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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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Alex Fitzsimmons / NewsBusters.org:
Martin Bashir: Sarah Palin's Bus Tour ‘Breach of Federal Law’ — MSNBC's Martin Bashir on May 31 insisted that Sarah Palin's bus tour amounts to a “breach of a federal law.” — Anchoring his eponymous program, Bashir scolded, “In fact, the whole thing could be in breach of a federal law …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Palin embraces unconventional strategy ahead of possible 2012 bid — Jersey City, New Jersey (CNN) - A presidential campaign typically begins at the micro-level in Iowa or New Hampshire, with small town meet-and-greets and well-timed endorsements from elected officials and grassroots leaders.
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The Note, Ballot Box, The Politico and Conservatives4Palin
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Jon Huntsman's Supporter
Jon Huntsman's Supporter
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Ben Smith's Blog, The New Republic, Taegan Goddard's …, TPMDC and Washington Post
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin to Visit S.C. as Part of Early-State Trifecta
Palin to Visit S.C. as Part of Early-State Trifecta
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Washington Wire, Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway and GOP 12
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
One Person, One Vote? Not Exactly
One Person, One Vote? Not Exactly
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TAPPED, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Eduwonk, Economix and Washington Post
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Sarah Palin plays the media like a violin: Her turn now
Sarah Palin plays the media like a violin: Her turn now
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National Review, Big Journalism, Rumproast, The Camp Of The Saints, Associated Press, Wizbang and The Anchoress
Andy Barr / The Politico:
After Ellis Island, Sarah Palin heads to Boston
After Ellis Island, Sarah Palin heads to Boston
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USA Today and Ben Smith's Blog
Edith Honan / Reuters:
Iowa backers discuss presidential run with Chris Christie
Iowa backers discuss presidential run with Chris Christie
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Runnin' Scared, Gothamist and New York Magazine
New York Post:
Weiner's tweet-hearts — By S.A. MILLER in Washington and PERRY CHIARAMONTE AND CHUCK BENNETT in NY — It takes a certain type of woman to set his heart a-Twitter. — Rep. Anthony Weiner follows only a select 198 of his nearly 49,000 Twitter fans — and a surprising number of them are total babes.
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Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
WeinerGate: What do Reporters Think? — And the Weiner saga continues. Here's a quick conversation from this morning's MSNBC “The Daily Rundown” with host Chuck Todd and reporters, NJ's Major Garrett and the AP's Liz Sidoti. The conversation, largely intelligent and serious, eventually degenerated into laughter.
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Weinergate: Porn star, stripper Ginger Lee talks to TheDC — #Weinergate rolls on for Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat. Now we're learning that the plagued congressman shared private communications with porn star and stripper Ginger Lee. In a March 13 tweet, Tennessee-based Lee indicated …
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David A. Graham / msnbc.com:
ANTHONY WEINER'S PLAYBOY PAST
ANTHONY WEINER'S PLAYBOY PAST
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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Anthony Weiner Is Not Doing Himself Any Favors
Anthony Weiner Is Not Doing Himself Any Favors
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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 Political Commentator and Salon
Anahad O'Connor / New York Times:
Lawmaker in Twitter Case Assails Reporters
Lawmaker in Twitter Case Assails Reporters
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The Other McCain, The Note, Capital Tonight, PolitickerNY and Ironic Surrealism
Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story:
Justice Clarence Thomas's wife received $150,000 from anti-health care reform group
Justice Clarence Thomas's wife received $150,000 from anti-health care reform group
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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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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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Walter Shapiro / The New Republic:
Glass Ceiling — Why Obama can't assume Republicans will ever make a deal on the debt ceiling. — For all the patriotic prattle about American exceptionalism, last night was a moment when our national politics seemed borrowed from the comic-opera irrelevance of Berlusconi's Italy.
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The Moderate Voice, Booman Tribune, msnbc.com and PERRspectives
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Sen. DeMint mulls White House bid — Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) says he is considering running for president after frustrated conservative activists have pleaded with him to run. — DeMint told The Hill that he has discussed a White House bid with his wife and will pray on the question …
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Robert Lucas Argues That Barack Obama Is The Most Important Leader In American History — I'd been dimly aware of Robert Lucas' argument (PDF) that the Great Recession can be explained without reference to such petty concepts as aggregate demand, but until I read Gavyn Davies' summary …
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
Matt Drudge's disgusting race war awareness campaign — Matt Drudge's non-political obsessions used to be harmless things like “extreme weather” and “pictures of Olympic wrestlers.” Since the election of Barack Obama, though, Drudge — the proto-blogger and reclusive creator of the noted Courier …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
‘Paul’ and ‘Barack’ talk Medicare — When it comes to Medicare, the one thing everyone agrees on is that it's time for an “adult conversation.” So let's listen in on two imaginary participants — “Paul” and “Barack.” … Paul: Okay, you guys won the first round. Congratulations on that New York House seat.
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Jon Huntsman / Wall Street Journal:
Our Current Time for Choosing — Anyone who disagrees with Paul Ryan's Medicare reforms has a moral obligation to propose an alternative. — This year marks the centennial anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth—and America finds itself at a crossroads that brings to mind the title …
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CNBC:
Labor Market Worries Rise on Weak Private Sector Job Growth — U.S. private-sector payroll growth slowed sharply in May, falling to the lowest level in eight months and prompting some economists to lower forecasts for job growth in Friday's U.S. government report.
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Kathleen Madigan / Wall Street Journal:
Private Jobs Post Tepid Rise
Private Jobs Post Tepid Rise
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Rand Paul, Supposed Defender Of Civil Liberties, Calls For Jailing People Who Attend ‘Radical Political Speeches’ — Libertarian-leaning Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) made headlines last week for single-handedly obstructing the renewal of the Patriot Act, calling the law an unconstitutional infringement on civil liberties.
Sarah Anne Hughes / Washington Post:
Ku Klux Klan protests Westboro Baptist Church (Video) — Members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. (Michael S. Williamson - THE WASHINGTON POST) As President Obama honored fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, three members of the Westboro Baptist Church protested …
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New York Times:
S.E.C. Case Stands Out Because It Stands Alone — At the height of the housing boom, the 26th floor of Goldman Sachs's former headquarters on Broad Street in Lower Manhattan was the nerve center of Goldman's fast-growing mortgage trading business. — Hundreds of employees worked closely in teams …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
77,000 fed employees paid more than governors — Government salaries put under scrutiny — ** FILE ** A congressional study revealed that 7,283 federal employees in Maryland made more than Gov. Martin O'Malley's $150,000 salary in 2009. (Associated Press)
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The White House:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION — The story of America's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community is the story of our fathers and sons, our mothers and daughters, and our friends and neighbors who continue the task of making our country a more perfect Union.
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