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11:25 PM ET, May 24, 2009

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Associated Press:
Split threatens to rupture Republican ranks  —  Conservative vs. moderate divide plays out across the airwaves on Sunday  —  WASHINGTON - The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Powell Jousts With Cheney on Path of Republican Party  —  WASHINGTON — Colin L. Powell challenged Dick Cheney on the legacy of the Bush administration and the future of the Republican Party on Sunday, declaring that Republicans should not bow to “diktats that come from the right wing.”
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Ridge takes aim at Limbaugh  —  (CNN) — Pennsylvania Republican Tom Ridge is taking direct aim at Rush Limbaugh, telling CNN's John King the conservative talk radio host can be “shrill” and uses language in a way “that offend very many.”  —  “Rush Limbaugh has an audience of 20 million people.
Daniel Carty / CBS News:
Powell: Cheney's “Misinformed”  —  Gen. Colin Powell said he is still a Republican and that former Vice President Dick Cheney is “misinformed” about his party affiliation.  —  Powell, appearing on Face the Nation Sunday, answered criticism from Cheney, who questioned Powell's loyalty …
Discussion: Politics Daily and Gothamist
Top Stories from CQ:
CQ Transcripts: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Responds to Republican Critics on CBS's ‘Face the Nation’  —  CQ Transcriptswire  —  SPEAKERS: BOB SCHIEFFER, HOST FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL  —  [*] SCHIEFFER: Today on FACE THE NATION, an exclusive interview with Colin Powell …
CNN:
Powell: ‘I am still a Republican’
Discussion: Say Anything and Raw Story
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Steele critics: RNC chair finding mojo
Discussion: MyDD, Crooks and Liars and PoliGazette
Michael Goodwin / Fox News:
Powell Defends GOP Credentials, Calls for More Inclusive Party
Discussion: American Power
Fareed Zakaria / Newsweek:
They May Not Want The Bomb  —  And other unexpected truths. … From the magazine issue dated Jun 1, 2009  —  Everything you know about Iran is wrong, or at least more complicated than you think.  Take the bomb.  The regime wants to be a nuclear power but could well be happy …
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Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Military Chief: Gitmo ‘Needs to Be Closed’  —  President Barack Obama's top military adviser said the Pentagon is working to meet the president's deadline of closing Guantanamo Bay by January 2010.  —  “I've advocated for a long time now that it needs to be closed,” Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Firedoglake
Adm. Mike Mullen / ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Durbin Calls On Gingrich To Apologize For Attacking The CIA In 2007  —  Last week, former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich called on Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to resign her current position as Speaker.  He said that she “disqualified herself” over her comments that the CIA was “misleading” Congress.
Discussion: Doug Ross
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Matthew Alexander / The Huffington Post:
Former Senior Interrogator in Iraq Dissects Cheney's Lies and Distortions  —  As a senior interrogator in Iraq (and a former criminal investigator), there was a lesson I learned that served me well: there's more to be learned from what someone doesn't say than from what they do say.
CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION WITH JOHN KING  —  Interview With Senators Boxer, Shelby; Interview With Tom Ridge  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  KING: I'm John King.  This is our “State of the Union” report for this Sunday, May 24th.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Tom Ridge Lies
Discussion: The Next Right and TBogg
Annie Karni / New York Post:
DE'TAT'CHED ATTITUDE  —  JOB SEEKERS ERASING BODY ART TO COMPETE  —  When the Dow is low, the “tramp stamp” has to go.  —  Dermatologists across the city are reporting a boom in tattoo laser removals, as body-art fanatics fretting over their professional image rush to erase their inky mistakes.
Discussion: Clusterstock and Don Surber
Louise Armitstead / Telegraph:
British banks revolt against Obama tax plan  —  British banks and stockbrokers may refuse to take on American clients if new international tax proposals outlined by President Obama are passed.  —  The decision, which would make it hard for Americans in London to open bank accounts and trade shares …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How Much Do Safe Havens Matter?  —  I'm still trying to decide what I think about this question.  But given how much strategic focus we're giving to Afghanistan, I'm confident we haven't given the question enough collective thought.  Matt Yglesias had a post a couple months ago asking a basic question …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Matthew Yglesias
Washington Post:
Is Silence Consent?  —  WHILE THE United States and Venezuela's neighbors silently stand by, Hugo Chávez's campaign to destroy his remaining domestic opposition continues.  On Thursday night state intelligence police raided the Caracas offices of Guillermo Zuloaga …
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Nuance Is Fine Until It's a Flip-Flop
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Decline of the Blue-Collar Man
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Federal Judge Spotlights Misconduct by Federal Prosecutors in Siegelman Case
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
La Cage aux Democrats
Ariel Leve / Times of London:
FBI ‘lured dimwits’ into terror plot
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, WXXA-TV and TalkLeft