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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality  —  It was first reported in January of last year that the Obama administration had compiled a hit list of American citizens whom the President had ordered assassinated without any due process, and one of those Americans was Anwar al-Awlaki.
New York Times:
Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Born Qaeda Leader, Is Killed in Yemen  —  SANA, Yemen — Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born preacher depicted as a leading figure in Al Qaeda's outpost in Yemen, was killed on Friday morning in the north of the country, according to the Defense Ministry.
CBS News:
Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen … This Oct. 2008 file photo provided by Muhammad ud-Deen, shows radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.  (CBS)  —  (CBS News) Updated at 6:43 a.m. Eastern.  —  Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born radical Islamic preacher who rose …
Jake Tapper / Politics:
Officials Thought They Might Kill Awlaki on 9/11 Anniversary  —  “This is a great day for America,” says a senior administration official, pleased with the news that terrorist leader Anwar al Awlaki was killed today.  —  The Yemeni government today announced that an operation launched shortly …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, New York Magazine and Hot Air
Fox News:
U.S.-Born Terror Boss Anwar al-Awlaki Killed
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com and Jihad Watch
Martin Chulov / Guardian:   Anwar al-Awlaki is dead, says Yemen
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:   Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Wait, Is Malaise French for “Soft”?  —  Obama speaking in Orlando: … Interesting perspective.  I wonder where America could have lost its competitive edge.  It couldn't possibly have anything to do with a government that blows billions on green energy boondoggles while making it harder …
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Jared A. Favole / Washington Wire:
Obama: U.S. Has Become a ‘Little Soft’  —  President Barack Obama on Thursday said the U.S. has lost some of its competitive edge and gotten a “little soft.”  —  Mr. Obama, in an interview with WESH-TV in Orlando, said his administration has been tough on the country's trading partners and tried to strengthen U.S. manufacturing.
WESH-TV:
WESH, President Talk Jobs Act, NASA, Rail
Latest from Crain's New York Business:
Veteran agitators flock to Occupy Wall Street  —  The city's most experienced agitators—the labor and community groups that typically organize local marches, rallies and sit-ins—have been largely missing from the Occupy Wall Street protest that is in its 13th day at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan.
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Chris Bowers / Daily Kos:
Occupy Wall Street growing rapidly  —  Airline pilots march on Wall Street Tuesday.  (Dan Nguyen @ New York City/Flickr)  —  Occupy Wall Street is experiencing a burst of rapid visibility and support.  Several established groups are now getting involved:
Matt Sledge / The Huffington Post:
NYC Transit Union Joins Occupy Wall Street
Kevinliptak / CNN:
90 percent of Americans say economy stinks  —  New York (CNNMoney) - Three years after a financial crisis pushed the country deep into recession, an overwhelming number of Americans - 90% - say that economic conditions remain poor.  —  The number, reported Friday in a new CNN/ORC International Poll …
Discussion: The Politico and Weasel Zippers
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House GOP Unveils Plan To Cut NPR, Job Training And Education Programs
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The other big jobs fight
New Jersey Online:
Chris Christie seriously considering run for president in 2012  —  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Chris Christie is seriously rethinking his months of denials and may launch a campaign for the White House after all, a source close to the governor said tonight.  —  In the last week, Christie …
Eric Dash / New York Times:
Outsize Severance Continues for Executives, Even After Failed Tenures  —  The golden goodbye has not gone away.  —  Just last week, Léo Apotheker was shown the door after a tumultuous 11-month run atop Hewlett-Packard.  His reward?  $13.2 million in cash and stock severance …
Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
Turns out, the South is a pretty nice place to live  —  When I first moved to Washington D.C., my dad jokingly warned me not to hype home too much.  “If they find out just how nice we have it down here, all your new East Coast friends will want to move to the South and our cost of living will go up,” he teased.
Discussion: Instapundit and National Review
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Durbin says Democrats don't currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill  —  Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said, at the moment, Democrats in Congress don't have the votes to pass President Obama's jobs bill, but Durbin added that that situation would change.
ABCNEWS:
Tobacco Companies Knew of Radiation in Cigarettes, Covered It Up  —  Tobacco companies knew that cigarettes contained a radioactive substance called polonium-210, but hid that knowledge from the public for over four decades, a new study of historical documents revealed.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Dallas Voice:
Investigation clears gay Fort Worth teacher  —  Kristopher Franks set to return to work Friday after 4-day leave stemming from allegations of improper behavior  —  nash@dallasvoice.com  —  FORT WORTH — Gay Western Hills High School teacher Kristopher Franks, put on paid administrative leave on Monday …
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
GOP kingmakers in Iowa: Support for Rick Perry is weakening  —  Republican kingmakers in Iowa say that support for Rick Perry has weakened as he struggles to gain traction among social conservatives and proponents of border-control reforms.  —  “When Perry came in, a lot of people were leaning …
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses and The Page
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Hey kids, Glenn Beck has a new show  —  Glenn Beck has been a frequent critic of the left's “indoctrination” of American children, attacking PBS and calling out Elmo from “Sesame Street” for favoring the redistribution of wealth.  —  When he left Fox News last April, Beck explained …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Justice Department probing Chinese accounting  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, said an official with the Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting criminal charges may be brought in addition to civil proceedings.
Telegraph:
Hugo Chavez in hospital ‘for kidney failure’  —  Hugo Chavez, who has been fighting cancer, was rushed to a military hospital for emergency care following kidney failure, according to reports.  —  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez  —  The leftist, staunchly anti-US stalwart Chavez went …
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Mortgage modifications are still messed up, 4 years later  —  WASHINGTON — Jose Palomo was surprised when the knock on the door came in August, informing him that his California home had been foreclosed and he'd need to vacate promptly.  After all, he'd recently started payments …
 
 
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker says Dems pressured to ‘stay away’ from UN reform legislation
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Sally Kestin / South Florida:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott changes arithmetic on jobs pledge
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Huckabee to Interview Romney on His Show
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and GOP 12
Eva Rodriguez / Washington Post:
Obama may have more than five votes to uphold health-care law
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Obama administration widens challenges to state immigration laws
Discussion: The Politico and Guardian
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
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Discussion: Firedoglake and The Reaction