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9:05 AM ET, June 1, 2011

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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Anthony Weiner Is Not Doing Himself Any Favors  —  We won't pretend to know the truth behind Weinergate — whether Weiner was the victim of a hacker or prankster or conservative conspiracy, or whether he was personally responsible for sending a college girl a photo of a man's bulge over Twitter.
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Mark Joyella / Mediaite:
Rep. Weiner Has Angry Exchange With Capitol Hill Reporters Over Twitter Scandal  —  One of Capitol Hill's most media-friendly people, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, seems to be souring on the subject of his Twitter account, brushing off questions about his Twitter feed and the photo of a man …
Michelle Malkin:
Weighing in on Weiner; Update: Getting testy with MSM reporters, calls one a “jackass”  —  I know many of you have been following every twist, turn, and awful pun related to Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter-gate fiasco.  I'm still catching up after being offline with family over the holiday weekend, but I do know this:
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
WeinerGate OMFG!  @RepWeiner Gives Worst Press Conference EVAH!  (Video)  —  I'll add commentary and links in a few minutes.  But it's kinda superfluous after this astoundingly bad performance:  —  UPDATE: Ace of Spades finds the video . . . arousing.  —  The video is from Mediaite.
Dan Riehl / Big Government:
Weiner's Actual Tweet Stream Disputes His Version, Raises Valid Questions
The Note:
Woman Targeted in Tweet from Rep. Anthony Weiner Account “Tweets Out”
The Note:
Sarah Palin, Donald Trump Meet In New York City Tuesday Night, Eat Pizza  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports:  —  UPDATED Sarah Palin sat down with Donald Trump in New York City on Tuesday night for just over a half hour at the former Alaska governor continued her roadtrip up the Eastern seaboard.
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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 …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Sarah Palin's bus tour treats reporters like paparazzi
Kendra Marr / The Politico:   Sarah Palin: Bus tour 'isn't about me'
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Sarah Palin plays the media like a violin: Her turn now
Sarah Palin / SarahPAC:
Reminding Reporters, too, of America's Foundations
Discussion: USA Today
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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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Obama Issues Pride Proclamation — With No Mention of Relationship Recognition
Discussion: AMERICAblog Gay
Robert Dreyfuss / American Prospect:
Get Off the Warpath
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fail: House defeats Obama request to raise the debt ceiling, 318-97  —  Why would the GOP bring it to the floor knowing that they had more than enough votes to kill it?  Simple: To make the Democrats choke on it, of course.  The public is on the GOP's side of this issue, unambiguously …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:   THE HILL POLL: Voters oppose raising the $14.3T debt ceiling
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Rand Paul, Supposed Defender Of Civil Liberties, Calls For Jailing People Who Attend ‘Radical Political Speeches’  —  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.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Dems 6.  Wisconsin Republicans 0.  —  Conservatives and some political observers are making a big deal out of the fact that the Dem candidate in the closely watched state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin finally conceded defeat today, as had long been expected.
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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 …
Discussion: The Note and City Room
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Chris Christie won't run for president, but he'll visit Iowa this summer  —  Over a dinner of chicken, rib-eye and sweet corn, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie thanked a team of seven Iowa campaign donors and GOP activists for coming to his home Tuesday night, but said his job is in the governor's office - not the White House.
Discussion: The Hill, USA Today and GOP 12
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 …
HealthCare.gov:
Changes to the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan in Your State  —  The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) was created under the Affordable Care Act to ensure more Americans with pre-existing conditions have access to affordable health insurance and serves as a bridge to 2014 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
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 out of respect for his supporters across the country.
Discussion: GOP 12
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 …
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
State prepares to release Palin emails  —  24,000 PAGES: Some will be withheld or partly blacked out.  —  scockerham@adn.com  —  The state is about to release more than 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's emails from her time as governor.  But officials are also going to withhold another 2,415 pages …
 
 
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Richard Black / BBC:
Acid oceans turn ‘Finding Nemo’ fish deaf
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The Politico:
N.Y. slow to set up health exchange
Wall Street Journal:
The Schumer Three-Step  —  How to vote for a law and then raise money …
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
A Political Revival for Ralph Reed
Joe Holley / Texas Politics:
Green files redistricting suit
BBC:
Four arrests after patient abuse caught on film
Discussion: Guardian and Biased BBC
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
GOP presidential candidates rush to secure big donors
Discussion: Moe Lane
Ashley Halsey III / Washington Post:
Airplane annoyance leads to brouhaha in the skies over D.C.
Stars & Stripes:
Army Ranger to be awarded Medal of Honor
Discussion: SWJ Blog
Matt Cover / CNSNews:
Obama Commerce Nominee in 2009: U.S. Must Pass Cap and Trade Now
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Scott Wong / The Politico:
Twitter e-mails Congress safety tips
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Newt Gingrich's Image Slides Among Republicans
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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