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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 …
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.
Quinnipiac University:
Scott Tops Mccollum In Florida GOP Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dem Senate Primary Race Too Close To Call — Political neophyte Rick Scott has surged to a 44 - 31 percent lead over Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in the race for the Republican nomination for governor …
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Quinnipiac University:
McMahon Cuts Blumenthal Lead To 20 In Connecticut, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Lamont, Foley Lead In Primaries For Governor — Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon is inching up on Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and now trails the Democrat 55 - 35 percent in the U.S. Senate race …
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.
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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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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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Michael Memoli / The Swamp:
Voters sending mixed messages — Amid a volatile election cycle dominated by the disgruntled voter, incumbent politicians shared a brief moment of hope as they watched some of their own escape career-ending losses. It was very brief. — The results from primary elections from coast …
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The Politico
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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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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.
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Beltway Confidential, NewsBusters.org, The Confluence, Photography is Not a Crime, JustOneMinute and Romenesko
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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‘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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Fausta's Blog, The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media, Don Surber, Gateway Pundit and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
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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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American Prospect
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 …
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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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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.
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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Big Government, JustOneMinute, Classical Values, Pam's House Blend, Raw Story, Mediaite and Dennis the Peasant
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Jobs report a nightmare for Obama progressivism — Concerning the job numbers from May, one can almost echo Henry James's exclamation after examining letters pertaining to Lord Byron's incest: “Nauseating perhaps, but how quite inexpressibly significant.” Except that the May numbers' significance …
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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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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 …
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
A Modest Proposal: A King and Queen for America — The national campaign to get President Obama to emote, throw crockery at oil executives and jump up and down in fury has failed. But here's a long-term solution: Let's anoint a king and queen. — If we can just get over George III …
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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 …