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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.
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New York Times:
U.S.-Born Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen — SANA, Yemen — A missile fired from an American drone aircraft in Yemen on Friday killed Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical American-born cleric who was a leading figure in Al Qaeda's affiliate there, according to an official in Washington.
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BBC:
Islamist cleric Anwar Awlaki ‘killed in Yemen’ — The US-born radical Islamist cleric and suspected al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, the country's defence ministry reported. — US administration officials confirmed the reports, according to US media.
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 …
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Peter King praises Obama for al-Awlaki killing — Rep. Peter King, the Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, had rare praise for President Obama following the “extraordinary victory” of the death of suspected terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki.
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Jake Tapper / Politics:
Officials Thought They Might Kill Awlaki on 9/11 Anniversary
Officials Thought They Might Kill Awlaki on 9/11 Anniversary
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Paul condemns ‘assassinating’ al-Awlaki
Paul condemns ‘assassinating’ al-Awlaki
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Terry Francona / Associated Press:
US-born al-Awlaki was a gifted preacher, Internet maestro, and CIA's first American target
US-born al-Awlaki was a gifted preacher, Internet maestro, and CIA's first American target
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen
Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen
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Aljazeera, The Politico, The Volokh Conspiracy and New York Times
Michael Kinsley / Bloomberg:
Requiem for a Governor Before He's in the Ring — Look, I'm sorry, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cannot be president: He is just too fat. Maybe, if he runs for president and we get to know him, we will overlook this awkward issue because we are so impressed with the way he stands up to teachers' unions.
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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 …
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First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Needing a boost — Perry in need in a strong 3rd quarter boost... Expect the Romney and Obama hauls to be smaller than last quarter... Another foreign-policy success, another yawn from the American public?... Chris Christie buzz continues... Calendar chaos …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Chris Christie's big problem — Whether or not he lets himself be persuaded to run for president, Chris Christie needs to find some way to lose weight. Like everyone else, elected officials perform best when they are in optimal health. Christie obviously is not.
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National Review
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama: America's Gone ‘Soft’ — In an interview this evening with a local NBC affiliate in Orlando, President Obama claimed that America has “gotten a little soft.” — “I mean, there are a lot of things we can do,” Obama said. “The way I think about it is, you know, this is a great …
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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’
Obama: U.S. Has Become a ‘Little Soft’
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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 …
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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:
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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.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Phony Fear Factor — The good news: After spending a year and a half talking about deficits, deficits, deficits when we should have been talking about jobs, job, jobs we're finally back to discussing the right issue. — The bad news: Republicans, aided and abetted by many conservative policy intellectuals …
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Bloomberg:
Morgan Stanley Seen as Risky as Italian Banks — Morgan Stanley (MS), which owns the world's largest retail brokerage, is being priced in the credit- default swaps market as less creditworthy than most U.S., U.K. and French banks and as risky as Italy's biggest lenders.
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Chu takes responsibility for a loan deal that put more taxpayer money at risk in Solyndra — Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Thursday acknowledged making the final decision to allow a struggling solar company to continue receiving taxpayer money after it had technically defaulted on a $535 million federal loan guaranteed by his agency.
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Michelle Obama shops incognito at Target (Photo) — AP photographer Charles Dharapak told CBS News he took pictures of the first lady at the Target on Route 1 in Alexandria, Virginia. — The first lady's office confirmed that the pictures showed Mrs. Obama, though it did not immediately respond when asked if it tipped off Dharapak.
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Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
Time to think the unthinkable and start printing again — It is the policy that dare not speak its name: the printing press. The time has come to employ this nuclear option on a grand scale. The alternative is likely to be a lost decade. The waste is more than unnecessary; it is cruel.
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Paul Krugman
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 …
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Holy Bullies … and Towleroad News #gay