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Gina Smith / The State:
Sanford met in Atlanta after returning from South America — Governor says he never hiked Appalachian Trail; says he cruised along the coast of Buenos Aires to unwind after stressful legislative session — ATLANTA — Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this morning …
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
FIRST THOUGHTS: SANFORD'S TANGO — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg — *** Sanford's tango: Well, it turns out that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) wasn't hiking the Appalachian Trail after all. Instead, he was in — get this — Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
Source: “There Is Some Evidence [Sanford] Was Not Alone” — Things are still murky on the Mark Sanford story. But it's looking increasingly likely that Sanford's trip to Argentina was about more than a scenic drive down the coast. — “There is some evidence he was not alone,” a source in South Carolina politics told TPMmuckraker.
Huma Khan / The Note:
Sanford Was in Argentina — Not Appalachian Trail — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: The case of the missing governor has a new twist. — The State newspaper in South Carolina is reporting that Gov. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., has been located as of Wednesday morning — in the Atlanta airport.
Washington Wire:
Live-Blogging S.C. Gov. Sanford's News Conference — Louise Radnofsky reports on politics. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has some explaining to do — and has set up a nationally televised press conference at 2 p.m. EDT to do just that. — Sanford dropped out of sight Thursday …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
SANFORD: FROM BAD TO WORSE — Update, 12:05 p.m ET.: South Carolina state Senate Democratic leader John C. Land III just issued a very strong statement regarding Sanford. — Said Land: … Update, 10:51 a.m. ET: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will hold a press conference at 2:00 p.m. today …
Michelle Malkin:
Two disappearing acts, one tabloid circus — So, South Carolina GOP Gov. Mark Sanford disappeared and the story of where the hell he has been keeps changing. — Yes, it's weird. Disturbingly weird that he would vanish on Father's Day weekend and leave his wife and four sons in the dark.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Stay Tuned for More of ‘The Obama Show’ — In his first daytime news conference yesterday, President Obama preempted “All My Children,” “Days of Our Lives” and “The Young and the Restless.” But the soap viewers shouldn't have been disappointed: The president had arranged some prepackaged entertainment for them.
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Matthew Cooper / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
The Crucifixion of Nico Pitney — Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration but the Huffington Post reporter is getting tweaked this morning for the question he posed to President Obama at yesterday's White House Press Conference. It was an odd moment because normally, of course …
Matt Corley / Think Progress:Grassley: In Order For Health Care To Be 'Bipartisan, 'We Need …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:Dem Senators: White House Open To Dropping Public Option
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:The “Neda video,” torture, and the truth-revealing power of images
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:Media Playground: Obama Calls on HuffPost, Michael Calderone Pouts …
Gateway Pundit:
CRACKDOWN IN BAHARESTAN SQUARE!... 3 People Shot— Police Will Not Allow Protesters to Assist Them ...Update: 1 Woman Dead ...Update: Several Dead — CRACKDOWN IN TEHRAN— A wounded woman is treated at Baharestan Square in Tehran. (Al-Arabiya) — VIDEO— POLICE BEATING PROTESTERS INCLUDING WOMEN:
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Barbara Slavin / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. contacted Iran's ayatollah before election — Administration overture to Khamenei ridiculed in sermon — Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
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CNN:
Officials: President Obama reconsidering July 4 invitations to Iran — WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Obama administration is seriously considering not extending invitations to Iranian diplomats for July 4 celebrations overseas, senior administration officials tell CNN.
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Pew Research Center:
Romney's Image Improves; Palin Well Regarded by Republican Base — Favorability of Leading Republicans — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has seen his favorability ratings improve and now enjoys a positive balance of opinion among the general public: 40% rate him favorably, 28% unfavorably.
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Iran uncovers plots in presidential election — Iran's Intelligence Ministry has uncovered ‘terrorist’ plots targeting the country's security and stability during the presidential election. — “The ministry has dismantled the groups involved in such activities and has arrested almost …
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed in the US? — President Barack Obama had this to say about the Iran crisis on Tuesday: … The thrust of these comments is to deplore the Iranian state's interference in the people's right of peaceable assembly and nonviolent protest …
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The Politico:
A Republican comeback? — For the first time since their 2006 election drubbing, top Republicans see signs — however faint — of a political resurgence over the next year. — At first blush, this sounds absurd. After all, polls show the GOP more unpopular than ever …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremists — WASHINGTON — Documents gathered by lawyers for the families of Sept. 11 victims provide new evidence of extensive financial support for Al Qaeda and other extremist groups by members of the Saudi royal family, but the material may never find …
Josh Drobnyk / Pennsylvania Ave.:
Gerlach: Senate run off the table — U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach has put a fork in any plans to run for U.S. Senate, saying today that he would decide next month whether to pursue reelection in the House or a bid for governor in 2010. — “That is pretty much off the table,” Gerlach, in an interview …
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