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Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
S.C. Dems ask Senate nominee to withdraw after felony charge — Less than 24 hours after Alvin Greene's surprise win in the South Carolina Democratic Senate primary, the state party has asked him to withdraw from the race because of a pending felony charge.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Write Off Lincoln — It's nice for Blanche Lincoln that she won the runoff in Arkansas last night but I hope that no groups that care about getting Democratic Senators elected spend another dollar in the state this year. That doesn't have anything to do with her ideology- judging …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Clyburn says S.C. Dem Senate candidate is a ‘plant,’ calls for probe — The man nominated as Democrats' candidate for Senate in South Carolina might have been a “plant,” a high-ranking Democrat suggested Thursday. — House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) called on the U.S. Attorney's office …
Robbie Brown / New York Times:
Questions After Political Unknown Wins — COLUMBIA, S.C — South Carolina Democratic leaders were surprised Wednesday by the victory of a long-shot candidate for the United States Senate — and appeared even more surprised by his reported criminal background.
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Unknown Senate candidate in SC faces felony charge
Unknown Senate candidate in SC faces felony charge
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Rachael Larimore / Double X:
Where's the Rah-Rah Sisterhood? — The overriding theme of Tuesday night's primary coverage was that it was a big night for female politicians. But there is a noticeable dearth of rah-rah sisterhood going on (though the National Review is pretty excited).
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Lauren Beckham Falcone / Boston Herald:
Sarah Palin (DD-Alaska)? — Hey Sarah Palin, I can see your cleavage from my house! — Alaska's former governor sported more Northern Exposure than usual at the Belmont Stakes race this weekend, sending the blogosphere into a tizzy, wondering whether Palin is exercising a woman's right to (bigger) boobs.
Diane Macedo / Fox News:
Publishing Company Under Fire for Putting Warning Label on Constitution — Warning that appears on Wilder Publications' reprints of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and other historical texts. — A small publishing company is under fire after putting warning labels on copies …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
BP and Officials Block Some Coverage of Spill — When the operators of Southern Seaplane in Belle Chasse, La., called the local Coast Guard-Federal Aviation Administration command center for permission to fly over restricted airspace in Gulf of Mexico, they made what they thought was a simple and routine request.
Wall Street Journal:
Lincoln Win Boosts Overhaul Effort — WASHINGTON—Sen. Blanche Lincoln's surprising victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Arkansas appears to have hardened an anti-Wall Street bent in Congress's financial-overhaul bill. — Ms. Lincoln wrote a controversial provision in the bill …
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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
‘Follow the Islamic way to save the world,’ Prince Charles urges environmentalists — Prince Charles yesterday urged the world to follow Islamic ‘spiritual principles’ in order to save the environment. — In a high-profile speech, the heir to the throne argued that man's destruction …
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Candance Moore / NewsBusters.org:
CNN Blames White People For Obama's Slow Action On Oil Spill — UPDATE - 6/9, 5:45 PM | … The excuses keep rolling in to explain why President Obama is seemingly detached from the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico. — On Wednesday, CNN.com reached a new low by blatantly playing the race card …
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John Blake / CNN:
Why Obama doesn't dare become the angry black man
Why Obama doesn't dare become the angry black man
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Loren Steffy / Houston Chronicle:
U.S. and BP slow to accept Dutch expertise — Three days after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, the Dutch government offered to help. — It was willing to provide ships outfitted with oil-skimming booms, and it proposed a plan for building sand barriers to protect sensitive marshlands.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The Spill, The Scandal and the President — The inside story of how Obama failed to crack down on the corruption of the Bush years - and let the world's most dangerous oil company get away with murder — On May 27th, more than a month into the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history …
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Rosie O'Donnell Defends, Supports Helen Thomas — HELEN WAS RIGHT! — Adding Spin, Rosie O'Donnell Aligns With Hezbollah — What's the difference between Hezbollah's thugs and libtalker Rosie O'Donnell? Apparently, not much. While the terrorism lobby openly defends longtime White …
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Washington Post:
Kagan has many achievements, but her world has been relatively narrow — One night, at an intimate dinner, Elena Kagan lavished such praise on Justice Antonin Scalia that he almost teared up. The next afternoon, in front of a crowd of 500, she lauded him some more, nearly choking up herself.
Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic Online:
The End of Men — Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women too. And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same. For years, women's progress has been cast as a struggle for equality.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Sharron Angle: In wake of Gulf spill, we need to “deregulate” Big Oil — Dems are gearing up to paint Sharron Angle, the ultra-conservative candidate who's now taking on Harry Reid, as another Rand Paul and possibly even further to his right. — And here's another data point …
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Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed — Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the wireless-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
TRENDING: Open mic catches Fiorina dig at Boxer — (CNN) - Newly-minted U.S. Senate Republican nominee Carly Fiorina added her name Wednesday to the annals of unfortunate politicians caught by an open mic. — Waiting to be interviewed by affiliate KXTV Wednesday morning …
David Charter / Times of London:
Election triumph puts anti-Islam Wilders in line for Dutch Cabinet role — The Freedom Party of the anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders emerged as the third force in Dutch politics last night, more than doubling its number of seats in Parliament in the country's general elections.
Times of India:
Taliban execute seven-year-old Afghan boy accused of spying — KABUL: Suspected Taliban militants executed a seven-year-old boy in southern Afghanistan after accusing him of spying for the government, a provincial official said Wednesday. — The child was captured by the militants …
Marissa Mayer / The Official Google Blog:
The art of a homepage — Last week, we announced a new feature that lets you add a favorite photo or image to the background of your Google.com homepage. — To provide you with an extra bit of inspiration, we've collaborated with several well-known artists, sculptors and photographers …