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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Half of Americans Support Legal Gay Marriage — Democrats and independents in favor; Republicans opposed — PRINCETON, NJ — Fifty percent of Americans believe same-sex marriages should be recognized by law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages — down slightly from 53% last year …
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
For a Blunt Biden, an Uneasy Supporting Role — WASHINGTON — As President Obama reviewed the comedy routine he was to deliver at the recent White House Correspondents' Association dinner, one joke struck him as too hot. It suggested he might dump Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. from the ticket.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Top Obama donors witholding money over executive order punt — Some leading gay and progressive donors are so angry over President Obama's refusal to sign an executive order barring same sex discrimination by federal contractors that they are refusing to give any more money to the pro-Obama super PAC …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden Blames America: ‘We Were the Problem’
Biden Blames America: ‘We Were the Problem’
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New York Times:
Mr. Biden's Moment of Truth
Mr. Biden's Moment of Truth
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John_Frank / Raleigh News & Observer:
President Barack Obama planned to visit North Carolina on Election Day
President Barack Obama planned to visit North Carolina on Election Day
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Vice President Biden's gay-marriage gaffe is mess for White House
Vice President Biden's gay-marriage gaffe is mess for White House
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Cruel irony in Elizabeth Warren's Cherokee saga — Throughout her career and political campaign, Elizabeth Warren has found victims everywhere she looked, including when she looked in the mirror and saw an alleged descendant of one of the most historically victimized groups, Native Americans.
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Michael Patrick Leahy / BREITBART.COM:
ELIZABETH WARREN ANCESTOR ROUNDED UP CHEROKEES FOR TRAIL OF TEARS — For over a quarter of a century, Elizabeth Warren has described herself as a Native American. When recently asked to provide evidence of her ancestry, she pointed to an unsubstantiated claim on an 1894 Oklahoma Territory …
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Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Brown calls on Warren to reveal law school records — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown demanded that Elizabeth Warren release her law school applications and personnel files today, saying questions about Warren's Native American heritage mean she must answer, “whether it was appropriate for her to assume minority status as a professor.”
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Awkward! Republicans Who Opposed Auto Bailout Stumped By Romney Claiming Credit For It — As long as Mitt Romney publicly claims credit for the auto industry's recovery, he's going to put his fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill in an awkward position.
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Mollie Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney: 'I'll Take A Lot Of Credit' For Auto Industry Recovery
Mitt Romney: 'I'll Take A Lot Of Credit' For Auto Industry Recovery
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Associated Press:
Romney taking credit for auto industry success
Romney taking credit for auto industry success
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney mocks Obama for using Julia ‘cartoon’ to sell economic record
Romney mocks Obama for using Julia ‘cartoon’ to sell economic record
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Beyond Boston — Among politicos, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign …
Beyond Boston — Among politicos, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign …
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Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Maurice Sendak, Children's Author Who Upended Tradition, Dies at 83 — Maurice Sendak, widely considered the most important children's book artist of the 20th century, who wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Low student loan interest rates in limbo after Democrats' bill stalls in Senate — In a 52-45 vote, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a motion to proceed to legislation that would keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling. — Sixty votes were needed to move to a debate on the legislation …
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Student loan plan fails in the Senate
Student loan plan fails in the Senate
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Student loan bill blocked in Senate
Student loan bill blocked in Senate
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
RNC official: Romney still deciding position on immigration reform — The Republican National Committee attempted to walk back a potentially bruising botched response Tuesday after an official said Mitt Romney is still making up his mind on immigration. — “As a candidate, to my understanding …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama up 7 in Ohio — Barack Obama continues to have the upper hand in Ohio, even if Mitt Romney puts one of the Buckeye State's leading politicians on his ticket. — Obama leads Romney 50-43. That 7 point margin is unchanged from late January when he was ahead by a 49-42 spread.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Sarcastic President Obama tells Congress it's time to get to work
Sarcastic President Obama tells Congress it's time to get to work
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Associated Press:
Presidential Perks: Paying for Carter's postage, Bush's bills, and Clinton's rent — Spinners and Winners — You could call it welfare for former Presidents. — It's a little-noticed part of the federal budget: Each year U.S. taxpayers pick up the tab for the expenses of our former Presidents.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Bank of America Begins “Pay Settlement With Other People's Money” Scheme — Bank of America, Charlotte NC (Wikipedia) — Bank of America says they have begun mailing notices to their borrowers about principal reduction opportunities under the foreclosure fraud settlement.
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Natasha Singer / New York Times:
Bank of America Starts Mortgage Reduction Effort
Bank of America Starts Mortgage Reduction Effort
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Rasmussen Reports:
Three-Way Race: Romney 44%, Obama 39%, Ron Paul 13% — Texas Congressman Ron Paul appears more interested in influencing the direction of the Republican Party than in running as an independent presidential candidate. But perhaps Democrats should be careful what they wish for …
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Washington Post:
Dick Lugar is going to lose. Did he have to? — Indiana Republican Sen. Dick Lugar will almost certainly lose his bid for a seventh term Tuesday at the hands of state Treasurer Richard Mourdock. — FILE - In this April 24, 2012, file photo, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Wall Street Journal:
Stephens: To the Class of 2012 — Attention graduates: Tone down your egos, shape up your minds. — Dear Class of 2012: — Allow me to be the first one not to congratulate you. Through exertions that—let's be honest—were probably less than heroic, most of you have spent …
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CNN:
Clinton addresses ‘au naturale’ moment — (CNN) - Hillary Clinton laughed off the perpetual conversation over her appearance that landed in the spotlight once again Monday when a picture of her sporting glasses sans make-up made the rounds on the internet. — “I feel so relieved …
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
VIDEO: Sacha Baron Cohen's dictator likes Mitt Romney — Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays a dictator in his upcoming movie, dressed in character yesterday and told reporters at a press conference that he liked “Mitchell Romney.” … If Santorum were running, though, Cohen …
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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Mob on the Quad — Late last night, in a shameful example of editorial cowardice, the Chronicle of Higher Education fired Naomi Schaefer Riley. Naomi is a good friend of mine, a sometimes contributor to THE WEEKLY STANDARD, and a fine writer. And the story of what happened to her is highly instructive.
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Liberals Steer Outside Money to Grass-Roots Organizing — After months on the sidelines, major liberal donors including the financier George Soros are preparing to inject up to $100 million into independent groups to aid Democrats' chances this fall. But instead of going head to head …
Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie's approval rate highest ever amongst N.J. residents — TRENTON — Fifty-six percent of New Jersey voters approve of Gov. Chris Christie, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll this morning. — That's Christie's highest ever rating in a Fairleigh Dickinson poll.
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