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1:40 PM ET, June 1, 2010

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Jonathan Schanzer / Weekly Standard:
The Terror Finance Flotilla  —  The Turkish organizers of the Gaza Strip-bound flotilla that was boarded this morning by Israeli commandos knew well in advance that their vessels would never reach Israeli waters.  That's because the organizers belong to a nonprofit that was banned …
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Political Punch:
Official: US Will Stand with Israel  —  I'm told there won't be any daylight between the US and Israel in the aftermath of the incident on the flotilla yesterday, which resulted in the deaths of 10 activists.  —  Regardless of the details of the flotilla incident, sources say President Obama …
Max Boot / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Gaza Flotilla Fiasco  —  Israel had no obligation to allow the ships to reach Gaza, but surely there was a smarter way to stop them.  —  Israel's actions in boarding the flotilla of ships bound for the Gaza Strip were entirely justified and perhaps even unavoidable.
New York Times:
U.N. Security Council Condemns ‘Acts’ in Israeli Raid
BBC:
Doubt cast on Israel raid account
Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Gaza Choices
Haaretz:
The price of flawed policy
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Does Israel Have a Right to Defend Itself?
Wesley Pruden / Washington Times:
A shocking story of Israeli survival
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Art Beast / The Daily Beast:
Israel's Indefensible Behavior
Discussion: Washington Post and The Daily Dish
Mike Allen / Reuters:
Al and Tipper Gore to separate  —  Al and Tipper Gore, whose playful romance enlivened Washington and the campaign trail for a quarter century, have decided to separate after 40 years of marriage, the couple told friends Tuesday.  —  In an “Email from Al and Tipper Gore,” the couple said …
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Erik Schelzig / Associated Press:
Former Vice President Al Gore to separate from wife Tipper after 40 years of marriage  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage.  —  According to an e-mailed statement obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday …
Discussion: Politics Daily
Washington Post:
Obama administration moves to distance itself from BP on oil spill response  —  Struggling to convey command of the worsening Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Obama administration is taking steps to distance itself from BP and is dispatching Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to the Gulf Coast to meet with federal and state prosecutors.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama WH now distancing itself from BP response efforts
New York Post:
Koppel son dies after a bender  —  The son of legendary TV newsman Ted Koppel was found dead in a Washington Heights apartment under mysterious circumstances yesterday morning after a daylong drinking binge with a man he had just met in a Midtown bar, law-enforcement sources said.
Discussion: Mediaite and New York Magazine
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For Alex Pemberton and Susan Reboyras, foreclosure is becoming a way of life — something they did not want but are in no hurry to get out of.  —  Foreclosure has allowed them to stabilize the family business.
Nicholas Ballasy / CNSNews:
Pelosi Says She Has a Duty to Pursue Policies in Keeping With The Values of Jesus, ‘The Word Made Flesh’  —  (CNSNews.com) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she believes she must pursue public policies “in keeping with the values” of Jesus Christ, “The Word made Flesh.”
James O'Keefe / Big Government:
Undercover Census Fraud Investigation - New Jersey  —  On April 27, 2010, I got a job with the United States Census Bureau in New Jersey.  With a hidden camera, I caught four Census supervisors encouraging enumerators to falsify information on their time sheets.
Claire Sibonney / Reuters:
Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model  —  TORONTO (Reuters) - Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada's provinces are taking tough measures to curb healthcare costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Poll: Plurality say GOP should not push to repeal any part of healthcare reform  —  A plurality of Americans said they would prefer Republicans to leave the new healthcare law alone and not repeal any parts of it, a new poll found Tuesday.  —  Given the option to name the sections …
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Vanity Fair:   The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Oil Plume  —  The failure of the top-kill technique in the Gulf of Mexico represents an interesting turning point on the Obama presidency.  It symbolizes the end of the period of lightning advance and the beginning of the period of nasty stasis.  —  President Obama swept …
Little Miss Attila:
Robert Leslie Hymers, III, Sort-Of “Reports” Me to the FBI  —  For your fisking/snarking pleasure.  First, the attorney's cover note: … Well, okay.  Are they true believers, or whores?  Just curious.  —  Young Robert Leslie Hymers apparently faxed this to his attorney …
Discussion: The Other McCain, Moe Lane and POWIP
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Did liberals get it wrong on crime?  —  This is a good news, bad news column.  The good news is that crime is again down across the nation — in big cities, small cities, flourishing cities and cities that are not for the timid.  Surprisingly, this has happened in the teeth of the Great Recession …
Jesse J. Holland / The Huffington Post:
Supreme Court Miranda Ruling: Suspects Must Explicitly Tell Police They Want To Remain Silent  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations …
Discussion: Politics Daily
Mark Halperin / Time:
How Obama's Bitter Enemies May Give Him a Boost  —  A woman holds an anti-Obama sign at a Tea Party rally held in Parker, Texas  —  The late, longtime New Yorker critic Pauline Kael was said to have expressed confusion over Richard Nixon's landslide reelection in 1972 — because no one she knew had actually voted for him.
Mike Levine / Liveshots:
Report: DOJ Not “Fully Prepared” For WMDs  —  The U.S. Justice Department is not “fully prepared” to respond to an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, according to a report released Tuesday by the department's inspector general.  —  “One of the greatest concerns is that a WMD may fall …
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Our Epic Foolishness  —  If a bank is too big to fail, it's way too big to exist.  If an oil well is too far beneath the sea to be plugged when something goes wrong, it's too deep to be drilled in the first place.  —  When are we going to stop behaving so stupidly?
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Palin pushes Jindal to build barrier islands without feds' approval  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) pushed Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) on Sunday to ignore federal rules and proceed with his desire to build berms to protect his state's coastline.  —  Palin told Jindal to …
CBS News:
Report: Liz Edwards Wouldn't Want Kids with John  —  John Edwards' Estranged Wife Seeking to Have Him Excluded from Custody of Children If She Loses Cancer Battle, Newspaper Says  —  (CBS) Elizabeth Edwards reportedly doesn't want her estranged husband, former presidential hopeful John Edwards …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 
 
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Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
The Turkish Power  —  The most ominous aspect of the flotilla incident …
Discussion: Commentary
D.B. Grady / The Atlantic Online:
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE SUCCESS OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT.... It's been about a year since …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Arizona immigration law gets high marks
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