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Pawlenty's Medicare bet: An 'unforced error'? (The Week)
The Week - Badgered to take a stand, GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty endorses Paul Ryan's unpopular plan to overhaul Medicare. Regrettable move?
Barack Obama: The least scandalous president in modern history? (The Week)
The Week - Obama's vulnerability has been mitigated by the number and magnitude of competing news stories. Just as slow news periods seem to encourage scandal coverage, my research shows that pressure from competing stories diverts attention and media resources that could have been devoted to negative coverage of the administration.... In Obama's case, it is clear that external events have consumed much of the news agenda over the last eighteen months, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Arab Spring revolts, the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the killing of Osama bin Laden. The saturation coverage that these stories received left little room for scandal, particularly given the volume of debate over the merits of the president’s legislative agenda and his confrontation with the new Republican majority in the House.
4 signs Sarah Palin may be running for president (The Week)
The Week - The Mama Grizzly is launching a big bus tour this weekend. Is she revving up for a presidential campaign?
Republicans Better Learn To Defend Ryan Plan (Mona Charen)
Mona Charen - Though I warned two weeks ago about the possibility of a Republican loss in NY 26, I'm not sorry that Democrat Kathy Hochul's deceptive, demagogic resort to Mediscare succeeded. After May 24, no Republican can fail to anticipate the contours of the 2012 election. They'd best pay attention.
Exploiting Domestic Violence? (Brent Bozell III)
Brent Bozell III - In 2009, the pop star Rihanna told ABC anchor Diane Sawyer she finally broke it off with her violent pop-star boyfriend, Chris Brown. For the children, of course.
We're the Problem (Linda Chavez)
Linda Chavez - The Democrats' victory Tuesday in a special election in New York's 26th Congressional District is being touted as proof that Republicans have overreached on Medicare reform. But the facts are more complicated.
Barney Frank's Friends with Benefits (Michelle Malkin)
Michelle Malkin - If you want to watch a corruptocrat start sputtering like Porky Pig with allergies, confront him with three simple words: conflict of interest. Asked this week about his role in securing an ex-lover's highly coveted job at government mortgage giant Fannie Mae, Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank retorted:
From Wisconsin to Florida, Strong Winds of Political Remorse (Joe Conason)
Joe Conason - Still spinning in the vortex of the May 24 tornado in New York's 26th Congressional District, Republican leaders insist that Democrat Kathy Hochul's upset victory on their party's turf was meaningless.
Tea Party Leads Revolution Against Itself (The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- If there’s one thing to be learned from the Democratic victory in New York-26--aside from the fact that the Dems would be malpracticing incompetents if they don’t use Medicare as a silver bullet in 2012 races--it’s that money isn’t everything.
CAN JON HUNTSMAN STEP INTO MITCH DANIELS' SHOES? (Maggie Gallagher)
Maggie Gallagher - With Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels out of the race, is a Huntsman boomlet brewing? There is no shortage of voices willing to say so, including Jon Huntsman.
Saudis Face Problems Beyond Women Protesting Anti-Driving Laws (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Manal al-Sherif, a 32-year-old Saudi woman, is an unusual champion for civil rights. The right she is campaigning for and for which she has so far been arrested twice is the right to drive a car, according to the Weekly Standard.
Netanyahu's Congress speech could set Middle East peace back another 18 years (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Taking advantage of his New York accent while addressing Congress on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an eloquent speech offering only more obstacles to a lasting and just peace in the Middle East. He not only failed to provide a vision for the peace process in a changing Middle East, but also introduced new terms and phrases that will probably hamper any peace efforts in the future.
Disasters like the Joplin tornado can also lead to reinvented communities (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Tornado-whipped Joplin is barely done with the rescue-and-relief stages of its giant tragedy. But that Missouri city, which lost about a third of its buildings, even now can start to apply this lesson from a few other places ripped by natural disasters:
As world burns, G8 leaders fiddle ... with the Internet. Seriously? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama will join other G8 leaders today at the posh, French seaside resort of Deauville. On the agenda: proposed global regulations for the Internet, post-tsunami Japan, and military escapades in North Africa. Bizarrely absent from the top priorities listed by hosting head of state Nicolas Sarkozy is the most urgent issue of all: the need to rein in massive government over-spending and debt.
Obama's self-inflicted Afghan trap (The Week)
The Week - The troop surge only increased U.S. dependence on an unreliable ally: Pakistan
Pawlenty's 2012 Campaign Dead on Arrival (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Ahead of his planned official announcement in Iowa Monday that he is going to run for the GOP nomination for president, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty released "A Time for Truth" on his website and YouTube.
Bibi turns on the charm (The Week)
The Week - In the fight over Israel's borders, Netanyahu takes the upper hand
The Honeymoon May Be Over; How was Seychelles, William and Kate? (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | There wasn't a lot of press when the royal love birds came back from their Indian Ocean archipelago holiday in the Seychelles.
How exposing corrupt regimes can serve US security (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Corruption in many foreign countries, ranging from Pakistan to Mexico, directly threatens American security interests.
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