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1:20 PM ET, May 14, 2011

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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Four Dems vote ‘present’ on honoring Bin Laden mission  —  After more than a week of deliberation, the House overwhelmingly approved a measure honoring the intelligence community for the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.  —  The vote wasn't unanimous, however.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Pornography Is Found in Bin Laden Compound Files, U.S. Officials Say
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Paul says he would have opposed Civil Rights Act  —  Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) suggested Friday that he wouldn't have voted in favor of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if he were a member of Congress at the time.  —  Paul, the libertarian Texas Republican who formally announced Friday that he would seek …
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TPMDC:
Ron Paul: I Would Not Have Voted For The 1964 Civil Rights Act (VIDEO)
Associated Press:   From Dr. No to tea party godfather: Ron Paul says he's running for president a third time
Darren Goode / The Politico:
Obama says drill  —  President Barack Obama is looking to bolster U.S. oil drilling, announcing Saturday a preemptive strike against bolder efforts from Capitol Hill as consumer unrest deepens over the price at the pump.  —  The White House will move forward without congressional action …
Discussion: Right Wing News and Fausta's Blog
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Under pressure on gas prices, Obama shifts on domestic drilling
Aljazeera:
Palestine Papers: Why I blew the whistle  —  The mislabeled “peace talks” were instrumental in creating divisions amongst Palestinians, compelling me to speak out.  —  In Palestine, the time for national reconciliation has come.  On the eve of the 63rd commemoration of the Nakba, this is a long-awaited and hopeful moment.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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CNN:
U.S. imams arrested for alleged Pakistani Taliban links  —  Miami (CNN) — Two South Florida imams and a third family member were arrested Saturday on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, the Justice Department said.  —  In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Jawa Report
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
What If the U.S. Treasury Defaults?  —  'People aren't going to wonder whether 20 years ago we delayed an interest payment for six days.  They're going to wonder whether we got our house in order.'  —  'A financial crisis is surely going to happen as big or bigger than the one we had in 2008 …
Discussion: FrumForum and Pajamas Media
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
British Parakeet Boom Is a Mystery, and a Mess  —  STANWELL, England — The evening started peacefully enough at Long Lane Recreation Park in the western suburbs of London, disturbed only by the occasional rumble of a distant jet landing at Heathrow Airport.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Dot Earth
Associated Press:
Court: No right to resist unlawful police entry  —  INDIANAPOLIS— People have no right to resist if police officers illegally enter their home, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in a decision that overturns centuries of common law.  —  The court issued its 3-2 ruling on Thursday …
Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Health Insurers Making Record Profits as Many Postpone Care  —  The nation's major health insurers are barreling into a third year of record profits, enriched in recent months by a lingering recessionary mind-set among Americans who are postponing or forgoing medical care.
Joseph Williams / The Politico:
Shirley Sherrod returns to the USDA  —  Shirley Sherrod, the U.S. Department of Agriculture employee who was forced out after a videotape misleadingly showed her making racially insensitive remarks, will start working for the USDA again, the department told POLITICO Friday.  But she's not getting her old job back.
Discussion: CBS News and TPMDC
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret  —  Facebook, it seems, doesn't always practice what it preaches.  —  For years, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has extolled the virtue of transparency, and he built Facebook accordingly.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Associated Press:
Gingrich: 2012 election biggest since Lincoln in 1860  —  Former speaker blasts Obama as ‘the most successful food stamp president in modern American history’  —  Below:  —  MACON, Ga. — Republican Newt Gingrich told a Georgia audience on Friday evening that the 2012 presidential election …
Jim Forsyth / Reuters:
Texas county official says “stupid” feds sparked fire  —  (Reuters) - The fight between Texas and Washington, D.C., over wildfires in the Lone Star State just got nastier.  —  A county official in the Texas Panhandle is now blaming a federal agency for starting one of the fires through carelessness.
Alex Weprin / FishbowlNY:
Disney Trademarks “Seal Team 6″  —  In a perfect example of a big media company looking to capitalize on current events, The Walt Disney Company has trademarked “Seal Team 6,” which also happens to be the name of the elite special forces team that killed Osama Bin Laden.
CNN:
Pakistan's parliament condemns U.S. raid, threatens sanctions  —  Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan's parliament threatened Saturday to cut off access to a facility used by NATO forces to ferry troops into Afghanistan, signaling a growing rift that began when U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden during …
New York Times:
Donors to G.O.P. Are Backing Gay Marriage Push  —  As gay rights advocates intensify their campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, the bulk of their money is coming from an unexpected source: a group of conservative financiers and wealthy donors to the Republican Party …
 
 
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
DOMA Defense: Lawmakers Puzzled Where House GOP Is Getting The Money To Pay Paul Clement
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan / Guardian:
Iran to blind criminal with acid in ‘eye for an eye’ justice
Discussion: Washington Post and msnbc.com
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Chamber Urges Lawmakers to Raise Debt Limit ‘Expeditiously’
Julian Pecquet / Healthwatch:
HHS approves 200 more new healthcare reform waivers
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
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Jon Walker / Firedoglake:
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