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American Who Recently Visited Pakistan Eyed in Times Square Bomb Plot — The person is a naturalized American citizen who was in Pakistan for several months and returned to the United States recently, investigative sources told Fox News
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Authorities Have Identified Person of Interest in Times Square Bomb Attempt — Investigation Pointing to Coordinated Effort, Foreign Links in Foiled Times Square Attack — Federal authorities are closing in on the man they say is a person of interest in the Times Square car bomb attempt this weekend …
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
If the TSA Were Running New York — How would it respond to this weekend's Times Square bomb threat? Well, by extrapolation from its response to the 9/11 attacks and subsequent threats, the policy would be: — All vans or SUVs headed into Midtown Manhattan would have to stop and have their contents inspected.
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Associated Press:
Pakistani Arrested in NYC Car Bomb Attack — A man believed to be the driver of an SUV used as a car bomb in a failed terror attack on Times Square was taken into custody by federal and local police officials while trying to leave the country.
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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 …
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Perry: Oil spill may be ‘act of God’ — Texas Gov. Rick Perry Monday morning offered a stern warning against halting oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of a massive oil leak, and he raised the question of whether the explosion was an “act of God.”
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Ben Raines / Breaking News from the Press-Register:
Despite plan, not a single fire boom on hand on Gulf Coast at time of oil spill … If U.S. officials had followed up on a 1994 response plan for a major Gulf oil spill, it is possible that the spill could have been kept under control and far from land. — The problem: The federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand.
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Schwarzenegger flips on drilling — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday reversed his support for offshore drilling in the wake of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. — Speaking at a press conference in Sacramento, Schwarzenegger said his mind was changed over the weekend while watching media reports of the spill.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Schwarzenegger Withdraws Support for CA Offshore Drilling Project …
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New York Times:
Poll Shows Most in U.S. Want Overhaul of Immigration Laws — LOS ANGELES — The overwhelming majority of Americans think that the country's immigration policies need to be seriously overhauled. And despite protests against Arizona's stringent new immigration enforcement law …
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CBS News:
Poll: Majority Backs Arizona Immigration Bill — Posted by Brian Montopoli 21 comments - Share - - - Share - E-mail - Print - Font CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Despite their expectation …
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Lane Wright / sunshinestatenews.com:
Sen. Mike Bennett Caught Looking at Porn on Senate Floor … No one will argue that sitting on the Senate floor during session can get a little boring, but looking at porn is probably not the best way to pass the time. — On Thursday morning, Sunshine State News captured exclusive video …
Kathleen Arberg / US Supreme Court News:
For Immediate Release — For More Information Contact: — The Supreme Court will open its new visitor entrance on May 4, 2010, as part of the Court's modernization project. The new entrance, which will serve as the primary means for public entry, was designed in light of findings …
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The Huffington Post:
Greenspan Wanted Housing-Bubble Dissent Kept Secret — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — As top Federal Reserve officials debated whether there was a housing bubble and what to do about it, then-Chairman Alan Greenspan argued that the dissent should be kept secret so that the Fed wouldn't lose control …
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Jeremy Scahill / RebelReports:
Secret Erik Prince/Blackwater Tape Exposed — The reclusive Blackwater founder tries to ban journalists and recorders from his speeches in front of friendly audiences. This time he failed. — [Note: This post, written for TheNation.com, will be posted on The Nation magazine's homepage soon as part of the launch of a new blog.
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Racist Harvard Law Email: The Cat Fight That Turned Into a National Scandal — Last week, we introduced you to Stephanie Grace, the Harvard Law student who wrote an email suggesting blacks were inherently dumber than whites. New details have emerged: a feud over a boy, a backstabbing friend, and a campaign of sabotage.
WorldNetDaily:
‘Absolutely, there will be more attacks in New York’ — Muslim extremist warns America: Times Square just the beginning — A Muslim extremist who earlier warned that TV's “South Park” creators should be “afraid for their lives” for insulting Islam's prophet Muhammad now says that yesterday's …
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Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
MSNBC boss stands ready in ideological battle with Fox News — Phil Griffin says he learned a valuable lesson from Roger Ailes, creator of Fox News Channel: Viewers will stand behind a news outlet that stands for something — MSNBC boss Phil Griffin looks at what Roger Ailes created at Fox News Channel with no small amount of awe.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Pelosi: Bush Admin Barred Officials From Briefing Congress On Impending Financial Crisis in Fall 2008 — Nearly two years after the Wall Street meltdown drove the U.S. economy to the brink of collapse, and forced the U.S. government to prop up major financial institutions with hundreds …
New York Times:
On Defensive, BP Readies Dome to Contain Spill — Welders worked on a BP oil recovery system chamber in Port Fourchon, La., on Monday. — Multimedia — BP spent Monday preparing possible solutions to stem oil leaks from an undersea well off the Louisiana coast, and fending off …
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New York Times:
Paterson Move May Help Immigrants Facing Deportation — ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Monday that the state would accelerate consideration and granting of pardons to legal immigrants for old or minor criminal convictions, in an effort to prevent them from being deported.
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Car views: Did Obama administration tell GM to lie about its TARP repayment? — General Motors chairman Ed Whitacre made news last week with a series of national television advertising spots in which he claimed the company has repaid its government bailout loans in full, ahead of schedule and with interest.
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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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Lowden's Campaign Chief: Everyone Has Access To Health Care — At Emergency Room — Okay, chickens-for-checkups has taken another new turn: Sue Lowden's campaign manager has now said that all Americans already have access to health care — because if you get shot in the chest, you can simply head over to the emergency room.
Mickey Edwards / The Atlantic Online:
On Discovering Bill Maher — Yes, I know I'm retro, but until this weekend I had never seen nor heard the apparently quite famous Bill Maher. That oversight has now been remedied thanks to some seriously brilliant producers at ABC television who were insightful enough to book Mr. Maher …
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