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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Rep. Paul Ryan Staying in House, Won't Run for U.S. Senate — Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is staying in the House, and won't run for the U.S. Senate, two well-placed GOP sources tell National Journal. — Ryan began informing close friends of his decision Tuesday and is expected to announce later in the day.
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Aharding / CNN:
Gov. Nikki Haley hammers Gingrich over Medicare remarks — Dallas (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich might not want to count on a presidential endorsement from South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. — In an interview with CNN Tuesday, Haley sharply admonished Gingrich for his comments …
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The Politico:
Thompson plans to run for Senate — Tommy Thompson, the Republican former Wisconsin governor and George W. Bush's first secretary of Health and Human Services, has told friends he plans to run for the open Senate seat in Wisconsin, according to top Wisconsin sources.
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Boston Globe, The New Republic, Hot Air and The Greenroom
Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich to House GOP: Drop Dead — Newt undermines his former comrades on Medicare. — The Republican Presidential campaign is off to a slow start, but judging by the last week not slow enough. First Mitt Romney defends his ObamaCare prototype in Massachusetts, and now Newt Gingrich …
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Angry Iowan gets in Newt's face — Newt Gingrich faces some one-on-one blowback for his comments about Paul Ryan.
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W. James Antle III / The Politico:
What Rand Paul could teach Ron Paul — Rep. Ron Paul (R- Texas) found himself in an unusual position at the South Carolina GOP presidential debate. According to most polls, Paul was the frontrunner of the five candidates on stage. Though some big names were missing, it signals how far Paul has come in four years.
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Presidential Campaign and Barefoot and Progressive
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Krauthammer on Gingrich's presidential aspirations: 'Now it's over' — As the day has progressed, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's comments on Sunday's “Meet the Press” attacking House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan's budget plan have come to haunt him.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich Blames Press For Ryan Controversy: Liberal Media ‘Took Dramatically Out Of Context What I Said’
Gingrich Blames Press For Ryan Controversy: Liberal Media ‘Took Dramatically Out Of Context What I Said’
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
Newt the Unreliable
Newt the Unreliable
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Cantor reserves judgment on whether Gingrich is ‘finished’
Cantor reserves judgment on whether Gingrich is ‘finished’
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First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: What matters and what doesn't
First Thoughts: What matters and what doesn't
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Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff — His wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former governor acknowledged the child was his. The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Arnold Schwarzenegger had child with employee
Arnold Schwarzenegger had child with employee
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New York Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Post and The Lonely Conservative
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Fred Malek on the 2012 field — GOP veteran big-wig, Fred Malek , dished on the 2012 field on The Daily Rundown today. — On Newt Gingrich's spat with Paul Ryan: … But Malek added that Newt was still a viable contender. — On Sarah Palin, whom he forged a fairly close, professional friendship with since 2008:
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The Note:
How Serious Was Donald Trump About 2012? ‘More Serious Than...People Realize,’ Political Adviser Says
How Serious Was Donald Trump About 2012? ‘More Serious Than...People Realize,’ Political Adviser Says
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Donald Trump says he won't run for president in 2012
Donald Trump says he won't run for president in 2012
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Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan and NATO Forces Exchange Fire — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani ground troops opened fire on two NATO helicopters that crossed into Pakistan's airspace from Afghanistan early Tuesday morning, the Pakistani Army said in a statement. A firefight then briefly erupted between NATO forces …
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Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and Jihad Watch
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The Huffington Post:
Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers [EXCLUSIVE] … WASHINGTON — A set of confidential federal audits accuse the nation's five largest mortgage companies of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of foreclosures on homes purchased …
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Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
New York Investigates Banks' Role in Financial Crisis
New York Investigates Banks' Role in Financial Crisis
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
CINDY CRAWFORD FLIP-FLOPS FOR MITT ROMNEY — During her modeling career, Cindy Crawford was skilled at switching outfits. Now, she's switching presidential candidates, it seems. — Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Mitt Romney, took to Twitter Monday to oh-so-subtly boast that Team Romney …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's money machine cranks up
Mitt Romney's money machine cranks up
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Ben Smith's Blog, New York Magazine, Ballot Box, GOP 12, Outside the Beltway and CNN
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Nearly 20 percent of new Obamacare waivers are gourmet restaurants, nightclubs, fancy hotels in Nancy Pelosi's district — Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama's administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels …
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Hot Air, UrbanGrounds, National Review, The Lonely Conservative and Michelle Malkin
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
OOPS! Historic ‘Spending Cut’ Bill Increased Spending By $3 Billion — Republicans stormed Capitol Hill in January vowing to slash discretionary spending by $100 billion right off the bat. In their pledge to America, they promised that, “[w]ith common-sense exceptions for seniors …
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Douglas Elmendorf / Director's Blog:
Extrapolation Through 2021 of Full-Year Appropriations for 2011
Extrapolation Through 2021 of Full-Year Appropriations for 2011
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Speaker, National Review and The Raw Story
Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms — NEW YORK - Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January. — Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show …
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Pirate's Cove, Outside the Beltway and The Lonely Conservative
Associated Press:
Sources: Navy SEALs Knew Bin Laden Mission Was One-Shot Deal — WASHINGTON — Those who planned the secret mission to get Usama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong. — The U.S. deliberately hid the operation from Pakistan …
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Pajamas Media and Betsy's Page
The Atlantic Online:
Black Confederates Revealed — Though they certainly didn't tell anyone: … I've spent much of my adult life studying various theories of race and racism, and the last few years in a rather intensive mode of study. In all of that time one inescapable conclusion has dogged me: Race is such bulls**t.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Moe Lane
Bernard-Henri Levy / The Daily Beast:
Bernard-Henri Lévy Defends Accused IMF Director — THE DAILY BEAST ON: — No one knows if the IMF director is guilty of sexual assault—and by dragging him through the mud, politicians and the press are committing gross acts of injustice, says French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy.
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Budget Committee:
Shared Scarcity versus Renewed Prosperity — Thank you so much, Anne, for the kind introduction. — I want to thank you all for inviting me to speak. It was especially gracious of you to host me, even though I'm a Packers fan and I assume most of you are Bears fans. — But that doesn't mean we can't work together.
Jed Rubenfeld / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. justified in killing Osama Bin Laden — Under any sane construction of the laws of war, his killing was lawful regardless of whether he ‘raised his hands in surrender’ or whether U.S. troops weren't to give him the chance. — In this photo released by the White House …