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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:
Defiant Anthony Weiner resigns from Congress — NEW YORK — In the same room where he launched his first campaign for City Council two decades ago, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) announced his resignation from Congress on Thursday. — “Today I'm announcing my resignation from Congress …
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 …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Weiner's exit — Anthony Weiner's pained resignation, staged at 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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Runnin' Scared and Capital Tonight
Publius / Big Government:
Rep. Weiner to Resign
Rep. Weiner to Resign
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The Atlantic Online:
Anthony Weiner Resigns: ‘Distraction’ Makes It Impossible to Stay
Anthony Weiner Resigns: ‘Distraction’ Makes It Impossible to Stay
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Crooks and Liars
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
ALL Major Cable Nets Cut Away When Pelosi Talks Jobs Over Weiner (VIDEO)
ALL Major Cable Nets Cut Away When Pelosi Talks Jobs Over Weiner (VIDEO)
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Washington Monthly
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Anthony Weiner, Tainting Our Political Class
Anthony Weiner, Tainting Our Political Class
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Wolf Blitzer / The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer:
BLITZER'S BLOG: I wouldn't rule out second chance for Weiner
Rachel Rose Hartman / Yahoo! News:
Rep. Anthony Weiner stepping down
Rep. Anthony Weiner stepping down
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Weiner resigns from Congress, apologizes for ‘the distraction I have created’
Weiner resigns from Congress, apologizes for ‘the distraction I have created’
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Rep. Weiner's resignation to trigger second N.Y. special House election of '11
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Rep. Anthony Weiner to Resign From Congress
Rep. Anthony Weiner to Resign From Congress
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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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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Romney jokes about being ‘unemployed’
Romney jokes about being ‘unemployed’
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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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Juan / Informed Comment:
Ret'd. CIA Official Alleges Bush White House Used Agency to “Get” Cole — Eminent National Security correspondent at the New York Times James Risen has been told by a retired former official of the Central Intelligence Agency that the Bush White House repeatedly asked the CIA to spy …
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Mercury Rising, ThinkProgress and The Daily Dish
Rasmussen Reports:
Romney, Bachmann, Cain Lead The Pack Among GOP Primary Voters — Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney continues to lead the race for the Republican nomination, but Michele Bachmann has surged into second place following her Monday night entry into the campaign.
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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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The Politico, The Page and GOP 12
Rasmussen Reports:
45% of GOP Primary Voters Say It's Bad for Party If Palin Enters Presidential Race
45% of GOP Primary Voters Say It's Bad for Party If Palin Enters Presidential Race
Molly Ball / The Politico:
The GOP's unfavorite son primary
The GOP's unfavorite son primary
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The Note:
Glitter Bandit Strikes Again - Tim Pawlenty Latest GOP Candidate to Get “Glittered” — 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.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Dems hit Pawlenty for paid speech on healthcare
Dems hit Pawlenty for paid speech on healthcare
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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.
NBC New York:
Possible Al-Qaida Hit List Targets Specific Americans — An al-Qaida-linked website has posted a potential hit-list of sorts. It has the names and photos of several U.S. officials and business leaders. The site prompted the FBI to send out a new terror bulletin.
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Jgalloway / Political Insider:
Your morning jolt: Atlanta office left $13,000 in drawer, says Newt Gingrich — GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich this morning pushed back against his former staff, accusing his Atlanta office of neglecting $13,000 in checks to his campaign. — Gingrich may want to be careful.
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Feifei Sun / The Page:
The Big Questions: Why Bachmann? — Mark Halperin's Big Questions in the new issue of TIME on the rise of the Gentlelady from Minnesota. — Why has Michele Bachmann suddenly become the It candidate? — With her impressive New Hampshire debate performance, Bachmann has gone …
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Julie Bosman / Media Decoder:
Bachmann Said To Have Deal For Memoir — Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota has made a deal to publish her memoir, selling a book to Sentinel, a conservative imprint at Penguin Group USA, two people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday.
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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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Sajid Farooq / NBC Bay Area:
San Francisco Mulls Goldfish Ban — First kittens, then puppies and hamsters and now goldfish? — San Francisco's Animal Control and Welfare Commission is recommending that the City ban the sale of goldfish, tropical fish and guppies in its borders, according to Matier and Ross.
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JONATHAN TURLEY and Don Surber
Investor's Business Daily:
Return Of The Dreaded Misery Index — Economy: As if the picture weren't bleak enough, here's one more data point to worry about — the Misery Index is on the rise. — Conceived by economist Arthur Okun in the early 1970s, the Misery Index simply adds together the inflation and unemployment rates …
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