Friday, May 29, 2009: Daily Handpicked Headlines
ByFriday, May 29, 2009:
Posted at 12:00 p.m. PST:
Corruption:
Hot Air: Breaking – Feds Subpoena Visclosky’s Records in PMA Probe
Hot Air: Who Pressured Justice to Drop Case Against Voter Intimidation in Philly?
Hot Air: Navy Suspends Work with Murtha-Connected Contractor
“Dealergate”:
Gateway Pundit: Update – Corrupt Dem-Donating Auto Group Keeps Dealerships While GOP-Linked Dealerships Are Closed
Red State: Update: What We Have So Far
Elections:
Red State: CT Dems Encourage Chris Dodd to Quit
FOX News: McCain Endorses Meg Whitman for Calif. Governor
Politico: McAuliffe Blazes Different VA Trail
Money Matters:
Overlawyered: ‘A Stimulus You Can Believe In’
Insider Online: The Cost of Regulations
CNS News: Schwarzenegger Plan Would Close 220 California Parks
FOX News: GM to File for Bankruptcy Monday
Other News:
Ace of Spades: Leftist Union Tries To Stifle Health Care Debate
Michelle Malkin: Lefty Blogs Punked by Mancow Waterboarding ‘Torture’ Stunt(?)
Politico: Paper – Sorry for Assassination Ad
CNET: GM to Add Another Fuel-Efficient, Domestically Produced Car to the Mix
Posted at 8:15 a.m. PST:
Red State: Police Union Wants Anti-Union Reporters Fired from Paper
Hot Air: Ted Olson and David Boies on Why Prop 8 (Traditional Marriage) is Unconstitutional (Video)
Gateway Pundit: Another Chicagoland Politician & Boss Daley Ally Indicted
World Net Daily: UPDATE – Deadline Set in Banned Bible Study Case
World Net Daily: Mandatory ‘Gay’ Day for K-5 Students
FreedomWorks: FreedomWorks Activists Fight Government Takeover of Health Care
Just A Regular Guy: Michigan Gov Jennifer Granholm Chops A Million Dollars From Veteran Groups Funding
Insider Online: Light Rail Plus Smart Growth Equals More Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CNS News: Republican Senator Assails Large Government Role in General Motors
FOX News: Charges Against ‘New Black Panthers’ Dropped by Obama Justice Dept.
FOX News: Reporter Taken by Force Away From Press Area Near Air Force One in California
Instapundit: Homeland Security to Scan Fingerprints of People Exiting the U. S.
“Dealergate”:
Volokh Conspiracy: The Chrysler Conspiracy
Gateway Pundit: Gibbs Denies Politics In Chrysler Dealership Closings But Unofficial Figures Tell a Different Story (Map)
Money Matters:
Hot Air: Craig T. Nelson, ‘I Won’t Pay Taxes Until My Government Starts Listening to Me’
World Net Daily: Are Tea Partiers the New ‘Terrorists’?
FreedomWorks: National Sales Tax Chatter Draws Fierce Opposition
WSJ: White House Seeks Business Ties
WSJ: Financial Overhaul Raises Questions
FOX News: Economy Shrinks 5.7 Percent in First Quarter, Less Than Initial Estimate
Instapundit: Another TEA Party Protest Tomorrow, in Carson City
Instapundit: (USA Today) Leap in U.S. Debt Hits Taxpayers with 12% More Red Ink
FOX News: Education Secretary: States Could Lose Stimulus if They Don’t Embrace Charter Schools