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9:20 AM ET, June 14, 2011

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
New Hampshire Republican debate: Winners and losers  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney answers a question as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, listen during the first New Hampshire Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Monday, June 13, 2011.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Debate Swings Door Open for Perry, Closed For Palin  —  Most people have better things to do than to watch a presidential debate eight months in advance of the Iowa caucuses.  So when considering a debate like the one that took place among Republican candidates in New Hampshire tonight, it's important to be mindful of the following:
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
GOP DEBATE: Bachmann grabs spotlight with filing announcement  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) announced during Monday evening's presidential debate that she'd filed paperwork to run for president.  —  “I filed today my paperwork to run for president of the United States ... I wanted you to be the first to know,” she said.
A.Killough / CNN:
5 things we learned tonight  —  Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) - Five things we learned at the debate:  —  1) Michele Bachmann is now a candidate for president.  The congresswoman from Minnesota was the only person on the stage who was not officially a candidate at the start of the debate.
The Atlantic Online:
CNN's Crazy, No-Holds-Barred, Social-Media Debate  —  It's got more bells and whistles than a video game and could send the candidates into anaphylactic shock  —  Manchester, N.H. — By nature, I'm a debate skeptic.  They're hard to differentiate, and the last one is usually forgotten as soon as the next one rolls around.
Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh, The Caucus and Hot Air
James A. Barnes / NationalJournal.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Political Insiders Give Early Debate Nod to Romney, Bachmann  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made the best impression among Republican political operatives, campaign consultants, and party strategists during the first half of the CNN GOP New Hampshire presidential debate according …
Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air, CNN and Pundit & Pundette
James A. Barnes / NationalJournal.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Political Insiders Give Debate Nod to Romney, Bachmann
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL
Matt Lewis / The Daily Caller:
While we do not encourage drinking, it sometimes makes debates more fun.
msnbc.com:
Obama: ‘I would resign’ in Weiner's situation  —  President talks scandal, debt ceiling in an exclusive interview with TODAY's Ann Curry  —  Below:  —  In an exclusive interview with TODAY's Ann Curry that will air on Tuesday's show, President Barack Obama said that if he were Democratic …
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Emily Miller / Washington Times:
Taxpayers pay Weiner for “sex-rehab” vacation?  —  The House voted unanimously on Monday night to give Rep. Anthony Weiner a two-week paid leave of absence.  Rep. Mike Capuano, Massachusetts Democrat, sponsored the request from the New York Democrat.  Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Obama on Weiner: ‘If it was me, I would resign’
Discussion: The Politico and The Note
Washington Post:
‘Paula Brooks,’ editor of ‘Lez Get Real,’ also a man  —  Just one day after the author behind a popular Syrian lesbian blog admitted to being a married, American man named Tom MacMaster, the editor of the lesbian news site Lez Get Real, with the tag­line “A Gay Girl's View on the World,” acknowledged that he is also a man.
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Guardian:
Second lesbian blogger exposed as a man
Discussion: National Review and Balloon Juice
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Limits Securities Fraud Suits  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a mutual fund's investment adviser may not be sued for securities fraud over misstatements in fund prospectuses.  —  The 5-to-4 decision split along ideological lines.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:   Justices Turning More Frequently to Dictionary, and Not Just for Big Words
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Nevada's Law on Conflict of Interest
Discussion: The Caucus
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama fundraiser underwhelms  —  The empty seats at President Obama's fundraiser in Miami, Fl. were hard to miss.  —  MIAMI, Fla. — A low-dollar fundraiser here Monday felt like a throwback to the 2008 campaign.  —  There was the same old soundtrack - including “City of Blinding Lights” …
The Atlantic Online:
Herman Cain's Anti-Muslim Bigotry Should Be Disqualifying  —  The loyalty test he proposes for Muslim Americans isn't just discriminatory and unconstitutional — it would never work  —  Presidential candidate Herman Cain has reiterated his position that any Muslim serving in his administration …
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David Weigel / Weigel:
Herman Cain: “Am I Black?”
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Can Heterosexuality Be Cured?  —  “Congressman Weiner departed this morning to seek professional treatment.”  —  Unlike homosexuality, heterosexuality is amenable to therapeutic remedies—or so Anthony Weiner and his fellow House Democrats would like us to believe.
George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Restarting Comics' Clock Is Issue No. 1  —  Audacious.  That is the best way to describe the recent DC Comics announcement that it was renumbering its entire DC Universe line of comics: by September 52 series will have begun anew, each with an issue No. 1.  —  Though comic book publishers resort …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WI Democrat Tells Female Constituent He Wants to “Smack Her Around” in Message (Audio)  —  Typical democrat.  —  A Wisconsin democrat running in a recall election left a message on a woman's answering machine.  The democrat said he ought to smack her around in a message he didn't know was being recorded.
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com
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wisgop.org:
Shocking Audio: Rep. Fred Clark's Disturbing Comments about Female Constituent
Discussion: Fox Nation and The Daily Caller
The Huffington Post:
Bank Of America ‘Significantly Hindered’ Federal Investigation, U.S. Official Says … Bank Of America , HUD IG , Inspector General , Bank Of America Foreclosures , Bank Of America Mortgage , Foreclosure Investigation , Hud Inspector General , Mortgage Investigation , Mortgage Securities , State Attorneys General , Business News
Discussion: naked capitalism and FrumForum
Lynn Sweet:
Tammy Duckworth submits resignation from VA. Exclusive.  House run next?  —  WASHINGTON—Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth submitted her resignation, the VA confirmed for me on Monday.  One of her options will be to return to the Chicago suburbs to run for a House seat …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Sarah Palin's letter from God  —  Two items of note this morning on America's most interesting, reviled and adored politician who isn't a candidate for anything and probably won't be in 2012 — Sarah Palin.  —  Up first is Toby Harnden, a prolific author and correspondent for the Daily Telegraph of London.
Discussion: Wizbang, Pajamas Media and AmSpecBlog
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
CIA to operate drones over Yemen  —  View Photo Gallery —  Anti-government protests continue in Yemen, even afterYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure from the country.  U.S. and Yemeni officials worry that a loss of government control in the south could further destabilize this strategic Middle Eastern nation.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Adoptions by Gay Couples Rise, Despite Barriers  —  Growing numbers of gay couples across the country are adopting, according to census data, despite an uneven legal landscape that can leave their children without the rights and protections extended to children of heterosexual parents.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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Guardian:
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Bankruptcy Court: DOMA Unconstitutionally Limits Same-Sex Married Couples From Joint Bankruptcy Filing
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Did Mitt Romney commit voter fraud when he cast a ballot …
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Aaron Wiener / TPMDC:
Chart Of The Day: For American Workers, No Economic Recovery
truth-out.org:
EXCLUSIVE: New Documents Claim Intelligence on Bin Laden, al-Qaeda Targets Withheld From Congress' 9/11 Probe
Discussion: Firedoglake
John / Power Line:
As the GOP Presidential Debate Begins...
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