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Weiner Agrees to Get Treatment as Calls for Resignation Intensify — Defying forceful demands for his resignation, Representative Anthony D. Weiner of New York said on Saturday that he was entering a psychological treatment center and seeking a leave of absence from the House to deal …
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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:
Abandoned, defiant Anthony Weiner seeks ‘treatment,’ House leave — Rep. Anthony Weiner rejected Democratic leaders' private and public calls for his resignation Saturday, choosing instead to take a leave of absence from the House to seek professional treatment amid an online sex scandal …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Democratic leaders call on Anthony Weiner to resign; Weiner seek “treatment” — The top leaders in the Democratic party called on embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) to resign Saturday even as the scandal-tarred Congressman announced he would seek a leave of absence from the House to seek treatment.
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NY Daily News:
Anthony Weiner takes out his dirty laundry, gets cheers from onlookers amid sext scandal
Anthony Weiner takes out his dirty laundry, gets cheers from onlookers amid sext scandal
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CNN:
Weiner to seek treatment amid growing pressure to resign
Weiner to seek treatment amid growing pressure to resign
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NY Daily News:
Weinergate: Cops probe Rep. Anthony Weiner's Tweets to minor, pol's team says it was G-rated
Weinergate: Cops probe Rep. Anthony Weiner's Tweets to minor, pol's team says it was G-rated
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Dem leaders call for Weiner to resign as he enters treatment
Dem leaders call for Weiner to resign as he enters treatment
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Los Angeles Times:
Nancy Pelosi, other Democrats increase pressure on Anthony Weiner to quit
Nancy Pelosi, other Democrats increase pressure on Anthony Weiner to quit
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Associated Press:
Weiner seeks treatment, leave of absence from House
Weiner seeks treatment, leave of absence from House
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz calls on Weiner to resign
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz calls on Weiner to resign
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New York Times:
Palin's E-Mails Undercut Simplistic Views of Her, Both Positive and Negative — JUNEAU, Alaska — In the three years since Sarah Palin stormed the national political stage, her brief tenure as governor of Alaska has often been reduced to caricature. Critics cast her as petty, preoccupied and disengaged.
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Molly Ball / The Politico:
Long-lost Sarah Palin surfaces in emails — ‘Can you flippinbelieveit?!’ Palin said to the news of her addition to the 2008 ticket. AP and Reuters photos — Once, there was a different Sarah Palin. — She was hands-on and averse to partisan politics.
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Todd Gregory / Media Matters for America:
Fox's Eric Bolling: Obama Is Hosting “Hoodlums” In “The Hizzouse” — During the opening of Fox Business' Follow the Money on Friday, Eric Bolling teased a segment about the White House hosting the president of Gabon by saying, “Guess who's coming to dinner? A dictator.
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BBC:
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed: Death is ‘blow’ for al-Qaeda — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the death of top African al-Qaeda militant Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is a “significant blow” to the group. — He and another militant were killed earlier this week in a shootout with police …
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Abdi Sheikh / Reuters:
Somalia says killed top African al Qaeda operative
Somalia says killed top African al Qaeda operative
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New York Times:
U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors — The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks.
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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.
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Ohio governor joins Obama-Boehner ‘golf summit’ — Washington (CNN) — The highly anticipated ‘golf summit’ between political rivals has found its fourth player: Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich will join President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, and Vice President Joe Biden on the links June 18.
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New York Times:
I.M.F. Reports Cyberattack Led to ‘Very Major Breach’ — WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund, still struggling to find a new leader after the arrest of its managing director last month in New York, was hit recently by what computer experts describe as a large and sophisticated cyberattack whose dimensions are still unknown.
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