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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich had second line of credit at Tiffany and Co.  —  Former House speaker Newt Gingrich had a second line of credit at the high-end jewelry store Tiffany and Co. for as much as $1 million dollars, his presidential campaign acknowledged Tuesday.  —  Joe DeSantis, a spokesman for Gingrich …
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The Note:
Newt Gingrich Had Second Line of Credit at Tiffany's  —  ABC News' Arlette Saenz (@arlette saenz) reports:  —  Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign acknowledged today that Gingrich had a second line of credit at high-end jewelry store Tiffany's for as much as $1 million.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Gingrich campaign hit by more departures
Guardian:
Barack Obama and Pentagon split on Afghanistan pullout  —  US president set to reject military advice by withdrawing more troops from Afghanistan  —  Barack Obama is set to reject the advice of the Pentagon by announcing on Wednesday night the withdrawal of up to 30,000 troops from Afghanistan …
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty warns GOP on perils of isolationism  —  On the eve of President Barack Obama's speech announcing a troop drawdown, Tim Pawlenty cautioned the GOP Tuesday against going wobbly on Afghanistan.  —  “I don't like the drift of the Republican Party toward what appears to be a retreat …
John T. Bennett / The Hill:
Afghan war is first task for Panetta
Julie Mason / The Politico:
W.H. flags Drudge-mocked transcript  —  When laughter turns to applause: Welcome to the White House  —  The Drudge Report Tuesday morning cheekily linked to an official White House transcript of President Obama's remarks from a fundraiser the night before, which noted the audience laughing at his jobs claims.
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Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Huntsman Announces Run for President  —  JERSEY CITY - Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the former governor of Utah, officially announced he was running for president on Tuesday, telling an audience of supporters and reporters gathered at a park facing the Statue of Liberty that he would be a better leader …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Reid: Huntsman over Romney in GOP field
Wall Street Journal:
Florida Lawmaker Faces Ethics Review  —  WASHINGTON—A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  The investigation of Mr. Hastings is being conducted …
Allan / Angry Black Lady Chronicles:
Keeping It Classy at the NRSC … Fox News F**kery, I Heart Ye, Kick Ass, Politics and Culture
Discussion: The Impolitic
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House to vote on authorizing or ending Libya mission  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) plans to introduce two Libya measures that present House lawmakers with a stark choice: Vote to authorize the U.S. combat mission or vote to end it.  —  House Republicans will discuss the proposals …
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:   Libya and America's commitment problem
Verne G. Kopytoff / New York Times:
F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocking Sites Offline  —  Updated Adding that the F.B.I. did not comment.  —  Updated Adding comments from Curbed Network and Instapaper.  —  The F.B.I. seized Web servers in a raid on a data center early Tuesday, causing several Web sites …
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: A twist in Obama's health care law  —  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed.
David Lev / Arutz Sheva:
Min. Edelstein Asks Apple to Remove Anti-Israel App  —  Follow Israel news on and .  —  Israeli officials were up in arms Tuesday after Apple cleared for release into the iPhone App Store an application that encourages violent uprising against Israel, and advocates violence against …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Israel Matzav
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Jon Huntsman: I'd ‘Respect’ New York Law Allowing For Same-Sex Marriage … Gay Marriage , Gay Marriage New York , Huntsman Gay Marriage , New York Same Sex Marriage , Gop Gay Marriage , Huntsman , Huntsman Campaign , Huntsman Presidential Campaign , Huntsman Republican Presidential Field …
Wall Street Journal:
Website Hulu Considers Sale  —  Web-video site Hulu LLC is weighing whether to sell itself, according to people familiar with the matter, its latest strategic crossroads as the fight over distributing TV content online intensifies.  —  Hulu's board is considering the move after a potential buyer …
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Don't Look To The Courts As An Engine Of Social Change  —  Something that I think most people don't realize is that for the vast majority of American history, the judicial branch has been a very conservative elite-dominated institution.  Most people's view of the matter is distorted …
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Senate budget chairman says $2 trillion not enough  —  The debt-reduction package emerging in talks between the White House and congressional leaders would not “fundamentally change” the alarming rate of growth in the national debt, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said Tuesday.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
PIMCO Founder To Deficit-Obsessed Congress: Get Back To Reality  —  One of the most influential investors in the world of finance has a message for lawmakers — particularly conservative lawmakers — on Capitol Hill: rejoin the real world.  —  In a prospectus for clients, Bill Gross …
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Iraq violence intensifies as talks continue on U.S. troop presence  —  BAGHDAD — Terrorist attacks, including a bombing Tuesday that killed two dozen people, are intensifying across Iraq as the country's political blocs step up discussions about whether the coalition government will ask …
Discussion: Attackerman
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Fed's 3-Year Rescue Plan Falling Short of Promise  —  WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve hoped that its three-year-old economic rescue campaign would reach a climax at the end of June.  It hoped that consumers and businesses by now would be spending more and more, and the central bank could start doing less and less.
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
The Atlantic Online:
Libertarians Aren't All Selfish Jerks  —  They're said to only care about themselves.  So why do they toil for other people's freedom?  —  With the U.S. waging multiple wars, the federal government bigger in size and scope than ever before, and civil liberties under unprecedented attack …
The Atlantic Online:
Huntsman's Paltry Crowds  —  A few weeks ago, I was up in New Hampshire for Jon Huntsman's maiden swing through the state as a possible — it's now official — presidential candidate.  The rest of the national press corps seemed to be there, too.  At many of the events, we reporters outnumbered actual voters, sometimes vastly.
Helen Anders / Austin American-Statesman:
Where have all the snow globes gone?  To the state surplus store  —  A beaming girl's picture is encased in the snow globe, which is about the size of a grapefruit and rests atop an expensive-looking wooden base proclaiming, “Congratulations, graduate!”  —  Alas, the graduate never received this gift.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Poll: Bachmann surges to primary lead  —  Fresh off her well-received performance in last week's GOP presidential debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann now tops the field of candidates in a new Zogby poll of Republican primary voters.  —  The poll found Mrs. Bachmann garnering 24 percent of the vote …
Streetfilms:
My NYC Biking Story: Howard Wolfson  —  If you follow the Twitter hashtag #bikenyc, you've probably noticed more than a few tweets from New York City Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson, a.k.a. @howiewolf.  In this episode of My NYC Biking Story, we'd like to introduce you to the man who's been tweeting …
Discussion: PolitickerNY
Mike Brownfield / The Heritage Foundation:
Morning Bell: Pictures of America's Fiscal Nightmare  —  There's urgency in Washington to fix a problem that's been a long time coming: America's fast track to fiscal implosion.  In The Heritage Foundation's just-released, expanded 2011 Budget Chart Book, you can see just how bad …
Discussion: Doug Ross
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
Blue State Schools: The Shame of a Nation  —  When it come to excellence in education, red states rule — at least according to a panel of experts assembled by Tina Brown's Newsweek.  Using a set of indicators ranging from graduation rate to college admissions and SAT scores …
Discussion: alicublog, Instapundit and RedState
 
 
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Mortimer B. Zuckerman / US News:
Why the Jobs Situation Is Worse Than It Looks
Discussion: John Lott's Website and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Greek Parliament Passes Critical Confidence Vote
Stan Collender / Capital Gains and Games blogs:
Don't Believe What You're Hearing About Budget Talks
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Analysis: Economy, independents key to Obama v. Romney race
Douglas Elmendorf / Director's Blog:
Federal Budget Math: We Can't Repeat the Past
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Thune still not running for president
Discussion: HotAirPundit
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Olbermann beats CNN in the demo
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty to bring back ‘Obamneycare’
JSOnline:
Assembly passes concealed carry bill, sends to Walker
Discussion: Althouse
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Five Points in Perry's Favor
Sumathi Reddy / Metropolis:
Upper West Side Bagel Legend to Close
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Associated Press:
McCain scoffs at idea of a second presidential run
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