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11:10 AM ET, May 27, 2012

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Patterico's Pontifications:
Brett Kimberlin Gets His Wikipedia Entry Removed  —  I have described Brett Kimberlin's campaign of harassment against his critics as “brass-knuckles reputation management.”  The idea is to intimidate and harass anyone daring to bring up Kimberlin's extensive criminal history.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Kimberlin v. Walker Hearing Scheduled: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Rockville, Maryland  —  When terrorist Brett Kimberlin was convicted of multiple felonies in 1981,  —  he could have been sentenced to 230 years in federal prison.  —  Convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin's failed attempt …
Associated Press:
Report: Officer kills naked attacker chewing man's face  —  MIAMI (AP) - A Miami police officer on Saturday fatally shot a naked man who was chewing on the face of another man on a downtown causeway off-ramp, police and witnesses said.  —  Sponsored Links  —  The Miami Herald reports …
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Rudy trashes Mitt with faint praise, cites his own ‘ego’  —  Memo to both campaigns: Beware deploying northeast mayors as surrogates on the Sunday shows.  —  This morning's Cory Booker performance comes courtesy of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who harshly criticized Mitt Romney's record …
Discussion: CNN and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Tim Stanley / Telegraph:
Barack Obama is facing his Jimmy Carter moment
Discussion: hogewash
ABCNEWS:
Full Transcript: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta  —  JAKE TAPPER, ABC GUEST HOST: Good morning, everyone.  George Stephanopoulos has a well-deserved morning off.  This Memorial Day weekend as the country pays tribute to its fallen heroes, we also remember that for the eleventh consecutive Memorial Day …
Discussion: Politico
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ABCNEWS:
Leon Panetta Calls Pakistan Doctor's Treason Sentence ‘Disturbing’  —  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said it was “disturbing” and “difficult to understand” Pakistan's 33-year prison sentence for a doctor who aided the United States in finding terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
Discussion: emptywheel
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Al Sharpton & Friends: Republicans See Blacks Like Hitler Saw Jews  —  MOLOTOV CROCKTAIL  —  Reverend Al: Republicans Ready To Kill African-Americans  —  It's time to take away the Reverend Al Sharpton's matches.  —  In recent days, the infamous racial arsonist has been cranking …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Obama Should Seize the High Ground  —  DURING a recent discussion in Seattle with a group of educators, one of them surprised me when she pointed out that even though their state did not win President Obama's education “Race to the Top,” that program was critical in spurring education reform in Washington State.
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
In Rarefied Sport, a View of the Romneys' World  —  As Ann Romney immersed herself in the elite world of riding over the last dozen years, she relied on Jan Ebeling as a trusted tutor and horse scout.  In her, he found a deep-pocketed patron.  —  A German-born trainer and top-ranked equestrian …
Discussion: National Review and Daily Kos
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Liberals put the squeeze to Justice Roberts  —  In one of his characteristic conniptions about people who frustrated him, Theodore Roosevelt, progressivism's first president, said of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, “I could carve out of a banana a judge with more backbone than that.”
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Cory Booker's truth — and its consequences  —  The past several days of Newark Mayor Cory Booker's life have been painfully amusing to watch.  —  Painful because Booker, a rising Democratic star, is such a good guy.  Amusing, because rarely are Americans treated to such premier seats …
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and Moe Lane
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama plays golf, press gets left behind  —  President Obama played a holiday weekend round of golf on Saturday, but on the return trip the motorcade ditched the press pool that traditionally travels with the president.  —  Obama's motorcade left the White House shortly before 1 p.m. ET …
Discussion: Moe Lane
 
 
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Michelle Bauman / Catholic News Agency:
Forty-three Catholic organizations file lawsuits against HHS mandate
Louis Charbonneau / Reuters:
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New York Times:
Bloomberg Added Home No. 11 in 2011, His Tax Records Show
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Associated Press:
Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in embarrassing leaks whodunit
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