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12:05 PM ET, May 16, 2012

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
10 things about Deb Fischer's win  —  Deb Fischer upset favorite Jon Bruning to win the Nebraska Republican primary for Senate by a 41 to 36 percent margin.  There are (at least) 10 aspects of the race worth noting.  —  1. Neither Fischer nor Bruning was the tea party candidate and neither is a non-politician.
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Deb Fischer pulls off upset victory in Neb. Senate primary  —  State Sen. Deb Fischer (R) pulled off an upset victory Tuesday in Nebraska's GOP Senate primary, dealing a blow to both the Republican establishment and the Tea Party.  —  Fischer, a rural rancher who has never held statewide office …
David Catanese / Politico:
Deb Fischer wins Nebraska Senate stunner  —  Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer wrested the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Attorney General Jon Bruning Tuesday night, riding a burst of late momentum to pull off an unexpected victory.  —  Her stunning come-from-behind performance amounts …
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Voters Disillusioned With Obama and Romney Policies  —  NOTABLES:  — SHADOW BOXING: Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have a common foe: neither receives majority support for some of their own signature policy proposals, new ABC News-Washington Post polling shows.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Deb Fischer, and what (political) money can't buy
Discussion: Hotline On Call, Hot Air and RedState
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Congratulations to Deb Fischer
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
www.wftv.com:
Autopsy results show Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles  —  SANFORD, Fla. —  WFTV has confirmed that autopsy results show 17-year-old Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles when he died.  —  The information could support George Zimmerman's claim that Martin beat him up before Zimmerman shot and killed him.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Super PAC ‘Super-O-Rama’ for President Obama  —  Strapped for cash and facing a tidal wave of big-money Republican attack ads, Democratic super PACs are putting an unlikely plan in motion: the Super-O-Rama.  —  The kitschy name is for a massive fundraising push at the national convention in Charlotte …
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com and Hot Air
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Obama, Dems raise $43.6 million in April
Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Of course Boehner wants another debt-ceiling showdown  —  “We shouldn't dread the debt limit,” said Speaker John Boehner at the Peter G. Peterson Fiscal Summit.  “We should welcome it.  It's an action-forcing event in a town that has become infamous for inaction.”
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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Boehner attacks Obama's courage
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com
Jonathan Allen / Politico:   Earmarks still have friends in high places
Tim Mak / Politico:
Romney-Christie ticket a loser in N.J., poll finds  —  Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) would not be able to deliver the Garden State if he were chosen as Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick, a new survey shows.  —  Without running mates, Romney gets 39 percent to the president's 49 percent in New Jersey …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN and Hotline On Call
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Wall Street Journal:
As Bank Withdrawals Surge, Athens Relies More on ECB  —  Greek depositors withdrew €700 million ($898 million) from the country's banks on Monday, fueling fears of a bank run amid the growing political disarray.  —  With deposits falling, Greek banks become even more dependent …
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Joseph Cotterill / FT Alphaville:
Plug-pulling in Athens
Discussion: Bloomberg, Guardian and Paul Krugman
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
National Mood a Drag on Obama's Re-Election Prospects  —  U.S. satisfaction and economic ratings low compared with years incumbents won  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Some six months before voters head to the polls to choose the next president of the United States, Gallup finds several indicators …
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Peter Peterson Spent Nearly Half A Billion In Washington Targeting Social Security, Medicare … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Bill Clinton, John Boehner, Social Security, Health Care, Paul Ryan, Taxes , Video, David Walker, Pete Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Peter Peterson …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Pete Peterson's crusade of a lifetime
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A 30,000-Foot View on the Presidential Race  —  We are beginning to see more national surveys now, including this week's New York Times/CBS News poll, which show Mitt Romney with a slight lead over Barack Obama in the general election matchup.  To be sure, there are also a number of polls that put Mr. Obama slightly ahead.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Bias a Drink  —  It's Obama vs. the New York Times!  —  It's not the first time the New York Times has been accused of bias, but it may be the funniest.  Charlie Spiering of the Washington Examiner reports that the charge was leveled this morning by the Obama campaign.
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Alarm Grows Among Dems About Obama's Chances
Edwin Durgy / Fistful Of Dollars:
What Mitt Romney Is Really Worth: An Exclusive Analysis Of His Latest Finances  —  W. Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee.  —  This is a version of a story that appears in the June 4, 2012 issue of Forbes Magazine.  —  Mitt Romney isn't the richest person to ever run for President …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Washington Post:
Bigotry blocks a gay Virginian from the bench  —  IF ANYTHING, Tracy Thorne-Begland, a top state prosecutor in Richmond with a decade of courtroom experience, is overqualified for a judgeship on the General District Court.  Mr. Thorne-Begland, who has prosecuted dozens of homicides and other major felonies …
Izabella Kaminska / FT Alphaville:
Why China's RMB exodus IS the story  —  There is a huge developing story in China's currency, the renminbi.  —  After years of structural under-valuation, things are changing.  —  China faces what we have described before as a “dollar shortage” problem, a situation it last faced on a major level in 2008.
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Van Jones Cops a Plea  —  A sharp-eyed Power Line reader directed us to this C-SPAN video featuring Van Jones, President Obama's short-lived “green jobs” czar, admitting around the 19:14 mark what is plain to anyone who pays attention, namely, that the environmental movement is basically an adjunct of the Democratic Party:
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Jawa Report
ThinkProgress:
CHART: Spending, Taxes, And Deficits Are All Lower Today Than When Obama Took Office  —  Our guest blogger is Michael Linden, Director for Tax and Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.  —  Federal spending is lower now than it was when President Obama took office.
 
 
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John Zaremba / Boston Herald:
President's illegal alien uncle gets his license back
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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Mitt Romney Debt Speech Ignores Key Facts
Valerie Jarrett / The Huffington Post:
Just Plain Wrong: House Republican Bill Undermines the Violence Against Women Act
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Polling: President Has Failed on Housing, Wall Street Accountability
Discussion: US Politics
Fox News:
Catholic university drops student health insurance, cites ObamaCare
Washington Post:
Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors' money, U.S. coordination
Discussion: msnbc.com and Israpundit
James Lipton / New York Magazine:
How to Act Human: Advice for Mitt Romney From Inside the Actors Studio
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Business Insider
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
States Diverting Mortgage Settlement Money to Other Uses
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Biden wields Bain against Romney in Ohio
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Sen. McCain huddles with Dems on campaign finance reform
Ben Jacobs / The Daily Beast:
Ron Paul's Sneaky Maneuver: Why He's Scaling Back His Campaign
Discussion: The Daily Dish, Hit & Run and Politico
Ezra Klein:
Sen. Tom Coburn, part one: Defusing the debt bomb
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