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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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Deb Fischer wins Nebraska Senate stunner
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Voters Disillusioned With Obama and Romney Policies
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Deb Fischer, and what (political) money can't buy
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Congratulations to Deb Fischer
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Deb Fischer pulls off upset victory in Neb. Senate primary
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Marquette Law School Poll shows Walker, Kleefisch lead in recall — Milwaukee, Wis. - A new Marquette Law School Poll shows that with three weeks to go until the recall election Governor Scott Walker has taken a six-percentage point lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, 50-44 percent, among likely voters.
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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 …
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Super-O-Rama — So today we learn from Politico's Ken Vogel that the people behind the three biggest pro-Democratic Super-PACs (the Senate-focused Majority PAC, the House Majority PAC, and the presidentially-oriented Priorities USA Action) are planning a gigantic, coordinated blowout fundraising effort …
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Associated Press and Democratic Strategist

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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Sources: Medical report says Zimmerman had broken nose, other injuries after fight — (CNN) — A medical report by George Zimmerman's family doctor shows the neighborhood watch volunteer was diagnosed with a fractured nose, two black eyes and two lacerations on the back of the head after his fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin.
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Outside the Beltway, National Review and Simply Left BehindThe …


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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Boehner attacks Obama's courage
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Crossroads matches Obama $25 million buy, airs tough new spot — Alex reported yesterday that Crossroads GPS was starting to buy time in a number of states, and this morning the group announced an $8 million buy beginning Thursday - part of a larger, $25 million effort that will go up over a month.
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Karl Rove Super PAC Matches Obama Campaign Ad Spending
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Obama Campaign Announces Raising $43.6 Million in April
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Mitt Romney Debt Speech Ignores Key Facts … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Barack Obama , George Bush, Mitt Romney, Social Security, Barack Obama 2012 , Economy, Health Care, Video, Great Recession, AP, Debt, Mitt Romney Debt Inferno, Mitt Romney 2012, Spending, Politics News
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Coming This Summer: For $24.95, George W. Bush Will Share His ‘Strategies For Economic Growth’
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Washington Post and New York Times


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 …
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Team Mitt ‘physically’ blocks journos — Tweets from the campaign trail: … The Romney campaign did not return a request for comment or explanation (obviously).
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, National Review, Washington Post and The Maddow Blog


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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Plug-pulling in Athens
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David Letterman To Brian Williams: ‘What More Do We Want [Obama] To Do For Us, Honest To God?’ — NBC News anchor Brian Williams appeared on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday night. Letterman discussed Williams's special on Rock Center about the killing of Osama bin Laden …
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

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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Business Insider, The Monkey Cage, The Enterprise Blog, Politico and American Power

Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is — I've been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a garlic tart at high noon.
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Balloon Juice, The PJ Tatler and Unfogged

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:
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Weasel Zippers, The Jawa Report and The PJ Tatler

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 …


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 …
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