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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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Hollywood Reporter, Big Government, Conservatives4Palin, The Lonely Conservative, Victory Film Group, CNN and The Hill
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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 …
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blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Hot Air, The Hill, GOP 12, The Atlantic Online, Guardian, Reuters, The Note and Victory Film Group
CNN:
Palin says she's still thinking about whether to run in 2012
Palin says she's still thinking about whether to run in 2012
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Taylor Marsh and New York Magazine
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
As film debuts in Iowa, Sarah Palin gives no hint of presidential plans
As film debuts in Iowa, Sarah Palin gives no hint of presidential plans
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Guardian and The Iowa Republican
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Gay Marriage Stance a Nod to 2012 Battlegrounds — Gay pride month celebrations hit the White House today as President Obama welcomes some of his gay and lesbian supporters and renews his commitment to helping them “win the future.” — But don't expect the president to flash …
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Towleroad News #gay
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Brian Brown / NOM Blog:
Reversing SSM in New York: The Campaign Begins — What can you do to restore marriage in New York? — The secretive, “emergency” process by which same-sex marriage was brought to New York last Friday night has left many outraged—even some supporters of same-sex marriage.
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Good As You, An Enduring Vision and Pam's House Blend
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama's Position on Gay Marriage Faces New Test — WASHINGTON — When President Obama's guests arrive at the White House on Wednesday for a Gay Pride reception — just days after New York became the largest state in the country to make same-sex marriage legal — they will no doubt be in a mood to celebrate.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
On same-sex marriage, Obama still has cold feet
On same-sex marriage, Obama still has cold feet
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US Department of State, The Huffington Post and Towleroad News #gay
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Santorum: Liberals Want Marriage Equality In Order To ‘Undermine Faith’
Santorum: Liberals Want Marriage Equality In Order To ‘Undermine Faith’
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Huffington Post, Hotline On Call and Iowa Caucuses
Manu Raju / The Politico:
No holiday recess this week — President Barack Obama won't be able to make any recess appointments next week because GOP maneuvering has blocked the Senate from adjourning over the Fourth of July break. — Under the Constitution, each house of Congress must approve of the other adjourning for more than three days at a time.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Top Democrats reject new plan to cut Medicare spending
Top Democrats reject new plan to cut Medicare spending
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ThinkProgress, New York Times, The Hill, Wall Street Journal and Firedoglake
Elise Young / Bloomberg:
Christie Loses Support for Second Term as Residents Oppose Cuts — More than half of New Jersey residents say they wouldn't back Governor Chris Christie for a second term, disapproving of his choices on a range of policy and personal issues, from killing a commuter tunnel to using …
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The Politico and GOP 12
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Price of U.S. wars: $4.4 trillion? — The final bill for U.S. military involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan could be as high as $4.4 trillion, according to a comprehensive new report Tuesday. — In the 10 years since American troops were sent into Afghanistan …
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Outside the Beltway
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
U.S. cost of war at least $3.7 trillion and counting
U.S. cost of war at least $3.7 trillion and counting
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Raid by Afghan Forces and NATO Ends Attack on Hotel in Kabul — KABUL, Afghanistan — Nine suicide bombers managed to elude several rings of security and reach one of the capital's premier hotels, which was busy with guests, many of whom had come from the provinces to the city for a conference …
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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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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 …
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The Last Tradition, iOwnTheWorld.com and FrumForum
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson could face jail time for ethics violations
Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson could face jail time for ethics violations
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CREW and Washington Post
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Surprise: HHS drops plan to snoop on doctors — A follow-up to Ed's post from yesterday. No worries: The program's not really dead, it's just ... resting. It'll be back in a few years, once ObamaCare goes into effect and millions more Boomers have landed on the Medicare rolls.
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ABCNEWS, Healthwatch, Pajamas Media, Michelle Malkin and Wizbang
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Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
White House dumps ‘secret shopper’ survey of doctors
White House dumps ‘secret shopper’ survey of doctors
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Questions and Observations, Gawker, The Lonely Conservative, FrumForum and Weigel
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 …
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FT Alphaville, naked capitalism and New York Magazine
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Bank of America Near $8.5 Billion Deal on Mortgage Securities
Bank of America Near $8.5 Billion Deal on Mortgage Securities
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Calculated Risk
David Seifman / New York Post:
Rudy breaks vows — The gay car dealer who opened his home to Rudy Giuliani in 2001 during his humiliating divorce battle says the former mayor offered to preside at his wedding if same-sex marriage were ever legalized — but is now ducking his calls to make good on the offer.
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New York Magazine and Joe. My. God.
Biz Stone:
It's So Obvious — Believe it or not, Jason is the smartest of the trio. — My career in developing large scale systems that allow people to express themselves and communicate started in 1999 with Xanga. I left after a couple years and got more academic about the democratization of information on the web.
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Guardian, L.A. Times Tech Blog, The Atlantic Online, Fortune, AllThingsD, GigaOM and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Jeff Shesol / New York Times:
Should Justices Keep Their Opinions to Themselves? — ARE there really only nine Supreme Court justices? — It seems that everywhere you look, you see one popping up: giving speeches, signing books, leading workshops, posing for pictures at charity functions.
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Washington Post and Prairie Weather
Live Action News & Opinion:
VIDEO: Do Women Need Planned Parenthood? — Medicaid Misinformation: Planned Parenthood Caught on Tape Lying About Indiana Healthcare — Live Action Launches “Standing with Indiana” Petition — June 29, 2011 - Undercover phone calls released today show Planned Parenthood …
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LifeNews.com, Hot Air and Big Government
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Jewish Dems losing faith in Obama — David Ainsman really began to get worried about President Barack Obama's standing with his fellow Jewish Democrats when a recent dinner with his wife and two other couples — all Obama voters in 2008 — nearly turned into a screaming match.
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Ben Smith's Blog, The New Republic and National Review
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
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blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Weasel Zippers, Guardian, Harry's Place and Jihad Watch
Quinnipiac University:
Catholic New Yorkers Approve Of Cuomo 3-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Cuomo Tops Other Governors, Over Christie By 20 Points — New York State voters approve 64 - 19 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, 20 points better than New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie and leading governors …
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Washington Post and The Politico
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Tearful Glenn Beck Describes How He And His Family Were Attacked In New York Park — “These people were some of the most hateful people I have ever seen,” said a distraught Glenn Beck this morning as he described an altercation he and his family had last night while watching a screening …
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Runnin' Scared, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gawker, The Last Tradition, Gothamist, Speakeasy, Wonkette and iOwnTheWorld.com
Michael Scherer / Swampland:
Obama Won't Declare ‘Mission Accomplished’ on the Recovery. Should He Defend It at All? — Stanley Greenberg, the Democratic pollster who helped elect President Bill Clinton, South Africa's Nelson Mandela and Israel's Ehud Barak, says all of his clients have had the same, sometimes terrible …
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Taegan Goddard's … and ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*
Shira Schoenberg / Boston Globe:
In N.H. visit, Bachmann praises moratorium on US income tax — GOP hopeful says 1-year halt would boost economy — Michele Bachmann, greeting supporters in Raymond, N.H., yesterday, cited the tax moratorium in reply to a question. (Jim Cole/Associated Press)
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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.
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