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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Chris Hayes Apologizes For Saying He Feels ‘Uncomfortable’ Calling Killed Soldiers ‘Heroes’ (VIDEO) — Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … FOLLOW: — MSNBC, Video, Chris Hayes, Memorial Day, Chris Hayes Heroes, Chris Hayes Soldiers, Chris Hayes Uncomfortable, Media News
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
MSNBC Host Issues Apology for Saying He's ‘Uncomfortable’ with Calling Fallen Soldiers ‘Heroes’ — MSNBC host Chris Hayes has issued an apology one day after saying on national television that he is “uncomfortable” with calling fallen soldiers “heroes.” — “On Sunday, in discussing the uses …
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Donald Trump / CNN:
Romney doesn't back away from ‘birther’ Trump — (CNN) - Mitt Romney said Monday he wasn't concerned about Donald Trump's commitment to the “birther” conspiracy, one day before the GOP presidential candidate hosts a fund-raiser alongside the celebrity business magnate.
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Kim Zetter / Wired:
Meet ‘Flame’, The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers — Map showing the number and geographical location of Flame infections detected by Kaspersky Lab on customer machines. Courtesy of Kaspersky — A massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infecting systems …
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Somebody Tell Nina Totenberg Her Buddy Brett Kimberlin Is Making News Again … FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION — In the fall of 1988, when convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin was still locked up in federal prison and claiming to have sold dope to GOP vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle …
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Raymond Ibrahim / Gatestone Institute:
Saudis Demand Punishment for McDonald's Toy They Say “Insults Muhammed” … Saudi Arabians are angry at a McDonald's toy which they say mocks their prophet Muhammad. According to a report appearing today (5/27/12) on the Arabic news website, Kermalkom.com, the McDonald's fast food restaurant …
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Marian Burros / New York Times:
Michelle Obama Writes ‘American Grown’ — Every so often, a flash of Michelle Obama's humor comes through in her otherwise serious book about the White House garden and her campaign against childhood obesity, “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,” which goes on sale Tuesday.
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Carlo Munoz / The Hill:
Michelle Obama sponsors Navy's first submarine with all-female crew
Michelle Obama sponsors Navy's first submarine with all-female crew
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New York Times:
A Measure of Change: Obama's Leadership in War on Al Qaeda — WASHINGTON — This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties. The mug shots and brief biographies resembled a high school yearbook layout. Several were Americans.
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David Catanese / Politico:
Scott Walker flies under radar in Wisconsin recall — MILWAUKEE — With a slim lead in the polls and just a week to go until the June 5 recall election, Scott Walker isn't taking any chances. — The Wisconsin governor is running under the radar in an attempt to freeze the race where it stands …
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Begin to Wind Down — Hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans are receiving their final unemployment checks sooner than they expected, even though Congress renewed extended benefits until the end of the year. — The checks are stopping …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney to officially clinch Republican nomination Tuesday — For so long, he was the putative front-runner, the nominal front-runner, the weak front-runner. Then he became the all-but-certain nominee. And by Tuesday night, he'll be able to ditch those modifiers.
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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Spain's Rajoy fights losing battle to stave off EU rescue — Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy has given a fateful hostage to fortune. He told the nation that there will no EU rescue of Spain's banking system, even as ‘Black Monday’ brought a further crash in bank shares and the IBEX index dropped to nine-year lows.
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama honors troops, says ‘dark cloud’ from decade of war is lifting — President Obama commemorated Memorial Day with a speech marking the end of a decade of U.S. conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, honoring soldiers killed in those wars. — The president on Monday joined the top members …
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Obama Pledges No More Wars Unless ‘Absolutely Necessary’
Obama Pledges No More Wars Unless ‘Absolutely Necessary’
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Patrick Reis / Politico:
Obama touts path to peace at Arlington visit