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Bill Lueders / host.madison.com:
Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow justice by the neck — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her chambers last week, according to at least three knowledgeable sources.
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JSOnline, New York Times, Hullabaloo, The Policy Page, Outside the Beltway, Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars and The Raw Story
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Four Ways Justice David Prosser Can Be Removed From Office — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser — Earlier today, news broke that Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck during argument in her chambers last week.
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Althouse, The Nation and Gawker
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Report: Hugo Chávez in Critical Condition In Cuban Hospital — Hugo Chávez extended stay in a Cuban hospital is because he is in critical condition, according to a report in El Nuevo Herald. — The Venezuelan president, who was last seen in public June 9 and last heard from on June 12 …
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No Left Turns and FP Passport
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Behind N.Y. Gay Marriage, an Unlikely Mix of Forces — In the 35th-floor conference room of a Manhattan high-rise, two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's most trusted advisers held a secret meeting a few weeks ago with a group of super-rich Republican donors. — Over tuna and turkey sandwiches …
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Maggie Gallagher / National Review:
The GOP Will Pay a Grave Price
The GOP Will Pay a Grave Price
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The Moderate Voice, Back2Stonewall.com and Balloon Juice
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The arc of history bends towards justice in N.Y.
The arc of history bends towards justice in N.Y.
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Emptywheel, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Reaction, The Impolitic, American Power and The Moderate Voice
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Gay Marriage Voted In
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Gawker, Ben Smith's Blog, AmSpecBlog, Mediaite and Metropolis
Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
New York legalizes same-sex marriage in win for gay rights advocates
New York legalizes same-sex marriage in win for gay rights advocates
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NY Daily News, Taylor Marsh, AMERICAblog Gay and New York Times
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Pelosi demands a seat at the table in final talks on the debt-ceiling — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will demand a seat in the table for the final talks on the national debt limit, putting a strong liberal voice in the room. — Pelosi and House Democrats were left …
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The Moderate Voice, Weasel Zippers, Booman Tribune and Speaker
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Bill would freeze Obama administration's power to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is crafting a bill that would temporarily freeze the Obama administration's power to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.
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Weasel Zippers
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The Surprising Road To Equality — I grew up in the Village in New York, so to me LGBT equality has always been a given, including on the marriage issue as it arose in the 1990s. But if you asked me ten years ago, I would have been very surprised at the direction the road to equality has taken.
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How Did the Empire State Building ‘Go Rainbow’ So Quickly? — Less than an hour after the New York legislature passed a marriage equality bill 33 to 29 during a late session on Friday, Twitter started filling up with messages about how the Empire State Building had “gone rainbow.”
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The Moderate Voice, LGBT | POV, Towleroad News #gay and New York Magazine
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GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN TO ATTEND PREMIERE OF THE UNDEFEATED AT PELLA OPERA HOUSE IN PELLA, IOWA — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 25, 2011)- Victory Film Group VictoryFilmGroup.com and ARC Entertainment announced today that Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd will attend the premiere …
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Michelle Obama: “Fortunately, We Have Help From The Media” — In an interview with CNN, First Lady Michelle Obama thanks the media for their “support” and “kindness.” CNN reporter: “How's the family ready for this [the election]? It's going to be quite vicious, isn't it? How do you prepare for that?”
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NewsBusters.org blogs, Don Surber, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys, theblogprof and Pajamas Media
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Congress v. the President on war powers … Would this be an example of a President misleading the nation into an (illegal) war? Or did the goal of the war radically change oh-so-unexpectedly a mere few weeks after it began? Everyone can make up their own mind about which is more likely.
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New York Times, Weekly Standard and ThinkProgress
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The Facts About Fracking — The real risks of the shale gas revolution, and how to manage them. — The U.S. is in the midst of an energy revolution, and we don't mean solar panels or wind turbines. A new gusher of natural gas from shale has the potential to transform U.S. energy production …
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The Lonely Conservative and National Review