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First Read / msnbc.com:
Palin fires shot at Romney at Bunker Hill — By NBC's Shawna Thomas, Alex Moe, and Mark Murray — In remarks made at Bunker Hill in Massachusetts — of all places — Sarah Palin fired a shot at Mitt Romney over the health-care mandate that Romney signed into law in the state in 2006.
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
In New Hampshire, Sarah Palin blasts Timothy Geithner, fishing regulations — SEABROOK, N.H. — Sarah Palin spent Thursday night at a classic New Hampshire campaign-style event, spending almost two hours milling around on the lawn of a seaside home eating clams and chatting with voters.
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CNN and Conservatives4Palin
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Why Going Rogue Won't Work — Sarah Palin is dominating the political conversation. But if she really wants to be president, she's going about it all wrong. — Even before donning biker leather and mounting a Harley-Davidson for a motorcycle rally in Washington last weekend …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Someday, Romney will pick a persona and stick with it
Someday, Romney will pick a persona and stick with it
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msnbc.com, PERRspectives and Prairie Weather
The Note:
Mitt Romney Targeted by Joe Miller's Tea Party Group
Mitt Romney Targeted by Joe Miller's Tea Party Group
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ABCNEWS, Pat Dollard and Daily Kos
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney, Palin lead the way
Romney, Palin lead the way
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Palin attacks Romney's record on his announcement day
Palin attacks Romney's record on his announcement day
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Romney Makes His Run for President Official
Romney Makes His Run for President Official
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's strange counting of pages to distinguish ‘Romneycare’ from ‘Obamacare’
Mitt Romney's strange counting of pages to distinguish ‘Romneycare’ from ‘Obamacare’
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americanthinker.com and ThinkProgress
Mike Murphy / Swampland:
The Great New Hampshire Heist
The Smoking Gun:
The Wolfe At Anthony Weiner's Front Door — Paranoid Twitter mystery man fears pol's “Clinton connections” … The prescient Twitter provocateur who, weeks ago, somehow divined that a lewd photo scandal was looming for Rep. Anthony Weiner claims he is fearful that his leading role in …
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Juli Weiner / Vanity Fair:
On Having the Last Name Weiner, an Open Letter to Anthony Weiner — Hi! My name is Juli Weiner. Although I am a brunette in my early twenties, you do not follow me on Twitter. So, I don't know whether that photo has anything to do with your genitals—and, actually …
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Carolyn Hax / Washington Post:
Listen up, fellas: Naked man-parts? Not so sexy. — A general note for men: — Over the weekend, it was revealed that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), or someone pretending to be Weiner, allegedly sent a photo of his bulging briefs to one of his Twitter followers.
Justin Elliott / Salon:
Embarrassing emails from Weiner tweeter leaked — Did Andrew Breitbart leak embarrassing personal emails sent to him by the mystery Twitter user at the center of the Anthony Weiner crotch shot scandal? Possibly. — This gets in the weeds of the Weiner saga, but it could help shed light …
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Slate Magazine, Gawker and Big Government
Skschust / CBS New York:
Weiner's Office Calls The Police After CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer Asks For An Interview — WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork) — Congressman Anthony Weiner said Thursday he's finished talking about the lewd photo sent from his Twitter account. — But he still wouldn't say whether he's the one in the picture.
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Emily Miller / Washington Times:
(AUDIO) MILLER: Anthony Weiner's lewd jokes
(AUDIO) MILLER: Anthony Weiner's lewd jokes
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Employment Data May Be the Key to the President's Job — WASHINGTON — No American president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has won a second term in office when the unemployment rate on Election Day topped 7.2 percent. — Seventeen months before the next election, it is increasingly clear …
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Bloomberg:
Union Enthusiasm for Obama Re-Election Fades, AFL-CIO's Chief Trumka Says — President Barack Obama faces waning enthusiasm from union members as he prepares for his 2012 re- election bid, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said. — “It will be more challenging this time than it was last time to motivate …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Will The Egg-On-Face Factor Lead To An Economic Calamity? — Your quotes of the day: … This is, incidentally, why it was a mistake of the White House and Congressional Democrats to get dragged into a negotiation in the first place. That said, the evidence from political science does appear …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
GOP drafts alternative Libya resolution
GOP drafts alternative Libya resolution
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
GOP bill disapproving Libya mission gains steam in the House
GOP bill disapproving Libya mission gains steam in the House
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Ginger Gibson / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie reimburses N.J. for use of state helicopter to attend son's baseball games — TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and the state Republican Party will repay the state for two trips on a State Police helicopter to get to his son's baseball games. — The most recent ride, on Tuesday …
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Gov. Christie Thinks A Family Making $6,000 A Year Is Too Rich To Qualify For Medicaid
Gov. Christie Thinks A Family Making $6,000 A Year Is Too Rich To Qualify For Medicaid
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New Jersey Online and Daily Kos
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Gov. Christie reimburses state for helicopter ride to baseball game
Gov. Christie reimburses state for helicopter ride to baseball game
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CNN, The Politico and New Jersey Online
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Abramson to Replace Keller as The Times's Executive Editor — Jill Abramson, a former investigative reporter and Washington bureau chief for The New York Times, will become the paper's executive editor, succeeding Bill Keller, who is stepping down to become a full-time writer for the paper.
Metro Weekly:
Airman Discharged: Pentagon confirms Air Force discharge under “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” on April 29 the first and only discharge since Obama signed a bill to repeal the law — News: — An Air Force spokesman confirmed today that the secretary of the Air Force approved a discharge under the military's …
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ThinkProgress and AMERICAblog Gay
Evan Smith / The Texas Tribune:
Sources: Williams May Switch to U.S. House Race — Keywords: — Enlargephoto by: Bob Daemmrich — Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams announces U.S. Senate candidacy at TribLive on January 27, 2011. — Former Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams, who announced his intention …
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The Atlantic Online:
Romney's Aborted Announcement Speech — Mitt Romney isn't having an easy go of it the second time around. First, Sarah Palin is headed to New Hampshire, stealing some of the spotlight from his big announcement just now. And then the cable networks carrying it live dropped him one by one, first MSNBC and Fox, and finally CNN, too.
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Glenn Beck's Last Day On Fox News Will Be June 30th — Mediaite has learned that Glenn Beck's last day on Fox News is currently scheduled to be June 30th. Fox News has confirmed this information to Mediaite. — In the past month, ratings for Beck's ratings saw a double digit decline …
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Moody's:
Announcement: Moody's Updates on Rating Implications of US Debt Limit, Long-Term Budget Negotiations — CREDIT RATINGS ARE MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.'S ("MIS") CURRENT OPINIONS OF THE RELATIVE FUTURE CREDIT RISK OF ENTITIES, CREDIT COMMITMENTS, OR DEBT OR DEBT-LIKE SECURITIES.
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David Rogers / The Politico:
GOP plan slashes renewable energy — House Republicans unveiled a scaled-back $30.6 billion energy and water budget Wednesday that makes deep cuts from energy efficiency and renewable energy programs while trying to stabilize science and defense investments within tighter spending caps.
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ThinkProgress and Open Congress
James Gilbert / Yuma Daily Sun:
Suspect in multiple shootings is dead, police say — Updated 1:08 p.m. - The suspect in a series of shootings around Yuma County is dead, police said. Carey Hal Dyess, 73, of Yuma, apparently shot and killed one person in Yuma and three people in Yuma County before shooting himself …
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Townhall.com:
Steve Breen Political Cartoons — Townhall Cartoons Steve Breen — Stephen Paul Breen (born April 26, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is a nationally syndicated cartoonist. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize, in 1998 and 2009. — He graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1988 …
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Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
10-Year Real Wage Gains Worse Than During Depression — The past decade of wage growth has been one for the record books — but not one to celebrate. — The increase in total private-sector wages, adjusted for inflation, from the start of 2001 has fallen far short of any 10-year period since World War II …
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Aliyah Shahid / NY Daily News:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs law requiring welfare recipients to take drug test, ACLU objects — If Floridians want welfare, they better make sure they are drug-free. — Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill on Tuesday that requires benefit recipients to undergo drug testing.
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Sky Dancing and Joe. My. God.
BBC:
Egypt revolution leaves Sinai increasingly lawless — Watch Tim Whewell's film from northern Sinai in full — Egypt's northern Sinai is a desert region of frequent lawlessness where the Bedouin tribesmen who live have complained of being neglected and oppressed by the central government.
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The Gateway Pundit
U.S. Department of Education:
Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Students from Ineffective Career College Programs — Gives Programs Every Chance to Improve While Holding Them Accountable — Today, the Obama Administration released final regulations requiring career college programs to better prepare students for …
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CBS Baltimore:
MTA Officers Detain Man For Taking Pictures — BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Transit Administration says more training may be called for after three MTA officers detained a man for taking pictures at a light rail station. — Pat Warren has more on the incident.
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