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CNN:
Romney donor pulls support, backs Obama, over same-sex marriage — (CNN) - A well-known, openly gay supporter of Mitt Romney in New York has decided to withdraw his support for Romney and back President Barack Obama instead. — The clincher: Romney's stance on same-sex marriage.
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Poll: Romney has slight edge over Obama — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — (CBS News) Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a slight edge over President Obama in the race …
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New York Times:
Politics Seen in Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Support — WASHINGTON — Most Americans suspect that President Obama was motivated by politics, not policy, when he declared his support for same-sex marriage, according to a new poll released on Monday, suggesting that the unplanned way it was announced shaped public attitudes.
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
How Romney will respond to Obama's Bain attack — The Obama campaign has released a new ad holding Mitt Romney responsible for the loss of 750 jobs in the bankruptcy of a steel plant purchased by Romney's Bain Capital in 1993. The ad, which will play in several key states …
CNN:
TRENDING: Jay-Z still has Obama's back — (CNN) - Jay-Z may not be “a huge fan of the [political] system,” but the rapper remains a firm supporter of President Barack Obama. — The rapper said Monday in an interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow he knows little of GOP contender Mitt Romney …
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama: Romney Is Worse Than John McCain — “John McCain believed in climate change and believed in immigration reform.” — US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign fundraiser May 14, 2012 at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. — (Getty Images / MANDEL NGAN)
CNN:
BREAKING: Ron Paul to end active campaigning
BREAKING: Ron Paul to end active campaigning
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Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
Obama: ‘Americans are on our side’ on same-sex marriage
Obama: ‘Americans are on our side’ on same-sex marriage
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Yahoo! News and CNN
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Right-Wing Lauds Facebook Co-Founder's Decision To Renounce US Citizenship: He's ‘An American Hero’ — Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook whose falling out with the company and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the subject of the 2010 blockbuster The Social Network …
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John Tamny / Political Economy:
For De-Friending The U.S., Facebook's Eduardo Saverin Is An American Hero — Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook. (Image credit: via @daylife) — As is well known now, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin recently renounced his U.S. citizenship. Though no specific reason was given …
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org:
MSNBC's Chris Matthews to Black Pastor: ‘I Hope You Evolve’ — Hardball anchor Chris Matthews, who routinely smears his political opponents as racist, on Monday lectured an African American minister who opposes gay marriage, “I hope you evolve.” The host patronizingly added, “I'm just teasing.”
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Hot Air, Ed Driscoll and The Gateway Pundit
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Obama's Bain ad: ‘Like watching an old friend bleed to death’ (Updated) — The Obama campaign's 2-minute ad on Mitt Romney's Bain Capital is record is out, and it is brutal. — Targeting Romney's involvement in the acquistion of GST Steel, the commercial shows workers at a shuttered plant pinning Romney and Bain with the blame.
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Associated Press:
Obama Courts Private Equity Cash at New York Fundraiser
Obama Courts Private Equity Cash at New York Fundraiser
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ABCNEWS:
Obama Ad Attacks Romney Bain Capital Record
Obama Ad Attacks Romney Bain Capital Record
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Taking Note, Los Angeles Times, GST STEEL, The Daily Caller, National Review, Campaign 2012, Newsy and Michelle Malkin
Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
DEMS ATTACK ROMNEY OVER LAYOFFS MADE BY OBAMA BUNDLER
DEMS ATTACK ROMNEY OVER LAYOFFS MADE BY OBAMA BUNDLER
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ProfessorBainbridge.com, Politico, RedState, nation.foxnews.com, CNN, BuzzFeed, Wake up America and The Hill
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Is prestigious genealogical society throwing media under the bus on Warren 1/32 Cherokee claim? — There is a new and bizarre twist in the Elizabeth Warren 1/32 Cherokee saga. — As discussed below, Warren's claim to 1/32 Cherokee heritage arose from comments attributed to the prestigious …
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The Daily Caller, BREITBART.COM, Weasel Zippers, iOwnTheWorld.com, Hot Air, Power Line and Michelle Malkin
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Elizabeth Warren: 'I'm proud of my Native American heritage'
Elizabeth Warren: 'I'm proud of my Native American heritage'
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Tom Curry / msnbc.com:
Clyburn seeks ‘national policy’ legalizing same-sex marriages — During an appearance on The Daily Rundown, Rep. James Clyburn, D -S.C., called for a national policy to give legal recognition to marriages between same-sex couples. — Rep. James Clyburn, the House Democrats' third-ranking leader …
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Breaking News …, Althouse and Washington Post
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: Wisconsin Dems furious with DNC for refusing to invest big money in Walker recall — Top Wisconsin Democrats are furious with the national party — and the Democratic National Committee in particular — for refusing their request for a major investment in the battle to recall Scott Walker, I'm told.
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Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Kodak Had a Secret Nuclear Reactor Loaded With Enriched Uranium Hidden In a Basement — Kodak may be going under, but apparently they could have started their own nuclear war if they wanted, just six years ago. Down in a basement in Rochester, NY, they had a nuclear reactor loaded …
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Los Angeles Times, Outside the Beltway and Discourse.net
Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman prosecutors file list of witnesses, evidence in Trayvon Martin shooting — SANFORD - As many eagerly awaited the release of never-before-seen evidence in the case against George Zimmerman, members of Special Prosecutor Angela Corey's office provided a preview on Monday in the form of an eight-page document.
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Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Henry Kissinger gets TSA pat-down — Seems no one is immune from the tender mercies of the TSA pat-down. First, we learned that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was subjected to a handsy search. And now we learn of the latest high-profile search-ee …
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Lou Rocco / ABCNEWS:
Obama: JPMorgan Is ‘One of the Best-Managed Banks’ — Just hours after a top JPMorgan Chase executive retired in the wake of a stunning $2 billion trading loss, President Obama told the hosts of ABC's “The View” that the bank's risky bets exemplified the need for Wall Street reform.
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New York Post:
Break up the banks — The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan — a failure of the famed risk-management prowess of bank chief Jamie Dimon — is cause for celebration in some quarters. — Dimon deftly steered his bank from most of the excesses that brought about the 2008 banking crisis.
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Book says U. of Chicago Medical Center VP bribed Jeremiah Wright — On an appearance on Sean Hannity's radio show on Monday, “The Amateur” author Edward Klein revealed the name of a close ally of President Barack Obama that his book alleges offered a $150,000 bribe to Rev. Jeremiah Wright to be quiet until after the 2008 election.
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White House Dossier, Hot Air, Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and The PJ Tatler
Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post:
ALEC Memo Instructed Members To ‘Navigate Away’ From Tough Questions … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Politics, Video, Alec, American Legislative Exchange Council, Center For Media And Democracy, Common Cause, Politics News — WASHINGTON — When the American Legislative Exchange Council …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
MONEY UNLIMITED — When Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was first argued before the Supreme Court, on March 24, 2009, it seemed like a case of modest importance. The issue before the Justices was a narrow one. The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law prohibited corporations …
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