Top Items:
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
Part-time Nation: Was the April jobs report really the Obamacare jobs report? — US job growth in April beat economist expectations as nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000, and the jobless rate fell to a four-year low of 7.5%. But the report contained worrisome signs that President Obama's health care reform law …
RELATED:
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Economy adds 165,000 jobs, unemployment falls to 7.5 percent
Economy adds 165,000 jobs, unemployment falls to 7.5 percent
Discussion:
Politico and Wake up America
Binyamin Appelbaum / Economix:
Keeping Up, Not Getting Ahead
Keeping Up, Not Getting Ahead
Discussion:
NationalJournal.com, Calculated Risk, The Plum Line, msnbc.com, Guardian and The Week
Associated Press:
US employers add 165K jobs, rate falls to 7.5 pct.
US employers add 165K jobs, rate falls to 7.5 pct.
Discussion:
Business Insider, The Lonely Conservative, The Gateway Pundit and americanthinker.com
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Jobs Data Ease Fears of Sharp Slowdown in U.S. Economy
Jobs Data Ease Fears of Sharp Slowdown in U.S. Economy
Discussion:
Economix and p m carpenter's commentary
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Back in Business: Jobs Picture Brightens in April
Back in Business: Jobs Picture Brightens in April
Discussion:
Reuters, Hot Air, Free exchange, PoliticusUSA, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway and National Review
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Markey starts general with 4 point lead — PPP's first poll of the general election in the Massachusetts Senate special finds a close race, with Ed Markey leading Gabriel Gomez by a 44-40 margin. — Gomez is starting out as a pretty popular candidate, with 41% of voters rating him favorably to 27% with an unfavorable opinion.
Discussion:
Daily Kos, National Review, Taegan Goddard's …, CBS Boston and Wall Street Journal
RELATED:
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Ed Markey up by only 4 over Gabriel Gomez in Massachusetts
Ed Markey up by only 4 over Gabriel Gomez in Massachusetts
Discussion:
Ballot Box and Outside the Beltway
Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Michelle Obama to headline fundraiser for Democratic US Senate nominee, Edward Markey
Michelle Obama to headline fundraiser for Democratic US Senate nominee, Edward Markey
Discussion:
Ballot Box, CNN, theGrio and Post Politics
Politico:
The Howard Kurtz saga — At the height of his influence, Howard Kurtz was widely regarded as the most influential media reporter and critic in the country. But in recent years, erroneous reporting and careless errors reduced him to fodder for the media reporters and critics who followed in his footsteps.
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, Gawker, The Other McCain, The Daily Caller, Ed Driscoll, TVNewser, Roger Ailes, Erik Wemple, Mediaite, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Hot Air and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Howard Kurtz leaves Daily Beast following Jason Collins column mistake
Howard Kurtz leaves Daily Beast following Jason Collins column mistake
Discussion:
New York Times, Althouse, Instapundit and Roger Ailes
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Leading From Below — Memo to everyone lambasting Obama for not getting along with Congress: The president is not all powerful. And he needs help from his supporters. By Jon Favreau. — He added the words in one of the later drafts. The announcement speech had been missing something …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, Politico, The Dish, Booman Tribune and p m carpenter's commentary
The Daily Currant:
Bloomberg Refused Second Slice of Pizza at Local Restaurant — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was denied a second slice of pizza today at an Italian eatery in Brooklyn. — The owners of Collegno's Pizzeria say they refused to serve him more than one piece to protest Bloomberg's proposed soda ban …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Winning Hispanic vote would not be enough for GOP … After six months of mulling over November's election results, many Republicans remain convinced that the party's only path to future victory is to improve the GOP's appeal to Hispanic voters. But how many Hispanic voters do Republicans need …
Discussion:
Power Line and Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Boston Plot Said to Initially Target July 4 — WASHINGTON — The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings told F.B.I. interrogators that he and his brother considered suicide attacks and striking on the Fourth of July as they plotted their deadly assault, according to two law enforcement officials.
RELATED:
Reid J. Epstein / Reuters:
Joe Biden hasn't told Obama about new gun plans — Vice President Joe Biden is planning a new gun control offensive - he just hasn't told the president yet. — Biden told a group of law enforcement officials Thursday that he is planning even more travel, with trips around the country …
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Wire, Babalú Blog, Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos and Public Policy Polling
RELATED:
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Biden ponders a 2016 bid, but a promotion to the top job seems to be a long shot
Biden ponders a 2016 bid, but a promotion to the top job seems to be a long shot
Discussion:
First Read, msnbc.com, Jammie Wearing Fools and This ain't Hell …
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Former Bush Official Praises Nazis' Respect For Laws Of War In Defending Gitmo — A former Bush White House official on Thursday made the case that Nazi Germany had adhered to the laws of war during World War II when defending the Bush administration's decision to open the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Bulks Up ‘Bunker Buster’ Bomb to Combat Iran — U.S. Upgrades Weapon to Penetrate Key Nuclear Site; Push to Persuade Israelis … A 2009 satellite image shows a suspected nuclear facility being built in Iran. — WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has redesigned its biggest “bunker buster” …
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Via Meadia, Israel Matzav and Telegraph
Marco Rubio / Wall Street Journal:
The Immigration Reform Opportunity — Several Senate colleagues and I drew up a reform bill, and now Americans' input will help us improve it. — Next week, the Senate will begin making changes to and, hopefully, improve the immigration-reform legislation I introduced with several colleagues last month.
Discussion:
The Huffington Post, The Hill, The Plum Line, NBC Latino, CNN, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Politico, Taylor Marsh and The Daily Caller
Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
This Is The World's First Entirely 3D-Printed Gun (Photos) — The 3D-printed gun that Cody Wilson calls the “Liberator.” Click to enlarge. (Credit: Michael Thad Carter for Forbes) — Eight months ago, Cody Wilson set out to create the world's first entirely 3D-printable handgun. — Now he has.
Discussion:
American Spectator, TechCrunch, Hit & Run and Business Insider
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Benghazi Talking Points — ADVANCE ARTICLE from the May 13, 2013 issue. — Even as the White House strove last week to move beyond questions about the Benghazi attacks of Tuesday, September 11, 2012, fresh evidence emerged that senior Obama administration officials knowingly misled …
Discussion:
The Jawa Report, Power Line, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Wake up America, CNN and Right Turn
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Strassel: About Those Conservative ‘Squishes’ — The GOP is split between those who insist on making a point, and those who want to make some progress. — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz recently gave a speech to some FreedomWorks activists, delivering a fascinating retelling of the Senate gun-control fight.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, CNN, americanthinker.com, TheBlaze.com and Capital New York
Gavin Lesnick / ArkansasOnline.com:
Pelosi says she ‘prays’ Hillary Clinton will run for president — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she “prays” Hillary Rodham Clinton will run for president. — Pelosi, D-Calif., speaking in Little Rock about current affairs in American politics …
Discussion:
The Lonely Conservative, Politico, BizPac Review and Jammie Wearing Fools
RELATED:
Gavin Lesnick / ArkansasOnline.com:
Pelosi ‘prays’ Hillary Clinton will run for president
Pelosi ‘prays’ Hillary Clinton will run for president
Discussion:
Mediaite, Ballot Box and Weekly Standard
Tim Stanley / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Ukip is a very British revolution — The results aren't all in yet, but it's obvious what's happening: Ukip are the moral victors in yesterday's local elections. A party that was just two men on a golf cart ten years ago has placed second in South Shields and won county seats across the country.
Discussion:
BBC and National Review
Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence:
Letter to Catholics on the Approval of “Same-Sex Marriage” in RI — 05, 02, 2013 - / Category Uncategorized - / Posted By admin - / No Comments. … My dear Brothers and Sisters, — Since the legislative approval of “same-sex marriage” in Rhode Island, a number of people …
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh, The Dish, Good As You, WPRI-TV, New York Times, ThinkProgress, CNN and The Raw Story