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Skschust / CBS New York:
Weiner's Office Calls 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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New York Post:
Lewd-pic recipient worn out by Weiner scandal — By REUVEN FENTON in Seattle and JEANE MacINTOSH in NY — “Weinergate” has put a Seattle college cutie through the wringer — jeopardizing her academic dreams, embarrassing her family and shattering her privacy.
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Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Weiner Now Silent Over Lewd Photo — Rep. Anthony Weiner, the New York lawmaker besieged by questions about a lewd photo sent from his Twitter account, tried to keep quiet about the incident Thursday as a top Republican urged him to “come clean.” — Mr. Weiner, a Democrat from Queens …
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iowahawk:
Farewell, My Weiner — Excerpts from the new Inspector Dan Rather mystery — Secrets are funny things. The harder you try to keep them under wraps, the harder they spring up in the most embarrassing places. And in my line of business, you learn that no matter how you try thinking …
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The Wolfe At Anthony Weiner's Front Door
The Wolfe At Anthony Weiner's Front Door
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Juli Weiner / Vanity Fair:
On Having the Last Name Weiner, an Open Letter to Anthony Weiner
On Having the Last Name Weiner, an Open Letter to Anthony Weiner
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Justin Elliott / Salon:
Embarrassing emails from Weiner tweeter leaked
Embarrassing emails from Weiner tweeter leaked
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The Note:
House Speaker John Boehner Throws Down the War Powers Act Gauntlet On Libya — In the immortal words of the vice president, this could be a big $%^ing deal: House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is throwing what one Republican calls “a legal and political hot potato at the President.”
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Our salutary debt-ceiling scare
Our salutary debt-ceiling scare
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Jim Siegel / The Columbus Dispatch:
Twitter doesn't speak for Ohio House speaker
Twitter doesn't speak for Ohio House speaker
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner introduces new resolution seeking Libya mission clarity
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Mistake of 2010 — Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a blog post about the “mistake of 1937,” the premature fiscal and monetary pullback that aborted an ongoing economic recovery and prolonged the Great Depression. As Gauti Eggertsson, the post's author …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
On the road with Sec. Gates in Singapore - Obama to hear from Toledo residents on ‘importance of auto industry resurgence’ - White House Gmail targeted - Sunlen Miller, Jim Young leave WH press — JOHN EDWARDS is likely to be indicted in Raleigh TODAY on federal charges stemming from an investigation …
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Bob Woodruff / ABCNEWS:
John Edwards to Face Indictment Today — Unless a last-minute deal comes through, John Edwards will be indicted today on criminal charges after a two-year investigation seeking to connect the former senator to an allegedly illegal scheme to cover-up his extra-marital affair, ABC News has learned.
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Edwards charges expected Friday — Criminal charges are expected to be filed Friday against two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, the result of an investigation into campaign cash allegedly funneled to the woman he had an out-of-wedlock child with.
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Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN announces 7 candidates in June 13 debate — Washington (CNN) — After months of criss-crossing the country and trying to woo potential supporters in early voting states, seven Republicans hoping to capture their party's presidential nomination will meet this month for the first New Hampshire debate of the 2012 election.
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Hilary Leila Krieger / Jerusalem Post:
Romney: Obama treating Israel with suspicion, distrust
Romney: Obama treating Israel with suspicion, distrust
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Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Huntsman Bags Some Big Bundlers — As he mulls jumping into the presidential race, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. is corralling some big GOP fund-raisers—and even a few who helped Hillary Clinton in 2008. … A list of prominent Huntsman bundlers obtained by Washington Wire includes Georgette Mosbacher …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney announces 2012 presidential bid
Mitt Romney announces 2012 presidential bid
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The Politico:
Sarah Palin's bus tour leaves GOP cold — As it played out on TV this week, Sarah Palin's “One Nation” road trip of U.S. historical sites was a masterpiece of political mischief-making - a wild dash up the East Coast that delighted her fans and cornered the market on 2012 coverage for days on end.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Won't Extend Bush Tax Cuts Again: Pledge To House Dems … WASHINGTON — In a meeting with House Democrats on Thursday, President Obama stressed that his administration would draw a firm line on taxes and revenues both in the deficit- and debt-reduction debates and in the buildup to the 2012 elections.
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Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Obama Rebuffs Democratic Plea To Be More Forceful
Obama Rebuffs Democratic Plea To Be More Forceful
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Watch CNN Anchor's Deadpan Reaction To Sarah Palin's Version Of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride — Sarah Palin is in Boston today, meeting with supporters and other curious elements. She is also chatting about how meaningful being in such a historic region is to her on her One Nation tour.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
On the Maddeningly Inexact Relationship Between Unemployment and Re-Election — Make no mistake: The higher the unemployment rate in November 2012, the less likely President Obama is to win a second term. — But we should be careful about asserting that there is any particular threshold …
Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com:
The Jewish video Obama doesn't want on the web — Mysteriously, the Office of the President has requested that a video of a Jewish singing group performing at the White House be removed from the web. Matzav.com reports: — Matzav.com, in the Featured Video section …
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the Ellen DeGeneres / Telegraph:
MI6 attacks al-Qaeda in ‘Operation Cupcake’ — British intelligence has hacked into an al-Qaeda online magazine and replaced bomb-making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes. — The cyber-warfare operation was launched by MI6 and GCHQ in an attempt to disrupt efforts by al-Qaeda …
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CNBC:
Paltry New Job Growth of 54,000 Sends Rate to 9.1% — U.S. employment rose far less than expected in May to record its weakest reading since September, while the jobless rate rose to 9.1 percent as high energy prices and the effects of Japan's earthquake bogged down the economy.
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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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Kristen McQueary / New York Times:
Incumbents Carve Out a New Congressional Map — During debate this week on Democrats' remapping of Illinois congressional districts, criticized as heavily weighted against Republicans, Senate President John J. Cullerton hoisted a newspaper from 2001. — An article in that paper detailed …
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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