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11:05 AM ET, April 5, 2009

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New York Times:
North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed …
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The Politico:
Obama calls for ‘world without’ nukes  —  PRAGUE - Hours after North Korea launched a long-range rocket, President Barack Obama called for “a world without nuclear weapons” and said the United States had a “moral responsibility ” to lead the way, as the only nation ever to have use them.
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New York Times:
Defying World, North Koreans Launch Rocket  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed …
Associated Press:
NKorea launches rocket, defying world pressure  —  SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea defied international warnings and sent a rocket hurtling over the Pacific on Sunday, a launch President Barack Obama called an illicit test of the regime's long-range missile technology that threatened the security of nations “near and far.”
Discussion: CNN, MyDD and Paco Enterprises
New York Times:
Obama's Statement on North Korea Rocket Launching  —  Following is the text of President Obama's statement Sunday on North Korea's rocket launching, as released by the White House:  —  North Korea's development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region …
Blaine Harden / Washington Post:
North Korea Defies Warnings, Launches Powerful Rocket  —  North Korea launched a long-range missile over Japan on Sunday, defying repeated international warnings and prompting the U.N. Security Council to schedule an emergency meeting for Sunday afternoon.  —  The midday launch …
Evan Ramstad / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Launches Rocket  —  SEOUL - North Korea launched a multi-stage rocket Sunday in defiance of international pressure.  The rocket passed safely across Japan and over the Pacific Ocean, Japanese authorities said.  —  The rocket lifted off shortly after 11:30 a.m. local …
Jon Meacham / Newsweek:
The End of Christian America  —  The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades.  How that statistic explains who we are now—and what, as a nation, we are about to become.  —  From the magazine issue dated Apr 13, 2009
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Is a New Generation of Christians Finished with Politics?  —  Is the Christian right finished as a political entity?  Or, more to the point, are principled Christians finished with politics?  —  These questions have been getting fresh air lately as frustrated conservative Christians question …
Associated Press:
'US OK with UK's overture to Hizbullah'  —  Article's topics: Hizbullah, Britain, Barack Obama  —  The Obama administration is “comfortable” with the British government's attempts to engage Hizbullah, a senior British diplomat asserts.  —  Bill Rammell, Britain's minister of state …
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Edward Cody / Washington Post:
NATO Backs Obama's Afghan Plan but Pledges Few New Troops  —  NATO allies handed President Obama a broad endorsement of his new Afghan strategy Saturday, pledging the temporary dispatch of 3,000 troops to protect elections next August, new military training teams to strengthen Afghanistan's army …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Flashback: NYT scolded Clinton for almost bowing to royalty  —  So far, the media has remained entirely silent on Barack Obama's deep-waist bow to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.  They used to defend American protocol a lot more closely, as The Anchoress discovered in doing research on the subject.
 
 
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