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12:30 AM ET, June 1, 2012

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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney supporters shout down Axelrod criticism of former governor's record  —  President Obama and Mitt Romney protesters faced off Thursday at a press conference in Boston featuring senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod.  —  Speakers at the outdoor event were framed …
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ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Visits Solyndra Amid Attack on Obama Jobs Record  —  An auction sign stands at the entrance Solyndra LLC building in Fremont, California, U.S., Nov. 2, 2011.  (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/ Getty Images)  —  FREMONT, Calif. - Mitt Romney arrived at the shuttered headquarters …
CNN:
Romney makes surprise visit to Solyndra  —  The visit - kept a secret by the campaign until shortly before the candidate and the press arrived at the site - offered a hulking visual to accompany Romney's repeated criticism of Obama over the Solyndra scandal.  — Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker
Jim Vandeheiand Mike Allen / Politico:
To GOP, blatant bias in vetting  —  On the front page of its Sunday edition, the New York Times gave a big spread to Ann Romney spending lots of time and tons of money on an exotic genre of horse-riding.  The clear implication: The Romneys are silly rich, move in rarefied and exotic circles, and are perhaps a tad shady.
Bill Clinton / CNN:
TRENDING: Bill Clinton, predicting Obama win, calls Romney's business career ‘sterling’
Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney crashes Solyndra
Discussion: CNN, The PJ Tatler and Pirate's Cove
Washington Examiner:
Combative Romney team hits Obama coast-to-coast
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times, Washington Post Defend Against Politico's Media Bias Claims
Discussion: Indecision Forever
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Mitt Romney's Solyndra trip stirs up bad memories for White House
Discussion: The Hill
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
John Edwards acquitted on one count as jury deadlocks on five others and judge declares mistrial  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. — Johnny Reid Edwards, a honey-voiced North Carolina lawyer who parlayed his boyish good looks and inspiring personal history as the son of a mill-worker into a meteoric political rise …
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James Hill / ABCNEWS:
John Edwards Not Guilty on 1 Count, but Admits Moral Failing; Mistrial on 5 Other Counts
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
For Edwards, Mistrial on 5 of 6 Counts
Discussion: CNN, Guardian and Althouse
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Edwards case: Mistrial
Discussion: ABCNEWS and CNN
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's official: Bill Clinton heading to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker  —  Former President Bill Clinton has decided to go to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker in the final days of the battle over whether to recall the Wisconsin Governor, a move that could give a boost …
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Kevin Bogardus / Ballot Box:
Public sector union head says Dems could do more for Wisconsin recall
Discussion: CNN
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Wisconsin reaches for the last resort
Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
Producer of Obama Video on Fox News Loses CNN Job Offer  —  The Fox News producer behind a provocative four-minute anti-Obama video that aired Wednesday and caused the network considerable embarrassment has found his career on ice.  —  The producer, Chris White, had been offered a job by CNN before the video was broadcast.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Two Republican Judges Declare DOMA Unconstitutional  —  A three judge panel of The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit just handed down a decision declaring the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.  Notably, the panel included Judges Juan Torruella and Michael Boudin …
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Associated Press:
Appeals Court Rules Against Defense of Marriage Act
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
DOMA Opinion Analysis: Why Judge Michael Boudin Is Just Like 50 Cent
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex-selective abortions  —  The House on Thursday rejected a Republican bill that would impose fines and prison terms on doctors who perform abortions for the sole purpose of controlling the gender of the child, a practice known as sex-selective abortion.
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Bob Ivry / Bloomberg:
Woman Who Couldn'T Be Intimidated By Citigroup Wins $31 Million  —  Citigroup Whistle-Blower Wins $31 Mln Settlement  —  Sherry Hunt never expected to be a senior manager at a Wall Street bank.  She was a country girl, raised in rural Michigan by a dad who taught her to fish and a mom who showed her how to find wild mushrooms.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Presidential Polling in June: Flip a Coin Instead?  —  “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”  — Socrates  —  With all of the polls, models and history at their disposal, political analysts should be able to figure out who is going to win a November presidential election by June, right?
Boston Globe:
Warren says she told schools of heritage  —  Acknowledges identifying as Native American after hirings  —  Governor Deval Patrick (right) endorsed Elizabeth Warren's Senate candidacy at a campaign event on Wednesday.  (Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff)  —  Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth …
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Rakates / CBS Baltimore:
Morgan State Univ. Student Charged With 1st-Degree Murder In Cannibalism Case  —  JOPPATOWNE, Md. (WJZ)— A chilling story unfolds in Harford County where family members find the chopped up body parts of a missing man.  And now, the suspect admits to committing acts of cannibalism on that body.
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Turner's Kent ‘Very Unhappy’ With Ratings Dive at CNN  —  Backs Cooper, Morgan, Burnett, but other shows may be replaced  —  Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent admitted to being “very unhappy” with CNN's primetime ratings, but said it won't resort to tricks to increase viewership.
Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Asian-Americans, Affirmative Action, and Fisher v. Texas  —  The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that several Asian-American groups have filed an amicus brief opposing the University of Texas' affirmative action program, which is being challenged in Fisher v. Texas, an important affirmative action case before the Supreme Court:
Discussion: Belmont Club
Jessica Wohl / Reuters:
Wal-Mart ending membership in conservative group  —  (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's No. 1 retailer and the biggest seller of firearms in the United States, is dropping out of a U.S. conservative advocacy group that has been a lightning rod over voting and gun laws.
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
CNN's Ashleigh Banfield: Pedophilia, Incest Often ‘Not By Choice,’ But Being Gay Is ‘A Lifestyle Choice’  —  On Thursday morning, Early Start co-anchor Ashleigh Banfield felt compelled to weigh in on a story involving New Hope Baptist Church's Pastor Curtis Knapp, who made headlines for saying …
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay and Advocate
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Wisecracks in White House As Bush Portrait Is Unveiled  —  WASHINGTON — When former President George W. Bush returned to the White House on Thursday to unveil his official portrait, he brought along his wife, Laura; his parents, George and Barbara; daughters, Jenna and Barbara …
 
 
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Famous Chicago political organizer ... outorganized? …
Discussion: Moe Lane and GayPatriot
James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
Another dose of sickly economic news weakens Obama's reelection odds
Associated Press:
When hitting 400 is not good: Levels of key greenhouse gas pass milestone, trouble scientists
Discussion: EcoWatch and ThinkProgress
Drew Armstrong / Bloomberg:
Drugmakers Vowed To Campaign For Health Law, Memos Show
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
New York Court Rules That ‘Gay’ Is Not Slander
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
With Plan X, Pentagon seeks to spread U.S. military might to cyberspace
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Federal Officials Shut Down 26 Bus Operators
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
White Supremacist With Ties To Neo-Nazi Groups Elected To Pennsylvania County GOP Committee
Discussion: Hatewatch and Tucson Citizen
Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:
Pelosi: Obamacare Will Be Upheld 6-3, ‘Because I Know the Constitution’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
New York Post:
Taliban vows to cut Pakistan's bin Laden doctor ‘into pieces’
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Honeywell CEO Says The Corporate Tax Rate Should Be Zero
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

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