Top Items:
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Maurice Sendak, Children's Author Who Upended Tradition, Dies at 83 — Maurice Sendak, widely considered the most important children's book artist of the 20th century, who wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark …
Discussion:
Stinque, ABCNEWS, Shakesville, Towleroad News #gay and The Awl
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Santorum endorses Romney: ‘All hands on deck’ — A reader forwards this email Rick Santorum is sending to his list of supporters in which he announces he's endorsing Mitt Romney. — Santorum makes clear that he felt Romney had answered questions about his commitment to principles …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, CNN, GOP 12, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, americanthinker.com, ABCNEWS, Algemeiner.com, The Caucus, New York Magazine and Power Line
RELATED:
ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Formally Endorses Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum Formally Endorses Mitt Romney
Discussion:
Hot Air, The Other McCain and The Page
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Santorum endorses one-time rival Romney
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Half of Americans Support Legal Gay Marriage — Democrats and independents in favor; Republicans opposed — PRINCETON, NJ — Fifty percent of Americans believe same-sex marriages should be recognized by law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages — down slightly from 53% last year …
Discussion:
Politico, New York Times, Reuters, Washington Post and Washington Wire
RELATED:
Adam Goldman / Associated Press:
US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot — WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press has learned.
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, ABCNEWS, Power Line, Guardian, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, Hot Air, The Raw Story, Daily Kos, Poynter and Politicker
RELATED:
Fox News:
CIA thwarts Al Qaeda underwear bomb plot near anniversary of bin Laden's death
CIA thwarts Al Qaeda underwear bomb plot near anniversary of bin Laden's death
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report and The PJ Tatler
CBS News:
CIA thwarts new al Qaeda underwear bomb plot
CIA thwarts new al Qaeda underwear bomb plot
Discussion:
msnbc.com, New York Magazine, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Algemeiner.com and The Moderate Voice
Dylan Byers / Politico:
W.H. embargoed Al Qaeda bomb threat
W.H. embargoed Al Qaeda bomb threat
Discussion:
American Power, more at Mediagazer »
Indianapolis Star:
6 a.m. update: Polls open — Polls opened at 6 a.m. today as Hoosiers make their final picks for Republican and Democratic nominees for the November election. — Headlining today's election is the Republican race for U.S. Senate between Sen. Richard Lugar and Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
Discussion:
Taegan Goddard's …
RELATED:
Rachel Rose Hartman / ABCNEWS:
Sen. Dick Lugar to learn his fate in Indiana; N.C. votes on marriage amendment — Dick Lugar could see his 36-year Senate career come to an end Tuesday in the Indiana Republican primary as voters decide whether to send him back to Congress for another six-year term or bank on challenger Richard Mourdock.
Discussion:
Politico and Yahoo! News
Mark Trumbull / Christian Science Monitor:
Tea party set to topple Sen. Richard Lugar. Could he try third-party run?
Tea party set to topple Sen. Richard Lugar. Could he try third-party run?
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars, The Moderate Voice and Instapundit
Liz McMillen / Brainstorm:
A Note to Readers — When we published Naomi Schaefer Riley's blog posting on Brainstorm last week ("The Most Persuasive Case for Eliminating Black Studies? Just Read the Dissertations"), several thousand of you spoke out in outrage and disappointment that The Chronicle had published …
Discussion:
Ricochet Conversations Feed, Balloon Juice and National Review
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama team: Romney must rebuke ‘extreme voices’ after ‘treason’ call at rally — President Obama's campaign is looking to seize on a pair of controversial comments by supporters at Mitt Romney's town hall meeting in Cleveland Monday, calling on the presumptive Republican nominee to “stand up to the extreme voices in his party.”
Discussion:
The Caucus, Politico, Connecting.the.Dots, Hit & Run, The Hill, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
RELATED:
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Crowd, host steal attention at Romney event in Ohio
Crowd, host steal attention at Romney event in Ohio
Discussion:
Politicker and Daily Kos
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Romney Refuses To Stand Up To Woman Who Says Obama Should Be ‘Tried For Treason’
Romney Refuses To Stand Up To Woman Who Says Obama Should Be ‘Tried For Treason’
Discussion:
Washington Post, CANNONFIRE, The Huffington Post, ABCNEWS, Power Line, Weasel Zippers and The Maddow Blog
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Liberals Steer Outside Money to Grass-Roots Organizing — After months on the sidelines, major liberal donors including the financier George Soros are preparing to inject up to $100 million into independent groups to aid Democrats' chances this fall. But instead of going head to head …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, The Hill, New York Magazine, Washington Wire, Business Insider, Weasel Zippers, msnbc.com, The Page and Campaign 2012
Haaretz:
In surprise move, Netanyahu, Mofaz agree to form unity government, cancel early elections — PM, opposition leader reach dramatic late-night agreement to form national unity government, in which Kadima head Mofaz expected to be appointed deputy prime minister. — Get Haaretz on iPhone
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, Global Spin, The Times of Israel, Israpundit, Talking Points Memo and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
RELATED:
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
PM, Mofaz to form unity gov't, canceling early elections
PM, Mofaz to form unity gov't, canceling early elections
Discussion:
New York Times
Robert Costa / National Review:
Beyond Boston — Among politicos, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is frequently referenced as “Boston.” Romney's headquarters is housed there, and for much of the campaign season, the phrase has been used to describe the former governor's tight-knit group of senior advisers …
Discussion:
The Page
David Cole / New York Review of Books:
No Accountability for Torture — Sometimes I think being American means never having to say you're sorry. On Wednesday, May 2, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a federal appeals court in San Francisco, unanimously dismissed a lawsuit against former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo …
Discussion:
Firedoglake and Taylor Marsh
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Top Obama donors witholding money over executive order punt — Some leading gay and progressive donors are so angry over President Obama's refusal to sign an executive order barring same sex discrimination by federal contractors that they are refusing to give any more money to the pro-Obama super PAC …
Discussion:
The Maddow Blog, Hot Air, Eclectablog and Poliglot
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Official: EU to move forward on transaction tax — The European Union will continue to press ahead with discussions on a financial transactions tax even if the idea stagnates in the United States, a top official said Monday. — Algirdas Šemeta, the EU commissioner for taxation …
Discussion:
ABCNEWS
CNN:
TRENDING: Romney: 'I'll take a lot of credit' for auto industry success — (CNN) - Democrats and Republicans have slammed Mitt Romney for his 2008 view that Detroit should “go bankrupt,” but the presumptive GOP presidential nominee said Monday his views played a big part in the auto industry's recovery.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, WEWS-TV and Associated Press
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
Ambassador to Pakistan set to leave post — U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter announced to his staff Monday morning that he was stepping down this summer after serving less than two years on the job. — We're told his early departure — ambassadors usually serve three-year tours …
Wall Street Journal:
The KSM Trial Spectacle — Is it too much for Eric Holder to defend these prosecutions? — You don't have to be a mind reader to figure out the propaganda strategy of September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the four other terrorists who were arraigned Saturday in a 13-hour spectacle in Guantanamo Bay.
Discussion:
Betsy's Page, American Spectator and Instapundit
Daily Kos:
WTF? Democratic Party of Wisconsin Cancels post-primary Unity Rally — Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 8th, Wisconsin voters will vote in a special recall election primary. On the Democratic ballot for governor are four legitimate contenders. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Governor Scott Walker on June 5th.
Discussion:
Campaign 2012, National Review, JSOnline, RedState, Washington Free Beacon and Althouse