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9:50 PM ET, May 25, 2010

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Manu Raju / The Politico:
Obama, McCain clash at GOP lunch  —  President Barack Obama battled with Senate Republicans in a tense closed-door meeting Tuesday, facing tough criticism from his GOP adversaries — including John McCain — on issues ranging from health care to border security.
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Washington Post:
After closed-door talks, GOP senator calls Obama ‘thin-skinned’  —  President Obama traveled to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a rare meeting with Senate Republicans, but the 75-minute session yielded little progress on hot-button topics and left some senators with bruised feelings.
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
AP sources: Obama, Corker clash in private meeting  —  WASHINGTON — Republican officials say President Barack Obama and Sen. Bob Corker clashed during a private meeting over whether anyone in either party was really trying to be bipartisan this election year.
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Guard ordered to Mexican border  —  President Barack Obama is preparing to send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, amid growing concern about cross-border criminal activity and a simmering debate over illegal immigration.  —  Obama plans to submit a request …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senator criticizes Obama's ‘audacity’ in using GOP as ‘props’  —  A GOP senator ripped into President Barack Obama at a meeting on Capitol Hill Tuesday, telling him he had “audacity” coming in and using Republican lawmakers as “props.”  —  Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the Democrats' partner …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama clashes with GOP, but promises to meet in the middle
Discussion: Shakesville
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Senate Republican to back repeal of gay ban
Discussion: The Huffington Post and The Hill
FITSNews:
Clearing The Air  —  A little over twenty-four hours ago, our founding editor was pressured by pending media reports (a claim that has since been verified) into preemptively acknowledging an inappropriate physical relationship with S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley.  —  While it was originally his intent …
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FITSNews:
Memories ... Of The Way They Were  —  Seriously ... how funny is this?  —  It's a framed photo of Mark Sanford, Nikki Haley and Sic Willie following a fundraiser for Haley back in 2007.  —  Let the bidding begin!  —  UPDATE: Sic says “two bits!”
Discussion: Salon, The Eye and Wonkette
Andy Barr / The Politico:
S.C. blog revels in attention
Discussion: CNN and The Note
Yvonne Wenger / postandcourier.com:
Folks says Haley campaign consulted him on breaking silence …
Ezra Klein / The Plum Line:
The decisive action Obama can take  —  As I noted this morning, there's been a palpable shift in the tone of media coverage of Obama's handling of the Gulf spill, with newly-aggressive news orgs raising more questions about whether the admistration has ceded too much control to BP.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog Gay:
Webb to vote no on DADT compromise, blames WH and Gates statements …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Truthdig
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Levin: White House Got Serious About DADT ‘In The Last Few Days’
Discussion: The Hill, Ezra Klein and TPM LiveWire
Facebook:
Just When Ya Think It Can't Get Any More “Interesting”... Welcome, Neighbor!  —  Spring has sprung in Alaska, and with this beautiful season comes the news today that the Palins have a new neighbor!  Welcome, Joe McGinniss!  —  Yes, that Joe McGinniss.  Here he is - about 15 feet away …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Annals of journalistic enterprise  —  Sarah Palin, guerilla Facebook warrior, turns the tables a bit on the author Joe McGinniss — best known for his Nixon campaign account, The Selling of the President, and for the murder investigation Fatal Vision — who, she says, has rented the house next door.
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
What Exactly Are They Supposed To Do?  —  I know that no matter what I say, some of you are going to claim I am shilling for Obama while others of you will read the same piece and claim I am unfairly attacking Obama, but I have a serious question- what exactly is the Obama administration supposed to do about the oil spill?
Discussion: First Draft and Obsidian Wings
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Washington Post:
Obama administration conflicted about relying on BP to stop gulf oil spill
Dennis Cauchon / USA Today:
Private pay shrinks to historic lows  —  Paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds.  —  At the same time, government-provided benefits …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
When the Future Chief of Staff ...  Today, the wick burned out.  Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), a friend of the President and his Chicago entourage, said that Rep. Joe Sestak, the new Democratic Senate nominee from Pennsylvania, should provide a fuller accounting of his conversation with Rahm Emanuel …
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portal.sre.gob.mx:
STATEMENT BY THE EMBASSY OF MEXICO  —  Regarding the Administration's decision to send 1,200 National Guard servicemen to the US Southern border, the Government of Mexico trusts that this decision will help to channel additional US resources to enhance efforts to prevent the illegal flows …
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Igor / Think Progress:
GOP Rep. Slams Fox News: 'I Don't Know What They're Doing At Fox News, But They Should Stop Smoking It'  —  This morning, Fox and Friends characterized Sen. Bob Casey's (D-PA) Create Jobs & Save Benefits Act as a “$165 billion bailout” of union pensions.  “It has been decades since you've seen …
Glynnis MacNicol / Mediaite:
Jay Leno: BP Spill Perfect Example Of What Will Happen If Tea Partiers Rule  —  Rand Paul's decision to cancel his appearance on Meet the Press this weekend (only the third person ever) may not have backfired exactly but it's certainly taken on a bit of a life of its own.
Jerusalem Post:
Donkey detonated on Gaza border  —  Animal dead, no human casualties; 200 kg of dynamite heaped on cart.  —  Talkbacks (15)  —  Make JPOST.COM your Home Page  —  Iranian Threat  —  Jewish World  —  Local Israel  —  Arts & Culture  —  Français  —  Classifieds  —  Israel
Reuters:
Exclusive: Menendez Introducing Unlimited Cap On BP Damages  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is set to introduce on Tuesday afternoon a bill that would fully eliminate any cap on the amount of economic damages that oil companies would have to pay for spills they've caused.
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
Brown to vote ‘no’ on repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell pending Pentagon study  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Scott Brown will vote against repealing 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' when it comes up for a vote Thursday in the Senate Armed Services Committee, dealing a blow to gay rights advocates who were hoping …
The Huffington Post:
Bruce Shore, Unemployed Philadelphia Man, Indicted For ‘Harassing Email’ To Jim Bunning  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  When Sen. Jim Bunning complained on the Senate floor in February that he'd missed the Kentucky-South Carolina basketball game because of a debate on unemployment benefits …
Discussion: MyFox Philadelphia
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Fiorina up big  —  Carly Fiorina's superior resources always had the potential to blow her opponents for the California Republican Senate nomination out of the water, and in the closing stretch that appears to be exactly what's happening.  Fiorina has now opened up a 20 point lead with 41% …
Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Violent Crime Falls Sharply  —  Latest Decline, of 5.5%, Challenges Belief That Recessions Drive Up Rate  —  Violent crime fell significantly last year in cities across the U.S., according to preliminary federal statistics, challenging the widely held belief that recessions drive up crime rates.
Kbh / KeithHennessey.com:
The Hypocrisy Act of 2010  —  The House will soon vote on a new version of the “tax extenders+ bill,” which is formally labeled H.R. 4213, The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.  —  Must ... not ... call it ... Stimulus IV.  —  A better name might be The Hypocrisy Act of 2010.
Discussion: Hot Air and Confederate Yankee
 
 
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CNN Poll: Nearly 8 in 10 favor gays in the military
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
McConnell to Rand Paul: Stay out of the spotlight
Discussion: CNN
Matthew Green / The Monkey Cage:
Pelosi and Health Care: How Impressive Was Her Leadership, Really?
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Ezra Klein
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CIA unit's wacky idea: Depict Saddam as gay
NBC Miami:
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Michael P. Corcoran / Boston Globe:
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans' Acceptance of Gay Relations Crosses 50% Threshold
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Cap and Flee  —  California refutes its own ‘green jobs’ policy.
Discussion: Hot Air and John Stossel
Pamela Geller / American Thinker:
Rifqa Bary Suffering from Cancer, Her Lawyers Bring In Her Parents
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
BP Runs Full-Page Ads In Major Newspapers Defending Its Oil Spill …
Helene York / The Atlantic Online:
The ‘Veggie’ Option: As Bad as Mystery Meat
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Detroit News:
Kilpatrick gets to 1.5 to 5 years in prison, loses job