memeorandum: Bill Clinton slams Scott Walker agenda (Tim Mak/Politico)

12:10 PM ET, June 2, 2012

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Bill Clinton hits a home run in Wisconsin. Will it be enough? — Bill Clinton, in his speech in Wisconsin just now, framed the recall election as a stark choice between unity and division, between cooperation and conflict, and between shared prosperity and right wing winner-take-all economics.

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, his vorpal sword, The Caucus, Daily Kos, aflcio.org, The Moderate Voice and Lean Forward

Tim Mak / Politico:

Bill Clinton slams Scott Walker agenda — Former President Bill Clinton encouraged cooperation between the two parties Friday at a rally in support of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett — even as he savaged Barrett opponent Gov. Scott Walker (R) ahead of the Wisconsin recall election on Tuesday.

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Clinton: Mitt comments were twisted — CBS News reports on Bill Clinton's follow-up on his comments on Bain and Mitt Romney on CNN last night: … Clinton did, however, basically repeat the words that will end up in Republican response ads to the ones Democrats will air.

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Jobs numbers remind Obama that he must do more than just attack — Friday's dismal jobs report and some unexpected words from Bill Clinton delivered a bracing reminder to President Obama and his advisers that the election remains primarily a referendum on his record and that their path …

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Rodney Hawkins / CBS News:
Bill Clinton: Praising Romney's business record doesn't connote endorsement

Discussion: Rush Limbaugh, Taylor Marsh and BuzzFeed

Tim Mak / Reuters:
Mitt Romney thanks Bill Clinton for Bain praise

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Bill Clinton / CNN:
TRENDING: Romney smiles at Clinton compliment

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Noah Bierman / Boston Globe:

Elizabeth Warren on Scott Brown's heels in Globe poll — Challenger trails by 2 points despite heritage questions — Despite a five-week drubbing over her claims to Native American heritage, Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren remains neck and neck with US Senator Scott Brown …

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Boston Herald:

Records: Prof profited by buying, selling homes — Elizabeth Warren, who has railed against predatory banks and heartless foreclosures, took part in about a dozen Oklahoma real estate deals that netted her and her family hefty profits through maneuvers such as “flipping” properties, records show.

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Washington Examiner:

In tough fight with Romney, Obama longs for McCain — US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (L) and Republican John McCain stand together at the end of the final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on October 15, 2008. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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CNN:
Poll: Obama-Romney race tied; Obama supporters appear more energized

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BuzzFeed:
Obama: We'll Get Things Done When The Republican “Fever” Breaks

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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:

Egyptian Court Sentences Mubarak to Life in Prison — CAIRO — An Egyptian judge on Saturday sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for the killing of unarmed demonstrators during protests that ended his rule. It was the first verdict of an Arab ruler brought before the law …

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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:

Joe Walsh: Jesse Jackson Trying To ‘Keep African Americans Down On Some Plantation’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Video, African Americans, Chicago Schools, Jesse Jackson, Joe Walsh, Joe Walsh African Americans, Joe Walsh Jesse Jackson, Joe Wash Tea Party, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Black Voters, Blacks, Politics News

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Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:

Obama on nudity, drag-racing and how to write: 20 details from Maraniss' ‘Barack Obama: The Story’ — In the forthcoming biography “Barack Obama: The Story,” due in bookstores June 19, David Maraniss tells the largely untold story of Obama's family, his life growing up in Hawaii and Indonesia …

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Associated Press:

Judge revokes George Zimmerman bond in Trayvon Martin killing — April 20, 2012: In this file photo, George Zimmerman, left, answers a question from attorney Mark O'Mara during a bond hearing in Sanford, Fla.AP/ORLANDO SENTINEL — SANFORD, FLA - URGENT: A judge on Friday revoked the bond …

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CNN:
Judge revokes Zimmerman's bond

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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Zimmerman Bond Revoked

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Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman's bond revoked in shooting of Trayvon Martin

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Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:

Democrats Cool On Wisconsin — The left has seemed more comfortable being angry than channeling that emotion into influence, writes Sally Kohn. — When Scott Walker, freshly elected as governor, dropped his bombshell proposal to revoke the collective bargaining rights of Wisconsin's public employees, protest erupted.

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BuzzFeed:
The Number That Will Matter In Wisconsin

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BuzzFeed:
Scott Walker Supporter Arrested At Bill Clinton Rally

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ABCNEWS:

Obama Returns to Chicago Home to Sleep, Cook, ‘Putter in My Backyard’ — CHICAGO — President Obama is back in his adopted hometown tonight for three campaign fundraisers and an overnight stay (sans family) in his private home on the city's South Side. — “It's good to be back home.

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Free exchange:

A central-bank failure of epic proportions — I'd LIKE to say a bit more about the policy side of things given the state of the world economy. There is a great deal of attention paid to fiscal issues, and certainly fiscal issues deserve scrutiny. Greece, Ireland, and Portugal have little choice …

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