Wednesday, May 27, 2009: Daily Handpicked Headlines

Wednesday, May 27, 2009:

Posted at 12:00 p.m. PST:

AP News: N. Korea Threatens to Attack U.S., S. Korean Warships

Corruption:

CQ Politics: Burris Again Denies Any Effort to ‘Buy’ His Senate Seat

Hot Air: Burris Update – A 7.5 on the Toast-o-Meter

AP: Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case

Climate:

CNS News: Carbon Pollution to Grow by 40 Percent Worldwide, Government Says

Moonbattery: MIT’s Global Warming Forecast Technology

AP: New Warning of Rising Sea Levels in Northeast

Health Care:

Volokh Conspiracy: Obama Helping With Plans for Grassroots Health Care Parties

AP: Health Insurer Suggests Ways to Save Gov’t $500 Billion

CQ Politics: Millions of Medicare Beneficiaries Face Reduced Social Security Benefits

Politicized Closing of Car Dealerships?:

Michelle Malkin: A Look at the Protected Chrysler Dealerships

Gateway Pundit: Shock! Big Dem Donor Group Gets to Keep Their 6 Chrysler Dealerships Open

Gateway Pundit: More On Chrysler Closings– Did Team Obama Target Red Counties?

Gateway Pundit: Even GOP Congressman Loses Chrysler Dealership …Plus Peoria GOP Supporter Losing “5 Star” Business

Elections:

Reuters: Potential New York Mayoral Rival to Bloomberg Quits

FOX News: Poll – Dodd Gains Ground, but Trust Issue Looms

Economy:

Ace of Spades: Hey, Let’s Impose a National Sales Tax

Washington Post: National Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look; Rahm Emanuel’s Brother Advises 10% VAT

Red State: Get Ready For a VAT

USA Today: IRS Tax Revenue Plunges 34%

FOX News: Banks Earn $7.6 Billion in First Quarter After Record Loss in Fourth Quarter

FOX News: Could Budget Cuts Cost Pentagon Its High-Tech Edge?

CNN News: Police Officers Saved by Stimulus May Still Lose Jobs

USA Today: Americans’ Credit Scores Fall as They Struggle to Pay Bills

CNS News: The California Bailout Next on Obama’s Spending Agenda

CNS News: Survey – Most Economists See Recession End in ‘09

Moonbattery: Big Brother Cracks Down on Second-Hand Sales

NY Times: U.S. Home Sales Remain Sluggish as Supply Soars

FOX News: Existing Home Sales in April Rise by 2.9 Percent

Government Motors?:

DET News: POLL – Obama Car Involvement Gets Mixed Grade

NY Times: Debt Exchange Falls Short; G.M. Moves to Sell Units

Hot Air: GM Bondholders to Board ‘Pound Sand’

CNBC: Government Will Own ‘Up to 69% of GM’

Other News:

FOX News: NAACP Branch Readies for Confederate Flag Fight

Hot Air: Employer Takes Down Mom’s Flag

Red State: Misleading ‘Study’ Slams Anti-Union Forces

CNS News: Montana Town Offers to Take Gitmo Detainees

Hot Air: Utah Workers Criticize Voiding of Drilling Leases

Volokh Conspiracy: Jail Time for Sending Racist Message to a City Councilman

Gateway Pundit: Protesters Greet Obama & Harry Reid in Vegas, Shout ‘Reject Reid!’ (Video)

Instapundit: F.I.R.E. – Student Attempts to Form a Gun-Rights Group at Community College Blocked by Admin

AP: Feds Drop Phone-Jamming Case Against GOP Organizer

Posted at 1:15 a.m. PST:

Ace of Spades: North Korea Says It No Longer Considers Itself Bound By Terms Of Armistice

Ace of Spades: Federal Court Challenge To Proposition 8 Filed By…Ted Olson?

Gateway Pundit: Senator Burris Caught on Tape- Promised Blago Cash!

CNS News: Catholic Obama Campaign Adviser Wants to Replace All Legal ‘Marriages’ with ‘Civil Licenses’

Gateway Pundit: 175 Protesters Arrested After Prop 8 Decision

WSJ: FDA Chief Signals Public-Health Focus

WSJ: Banks Push to Purchase Own Assets