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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
War Powers Act Does Not Apply to Libya, Obama Argues — WASHINGTON — The White House is telling Congress that President Obama has the legal authority to continue American participation in the NATO-led air war in Libya, even though lawmakers have not authorized it.
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Lawmakers sue President Obama over Libya — A bipartisan group of House members announced on Wednesday that it is filing a lawsuit charging that President Obama made an illegal end-run around Congress when he approved U.S military action against Libya. — “With regard to the war in Libya, we believe that the law was violated.
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Members of Congress Challenge Libyan War in Federal Court
Members of Congress Challenge Libyan War in Federal Court
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Taylor Marsh and Outside the Beltway
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House warns Congress against ‘mixed messages’ on Libya
White House warns Congress against ‘mixed messages’ on Libya
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Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
Fox News:
Lawmakers File Suit Against Obama Administration Over Libya Operation
Lawmakers File Suit Against Obama Administration Over Libya Operation
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Weasel Zippers, The Page and White House Dossier
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
John Boehner gets into War Powers Act
John Boehner gets into War Powers Act
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Political Punch, CNN, The Hill, Swampland, The Daily Dish, The Foundry, Battleland, The Nation, Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune, ThinkProgress, Balloon Juice, The Agonist and Daily Kos
Oliver Tree / Daily Mail:
Judgement day: Weiner's wife returns home to confront errant husband as new images emerge showing congressman cross dressing and ‘oiled up’ — Beleaguered congressman Anthony Weiner is set to face his humiliated wife Huma Abedin after she arrived at the family home in Washington home earlier today.
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Decision time? Weiner's wife returns
Decision time? Weiner's wife returns
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TMZ.com:
Topless Newt Gingrich — On a Rock, In a Hard Place — TMZ has obtained a photo of a glistening Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich laying topless on a beach in Greece ... days before his campaign staff quit over the timing of his two-week vacation. — The photo was taken on June 2 …
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The Note, Mediaite, Salon, Gawker, New York Magazine and Hotline On Call
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Michael Isikoff / msnbc.com:
Gingrich's wife at center of presidential campaign turmoil, sources say — New details, including concerns over his third wife, Callista, have emerged about why Newt Gingrich's entire senior campaign staff walked out on the presidential hopeful. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports. — By Michael Isikoff
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Associated Press, Mediaite and Reuters
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Gingrich Support Drops, Poll Shows
Gingrich Support Drops, Poll Shows
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The Hill and Taegan Goddard's …
TMZ.com:
Weiner: 'You Aren't Giving My Package Due Credit' — Ginger Lee — the former porn star, current “featured dancer” and aspiring real estate agent — just told reporters about her relationship with Congressman Anthony Weiner, saying he repeatedly texted her about his “package” but denies she ever sexted him.
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Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
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Mark Egan / Reuters:
Former porn star says Weiner asked her to lie
Former porn star says Weiner asked her to lie
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TMZ.com, Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway and New York Magazine
John / Power Line:
If He's Lost Ginger Lee...
Lewis Page / The Register:
Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade — Physicists say sunspot cycle is ‘going into hibernation’ — What may be the science story of the century is breaking this evening, as heavyweight US solar physicists announce that the Sun appears to be headed into a lengthy spell of low activity …
CNN:
John Edwards' mug shot released — (CNN)-Former U.S. Senator John Edwards, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and campaign law violations in early June. His mug shot was obtained by CNN following a Freedom of Information Act request. — The plea came after a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts …
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Runnin' Scared, Big Journalism, Patterico's Pontifications and Mediaite
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The Politico:
Top Barack Obama donors net government jobs — Telecom executive Donald H. Gips raised a big bundle of cash to help finance his friend Barack Obama's run for the presidency. — Gips, a vice president of Colorado-based Level 3 Communications, delivered more than $500,000 in contributions …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Hiatus — The Administration takes a two-year holiday from its own agenda. — President Obama's re-election machine is already running full bore, but has his entire Administration also decamped for the campaign trail? We ask because the towering ambitions of Mr. Obama's …
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Power Line and The New Republic
Al Gore / Al's Journal:
Good for Mitt Romney — though we've long passed the point where weak lip-service is enough on the Climate Crisis — While other Republicans are running from the truth, he is sticking to his guns in the face of the anti-science wing of the Republican Party: “It seemed like a straightforward question …
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The Politico, ThinkProgress, Ballot Box, Michelle Malkin, Washington Post, Weasel Zippers, Conservatives4Palin, GOP 12 and The Daily Caller
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The New Republic:
Mitt Romney: The Campaign Within the Conservative Movement to Take Him Down
Mitt Romney: The Campaign Within the Conservative Movement to Take Him Down
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Washington Monthly, DownWithTyranny!, PERRspectives and Healthwatch
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's Afghanistan remark stuns GOP pals
Mitt Romney's Afghanistan remark stuns GOP pals
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The Hill, Weekly Standard, msnbc.com, FrumForum, The Daily Dish, Washington Monthly and News Desk
Chris Jones / Esquire:
Exclusive Interviews: Jon Huntsman Is Tired of Waiting — On Tuesday, Jon Huntsman — the former governor of Utah and, more recently, the U.S. ambassador to China — will officially enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination. But he has already begun to distinguish himself …
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The Note, New York Times, The Hill, Fox News, Outside the Beltway, GOP 12, Swampland, The Caucus, Guardian, msnbc.com, Oliver Willis, Daily Kos and New York Times
William Heisel / IHME:
Life expectancy in most US counties falls behind world's healthiest nations — The most current county-level analysis finds large disparities nationwide. Women fare worse than men, and people in Appalachia, the Deep South, and Northern Texas live the shortest lives.
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Life expectancy of U.S. women slips in some regions
Life expectancy of U.S. women slips in some regions
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Ynetnews:
Glenn Beck's Jerusalem rally program unveiled — TV star's solidarity event is expected to draw thousands of Israelis, Americans with music, pyrotechnics. Sarah Palin, republican presidential candidates set to drop by — Tzvika Brot — Tens of thousands of excited Israelis and Americans …
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The Huffington Post, Democratic Strategist, Washington Post, The Raw Story, Ben Smith's Blog, Weigel, The Hill, Conservatives4Palin, GOP 12 and FrumForum
Yinka Adegoke / Reuters:
Cable worried about poverty, not Netflix — (Reuters) - For all the talk about competitive threats from the likes of Netflix Inc or Apple Inc, it is rising poverty among households that TV executives say is their biggest source of concern. — Executives from News Corp, Comcast Corp and Time Warner Inc …
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The Politico:
Top radio talkers sell endorsements — If you're a regular listener of Glenn Beck's radio show and you wanted to contribute to a political group that would advance the populist conservative ideals he touts on his show, you'd have plenty of reason to think that FreedomWorks was your best investment.
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Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Hot Air, FrumForum and Hullabaloo
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Pelosi's wealth grows by 62 percent — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) saw her net worth rise 62 percent last year, cementing her status as one of the wealthiest members of Congress. — Pelosi was worth at least $35.2 million in the 2010 calendar year, according to a financial disclosure report released Wednesday.
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Stephanie Banchero / Wall Street Journal:
Students Stumble Again on the Basics of History — National Test Shows Little Progress in Grasping Democracy, U.S. Role in World — WSJ's Stephanie Banchero has details of a National Assessment of Educational Progress study showing students at the fourth, eighth and twelfth grade levels struggle with basic history questions.
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JONATHAN TURLEY, Hot Air, OpenMarket.org, Althouse and The Lonely Conservative
Molly Ball / The Politico:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: ‘We own the economy’ — Democrats are ready to take responsibility for the state of the economy and they deserve credit for putting it on the right track, the party's chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, said on Wednesday. — “We own the economy.
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Hot Air, Pajamas Media and National Review
New York Times:
Pakistan Arrests C.I.A. Informants in Bin Laden Raid — WASHINGTON — Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency in the months leading up to the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, according to American officials.
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JSOnline:
Unions file suit to halt collective bargaining legislation — Madison - One day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of collective-bargaining legislation that potentially affects thousands of public-sector employees, a coalition of unions filed suit in federal court seeking to block it.
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