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4:50 PM ET, May 21, 2011

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Bonnie Malkin / Telegraph:
Apocalypse not right now: ‘Rapture’ end of world fails to materialise  —  Reports of the end of the world appeared to have been exaggerated today.  —  Inhabitants of New Zealand, scheduled to be among the first to meet the apocalypse according to a US fundamentalist preacher …
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
At Apocalypse Central, Preparing for What Happens, or Doesn't  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — If Harold Camping and his followers are correct, Gertrude Stein's famous comment about Oakland — that there is no there there — may finally be true.  If not, some local churchgoers say they will set …
Discussion: Salon and The Moderate Voice
David Batty / Guardian:
Apocalypse not now: Rapture fails to happen
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Krauthammer: C'mon, Herman Cain's candidacy is for entertainment purposes only  —  Via the Right Scoop, I'm not nearly as sure as Kraut is that this is true.  If Palin surprises everyone by staying out, Iowa will be wide open for a “true conservative” to emerge.
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Ryan Creed / ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain, Former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Announces His Candidacy  —  Herman Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination today at a rally at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta.  —  “After prayerful consideration with my family …
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Andrew Restuccia / Ballot Box:
Cain announces candidacy for GOP presidential nomination
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House lawmakers push back against Obama's stand on 1967 borders  —  A growing number of House lawmakers are pushing back against President Obama's recent call to base Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on pre-1967 borders.  —  Echoing the concerns of Israeli leaders, the critics maintain …
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com and The Hill
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Borderline Treachery  —  Would that the president of the United States …
New York Times:
Backing Her Man With Impressive Resources  —  PARIS — She was much more famous than her husband, and much wealthier, too.  —  Now she joins the unhappy club of wives standing by their man in the face of a crescendo of tales of sexual betrayal, spurred in her case by extraordinary …
Ellen Tumposky / ABCNEWS:
Tucson SWAT Team Defends Shooting Iraq Vet 60 Times  —  A Tucson, Ariz., SWAT team defends shooting an Iraq War veteran 60 times during a drug raid, although it declines to say whether it found any drugs in the house and has had to retract its claim that the veteran shot first.
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KGUN-TV:
Ex-Marine's lawyer opens up about SWAT, questions Sheriff
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com
New York Times:
Obama's Peace Tack Contrasts With Key Aide, Friend of Israel  —  WASHINGTON — Five days ago, during a closed-door meeting with a group of Middle East experts, administration officials, and journalists, King Abdullah II of Jordan gave his assessment of how Arabs view the debate within …
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
White House on War Powers Deadline: ‘Limited’ US Role in Libya Means No Need to Get Congressional Authorization  —  In an effort to satisfy those arguing he needs to seek congressional authorization to continue US military activity in accordance with the War Powers Resolution …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Obama misses deadline for congressional approval of Libya operations
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama asks Congress for a resolution of support on Libya
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Prayer controversy jeopardizes same-sex amendment vote  —  A controversial pastor delivered a prayer that left House members - of both parties - shocked and incensed.  —  An opening prayer that shocked Minnesota House members on Friday may have unintentionally derailed a key goal …
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Webster Tells Town Hall Constituents That If Health Reform Isn't Repealed, 'We Won't Have A Country'  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from a town hall meeting in Astatula, FL.  —  When Congress passed the landmark health reform law last March, Republicans predicted the result …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Pro-Israel push for magic words from Obama  —  Josh Block, the former AIPAC spokesman and a pro-Israel stalwart now at the Progressive Policy Institute, this morning emailed over quotes from several pro-Israel Democratic legislators unhappy with the White House move to formally embrace …
Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post:
Reducing Pennsylvania's Unemployment Insurance ‘A Fairness Thing,’ GOP Lawmaker Says … A Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives says he wants to reform the state's unemployment insurance system in part because the way benefits are currently calculated lets workers take a paid vacation for most of the year.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Oliver Willis
Aharding / CNN:
New poll shows Democrat ahead in NY special election  —  (CNN) - A new poll released Saturday shows the Democratic candidate now has a slight lead - a four point advantage among likely voters - over the Republican in a special congressional election in Western New York that has attracted the national spotlight.
Discussion: Ballot Box
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
GOP Response To Town Hall Backlash: Ban Recording Devices And Censor Citizen Journalists  —  The premier political story of the past few months has been the Republican plan to dismantle Medicare and the resulting voter backlash.  In town halls across the country, voters are expressing …
The C-Realm Radiant Sun:
Chomsky's More Detailed Response to the News of bin Laden's Murder  —  After the assassination of bin Laden I received such a deluge of requests for comment that I was unable to respond individually, and on May 4 and later I sent an unedited form response instead, not intending for it to be posted …
 
 
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Josh Barro / National Review:
Stupid Debt Brinksmanship
Discussion: Modeled Behavior and Rortybomb
CNNMoney.com:
Florida and Texas in jobs pissing match
Discussion: Pajamas Media
The Politico:
GOPers embrace unorthodox tax plans
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Mitch Daniels hurt, gets 16 stitches to forehead
JSOnline:
GAB staff recommends recall elections for three Republican state senators
Discussion: TPMDC and Weigel
 Earlier Items: 
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Republican senator takes on the ‘Adult Baby’
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Keep the Briefs Brief, Literary Justices Advise
Discussion: Althouse
Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Harry Reid: ‘Foolish’ for Democrats to offer budget plan
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Huntsman Takes His Potential Campaign for Test Drive in New Hampshire
Discussion: The Politico and FrumForum
The Huffington Post:
Profiling CEOs and Their Sociopathic Paychecks
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The “Borking” of Goodwin Liu
Daily Mail:
Islands in the stream: The extraordinary homemade dams holding back the Mississippi as desperate …
Discussion: Hot Air