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12:45 AM ET, May 25, 2011

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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Democrat Wins G.O.P. Seat; Rebuke Seen to Medicare Plan  —  Democrats scored an upset in one of New York's most conservative Congressional districts on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the national Republican Party in a race that largely turned on the party's plan to overhaul Medicare.
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Allen Wilson / Buffalo News:
Corwin granted court order barring certification of winner  —  Jane L. Corwin this afternoon obtained a court order from State Supreme Court Justice Russell P. Buscaglia barring a certification of a winner in the special 26th Congressional District race pending a show-cause hearing before him later this week.
Kathleen Hennessey / Los Angeles Times:
AP: Democrat Hochul pulls off upset in New York congressional race  —  The special election race was dominated by the national debate over a GOP plan to overhaul Medicare.  —  Democrat Kathy Hochul, shown at a campaign stop, appeared to pull of an upset Tuesday in a western New York special congressional election.
Chris Lee Resignation / Buffalo News:
Hochul takes House seat in stunner  —  Kathleen Courtney Hochul, the Erie County clerk and longtime Democratic figure who defied political experts giving her little chance of success, ground out a stunning and surprisingly comfortable victory Tuesday in the special election for the predominantly Republican 26th Congressional District.
Raymond Hernandez / The Caucus:
Democrat Wins Upstate New York Congressional Race  —  Updated Democrats scored an upset in one of New York's most conservative congressional districts on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the national Republican Party in a race that largely turned on the party's plan to overhaul Medicare.
Discussion: Liberal Values and Capital Tonight
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
With his budget plan the top issue, Rep. Ryan waded into NY-26 (updated)  —  Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) contributed to New York Republican Jane Corwin's special-election campaign.  —  The House Budget Committee chairman's political action committee, Prosperity PAC, sent a fundraising email …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Politico and CNN
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:   Dem campaign chief: Medicare ‘changed the climate’ in NY-26
The Note:
Israeli Prime Minister Gets 29 Standing Ovations in Congress, Sends Message to White House*  —  ABC's Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) reports:  —  *UPDATE: President Obama got 25 standing ovations from Congress during his 2011 State of the Union address.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got 29 today.
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Rand Paul skips Netanyahu address  —  As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warm welcome from a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, freshman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) skipped out on the speech, sitting quietly at his Senate desk shuffling through papers and newspapers.
Facebook:
Speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Meeting of the United States Congress  —  I am deeply honored by your warm welcome.  And I am deeply honored that you have given me the opportunity to address Congress a second time.  —  Mr. Vice President, do you remember the time we were the new kids in town?
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
The U.S. Congress Cheers Netanyahu's Claim That Israel Does Not Occupy The West Bank
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House members side with Netanyahu
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
President Obama Has No Idea What Year It Is  —  This is how President Obama signed the guestbook at Westminster Abbey earlier today, where he got a tour from the Very Reverend Dr. John Hall and laid a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. … It was really nice until he got the date wrong by three years.
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin's Secret Weapon: New Film to Premiere in June  —  Shortly after Republicans swept last November to a historic victory in which Sarah Palin was credited with playing a central role, the former Alaska governor pulled aside her close aide, Rebecca Mansour, to discuss a hush-hush assignment …
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The Note:
‘Epic’ Sarah Palin Documentary Due Out in June
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
What a top aide to Sarah Palin really thinks about Mitt Romney, Bristol Palin, Erick Erickson and more
Political Punch:
Awkward Moment During Obama Toast to Queen  —  The president and the orchestra at Buckingham Palace this evening were a bit out of synch.  —  When the president toasted the Queen the orchestra misunderstood a pause and what seemed to be a cue from the president for “God Save the Queen” to begin playing.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Pajamas Media
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Good news: Obama botches toast to the queen  —  Ah, now his “2008″ gaffe from earlier today is starting to make more sense.  Turns out ... he really is brain-damaged.  —  No, I kid.  I think he, like Frank Drebin, simply doesn't believe in silly ideas like having queens:
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama gets the royal treatment
Discussion: CNN
Daily Mail:
The Bin Laden backlash: Angry Muslims demonstrate outside Downing Street as Obama visits Britain  —  Muslim activists descended on Downing Street today in protest at Barack Obama's state visit to London.  —  As the president met David Cameron in Whitehall, an angry crowd of burka clad women …
Discussion: Doug Ross and Atlas Shrugs
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Simon Jenkins / Guardian:
Obama and Cameron must break this addiction to war
Discussion: Eunomia
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Republican Field: Is This It?  —  How's this for an impressive Republican lineup?  —  A likable former governor and TV personality; a two-term governor with an unmatched fiscal record; another former governor with the best education-reform credentials in the country; a rising star in the House …
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Don't Underestimate Republicans in 2012
James Hill / ABCNEWS:
John Edwards: US Green-Lights Prosecution for Alleged Campaign Law Violations Tied to Affair Cover-Up  —  Former Sen. John Edwards speaks at a campaign rally Jan. 26, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)  —  The United States Department of Justice has green-lighted the prosecution …
Originals:
What Yale's President Should Have Said about the Frat Boys  —  The Department of Education is currently investigating Yale University for allegedly maintaining a sexually hostile environment.  No one can deny that the New Haven Ivy is in a difficult position.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Charlie Riedel / The Atlantic Online:
Tornado-Damaged Joplin, From Above  —  The death toll in Joplin, Missouri, has now topped 118, making Sunday's catastrophe the single deadliest tornado recorded in the United States since modern record keeping began 60 years ago.  Rescuers continue their work despite hazardous conditions …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PAGE THE FAT LADY LIVE BLOGGING  —  10:04 PM: Just after 10 PM, AP calls it for Hochul.  —  10:07 PM: Couple key points to note in these results.  First, as noted below, the Democrat matched the 2006 margin in this district.  And 2006 was a huge wave election for the Dems.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Kansas Lawmaker Says Women Should Plan Ahead For Rape: ‘I Have A Spare Tire’  —  The anti-choice tidal wave stemming from the 2010 elections has produced nearly 1,000 anti-choice bills this year alone.  When Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) took office last year, he called on the state legislature to create …
The Atlantic Online:
Do We Have the Congo Rape Crisis All Wrong?  —  We've long understood the country's horrifying rate of sexual assault — on average 48 rapes per hour — to be a function and tool of conflict, but it may be something very different  —  The international media lit up last week with news …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Will Dems Give Up Their Political Advantage On Medicare In Debt Limit Fight?  —  Is it possible that Democrats will squander the political advantage on Medicare that they just regained over Republicans?  It could happen.  —  At his weekly Capitol briefing with reporters Tuesday …
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Facebook upgrade spurs fears of political bias  —  Facebook's managers are deploying a new software upgrade that will dismantle myriad groups of like-minded political activists unless they get a special software-key from the company.  —  But Facebook manager are providing very limited information …
Discussion: Hot Air and Atlas Shrugs
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Writer Is Served With Subpoena in C.I.A. Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors, with the approval of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., are trying to force the author of a book on the C.I.A. to testify at a criminal trial about who leaked information to him about an effort …
Keith Laing / The Hill:
Chrysler repays government loans  —  One of the Detroit car companies bailed out during the financial crisis said Tuesday it had repaid $6.7 billion in loans to the federal government and Canada, plus interest.  —  Chrysler said it was paying both the initial money the government put up in June 2009 …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and FrumForum
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Cantor Says Congress Won't Pay For Missouri Disaster Relief Unless Spending Is Cut Elsewhere  —  Firefighters and rescue workers who arrived in Joplin, MO, found that the deadly tornado that hit the state Sunday had left a “barren, smoky wasteland” in its path.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Report: Pataki reconsidering decision not to run  —  Former New York Gov. George Pataki (R) is reconsidering his decision to not run for president, according to a report.  —  Pataki told The Boston Globe, which caught up with Pataki following a speech Tuesday at New England College …
 
 
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