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12:50 PM ET, May 17, 2011

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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Rep. Paul Ryan Staying in House, Won't Run for U.S. Senate  —  Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is staying in the House, and won't run for the U.S. Senate, two well-placed GOP sources tell National Journal.  —  Ryan began informing close friends of his decision Tuesday and is expected to announce later in the day.
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Aharding / CNN:
Gov. Nikki Haley hammers Gingrich over Medicare remarks  —  Dallas (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich might not want to count on a presidential endorsement from South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.  —  In an interview with CNN Tuesday, Haley sharply admonished Gingrich for his comments …
Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich to House GOP: Drop Dead  —  Newt undermines his former comrades on Medicare.  —  The Republican Presidential campaign is off to a slow start, but judging by the last week not slow enough.  First Mitt Romney defends his ObamaCare prototype in Massachusetts, and now Newt Gingrich …
The Politico:
Thompson plans to run for Senate  —  Tommy Thompson, the Republican former Wisconsin governor and George W. Bush's first secretary of Health and Human Services, has told friends he plans to run for the open Senate seat in Wisconsin, according to top Wisconsin sources.
W. James Antle III / The Politico:
What Rand Paul could teach Ron Paul  —  Rep. Ron Paul (R- Texas) found himself in an unusual position at the South Carolina GOP presidential debate.  According to most polls, Paul was the frontrunner of the five candidates on stage.  Though some big names were missing, it signals how far Paul has come in four years.
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Angry Iowan gets in Newt's face
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Krauthammer on Gingrich's presidential aspirations: 'Now it's over'
Discussion: The Page and Daily Kos
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Newt Meets the Voters
Discussion: Mediaite
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: What matters and what doesn't
Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Iowan to Gingrich: Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself
Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff  —  His wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former governor acknowledged the child was his.  The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
CINDY CRAWFORD FLIP-FLOPS FOR MITT ROMNEY  —  During her modeling career, Cindy Crawford was skilled at switching outfits.  Now, she's switching presidential candidates, it seems.  —  Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Mitt Romney, took to Twitter Monday to oh-so-subtly boast that Team Romney …
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Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Cindy Crawford now backing Romney?
Budget Committee:
Shared Scarcity versus Renewed Prosperity  —  Thank you so much, Anne, for the kind introduction.  —  I want to thank you all for inviting me to speak.  It was especially gracious of you to host me, even though I'm a Packers fan and I assume most of you are Bears fans.  —  But that doesn't mean we can't work together.
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Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
BHL: France's National Disgrace  —  French “philosopher” Bernard Henri-Levy, the non-politician perhaps most responsible for getting NATO into war with Libya, has long been one of the West's most scarequote-worthy intellectuals.  There was the quoting of a literary hoax to attack Immanuel Kant …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Nearly 20 percent of new Obamacare waivers are gourmet restaurants, nightclubs, fancy hotels in Nancy Pelosi's district  —  Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama's administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels …
The Huffington Post:
Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers [EXCLUSIVE] … WASHINGTON — A set of confidential federal audits accuse the nation's five largest mortgage companies of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of foreclosures on homes purchased …
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Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan and NATO Forces Exchange Fire  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani ground troops opened fire on two NATO helicopters that crossed into Pakistan's airspace from Afghanistan early Tuesday morning, the Pakistani Army said in a statement.  A firefight then briefly erupted between NATO forces …
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Pakistan's Prime Minister Visits China
Discussion: The Reaction
Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms  —  NEW YORK - Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January.  —  Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show …
Associated Press:
Sources: Navy SEALs Knew Bin Laden Mission Was One-Shot Deal  —  WASHINGTON — Those who planned the secret mission to get Usama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong.  —  The U.S. deliberately hid the operation from Pakistan …
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Betsy's Page
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Fred Malek on the 2012 field  —  GOP veteran big-wig, Fred Malek , dished on the 2012 field on The Daily Rundown today.  —  On Newt Gingrich's spat with Paul Ryan: … But Malek added that Newt was still a viable contender.  —  On Sarah Palin, whom he forged a fairly close, professional friendship with since 2008:
The Atlantic Online:
Black Confederates Revealed  —  Though they certainly didn't tell anyone: … I've spent much of my adult life studying various theories of race and racism, and the last few years in a rather intensive mode of study.  In all of that time one inescapable conclusion has dogged me: Race is such bulls**t.
Discussion: Moe Lane
The Note:
How Serious Was Donald Trump About 2012?  ‘More Serious Than...People Realize,’ Political Adviser Says  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports:  —  Had Donald Trump decided to run for president he and his aides were planning an announcement event in an iconic location …
 
 
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Melinda Henneberger / Swampland:
Q&A: Jon Huntsman on the Presidents He's Worked With and His Own Prospects for Joining Their Ranks
Discussion: GOP 12
Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Google Plays the Yield Curve
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Weighing the Place of a Judge in a Club of 600 White Men
Discussion: How Appealing
Victor Davis Hanson / Pajamas Media:
The End of an Idea — Why Affirmative Action Should Stop
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WI Attorney General Releases 100 PAGES of Documented Threats Against Lawmakers During the Budget “Negotiations”
Discussion: Althouse
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court gives police leeway in home searches
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: America Weaker but Still Greatest Country in World, Voters Say
 Earlier Items: 
Jed Rubenfeld / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. justified in killing Osama Bin Laden
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Without Dem help, GOP must pass spending bills on its own
Discussion: CNN
Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
The Real Social Security and Medicare Problem (and a Doable Fix)
Inside Higher Ed:
In for Nasty Weather  —  Maybe it's because tenured professors …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
OOPS! Historic ‘Spending Cut’ Bill Increased Spending By $3 Billion