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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog Gay:
Senior White House aide: 1996 Obama gay marriage questionnaire is a fake, even though Obama signed it — Those are some fighting words from the Obama administration, and they're almost certainly an outright lie. — White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told the Netroots Nation blog conference …
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Bachmann Accuses Obama of Secret Medicare Plan — NEW ORLEANS — Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, the latest candidate to join the Republican presidential campaign, suggested Friday that President Obama secretly wanted Medicare to go bankrupt so retirees would be forced to enroll in the new national health care law.
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The Reality-Based Community, The Impolitic and The New Republic
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
DeMint creates litmus test for 2012 field — Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) threatened to withhold his support for Republican presidential candidates unless they sign a pledge requiring fiscal reforms in exchange for raising the debt limit. — The conservative senator announced his support of the …
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
NETROOTS: Pfeiffer suggests 1996 Obama statement supporting marriage equality a fake
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AMERICAblog Gay and Ben Smith's Blog
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
White House tells frustrated liberals at ‘Netroots Nation’ it needs their help
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Matt Bai / The Caucus:
Why Huntsman Should Be Taken Seriously — As you've probably heard, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the former Utah governor and the Obama administration's ambassador to China for the last two years, is set to enter the Republican presidential field on Tuesday. You'll be able to read more about Mr. Huntsman …
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Chuck Lindell / Austin American-Statesman:
Poll: Most Texans approve of Perry, but few support presidential bid — yet
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Hot Air, The New Republic, The Politico, Pajamas Media and Firedoglake
Jeff Winkler / The Daily Caller:
Huntsman team releases another vague video
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New York Magazine, The Page, Hot Air and Verum Serum
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate — WASHINGTON — President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at the Pentagon and the Justice Department when he decided that he had the legal authority to continue American military participation in the air war …
Robert Stacy McCain / AmSpecBlog:
Palin Decision Expected Next Week — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected within a week to make a decision on whether to enter the 2012 presidential campaign, according to one Republican source. — Vendors of campaign services who hope to work for Team Palin have been told that Palin …
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
‘Was That a Denial, Governor?’ — “We are not having this phone conversation.”
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The Hill, National Review, Top of the Ticket and The Lonely Conservative
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Refuses To Sign Pro-Life Pledge … WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has refused to sign a pledge being circulated by a pro-life group, citing concerns with the language used in the pact. — Romney, a spokeswoman said, is concerned that the pact …
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Kendra Marr / The Politico:
Romney won't sign abortion pledge — Five Republican presidential candidates have signed a pledge to advance the anti-abortion movement if elected to the White House, but the current front runner for the 2012 GOP nomination — Mitt Romney — isn't one of them.
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SBA-List, CNN and Weasel Zippers
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
AARP Is Open to Cuts for Social Security Benefits — WASHINGTON — AARP, the powerful lobby for older Americans that has been seen as one of the leading opponents of Social Security benefit cuts, said on Friday that it was open to modest reductions in benefits for future recipients.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Social Security Benefit Cuts “Off the Table”
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Mother Jones, National Review, TPMDC and Hullabaloo
Fox News:
Suspect in Custody for ‘Suspicious’ Backpack Is Marine Corps Reservist — DEVELOPING: The man in custody for carrying a backpack with “suspicious items and products” inside Arlington National Cemetery overnight is a U.S. Marine Corps reservist, military and law enforcement sources tell Fox News.
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Bryan Preston / Pajamas Media:
Hey Reuters, Anthony Weiner is a Democrat — Try again. Biased idiots. — The word “Republican” is even in the article's URL. I repeat: Idiots. — Update: Once may be a mistake. But twice? — (h/t Jonah Goldberg)
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MIke Lillis / The Hill:
Weiner eligible for sizable pension
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Taylor Marsh, Michelle Malkin, Scared Monkeys, JammieWearingFool and Weasel Zippers
Merle Ginsberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Anthony Weiner Approached for Cameo on ‘Entourage’
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The Huffington Post, Gawker, Gothamist, CBS New York and ThinkProgress
Liz Goodwin / Yahoo! News:
Woman says she's too ‘educated’ to be kicked off New York train — Loud cell-phone talkers strike again! — A woman traveling on New York's Metro North train line was recorded by a fellow passenger telling train employees that she is too “well-educated” to be told to quiet down and not use profanity in her cell-phone conversation.
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Pajamas Media and Dean's World
Jason Hancock / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Nixon vetoes Missouri photo ID legislation — JEFFERSON CITY • Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill Friday that could have eventually required voters to provide a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot. — In the closing days of the legislative session, lawmakers passed an amendment …
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The Gateway Pundit
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Obama admin to end health care waivers — WASHINGTON — Removing a potential political distraction ahead of next year's elections, the Obama administration Friday announced an early end to a health care waiver program that has come under fire from congressional Republicans.
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Michelle Malkin, Healthwatch, Hot Air, The Lonely Conservative and Pajamas Media
Deborah Sontag / New York Times:
A Schizophrenic, a Slain Worker, Troubling Questions — BOSTON — Last November, Yvette Chappell found herself increasingly anxious that her 27-year-old son, Deshawn James Chappell, was spiraling downward into deep psychosis. He was exhibiting intense paranoia and calling late at night to complain about deafening voices in his head.
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The Huffington Post and Blue Mass Group
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
How Miserable? Index Says the Worst in 28 Years — When it comes to measuring the combination of unemployment and inflation, it doesn't get much more miserable than this. — In fact, misery, as measured in the unofficial Misery Index that simply totals the unemployment and inflation rates …
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Weasel Zippers
Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Bristol Palin calls her ex ‘the gnat’ in new book — NEW YORK - Bristol Palin writes in her new book of losing her virginity to boyfriend Levi Johnston on a camping trip after getting drunk for the first time on too many wine coolers. — She awoke in her tent, alone …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Andrew Breitbart (Briefly) Crashes Netroots Nation, Commotion Ensues — MINNEAPOLIS — There will be no Weiner-style gatecrashing from Andrew Breitbart at the Netroots Nation conference here. — That is, unless Breitbart wants to pony up $355 for a ticket.
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The Huffington Post, The Other McCain, American Spectator, The Gateway Pundit and Joe. My. God.
Associated Press:
‘Saudi women, start your engines:’ Campaign against driving ban hits the road — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Several Saudi women boldly got behind the wheel Friday, including one who managed a 45-minute trip through the nation's capital, seeking to ignite a road rebellion against the male …
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