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Robbie Ward / Reuters:
Mississippi man targeted in ricin letters investigation arrested — (Reuters) - Federal agents arrested a Mississippi martial arts instructor on Saturday after his home and a former business were searched as part of an investigation into ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other public officials.
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The Hill, The Moderate Voice and The Hinterland Gazette
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JB Clark / Tupelo Daily Journal:
UPDATES: James Everett Dutschke arrested following ricin letters invesgiation — UPDATE: 10:29 a.m. - Statement from FBI ... James Everett Dutschke was arrested, without incident, at his residence in Tupelo, MS, at approximately 12:50 a.m. Saturday, April 27, by Special Agents of the FBI.
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Weekly Standard, The Raw Story and Weasel Zippers
Associated Press:
FBI: Miss. man arrested in investigation into poisoned letters sent to president, others — JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case, according to the FBI.
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Crooks and Liars and Scared Monkeys
Jedd Rosche / Politico:
White House correspondents partiers say Tom Brokaw's got it wrong — White House correspondents just want to have fun. — That was the message that members of the media and others making the rounds at Friday night's parties had for Tom Brokaw in the face of his renewed criticism of the Correspondents' Association dinner.
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Reuters and Riehl World News
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Tom Brokaw slams LiLo for ruining Correspondents' dinner
Tom Brokaw slams LiLo for ruining Correspondents' dinner
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Weekly Standard, Belmont Club, Mediaite and Politico
Donovan Slack / Politico:
Conan takes the podium: 'I've got to get one of these'
Conan takes the podium: 'I've got to get one of these'
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Associated Press, Deadline.com and CNN
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
GOP: Administration wanted to inflict pain with flight delays — The Republican chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Saturday accused the Obama administration of purposefully wanting to inflict pain on the public through flight delays.
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CNN, The Caucus and Speaker.gov
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
Lawmakers head for flights home after voting to end delays at airports
Lawmakers head for flights home after voting to end delays at airports
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CNN, Booman Tribune, The Hill, aflcio.org and Power Line
Thomas Beaumont / bigstory.ap.org:
GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states — You are here — Home » United States Senate » GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states — Graphic profiles eight retiring U.S. senators — FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2013, file photo Rep. Paul Broun, R-Georgia …
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Outside the Beltway
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
False Flags, Sharia Law, and Gun Grabs: GOP Lawmakers Embrace The Crazy — The conspiracy theories percolating up to local party leaders and even the halls of Congress should be a warning sign for the GOP, writes John Avlon. — A few days after the Boston bombings, Stella Tremblay went …
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The Moderate Voice and The Maddow Blog
CNN:
Biden: Economic collapse kept McCain from the White House — (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that if not for the economic collapse surrounding the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain might have beat President Barack Obama. — “The truth of the matter is, Barack knows it …
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LGBT Weekly:
SF Pride: ‘Bradley Manning will not be a grand marshal’ — Further to the outrage expressed at the announcement of Bradley Manning being a grand marshal at San Francisco Pride, a few minutes ago Lisa L. Williams, SF Pride board president issued the following statement:
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Firedoglake, Joe. My. God., Towleroad News #gay, Guardian, Hot Air and CBS San Francisco
New York Post:
9/11 jet landing gear is found — behind Ground Zero mosque site — An apparent piece of landing gear from a passenger jet used in the Sept. 11 attacks was found behind the site of the controversial Ground Zero mosque, police said. — The piece of gear was discovered Wednesday …
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New York Times, The Maddow Blog and Jihad Watch
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Sarah Palin · 3,538,798 like this — There's no such thing as a coincidence. Today I'm looking forward to speaking at a pro-life women's resource center in Nevada. I intend again to remind women that we are strong enough and capable enough to choose life and work together to create …
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama: Planned Parenthood ‘is not going anywhere’
Obama: Planned Parenthood ‘is not going anywhere’
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The Week, Michelle Malkin, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Lois Romano / Politico:
Rand Paul aims to go mainstream — Almost from the moment Rand Paul was elected to the U.S. Senate, a team of advisers has been working over time to distance him from his father's brand of unconventional politics — both in style and substance. — And they may be succeeding.
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Zandar Versus The Stupid
Tom Whitehead / Telegraph:
Jailed jihad terrorists to be set free in weeks — The ringleader of a Birmingham terror cell who plotted a suicide bombing campaign in the UK may never be released, a judge warned on Friday. — Irfan Naseer — Four members of the group, who travelled to Pakistan for training in terrorism …
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Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch