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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Weiner Tells Friends He Will Step Down — WASHINGTON — Representative Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from his Democratic colleagues to leave the House in the wake of revelations of his lewd online exchanges with women, said a person told of Mr. Weiner's plans.
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The Politico:
Anthony Weiner resigns from Congress — BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In the same room where he launched his first campaign for City Council two decades ago in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) announced his resignation from Congress on Thursday.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Weiner's exit — Anthony Weiner's pained resignation, staged at a senior center in the Brooklyn neighborhood called Gravesend, may have finally burned out the incredible media storm around him. — There was more press here than I've seen in 10 years of covering New York political events …
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Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
President Obama Confident Anthony Weiner Will ‘Bounce Back’ — President Obama said he is confident that embattled New York Rep. Anthony Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, can bounce back from the sexting scandal that ended the Democrat's congressional career.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Weiner Gives Up the Ghost
Weiner Gives Up the Ghost
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Anthony Weiner, Tainting Our Political Class
Anthony Weiner, Tainting Our Political Class
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Romney: 'I'm Also Unemployed' — TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney sat at the head of the table at a coffee shop here on Thursday, listening to a group of unemployed Floridians explain the challenges of looking for work. When they finished, he weighed in with a predicament of his own.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Pawlenty concedes he missed an opportunity to attack Romney at debate
Pawlenty concedes he missed an opportunity to attack Romney at debate
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Glitter Bandits Strike Pawlenty
Glitter Bandits Strike Pawlenty
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Mitt Romney Is Not Unemployed
Mitt Romney Is Not Unemployed
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Washington Monthly and Outside the Beltway
The Hill:
Senate kills off ethanol tax credits in possible break with tax pledge — The Senate voted 73-27 Thursday to kill a major tax break that benefits the ethanol industry, handing a political win to a bipartisan group of lawmakers that call the incentive needless and expensive.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Niche tax breaks targeted; Senate kills ethanol credit
Andrew Stiles / National Review:
Senate Dumps Ethanol Subsidies
Senate Dumps Ethanol Subsidies
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The Note:
Jon Huntsman Cancels Appearance At Republican Leadership Conference Due To Illness — ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports: — Although he was slated to speak at a major gathering of Republicans taking place in New Orleans this weekend — just days before the official rollout …
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Molly Ball / The Politico:
The GOP's unfavorite son primary
The GOP's unfavorite son primary
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney leads as GOP prioritizes electability
Romney leads as GOP prioritizes electability
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Salon, No More Mister Nice Blog, GOP 12 and Hot Air
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
2012 Voter Preferences for Obama, “Republican” Remain Close — Forty-four percent prefer the Republican; 39%, Obama — PRINCETON, NJ — Forty-four percent of registered voters say they are more likely to vote for “the Republican Party's candidate” and 39% for Barack Obama …
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Datechguy / Datechguy's Blog:
What the talking heads don't tell you about the NBC/WSJ poll internals — There are a lot of numbers being thrown around about the NBC poll today. On Morning Joe they point out Obama's is given a 49% approval, but there are some internal numbers in this poll that you need in order to understand …
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msnbc.com, The New Republic, ThinkProgress and Don Surber
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Satisfaction Dips to 20% in June
U.S. Satisfaction Dips to 20% in June
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Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, Firedoglake, National Review, Mock, Paper, Scissors and MyDD
Larry Flynt / The Huffington Post:
My Job Offer for Anthony Weiner — Mr. Weiner: — After having learned of your sudden and compelled resignation from your Congressional post, I would like to make you an offer of employment at Flynt Management Group, LLC in our Internet group. As a Congressman, you are known for your intensity and perseverance.
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Associated Press:
Union leader compares NJ gov to Hitler at rally — Thousands participate in a rally to protest a Senate Budget Committee hearing on employee benefits at the State House Annex in Trenton, N.J.,Thursday, June 16, 2011. Labor leaders rallying for collective bargaining rights in New Jersey went …
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National Review, RedState, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and Sister Toldjah
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Union executive: Chris Christie is Hitler
Union executive: Chris Christie is Hitler
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Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:
Union leader calls New Jersey gov ‘Adolf Christie,’ compares pension battle to ‘World War III’ [VIDEO]
Union leader calls New Jersey gov ‘Adolf Christie,’ compares pension battle to ‘World War III’ [VIDEO]
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James Hill / ABCNEWS:
John Edwards Sought Millions From Heiress as Feds Closed In - ABC News Exclusive — Just weeks before federal prosecutors charged John Edwards in a six-count felony indictment, ABC News has been told, the two-time Democratic presidential candidate requested millions of dollars from Rachel …
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FrumForum
The Atlantic Online:
Obama Fails to Justify the Legality of War in Libya — In a letter to John Boehner and a 38-page report, the White House could not prove it complied with the War Powers Resolution — Is the U.S. at war in Libya, putting President Obama in violation of the War Powers Resolution?
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Political Punch, The Politico, Washington Post, The White House and Outside the Beltway
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner says House could move to cut off funding for Libya
Boehner says House could move to cut off funding for Libya
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Dan Choi Rips Up Obama Flyer: 'I Won't Support Obama If He Doesn't Endorse Marriage Equality' — Lt. Dan Choi ripped up an Obama For America (OFA) flyer this afternoon during a panel at Netroots Nation when he was confronted by an Obama volunteer who attempted to explain away the President's opposition to same-sex marriage:
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James Risen / New York Times:
Ex-Spy Alleges Bush White House Sought to Discredit Critic — WASHINGTON — A former senior C.I.A. official says that officials in the Bush White House sought damaging personal information on a prominent American critic of the Iraq war in order to discredit him.
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Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight:
Bloomberg: Marriage Bill Passes With More Than ‘Bare Majority’ — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg met privately with Senate Republicans for about 45 minutes today to discuss the same-sex marriage bill and emerged to say at a Q and A that he expects the measure to pass beyond just 32 votes.
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Towleroad News #gay, City Room, AMERICAblog Gay and Gothamist
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Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Our Lefty Military — As we search for paths out of America's economic crisis, many suggest business as a paradigm for cutting costs. According to my back-of-the-envelope math, top C.E.O.'s earn as much as $1 a second around the clock, partly by cutting medical benefits for employees.
Fareed Zakaria / Time:
How Today's Conservatism Lost Touch with Reality — “Conservatism is true.” That's what George Will told me when I interviewed him as an eager student many years ago. His formulation might have been a touch arrogant, but Will's basic point was intelligent. Conservatism, he explained, was rooted in reality.
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John / Power Line:
Michele Bachmann and the Empathy Card — I am a long-time friend and admirer of Michele Bachmann, but nevertheless was disappointed when it became clear that she was going to run for president. I did not think she would be a serious candidate—sorry, Michele!—and believed she would distract needlessly …