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Today, FBI agents went to the New Jersey home ofwhite supremacist blogger/radio host Hal Turner and arrested him “on a federal complaint filed in Chicago alleging that he made internet postings threatening to assault and murder three federal appeals court judges in Chicago in retaliation for their recent ruling upholding handgun bans in Chicago and a suburb,” according to a statement released by the Justice Department. (more…)

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Politico reports that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) intended to be in Argentina for 10 days and only cut short his trip when questions were raised about his whereabouts.

“The bookings also cast light on the governor’s recklessness, and his belief, or hope, that he could vanish from the state for well over a week without raising questions about his absence.”

WSJ:

If these proposals are implemented and fail to produce savings, government will turn to a less appealing but more familiar tool to cut costs: the regulation of access to drugs and medical services. (more…)

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The poll found that 39 percent of registered voters have a favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of Burr’s job performance, while 31 percent have a somewhat unfavorable or unfavorable opinion and 30 percent had no opinion. The findings generally reflect those of a survey by Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling that Burr has challenged. (more…)

AP:

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama promised gay and lesbian voters he would repeal a law banning their open service in the military, would do away with a federal marriage law and would champion their causes from the White House. (more…)

Club:

Arlen Specter is quickly losing support. From the Philly Inquirer:

The strong backing of Democratic Party leaders has done little to change slumping public support for the party’s newest convert, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. Only 28 percent of all those surveyed say that he deserves re-election, according to the latest Keystone Poll, and double that number say it’s time for a change. (more…)

Rasmussen:

Only four percent (4%) of voters nationwide agree with the federal Food and Drug Administration that the popular breakfast cereal Cheerios should be regulated as a drug. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 87% disagree and oppose such regulation. (more…)

Geraghty:

Other interesting Pennsylvania news:

The strong backing of Democratic Party leaders has done little to change slumping public support for the party’s newest convert, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. Only 28 percent of all those surveyed say that he deserves re-election, according to the latest Keystone Poll, and double that number say it’s time for a change. Specter’s party switch, announced April 28, has hurt his job-performance ratings among Democrats as well as Republicans, according to a telephone survey of 498 registered voters, conducted last week by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College

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Redstate.

NRO:

By a vote of 62 to 35, the Senate has just confirmed the nomination of Harold Koh to be State Department legal adviser.

I very much hope that I turn out to be wrong about how much damage Koh will be able to inflict.

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Twenty-eight percent of respondents said that they would definitely vote to re-elect Specter, compared to 57 percent who said “it is time for a change.” In the organization’s March survey, conducted before the senator changed his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic in late April, Specter’s “hard re-elect” rating was 40 percent. (more…)

From 4-Block World:

Will:

The Spanish professor is puzzled. Why, Gabriel Calzada wonders, is the U.S. president recommending that America emulate the Spanish model for creating “green jobs” in “alternative energy” even though Spain’s unemployment rate is 18.1 percent — more than double the European Union average — partly because of spending on such jobs?

Calzada, 36, an economics professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, has produced a report which, if true, is inconvenient for the Obama administration’s green agenda, and for some budget assumptions that are dependent upon it.

Market Watch:

Robinson objects to criticisms surrounding the company’s handling of the much-publicized labor negotiations with the Times’ Boston Globe unit. She is weary of the endless speculation that the Times has already decided to launch a pay model for some or all of its Internet properties, noting that the company expects to make an announcement this fall.

And no, no, no — the Times is not about to be acquired by Mexican billionaire and prominent Times stockholder Carlos Slim, Hollywood mogul David Geffen or anybody else, she says. Robinson is particularly tired of hearing the rumors that the company will be sold.

NRO:

The bill represents a terrible deal for American taxpayers. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, ACES is projected to impose costs averaging about $1,100 each year on every American household by 2050. (more…)

AP:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Launching a fresh effort toward a comprehensive immigration overhaul, President Barack Obama said Thursday that a bipartisan bill on the “sensitive and volatile political issue” will be difficult but must get under way this year.

“It’s going it require some heavy lifting,” Obama said as he hosted a meeting of about 30 lawmakers whose views on immigration span the ideological spectrum. “It’s going to require a victory of practicality and common sense and good policy making over short-term politics. That’s what I’m committed to doing as president.”

Market Watch:

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A lawsuit filed against McDonald’s Corp. by a former employee earlier this year shines a light on the lengths to which some companies may be going to avoid disclosing perks and other potentially embarrassing executive compensation. (more…)

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There is a tendency for newly installed presidents, like adolescents suddenly liberated from adult supervision, to do the exact opposite of what their predecessors did. Presidents of both parties indulge in this behavior, though Democrats who campaign as candidates of hope and change are more likely to do so.

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AP:

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Perez Hilton is saying he’s sorry for using a gay slur. (more…)

The Star:

The state of Missouri agreed Thursday to pay $450,000 to a community organizing group to help settle a voter registration lawsuit filed last year.

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Post:

THE House votes this week on the American Clean Energy and Security Act — which claims to be about slowing global warming, but in fact is a massive tax hike that would vastly expand the federal government’s power over the economy.

Indeed, the Waxman-Markey bill (as it’s commonly called, after its two chief sponsors) would be the largest tax increase in world history, as well as transfer vast wealth from consumers to big-business special interests.

WSJ:

The biggest doozy in the CBO analysis was its extraordinary decision to look only at the day-to-day costs of operating a trading program, rather than the wider consequences energy restriction would have on the economy. The CBO acknowledges this in a footnote: “The resource cost does not indicate the potential decrease in gross domestic product (GDP) that could result from the cap.” (more…)

CQ Politics:

Bouchard on June 3 officially launched his campaign for the 2010 contest to choose the successor to two-term Democratic incumbent Jennifer M. Granholm, who is barred from running again under Michigan’s term-limit law. (more…)

From the House GOP:

HT Club for Growth.

Rasmussen:

It is perhaps not surprising that 77% of Republicans trust their own judgment more than that of the average member of the Democrat-controlled House and Senate, a view shared by 79% of adults not affiliated with either party. But nearly as many Democrats (69%) agree with them.

The Star:

TOPEKA | Kansas higher education officials Thursday called for more audits of public universities after a review at Kansas State University raised questions. (more…)

The Star.

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SurveyUSA finds: Obama has a 49-49% approval-disapproval rating.  His worst rating comes from the 35-49 age group, where his approval is 41%.  Only 29% of conservatives approve, but 59% of moderates and 61% of liberals approve.  24% of Republicans, 40% of Unaffiliated voters, and 75% of Democrats approve.

AP:

Several demonstrators held up a placard depicting a pair of hands smashing a missile with “U.S.” written on it, according to footage taken by APTN in Pyongyang on the anniversary of the day North Korean troops charged southward, sparking the three-year Korean Warin 1950. (more…)

SurveyUSA results:  Overall, Parkinson has a 46-36 approval rating, with 18% uncertain.  But with voters 65 and older, Parkinson has a 69-21 approval rating.

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Rasmussen:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 33% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-one percent (31%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of +2 (see trends). (more…)

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Sixty-two percent (62%) say a private business is more likely to spend its money carefully, but 21% are not sure which would do better.

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From MPR:

St. Paul, Minn. - Gov. Tim Pawlenty has come out against the climate change bill now moving through Congress.

The governor sent a letter to Minnesota’s congressional delegation urging them to reject the Waxman-Markey climate bill, saying the bill would place undue burdens on the economy, without doing enough to address the risks of climate change. (more…)