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12:05 PM ET, June 22, 2011

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Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin Bus Tour Takes Extended Pit Stop  —  Less than a month after she appeared poised to shake up the Republican presidential campaign, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has once again receded from the 2012 limelight.  —  When Palin launched her “One Nation” bus tour on Memorial Day amid …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
No Joke: Sarah Palin Reportedly Quits One Nation Bus Tour Halfway Through  —  Real Clear Politics is reporting that Sarah Palin has taken an “extended hiatus” from her much ballyhooed One Nation Bus Tour.  While the tour was never clearly defined with specific stops (especially to the media) …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Sarah Palin Reportedly Quits Bus Tour Halfway Through
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Huntsman Finishes Opening Day with Big Money Haul  —  Jon M. Huntsman Jr. opened his day on Tuesday by formally declaring his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.  He closed it by accomplishing an equally important task: collecting $1.2 million for his campaign.
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The Politico:
Pawlenty goes up on Iowa TV - His message: ‘If I can do it in Minnesota ...’ - Club for Growth warns …
Discussion: msnbc.com, Big Government and GOP 12
Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty says he won't let up on ‘Robamacare’
Discussion: The Note and ThinkProgress
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Huntsman calls for substantial Afghan troop reduction
Discussion: USA Today and Daily Kos
Jim Davenport / Associated Press:
No money in SC budget to fund 2012 GOP primary
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Rolling Stone:
Climate of Denial  —  Can science and the truth withstand the merchants of poison?  —  AL GORE  —  The first time I remember hearing the question “is it real?” was when I went as a young boy to see a traveling show put on by “professional wrestlers” one summer evening in the gym …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gore: Obama has ‘failed’
Dina Cappiello / Associated Press:
Gore: Obama Lacks ‘Bold Action’ on Global Warming
Discussion: The Politico and Hotline On Call
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 …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Rep. Hastings faces ethics office probe
Discussion: Right Wing News
Jose Antonio Vargas / New York Times:
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant  —  One August morning nearly two decades ago, my mother woke me and put me in a cab.  She handed me a jacket.  “Baka malamig doon” were among the few words she said.  ("It might be cold there.")  When I arrived at the Philippines' Ninoy Aquino International Airport …
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Michele Bachmann's Holy War  —  The Tea Party contender may seem like a goofball, but be warned: Her presidential campaign is no laughing matter  —  Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and, as you consider the career and future presidential prospects of an incredible American phenomenon named Michele Bachmann, do one more thing.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Poll: Bachmann surges to primary lead
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Americans Worse Now Than When Obama Inaugurated by 44%-34% Margin in Poll  —  Two years after the official start of the recovery, the American people remain pessimistic about their current economic circumstances and longer-term prospects.  —  Fewer than a quarter of people see signs …
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Julianna Goldman / Bloomberg:
Obama Gets 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Jennifer Martinez / The Politico:
Six GLAAD board members resign amid AT&T flap  —  Six board members of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have resigned amid the fallout over the organization's letter in support of AT&T's proposed bid for wireless rival T-Mobile, a person familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
The Atlantic Online:
Congress Divides on Libya, Moves Toward Key Votes  —  The Senate may authorize the war, even as the House turns against it  —  Senators John McCain and John Kerry are from different political parties, but the former presidential candidates have a lot in common: both men fought in Vietnam …
Discussion: The Agonist and Boston Globe
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House to vote on authorizing or ending Libya mission
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 …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Jon Huntsman: ‘Redefining Marriage Is Something That Would Be Impossible’  —  One day after saying he would respect New York's decision to pass a law legalizing same-sex marriage, former Utah Gov. and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman told MSNBC's Morning Joe that “redefining marriage” is …
Discussion: Good As You
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Critic of ATF gun-trafficking program raised no objection when briefed last year  —  A chief Republican critic of a controversial U.S. gun-trafficking operation was briefed on the ATF's “Fast and Furious” program last year and did not express any opposition, sources familiar with the classified briefing said Tuesday.
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New York Post:   The gang that couldn't sting straight
New York Post:
NBC gives Donald a Trump-sized raise to $160M  —  Playing the presidential card has paid off for Donald Trump.  —  The real-estate mogul and reality-TV host — who kept viewers and the NBC network guessing until the last minute whether he would make a serious run at the Oval Office …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: What the Fed got wrong  —  The U.S. Federal Reserve building stands in Washington March 31.  (Joshua Roberts - BLOOMBERG) You could take Jon Hilsenrath's article on the GOP's mounting opposition to the Federal Reserve as a lesson in the downside of extraordinary measures …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Gingrich steps on Ron Paul's turf with push for Federal Reserve audit
Marta H. Mossburg / Baltimore Sun:
Reverend Wright brings his anti-American crusade to Baltimore  —  Marta Mossburg writes that Obama's former pastor urges blacks to disavow their country  —  Forget hope and change; victimization is in.  Dropped by the president and dismissed as a racist by many Americans …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How did Obamacare get so screwed up?  —  The Democrats' “historic achievement,” shocking as it seems, turns out to be an expensive, jobs-crippling monstrosity that is filled with unintended consequences.  Employers are likely to dump employees into highly subsidized exchanges.
 
 
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Guardian:
Papandreou survives confidence vote
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Wall Street Journal:
Venezuelans Puzzle Over Their Leader's Health
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
For New Life, Blacks in City Head to South
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
New Report : How Private Prisons “Game the System”
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Jim Crow’ Lie
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Scott / Power Line:
God and damage control at Yale
Discussion: NY Post and JTA
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Feds crack down on campus flirting and sex jokes
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Russell Roberts / Wall Street Journal:
Obama vs. ATMs: Why Technology Doesn't Destroy Jobs
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Senate budget chairman says $2 trillion not enough
Streetfilms:
My NYC Biking Story: Howard Wolfson
Discussion: PolitickerNY
Helen Anders / Austin American-Statesman:
Where have all the snow globes gone? To the state surplus store
David Lev / Arutz Sheva:
Min. Edelstein Asks Apple to Remove Anti-Israel App
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Israel Matzav
Verne G. Kopytoff / New York Times:
F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocking Sites Offline
Allan / Angry Black Lady Chronicles:
Keeping It Classy at the NRSC
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Impolitic
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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