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NY Daily News:
Senate Republicans moving closer to saying ‘I do’ to gay marriage in New York State — ALBANY - Senate Republicans on Wednesday were close to signing off on a religious protection provision that could boost the chances that gay marriage will pass in New York.
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Associated Press, Prop 8 Trial Tracker, Capitol Confidential and AMERICAblog Gay
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
New York Senators Say Same-Sex Marriage Bill Will Likely See Vote Today
New York Senators Say Same-Sex Marriage Bill Will Likely See Vote Today
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Associated Press, Reuters and Feministing
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Obama heads to NY under pressure on gay marriage
Obama heads to NY under pressure on gay marriage
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AMERICAblog Gay, msnbc.com, Towleroad News #gay, Associated Press and The Gist
Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
Legislators in Late Scramble
Legislators in Late Scramble
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PolitickerNY, The New Civil Rights Movement and Towleroad News #gay
Paul Schindler / gaycitynews.com:
Anxiety, Great Expectations & Weariness, Too
Anxiety, Great Expectations & Weariness, Too
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AMERICAblog Gay
Robert Lopez / L.A. NOW:
Famed crime boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger arrested in Santa Monica — Legendary Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who has been on the run for more than a decade, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, multiple law enforcement sources told The Times. — Bulger, 81, has been the subject …
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New York Times:
Whitey Bulger Is Arrested in California — LOS ANGELES — James (Whitey) Bulger, a legendary Boston crime boss indicted in 19 murders and who is on the F.B.I.'s 10 Most Wanted list, was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday night in Santa Monica, ending an international manhunt that had gone …
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L.A. NOW, newsfeed.time.com, New York Magazine and Balloon Juice
Shelley Murphy / Boston Globe:
Whitey Bulger arrested
Whitey Bulger arrested
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ThinkProgress, AmSpecBlog and Taegan Goddard's …
New York Times:
Obama Opts for Faster Afghan Pullout — WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to announce Wednesday evening that he will order the withdrawal of 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year, and another 20,000 troops, the remainder of the 2009 “surge,” by the end of next summer …
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The White House:
Remarks by the President on the Way Forward in Afghanistan East Room — THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network in Afghanistan …
Reuters:
Dutch populist Geert Wilders acquitted of hate speech — (Reuters) - Dutch populist politician Geert Wilders was acquitted of inciting hatred of Muslims in a court ruling on Thursday that may strengthen his political influence and exacerbate tensions over immigration policy.
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National Review and americanthinker.com
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Geert Wilders Verdict: Not Guilty All Counts! Eureka! “Today is a victory for freedom of speech”
Geert Wilders Verdict: Not Guilty All Counts! Eureka! “Today is a victory for freedom of speech”
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Jihad Watch
Jurjen van de Pol / Bloomberg:
Dutch Court Acquits Freedom Party Leader Geert Wilders of Defaming Muslims
Dutch Court Acquits Freedom Party Leader Geert Wilders of Defaming Muslims
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Weasel Zippers and Zilla of the Resistance
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Jobless claims rise more than expected — (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting little improvement in the labor market this month after employment stumbled in May.
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Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Just-A-Small-Town-Country-Boy, Sweetness & Light, Don Surber and The Right Scoop
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012 — Even a small drop in the share of black voters would wipe out his winning margin in North Carolina. — President Barack Obama is likely to be defeated in 2012. The reason is that he faces four serious threats. The economy is very weak and unlikely …
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GOP 12 and The New Republic
Paul Bentley / Daily Mail:
Has O.J. Simpson confessed murder to Oprah? Huge TV interview planned in which convict ‘will admit he killed Nicole in self-defence as she pulled a knife on him’ — O.J Simpson has confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he murdered his former wife, it has been reported.
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Palin cancels trip to Sudan — Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has canceled a trip next month to war-ravaged Sudan, one of the most unstable nations in the world and the focus of passionate advocacy within the U.S. evangelical community. — Palin scrapped her visit to the North African country …
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Katie Zezima / New York Times:
New Hampshire: Lawmakers Override Veto of Abortion Consent Bill — The State Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov. John Lynch's veto of a bill that requires abortion providers to notify parents of minors 48 hours before performing the procedure. The House overrode the veto by a 266-102 vote; the Senate vote was 17-7.
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Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Anonymous Army of ‘Hacktivist’ Attackers — HOOGEZAND-SAPPEMEER, Netherlands—In this sleepy Dutch town last December, police burst into the bedroom of 19-year-old Martijn Gonlag as he hurriedly pulled on jeans over his boxer shorts. He was hauled away on suspicion of taking part …
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New York Magazine and American Power
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Some of Tim Pawlenty's top aides working for little or no pay, source says — At least five top advisers to former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty have been working for little or no pay for several months, a campaign source said Wednesday. — The news establishes with more certainty …
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msnbc.com, The Hill, GOP 12 and Hotline On Call
Dan Berman / Reuters:
W.H. to release 30M barrels of oil — The Obama administration will release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to offset oil supply disruptions in the Middle East, the Energy Department announced Thursday morning. — Other International Energy Agency countries …
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Datechguy's Blog
Ta-Nehisi Coates / New York Times:
The Haunting of Rick Perry — Should Gov. Rick Perry of Texas enter the 2012 presidential race, he would enjoy a strange and remarkable escort — the irrepressible ghost of Cameron Todd Willingham. — Charged with the horrific crime of intentionally torching his home and leaving …
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The Atlantic Online and Balloon Juice
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Chris Christie — When I last spoke to Chris Christie in 2009 he was locked in a primary battle for the New Jersey governorship with an opponent who claimed he was insufficiently conservative. He was brimming then with ideas about cutting employee benefits …
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Ryan Medicare Plan Would Make Americans Worse by 57%-34%, Poll Shows — Representative Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman who has become a star in the Republican Party with his plan to overhaul Medicare, is emerging as a polarizing figure among Americans.
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Washington Post, Reuters and Taegan Goddard's …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
I Liked the ‘Chinese Professor’ Ad, But This Is Stupid and Offensive — Unlike many people, I admired the panache and artistry of the “Chinese Professor” ad used during last fall's campaign to warn about the self- destructive tendencies of America's borrow-and-spend era.
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Private emails detail Obama admin involvement in cutting non-union worker pensions post-GM bailout — New emails obtained by The Daily Caller contradict claims by the Obama administration that the Treasury Department would avoid “intervening in the day-to-day management” of General Motors post-auto bailout.
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Questions and Observations and Weasel Zippers
Telegraph:
Self publishing writer becomes million seller — An entrepreneur has turned the writing world upside down by becoming the first author to sell more than a million electronic books without a publishing deal. — In the last year John has had four of the top 10 books on Amazon/Kindle at the same time, including number one and two
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Questions and Observations, Guardian and Pajamas Media
ABCNEWS:
Economic Trouble Puzzles Fed Chief, Too — The economy's continuing struggles aren't just confounding ordinary Americans. They've also stumped the head of the Federal Reserve. — Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters Wednesday that the central bank had been caught off guard by recent signs of deterioration in the economy.
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Weasel Zippers, americanthinker.com, Truthdig and Fox Nation
New York Times:
Some Greeks Fear Government Is Selling Nation — ATHENS — They are the crown jewels of Greece's socialist state, and they are now likely to go to the highest bidder: the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki; prime Mediterranean real estate; the national lottery; Greek Telecom; the postal bank and the national railway system.
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Suburban Guerrilla
ThinkProgress:
Morning Briefing: June 23, 2011 — This morning, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called Obama's drawdown the “right decision for the interest of both countries” as the “preservation of this land is the job of Afghans.” However, local Afghan leaders expressed “fears of civil war” and …
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The Politico and Fox News
Miguel Helft / Bits:
Winklevosses Drop Facebook Fight, Keep Settlement — If there is ever a sequel to the hit movie “The Social Network,” it is not likely to be set in the stately chambers of the United States Supreme Court. — Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss and their partner Divya Narendra on Wednesday dropped …
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Reuters, TechCrunch and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Democrats Explicitly Call Out GOP For Sabotaging The Economic Recovery — They've made it explicit. Democrats are accusing Republicans of trying to sabotage the recovery — or at least stall it — by blocking all short-term measures to boost the economy, even ones they previously supported.
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Weasel Zippers, The BRAD BLOG, americanthinker.com, Daily Kos, The New Republic and Firedoglake