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10:15 PM ET, May 12, 2009

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TMZ.com:
Miss California Topless — Oops, She Did It Again  —  Carrie Prejean must have a really, really bad memory — because TMZ uncovered a brand new set of topless photos “biblically correct” Miss California took before she applied for the crown.  —  These pics were taken just last year — meaning Carrie was the ripe ol' LEGAL age of 20.
Mike Sargent / NewsBusters.org:
Contessa Brewer Calls Carrie Prejean A ‘Hater’
Discussion: Hot Air and Townhall.com
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Lede:
Trump Rules: Miss California Is Not Fired
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
The White House:
Clearing the Air  —  Media reports today are suggesting that OMB has found fault with EPA's proposed finding that emissions of greenhouse gases from motor vehicles contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare.  Any reports suggesting that OMB was opposed to the finding are unfounded.
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Caitlin Taylor / Political Punch:
In Inter-agency Memo, “Bush Holdover” …
Discussion: Hot Air
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
OMB memo raises doubts about EPA findings
Discussion: Hot Air
Dina Cappiello / Associated Press:
White House memo challenges EPA finding on warming
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:   Memo: EPA's case for CO2 regs ‘weak’
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Jesse Ventura: You Give Me a Water Board, Dick Cheney and One Hour, and I'll Have Him Confess to the Sharon Tate Murders  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  On Larry King Live Jesse Ventura takes on the Bush administration chickenhawks and Rush Limbaugh, and defends Colin Powell.
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
The Old Faithful of Nonsense  —  Can't we send Dick Cheney back to Wyoming?  Shouldn't we chip in and buy him a home where the buffalo roam and there's always room for one more crazy old coot down at the general store?  —  For the final act of his too-long public career …
Andy Barr / The Politico:   Cheney backs Jeb for president
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
It's War: Conservative Candidate Uses Image Of Obama To Attack Moderate GOPer  —  Another mark of just how far to the right the GOP has moved:  —  Barely moments after the news broke that Governor and stimulus-supporter Charlie Crist has entered the Florida GOP primary …
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and TPMDC
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Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
Conservatives may buck Crist
Rachel Kapochunas / CQ Politics:
Crist's Senate Bid Flips CQ Ratings on Florida Races
Discussion: Top of the Ticket
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Democrats: CIA is out to get us  —  Democrats charged Tuesday that the CIA has released documents about congressional briefings on harsh interrogation techniques in order to deflect attention and blame away from itself.  —  “I think there is so much embarrassment in some quarters [of the CIA] …
Timothy F. Geithner / ssa.gov:
A MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC:  —  Each year the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds report on the current and projected financial status of the two programs.  This message summarizes our 2009 Annual Reports.  —  The financial condition of the Social Security and Medicare programs remains challenging.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Richard Posner Throwing In the Towel on the Conservative Movement  —  I actually don't know that much about Richard Posner's political views, being primarily familiar with his (quite good, in my opinion) more abstract and philosophical work.  But he's definitely a political conservative …
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Rove: Ending Torture Gives Terrorists ‘A Tool To Make It More Attractive To Recruit People’  —  As conservatives continue to rally around torture, Karl Rove last night praised Dick Cheney for his “reasoned, thoughtful series of observations” about how President Obama has made the U.S. less safe.
Discussion: MoJo Blog Posts
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama administration threatens Britain to keep torture evidence concealed  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  Ever since he was released from Guantanamo in February after six years of due-process-less detention and brutal torture, Binyam Mohamed has been attempting to obtain justice for what was done to him.
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Palin signs book deal with HarperCollins  —  Gov. Sarah Palin has signed a book deal with HarperCollins Publishers for what is described as her memoir.  —  “There have been so many things written and said through mainstream media that have not been accurate, and it will be nice through …
Discussion: Top of the Ticket
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Palin has book deal, memoir to come next year
Discussion: Hot Air
Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:
Soda Tax Weighed to Pay for Health Care  —  Senate leaders are considering new federal taxes on soda and other sugary drinks to help pay for an overhaul of the nation's health-care system.  —  The taxes would pay for only a fraction of the cost to expand health-insurance coverage to all Americans …
WCBS-TV:
FDA Blasts General Mills Over Cheerios Claim  —  Cereal Makers Scolded Because Claim Of Lowering Cholesterol 10 Percent In Month Makes It A “Drug”  —  Company Fires Back: This Is About Language, Not Science  —  NEW YORK (CBS) ― The Food and Drug Administration scolded the makers …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Kristol: Obama to Reverse on Release of Detainee Treatment Photos?  —  From White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs's press briefing today: … This sounds to me as if the president is getting ready to reverse the decision of his Justice Department.  I expect him to announce …
Andy Barr / The Politico:
GOP govs plan Tea Party sequel  —  Hoping to recapture the grassroots energy of last month's “tea parties,” Republican Govs. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Rick Perry of Texas will host a tele-town hall Thursday that's being dubbed “Tea Party 2.0.”  —  The Republican Governors Association …
Discussion: The Note, RedState and Hot Air
The Plank:
Obama Breaks With Gates, Cancels Nuke Program  —  Obama's new budget plan includes a little-noted sea change in U.S. nuclear policy, and a step towards his vision of a denuclearized world.  It provides no funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program, created to design a new generation …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
New York Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill  —  ALBANY — The State Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday night that would make New York the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage — a pivotal vote that shifts the debate to the State Senate, where gay rights advocates and conservative groups alike are redoubling their efforts.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Declan McCullagh / CBS News:
It's A Good Time To Work For Uncle Sam  —  President Obama's call last year for “shared sacrifice” doesn't extend to federal employees, at least based on the details of his administration's 2010 budget released this week.  —  At a time when the official unemployment rate is nearing double digits …
Discussion: theblogprof
Lt. Daniel Choi / CNN:
Gay soldier: Don't fire me  —  • Military … Open Letter to President Obama and Every Member of Congress:  —  I have learned many lessons in the ten years since I first raised my right hand at the United States Military Academy at West Point and committed to fighting for my country.
Scott Gottlieb / Wall Street Journal:
How ObamaCare Will Affect Your Doctor  —  Expect longer waits for appointments as physicians get pinched on reimbursements.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  At the heart of President Barack Obama's health-care plan is an insurance program funded by taxpayers, administered by Washington, and open to everyone.
Discussion: Townhall.com and Donklephant
 
 
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