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New York Times:
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.
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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 …
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.
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 …
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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.
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.
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Talking Points Memo, Philly.com, Gothamist, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Other McCain, Patterico's Pontifications, Verum Serum, Top of the Ticket, RADAR, The Moderate Voice, The Raw Story, Breitbart.tv, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, TPMDC, No Sheeples Here, Pajamas Media, Mediaite, Little Green Footballs, The Page 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Liberal Values and Raw Replay
CNN:
Weiner seeking treatment amid growing pressure to resign — New York (CNN) — U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has been under fire after admitting to inappropriate communications with women online, has decided to seek treatment “to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person,” his spokeswoman said Saturday.
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, iOwnTheWorld.com and Don Surber
Kevinliptak / CNN:
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz calls on Weiner to resign
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz calls on Weiner to resign
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RedState and Weasel Zippers
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Democratic leaders call on Anthony Weiner to resign; Weiner seek “treatment”
Democratic leaders call on Anthony Weiner to resign; Weiner seek “treatment”
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Outside the Beltway
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” …
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The Note, The Politico, Lisa Graas, The Caucus, Guardian, New York Magazine and Bloomberg
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
LA Times Won't Release Obama-Khalidi Tape But Posts 24,000 Sarah Palin Emails
LA Times Won't Release Obama-Khalidi Tape But Posts 24,000 Sarah Palin Emails
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theblogprof, Los Angeles Times, American Thinker, Top of the Ticket and Sister Toldjah
John / Power Line:
Another Embarrassment for the Legacy Media
Another Embarrassment for the Legacy Media
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blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Fox Nation, Mother Jones and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Open Channel / msnbc.com:
Here's your live blog for the Palin email release. New emails are online now.
Here's your live blog for the Palin email release. New emails are online now.
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Associated Press, Guardian, Conservatives4Palin, AlterNet, Outside the Beltway, The Reaction, 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.
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.
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Althouse
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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) …
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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
Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
A Lost Generation in the Making? — Ron Brownstein has a fascinating column in National Journal, in which writes, “It's hard to say this spring whether it's more difficult for the class of 2011 to enter the labor force or for the class of 1967 to leave it.”
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Power Line
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