memeorandum: CNN Poll: Republicans want a winner (Gschwarzcnn/CNN)

8:30 AM ET, June 13, 2011

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Alison Gendar / NY Daily News:

Rep. Anthony Weiner finally considering he may have to resign amid sexting scandal, says source — WASHINGTON - As a cache of embarrassing new photos appeared Sunday, Rep. Anthony Weiner finally began considering the possibility that he may have to resign. — A source close to the congressman told …

Discussion: Big Journalism, American Spectator, The Moderate Voice, Runnin' Scared, Weasel Zippers, iOwnTheWorld.com, Mediaite, Maggie's Notebook, Tom Watson, The Gateway Pundit and JammieWearingFool

Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Ryan, Hoyer call for Weiner's resignation

Discussion: Politics, The Gateway Pundit, Patterico's Pontifications and Gothamist

The Politico:
More Anthony Weiner photos surface online

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, CNN and American Power

Melissa Bell / Washington Post:

‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’ comes clean — In recent days, the world has followed closely the saga of Amina Araff, the blogger who presented herself online as “A Gay Girl in Damascus” and who drew attention with her passionate writings about the Syrian government's crackdown on Arab Spring protesters.

Discussion: Queerty, The Lede, AMERICAblog Gay, msnbc.com, Towleroad News #gay, The Other McCain, Boing Boing and The Jawa Report

Amina A. / A Gay Girl in Damascus:

Apology to readers — I never expected this level of attention. While the narrative voce may have been fictional, the facts on ths blog are true and not msleading as to the situation on the ground. I do not believe that I have harmed anyone — I feel that I have created an important voice for issues that I feel strongly about.

Discussion: Gawker, The Electronic Intifada, Harry's Place, The Raw Story, iOwnTheWorld.com and The Daily Dish, more at Mediagazer »

Esther Addley / Guardian:
Syrian lesbian blogger is revealed conclusively to be a married man

Discussion: Tim Blair, New York Magazine and Harry's Place

Z. Byron Wolf / ABCNEWS:

GOP Debate: What to Watch for in New Hampshire — The stage is set for the first major Republican presidential debate of the 2012 season tonight in Manchester, N.H. — and candidates are starting to assume roles. Here is a look at who will be on the stage, who won't, and what to expect.

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Romney Support Up; Widens Advantage in 2012 Preferences — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans' support for Mitt Romney as their party's 2012 presidential nominee has increased significantly to 24%, compared with 17% in late May. As a result, Romney has widened his advantage over Sarah Palin …

Discussion: The Hill, Top of the Ticket and Boston Globe

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Republicans want a winner

Discussion: The Politico, Hot Air and Zandar Versus The Stupid

CNN:
The seven GOP contenders in CNN's Monday debate

Discussion: Michelle Malkin

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Pawlenty takes a swing at ‘Obamneycare’

Discussion: The Politico, Taegan Goddard's …, Pajamas Media, Ben Smith's Blog, The Note and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Barak Ravid / Haaretz:

U.S. pressuring Netanyahu to accept Obama's peace plan — Israeli source says Americans frustrated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for hampering U.S. efforts to stop Palestinians trying UN route to statehood in September. — Washington is pressuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Weasel Zippers

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Obama bullies Israel; so much for promises at AIPAC

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Doug Ross, YID With LID, Israpundit, americanthinker.com, The Lonely Conservative and Little Green Footballs

Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:

Obama Seeks to Win Back Wall St. Cash — WASHINGTON — A few weeks before announcing his re-election campaign, President Obama convened two dozen Wall Street executives, many of them longtime donors, in the White House's Blue Room. — The guests were asked for their thoughts on how to speed …

Discussion: The Caucus, Mother Jones, Economist's View, Balloon Juice and FrumForum

The Atlantic Online:

Open, and Revolting, Anti-Obama Racism at Fox — This is psychologically fascinating: The mind of Fox Business host Eric Bolling, when confronted with images of President Obama meeting with Gabon's president, Ali Bongo, instantly recalls other black people who have met with President Obama …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Reality-Based Community and Runnin' Scared

Aljazeera:

Syrian army ‘cracking’ amid crackdown — Testimonies from defected soldiers give a dramatic insight into the split apparently emerging in the security forces. — The escalating military offensive in northwest Syria began after what corroborating accounts said was a shoot-out between members …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and AMERICAblog News

BBC:
Syrian unrest: Army in control of Jisr al-Shughour

Discussion: Guardian and The Page

New York Times:
Syrian Troops Retake Control of Rebellious Town in North

Discussion: blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Pajamas Media, New York Magazine and Harry's Place

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Medicare Saves Money — Every once in a while a politician comes up with an idea that's so bad, so wrongheaded, that you're almost grateful. For really bad ideas can help illustrate the extent to which policy discourse has gone off the rails. — And so it was with Senator Joseph Lieberman's proposal …

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Incidental Economist and Prairie Weather

Paul Krugman:
It's the Health Care Costs, Stupid

Discussion: PERRspectives, ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo and Firedoglake

John Ziegler / The Daily Caller:

‘The Sarah Palin I Know’ — For more on Ziegler's Palin-related experiences and to read his pre-emptive rebuttal of his critics, go to: www.TheSarahPalinIKnow.com — For many reasons, the first week of January 2009 was clearly the longest and most difficult of my life.

Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and The Lonely Conservative

Kenneth Anderson / The Volokh Conspiracy:

Emily's Student Loan Bondage and Discipline, or, ‘Story of Owe’ — A publisher of erotic e-titles for Kindle has sent me the following book blurb for a new offering on Kindle, Emily's Debt. It's addressed to self with a bcc list, so it appears to be a marketing blurb possibly addressed …

Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST

Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:

Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say — U.S. Defense officials still cannot say what happened to $6.6 billion, sent by the planeload in cash and intended for Iraq's reconstruction after the start of the war. — Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills, pictured last month, has held hearings on waste and fraud in Iraq.

Discussion: The Politico and Associated Press

Gareth Porter / INTER PRESS SERVICE:

Ninety Percent of Petraeus's Captured “Taliban” Were Civilians — During his intensive initial round of media interviews as commander in Afghanistan in August 2010, Gen. David Petraeus released figures to the news media that claimed spectacular success for raids by Special Operations Forces …

Discussion: Booman Tribune