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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Axelrod: President remains opposed to same-sex marriage — President Obama remains opposed to same-sex marriage despite a federal judge's decision to strike down a ban on such marriages, a top White House adviser said Thursday. — Senior adviser David Axelrod said the president supports …
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Gerard Bradley / Fox News:
Why Has Media Ignored Judge's Possible Bias In California's Gay Marriage Case? — Any minute now we will hear the result of another lawsuit about same-sex marriage. — This month a federal judge in Massachusetts threw out a Congressional law which defined marriage as the union of man and woman.
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Judge Walker's decision to overturn Prop 8 is factual, well-reasoned, and powerful. … - Charging the WikiLeaks Leaker With Treason Would Be Absurd- How Many Americans Can't Swim? - Profitable Companies That Refuse To Restore the Benefits They Axed in 2008- Is It Possible To Write an Interesting Novel About a Nanny?
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Igor / Think Progress:
Pat Buchanan suggests Judge Walker struck down Proposition 8 because he is gay.
Pat Buchanan suggests Judge Walker struck down Proposition 8 because he is gay.
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Igor / Wonk Room:
Conservatives Blame Loss In Prop 8 Case On Judge's Homosexuality
Conservatives Blame Loss In Prop 8 Case On Judge's Homosexuality
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Confirm Elena Kagan for U.S. Supreme Court — WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to a seat on the Supreme Court on Thursday, giving President Obama his second appointment to the high court in a year, and a political victory as the Senate neared the end of its business for the summer.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate confirms Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court — The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan Thursday as the 112th justice to the Supreme Court, making her the fourth woman ever to sit on the high court. — On a 63-37 vote, Kagan, 50, became President Obama's second lifetime appointment to the court …
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USA Today:
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan confirmed by Senate — Chalk up another legacy for President Obama, as the Senate confirms Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. — Kagan, who will be the fourth woman to serve on the high court after she is sworn in, won the job on a Senate vote of 63-37.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Sen. Scott Brown will vote against confirming Kagan — Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said on Thursday that he will vote against confirming Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice. — Brown announced early this afternoon that he will vote against Kagan, whose confirmation is all but certain …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
ELENA KAGAN CONFIRMED TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. …
ELENA KAGAN CONFIRMED TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. …
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Media Matters for America:
Ben Dimiero & Eric Hananoki: Meet Breitbart's Sherrod writer: Racist sexual “expert” and inventor (who cured cancer) — In two posts on Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment website, Dr. Kevin Pezzi smears Shirley Sherrod as a racist, claiming that “if someone deserves to be put on a pedestal for overcoming racism, it isn't Sherrod.”
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James Pethokoukis:
An August Surprise from Obama? — Main Street may be about to get its own gigantic bailout. Rumors are running wild from Washington to Wall Street that the Obama administration is about to order government-controlled lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt …
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NY Daily News:
Material girl Michelle Obama is a modern-day Marie Antoinette on a glitzy Spanish vacation — Sacrifice is something that many Americans are becoming all too familiar with during this economic downturn. It was a key theme in President Obama's inaugural address to the nation …
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Michelle Obama could face ‘appearance’ issue over luxury Spain vacation
Michelle Obama could face ‘appearance’ issue over luxury Spain vacation
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Is the GOP shedding a birthright? — Rather than shout, I'll just ask the question in a civil way: Dear Republicans, do you really want to endanger your party's greatest political legacy by turning the 14th Amendment to our Constitution into an excuse for election-year ugliness?
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Jill Lawrence / Politics Daily:
GOP's McConnell on Birthright Citizenship: No One Wants to Alter 14th Amendment
GOP's McConnell on Birthright Citizenship: No One Wants to Alter 14th Amendment
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Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
McConnell Renews Call For Hearings Into Birth Tourism And Birthright Citizenship
McConnell Renews Call For Hearings Into Birth Tourism And Birthright Citizenship
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Annie Lowrey / The Washington Independent:
The Return of the $1,000 Down Mortgage — In Wisconsin and other states, home buyers might be eligible for 100 percent financing on mortgages. (Creative Commons.) — “Buy new with $1,000 down,” the advertisement says, the words resting atop a trim green clapboard house offset by a bright blue sky.
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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
Sharia vs. The New Deal.
Sharia vs. The New Deal.
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Helen Jung / Oregonian:
Portland lemonade stand runs into health inspectors, needs $120 license to operate — It's hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red. — So when Multnomah County shut down an enterprise …
Timothy F. Geithner / ssa.gov:
A MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC: — Each year the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds report on the current and projected financial status of the two programs. This message summarizes our 2010 Annual Reports. — The outlook for Medicare has improved substantially …
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Health-care law strengthens Medicare, report finds
Health-care law strengthens Medicare, report finds
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Google and Verizon in Talks on Selling Internet Priority — WASHINGTON — Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege.
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Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Google denies ‘two-tier internet’ deal
Google denies ‘two-tier internet’ deal
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Source: Debt Commission Fights Over Freezing Military Pay, Slashing Benefits — Republicans would like you to think that Democrats have sinister plans for the post-election lame duck session of Congress, and Democrats are at pains to insist otherwise. But the one winter initiative progressives fear …
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Paul Revoir / Daily Mail:
Briton held for wearing a bikini in Dubai shopping mall after fight with Arabic woman — A British holidaymaker has been charged with indecency in Dubai after walking through the world's largest shopping centre in a bikini. — The woman was buying clothes and gifts in the Dubai Mall …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Bush reportedly pushed back publication of his memoir until after the elections so GOP isn't tarnished. — Former President Bush has been working on a memoir about his tenure in the White House, titled “Decision Points,” that is scheduled to be released this fall.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Bush memoirs delayed, say friends
Bush memoirs delayed, say friends
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The Hill:
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) believes the November elections will likely weed out some of the “most difficult Democrats” that leadership lawmakers have dealt with this Congress. — In an interview with The Hill, the Energy and Commerce Committee chairman expressed confidence that Democrats …
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The Huffington Post:
Kristol's Hawkish Pro-Israel Group Launches New Ad Against Endangered Dem (VIDEO) — What's Your Reaction: … A hawkish, pro-Israel group that includes some of the most prominent neo-conservative and evangelical voices in the country is launching the second salvo in an ad campaign targeting primarily congressional Democrats.
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Pat G. / Think Progress:
Boehner derides police officers and teachers as ‘special interests.’ — Yesterday, the Senate finally overcame a Republican filibuster to approve $26 billion in funding to bolster state budgets, including $10 billion to prevent massive teacher layoffs. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi …
Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Dems accused of tea party tampering — The charges of dirty tricks are being leveled in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and Florida. AP Photo — Nationally, Democrats say they intend to campaign against the tea party movement. But locally, Democratic officials and activists …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Fact-checking the Fact-checkers on the $3.8 Trillion Obama Tax Hike — Yesterday, PolitiFact.com fact-checked my statement about the coming $3.8 trillion Obama tax hike - the largest tax increase in history. They did such a bad job of it, however, that I feel compelled to fact-check the fact-checkers.
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