memeorandum: Ashley Biden Is Married (Sandra Sobieraj Westfall/People.com)

1:45 PM ET, June 3, 2012

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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:

Ashley Biden Is Married — In the same Delaware church where she was baptized, Ashley Biden, the Vice President's daughter, was married Saturday to Philadelphia surgeon Howard Krein. — The couple were wed at the steepled St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church, in Greenville …

Discussion: Washington Post and Politico

Mike Allen / Politico:

MIKE LEAVITT PLANNING ROMNEY TRANSITION: ‘PROJECT READY’ — Weekend weddings: Ashley Blazer Biden and Dr. Howard Krein — STEPHANIE CUTTER, deputy Obama campaign manager, to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's “This Week”: “If you looked at the report on Friday, the areas where we ARE doing …

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Non Member / Wisconsin Citizens Media Co-op:

Integrity: The Child Scott Walker Left Behind — [Editor's note: What follows is one woman's account of the Scott Walker she knew at Marquette University. To the extent possible we have verified its accuracy, including the accuracy of details not printed here in order to protect the identities of the people involved.

Discussion: Althouse and Firedoglake

Steve Holland / Reuters:

Romney could pick VP early, and cash in often — (Reuters) - Senator John McCain waited until just before the 2008 Republican convention to name his vice presidential pick, sticking to a timing tradition thought to pump up party activists before the big push to Election Day.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:

McDonnell dismisses ‘birther’ talk, says Romney agrees Obama ‘born in America’ — A high-level surrogate for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign said this year's White House race will be about issues, not where President Obama was born.

Discussion: CNN

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

Second Romney-Backed Solar Company Files For Bankruptcy — On Thursday, Mitt Romney campaigned at the headquarters of Solyndra — the first renewable energy company to receive a federal loan under the stimulus — and reiterated his debunked claims that its bankruptcy symbolized the corruption and cronyism of the Obama administration.

Discussion: Boston Herald, Taylor Marsh, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Moderate Voice

NBC's Andrew Rafferty / msnbc.com:
Trump: Media are biggest threat to Romney's presidential campaign

Discussion: theGrio, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and The Raw Story

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Dreaming of a Superhero — ON Friday night, the nation's capital was under a tornado watch. And that was the best thing that happened to the White House all week. — As the president was being slapped by Mitt Romney for being too weak on national security, he was being rapped …

Discussion: Power Line, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler and Daily Kos

New York Times:

Crude Oil Output Is Soaring in Iraq, Easing Markets — BAGHDAD — Despite sectarian bombings and political gridlock, Iraq's crude oil production is soaring, providing a singular bright spot for the nation's future and relief for global oil markets as the West tightens sanctions on Iranian exports.

Discussion: Business Insider and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Telegraph:

15 killed and dozens wounded in Nigerian church attack — At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded when a suicide car bomber drove into a Nigerian church compound and detonated his explosives as worshippers left an early morning service. — The bomber targeted the Living Faith church …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:

How Coverage of Obama's Role in Drone Executions Provokes Liberal Outrage — This morning, Chris Hayes did a segment on his show on MSNBC called “Up with Chris” that examined President Barack Obama's reported “kill list,” whether the number of civilians being killed by drones is being hidden …

Discussion: Book Salon and The Confluence

Reuters:

Egyptians threaten more protests after Mubarak verdict — (Reuters) - Egyptians demonstrated throughout the night in Cairo's central Tahrir Square and other cities, enraged that a court had spared deposed leader Hosni Mubarak his life over the killing of protesters in the uprising that ended his three-decade rule.

Discussion: ThinkProgress and americanthinker.com

BBC:
Mubarak jailed for protest deaths

Discussion: Agence France Presse, The Hill, Towleroad News #gay and Hit & Run

Ann Althouse / Althouse:

Another political letter tapping public information to shame and intimidate. — Last night, I posted about a mailing I received from the Greater Wisconsin Political Fund, showing my name and address and the names and addresses of a dozen of my neighbors and whether we'd voted in the last 2 elections.

Discussion: Chicago Boyz, Hot Air, Riehl World View, Wake up America, NewsBusters.org, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and iOwnTheWorld.com

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

Priebus Downplays Expectations In Wisconsin — GOP chairman manages expectations before the recall. “I'm not going to play into this narrative about whether or not the Democrats are letting up because I don't care.” — Priebus speaking to the crowd at a Tea Party rally in Wisconsin.

Discussion: National Review, americanthinker.com and Althouse

Alexander Burns / Politico:

Three polls in a row: Mass. a tie — Suffolk University had a poll last week showing Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren separated by only 1 point in the Massachusetts. Today, two more surveys have the race too close to call: the Boston Globe has Brown up 2 points, while the Western …

Discussion: Roll Call, Union-News, americanthinker.com, CNN and Michelle Malkin