memeorandum: Political Cornflakes — Sen. Eastman passes away. Bennett backs Bridgewater. (Thomas Burr/Out of Context)

12:10 PM ET, June 10, 2010

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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 …

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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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Robbie Brown / New York Times:
Questions After Political Unknown Wins

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Jessica Taylor / The Politico:
Greene vows to stay in race

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Salt Lake Tribune:

Bennett to endorse Bridgewater — Rival's campaign says senator's support just proves that Mike Lee is the true conservative. — Sen. Bob Bennett will throw his support behind Tim Bridgewater, one of the candidates who knocked the three-term incumbent from office, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.

Discussion: Washington Wire, Ballot Box and Out of Context

Thomas Burr / Out of Context:

Political Cornflakes — Sen. Eastman passes away. Bennett backs Bridgewater. Scott Matheson meets the Judiciary Committee. — It's Thursday and as many of you know, former state Sen. Dan Eastman died of a heart attack recently. He was car dealer turned state lawmaker, known for supporting economic development (think USTAR).

Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Bennett Will Back Rival

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

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 …

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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 …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Jules Crittenden, NewsBusters.org and Althouse

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:

BP and Officials Block Some Coverage of Gulf Oil 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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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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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Derivatives deal puts Dems in bind

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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Did Harry Reid get a softball opponent?

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Tony Judt / New York Times:

Op-Ed Contributor: Talking About Israel, Without the Clichés — THE Israeli raid on the Free Gaza flotilla has generated an outpouring of clichés from the usual suspects. It is almost impossible to discuss the Middle East without resorting to tired accusations and ritual defenses …

Discussion: Mondoweiss and Tablet Magazine

Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz:
Abbas tells U.S. Jews: I would never deny Jewish right to the land of Israel

Discussion: Israel Matzav and Promised Land

Exurban Jon / Exurban League:
Obama announces Terrorist Stimulus Plan.

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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:

I've Got 99 Weeks of Unemployment, And Also a Lot of Problems — With long-term unemployment surging to unprecedented highs, Annie Lowrey takes a look at the plight of those facing expiration of Unemployment Insurance as they head up against the 99 week mark:

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Annie Lowrey / The Washington Independent:

As Long-Term Unemployment Deepens, 99ers Look for Answers — People Who Have Exhausted Benefits Seek Recourse … For 23 years, 58-year-old Cindy Paoletti of Salina, N.Y., worked in the corporate accounting division of J.P. Morgan Chase, balancing payroll accounts in an upstate office of the Wall Street bank.

Discussion: Ezra Klein

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.

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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)?

Leo Standora / NY Daily News:

My mic was on? Senate hopeful Fiorina mocks Barbara Boxer's hair, moans about Fox's Sean Hannity — Carly Fiorina spent her first day as California's Republican U.S. Senate candidate with one of her custom shoes planted firmly in her mouth. — Unaware of an open mic before a television interview …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Wonkette and Washington Monthly

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 …

Discussion: Moonbattery, Beltway Confidential and Townhall.com

Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:

‘Still a long way to go’ for U.S. operation in Marja, Afghanistan — MARJA, AFGHANISTAN — Residents of this onetime Taliban sanctuary see signs that the insurgents have regained momentum in recent weeks, despite early claims of success by U.S. Marines. The longer-than-expected effort …

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Times of India:
Taliban execute seven-year-old Afghan boy accused of spying

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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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John Podhoretz / Weekly Standard:

Scoundrel Time — Michael Douglas is the very model of a modern aging Boomer. — Solitary Man — Directed by Brian Koppelman — and David Levien — Remember when wacky codgers in movies used to sit in rocking chairs on porches dispensing cranky wisdom?

Discussion: Ezra Klein

Matthew Vadum / The Daily Caller:

ACORN employees tell FBI of deliberate election fraud, according to new documents — The radical activist group ACORN “works” for the Democratic Party and deliberately promotes election fraud, ACORN employees told FBI investigators, according to an FBI document dump Wednesday.

Discussion: Judicial Watch

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.

Discussion: American Prospect

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 …

Discussion: Vanity Fair

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Climate change showdown — Democratic leaders are scrambling to prevent the Senate from delivering a stinging slap to President Barack Obama on climate change. — They have offered a vote on a bill they dislike in the hopes of avoiding a loss on legislation Obama hates.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, The New Republic, Liberty Pundits Blog, EnviroKnow, New York Times and Climate Progress

Josh Gerstein / Josh Gerstein's Blog:

ACLU chief ‘disgusted’ with Obama — The top official at the American Civil Liberties Union seems to be losing patience with President Barack Obama and his administration. — Speaking at a conference of liberal activists Wednesday morning, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero didn't mince …

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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 …

Discussion: Moonbattery, Fausta's Blog, Weasel Zippers, Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, Don Surber and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:

Dems Go All-In On Health Care With New Ad Slamming GOP's Repeal Promise (VIDEO) — Democrats on Thursday will launch a new 60-second ad on national cable television accusing repeal-happy Republicans of wanting to get rid of health care reform and all its benefits.

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