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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 …
CNN:
Biden defends Iran stance: ‘We were the problem’ — Atlanta (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden spoke out forcefully against the Iranian government Tuesday at the Rabbinical Assembly Convention meeting, saying actions taken by the Obama White House were preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
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
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden Blames America: ‘We Were the Problem’
Biden Blames America: ‘We Were the Problem’
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Student loan bill blocked in Senate — Another of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities was stymied in the Senate Tuesday when lawmakers rejected a bill to stop student loan interest rates from doubling in July. — The legislation failed to muster the 60 votes needed to break a GOP-led filibuster.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Low student loan interest rates in limbo after Democrats' bill stalls in Senate
Low student loan interest rates in limbo after Democrats' bill stalls in Senate
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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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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Block Bill on Student Loan Rates
Senate Republicans Block Bill on Student Loan Rates
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Rachel Rose Hartman / Yahoo! News:
Senate Republicans block vote on student loan interest rates
Senate Republicans block vote on student loan interest rates
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Bob Drummond / Bloomberg:
Private Jobs Increase More With Democrats in White House
Private Jobs Increase More With Democrats in 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 …
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Brown calls on Warren to reveal law school records
Tom Curry / msnbc.com:
The latest political headlines powered by NBC News and msnbc.com — NBC News projects Lugar defeated in Indiana primary — NBC News has declared Richard Mourdock as the projected winner in the Indiana Senate primary. Mourdock defeated six-term Republican foreign policy elder statesman Sen. Richard Lugar.
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Bill Nichols / Politico:
Primary night: Dick Lugar's last stand?
Primary night: Dick Lugar's last stand?
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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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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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New York Times:
Suicide Mission Volunteer Was Double Agent, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The would-be suicide bomber dispatched by the Yemen branch of Al Qaeda last month to blow up a United States-bound airliner was actually a double agent who infiltrated the terrorist group and volunteered for the suicide mission …
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Roger Ainsley / World Now:
International sting operation brought down underwear bomb plot
International sting operation brought down underwear bomb plot
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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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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Silencing Dissent About Black Studies
Silencing Dissent About Black Studies
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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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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney's new hero: Bill Clinton — LANSING, Mich. — Mitt Romney has a new hero on the stump and it's Bill Clinton. — In seeking to drive a wedge between centrist and liberal Democrats, Romney spoke here on Tuesday in glowing terms of the Clinton era's balanced budgets and rosy economy.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
John Edwards trial: Donor warned Obama campaign — GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former Sen. John Edwards's defense suggested Tuesday that he was simply seeking to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child when he told associates and advisers in 2008 that he hoped to be the Democrats …
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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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Justin Lahart / Real Time Economics:
Unemployment Rate Without Government Cuts: 7.1% — One reason the unemployment rate may have remained persistently high: The sharp cuts in state and local government spending in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and the layoffs those cuts wrought. — The Labor Department's establishment survey …
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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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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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