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New York Times:
Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama's Principles and Will — WASHINGTON — This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties. The mug shots and brief biographies resembled a high school yearbook layout.
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Romney's pants on fire — There are those who tell the truth. There are those who distort the truth. And then there's Mitt Romney. — Every political campaign exaggerates and dissembles. This practice may not be admirable — it's surely one reason so many Americans are disenchanted with politics …
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Hot Air, Wake up America, ABCNEWS, Patterico's Pontifications, NewsBusters.org, Althouse and US Politics
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum: Stop letting Mitt Romney off easy — Mitt Romney wants the presidential election to be all about Barack Obama. If the press doesn't start asking Romney some difficult questions about the core arguments upon which his entire presidential candidacy is based, he may very well get his way.
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American Prospect, ABCNEWS, Associated Press, msnbc.com, United Liberty, Campaign 2012 and Mother Jones
ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Says He Needs Donald Trump's Support Despite Views on Obama's Birth Certificate — Mitt Romney did not distance himself from Donald Trump today, despite the reality TV and real estate mogul's continued skepticism about President Barack Obama's birth certificate.
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msnbc.com, Booman Tribune, Campaign 2012, Outside the Beltway, GayPatriot, Ballot Access News, TheBlaze.com and americanthinker.com
Donald Trump / CNN:
Romney doesn't back away from ‘birther’ Trump — (CNN) - Mitt Romney said Monday he wasn't concerned about Donald Trump's commitment to the “birther” conspiracy, one day before the GOP presidential candidate hosts a fund-raiser alongside the celebrity business magnate.
Mike Allen / Politico:
Mitt Romney camp to attack the stimulus
Mitt Romney camp to attack the stimulus
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CNN, Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Wake up America, Politicker, The Agonist, Daily Kos, National Review and Campaign 2012
Mike Allen / Politico:
BAIN COUNTERATTACK: ROMNEY TO HIT SPECIFIC STIMULUS GRANTS …
BAIN COUNTERATTACK: ROMNEY TO HIT SPECIFIC STIMULUS GRANTS …
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Red Alert Politics
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
REPORT: Aaron Walker Arrested After Maryland Hearing on Kimberlin Case — Aaron Walker, whose complaint against convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin became a conservative cause célèbre this past week, was reportedly taken into custody today after a court hearing in Rockville, Maryland.
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The Jawa Report, The Gateway Pundit, Michelle Malkin, American Spectator, The Spectacle Blog, PJ Media, The Mahablog, Dedicated Tenther, Wake up America, Bob Owens, Capitalist Preservation, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, WorldNetDaily, The Daley Gator, FilmLadd Blogs, That Mr. G Guy's Blog, Allergic to Bull and Truth Before Dishonor
Maggie Habermanand Emily Schultheis / Reuters:
New Sarah Palin approach; better results — Everyone has wondered who the Sarah Palin of 2012 would be. The answer is...Sarah Palin. — Palin's star power faded along with that of the other conservative Mitt Romney alternatives and her media presence has dwindled.
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Taylor Marsh and ABCNEWS
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
In Texas, a rising conservative star takes on the establishment
In Texas, a rising conservative star takes on the establishment
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Washington Wire, ABCNEWS, Guardian, National Review, NewsBusters.org and Left Coast Rebel
Ruben Navarrette Jr. / CNN:
GOP's problem with Latinos — as big as Texas
GOP's problem with Latinos — as big as Texas
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Pro-life group's hidden camera footage shows complicity in ‘sex-selective’ abortions — Live Action says Planned Parenthood and other U.S. abortion providers are willing to assist in the termination of baby girls for pregnant women who choose abortion because they want to have baby boys.
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LifeNews.com, Examiner, The Mental Recession, The Lonely Conservative, Chicks on the Right, The Right Scoop and Althouse
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
New Live Action video shows Planned Parenthood encouraging gender-selective abortion, Medicaid fraud — Want to see a real war on women? Not one defined by the opposition to the imposition of a Hubby State and subsidies, but one in which women of the future are systematically eliminated?
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The Raw Story, The Daily Caller, LifeNews.com, Red Alert Politics, Babalú Blog, Catholic Bandita, Hyscience, Pat Dollard and The PJ Tatler
Max Pizarro / Politicker NJ:
Booker communications director resigns — Anne Torres, communications director for Newark Mayor Cory Booker, is resigning, effective today. — Sources say her resignation comes amid internal adminstration strife in the aftermath of Booker's appearance on Meet the Press.
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Politico, New Jersey Online, Washington Post, Mediaite, Politicker, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
New York Post:
Not worth the debt — I've been writing for years about a bubble in higher education: too much demand, causing sky-high prices — all because of cheap government money, much like the housing bubble. Now those warnings have become conventional wisdom — so conventional that they've reached The New York Times and even 60 Minutes.
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Sense of Events and Betsy's Page
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Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
College transcripts replace birth certificate for Obama detractors
College transcripts replace birth certificate for Obama detractors
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Weasel Zippers
Carlo Munoz / The Hill:
Michelle Obama sponsors Navy's first submarine with all-female crew — The USS Illinois, the first Navy submarine to be staffed by an all-female crew, received the support of the White House on Memorial Day. — On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama officially sponsored the Virginia-class submarine …
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CNN, Politico, BLACKFIVE, Lynn Sweet, Weekly Standard, Sky Dancing, The PJ Tatler, Shakesville, Weasel Zippers and The Page
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Michelle Obama on her garden, her future and the campaign
Michelle Obama on her garden, her future and the campaign
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Weasel Zippers, TheBlaze.com and Lynn Sweet
Halimah Abdullah / CNN:
Rubio on voter ID laws and Latinos: 'What's the big deal?' — Latinos backed Barack Obama in big numbers in 2008. Critics of new voter ID laws say they could discourage turnout in 2012. — Editor's note: As President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney court the Latino vote …
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William Douglas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Congressional Black Caucus rallies preachers to tackle voter-ID laws
Congressional Black Caucus rallies preachers to tackle voter-ID laws
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The Last Refuge and Weasel Zippers
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
In Defense of Chris Hayes — The MSNBC host is getting beat up for remarks he made about the heroism of American soldiers. Really, his critics are the ones who should be apologizing. — Very few Americans wake up early on weekend mornings to watch public intellectuals chat.
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American Prospect, Hit & Run, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice and The Camp Of The Saints
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Thaddeus McCotter / detroitnews.com:
“You clean up your own mess” — Why I will run a write-in primary campaign — Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans," John Lennon mused. How right he was. — Last Friday, shortly before a Memorial Day weekend wreath-laying commemorating and honoring …
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CNN and Ballot Box
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Leonard N. Fleming / detroitnews.com:
McCotter running as write in
McCotter running as write in
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Politico and Outside the Beltway
rt.com:
'Allah's enemy!' Radio host slash-attacked for anti-Islam rant on air — Photo from www.radiomayak.ru — A radio host has been hospitalized after being cut 15 times by an unidentified criminal. Two weeks ago the journalist ventured to criticize the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed, on air.
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Atlas Shrugs, Jihad Watch, Bare Naked Islam, Guardian, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Helen Kennedy / NY Daily News:
Real-life Hannibal Lecter who ate face of naked homeless man identified as Rudy Eugene, 31 — Cannibal was gunned down by cops during grisly crime — Rudy Eugene in an undated mug shot. — This is the face of the naked homeless man who was gunned down by a Miami cop while eating the face of another nude man.
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msnbc.com, Riptide 2.0, MiamiHerald.com and Althouse
Bloomberg:
Debt-Ceiling Deja Vu Could Sink Economy — Europe is crumbling. China is slowing. The Federal Reserve is dithering. Yet the biggest threat to the emerging U.S. economic recovery may be Congress. — John Boehner, the leader of the House Republicans, has promised yet another fight …
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ThinkProgress and American Prospect
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Begin to Wind Down — Hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans are receiving their final unemployment checks sooner than they expected, even though Congress renewed extended benefits until the end of the year. — The checks are stopping …
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