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9:30 AM ET, May 8, 2009

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Lindsey Ellerson / The Note:
Intelligence Report: Pelosi Briefed on Use of Interrogation Tactics in Sept. '02  —  ABC News' Rick Klein reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed on the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” on terrorist suspect Abu Zubaydah in September 2002, according to a report prepared …
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Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
CIA Says Pelosi Was Briefed on Use of ‘Enhanced Interrogations’  —  Intelligence officials released documents this evening saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was briefed in September 2002 about the use of harsh interrogation tactics against al-Qaeda prisoners …
Greg Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Records suggest Pelosi, others were told of harsh interrogations
Discussion: The Swamp
Tami Luhby / CNNMoney.com:
NY Fed chair quits over Goldman role  —  Friedman steps down after report that he remains on board and holds shares of Goldman, a regulated bank.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York resigned Thursday, days after coming under attack …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Stressing the Positive
Wall Street Journal:
Fed Sees Banks Losing Up to $599 Billion
Discussion: The New Republic and Deal Journal
DealBook:
Friedman Resigns as Chairman of New York Fed
The Huffington Post:
Hannity Attacks Obama For Putting Mustard On His Burger [UPDATED]  —  [Good Lord, this has become a full-blown “thing” now.  Please see utterly deranged updates, below.]  —  Oh hi, everyone!  Are we still doing that election year thing, where if a politician consumes anything other than box wine …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Thou Shall Not Mock Obama's Mustard
Aaron Belkin / The Huffington Post:
Obama To Fire His First Gay Arabic Linguist  —  Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and officer in the Army National Guard who is fluent in Arabic and who returned recently from Iraq, received notice today that the military is about to fire him.  Why?  Because he came out of the closet as a gay man on national television.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Obama Fires A Military Linguist
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
CNN:
Palin pulls out of White House Correspondents' Dinner  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will miss a chance to chat up President Obama this weekend because she's cancelling plans to attend the White House Correspondents' dinner, but she's got a good excuse.
Discussion: Think Progress, The Politico and GOP 12
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House on defense over legitimacy of budget cuts
Discussion: The Swamp and Los Angeles Times
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Under Restructuring, GM To Build More Cars Overseas  —  The U.S. government is pouring billions into General Motors in hopes of reviving the domestic economy, but when the automaker completes its restructuring plan, many of the company's new jobs will be filled by workers overseas.
Debra Burlingame / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and the 9/11 Families  —  The president isn't sincere about ‘swift and certain’ justice for terrorists.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  In February I was among a group of USS Cole and 9/11 victims' families who met with the president at the White House to discuss his policies regarding Guantanamo detainees.
Discussion: Power Line and TigerHawk
The Huffington Post:
Cheney: “Mistake” For GOP To “Moderate,” Glad That Detainees Were Waterboarded  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the Bush administration's use of waterboarding on Thursday, saying that, contrary to arguments made by Barack Obama, the techniques were a necessary last-resort measure to get information from detainees.
Discussion: Wizbang
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Cheney: Mistake for GOP to ‘moderate’
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Diminished Conservative Groups Gear Up for Supreme Court Nomination Battle  —  Conservatives Prepare For Underdog Role  —  When John G. Roberts Jr. was nominated to the Supreme Court as chief justice, a pro-Republican group called Progress for America had $18 million in the bank.
Discussion: The Fix
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The Hill:
Burris: Money will factor into reelection decision  —  Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) said he would like to keep his job in the Senate, but will make a formal decision whether to seek reelection in the next few weeks based on his ability to raise money for a campaign.
Yahoo! Sports:
Ramirez's drug used to stimulate testosterone  —  Buzz up!  —  LOS ANGELES - The illegal substance for which Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez  —  tested positive and was banned 50 games was prescribed to address erectile dysfunction, not “an agent customarily used for performance enhancing” …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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Peter Eavis / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Banks' Not-So-Stressful Test  —  The government's bank stress tests deserve a B-minus.  —  To give a sustained boost to investor confidence, the tests needed demonstrable rigor.  They achieved that up to a point.  While worst-case loss rates look tough, certain loan portfolios …
TPMDC:
Sessions Subordinate: I Thought I'd Be Fired If I Objected To Being Called ‘Boy’  —  When it became clear that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was poised to become ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, we recalled this 2002 article by Sarah Wildman which addresses some of the controversies …
Discussion: Bark Bark Woof Woof
Katherine Mangu-Ward / Reason:
Your Yard Sale Is Illegal  —  Thinking of having a yard sale this weekend?  Before you do, be sure to consult CSPC Publication #254 [PDF].  —  This handy 28-pager from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reminds the American people that, thanks to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act …
Discussion: Moe Lane and Chicago Boyz
alicublog:
BLACK COMEDY.  RedState is reaching out to black people.  Don't believe it?  Here's the proof: … Unfortunately they're doing it at RedState, so very few African-Americans will read it.  Which may be just as well...  ...because they sound less like their friends and more like their parole officer.
Discussion: TBogg
Jack Healy / New York Times:
U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 8.9%, but Pace of Losses Eases  —  The United States economy lost 539,000 jobs in April, the government reported on Friday, a sign that the relentless pace of job losses was starting to level off slightly.  —  A year ago, the loss of more than half a million jobs …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Weak Treasury auction sends stocks lower
Discussion: QandO
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
N.Y.'s Junior Senator Gains a Defender: The Senior Senator
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Matthew / FishBowlDC:
Get to Know: WH Correspondents 40 & Under
Tom Blumer / Wall Street Journal:
Non-TARP Lenders Aren't Making Up the Stories of White House Pressure
Discussion: Kausfiles
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Dem blowback on Gitmo closing
 Earlier Items: 
Pepe Escobar / Asia Times:
Obama does his Bush impression
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
REPUBLICANS WARN HOLDER ON TORTURE
Discussion: At-Largely and Raw Story
William Yardley / New York Times:
Bids to Push States' Rights Falter in Face of Stimulus
Kevin Poulsen / Threat Level:
Teenage Bomb Threat Suspect Was Internet Prank-Call Star