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Joseph / CANNONFIRE:
CASE CLOSED! CONGRESSMAN WEINER WAS FRAMED! (An important update to “The Weiner affair: Close to solution (but I need your help!)” — WARNING — NOW HEAR THIS (added at 10:13, EST): I welcome comments form people who hope to prove me wrong. Disagreement is fine.
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Caller:
MSNBC is about to come out with what appears to be a terrific interview. Luke Russert was just asking Rep. Anthony Weiner questions about his controversial Tweet, and Weiner appears to actually be answering. Unfortunately, the live feed kept going out — so we will have to wait for MSNBC to air the full video in a bit.
First Read / msnbc.com:
Weiner 'can't say with certitude' that lewd photo isn't of him — UPDATED AT 4:30 PM ET WITH A REPORT FROM ANOTHER WEINER PRESS CONFERENCE. Weiner attempts a joke, saying he regrets being a little “stiff” with reporters yesterday. — From NBC's Luke Russert and Carrie Dann
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
Case Closed? Leftblog Claims Definitive Proof Weiner Was Framed. — Case closed? Not so much. There is a post up at a the blog Cannonfire today titled: CASE CLOSED! CONGRESSMAN WEINER WAS FRAMED! Tweets of this article are blowing up on the #p2 hashtag on Twitter …
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Little Green Footballs and Founding Bloggers
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Rep. Anthony Weiner 'can't say with certitude' photo isn't him — Rep. Anthony Weiner says he “can't say with certitude” that the lewd photo of a man's crotch sent using his Twitter account to one of his followers isn't of him. — “I didn't send that picture out,” Weiner said in an interview with NBC News.
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Weiner: ‘Picture of a Wiener’ Clearly a Prank — A defiant Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York told ABC News he did not post a lewd photograph to his Twitter account Friday — but he could not say whether or not the photograph in question is of him. — “I did not send that photo.
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The Note, Opinion L.A. and Weasel Zippers
Ann Coulter / Human Events:
Weiner's Penis Photo Dispute To Be Settled In Small Claims Court — Sometimes I wonder if Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., is too nice for his own good. — An evil swine hacks into Weiner's Twitter account and posts an embarrassing photo of spindly legs topped by a small erect penis draped …
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JammieWearingFool, Doug Ross and Fox Nation
Daily Mail:
Revealed: The glamorous Twitter girls followed by Congressman Weiner as he denies sending lewd picture
Revealed: The glamorous Twitter girls followed by Congressman Weiner as he denies sending lewd picture
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New York Post, The Politico and The Political Commentator
New York Post:
Weiner's tweet-hearts — By S.A. MILLER in Washington …
Weiner's tweet-hearts — By S.A. MILLER in Washington …
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Don Surber, Fox News, American Thinker, POWIP, The Note, American Power, Weasel Zippers, The Other McCain and New York Times
Daily Mail:
'I can't say with certitude if it's my crotch': But Congressman Weiner DENIES sending lewd photo …
'I can't say with certitude if it's my crotch': But Congressman Weiner DENIES sending lewd photo …
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msnbc.com, Proof Positive, Washington Post and Pajamas Media
Alan Colmes' Liberaland:
Anthony Weiner “Can't Say With Certitude” Whether Picture Is His
Anthony Weiner “Can't Say With Certitude” Whether Picture Is His
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Pajamas Media
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Wolf Blitzer Asking Weiner The Most Candy-Cane Questions Possible
Wolf Blitzer Asking Weiner The Most Candy-Cane Questions Possible
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Pajamas Media and Hot Air
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Oh, My: In NBC Interview, Weiner Won't Deny Authenticity of Lewd Photo UPDATE: Interview Video Added
Oh, My: In NBC Interview, Weiner Won't Deny Authenticity of Lewd Photo UPDATE: Interview Video Added
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
WeinerGate: What do Reporters Think? — And the Weiner saga continues.
WeinerGate: What do Reporters Think? — And the Weiner saga continues.
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Mediaite and Pajamas Media
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker rejects White House trip, says he won't be ‘lectured to’ by Obama — A freshman GOP lawmaker rejected an invitation to the White House on Wednesday, saying he didn't want to be “lectured” by President Obama. — “I have respectfully declined the president's invitation to the White House today …
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Obama talks about lower taxes than Reagan; GOP members roll their eyes
Obama talks about lower taxes than Reagan; GOP members roll their eyes
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Associated Press, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, The Gateway Pundit and Prairie Weather
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
A “Frosty” and “Frank” Meeting Between President Obama and House GOP
A “Frosty” and “Frank” Meeting Between President Obama and House GOP
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Weasel Zippers and The Note
Walter Shapiro / The New Republic:
Glass Ceiling — Why Obama can't assume Republicans will ever …
Glass Ceiling — Why Obama can't assume Republicans will ever …
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PERRspectives, The Daily Dish, The Nation, The Politico, Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice and msnbc.com
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority gives thumbs down to Ryan plan — Washington (CNN) - A new national poll indicates that a majority of Americans don't like what they've heard so far about congressional Republicans' plans to change Medicare. — According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
CNN poll: GOP losing the argument over Medicare
CNN poll: GOP losing the argument over Medicare
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Firedoglake, The Gavel, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo and TPMDC
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan: ‘Obamacare Ends Medicare As We Know It’
Paul Ryan: ‘Obamacare Ends Medicare As We Know It’
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Washington Post, Crooks and Liars, Washington Monthly, Know Your Care, The New Republic and Democracy in America
The Note:
How is Sarah Palin Paying for Road Trip? — ABC News' Sheila Marikar (@sheilaym) reports: — So, how's Sarah Palin paying for this grand tour anyway? — At the Statue of Liberty today, ABC News asked the former Alaska governor how much her tour has cost so far and how she's paying for it.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney leads in Iowa, Cain surging — Mitt Romney has the lead in PPP's first Iowa poll since Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump exited the race, but with six different candidates polling in double digits it's clear this thing is wide open. — Romney polls at 21%. Sarah Palin and Herman Cain are tied for second at 15%.
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Outside the Beltway, National Review, Top of the Ticket, Towleroad News #gay, Eunomia, Swampland, Mediaite, GOP 12, LifeNews.com, Iowa Caucuses and Pajamas Media
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Minnesota Miscellaneous
Minnesota Miscellaneous
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Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and The Political Carnival
The Official Google Blog:
Ensuring your information is safe online — The Internet has been an amazing force for good in the world—opening up communications, boosting economic growth and promoting free expression. But like all technologies, it can also be used for bad things. Today, despite the efforts …
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New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie arrives at son's high school baseball game in State Police helicopter — TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie arrived at his son's baseball game this afternoon aboard a State Police helicopter. — Right before the lineup cards were being exchanged on the field …
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blogs.abcnews.com, Another Black Conservative, Metropolis, Associated Press, msnbc.com, UNCOVERAGE.net, Hot Air, Mediaite, Indecision Forever, The Moderate Voice, The Political Carnival, The Blaze, The Raw Story, Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, Crooks and Liars, No More Mister Nice Blog, Ben Smith's Blog, TBogg, City Room, AmSpecBlog, Salon, The Lonely Conservative, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, ThinkProgress and Wonkette
Ctucker / Cynthia Tucker:
Voting Rights Act: I was wrong about racial gerrymandering — WASHINGTON — I won't procrastinate. I'll get the most difficult part of this column over right now: I was wrong. I was shortsighted, naïve and narrow-minded to endorse the concept of drawing Congressional districts to take racial demographics into account.
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Grouchy Old Cripple, Don Surber and National Review
msnbc.com:
‘Handcuffed by policy’: Fire crews watch man die — First responders, up to 75 others watch suicidal man stand in water for an hour until he drowns — Below: — msnbc.com staff and news service reports — SAN FRANCISCO — Fire crews and police could only watch after a man waded …
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ThinkProgress and National Review
Margo D. Beller / CNBC:
Wall Street Baffled by Slowing Economy, Low Yields: Trader — Wall Street is having a hard time figuring out what to do now that the U.S. economy appears to be sputtering and yields are so low, Peter Yastrow, market strategist for Yastrow Origer, told CNBC.
Eugene Kiely / FactCheck.org:
DNC Chair Throws Truth to ‘Wolves’ — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz falsely claimed that seniors with preexisting medical conditions would be denied Medicare coverage under the GOP's plan. The House GOP plan specifically says insurance companies “must agree to offer insurance to all Medicare beneficiaries.”
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Wasserman Schultz's bogus claim that the GOP Medicare plan will ‘throw you to the wolves’
Wasserman Schultz's bogus claim that the GOP Medicare plan will ‘throw you to the wolves’
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Weasel Zippers, UNCOVERAGE.net, Hot Air and Cato @ Liberty
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
Discovery of ‘worms from hell’ deep beneath Earth's surface raises new questions — For the first time, scientists have found complex, multi-celled creatures living a mile and more below the planet's surface — raising new possibilities about both the spread of life on Earth and potential subsurface life on other planets and moons.
Paul Bond / Yahoo! TV:
TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda — The cast of “Friends” Warner Bros. Television — Some of TV's top executives from the past four decades may have gotten more than they bargained for when they agreed to be interviewed for a politically charged book …
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Chicago Boyz, ThinkProgress, Hot Air and Big Hollywood
JSOnline:
Kapanke hopes public employees “are sleeping” during recall vote — By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel — State Sen. Dan Kapanke, a Republican facing a possible recall election, says he's got one huge obstacle that he must overcome to keep his seat. — All the government workers in his district.
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The Political Carnival and TPMDC
Associated Press:
Govt to lose $14B of auto bailout funds — WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Wednesday that the government will lose about $14 billion in taxpayer funds from the bailout of the U.S. auto industry. — In a report from the president's National Economic Council …
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Washington Post, Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media, The Lonely Conservative and National Review
Henry C. Jackson / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: HHS rejects Indiana Medicaid plan — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Health and Human Services Department is telling the state of Indiana that its Medicaid plan, which bans funding to Planned Parenthood, is illegal and must be changed. — In a letter sent to Indiana's Medicaid director …
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ThinkProgress, Feministing, Daily Kos, TPMDC and The Washington Independent