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5:20 PM ET, May 4, 2010

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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
McCain: ‘Serious mistake’ if car bombing suspect was Mirandized  —  It would have been a serious mistake to have read the suspect in the attempted Times Square car bombing his Miranda rights, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday.  —  McCain, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee …
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
MSNBC's Brewer: I'm Sorry Terror Suspect Has Islamic Ties  —  BREW-ING CONTEMPT  —  MSNBC Blabbermouth Upset Terrorist Isn't Homegrown  —  *** MORE AT NEWSBUSTERS, HOT AIR, JAWA REPORT, MEMEORANDUM ***  —  So much for the white male “tea partier” fantasy our left-wing state run media friends …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Cellphone led to Times Square arrest  —  The number from a disposable cellphone led FBI agents to the suspect arrested Monday night for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square on Saturday evening, according to a senior official.  —  “They were able to basically get one phone number …
The Huffington Post:
Faisal Shahzad Arrest: Lieberman Proposes Taking Away Citizenship Of Suspected Terrorists  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  In arguing against the reading of Miranda rights to terrorism suspects or affording them other constitutional protections, opponents of civil liberties run …
Washington Post:
U.S. citizen from Pakistan arrested in Times Square bomb case  —  Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced early Tuesday that an arrest had been made in the failed Times Square car bombing, saying that Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old American, was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Four Quick Observations About Faisal Shahzad  —  1. I am struck by the fact that he is a naturalized American citizen, not a recent or temporary visitor.  This suggests that either he was a long-term sleeper agent (unlikely, for various reasons) or that he became over time immune to the charms …
Discussion: PoliBlog
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
How about that ‘law enforcement approach’ to terrorism: NYC bomb suspect caught boarding Dubai flight  —  Well, that's what you would call some nifty police work: … The next time you hear some right-winger (most notably Dick Cheney) sneer at the Obama administration's “law enforcement approach to terrorism,” remember this.
Jared Allen / The Hill:
Hoyer: Dems more successful at fighting terrorists than GOP  —  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday said the Obama administration has been more successful in combating terrorism than its predecessor.  —  “We're tough on terrorists.  That's our policy.  That's our performance.
Discussion: The Politico and Gateway Pundit
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
MSNBC's Contessa Brewer ‘Frustrated’ That Times Square Bomber Is a Muslim  —  MSNBC host Contessa Brewer appeared on the liberal Stephanie Miller radio show on Tuesday and lamented the fact that the person arrested for the attempted Times Square bombing is a Pakistani American.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
MS-NBC anchor: I'm so bummed that Shahzad wasn't a Tea Partier
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
McCain Wants to Execute Terrorism Suspect, Make It Impossible to Secure Conviction
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Mike Riggs / The Daily Caller:
Liberals accuse Tea Partiers of role in failed Times Square car bomb attack
Michael A. Sheehan / New York Times:
The Terrorist Next Door
miaminewtimes.com:
Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with “rent boy”  —  The pictures on the Rentboy.com profile show a shirtless young man with delicate features, guileless eyes, and sun-kissed, hairless skin.  The profile touts his “smooth, sweet, tight ass” and “perfectly built 8 inch cock …
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Dan Savage / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:
Is Every Right-Wing, Anti-Gay Christian Bigot Sucking Off Rent Boys?  —  We've got another one, gang, and he's a doozy: … Rekers, as Joe Jervis points out, is the co-founder of the wildly anti-gay Family Research Council and a member of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality …
Political Punch:
President Obama: GOP Opposition to Stimulus ‘Helped to Create the Tea-Baggers’  —  Three days after he decried the lack of civility in American politics, President Obama is quoted in a new book about his presidency referring to the Tea Party movement using a derogatory term with sexual connotations.
The Politico:
White House in P.R. ‘panic’ over spill  —  The ferocious oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening President Barack Obama's reputation for competence, just as surely as it endangers the Gulf ecosystem.  —  So White House aides are escalating their efforts to reassure Congress and the public …
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Shaminder Dulai / Houston Chronicle:
Suspicious luggage incident at Bush Airport cleared  —  Authorities have given the “all clear” after investigating this afternooon a suspicious piece of luggage coming off an international flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.  —  Despite initial reports of an explosion …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Pajamas Media
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Doug Delony / MyFox Houston:
Small Luggage Explosion at Bush Airport
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Berman Post
Quinnipiac University:
Sestak Gains On Specter Among Pennsylvania Democrats, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Onorato Tops Field Of Unknowns In Governor's Primary  —  U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak is within striking distance of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, trailing the long-time incumbent 47 …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Through oil-fouled water, big government looks better and better  —  There is something exquisite about the moment when a conservative decides he needs more government in his life.  —  About 10:30 Monday morning, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), an ardent foe of big government …
Pew Research Center:
“Socialism” Not So Negative, “Capitalism” Not So Positive  —  A Political Rhetoric Test  —  “Socialism” is a negative for most Americans, but certainly not all Americans.  “Capitalism” is regarded positively by a majority of the public, though it is a thin majority.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Limits of Policy  —  Roughly a century ago, many Swedes immigrated to America.  They've done very well here.  Only about 6.7 percent of Swedish-Americans live in poverty.  Also a century ago, many Swedes decided to remain in Sweden.  They've done well there, too.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Defending David Brooks From Brad DeLong's Smears
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Christine Hall / CEI:
General Motors Deceptive Advertising Challenged by Watchdog Group in FTC Filing  —  GM Ad Falsely Claimed Taxpayer Bailout Loans Were Repaid  —  Washington, D.C., May 4, 2010 -The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Hit & Run
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Kyl jokes about Obama drowning  —  Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) got a big laugh on Saturday at a National Republican Senatorial Committee retreat, but his joke definitely wouldn't be funny to some people.  —  According to a source who attended the meetings, Kyl told the assembled crowd …
 
 
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