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5:20 PM ET, May 31, 2011

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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Sarah Palin's bus tour treats reporters like paparazzi  —  Sarah Palin and her advisers are refusing to tell members of the media where she is going on her current bus tour - and the former Alaska governor seems to be enjoying the cat and mouse game that's resulted.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Palin fakes out reporters at Gettysburg hotel  —  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Sarah Palin pulled a clever bait and switch on reporters in Gettysburg on Tuesday, as her “One Nation” bus tour rolls into its third day.  —  The Palin family and a few members of her staff sneaked out of their hotel early …
The Note:
Sarah Palin, Donald Trump To Meet In New York City Tuesday Night  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports:  —  Sarah Palin plans to meet Tuesday night with Donald Trump in New York City, according to sources close to Trump.  —  Her office reached out to meet with Trump.
Discussion: The Politico, Mediaite, The Page and TPMDC
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin: Eliminate All Energy Subsidies  —  DILLSBURG, Pa. — Asked Tuesday whether she supports the federal subsidy of ethanol, an always critical issue in the presidential nominating cycle, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin went one step further and called for the elimination of all energy subsidies.
Aharding / CNN:
Todd Palin on possible 2012 campaign: ‘This family has been tested’  —  Dillsburg, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Todd Palin told a handful of reporters Tuesday that his wife will decide on her own whether or not to seek the presidency.  He is not pushing her one way or the other, he said.
Discussion: The Note, The Hill and National Review
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Carney: Obama ‘not paying much attention’ to Palin bus tour
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Christian Heinze / The Hill:
Palin: I don't owe the media
Discussion: Washington Post
Peter Ingemi / New York Post:
Too many coincidences in Weiner's tale  —  In the New York of the late 1800s, Boss Tweed famously complained about Thomas Nast cartoons: Though many immigrants in the city couldn't read, even the illiterate could understand “those damn pictures.”  Rep. Anthony Weiner and his staff now face a similar problem.
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iowahawk:
Help Me Bring the Weiner Hacker to Justice  —  I have never been much of a community activist, but I can no longer sit idly while America remains at risk of attack by the most nefarious identity thief in the history of Internet.  And cheap page views are to be had.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Weiner: Let's move on, shall we?
The Note:
Woman Targeted in Tweet from Rep. Anthony Weiner Account “Tweets Out”
Discussion: National Review and Guardian
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Seriously?  A Canadian Politician Is In Trouble For Tweeting A Picture Of His Penis This Weekend Too!
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Hoyer urges House Dems to vote no on clean debt-ceiling hike  —  The House Democrats' top vote-counter is advising rank-and-file members to vote against an unconditional increase in the federal debt limit to avoid political attacks from Republicans.  —  Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.) …
Discussion: The Politico and National Review
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Stan Collender / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
The Dirty Secret About Today's “Clean” Debt Ceiling Vote
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
‘Birther’ book soars  —  (CNN) - A new book, now number six on the New York Times' Best Sellers list, is putting the so-called “birther” issue back on the national stage.  —  “Where's the Birth Certificate?” by Jerome Corsi, which debuted on the list out Sunday, argues President Obama …
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New York Times:
DOES THE NOISE IN MY HEAD BOTHER YOU? …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
CNN:
Egyptian general admits ‘virginity checks’ conducted on protesters  —  Cairo (CNN) — A senior Egyptian general admits that “virginity checks” were performed on women arrested at a demonstration this spring, the first such admission after previous denials by military authorities.
JSOnline:
Kloppenburg concedes election to Prosser  —  Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg said Tuesday that she was conceding the Supreme Court race to Justice David Prosser, ending what had been a contentious campaign that culminated in a rare statewide recount.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Audio: What Hollywood really thinks about conservatives  —  What does Hollywood really think of conservatives?  Ben Shapiro talked to the movers and shakers in Hollywood to find out — and recounts his adventures in his new book, Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV:
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Ben Shapiro / Townhall.com:
Exploring the Hollywood Propaganda Machine
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
Are Taxes in the U.S. High or Low?  —  Bruce Bartlett has served as an economic adviser in the White House, the Treasury Department and Congress.  —  Historically, the term “tax rate” has meant the average or effective tax rate — that is, taxes as a share of income.
CNBC:
‘Double-Dip’ in Housing Prices Even Worse Than Expected  —  U.S. single-family home prices dropped in March, dipping below their 2009 low, as the housing market remained bogged down by inventory and weak demand, a closely watched survey said Tuesday.  —  The S&P/Case Shiller composite index …
myfoxny.com:
Bangladeshi Woman Takes Attacker's Penis To Police  —  DHAKA, Bangladesh - A 40-year-old Bangladeshi woman cut off a man's penis during an alleged attempted rape and took it to a police station as evidence, police in a remote part of the country said Monday.
The Official Home of the Department of Defense:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  DOD Announces Charges Sworn Against Five Detainees Allegedly Responsible for 9/11 Attacks  —  The Department of Defense announced today the office of military commissions prosecutors have sworn charges against five individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay …
Discussion: The Politico, Emptywheel and Battleland
Wall Street Journal:
Cyber Combat: Act of War  —  Pentagon Sets Stage for U.S. to Respond to Computer Sabotage With Military Force  —  WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S …
New York Times:
The Numbers Are Grim  —  A month ago, when an initial gauge of first-quarter economic growth came in surprisingly weak, many policy makers and economists expected the bad news to prove fleeting.  But when revised data were released last week, the growth estimate remained stuck at an annual rate …
David Brooks / New York Times:
It's Not About You  —  Over the past few weeks, America's colleges have sent another class of graduates off into the world.  These graduates possess something of inestimable value.  Nearly every sensible middle-aged person would give away all their money to be able to go back to age 22 and begin adulthood anew.
Harvey Mansfield / Wall Street Journal:
Sociology and Other ‘Meathead’ Majors  —  Archie Bunker was right to be skeptical of his son-in-law's opinions.  —  In this happy season of college graduations, students and parents will probably not be reflecting on the poor choices those students made in selecting their courses and majors.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Doctor-Assisted Suicide Is Moral Issue Dividing Americans Most  —  Pornography, gay relations produce biggest generational gaps  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Doctor-assisted suicide emerges as the most controversial cultural issue in Gallup's 2011 Values and Beliefs poll, with Americans divided 45% vs. 48% …
Nile Gardiner / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Barack Obama's decision to play golf on Memorial Day was disrespectful and hardly presidential  —  Can you imagine David Cameron enjoying a round of golf on Remembrance Sunday?  It would be inconceivable for the British Prime Minister to do so, and not just because of the usually dire weather at that time of the year.
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
‘Mediscare’ Works Because The Consequences of Privatizing Medicare Are Scary  —  Ruth Marcus has many virtues as a political pundit, but her weekend remarks on Medicare (flagged by Steve Benen) reveal that the right is having some success in its plan to cry “mediscare” in an effort …
The Note:
Congress Mulls Cuts to Food Stamps Program Amid Record Number of Recipients  —  ABC News' Huma Khan reports: Congress is under pressure to cut the rapidly rising costs of the federal government's food stamps program at a time when a record number of Americans are relying on it.
Todd Starnes / FOX News Radio:
Does V.A. Have a ‘Jesus Prayer’ Problem?  —  A Texas pastor who was told he could not pray in the name of Jesus during a Memorial Day ceremony at Houston National Cemetery has been granted a temporary restraining order.  —  U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes issued the order preventing the Dept …
Sports Illustrated:
SI investigation reveals eight-year pattern of violations under Tressel … The character traits that have made Jim Tressel a successful football coach and a beloved figure in Ohio are numerous and frequently cited.  Former NFL coach Tony Dungy has praised Tressel's “integrity” …
 
 
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Rachel Deahl / Publishers Weekly:
Deals: Week of 5/30/2011  —  Rick Wolff at Grand Central's …
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
One Year After Debunking Breitbart's “Slander,” CNN Welcomes Him Back As Newsmaker
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Noah / Noahpinion:
PSST: The end of economics as we know it
Associated Press:
Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenic to humans, classify in same category as DDT
Discussion: Truthdig
Matthew Cooper / NationalJournal.com:
Former Utility Executive, NRDC Cofounder Bryson Nominated as Commerce Secretary
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Aharding / CNN:
Liberal congressman plays down Twitter controversy over lewd photo
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Pajamas Media
New York Times:
Book by Mayor's Daughter Is Fiction, With Tell-All References
Discussion: Capital Tonight and Gawker
Stephen DeMaura / National Review:
‘Loser Pays,’ Texas Small Business Wins
Discussion: Pajamas Media and GOP 12
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Autocars And The Benefits Of Relative American Decline
Discussion: Eschaton
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
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