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4:40 PM ET, June 11, 2011

Top Items:

Weiner to Enter Treatment Center and Seek Leave From House — Representative Anthony D. Weiner planned to check himself into a treatment center on Saturday after House Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi, called on him to resign and suggested he needed psychiatric counseling.

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Firedoglake, Wall Street Journal, Money Game, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway, Runnin' Scared, The Moderate Voice, Little Green Footballs, Gawker, Verum Serum and Balloon Juice

Kevinliptak / CNN:

Pelosi, Wasserman Schultz, Israel tell Weiner he should resign — By: CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash and CNN Senior Political Editor Mark Preston — New York (CNN) - The head of the Democratic National Committee is calling for the resignation of U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner …

Discussion: Weigel, Hot Air, Mediaite, Pajamas Media, Weasel Zippers, Sister Toldjah, The Other McCain, Fox Nation, Patterico's Pontifications, JammieWearingFool and HotAirPundit

The Politico:

Defiant Anthony Weiner won't resign, seeks ‘treatment’ — Rep. Anthony Weiner will not resign and will instead seek treatment even as the top leaders of the Democratic Party abandoned him en masse Saturday after it was revealed that he had communicated online with a 17-year-old Delaware girl.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Ben Smith's Blog, New York Magazine, Pajamas Media, National Review and Runnin' Scared

Bob Cusack / The Hill:

Actress defends Weiner, says ‘everyone lies about sex’ — A liberal actress and comedian is strongly defending embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), saying “everyone lies about sex” and expressing hope he becomes the mayor of New York City. — During an appearance on HBO's …

Discussion: JammieWearingFool, The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers

New York Post:

Weiner's exchanges between teacher, teen revealed — By S.A. MILLER in Wilmington, Del., and ANDY SOLTIS in NY — Weinergate took a lurid new direction with the disclosure yesterday that Rep. Anthony Weiner invited a “hot sexy baby” to an X-rated date via the Skype network, which provides text, talk and video chats.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Philly.com, TPMDC, Gawker, The Other McCain, American Power, No More Mister Nice Blog, Runnin' Scared, Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media, Patterico's Pontifications, The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative, The Daily Caller and blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Jennifer Preston / New York Times:

Weiner Confirms He Sent Private Messages to Girl, 17 — Representative Anthony D. Weiner said on Friday that he exchanged at least five private messages on Twitter this spring with a 17-year-old Delaware girl who became an admirer of his after hearing him speak during a high school trip to Washington.

Discussion: Gothamist, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Other McCain, Patterico's Pontifications, Breitbart.tv, Top of the Ticket, RADAR, The Moderate Voice, The Raw Story, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, No Sheeples Here, Pajamas Media and Ben Smith's Blog

NY Daily News:

Anthony Weiner takes out his dirty laundry, gets cheers from onlookers amid sext scandal — Scandal-scarred Congressman Anthony Weiner took out his dirty laundry Saturday - and was roundly cheered by onlookers as he walked to his local dry cleaners. — The embattled lawmaker reiterated …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool

Russell Berman / The Hill:

Dem leaders call for Weiner to resign as he enters treatment — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and two other leaders of the Democratic Party on Saturday called on Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to resign, shattering any semblance of party support for the embattled congressman …

Discussion: The Political Carnival and Verum Serum

Glenn Davis / Mediaite:

Bill Maher And Jane Lynch Give A Dramatic Reading Of Anthony Weiner's Sexts — You've probably seen the contents of some of Rep. Anthony Weiner's more obscene sexts, but you haven't heard them like this. Bill Maher took advantage of his pay cable slot tonight on Real Time by dramatically reading …

Discussion: Liberal Values and Raw Replay

Kevinliptak / CNN:

DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz calls on Weiner to resign — (CNN) - Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, called on embattled congressman Anthony Weiner to resign Saturday. — Wasserman Schultz released the following statement:

Discussion: RedState and Weasel Zippers

CNN:
Weiner seeking treatment amid growing pressure to resign

Discussion: Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, iOwnTheWorld.com and Don Surber

Los Angeles Times:
Nancy Pelosi, other Democrats increase pressure on Anthony Weiner to quit

Discussion: The Raw Story, Michelle Malkin and PoliPundit.com

Associated Press:
Weiner seeks treatment, leave of absence from House

Discussion: Pajamas Media

Associated Press:
Pelosi declines to call for Weiner's resignation

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Fox Nation, Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, Fox News, FrumForum and Wizbang

The Politico:
Anthony Weiner admits contact with girl, 17

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers, The Note, Fox Nation, The Gateway Pundit, The Reaction, Mediaite, Little Green Footballs, Room Eight and PolitickerNY

New York Times:

In E-Mails, a Glimpse From Inside Palin's Rise — JUNEAU, Alaska — Few could have been more surprised than Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska when Senator John McCain picked her as his running mate in 2008. — “Can you believe it!” she wrote in response to a staff member's “Wow governor” …

Discussion: The Note, The Politico, Lisa Graas, The Caucus, Guardian, New York Magazine and Bloomberg

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
LA Times Won't Release Obama-Khalidi Tape But Posts 24,000 Sarah Palin Emails

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, American Thinker, Top of the Ticket and Sister Toldjah

Open Channel / msnbc.com:
Here's your live blog for the Palin email release. New emails are online now.

Discussion: Associated Press, Conservatives4Palin, Guardian, AlterNet, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and Gawker

Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:

‘On the Beach, I Bring von Mises’ — The tea party favorite on her start in politics, where she learned her economics, and why she disagrees with Reagan on the War Powers Resolution. — “If I'm in, I'll be all in,” says Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, artfully dodging my question of whether she's running for president.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The New Republic, American Power, Ben Smith's Blog, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Lonely Conservative

JSOnline:

Democrats may join GOP in fielding ‘fake’ candidates in recalls — Control of Wisconsin Senate hangs in balance as parties gear up — By Tom Tolan and Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel — Wisconsin's unprecedented recall elections could soon get even more complicated.

Discussion: Althouse

Emily / We Are Wisconsin:
Statement of We Are Wisconsin communications director Kelly Steele on primary elections …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Washington Post and TPMDC

Political Punch:

Senior Gingrich Campaign Staffers Demanded Gingrich End Films and Books: 'We Didn't Sign Up to Be Hucksters' — ABC News' Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) reports: — ABC News has learned that one of the major issues between former Speaker Newt Gingrich and his (now former) …

Discussion: americanthinker.com, Salon and TPMDC

Paul Krugman:

Thoughts on Voodoo — With Tim Pawlenty — who was supposed to be a sensible Republican — going all-in for high voodoo, I thought it's worth pointing out that at the moment there's a pretty good case that there is a kind of Laffer curve in which more is less and less is more.

Discussion: Economist's View and Eschaton