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Man Beaten By Mob, In Critical Condition — Mobile police need your help to catch a mob that beat Matthew Owens so badly that he's in critical condition. — According to police, Owens fussed at some kids playing basketball in the middle of Delmar Drive about 8:30 Saturday night.
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Rebecca Burgin, a long-time girlfriend of former North Carolina Democratic Party executive director Jay Parmley, told The Daily Caller that she believes Parmley infected her with HIV. — Parmley resigned on April 15 amid sexual harassment allegations from a former young male staffer.
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The Other McCain and Hot Air
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Glenn Thrushand Donovan Slack / Politico:
For President Obama, Carolina no longer so sweet
For President Obama, Carolina no longer so sweet
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Scared Monkeys and CNN
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
In North Carolina, more evidence of Obama's delicate approach to gay rights
In North Carolina, more evidence of Obama's delicate approach to gay rights
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Gay Politics, US Politics and The Page
NBC's Alex Moe / msnbc.com:
Gingrich hints he may drop from race this week — WILMINGTON, Del. - Newt Gingrich hinted he may withdraw from the presidential race if he has a poor showing in the Delaware primary Tuesday - a state where he has been actively campaigning for several weeks. — David Duprey / AP
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Washington Wire, Guardian, Washington Post, CNN, The PJ Tatler, Shakesville, Hot Air, The Hill, HotAirPundit and New York Magazine
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Could Newt pull off a Delaware upset?
Could Newt pull off a Delaware upset?
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CNN, Washington Monthly, ABCNEWS, The Spectacle Blog, Bloomberg, The Other McCain, Power Line, Outside the Beltway and Hot Air
Justin Sink / The Hill:
DNC head: ‘Entirely reasonable’ Boehner fears losing House — DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) said Tuesday that it was “entirely reasonable” for Speaker John Boehner to express doubts about the GOP's ability to hold the House in November's elections.
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Jonathan Karl / Wall Street Journal:
Partisan, and Proud of It — Riding a tea-party wave …
Partisan, and Proud of It — Riding a tea-party wave …
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ABCNEWS
Jake Shermanand Jonathan Allen / Politico:
House freshmen: Bring back earmarks
House freshmen: Bring back earmarks
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CNN, ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, HotAirPundit, Mediaite and Indecision Forever
Metro Weekly:
Transgender Breakthrough: EEOC ruling that gender-identity discrimination is covered by Title VII is a “sea change” that opens the doors to employment protection for transgender Americans — News: — An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis …
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Washington Blade, Firedoglake, ThinkProgress, Poliglot, Shakesville and Towleroad News #gay
Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
For first time since Depression, more Mexicans leave U.S. than enter — Each year, thousands of migrants cross southern border on their way to the U.S. (AP) — A four-decade tidal wave of Mexican immigration to the United States has receded, causing a historic shift in migration patterns …
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
New Fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly Hiding the Gun — Woolrich, a 182-year-old clothing company, describes its new chino pants as an elegant and sturdy fashion statement, with a clean profile and fabric that provides comfort and flexibility. — And they are great for hiding a handgun.
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JustOneMinute, pandagon.net, Runnin' Scared and Althouse
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Governor Rick Scott Vetoes Funds For Rape Crisis Centers During Sexual Assault Awareness Month … FOLLOW: — Rick Scott, Video, Gop-Violence-Against-Women-Act, Rick Scott Budget Cuts, Rick Scott Florida, Rick Scott Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women Act, Politics News
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Crooks and Liars and Little Green Footballs
Kenneth Rogoff / Financial Times:
A euro parable: the couple with a joint account — Perhaps the following parable is not entirely fair to the euro, but nevertheless the parallels seem striking. — Consider a young couple who is contemplating marriage, but unsure whether to take the big step.
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Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein
Sally Goldenberg / New York Post:
McCain courts Mike — John McCain is trying to convince Mayor Bloomberg to support Mitt Romney's bid for president. — McCain — the GOP Arizona senator who lost to President Obama in 2008 — visited the mayor at City Hall yesterday to talk up the likely Republican nominee.
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GOP 12, New York Magazine, Politico, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Runnin' Scared
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Obama's abject failure on entitlement reform — President Obama's dearth of leadership on entitlement reform has consequences. The Wall Street Journal reports: … Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Michael Ramlet from the American Action Forum provide some useful detail.
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ThinkProgress, Sense of Events, Wall Street Journal and American Spectator
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
On the fourth Armenian Remembrance Day of his presidency, President Obama has for the fourth time in a row broken his promise to the Armenian community to use the word “genocide” in describing what happened at the hands of the Turks roughly a century ago. — As a senator, and then as a …
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Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller and Hit & Run
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2012 — The April poll gauged Americans' opinions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the wake of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the legal challenges to the health reform law in March. — The increased public attention to the Affordable Care Act generated …
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Firedoglake and Campaign 2012
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Bryan Fischer Stumped: Unable To Explain How John Bolton ‘Did A Great Job’ With ‘Gay Activist’ By His Side — The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer took his crusade against Richard Grenell — an openly gay man who is now Mitt Romney's chief spokesperson for foreign policy …
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Good As You, Towleroad News #gay and afa.net
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Grassley: Colombian prostitutes may have been Russian spies — Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said the Colombia prostitutes at the center of the Secret Service scandal may have been spies planted by the Russian government. — In an interview with Iowa reporters, Grassley argued the actions …
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Politico
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
‘Scandals’ don't predict election results. But this formula might. — “To see what's in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle,” George Orwell wrote. But the problem for those of us paying attention to the 2012 election is rather the opposite: To ignore what keeps being thrust …
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Washington Monthly, Taegan Goddard's … and Bangor Daily News
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Earth to Ben Bernanke — Chairman Bernanke Should Listen to Professor Bernanke — When the financial crisis struck in 2008, many economists took comfort in at least one aspect of the situation: the best possible person, Ben Bernanke, was in place as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Hullabaloo
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Republicans Note Then-Senator Obama Didn't Show Up for Vote on Student Loan Bill in 2007 — President Obama today begins a two-day tour of college campuses in three battleground states — North Carolina, Colorado, and Iowa — in which he will press Congress to extend the 2007 law …
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Daily Kos and National Review
Ileana Llorens / The Huffington Post:
Flag Football Team Wears Hijab To Support Irum Khan, Muslim Player, At Florida School … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, Football Hijab, Hijab, Hijab Fifa, Hijab Regulations, Hijab Soccer, Irum Khan, Muslim Hijab, West Broward High, Teen News — A flag football team took a stand …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Nina Bernstein / New York Times:
Insurers Alter Cost Formula, and Patients Pay More — Despite a landmark settlement that was expected to increase coverage for out-of-network care, the nation's largest health insurers have been switching to a new payment method that in most cases significantly increases the cost to the patient.
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The Reaction
Wall Street Journal:
Diamond and Saez: High Tax Rates Won't Slow Growth — We're not close to the top of the Laffer Curve. Raising tax rates is part of a sensible deficit reduction strategy. — The share of pre-tax income accruing to the top 1% of earners in the U.S. has more than doubled to about 20% in 2010 from less than 10% in the 1970s.
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ThinkProgress and Economist's View
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
How the Pennsylvania Senate Primary Explains Democrats' Chances to Keep the Senate — In swing states like this one across the country, Republican candidates are squabbling while Democratic senators rejoice over the lack of strong challengers. — PHILADELPHIA - On Tuesday …
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msnbc.com
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Democrats plan to force vote on Arizona immigration law if it's upheld by court — Senate Democrats are making plans to force a floor vote on legislation that would invalidate Arizona's controversial immigration statute if the Supreme Court upholds the law this summer.
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Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler, The Moderate Voice, Campaign 2012, Ezra Klein, National Review, JOSHUAPUNDIT and The Strata-Sphere
Andrew Malcolm / Associated Press:
Obama recruits an army of community organizers to ensure his reelection — President Obama's election campaign is recruiting an army of determined community organizers to walk the streets of the nation's cities this summer and autumn in the footsteps of a young Chicago community organizer named Barack Obama.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Protest by Catholic activists may hamper Obama reelection bid — President Obama has seen his standing among Catholic voters, a crucial segment of the electorate, slip in recent weeks, and a looming confrontation with Catholic activists could make it worse.
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Jammie Wearing Fools, The PJ Tatler and US Politics
CNN:
Ad uses Solyndra and GSA to bring it to Obama — (CNN) - A non-profit Republican organization is poised to run $2 million worth of ads in battleground states attacking President Barack Obama for controversies involving tax payer dollars, according to the group.
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Planned palace upsets some neighbors in tony D.C. suburb — View Photo Gallery — Great wealth in Great Falls: Nowhere in the Washington area is wealth more concentrated than Great Falls. Sixteen percent of households in the Northern Virginia enclave earn at least $500,000 a year.
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