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3:55 PM ET, May 23, 2010

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The Huffington Post:
Palin: Maddow Was ‘Prejudiced’ In Her Rand Paul Interview  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin accused MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Sunday of conducting a “prejudiced” interview with Rand Paul, in which the Tea Party candidate infamously aired skepticism about the reach of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Fox News:
Rand Paul is Learning What It's Like to Be Me, Says Sarah Palin  —  Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul is feeling what it is like to be Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate said Sunday, comparing the media's preoccupation with Paul's recent statements …
Political Punch:
Steele not comfortable with Rand Paul's views on civil rights  —  In a “This Week” interview Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said he was not comfortable with Rand Paul's views on civil rights.  Steele's comments came in a debate with DNC Chairman Tim Kaine.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
The ‘Randslide’ and Its Discontents  —  IF there is one certain outcome to recent American elections, it's this: The results will invariably prove most of the Beltway's settled political narratives wrong.  —  Tuesday's pre-midterms were no exception.  We were told that all incumbents …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Lamar Alexander: I Can Still Support Rand Paul
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... Following up on an earlier item …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Steele and Kaine stand by Paul, Blumenthal despite controversies
Discussion: CNN
Maamoun Youssef / Associated Press:
Yemeni cleric advocates killing US civilians  —  CAIRO - An American-Yemeni cleric whose Internet sermons are believed to have helped inspire attacks on the U.S. has advocated the killing of American civilians in an al-Qaida video released Sunday.  —  Anwar al-Awlaki has been singled …
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Amena Bakr / Reuters:
U.S. cleric urges Muslims to kill U.S. soldiers  —  (Reuters) - A U.S.-born militant cleric has urged Muslims to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and vowed to step up attacks against the U.S. military, according to a videotape released on Sunday.  —  Anwar al-Awlaki …
Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Page and FrumForum
B.J. Reyes / Star Bulletin:
Djou wins special election for Congress  —  Hanabusa leads Case with nearly all the votes counted  —  Republican Charles Djou emerged victorious tonight in the special election to fill Hawaii's vacancy in Congress, giving Hawaii it's first GOP member of Congress in 20 years.
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B.J. Reyes / Star Bulletin:
Special race draws 50% of voters
Discussion: Daily Kos and Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
Republicans Capture House Seat in Obama's Hometown
Satyamkhanna / Matthew Yglesias:
Washington Post: ‘Most women...cross their legs when sitting, but not Elena Kagan.’  —  Given that the oil spill, along with other events, has overshadowed the recent SCOTUS nomination, I was scouring my RSS for news this morning regarding Elena Kagan and stumbled upon this …
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Washington Post:
Elena Kagan goes on Supreme Court confirmation offensive in drab D.C. clothes
Discussion: Althouse and Mediaite
Amy Turner / Times of London:
Earth will bite us back, warns Irons  —  There are too many humans and disease may restore the balance, the actor claims  —  The world is becoming so overpopulated that nature will one day wreak its revenge, claims Jeremy Irons, the actor.  —  Launching himself as a green campaigner …
Arthur C. Brooks / Washington Post:
America's new culture war: Free enterprise vs. government control  —  America faces a new culture war.  —  This is not the culture war of the 1990s.  It is not a fight over guns, gays or abortion.  Those old battles have been eclipsed by a new struggle between two competing visions of the country's future.
Pat G. / Think Progress:
Sen. Lamar Alexander Advocates A Government Takeover Of BP  —  The oil spill that resulted from a British Petroleum rig exploding in the Gulf of Mexico is still continuing unabated, and many scientists are now saying that BP and the Obama administration are downplaying the amount of oil that is gushing into the water.
BREITBART.COM:
Saudi ‘emo’ girls busted by religious cops: report  —  Saudi Arabia's religious police have arrested 10 “emo” women for allegedly causing a disturbance in a coffee shop, Al-Yaum newspaper reported on Saturday.  —  The coffee shop owner in the eastern city of Dammam called the Commission …
 
 
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Rayne / Firedoglake:
White House in Denial; Public Wants Real Action on BP Oil Disaster NOW
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Deborah L. Rhode / Washington Post:
Why looks are the last bastion of discrimination
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MiamiHerald.com:
Poll has Crist clinging to lead in 3-way Senate contest
Discussion: Ballot Box and Politics Daily
Jerusalem Post:
‘We are not done with Goldstone’
Discussion: TPMCafe
Bob Marshall / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Louisiana coast's battle against drifting oil expected to last months, if not years
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Chris Ingalls / KING-TV:
Investigators: Edmonds rape suspect deported nine times
Kara Rowland / Washington Times:
Senators: Administration keeps Congress in dark on intel
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
If you're going to criticize the new social studies curriculum adopted …
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