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6:40 PM ET, June 1, 2009

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New York Times:
Suspect Is Identified in Killing of Abortion Doctor  —  WICHITA, Kan. — The suspect in the fatal shooting of one of the nation's only doctors to perform late-term abortions had professed an anti-government, anti-abortion philosophy in years past, some who knew him said on Monday.
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Gabriel Winant / Salon:
O'Reilly's campaign against murdered doctor  —  The Fox News star had compared Tiller to a Nazi, called him a “baby killer,” and warned of “Judgment Day”  —  When his show airs tomorrow, Bill O'Reilly will most certainly decry the death of Kansas doctor George Tiller, who was killed Sunday …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Bill O'Reilly To Address Critics Tonight Over Murder Of Doctor
Discussion: Guardian and Gawker
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Cheney: ‘Would do exactly the same’  —  Dick Cheney, the former vice president, has been pressing the Obama administration to declassify memos which he says show that the harshest interrogation tactics of the Bush administration produced valuable, life-saving information.  —  How's that going, he was asked today?
Discussion: The Note and Raw Story
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Cheney on gay marriage: ‘People free’
Discussion: Wonkette and Political Insider
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
The 31-Year-Old in Charge of Dismantling G.M.  —  WASHINGTON — It is not every 31-year-old who, in a first government job, finds himself dismantling General Motors and rewriting the rules of American capitalism.  —  But that, in short, is the job description for Brian Deese …
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Michael Moore / Mike's Message:
Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore  —  I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors.  By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it official: General Motors, as we know it, has been totaled.  —  As I sit here in GM's birthplace, Flint, Michigan …
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Tommy Christopher / Politics Daily:
Playboy Magazine Officially Hates Women, Conservative or Otherwise  —  Over the years, “tasteful” porn dinosaur Playboy Magazine has been the subject of pop cultural debate for decades.  Is the nudity exploitation, or empowerment?  Does the magazine celebrate women, or degrade them?
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Associated Press:
Military Recruiter Killed In Ark. Shooting  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ― One Army recruiter was killed Monday and a second was wounded in a shooting at a recruiting office, and a suspect was arrested, police said.  —  Police Lt. Terry Hastings said the recruiter was shot when a man …
Discussion: CNN
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USsoldiersgurl / KATV-TV:
One Dead, One Injured in West LR Shooting  —  Little Rock - One person is dead, another seriously injured, and a third is in custody following a double shooting in west Little Rock Monday morning.  —  Authorities say the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. at a U.S. Army Navy Career Center inside …
KLRT-TV:
Double shooting on Rodney Parham, bomb squad called
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Rick Hasen / Election Law:
LIVE BLOGGING THE COLEMAN FRANKEN ORAL ARGUMENT  —  Now that the oral arguments have concluded, here are my tentative thoughts (you can find my earlier live blog below the fold):  —  1. It is always dangerous to guess how a court is going to come out based upon oral argument.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: CULTURE WARS RETURN?
Discussion: The Plum Line and Open Left
Josh Kraushaar / Scorecard's Blog:
Franken v. Coleman
Discussion: The Politico
John Schwartz / New York Times:
Minnesota Court Hears Senate Case
Discussion: Pat Dollard and The Caucus
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republican Base Heavily White, Conservative, Religious  —  Democrats are more likely to be moderate or liberal, Hispanic, or black or other races  —  PRINCETON, NJ — More than 6 in 10 Republicans today are white conservatives, while most of the rest are whites with other ideological leanings …
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
Tom Tancredo Staffer Pleads Guilty to Karate-Chopping Black Woman  —  For years, conservative writer and activist Marcus Epstein has worked with the mainstream of the immigration restrictionist movement.  He wrote speeches for former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) during his presidential bid …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Reagan Did It  —  “This bill is the most important legislation for financial institutions in the last 50 years.  It provides a long-term solution for troubled thrift institutions. ...  All in all, I think we hit the jackpot.”  So declared Ronald Reagan in 1982, as he signed the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act.
Guardian:
Mysterious ‘chip’ is CIA's latest weapon against al-Qaida targets hiding in Pakistan's tribal belt  —  The CIA is equipping Pakistani tribesmen with secret electronic transmitters to help target and kill al-Qaida leaders in the north-western tribal belt, in a tactic that could aid Pakistan's army …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Kristol and Hume Call for Targeted Air Strikes on North Korea  —  As you probably know, a certain number of people are down-the-line pacifists.  They believe that war is wrong, no matter what the cause.  And as you've probably realized, none of them are major newspaper columnists …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Sestak Talks Political Strategy Against Arlen Specter  —  When Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) makes his primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) official, he won't have the Washington establishment on his side and he'll probably find himself significantly outspent by his famous opponent.
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Caitlin Taylor / The Note:
Rep. Joe Sestak: ‘It is the Right Thing to Get in This Race’
Discussion: The Politico
Rasmussen Reports:
62% Say Bush, Not Obama, To Blame For Ongoing Economic Problems  —  President Obama contends he inherited the nation's ongoing economic problems and that his actions since taking office are not to blame.  Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters agree with the president that the problems are due …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
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Rasmussen Reports:
31% Say Stimulus Package Helped, 27% Say It Hurt Economy
Discussion: Commentary and Say Anything
 
 
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Sean Callebs / CNN:
GM-dependent Tennessee town left to uncertain fate
Discussion: Firedoglake
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
GOP Should Run Against the Power of the Center
Discussion: Reason and Eunomia
Katie Couric / The Huffington Post:
My Speech To Princeton's Class of 2009
Glenn Somerville / Reuters:
Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Zero Hedge
Vanity Fair:
Nancy Reagan Speaks Out About Obamas, the Bushes, and Her Husband
Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson and Ana Marie Cox: Abortion, Affirmative Action, More
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Was Malkin Being Sarcastic?  —  Maybe I got this wrong:
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Bob Barr / New York Times:
Death Penalty Disgrace
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Alex Conant / The Politico:
The Obama flip-flops you don't know  —  Since winning the election …