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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, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, White House Dossier, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, National Review, Associated Press and The Page
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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Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, ABCNEWS, Prairie Weather, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, 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
Brian Topp / Globe and Mail:
With Hollande's defeat of Sarkozy, France dodges a bullet — On election day in Paris, Place de la Bastille (home of the left) was full and Place de la Concorde (home of the right) was empty. As sure a sign as any that the Socialist Party was about to win the presidency, as it went on to do.
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The Reaction
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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
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
BBC:
Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency
Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency
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Washington Post, The Heritage Foundation, Ezra Klein and The PJ Tatler
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 Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report, CNN, New York Magazine, Reuters, The PJ Tatler 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.
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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Politico and Balloon Juice
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BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Was Arrested For Disorderly Conduct In 1981 — The charges were dropped after Romney threatened to sue. “I was not a disorderly person,” Romney said. — Mitt Romney campaigns in Pittsburgh. — It's a little reported anecdote, but in 1981 presumptive Republican Presidential …
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GOP 12
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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ABCNEWS, Politico, msnbc.com, JustOneMinute, Capital New York, Campaign 2012, The Daily Dish and ThinkProgress
David Ford / ABCNEWS:
ABC News President Ben Sherwood Announces Plans for New Joint Venture with Univision to News Division — ABC News President Ben Sherwood sent the following note to ABC News staff announcing plans for a new pioneering joint venture with Univision: — This morning we're announcing …
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