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House Votes to Allow Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Law — WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to let the Defense Department repeal the ban on gay and bisexual people from serving openly in the military, a major step toward dismantling the 1993 law widely known as “don't ask, don't tell.”
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Sestak says his brother, White House met about alleged job offer — Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) said Thursday his brother has spoken with White House officials about the congressman's allegation that he was offered an Obama administration job if he would stay out of a Democratic Senate primary.
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Jim Meyers / NewsMax.com:
Sestak-gate: White House Offered Romanoff Job, Too
Sestak-gate: White House Offered Romanoff Job, Too
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Yvonne Wenger / postandcourier.com:
Folks' data shows 600 Haley calls — Colleagues' talks prove nothing, candidate's manager says — COLUMBIA — In 2007, the year political blogger Will Folks claims he had an affair with state Rep. Nikki Haley, the two spoke by phone at least 600 times. — Some of those calls came late at night …
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CNN:
Obama to visit Gulf, vows to take action on oil spill — (CNN) — BP's top official, who had previously said the environmental impact on Gulf of Mexico would be modest, upgraded his assessment Friday to an “environmental catastrophe.” — Also Friday, engineers in the Gulf tried the …
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‘Top Kill’ Effort Seems to Be Working, U.S. Says Cautiously
‘Top Kill’ Effort Seems to Be Working, U.S. Says Cautiously
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Manu Raju / The Politico:
Landrieu: Obama will pay politically
Landrieu: Obama will pay politically
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John Kennedy / Palm Beach Post:
Crist switches on 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy on gays in the military — TALLAHASEE — Gov. Charlie Crist's switch on the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy Thursday left the no-party Senate contender caught in a crossfire of criticism from his Democratic and Republican opponents.
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP moves to repeal healthcare law — House Republican leaders introduced a bill Thursday to repeal and replace the sweeping healthcare law adopted in late March. — According to Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the measure would repeal the current law and replace it with the alternative …
Daniel Indiviglio / The Atlantic Online:
Kenneth Starr Charged With Running $30 Million Ponzi Scheme — [Somewhere, Bill Clinton is smiling. One-time special prosecutor who uncovered the dirty details of the former President's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky has been engaged in some bad behavior of his own …
Wall Street Journal:
He Was Supposed to Be Competent — The spill is a disaster for the president and his political philosophy. — I don't see how the president's position and popularity can survive the oil spill. This is his third political disaster in his first 18 months in office.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Clinton: ‘The rich are not paying their fair share’ — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a rare foray into domestic politics today, offering her view that — given America's high unemployment — wealthy Americans don't pay enough taxes. — “The rich are not paying their fair share …
Stephanie Chen / CNN:
Pediatricians now reject all female genital cutting — On Thursday the AAP withdrew a policy statement on female genital cutting released in April. The statement suggested genital “pricking.” — (CNN) — The American Academy of Pediatrics has rescinded a controversial policy statement raising …
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
DNC Pushes Sex Scandal Story — The DNC, the political wing of a president who launched his campaign decrying slash-and-burn campaign tactics, is highlighting new stories about a sex scandal rocking a GOP primary. — Earlier today, the DNC sent around a report from WSPA, the Spartanburg …
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
OPINION POLL: U.S. SENATE RACE: Survey shows Lowden gives GOP best chance of winning in fall — Lowden would attract more independent voters than Reid — Republican Sue Lowden has the best chance of defeating U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, according to a new poll for the Review-Journal that also suggests …
Boston Globe:
Mass. Senate passes crackdown on illegal immigrants — With one lawmaker citing President Lincoln's respect for the rule of law, the Massachusetts Senate passed a far-reaching crackdown this afternoon on illegal immigrants and those who would hire them, going further, senators said …
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Doug Brady / Conservatives4Palin.com:
Joe McGinniss's Latest Rationale: The Palins' Neighbor Made Me Do It. — Many of you have probably heard the latest in the evolving tale of Joe McGinniss, Governor Palin's new “neighbor”. For those who missed it, the saga took a rather peculiar turn today when Ben Smith wrote the following on his blog:
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Jillian Rayfield / TPM LiveWire:
Rand Paul Suggests Children Of Illegal Immigrants Should Not Be U.S. Citizens (VIDEO) — Here's another one for the list of out-there Rand Paul statements... Paul recently suggested to a Russian TV station that the U.S. should abandon its policy of granting citizenship to the children …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.N. Official Set to Ask U.S. to End C.I.A. Drone Strikes — WASHINGTON — A senior United Nations official is expected to call on the United States next week to stop Central Intelligence Agency drone strikes against people suspected of belonging to Al Qaeda, complicating …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Immigration pushes Whitman rightward — IRVINE, Calif. — California Republican Meg Whitman, the former boss of eBay, wanted to make it clear this week that she's not playing hot-button politics with the divisive issue of immigration in her gubernatorial primary battle against Steve Poizner.
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CNN:
TRENDING: Bill Clinton back on the campaign trail — Bill Clinton heads back to Arkansas Friday to try and help out a fellow Democrat battling for her political life. — (CNN) - Bill Clinton heads back to Arkansas Friday to try and help out a fellow Democrat battling for her political life.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
New York Subway System Is Getting a New Map — In a city of world-class art museums and an instantly recognizable skyline, no image is more closely examined than the New York City subway map, the ubiquitous blue-and-taupe rectangle scrutinized by millions. — Now the subterranean icon is poised to get a spruce-up.