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Russian strategic bombers conducted flights within the U.S. defense zone close to northern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands last week in Moscow’s latest incident of nuclear saber rattling against the United States, according to defense and military officials.

Two Bear H nuclear-capable bombers were detected flying into the military’s Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) near the Aleutians, where a strategic missile defense radar is located, and Alaska’s North Slope region by the Arctic and Chukchi Seas on April 28 and 29, military officials told theWashington Free Beacon...

Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee flew into South Carolina Monday to campaign for Elizabeth Colbert Busch.

Colbert Busch, sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, is running against Republican Mark Sanford in a special election Tuesday for South Carolina’s first district. Jackson Lee served with Sanford prior to his leaving office in 2001. She told volunteers Sanford would only contribute to the partisan divide in Washington if he wins, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Meanwhile, the women’s group Independent Women’s Voices is spending $100,000 on ads opposing Colbert Busch.

After a long delay, the New York Times has finally located some sympathetic victims of the fedearal budget sequester and placed them on Monday's front page. Jonathan Weisman reported "Stories of Struggle and Creativity As Sequestration Cuts Hit Home."

Earlier, reporter Nelson Schwartz celebrated better-than-expected job growth but warned it could end thanks to federal "austerity" (i.e. sequestration) in Saturday's lead story.

It’s been more than four years since the Democrat-controlled Senate managed to pass a budget. But according to Harry Reid, they totally would’ve done it if it hadn’t been for those meddling Tea Party Republicans!

Tea Party-driven Republicans are refusing to work with us to find a compromise on the budget.—
Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) May 06, 2013

Needless to say, reality-based Tea Partyers aren’t buying Harry’s hogwash:

Are you…whining, Sir? #SMDH RT @SenatorReid: Tea Party-driven Republicans are refusing to work with us to find a compromise on the budget.—
Curt (@CoalMinerTN) May 06, 2013

Seems a bit whiny. RT @SenatorReid Tea Party-driven Republicans are refusing to work with us to find a compromise on the budget.—
Debra Barcon (@dbarcon) May 06, 2013