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5:35 PM ET, May 6, 2012

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Roy Gutman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exit polls: Sarkozy loses in France, Greek voters also turn on leaders  —  ATHENS $mdash; Voters in France and Greece delivered a harsh judgment on their ruling parties in elections Sunday, almost certainly ousting President Nicolas Sarkozy from power in France and severely punishing …
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A Wsj / Wall Street Journal:
Hollande Wins French Vote, Pollsters Say  —  PARIS—French Socialist candidate François Hollande won Sunday's presidential runoff, defeating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after a hard-fought campaign that pitted two radically different personalities against each other …
BBC:
Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency  —  Francois Hollande: “French people, on the 6th of May, have chosen change”  —  French socialist Francois Hollande has won a clear victory in the country's presidential election.  —  Mr Hollande - who got an estimated 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off …
Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
French Presidential election: live  —  Live coverage as Francois Hollande defeats Nicolas Sarkozy the second round of the French presidential elections.  —  Victorious Francois Hollande addresses supporters in Tulle and says: Austerity is not the only option
New York Times:
Hollande Defeats Sarkozy in France
Associated Press:   Socialist Francois Hollande defeats Nicolas Sarkozy in French presidential election
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Joe Biden Endorses Same-Sex Marriage  —  Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed same-sex marriage, becoming the highest ranking American official to back marriage for gay and lesbian people.  His comments signify a split within the Obama administration and may pave the way for President Obama …
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Brian Knowlton / The Caucus:
Biden ‘Comfortable’ With Gay Marriage
Alexander Marlow / BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN IN EMPTY ARENA  —  Barack Obama launched his campaign in unspectacular fashion today at Ohio State University, the largest college in the crucial swing state.  A photo posted to twitter by Mitt Romney's campaign spokesman Ryan Williams reveals sparse attendance.
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Proof the Right Used Pre-Rally Picture To Claim Obama Arena Was Empty  —  The right has tried to claim that the arena was empty for Obama's Ohio rally, but an analysis of the photo reveals that the picture was taken before the president went on stage.  —  Here is the picture of the “empty” arena:
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
David Plouffe on crowd size: 'We're happy to have that debate'
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Gregg Re / The Daily Caller:
SNL cuts sketch critical of Obama, replaces it with Fox News parody  —  The Daily Caller has obtained a scrapped sketch critical of President Barack Obama that was intended for airing at the opening of last night's “Saturday Night Live” on NBC.  —  In the skit, President Obama addresses Americans soon …
Arnold Schwarzenegger / Los Angeles Times:
GOP, take down that small tent  —  California's Republican Party used to work toward solutions.  Now it's an exclusive club where members' ideological cards must be checked at the door.  —  From left: Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Nathan Fletcher.  (National Archives, Bob Galbraith …
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Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Schwarzenegger: GOP too narrow, rigid
ABCNEWS:
Sen. John McCain's Advice to Mitt Romney: Pick a Running Mate You Trust  —  This morning on ABC's This Week, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., weighed in on Mitt Romney's hotly anticipated vice presidential pick.  The former presidential candidate's advice was clear.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Carlo Munoz / The Hill:
Gingrich 'can't imagine' being VP
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Ted Strickland / CNN:
Strickland, Davis weigh in on crucial battleground states
Discussion: Politico
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / New York Post:
Spin of the Times: Bias cloaked as front-page news  —  It's no surprise to anyone who pays attention that mainstream media tilt their coverage in favor of Democrats and leftish ideas.  But it's not confined to endless puff pieces about the president, or the ignoring of unpleasant facts.
Discussion: Althouse
Anjeanette Damon / Las Vegas Sun:
Ron Paul supporters capture majority of Nevada's national delegates  —  Delegates to national GOP convention must vote in first round according to caucus results but are free to vote for others if there is a second round  —  Ron Paul supporters wave campaign signs at the Nevada state GOP convention …
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Paul supporters oust two Romney backers
Discussion: Las Vegas Sun and Politico
Daniel Gross / Wall Street Journal:
Renting Prosperity  —  Americans are getting used to the idea of renting the good life, from cars to couture to homes.  Daniel Gross explores our shift from a nation of owners to an economy permanently on the move—and how it will lead to the next boom.  —  In the American mind …
Discussion: Via Meadia and Calculated Risk
 
 
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Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
U.S. abandons consulate site in Afghanistan, citing security risks
Darron Cummings / ABCNEWS:
Body Found at Churchill Downs Day After Kentucky Derby
Carlo Munoz / The Hill:
Military base issues limit Pentagon's options for post-war Afghanistan
Discussion: CNN
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Why You Can't Get a Taxi  —  And how an upstart company may change that
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Sen. Ayotte: I'm more qualified for presidency than Obama was in '08
Discussion: Politico
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
9 Swing States, Critical to Presidential Race, Are Mixed Lot
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rubio: Obama ‘has become like everyone else in Washington’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Never Mind Europe. Worry About India.
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Via Meadia
Washington Examiner:
Warren ancestry claim puts light on corrupt system
Discussion: Althouse
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Inside the Kowloon Walled City where 50,000 residents eked out a grimy living in the most densely …
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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