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12:55 PM ET, April 24, 2009

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Washington Post:
In Obama's Inner Circle, Debate Over Memos' Release Was Intense  —  Some Feared That a Partisan Outcry Could Obstruct Larger Agenda  —  As President Obama met with top advisers on the evening of April 15, he faced one of the sharpest policy divides of his young administration.
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Washington Post:
Obama Rejects Truth Panel  —  Commission Would Have Investigated Abuses in Terrorism Fight  —  President Obama rebuffed calls for a commission to investigate alleged abuses under the Bush administration in fighting terrorism, telling congressional leaders at a White House meeting yesterday …
New York Times:
Obama Resisting Push for Interrogation Panel  —  WASHINGTON — The White House and the Democratic leadership in the Senate signaled on Thursday that they would block for now any effort to establish an independent commission to investigate the Bush administration's approval of harsh interrogation techniques.
The Politico:
Obama: Truth commission is a mistake
Discussion: Daily Kos
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. to reveal alleged prison abuse photos
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Pennsylvania Republican Senate Primary  —  Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Toomey 51% Specter 30%  —  Incumbent Senator Arlen Specter trails former Congressman Pat Toomey by 21 points in an early look at Pennsylvania's 2010 Republican Primary.  Fifty-one percent (51%) …
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Gingrich vs. Gore in global warming showdown  —  It's Gingrich vs. Gore at Friday's global warming hearing.  —  The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee has added former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) to the roster of witnesses for its hearing on a climate bill Friday.
Discussion: The Swamp and Michelle Malkin
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Marc Morano / Climate Depot:
Report: Democrats Refuse to Allow Skeptic to Testify Alongside Gore …
Discussion: EnviroKnow and Sister Toldjah
Lisa Lerer / The Politico:   Gore, Gingrich face off on climate
John / Power Line:
Voters Unimpressed By Dems' “Torture” Theme  —  A new Rasmussen survey suggests that the Democrats are barking up the wrong tree with their obsessive interest in the waterboarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.  At this point, at least, common sense reigns:  —  * 58 percent of voters …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
In First 100 Days, Obama Meets or Exceeds Expectations  —  Praise for Obama on the economy, foreign policy; criticism on budgetary matters  —  PRINCETON, NJ — President Obama begins the second 100 days of his presidency with 56% of Americans believing he has done an excellent or good job thus far …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Key Dem Senator Likely To Vote Against Top Obama Legal Nominee  —  Uh oh.  This could signal real trouble for a key Obama nominee under assault by the right: Office of Legal Counsel chief Dawn Johnsen, a fierce Bush critic who would be at the center of the war over whether Obama …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Reclaiming America's Soul  —  “Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.”  So declared President Obama, after his commendable decision to release the legal memos that his predecessor used to justify torture.  Some people in the political and media establishments have echoed his position.
Washington Post:
Pakistani Taliban Pull Back to Swat Stronghold  —  Taliban extremist forces, facing threats of an army assault and a flurry of criticism from Pakistani officials, began withdrawing Friday from a district in northwest Pakistan they had occupied for the past week.
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New York Times:
Gonzales Said to Have Intervened on Wiretap  —  WASHINGTON — The director of the Central Intelligence Agency concluded in late 2005 that a conversation picked up on a government wiretap was serious enough to require notifying Congressional leaders that Representative Jane Harman …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Democratic complicity and what “politicizing justice” really means
Discussion: Capital J | JTA
John Leo / Wall Street Journal:
A Limited Love of Liberty  —  A former ACLU board member says that the organization has lost its way.  —  When the American Civil Liberties Union comes under attack, the salvos are often launched from the right.  The ACLU, after all, is as enthusiastic about protecting the interests of feminists …
USA Today:
Poll: Public thinks highly of Obama  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's opening months in the Oval Office have fortified his standing with the American public, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, giving him political capital for battles ahead.  —  As his 100th day as president approaches next Wednesday …
www.washingtonexaminer.com:
Chris Matthews changes book title Jon Stewart mocked  —  Could the interview Chris Matthews called “the worst he's ever had” have something to do with his decision to change the title of his most recent book before its paperback edition is released?  —  In 2007, the “Hardball” host went on …
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Ethics Panel Asked to Look Into Kennedy Leaks  —  ALBANY — The state's top ethics panel is reviewing a request from three government watchdog groups to investigate the Paterson administration's leaks of confidential information provided by Caroline Kennedy when she was seeking appointment to the United States Senate.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Clinton Counters Israeli Stance on Palestinians and Iran  —  Progress on establishing a Palestinian state must go “hand-in-hand” with efforts to stem Iranian influence in the Middle East, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday, implicitly rejecting the emerging position of the new Israeli government.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BANANA REPUBLICS.... To paraphrase Inigo Montoya, Republicans keep using this phrase, but I don't think it means what they think it means.  —  On Tuesday, Karl Rove argued on Fox News that accountability for Bush administration officials who broke the law would make United States …
Turcopolier / Sic Semper Tyrannis:
Nuremberg and American Exceptionalism  —  The egregious Chris Matthews is a real “tough guy” in interviewing “guests” until they begin to compare American actions to those of various unclean regimes in recent history.  His childlike belief in the uniqueness of the United States and its status as the …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Sally Goldenberg / New York Post:
WILD-FIRED BY THE ZOO  —  CUTS WILL OUST HUNDREDS OF BRONX BEASTIES  —  Situation wanted: Will work for hay.  —  Layoffs in the city have spread from the piggy traders on Wall Street to the animals at the Bronx Zoo.  —  The institution is closing four exhibits and shipping hundreds …
Discussion: Gawker, Gothamist and The Awl
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Interior Designers Have the Right to Call Themselves “Interior Designers,” even if they don't have a state license, the Fifth Circuit held yesterday in Byrum v. Landreth.  Texas doesn't require interior designers to be licensed, but forbids unlicensed designers from calling themselves “interior designers.”
Discussion: Reason and Lawyers, Guns and Money
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Palin, Fundraising Firm Part Ways  —  Campaign Solutions, a Republican consulting firm advising Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee, has parted ways with the former Republican vice presidential nominee.  —  The group had been working with the Palin operation to raise money …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Yanks in Crisis  —  We're in the middle of the biggest crisis of capitalism in 70 years.  We've got a new administration in Washington active on every front.  What's all this done to the public mind?  —  A poll to be released today by The National Journal and Allstate gives a pretty good view.
Bruce Alpert / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Vitter opposes prosecutions of terror interrogators; Cao, Landrieu say laws should be enforced  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said Wednesday that it would be a huge mistake to prosecute Bush administration officials who gave legal approval or implemented harsh interrogation methods …
Discussion: Think Progress
 
 
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Cliff May / The Corner:
Re: Not Pro-Torture, Just Pro-Facts
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Getting Real on Wind and Solar
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
ENSIGN KEEPS PUSHING IT.... I'd hoped we were past this nonsense by now.
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Obama, McCain Campaign Chiefs Come Clean
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Bill Daley decides against Senate bid, being ambassador to China
Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
Jobs, housing data undermine recovery hopes
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama DOJ Seeks to Restrict Defendant's Right to Lawyer During Questioning
Discussion: Associated Press
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Obama: The Grand Strategy
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Obama May Sweep Aside TV Schedule
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