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Susan Page / USA Today:
Swing states' poll: Big challenges loom for Obama, Romney — Six months out, it's a tie. — The first USA TODAY/Gallup Swing States Poll since the GOP settled on a presumptive nominee shows big challenges for each side: Mitt Romney in generating enthusiasm and a personal connection with his supporters …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Battleground Poll: Obama, Romney in dead heat — A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll finds a dead heat in the presidential race six months before the election. — Mitt Romney edged out President Barack Obama 48 percent to 47 percent among likely voters …
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GOP 12, Washington Post, CNN, White House Dossier, ThinkProgress, The Page and National Review
Politico:
Republican poll analysis: The race to November begins — This latest edition of the POLITICO - George Washington University Battleground Poll, once again reinforces our long held belief that the 2012 Presidential Election will likely be a very close election right until the end.
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CNN
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama-Romney Race Competitive in 2012 Swing States
Obama-Romney Race Competitive in 2012 Swing States
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msnbc.com and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Those Revolting Europeans — The French are revolting. The Greeks, too. And it's about time. — Both countries held elections Sunday that were in effect referendums on the current European economic strategy, and in both countries voters turned two thumbs down.
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Crooks and Liars, Prairie Weather, Daily Kos, Wall Street Journal, Althouse, Cafe Hayek and THE BURNED OVER DISTRICT
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Noah Barkin / Reuters:
Analysis: Greek, French voters reject German-led austerity
Analysis: Greek, French voters reject German-led austerity
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National Review
Agence France Presse:
Obama invites Hollande to White House — President Barack Obama congratulated French president-elect Francois Hollande for his victory Sunday, but warned of “challenges” ahead, a clear reference to Afghanistan and eurozone debt crisis. — The US president was among the first world leaders …
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Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit
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John Cassidy / Rational Irrationality:
Sarko's Defeat: Good and Bad News for Obama
Sarko's Defeat: Good and Bad News for Obama
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Agence France Presse, Cafe Hayek and Outside the Beltway
Reuters:
Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy as French leader
Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy as French leader
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Washington Monthly, Left Coast Rebel, Hit & Run and Big Brass Blog
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Secret U.S. program releases high-level insurgents in exchange for pledges of peace — KABUL — The United States has for several years been secretly releasing high-level detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups, a bold effort to quell violence …
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ThinkProgress, The Jawa Report, New York Magazine, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit and This ain't Hell …
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Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
U.S. abandons consulate site in Afghanistan, citing security risks
U.S. abandons consulate site in Afghanistan, citing security risks
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emptywheel, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Arne Duncan Endorses Marriage Equality — Arne Duncan, President Obama's Secretary of Education, endorsed marriage equality during an appearance on Morning Joe on Monday following Vice President Joe Biden's support for the issue. “Yes, I do,” Duncan said in response to a question from Mark Halperin …
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Biden's “Words Speak for Themselves” on His “Belief in Marriage Equality,” Incoming HRC Head Griffin Says
Biden's “Words Speak for Themselves” on His “Belief in Marriage Equality,” Incoming HRC Head Griffin Says
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ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
Dave Umhoefer / PolitiFact:
Behind the rhetoric: Why Scott Walker was able to raise unlimited funds — Democrats and their recall allies decry the law that has helped Gov. Scott Walker out-raise his opponents combined by $11 million dollars without regard to normal campaign contribution limits.
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
A Scramble as Biden Backs Same-Sex Marriage — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said on Sunday that he was “absolutely comfortable” with same-sex marriages and was heartened by their growing acceptance across the country, a position that moves well beyond the “evolving” views that President Obama has said he holds on the issue.
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Brian Knowlton / The Caucus:
Biden ‘Comfortable’ With Gay Marriage
Biden ‘Comfortable’ With Gay Marriage
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Washington Blade, Outside the Beltway, Newsy, Mother Jones, LGBTQ Nation, Politico, ThinkProgress and Joe. My. God.
Steve Mistler / Portland Press-Herald:
Ron Paul in Maine: Delegates in hand, but trouble afoot? — Mitt Romney supporters consider challenging the results of Maine's GOP convention. — AUGUSTA - Chaos. Turmoil. Insane. — Those were just three of the words attendees used Sunday to describe the Maine Republican State Convention …
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James O'Keefe / Twitchy:
N.H. Attorney General tried to serve a criminal subpoena on me … Backstory: … Here is the video: — In response to the video, New Hampshire enacted a voter ID law in March: … O'Keefe may not have much luck with Eric Holder. Earlier this year, he also exposed how easy it was to get a ballot in Eric Holder's name.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Power Line
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 …
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Business Insider, JustOneMinute, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, nation.foxnews.com, alicublog, Betsy's Page and Israel Matzav
Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters:
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood rise from the ashes — (Reuters) - At a meeting of Syria's opposition, Muslim Brotherhood officials gather round Marxists colleagues, nudging them to produce policy statements for the Syrian National Council, the main political group challenging President Bashar al-Assad.
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The PJ Tatler and Jihad Watch