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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 …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Bachmann cites wrong John Wayne, praises notorious serial killer — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has a thing for John Wayne. In an interview yesterday with Newsmax, she said she wants to live in “John Wayne's America.” And in the Iowa town of Waterloo today, where she announced …
Carl Cameron / Fox News:
Bachmann Misspeaks While Noting Her Hawkeye Roots
Bachmann Misspeaks While Noting Her Hawkeye Roots
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CNN and Associated Press
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann picks wrong John Wayne
Michele Bachmann picks wrong John Wayne
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Fox Nation, Ben Smith's Blog and Daily Kos
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.
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The Politico and FrumForum
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Political Use of the White House ‘Just Got More Interesting’ — Was the below campaign video filmed in the White House? It certainly appears so, although it's hard to say with certainty. — We all remember President Bill Clinton using the Oval Office for fundraising events in 1996.
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RealClearPolitics Video Log, Hot Air and The Lonely Conservative
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
White House: ‘Significant’ deal on debt possible — WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a “significant” deal with Republicans on cutting government spending and raising the nation's debt limit is still possible, even as the administration hardened its stance on the need …
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The Hill, Cato @ Liberty, Gawker, Pajamas Media and National Review
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
McConnell: Tax hikes ‘politically impossible’
McConnell: Tax hikes ‘politically impossible’
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The New Republic and Washington Monthly
Chicago Tribune:
Blagojevich guilty on 17 counts — A federal jury today convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 17 of 20 counts, finding he brazenly abused the powers of his office in a series of attempted shakedowns captured on undercover government recordings. — Blagojevich showed no reaction as the jury announced their decisions.
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Jury Finds Blagojevich Guilty of Corruption
Jury Finds Blagojevich Guilty of Corruption
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Reuters, NewsBusters.org and Outside the Beltway
Chris Bury / ABCNEWS:
Blagojevich Jurors Reach Verdict, Reportedly Agree on 18 of 20 Counts
Blagojevich Jurors Reach Verdict, Reportedly Agree on 18 of 20 Counts
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Chicago Sun Times, msnbc.com, Mediaite, The Politico and FrumForum
JSOnline:
Two probes opened into Bradley claim — By Patrick Marley, Jason Stein and Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - Two agencies are investigating a claim by Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley that Justice David Prosser put her in a chokehold earlier this month.
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Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Texas votes to defund Planned Parenthood — The Texas Legislature approved a bill Monday that would both compel the state to push the Obama administration to convert Texas's Medicaid program into a block grant and defund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
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Sky Dancing, Weasel Zippers, NationalJournal.com, ThinkProgress, FrumForum and Balloon Juice
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Robert T. Garrett / Trail Blazers Blog:
Health care bill limiting abortions, creating interstate compact passes House
Health care bill limiting abortions, creating interstate compact passes House
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The Huffington Post, Associated Press, Pajamas Media, Firedoglake, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and Shakesville
The Hill:
What's needed: A $4 trillion gimmick-free deficit deal in two parts — The Congressional Budget Office's latest report on this nation's long-term budget outlook tells an all too familiar and all too grim story.If we continue down our current path, debt will eclipse the size of the entire economy …
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National Review and FrumForum
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
Hatch showdown? Tea party activists knock on GOP's door, literally
Hatch showdown? Tea party activists knock on GOP's door, literally
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US News, Instapundit and The Impolitic
Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Can The Tea Party Survive A Debt Ceiling Deal?
Can The Tea Party Survive A Debt Ceiling Deal?
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RealClearPolitics Video Log, AmSpecBlog, Weigel and Hot Air
David Frum / CNN:
I was wrong about same-sex marriage — Editor's note: David Frum writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002, he is the author of six books, including “Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again,” and is the editor of FrumForum.
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.
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Booman Tribune
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court strikes Arizona's ‘matching funds’ for publicly financed candidates
Supreme Court strikes Arizona's ‘matching funds’ for publicly financed candidates
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Cato @ Liberty, The Heritage Foundation, Outside the Beltway and ACS Blog
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin Not Reaching Out to Key Iowans Ahead of Visit — WATERLOO, Iowa — Sarah Palin appears to be designing her impending visit to Iowa to be as low-key as possible. — The former Alaska governor is slated to arrive in the small Iowa town of Pella on Tuesday to attend the premiere of …
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Sarah Palin team reaching out to Iowa activists for meetings
Sarah Palin team reaching out to Iowa activists for meetings
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CNN, Conservatives4Palin, The Note, National Review and Pajamas Media
CNN:
Two top Herman Cain staffers resign — Washington (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's New Hampshire state director, his only staffer in the state, as well as a Cain campaign regional director have both resigned. — Matt Murphy is the former state director and Jim Zeiler is the former regional director.
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The Note
Andrew Harmon / Advocate:
Pentagon Confirms New DADT Discharges — The Pentagon confirmed Monday that more service members have been discharged under “don't ask, don't tell” pending certification of the policy's repeal, with one individual's discharge approved as recently as Thursday.
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Towleroad News #gay, Ben Smith's Blog, Shakesville and Taylor Marsh
Jezebel:
Women Withhold Sex Until Road Is Fixed — Erin Gloria Ryan —Have you ever used sex as a tool to get your boyfriend or partner to bend to your will? Have you ever performed a sex act as a reward for a desired behavior or series of behaviors? How about withheld it in response to bad behavior …
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ThinkProgress
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Laments Pro-Democracy Movement In Egypt, Says Obama Threw Mubarak ‘Under The Bus’ — ThinkProgress filed this report from Ames, Iowa. — In his bid for the White House, Rick Santorum is trying to shed the perception that he is mainly a religious right candidate.
Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Bachmann: Obama ‘is afraid of my candidacy’ — President Obama “fears” Republican Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign, the Minnesota congresswoman said Monday night. — Bachmann, the newly-minted candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, pointed to the president's reelection office's attack …
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Weasel Zippers
Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Hillary: State Dept. ‘Instrumental in Sealing Deal’ For Lady Gaga's Gay Pride Gig in Rome — Clinton specifically pointed to a letter that David Thorne, the U.S. ambassador to Italy, sent to Lady Gaga urging her to participate in the event. — “And then there is the work that our embassy team in Rome has been doing,” Clinton said.
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Weasel Zippers, Whiskey Fire and Breaking news and opinion …
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Rep. Woolsey officially announces retirement — Rep. Lynn Woolsey, one of the most liberal members of Congress, is retiring next year. — Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) confirmed Monday evening that she's retiring next year. — Speaking to reporters at her California home, Woolsey, 73, cited her age as one of the reasons.
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