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6:50 AM ET, June 29, 2011

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Sarah Palin's Unlikely Supporter  —  ABC News' Sheila Marikar (@SheilaYM) reports from Pella, Iowa:  —  There's the stereotype of the Sarah Palin supporter, and then there's Sonnie Johnson.  —  The 30-year-old African-American mother and wife is featured in “The Undefeated” …
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Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin Vows “110 Percent” Commitment to Iowa — If She Runs  —  PELLA, Iowa — Though she indicated that she is still not close to announcing her decision on whether to run for president, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Tuesday said that she would fully commit to the traditional process leading …
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
As film debuts in Iowa, Sarah Palin gives no hint of presidential plans
Discussion: The Iowa Republican
Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
More Than A Movie Debut?  —  When Sarah Palin steps foot …
CNN:
Bombers attack luxury hotel in Kabul  —  Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — A group of people using bombs and small arms attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul Tuesday, and fighting was ongoing with Afghan security forces, Chief of Criminal Investigation Mohammed Zahir told CNN.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Kucinich has language problem in Syria  —  Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) gave a press conference in Syria this week and appeared to heap praise upon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is being widely criticized for the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in that country.
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Jeffrey Lord / AmSpecBlog:
Levin: Stephanopoulos Is Foolish in Lecturing Bachmann  —  Sigh.  —  You'd think liberals would learn.  —  Of course not.  —  George Stephanopoulos made the mistake of going after Michele Bachmann on history — and promptly proceeded to get his history foolishly wrong.  Said George:
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Ethics watchdog calls for FBI to investigate Rep. Richardson  —  Allegations of ethics violations within the office of Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) are worthy of a criminal investigation, a leading ethics watchdog group charged Tuesday.  —  Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics …
Discussion: FrumForum
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson could face jail time for ethics violations
Discussion: CREW and Washington Post
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Bachmann in Strong Position as She Enters 2012 Race  —  Bachmann's name recognition is 69%, with highest Positive Intensity Score  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who formally announced her presidential candidacy Monday in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa …
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Des Moines Register:
Bachmann is so not ready for presidency, but Pawlenty has the judgment and skills
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
N.Y. town clerk: I won't sign gay wedding license  —  New York's gay weddings victory lap has not extended to all parts of the Empire State, with a rural town clerk determined to not sign any same-sex marriage licenses.  —  Barbara MacEwen, the town clerk in upstate Volney who is responsible …
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BBC:
Christine Lagarde named IMF chief  —  Christine Lagarde will start her five-year term at the IMF on 5 July  —  France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, 55, has been named the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  —  Ms Lagarde fought off Mexico's Agustin Carstens for the job …
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Truthdig
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Howard Schneider / Washington Post:
Lagarde chosen to lead IMF
Discussion: New Atlanticist and FrumForum
The Economist online / Daily chart:
Two thousand years in one chart  —  An alternative timeline for the past two millennia  —  SOME people recite history from above, recording the grand deeds of great men.  Others tell history from below, arguing that one person's life is just as much a part of mankind's story as another's.
Dan Fitzpatrick / Wall Street Journal:
BofA Nears Huge Settlement  —  $8.5 Billion Payment to Investors in Mortgage Securities Would Be Biggest Yet  —  Bank of America Corp. is close to an agreement to pay $8.5 billion to settle claims by a group of high-profile investors who lost money on mortgage-backed securities purchased …
James Hohmann / The Politico:
Bachmann plays Petty tune again  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Maybe Tom Petty's cease-and-desist letter hasn't arrived yet.  —  The singer was reportedly nonplussed that Michele Bachmann played his “American Girl” classic when she officially kicked off her presidential campaign in Iowa Monday.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Raw Story and NPR
Christian Schneider / National Review:
More Details Emerge in Wisconsin's ‘Chokegate’  —  With the Wisconsin Supreme Court devolving into a storyline only Vince McMahon could love, rumors are still swirling about what actually happened when two justices engaged in a physical confrontation behind closed doors on June 13.
Jack Doyle / Daily Mail:
The joke of ‘secure Britain’: Vile banned militant extremist strolls through Heathrow immigration as 200 Somalian criminals are allowed to stay due to human rights  — European Court ruling stems from appeals by two asylum seekers convicted of offences including burglary, making threats to kill and drug dealing
Discussion: Harry's Place, Guardian and Jihad Watch
Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
White House dumps ‘secret shopper’ survey of doctors  —  The Obama administration will not move forward on a controversial proposal to have “secret shoppers” pose as patients to investigate how difficult it is for Americans to obtain primary care.  —  “On April 28th, the U.S. Department …
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL  —  Mainstream media covers up horrifying Obama mistake  —  No one in mainstream media seems inclined to mention Barack Obama's horrifying mistake last Thursday when, speaking at Fort Drum, he said that SFC Jared Monti was “the first person who I was able to award …
The Independent:
How the demise of a trusted adviser could bring down Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  —  Iran's President has survived mass uprisings, but a corruption row engulfing his inner circle may soon be his undoing.  Robert Fisk reports from Tehran  —  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's irascible …
Discussion: FrumForum
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Tea Party Finds Power Leads to Policy Splits  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Tea Party groups celebrated their victories here in November — they had helped take the governor's office and the legislature — it seemed that one of their priorities, school choice legislation, would have an easy time passing.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Justin Fishel / Fox News:
Obama Troop Cuts Went Beyond Largest Withdrawal Offered By Top General  —  Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen, nominated to replace Gen. David Petraeus as head of coalition forces in Afghanistan, acknowledged Tuesday that President Obama's decision to draw down 10,000 troops by the end of this year …
David Dayen / news.firedoglake.com:
More on the Medicare-for-Revenues Swap Floated in Debt Limit Deal  —  Last week I noted that Max Baucus gave away the endgame in the debt limit talks - aside from the $1.5 trillion or so in spending cuts already agreed to, further cuts to Medicare would have to be teamed with co-equal increases in revenue.
Mary Sparacello / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Kenner Councilman Joe Stagni apologizes for underwear picture, ‘inappropriate relation’  —  Kenner City Councilman Joe Stagni admitted today that he sent a picture of himself in his underwear to a city employee 18 months ago and that the image ended up on a city computer server.
Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
The New York Times' natural gas fiasco  —  Talk about hot air.  The Gray Lady blew a spectacular bit of smoke with a recent article that suggested shale natural gas production is a shaky investment at best and, at worst, a Ponzi scheme of sorts, destined to devastate those who buy the “lie” …
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Real Union Enemy Isn't Boeing, It's Competition: Ramesh Ponnuru  —  The liberal writer John B. Judis, who means to offer a compliment, says it “may be the most radical thing the Obama administration has done.”  He is referring to the National Labor Relations Board's complaint against Boeing Co. (BA)
 
 
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama's lunch stop includes ‘mountains’ of greasy food
The Politico:
Harry Reid, Dick Durbin split over key issues
Discussion: FrumForum
Catherine Candisky / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio House to vote today on fetal-heartbeat abortion bill
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
NYT reporter may have to testify
Discussion: Emptywheel
Bryan Fischer / afa.net:
Libs: not smart to remind us of homosexual pedophile John Wayne Gacy
The Hill:
Baucus announces grand bargain to clear three pending trade deals
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
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Obama Gun-Sting Breakthrough
Reuters:
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Bloomberg:
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