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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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The Talking Dog, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Hot Air, NewsBusters.org, American Power, The New Republic, The Columbus Dispatch, Washington Times, REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, Nice Deb, The Gateway Pundit, Gothamist, Datechguy's Blog, The Other McCain, George Gooding, minx.cc, Pajamas Media, Gawker, Doug Ross, Don Surber, American Glob, National Review, Verum Serum and JammieWearingFool
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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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Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool
Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Weiner Now Silent Over Lewd Photo
Weiner Now Silent Over Lewd Photo
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The Other McCain and The Note
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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Zandar Versus The Stupid, Michelle Malkin, UNCOVERAGE.net, The Daily Beast and New York Magazine
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Hiring in U.S. Slowed in May With 54,000 Jobs Added — After several months of strong job growth, hiring slowed sharply in May, raising concerns once again about the underlying strength of the economic recovery. — The Labor Department reported on Friday that the United States added 54 …
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Employment growth slows sharply in May — Case worker Jessica Yon discusses eligibility for unemployed people at a jobs center in San Francisco, California February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers hired far fewer workers than expected …
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Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Don Surber
Political Punch:
Speaker 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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Fox Nation, Outside the Beltway, Open Congress, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Left Coast Rebel, The Note and CNN
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Our salutary debt-ceiling scare
Our salutary debt-ceiling scare
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National Review and Betsy's Page
New York Times:
House Sets Votes on Two Resolutions Critical of U.S. Role in Libyan Conflict
House Sets Votes on Two Resolutions Critical of U.S. Role in Libyan Conflict
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msnbc.com, Reuters and American Power
New York Times:
Moody's Warns of Downgrade for U.S. Credit
Moody's Warns of Downgrade for U.S. Credit
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The Politico, The Baseline Scenario, The Caucus, New York Magazine and Washington Post
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner introduces new resolution seeking Libya mission clarity
Boehner introduces new resolution seeking Libya mission clarity
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americanthinker.com
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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CNN, Stop The ACLU, GOP 12, The Political Carnival and Los Angeles Times
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
In New Hampshire, Sarah Palin blasts Timothy Geithner, fishing regulations
In New Hampshire, Sarah Palin blasts Timothy Geithner, fishing regulations
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CNN, The Note, Conservatives4Palin and Washington Monthly
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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The Hill
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Associated Press:
John Edwards charges appear likely Friday
John Edwards charges appear likely Friday
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Runnin' Scared, Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine and Patterico's Pontifications
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Edwards charges expected Friday
Edwards charges expected Friday
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CNN, ThinkProgress and ABCNEWS
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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The Politico, Northern Reflections and Arkansas News, more at Mediagazer »
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
On the road with Sec. Gates in Singapore …
On the road with Sec. Gates in Singapore …
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Wall Street Journal, Taegan Goddard's … and Mashable!
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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Taegan Goddard's … and GOP 12
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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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Israel Matzav
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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Ben Smith's Blog, GOP 12 and AmSpecBlog
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 …
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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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Money & Company, Comments from Left Field and AMERICAblog News
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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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Suburban Guerrilla
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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Power Line
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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REPUBLICAN REDEFINED and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
THANKS BARACK... WOMAN FREAKS OUT IN AIRPORT AFTER BEING MOLESTED BY TSA (VIDEO) — THANKS BARACK— THANKS FOR TURNING AMERICA INTO A POLICE STATE where innocent women and children are molested so that the far left loons can feel good about not profiling. — After all, it would be racist to profile.
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Alex Jones' Infowars, Scared Monkeys, Fox Nation and HotAirPundit
Keith Schneider / New York Times:
Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83; Backed Assisted Suicide — Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the central figure in the tumultuous national drama surrounding assisted suicide, died Friday in a Michigan hospital. He was 83 and lived in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. — The cause of his death was not immediately known …
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Above the Law and Runnin' Scared
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Divided on Taxing the Rich to Redistribute Wealth — Public is split over enacting heavy taxes on the rich to redistribute wealth — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans break into two roughly evenly matched camps on the question of whether the government should enact heavy taxes on the rich …
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UrbanGrounds, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
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 Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers