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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Liberals put the squeeze to Justice Roberts — In one of his characteristic conniptions about people who frustrated him, Theodore Roosevelt, progressivism's first president, said of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, “I could carve out of a banana a judge with more backbone than that.”
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Power Line, Althouse, Booman Tribune and Moe Lane
Tim Stanley / Telegraph:
Barack Obama is facing his Jimmy Carter moment — As Mitt Romney closes the gap, it is 1980 all over again for the man in the Oval Office. — Dark horse: a short while ago, the Republican candidate Mitt Romney was not given a chance in the US election, but now the picture looks different
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Kimberlin v. Walker Hearing Scheduled: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Rockville, Maryland — When terrorist Brett Kimberlin was convicted of multiple felonies in 1981, — he could have been sentenced to 230 years in federal prison. — Convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin's failed attempt …
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Cory Booker's truth — and its consequences — The past several days of Newark Mayor Cory Booker's life have been painfully amusing to watch. — Painful because Booker, a rising Democratic star, is such a good guy. Amusing, because rarely are Americans treated to such premier seats …
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Dr. Sanity
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Maggie Habermanand Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Cory Booker's brand takes a hit
Michelle Bauman / Catholic News Agency:
Forty-three Catholic organizations file lawsuits against HHS mandate — Washington D.C., May 21, 2012 / 10:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Forty-three Catholic dioceses and organizations across the country have announced religious liberty lawsuits against the federal government to challenge the Obama administration's contraception mandate.
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American Thinker and NewsBusters.org
Associated Press:
Report: Officer kills naked attacker chewing man's face — MIAMI (AP) - A Miami police officer on Saturday fatally shot a naked man who was chewing on the face of another man on a downtown causeway off-ramp, police and witnesses said. — Sponsored Links — The Miami Herald reports …
Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:
Number of the Week: Half of U.S. Lives in Household Getting Benefits — 49.1%: Percent of the population that lives in a household where at least one member received some type of government benefit in the first quarter of 2011. — Cutting government spending is no easy task …
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americanthinker.com, Doug Ross, The Gateway Pundit and iOwnTheWorld.com
BuzzFeed:
Meet The Weiner Truthers — One year later, a dogged handful still believe that Anthony Weiner was framed. — New York congressman Anthony Weiner resigned in disgrace a full year ago, admitting to having sent lewd photos to female fans of his on Twitter. — But for one corner of the Internet, Weinergate is very much not over.
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Thoughts and Rantings
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Bill Maher: What Exactly Has Obama Done That Has Made Conservatives So Angry? — Bill Maher finally got around to Ted Nugent in his final New Rule of the night, but used the rocker's recent tirade against President Obama to ask the larger question about conservative outrage over the president.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
MUST SEE... First Pitch at Busch Stadium Becomes Marriage Proposal (Video) — For Love and Cardinals. — Spc. Will Johanson, a military policeman assigned to the 463rd Military Police Company, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, surprises his girlfriend, Shelby Fetsch, during the FOX Sports Midwest …
Associated Press:
Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in embarrassing leaks whodunit — VATICAN CITY — The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption …
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Hot Air and Washington Monthly
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Joan Walsh: 'I Didn't Think it Was Possible to Get Lower Than Andrew Breitbart But His Spawn Have' — Salon editor Joan Walsh took a truly disgusting cheap shot at the late Andrew Breitbart Friday. — Appearing on MSNBC's Hardball, Walsh said, “I didn't think it was possible to get lower …
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The Gateway Pundit