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10:25 AM ET, June 4, 2011

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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:

Golf summit for Barack Obama and John Boehner — President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will finally hit the links for a round of golf - and al fresco negotiation - on June 18, a White House official told POLITICO. — Obama's offer — and Boehner's acceptance …

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Russell Berman / The Hill:

‘Sign of the apocalypse’: Kucinich's GOP support on Libya — One Democrat called it the “sign of the apocalypse.” — An anti-war resolution authored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who spent years trying to impeach the last Republican president for prosecuting an illegal war …

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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
House Rebukes Obama for Continuing Libyan Mission Without Its Consent

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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Bipartisan Congress rebuffs Obama on Libya mission

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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
House Rebukes Obama Administration On Libya Intervention

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Ben White / The Politico:
Obama's economic options limited

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The Politico:
Libya resolution clears House

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Ros Krasny / Reuters:

“The world is getting warmer”: Romney — (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney broke with Republican orthodoxy on Friday by saying he believes that humans are responsible, at least to some extent, for climate change. — “I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans …

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Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
The New Mitt — The most interesting aspect of the speech …

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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Pawlenty, Romney focus fire on Obama, spare each other

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama looking good in Iowa

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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

So Now All These People Will Apologize to Sarah Palin About Paul Revere, Right? — As with most people, I simply took at face value the popular version that Paul Revere warned that the British were coming, the British were coming. — Not having any real reason to look into it any deeper …

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Paul Revere redux — All Palin knows about history is what she learned from Disney cartoons. — Posted By: All Palin knows about history is what she learned from Disney cartoons. June 03, 2011 at 12:55 PM — Palin is not helping our cause at all. Please, Sarah take a deep breath and lay low until after Romney defeats Obama.

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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Sarah Palin Reveals Fascinating New Account of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Sarah Palin's History Lesson: Paul Revere Warned The British

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Zombie / Pajamas Media:

Proof that S.F.'s circumcision ban Is anti-Semitic — As you may have heard by now, San Francisco will be voting this November on whether or not to ban circumcision in the city. — Defenders of the measure say it's all about “human rights” and “protecting babies” from unnecessary procedures.

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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:

Literature for SF's anti-circumcision measure stars “monster” rabbis and blonde superheroes — San Francisco's anti-circumcision measure will be decided by voters in November, but the literature for the movement aims to sway them with some disturbing images — including dark …

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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:

Trump jabs at China, Obama, Weiner and the press at voters' forum — Businessman Donald Trump once again called for the revenue from Iraq's oil reserves to be diverted to the U.S. Treasury and lambasted China, President Obama, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and the press in a rambling speech Friday.

Discussion: The Politico

Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Donald Trump: I Could Win The Presidency As An Independent

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CNN:

TRENDING: House Democratic leadership privately push Weiner — Washington (CNN) - Members of the House Democratic leadership have talked repeatedly to Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-New York, to try to get him to end what several Democrats call an unwelcome political distraction, a member of the party's leadership tells CNN.

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FilmLadd:

My IM Interview with PatriotUSA76 — #weinergate. sigh. — A couple of things. I can not help but think that, out of pure circumstance, I am now somehow being dragged down the river to find Kurtz in his heart of darkness. — I am not a journalist. I'm a filmmaker, and NOT of the documentary kind.

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John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:

Barney Frank: What I Read — How do other people deal with the torrent of information that pours down on us all? What sources can't they live without? To find out, we regularly reach out to well-informed people to learn more about their media diets. This is taken from a conversation …

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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:

China Has Divested 97 Percent of Its Holdings in U.S. Treasury Bills — (CNSNews.com) - China has dropped 97 percent of its holdings in U.S. Treasury bills, decreasing its ownership of the short-term U.S. government securities from a peak of $210.4 billion in May 2009 to $5.69 billion in March 2011 …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, UNCOVERAGE.net and Doug Ross

RIA Novosti:

Egyptian journalist attacked during Cairo protest — A female Egyptian journalist was attacked while covering a demonstration on Cairo's central Tahrir Square demanding an immediate trial for ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, local media reported. — The journalist was interviewing …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:

The Dark Past Of The “Weinergate” Co-Pilot — Twitter avenger Mike Stack not your typical conservative agitator … The Twitter user who first floated the rumor that a lewd photo scandal was brewing for Representative Anthony Weiner is not your typical conservative avenger, an investigation by The Smoking Gun has determined.

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, CANNONFIRE and The Huffington Post

Jared Bernstein / On the Economy:

Third Impression of the Jobs Report — OK, a slight bit more substance. — You never want to freak out over one month's numbers in this biz, but when a monthly result reflects other stuff going on in the economy—in this case, slowing growth—you want to give that monthly number a little more weight.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake, Off the Charts Blog and The New Republic