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10:50 AM ET, June 28, 2011

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Liz Halloran / NPR:
Michele Bachmann's Moment: Can She Sustain It?  —  Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, riding a wave of Tea Party excitement over her strong showing in a new Iowa caucus poll and a round of national media appearances, has conspicuously altered the early race for the GOP nomination.
Discussion: The Agonist and In the Arena
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Bachmann's unique understanding of history  —  As Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann takes on a higher profile role, I suppose it's only natural that the media would take a closer look at the frequency with which she says ridiculous things.  Take her appearance today on “Good Morning America,” for example.
Discussion: Mediaite
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
The wrong John Wayne  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann kicked off her presidential campaign on Monday in Waterloo, Iowa, and in one interview surrounding the official event she promised to mimic the spirit of Waterloo's own John Wayne.  —  The only problem, as one eagle-eyed reader notes …
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Bachmann: I'm scholarly  —  (CNN) - Newly declared Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann defended her past gaffes Tuesday by touting her background as an attorney and small business owner.  —  “People can make mistakes and I wish I could be perfect every time I say something …
Discussion: TPMDC and FrumForum
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Bachmann Flubs History Again, Insists John Quincy Adams Was A Founding Father  —  Straight out of the gate in the 2012 presidential race, self-described “scholarly” candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has tripped over basic facts.  Yesterday, she accidentally heralded a serial killer.
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and CNN
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
John Quincy Adams a Founding Father? Michele Bachmann Says Yes
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:   NBC Nightly News Reports Bachmann's John Wayne Gaffe, Ignores Obama's Fallen Soldier Error
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Democrats feel jilted by the president in budget, debt talks  —  House Democrats feel like jilted lovers.  —  They're looking down Pennsylvania Avenue for some sign of affection from President Obama in the White House.  But all they feel they're getting in return is the back of his hand.
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The Hill:
Bush rates are kept safe in debt-limit talks  —  The White House, seeking an agreement to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by Aug. 2, on Monday said it would not insist that any deal include an end to former President George W. Bush's controversial tax rates on the wealthy.
Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
Obama pushing behind scenes to win over big-dollar donors
Discussion: The Note and Fox Nation
Wall Street Journal:
Negotiators Wrangle on Taxes
Paul Kane and / Washington Post:
Obama enters debt talks
Discussion: The New Republic
New York Post:
Weiner horning in on successor race  —  His ego has no bounds.  —  In a dazzling display of arrogance, disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner is trying to insert himself back into politics — calling power brokers and would-be candidates for his old seat, hoping they'll let him play …
The Politico:
Michele Bachmann's thin legislative résumé  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann is surging in the GOP presidential polls and barnstorming Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, but as she sprints toward the front of the Republican pack, there's a major hole in her political résumé: legislation.
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Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Bachmann: Obama ‘is afraid of my candidacy’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Gina Sunseri / ABCNEWS:
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Appears, Stands Before Houston Crowd  —  This, most recent photo of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords since she was shot, was posted to her public Facebook page by her aides Sunday morning June 12, 2011.  The photo was taken May 17, 2011 at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital …
BBC:
Greece protest against austerity package turns violent  —  Thousands of protesters have gathered outside parliament in the capital where public transport has ground to a halt.  —  PM George Papandreou has said that only his 28bn-euro (£25bn) austerity plan would get Greece back on its feet.
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New York Times:
Two-Day Strike in Greece Ahead of Austerity Vote
Discussion: FrumForum
Helena Smith / Guardian:
Greece given hope as French banks agree debt rollover
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
President, GOP hopefuls descend on Iowa as pivotal straw poll draws near  —  With a key test of the GOP presidential field just over a month and a half away, candidates are descending on Iowa this week to sharpen their appeal to voters in the first caucus state.
Discussion: The Note and Don Surber
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Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
Romney says he can work with Democrats
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
The Politico:
Bachmann to launch with Iowa momentum …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Bristol Palin says her mom has decided whether to run for president  —  The daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) said Tuesday that her mother had made up her mind already about whether to run for president in 2012.  —  Bristol Palin, the eldest daughter of the 2008 Republican vice …
cbpp.org:
QUOTES:  —  Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change  —  “Our families are struggling to make ends meet and our communities are suffering from record levels of unemployment and increasing poverty.  It's time to get the country back on track and that means focusing on job creation and supporting our families.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Hill
MEMRI:
Pakistan, Afghan, Sudan Presidents Attend Tehran-Sponsored Counterterrorism Conference; U.N. Sec.-Gen. Praises Conference; Conference Defines U.S., Israel as Source of Global Terrorism  —  Introduction  —  On June 25-26, 2011, the Iranian regime hosted the first “World Without Terrorism Conference” in Tehran.
Andrew Ross Sorkin / DealBook:
On Obama, Wall St. Shows a Reluctance to Commit  —  President Obama's $35,800-a-plate fund-raising dinner was the talk of Wall Street last week.  —  Held at Daniel, the Michelin three-star restaurant of Daniel Boulud on the Upper East Side, the event was seen as a test of the president's popularity among …
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses and Vox Popoli
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Supreme Court strikes down ban on sale of violent video games to minors  —  The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a California law that banned the sale of violent video games to minors, ruling video games are protected under the First Amendment as free speech.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Convener in Chief  —  This is a column about management styles.  What sort of leader can get things done in an age of austerity?  —  Our first case study is what you might call the Straight Up the Middle Approach.  When Chris Christie ran for governor of New Jersey, he campaigned bluntly on the need to reduce the state's debt.
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
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cbpp.org:
Expiration of TANF Supplemental Grants a Further Sign of Weakening Federal Support for Welfare Reform
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Anti-Mormon bias persists, notably among Democrats
The Hill:
Lobbyists took $100K cut in pay to work for members of Congress
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The Hill:
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Two top Herman Cain staffers resign
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