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Mark Halperin / Swampland:
The View from One Prudential Plaza: Why the Obama Campaign Is So Confident About Beating Romney — President Obama pauses while speaking at a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio, on May 5, 2012 — Barack Obama's decision to base his re-election campaign outside of Washington seems to be working pretty darn well.
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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.”
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The Caucus, Politico, The Hill, Weasel Zippers, Hit & Run, Connecting.the.Dots and The PJ Tatler
BuzzFeed:
Romney Silent As Woman Says Obama Should Be Tried For Treason — A town hall bubbles over. — EUCLID, Ohio — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney didn't comment on a supporter's assertion that President Barack Obama should be tried for treason at a town hall event here.
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Plain Dealer, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Greenroom, Mediaite, Business Insider, Daily Kos, GOP 12 and Guardian
BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Was Arrested For Disorderly Conduct In 1981 — The charges were dropped after Romney threatened to sue. “I was not a disorderly person,” Romney said. — Mitt Romney campaigns in Pittsburgh. — It's a little reported anecdote, but in 1981 presumptive Republican Presidential …
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americanthinker.com, Hot Air, his vorpal sword, JustOneMinute, Associated Press, The Reaction, Daily Kos, Indecision Forever, Catholic Bandita and GOP 12
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Romney Refuses To Stand Up To Woman Who Says Obama Should Be ‘Tried For Treason’ — At a town hall event in Ohio this afternoon, a woman asked Mitt Romney what he would do to roll back the size of government, and commented that President Obama “should be tried for treason.”
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Washington Post, The Huffington Post, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, Power Line, CANNONFIRE and The Maddow Blog
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.
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CBS News:
CIA thwarts new al Qaeda underwear bomb plot
CIA thwarts new al Qaeda underwear bomb plot
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msnbc.com, New York Magazine, Algemeiner.com, The Moderate Voice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Dylan Byers / Politico:
W.H. embargoed Al Qaeda bomb threat
W.H. embargoed Al Qaeda bomb threat
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American Power, more at Mediagazer »
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
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The Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report and The PJ Tatler
Pam Benson / CNN:
Official: New bomb plot foiled
Official: New bomb plot foiled
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This Just In and Michael J. Totten's blog
msnbc.com:
Report: CIA foiled al-Qaida plot to destroy US-bound airliner
Report: CIA foiled al-Qaida plot to destroy US-bound airliner
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Reuters, Hot Air and Little Green Footballs
Carlo Munoz / The Hill:
CIA thwarts al Qaeda plot timed near bin Laden anniversary
CIA thwarts al Qaeda plot timed near bin Laden anniversary
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ABCNEWS
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 …
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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 …
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Power Line, The Caucus, The Daily Caller, Algemeiner.com and New York Magazine
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ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Formally Endorses Mitt Romney — Rick Santorum has officially endorsed Mitt Romney, and notified his supporters in an email sent Monday night. — In the email, the former presidential candidate cited his Friday meeting with Romney in his hometown of Pittsburgh as a reason …
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The Page
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
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Israpundit, Talking Points Memo and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
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Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
PM, Mofaz to form unity gov't, canceling early elections
PM, Mofaz to form unity gov't, canceling early elections
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New York Times
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.
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National Review, Campaign 2012, RedState, Washington Free Beacon and Althouse
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Clinton hopes to see female US president — KOLKATA, India (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she has no desire to make another run for the White House but hopes to see an American woman president in her lifetime. — Politely turning aside questions …
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Amy Bingham / ABCNEWS:
Chelsea Clinton's Childhood: No Pizza, Cartoons on Weekdays
Chelsea Clinton's Childhood: No Pizza, Cartoons on Weekdays
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan Challenged By Town Hall Constituents Over Previous Praise Of Ayn Rand — JANESVILLE, Wisconsin — Last month, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) disavowed his one-time political muse, Ayn Rand, because of her “atheist philosophy.” Some of his constituents, however, aren't buying it.
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The Raw Story
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Rick Berg, GOP Senate Candidate In North Dakota, Stumped On Minimum Wage (VIDEO) … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, North Dakota, North Dakota Democratic Party, Heidi Heitkamp, Minimum Wage, Rick-Berg, Rick-Berg-Campaign-Ad, Politics News — WASHINGTON — Rep. Rick Berg (R-N.D.) …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Maddow Blog and ThinkProgress
Washington Free Beacon:
Admin drafted memo to shield Obama if OBL raid failed — The Obama Administration drafted a “highly lawyered” memo to shield the president from blame if the mission to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden failed, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey told Sean Hannity of Fox News Friday.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
WATCH: White House Hounded By Questions About Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Position For 21 Minutes — Reporters grilled White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on President Obama's support for same-sex marriage Monday afternoon, just one day after Vice President Joe Biden told NBC's Meet The Press that he is …
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Towleroad News #gay, Washington Post, ABCNEWS, No More Mister Nice Blog, Firedoglake and The Impolitic
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.
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The Daily Beast:
Why Can't Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice? — Despite his populist posturing, the president has failed to pin a single top finance exec on criminal charges since the economic collapse. Are the banks too big to jail—or is Washington's revolving door at to blame? Peter J. Boyer and Peter Schweizer investigate:
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McClatchy Washington Bureau, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and Clayton Cramer's Blog
AOL Jobs:
AT&T To Pay Muslim Woman $5 Million After Boss Snatched Off Her Scarf — Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 …
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ThinkProgress
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Comparing Gary Johnson to Past Libertarian Party Nominees — He has the most executive experience and the potential to win votes from conservatives and liberals. — Over the weekend the Libertarian Party decided that Gary Johnson would be its presidential nominee. He's likely to appear on the ballot in all 50 states.
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A plain blog about politics and The Snitch
BuzzFeed:
Delta Pulls “Daily Show” Ads After Catholic Complaints — Catholic League chief Bill Donohue is still on his campaign against Jon Stewart for a weeks-old “vagina manger” bit. The next target: Kellogg's. — Catholic League president Bill Donohue declared an early victory in his campaign …
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ThinkProgress and Mediaite
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
This 93-Year-Old Grandmother Is Suing Pennsylvania Over Voter ID Laws — The first time Viviette Applewhite went to the polls, she cast her vote for John F. Kennedy. But this year, a strict new voter identification law will likely prevent the now-93-year old woman and many others in Pennsylvania …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and FreakOutNation