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3:35 AM ET, April 6, 2009

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Little Green Footballs:
Bush Bowed Too  —  More than a few people on the right are screaming that Barack Obama should be impeached for bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.  —  Those of you who are buying into this hyperventilating nonsense need to see this video.  (Click the image to watch.)
Jimmie / The Sundries Shack:
Hate Speech from the Democrats Online Golden Boy  —  Lest we think that this reprehensible pronouncement by Markos Zuniga should be swept under the rug, let me remind you that he is the leader of the Democratic grassroots.  His Yearly Kos gathering is an important stop for Democratic politicians seeking national office.
Iain Martin / Iain Martin's blog listings:
Barack Obama really does go on a bit  —  Isn't it time for him to go home yet?  It is good, in theory, that the new President of the United States is taking so much time to tour Europe.  He arrived in London last Tuesday, has been to Strasbourg, Prague yesterday and now he's off to Turkey.
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Michaelscherer / Swampland:
Signs At Obama's Speech in Prague  —  Signs at speech: “Yes You Can Stop The Radar” (As in the planned U.S. missile defense radar in the Czech Republic)  —  “Lead Change on the Climate” (This one was signed, “Greenpeace")  —  “Obama: Sorry For Berlusconi” (Not gonna guess)
Nikki Finke / Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily:
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News Fires Showbiz Columnist For “Promoting” Piracy  —  Updates FBI Joins Fox In Hunt For Stolen ‘Wolverine’ Pirated On Web  —  SUNDAY UPDATE: News Corp issued the following statement from Los Angeles today confirming my reporting from Saturday — “Roger Friedman's views in no way reflect the views of News Corporation.
Discussion: Gawker, Crooks and Liars and Don Surber
Rasmussen Reports:
57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch  —  Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. voters nationwide favor a military response to eliminate North Korea's missile launching capability.  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 15% of voters oppose a military response while 28% are not sure.
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The Politico:
N. Korea launch reignites debate
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Good News: First U.S. Based Pro-al Qaeda Magazine Released  —  It's called Jihad Recollections and is a production of Charlotte, NC al Qaeda supporter Samir Khan's self-styled jihad media company, as-Fursan.  You can download a PDF version at the links provided by Sammy here.
Discussion: Anonymouse.org and Flopping Aces
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Kos: Conservatives like to shoot cops  —  The boss has noted the tragedy in Pittsburgh, where a lone gunman killed three police officers trying their best to defend their community: … Today is Palm Sunday, and I'd ask Hot Air readers to keep these men and their families in your prayers.
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Elle Halliwell / NEWS.com.au:
40 per cent of Australian women wear a bra with a cup size DD or bigger  —  Cup runneth over ... Hannah Milward and Sarah Todd get a helping hand from Myer's Victoria Jubb / Sam Ruttyn  —  THE bra market is expanding, literally.  Up to 40 per cent of Australian women now buy bras with a cup size …
Discussion: The Other McCain and PoliGazette
Mohammed Tawfeeq CNN / CNN:
Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Six gay men were shot dead by members of their tribe in two separate incidents in the past 10 days, an official with Iraq's Interior ministry said.  —  In the most recent attack, two men were killed Thursday …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
David Gregory Tries To Union Bust Auto Companies; GM CEO Refuses To Play Along  —  Unlike David Gregory, I have never held a job that benefited from union representation.  And in some of those jobs (real estate development comes to mind), I've felt that lack of collective bargaining …
Discussion: The Raw Story
James Doran / Guardian:
US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked  —  Elizabeth Warren, chief watchdog of America's $700bn (£472bn) bank bailout plan, will this week call for the removal of top executives from Citigroup, AIG and other institutions that have received government funds in a damning report …
Scott Waldman / Albany Times Union:
Sweeney charged with felony DWI  —  CLIFTON PARK Former U.S. Rep. John Sweeney was arrested early this morning and charged with driving while intoxicated for the second time in 17 months.  —  At 3:30 a.m., Sweeney, 53, was stopped for speeding on Route 9 in Clifton Park, State Police said.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Axelrod hits back at Cheney: Not behaving like a ‘statesman’  —  (CNN) — Top Obama adviser David Axelrod sharply criticized Dick Cheney's recent contention that the president's national security policies have made the country less safe, suggesting the former vice president is not behaving like a “statesman.”
Discussion: Macsmind
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The Daily Beast:
Are Republicans Blackmailing Obama?
Salena Zito / Real Clear Politics:
Card Check, Plan B, and 2010
Discussion: Commentary, Kausfiles and GayPatriot
Zarar Khan / Associated Press:
Taliban threaten 2 attacks per week in Pakistan
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
Rob Stein / Washington Post:
Research Links Poor Kids' Stress, Brain Impairment
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Ben Pershing / Washington Post:
GOP May Be Stuck on Cohesion
The Atlantic Online:
How the Crash Will Reshape America
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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It's Claitor; PSC in runoff
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Yves Smith / naked capitalism:
Mortgage Mod Failure Rates Rising
Discussion: D-Day
Little Green Footballs:
Le Pen Calls Nazi Gas Chambers ‘A Detail’ of WWII
Discussion: Political Byline and PoliGazette
Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Approval ratings decline for key elected officials
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
FBI database links long-haul truckers, serial killings
Discussion: Daily Pundit
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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