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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
A G.O.P. Hopeful Gathers Momentum as More Voters Like What They Hear — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Michele Bachmann was campaigning just north of here, the Sarah Palin tour was rumored to be arriving soon, and Mitt Romney was on his way to announce his entry into the presidential race.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Herman Cain: Bachmann's FFC Prayer ‘The Ultimate Pander’ — Don't expect Herman Cain to include a prayer in his keynote speech before the Faith And Family Conference in Washington tonight. After an interview with TPM Saturday, the ascendant Republican presidential candidate said the public prayer …
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Daniel Libit / The Daily:
The Daily learns tweet originated from app that pol used the night pic was posted — As the world has attempted to make sense of Rep. Anthony Weiner's claim that his Twitter account was hacked, a key clue has been missing: exactly how the notorious groin pic was posted online.
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Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Our Fantasy Nation? — With Tea Party conservatives and many Republicans balking at raising the debt ceiling, let me offer them an example of a nation that lives up to their ideals. — It has among the lowest tax burdens of any major country: fewer than 2 percent of the people pay any taxes.
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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
Palin Doubles Down On Paul Revere History Lesson: 'I Didn't Mess Up' — As ThinkProgress reported, during a June 2 stop in Boston on her “One Nation” bus tour, Sarah Palin managed to spectacularly flub the historical account of Paul Revere's famed “Midnight Ride.”
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Palin Fans Trying to Edit Wikipedia Paul Revere Page — Right wing alternate history — Man, you've gotta almost admire the sheer blind dedication of Sarah Palin's wingnut acolytes. — Now they're trying like crazy to edit the Wikipedia page for “Paul Revere” to make it match Palin's botched version of history.
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Washington Examiner:
Sunday Reflection: Hard to get good goons these days — So the public employee unions have been on the defensive across the nation, and they've been losing battles in state capitols from Wisconsin, to Ohio, to Tennessee. — Although there have been some violent incidents and death threats …
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Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Scarecrow's Nightmare: Austan Goolsbee Defends President's Romney's Economic Plan — If I'd been asleep for the last decade and woke up to ABC This Week's interview of Presidential economic advisor Austan Goolgbee, I would assume that Mitt Romney won the 2008 election, that he was predictably …
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Imtiyaz Delawala / ABCNEWS:
Austan Goolsbee: ‘Stiff Headwinds’ Slow Job Creation
Austan Goolsbee: ‘Stiff Headwinds’ Slow Job Creation
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Erica Diaz / New York Post:
Grandpa's gay of reckoning — Erica Diaz, 22, is the les bian granddaughter of Al bany's most outspoken gay-marriage foe — state Senate Puerto Rican/ Latino caucus chair Ruben Diaz Sr. She is also a for mer Navy seaman who left the military after revealing her sexuality.
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Fiona Roberts / Daily Mail:
What would Michelle say? President Obama wolfs down TWO chili dogs and fries... the day after his wife unveils new dietary guide — Mr Obama also visits Chrysler factory in Toledo - and fails to mention grim unemployment statistics — When his wife unveiled the USDA's new nutritional plate yesterday …
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Jordan Fabian / Ballot Box:
Palin on the big screen — A documentary film about Sarah Palin set to be released next month is fueling more speculation that she is edging closer to jumping into the race for the GOP presidential nomination. — The nearly two-hour long film, titled “The Undefeated,” …
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Palin: Obama wants to ‘go down with this sinking ship’ — Sarah Palin suggests President Barack Obama is downplaying disappointing economic numbers for May, saying he wants to “go down with this sinking ship.” — Responding to new figures showing that the nation's unemployment rate ticked …
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