Powers Resolution …
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The Gateway Pundit, Don Surber, Vox Popoli and Weasel Zippers
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Obama misses deadline for congressional approval of Libya operations
Obama misses deadline for congressional approval of Libya operations
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Truthdig and Hit & Run
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama asks Congress for a resolution of support on Libya
Obama asks Congress for a resolution of support on Libya
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Adam Serwer, Firedoglake, Outside the Beltway, The Politico and The Page
New York Times:
Obama's Peace Tack Contrasts With Key Aide, Friend of Israel — WASHINGTON — Five days ago, during a closed-door meeting with a group of Middle East experts, administration officials, and journalists, King Abdullah II of Jordan gave his assessment of how Arabs view the debate within …
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The Nation, Booman Tribune and White House Dossier
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Webster Tells Town Hall Constituents That If Health Reform Isn't Repealed, 'We Won't Have A Country' — ThinkProgress filed this report from a town hall meeting in Astatula, FL. — When Congress passed the landmark health reform law last March, Republicans predicted the result …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Reducing Pennsylvania's Unemployment Insurance ‘A Fairness Thing,’ GOP Lawmaker Says … A Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives says he wants to reform the state's unemployment insurance system in part because the way benefits are currently calculated lets workers take a paid vacation for most of the year.
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Crooks and Liars and Oliver Willis
Aharding / CNN:
New poll shows Democrat ahead in NY special election — (CNN) - A new poll released Saturday shows the Democratic candidate now has a slight lead - a four point advantage among likely voters - over the Republican in a special congressional election in Western New York that has attracted the national spotlight.
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Ballot Box
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Pro-Israel push for magic words from Obama — Josh Block, the former AIPAC spokesman and a pro-Israel stalwart now at the Progressive Policy Institute, this morning emailed over quotes from several pro-Israel Democratic legislators unhappy with the White House move to formally embrace …
The C-Realm Radiant Sun:
Chomsky's More Detailed Response to the News of bin Laden's Murder — After the assassination of bin Laden I received such a deluge of requests for comment that I was unable to respond individually, and on May 4 and later I sent an unedited form response instead, not intending for it to be posted …
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Yglesias and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality …