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8:00 PM ET, April 4, 2009

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Associated Press:
Gunman ‘lying in wait’ kills 3 Pittsburgh officers; friends say he feared Obama would ban guns  —  Map locates Pittsburgh , Penn. where police officers were wounded in a shootout (W. Castello, AP / April 4, 2009)  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and “lying in wait” …
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Richard Poplawski: Was Pittsburgh shooter driven by right-wing gun paranoia about Obama?  —  Some of the early reports out of Pittsburgh indicate the man who shot three cops today was fearful that the Obama administration was going to “take away his guns.” … He feared an Obama gun grab?
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
HE FEARED THE ‘OBAMA GUN BAN’.... The latest gun massacre occurred this morning in Pittsburgh.  This one had a more political bent than most. … It wouldn't be fair to blame right-wing propaganda for Poplawski slaying these police officers.  Plenty of people have heard the far-right talking points …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Pitchforks and Pistols  —  Lately I've been consuming as much conservative media as possible (interspersed with shots of Pepto-Bismol) to get a better sense of the mind and mood of the right.  My read: They're apocalyptic.  They feel isolated, angry, betrayed and besieged.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Charles Blow advocates public flogging, screeches at hyperbole  —  Maybe you haven't heard of New York Times columnist Charles Blow until now.  There's a good reason for that.  In the same week, Blow has screeched at the hyperbole of conservatives while advocating the public flogging of a Detroit executive.
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and Wall Street's ownership of government  —  White House officials yesterday released their personal financial disclosure forms, and included in the millions of dollars which top Obama economics adviser Larry Summers made from Wall Street in 2008 is this detail:
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Washington Post:
White House Economics Aide Summers Discloses Income
Discussion: TigerHawk and Firedoglake
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Financial Industry Paid Millions to Obama Aide
Discussion: The New Ledger
Fox News:
Taliban Chief Claims Responsibility for N.Y. Shooting Massacre  —  A Pakistani Taliban militant leader has claimed responsibility for the attack on a U.S. immigration center in New York state in which 13 people were killed, Reuters reported.  —  “I accept responsibility.  They were my men.
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New York Times:
Europeans Offer Few New Troops for Afghanistan  —  STRASBOURG, France — European leaders offered few extra troops on Saturday for President Obama's intensified effort in Afghanistan, with most of the soldiers only on temporary security assignment, underlining deep divisions within the alliance over the war.
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Guardian:
5,000 Europe troops for Afghanistan
BBC:
Extra Nato troops for Afghan poll
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Informed Comment
Associated Press:
NATO leaders pick over new secretary-general
Discussion: The TrogloPundit and Jihad Watch
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Commoner Captures Princess, Blog Version  —  CONSIDER the erotic potential between blogger and commenters.  —  The blogger is boss, a salon host with wit and whip.  Certainly a blogger thrives on commenters — who wants to declaim to an empty e-room?  But let's be clear: blogger, sovereign; commenters, courtiers.
NY Daily News:
Who is Jiverly Voong?  Conflicting picture of Binghamton gunman emerges  —  The maniac who shot 13 people dead in a Binghamton immigration center before killing himself was described Friday as an angry loner who loved guns, hated America and talked about assassinating the President.
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Susan Lee / Forbes:
It Really Is All Greenspan's Fault  —  Ask John Taylor ...  It's been quite a spectacle for those who have followed Alan Greenspan's career for decades.  Gone is the financial rock star or even the statesman testifying before Congress in a measured baritone.
Discussion: EconLog
Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:
Republicans slam Barack Obama over ‘American arrogance’ speech  —  President Barack Obama's unprecedented critique of past American behaviour towards Europe aroused predictable ire among his conservative foes and praise from liberals in the US.  —  Phone lines to Right-wing talk radio shows …
Discussion: Power Line
Bruce Finley / Denver Post:
Churchill $1 award result of one juror  —  Five on the six-person jury wanted to give the fired professor more.  —  Five of six jurors favored awarding fired University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill as much as $110,000 or more — while a single juror insisted he get nothing, a juror and Churchill's attorney said Friday.
Discussion: TalkLeft and PirateBallerina
George Bisharat / New York Times:
Israel on Trial  —  CHILLING testimony by Israeli soldiers substantiates charges that Israel's Gaza Strip assault entailed grave violations of international law.  The emergence of a predominantly right-wing, nationalist government in Israel suggests that there may be more violations to come.
Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
U.S to Lift Some Curbs on Travel to Cuba  —  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to lift longstanding U.S. restrictions on Cuba, a senior administration official said, allowing Cuban-Americans to visit families there as often as they like and to send them unlimited funds.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Obama set to ease Cuban ban on travel, money
Discussion: Reuters and JammieWearingFool
 
 
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