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11:45 PM ET, May 24, 2010

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Deal Reached for Ending Law on Gays in Military  —  WASHINGTON — The White House and leading Congressional Democrats reached agreement Monday on legislative language and a time frame for repealing the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy, but it was not clear whether the deal had secured …
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:
A Deal on DADT?  —  The Advocate has learned that concurrent meetings took place Monday morning at the White House and on Capitol Hill that could help clear the way for “don't ask, don't tell” repeal to be attached to the Department of Defense authorization bill later this week.
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Obama endorses 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise in Congress  —  President Obama has signed on to a “don't ask, don't tell” compromise between lawmakers and the Defense Department, the White House announced Monday, an agreement that removes a key obstacle to repealing the military's policy banning gays …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Dem lawmaker urges White House to release details on Sestak job
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
'Don't Ask' repeal now on track, with quiet administration role
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
White House backs plan on gays in military
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
FITSNews:
Will Folks: Letting The Chips Fall  —  Since I founded FITSNews three-and-a-half years ago, I've made more than my fair share of powerful enemies in this state.  —  One reason for that?  I call it like I see it - whether you like it or not, agree with it or not, or even believe it or not.
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Nikki Haley in Opposition's Crosshairs: a Good Sign for Nikki and South Carolina!  —  Well, whaddya know?  South Carolina's conservative candidate, Nikki Haley, recently zipped to the front of the line in her state's race for governor; and lo and behold, now accusations of an affair surface.
The State:
Haley denies affair with blogger
Discussion: Wonkette and The Swamp
New York Times:
BP Kept Using Toxic Chemical in Gulf After E.P.A. Deadline  —  The effort to stanch the vast Gulf of Mexico oil spill was mired by setbacks on Monday as state and federal officials feuded with BP over its failure to meet deadlines and its refusal to stop spraying a toxic dispersant in the Gulf.
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
WH: We're On the Case; Jindal: HELP!
Discussion: RedState
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Hispanics swing to Democrats in West  —  Public Policy Polling reports:  —  When we polled Colorado in early March Michael Bennet and Jane Norton were tied.  Last week we found Bennet with a 3 point lead.  One of the biggest reasons for that shift?  Bennet went from leading Norton …
Discussion: FrumForum
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Immigration Bill Fallout  —  There's no doubt that the new Arizona immigration law is popular nationally, but that still doesn't mean the issue's going to work to the GOP's advantage this fall.  —  When we polled Colorado in early March Michael Bennet and Jane Norton were tied.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Mediaite and Hot Air
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Hayworth: ‘In My History’ U.S. Didn't Formally Declare War On Nazi Germany (VIDEO)  —  Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), who is challenging Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary, said that the United States did not formally declare war on Germany in World War II — at least, that's how it went in his history.
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Erik Berte / FOXBusiness.com:
The Next Bailout: $165B for Unions  —  Taxpayers could be on the hook for another $165 billion if a bill to bail out private union pension funds makes it through Congress.
Kyung M. Song / Seattle Times:
Rossi expected to enter Senate race soon; hires key staff  —  WASHINGTON — Dino Rossi is expected to officially enter the U.S. Senate race as early as Wednesday, and already has hired several key staffers for a campaign to unseat three-term incumbent Patty Murray.
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The Politico:
Source: Rossi plans Senate run
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
U.S. Expands Secret Military Acts in Mideast and Beyond  —  WASHINGTON — The top American commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of clandestine military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region …
Discussion: Emptywheel
Erick Erickson / RedState:
This Stuff Is Not Supposed to Happen in America  —  “When it becomes fair game to attack and intimidate private citizens and their families to advance a public policy, we cross over from an orderly civil democracy to something decidedly third world.”  —  I would like to be gloating this morning …
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner on National Review Online:
It's Like He Does it On Purpose — By: Jonah Goldberg  —  Thomas Friedman does it again.  He literally fantasizes about American becoming like China — but just for a day!  From Meet the Press yesterday: … Can someone please tell Tom Friedman that China only produces “suboptimal solutions” too.
Discussion: Hit & Run and Power Line
Stephen Farber / Hollywood Reporter:
Sex and the City 2 — Film Review  —  Bottom Line: Overlong sequel scores some choice, politically incorrect laughs.  —  Because the first “Sex and the City” movie turned out to be a boxoffice bonanza two years ago, there are a lot of women panting for the sequel, already planning their wardrobe for a girls' night out.
Bloomberg:
FHA Home-Financing Volume Sign of ‘Very Sick System’  —  Loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, the U.S.-owned mortgage insurer, may be involved in more home-purchase transactions than borrowing financed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  —  FHA lending last quarter may have topped …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Hewitt Award Nominee  —  (Hat tip: RWW)
Mac McClelland / Mother Jones:
“It's BP's Oil”  —  Running the corporate blockade at Louisiana's crude-covered beaches.  —  Post Comment  —  Elmer's Island, even after all the warnings, looks worse than I imagined.  Pools of oil black and deep stretch down the beach; when cleanup workers drag their rakes along …
 
 
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
Oil tax increase would help pay to clean up spills
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Washington Examiner:
No more police escorts for union thugs
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Justices Rule Against N.F.L. in Antitrust Case
Haaretz:
Syria: Obama has failed in peace efforts and lost influence in Mideast
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP plans ‘America Speaking Out’ event
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Book Report: ‘Teaching the Pig to Dance’ By Fred Thompson
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Clinton rips ‘birthers’
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Andy Worthington / The Huffington Post:
House Kills Plan to Close Guantanamo
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
US Pavilion at Expo 2010 is a National Humiliation
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Mother Jones