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7:20 PM ET, June 26, 2011

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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Bachmann Supports New York's Right To Enact Marriage Equality Law  —  Late Friday, the New York legislature passed and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the state's same-sex marriage bill into law, marking a major victory for equal rights.  Today, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked notorious …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Chris Wallace Asks Michele Bachmann: ‘Are You A Flake?’ … Michele Bachmann , Bachmann Gangster Government , Fox News Sunday , Bachmann Crazy Statements , Bachmann Flake , Bachmann Libya , Bachmann Quotes , Bachmann Statements , Bachmann Wallace , Chris Wallace Flake , Chris Wallace Fox News …
Los Angeles Times:
Bachmann's had her share of government aid  —  The fiscal conservative from Minnesota and 2012 presidential contender has benefited personally from federal funds and federal farm subsidies.  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks at a conference in Minneapolis.
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Bachmann would back amendment to overturn NY marriage law  —  On Sunday, GOP presidential contender Rep. Michele Bachmann reiterated calls for a federal constitutional amendment which would overturn New York state's new law legalizing gay marriage and similar laws in other states.
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll results: A breakdown
Discussion: CNN
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Romney, Bachmann in lead; Cain third; others find little traction
Juana Summers / The Politico:
Des Moines Register poll shows Romney, Bachmann in the lead
Discussion: The Note, ABCNEWS and CNN
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney lead in first Iowa GOP poll
Lauren Sage Reinlie / Northwest Florida Daily News:
Elderly woman asked to remove adult diaper during TSA search  —  A woman has filed a complaint with federal authorities over how her elderly mother was treated at Northwest Florida Regional Airport last weekend.  —  Jean Weber of Destin filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security …
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JSOnline:
Justices' feud gets physical
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Wisconsin Judge Said to Have Attacked Colleague
Discussion: Prairie Weather
NPR:
Among The Costs Of War: $20B In Air Conditioning … The amount the U.S. military spends annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan: $20.2 billion.  —  That's more than NASA's budget.  It's more than BP has paid so far for damage during the Gulf oil spill.
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain That Runs Nonstop  —  Those little boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single largest electricity drain in many American homes, with some typical home entertainment configurations eating more power …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Why Is He Bi?  (Sigh)  —  HE was born this way.  —  Bi.  —  Not bisexual.  Not even bipartisan.  Just binary.  —  Our president likes to be on both sides at once.  —  In Afghanistan, he wants to go but he wants to stay.  He's surging and withdrawing simultaneously.
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Like Chauncey Gardiner, Obama is profoundly aloof  —  Which past leader does Barack Obama most closely resemble?  His admirers, not all of them liberals, used to compare him with Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt.  —  Well, Obama announced his candidacy in Lincoln's hometown two days …
Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Justin Bieber answers O plea meet 9/11 teens  —  Bam delivered the Biebs.  —  Payton Wall's world was torn apart when her dad died on 9/11 — but President Obama brightened the New Jersey teen's life by making good on his promise to set up a meeting with his “buddy” Justin Bieber.
The Politico:
Buzzkill: The problem with Jon Huntsman Hype  —  From afar, it's easy to get swept up by the hype: Jon Huntsman is accomplished, handsome, smart, and his civility message has appeal beyond the meat-eaters who dominate this early phase of the Republican presidential campaign.
 
 
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David Barboza / New York Times:
Bridge Comes to San Francisco With a Made-in-China Label
Discussion: CARPE DIEM and Balloon Juice
JSOnline:
Can ‘fake’ Democrats really pull an upset?
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo seen as getting political boost from gay marriage bill
Michael Hudson / Truman Factor:
Whither Greece  —  Without a national referendum Iceland-style …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Jessica Bruder / New York Times:
Why Nerds Succeed  —  For the modern adult, nothing signifies …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Obama's focus on visiting clean-tech companies raises questions
Arthur S. Brisbane / New York Times:
On NYTimes.com, Now You See It, Now You Don't
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Aljazeera:
China frees dissident Hu Jia
Discussion: Sky Dancing
Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
Bummer of a Recovery  —  On economic growth, real GDP has risen .8% …
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Washington Times:
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