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10:25 AM ET, April 21, 2009

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New York Times:
Obama Urges C.I.A. Not to Be Discouraged by Memos  —  WASHINGTON — Pressure mounted on President Obama on Monday for more thorough investigation into harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects under the Bush administration, even as he tried to reassure the Central Intelligence Agency …
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Drudge Report:
Cheney Calls For More CIA Reports To Be Declassified  —  “One of the things that I find a little bit disturbing about this recent disclosure is they put out the legal memos, the memos that the CIA got from the Office of Legal Counsel, but they didn't put out the memos that showed the success of the effort.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
White House Cheat Sheet: Cheney Keeps on Swinging  —  Former vice president Dick Cheney continued his one-man assault on President Obama, issuing a broad condemnation of the White House — from its handling of the CIA interrogation memos to the handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez …
Discussion: The Hill and The Page
New York Times:
Lawmaker Is Said to Have Agreed to Aid Lobbyists  —  WASHINGTON — One of the leading House Democrats on intelligence matters was overheard on telephone calls intercepted by the National Security Agency agreeing to seek lenient treatment from the Bush administration for two pro-Israel lobbyists …
Dick Cheney / Fox News:   About This Video … MORE VIDEOS FROM FOX NEWS  —  ‘Hannity’ Exclusive
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Enhanced Interrogations Worked
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Cheney: 'I don't think we've got much to apologize for'
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
With interrogation docs out, Cheney asks Obama to now release …
Discussion: The New Ledger and RedState
Marcus Baram / The Huffington Post:   Cheney Slams Obama Again, Calls Overseas Trips “Disturbing” (VIDEO)
Juan Williams / FOX Forum:
Obama's Outrageous Sin Against Our Kids  —  As I watch Washington politics I am not easily given to rage.  —  Washington politics is a game and selfishness, out-sized egos and corruption are predictable.  —  But over the last week I find myself in a fury.
Wall Street Journal:
Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project  —  WASHINGTON — Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project — the Defense Department's costliest weapons program ever — according to current and former government officials familiar with the attacks.
Discussion: CBS News and The Page
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
AP, Tapper Confront Obama Admin Over $100 Million  —  ABC's Jake Tapper questioned Gibbs why the Obama administration was making a large deal over saving $100 million in his proposed budget when the administration pooh-poohed $8 billion in an appropriations bill several weeks ago.
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Lindsey Ellerson / Political Punch:
President Beefcake?  D.C. magazine to feature shirtless Obama on cover  —  ABC News' Karen Travers and Jake Tapper report:  —  In the throes of an economic crisis and two wars, does the nation want more headlines about a “Pec-tacular” “Buff Bam”?  —  President Obama appears shirtless …
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Stuart Rothenberg / Real Clear Politics:
Media Cover Obama Like He's Ultimate A-List Celebrity
Discussion: Media Blog
Los Angeles Times:
Crimes suspected in 20 bailout cases — for starters  —  The special inspector general says TARP is ‘inherently vulnerable to fraud, waste and abuse.’ The risk grows as the plan becomes more complex, he says.  —  Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles — In the first major disclosure …
The Politico:
Why Republicans are devouring one book  —  There aren't any sex scenes or vampires, and it won't help you lose weight.  —  But House Republicans are tearing through the pages of Amity Shlaes' “The Forgotten Man” like soccer moms before book club night.  —  Shlaes' 2007 take on the Great …
Chuck Neubauer / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Senator's husband cashes in on crisis  —  Feinstein sought $25 billion for agency that awarded contract to spouse  —  On the day the new Congress convened this year, Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to route $25 billion in taxpayer money to a government agency …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Big-Spending Conservative  —  We've all heard liberal speeches on the economy.  The central concern is inequality.  Power and wealth tend to concentrate at the top of society, so government must stand as a countervailing power.  It must defend the people against the powerful to ensure fairness and opportunity for all.
Discussion: Commentary, Jay Bookman and marbury
Globe and Mail:
Clinton, Bush booked for joint Toronto appearance  —  Event next month billed as a ‘conversation’ between the two most recent U.S. presidents  —  WASHINGTON — Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will appear together in Toronto next month on a public stage for the first time since …
Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu won't attend AIPAC summit, asks Peres to represent Israel  —  Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday canceled his plans to attend the upcoming AIPAC summit, after it became clear that US President Barack Obama would not meet him during the conference.
Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:
Health-Care Dialogue Alarms Obama's Allies  —  As Congress returns to begin an intense debate over reshaping the nation's $2.2 trillion health-care system, prominent left-leaning organizations and liberal House members are issuing a warning to their Democratic allies: Don't cave on us.
Wall Street Journal:
America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire  —  In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers.  Already more Americans are making their primary income from posting their opinions than Americans working as computer programmers, firefighters or even bartenders.
Megan McArdle:
Did Chrysler Execs Tank the Company Over Compensation Fears?  —  The Washington Post is reporting that Chrysler executives turned down a cheap government loan and opted to use more expensive private financing rather than accept the new limits on executive pay.  This seems, to say the least, extremely odd.
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Jeff Stein / static.cqpolitics.com:
Sources: Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Promising to Intervene for AIPAC  —  Rep. Jane Harman , the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department reduce espionage …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Second Amendment extended  —  The Constitution's protection of an individual right to have guns for personal use restricts the powers of state and local government as much as it does those of the federal government, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled Monday.  The opinion by the three-judge panel can be found here.
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Ilya Shapiro / Cato @ Liberty:   Yes, California, There Is an Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms
 
 
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Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Prof. James Horne On The Memos
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Swampland
John Crawley / Reuters:
U.S. to give Chrysler, GM new aid
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
James Hider / Times of London:
Iraqi children trained by al-Qaeda to be suicide bombers
Mitt Romney / National Review:
A Timid Advocate of Freedom
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
With Son in Remission, Family Looks for Coverage
Discussion: WSJ.com and Swampland
 Earlier Items: 
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Murtha's Defense Earmarks Draw Questions
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Taliban in Pakistani ex-resort: ‘Welcome, Osama!’
Holly K. Hacker / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas-based Institute for Creation Research sues state over denial …
Ron Howard / The Huffington Post:
Angels & Demons: It's A Thriller, Not A Crusade
Discussion: TPMCafe and Christianity Today
Fox News:
Miss California Sparks Furor With Gay Marriage Comments on Miss USA Telecast