Top Items:
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.
Discussion:
NY Daily News, Guardian, Associated Press, Salon, CNN, Yahoo! News, FiveThirtyEight, Outside the Beltway, The Other McCain, The Caucus, Moe Lane, Gothamist, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daily Caller, msnbc.com, Hot Air, Michelle Malkin, Runnin' Scared, Indecision Forever, Shakesville, The Awl, Truthdig, News Desk, Wake up America, Hollywood Life, The Washington Independent, Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Post, Gawker, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Above the Law, Fausta's Blog, Fox Nation, Capital Tonight, The Maddow Blog, Ricochet Conversation Feed, iOwnTheWorld.com, Althouse, The Daily Dish, Don Surber, Capitol Confidential, FrumForum and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Big Government, The Moderate Voice, Prairie Weather, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, Politics, Riehl World View, americanthinker.com, Ben Smith's Blog, Taylor Marsh, JONATHAN TURLEY, Brilliant at Breakfast, RealClearPolitics Video Log, Washington Monthly, Scared Monkeys, his vorpal sword, NewsBusters.org blogs, Breitbart.tv, The Reaction, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Moonbattery
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 …
Discussion:
CNN, The Situation Room …, Runnin' Scared, Capital Tonight and Connecting.the.Dots
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.
Discussion:
Fox Nation, Weasel Zippers, The Note and Fox News
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Weiner Gives Up the Ghost — So, Anthony Weiner is set to resign from Congress. Since I said I hoped he wouldn't do so, I feel obliged to comment on his decision. — What stands out to me about all this aren't Weiner's juvenile and mortifying ‘offenses,’ but the bizarre and almost inexplicable …
Discussion:
TPMDC, Washington Post, Comments from Left Field, The Daily Dish and Feministing
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Anthony Weiner, Tainting Our Political Class
Anthony Weiner, Tainting Our Political Class
Discussion:
Pajamas Media and NewsBusters.org blogs
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.
Discussion:
The Atlantic Online, The Hill, Crooks and Liars, Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Swampland, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Politico, TPMDC, Balloon Juice, Washington Wire, Little Green Footballs, Jay Bookman, Salon, The Note, The Daily Pulp, Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine, Wonkette, ThinkProgress, msnbc.com, Daily Kos and Harry's Place
RELATED:
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Mitt Romney Is Not Unemployed
Mitt Romney Is Not Unemployed
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and Outside the Beltway
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 …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Page, The Politico and Taylor Marsh
RELATED:
Molly Ball / The Politico:
The GOP's unfavorite son primary
The GOP's unfavorite son primary
Discussion:
CNN, The Caucus, NewsBusters.org blogs, Betsy's Page, Democratic Strategist and The Maddow Blog
Feifei Sun / The Page:
The Big Questions: Bachmann's TIME
The Big Questions: Bachmann's TIME
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, Shakesville, Ben Smith's Blog and Weigel
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.
RELATED:
Andrew Stiles / National Review:
Senate Dumps Ethanol Subsidies
Senate Dumps Ethanol Subsidies
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and The New Republic
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 …
Discussion:
Hot Air, Don Surber, Political Punch, National Review and Wake up America
RELATED:
Datechguy / Datechguy's Blog:
What the talking heads don't tell you about the NBC/WSJ poll internals
What the talking heads don't tell you about the NBC/WSJ poll internals
Discussion:
Don Surber and msnbc.com
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Satisfaction Dips to 20% in June
U.S. Satisfaction Dips to 20% in June
Discussion:
Firedoglake, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, National Review, Mock, Paper, Scissors and MyDD
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
But Obama remains vulnerable on the economy, gas prices
But Obama remains vulnerable on the economy, gas prices
Discussion:
Ross Douthat, The New Republic, Ballot Box, Time, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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 …
Discussion:
National Review, RedState, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and Sister Toldjah
RELATED:
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]
Discussion:
Breitbart.tv and The Gateway Pundit
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?
Discussion:
Political Punch, The Politico, Washington Post and Outside the Beltway
RELATED:
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
Discussion:
The Note, Newshoggers.com, CNN, Weasel Zippers, The Hill and Taylor Marsh
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.
Discussion:
Informed Comment, Washington Monthly, Emptywheel, Danger Room, ThinkProgress, Truthdig, Mercury Rising, The Washington Note, Mondoweiss, Outside the Beltway, Taylor Marsh, The Raw Story, AMERICAblog News, Prairie Weather, Gawker, Oliver Willis, The Washington Independent, Lawfare, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Booman Tribune, Crooks and Liars, The Daily Dish, The Agonist, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Balloon Juice
The Note:
Glitter Bandits Strike Pawlenty — ABC News' Matt Jaffe (@jaffematt) and Arlette Saenz (@ArletteSaenz) report: — Another glittered bandit struck out at a GOP presidential candidate. — A few weeks ago it was Newt Gingrich who was doused in glitter by a liberal activist. On Thursday, it was Tim Pawlenty.
Discussion:
The Politico, The Hill, Minnesota Independent, Ben Smith's Blog and FrumForum
RELATED:
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
Discussion:
Washington Monthly
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Pawlenty Finally Throws the Punch — On Twitter
Pawlenty Finally Throws the Punch — On Twitter
Discussion:
The Caucus, Mashable! and The Blotter
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.
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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:
Discussion:
Towleroad News #gay
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
FrumForum
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.
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.
Discussion:
Towleroad News #gay, City Room, AMERICAblog Gay and Gothamist
RELATED:
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Norah O'Donnell moves to CBS — Norah O'Donnell, one of NBC's best-known Washington bureau reporters, is moving to CBS News to be chief White House correspondent, CBS announced. — It's a stunning shakeup for both the front row of the White House briefing room and for Washington's intensely competitive network news bureaus.
Discussion:
Mediaite and FishbowlDC, more at Mediagazer »
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.
Discussion:
The Big Picture and The Daily Dish