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5:10 PM ET, May 10, 2012

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Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:

Mitt Romney's prep school classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents — BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Mitt Romney returned from a three-week spring break in 1965 to resume his studies as a high school senior at the prestigious Cranbrook School. Back on the handsome campus …

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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:

Romney Camp on Defense Over ‘Pranks’ — ABC News' Emily Friedman, Emily Stanitz and Steven Portnoy report: — One of Mitt Romney's closest friends and a high school classmate has been asked by the Romney campaign to come out and offer “supporting remarks” in defense of the candidate following …

Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos, The PJ Tatler and The Right Sphere

Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:

Mitt Romney Outed As Anti-Gay High School Bully — Last year's string of heartbreaking suicides by young members of the LGBT community who had been bullied by their classmates led hundreds of celebrities, sports teams, politicians and ordinary citizens to record “It Gets Better” videos.

Discussion: Advocate, Business Insider and Washington Post

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

The Content of Romney's Character — A young Mitt Romney, relaxing with friends. — It is a horrendous coincidence of timing for Mitt Romney that the day after President Obama ceased his elaborate wink-and-nod game and endorsed gay marriage, Jason Horowitz reports that Romney bullied a gay classmate at his prep school.

Discussion: Mother Jones

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Cutting-edge reporting from WaPo: Let's take an in-depth look at ... Romney's cruel high-school pranks — And so the general election media coverage begins. I guess the Washington Post ran out of stories based on Seamus the Roof-Ridin' Dog. Despite demonstrating zero curiosity …

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Mitt Romney apologizes for high school pranks that ‘might have gone too far’ — Mitt Romney apologized Thursday morning for pranks he helped orchestrate in high school that he said “might have gone too far,” including an incident in which he pinned down a fellow student and cut his hair.

Discussion: Hot Air, Instapundit, Daily Kos, Guardian, GayPatriot and Wonkette

Justin Sink / The Hill: Romney on prank: ‘Back in high school I did some dumb things’

Washington Post: Mitt Romney's prep school classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents

Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Romney Apologizes For ‘Hijinks’ But Won't Acknowledge Specific Attack

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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Romney on pranks: ‘Some may have gone too far, and for that I apologize’

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and The PJ Tatler

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

House strikes back on gay marriage — Just hours after President Barack Obama publicly backed gay marriage, the House struck back and passed a measure aimed at reinforcing the Defense of Marriage Act. — With a 245-171 vote, the House voted to stop the Justice Department from using taxpayer funds …

Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

News Analysis: Obama's Watershed Move on Gay Marriage — President Obama's endorsement of gay marriage on Wednesday was by any measure a watershed. A sitting United States president took sides in what many people consider the last civil rights movement, providing the most powerful evidence …

Maggie Gallagher / National Review:
Fox News: Pro-Gay Marriage?

Discussion: Rod Dreher, Equality Matters and The Huffington Post

Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Barack Obama's seven states of grief over gay marriage

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John H. Cushman Jr / The Caucus:
Biden Got Out ‘Over His Skis,’ Says Obama

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CNN:
Source: Obama had planned marriage announcement on ‘The View’

Discussion: Hot Air, Politico, TVNewser, Taylor Marsh and NO QUARTER

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Black voters in NC supported Amendment One by 2-1 margin

Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS, Mediaite and RedState

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A bipartisan call for Congressional action on gay rights

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CNN:
Opposing same-sex marriage not priority for Boehner, Reid evolves

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Obama and Romney Alike Face Political Risks on Gay Marriage

Discussion: CBS News, The Daily Caller, CNN and GOP 12

Evan McMorris-Santoro / Livewire:
Romney Gets Testy After Questions On Gay Marriage, DREAM and Pot

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Reid: Democratic platform will include pro-gay marriage plank

Harvey Morris / IHT Rendezvous:
Disappointment as Gay Marriage Is Left Out of Queen's Speech

Discussion: New Zealand Herald, BuzzFeed and PinkNews.co.uk

Bristol Palin:

Hail to the Chiefs - Malia and Sasha Obama — Is anyone really surprised by the fact that President Obama came out of the closet for gay marriage? What was most surprising is when he explained how his position (supposedly) “evolved,” by talking to his wife and daughters: … Let's pause for just one second.

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Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:

Spotlight on Autoworker in Obama's Latest Ad — Republicans are trying to chip away at President Obama's success with the auto industry by bringing attention to a battery maker that took stimulus money and then laid off workers. — A new ad by Obama tells the story of Brian Slagle …

Discussion: Business Insider

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Ad Claims to Have Helped Man Get a Job, but Man Claims Employment Since 2006

Discussion: The Right Sphere

Tom Troy / Toledo Blade:
Toledo auto-parts worker stars in campaign ad

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Rasmussen Reports:

Wisconsin Recall Election: Walker 50%, Barrett 45% — Embattled Republican Governor Scott Walker holds a five-point lead over his newly nominated Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in Wisconsin's special recall election. — A new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey shows that 50% …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse, Weekly Standard, The PJ Tatler and National Review

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

Obama on Biden: ‘Got Out a Little Bit Over His Skis’ — Vice President Joe Biden is at least part of the reason President Barack Obama came out in favor of same sex marriage yesterday, the president admitted in the interview on the issue with ABC's Robin Roberts:

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Why ABC's Robin Roberts got the exclusive

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James Hansen / New York Times:

Game Over for the Climate — GLOBAL warming isn't a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so troubled to read a recent interview with President Obama in Rolling Stone in which he said that Canada would exploit the oil in its vast tar sands reserves “regardless of what we do.”

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New York Times:

Ultra-Orthodox Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse — The first shock came when Mordechai Jungreis learned that his mentally disabled teenage son was being molested in a Jewish ritual bathhouse in Brooklyn. The second came after Mr. Jungreis complained, and the man accused of the abuse was arrested.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, CNN and Mondoweiss

BuzzFeed:

How Barack Obama Lost Hollywood — Last time they fell in love, volunteered, gave millions, but now “they hate him.” Can gay pride and a Clooney bash make his star twinkle again? — Source: flickr.com — LOS ANGELES, Calif. — On Tuesday night, comedian Jon Lovitz stood in the green room …

Discussion: Rational Irrationality, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon

Tara Palmeri / New York Post:

Policy adviser testifies Edwards wanted Supreme Court seat — GREENSBORO, NC — A delusional, two-timing Sen. John Edwards dreamed of a Supreme Court appointment, even as his political career crumbled under the weight of a seedy sex scandal, according to testimony today.