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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Reports: Robo-calls lying to Wisconsin voters — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said his campaign is contacting Wisconsin residents to counter reports of a robo-call that says anyone who signed a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker doesn't have to vote in Tuesday's election.
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Robin Bravender / Politico:
Wisconsin recall: Democrats prepare for recall recount — Brace yourself: Wisconsin Democrats say they are preparing for the event that the hotly contested recall race could drag on for weeks, or even longer. — Floating the prospect of a recount is, of course, a message that bolsters …
WisPolitics Election Blog:
Dems cry foul early into Election Day; Sen. Taylor demands investigation — With only about four hours into the Election Day voting, members of the Milwaukee Democratic Party claim that calls are going out to voters telling them if they'd signed the recall, they didn't need to vote today.
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Sense of Events, The Jawa Report and Jammie Wearing Fools
Josh Eidelson / Salon:
Nasty robo-calls in Wisconsin? — Some voters say they've received calls telling them they don't need to vote if they signed the recall petition — With both sides counting on dramatic turnout, Tom Barrett's campaign is charging Scott Walker supporters with dirty tricks.
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ThinkProgress, Guardian, Politico, WDJT-TV, Wonkette, Althouse, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Impolitic and The Stranger …
BuzzFeed:
Wisconsin Democrats Claim Dirty Tricks On Nasty Election Day
Wisconsin Democrats Claim Dirty Tricks On Nasty Election Day
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The Gateway Pundit and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Wisconsin Votes on Recall of Governor
Wisconsin Votes on Recall of Governor
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CNN, Democracy in America, neo-neocon, The Recall Elections Blog, National Review and Via Meadia
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Notes on Wisconsin — Notes on Wisconsin: 1) Tomorrow's recall …
Notes on Wisconsin — Notes on Wisconsin: 1) Tomorrow's recall …
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Bloomberg, Weekly Standard, Hit & Run, Politico, The New Republic, The Huffington Post, Althouse and Hot Air
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Paycheck Fairness Act is defeated in Senate — Democratic legislation meant to fight gender discrimination in the workplace failed in the Democrat-controlled Senate Tuesday on a procedural vote. — In a 52 to 47 tally the Senate defeated the Paycheck Fairness Act.
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Indecision Forever, The Maddow Blog and The Raw Story
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William Douglas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Senate urged to take up pay equity for women
Senate urged to take up pay equity for women
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Washington Post, Naked Politics and Firedoglake
Jeffrey Toobin / News Desk:
The Real Stakes in the Health-Care Case: A Guide — No, I do not know what day the Supreme Court will decide the heath-care case. (Best guess: June 25th.) No, I have not “heard anything” about how the Justices will rule on the challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Passes on Further Review of Prop 8 Case, Setting Up Appeal to Supreme Court
BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Passes on Further Review of Prop 8 Case, Setting Up Appeal to Supreme Court
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Firedoglake, Prop 8 Trial Tracker, The Atlantic Online and ThinkProgress
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Proposition 8: Appeals court won't reconsider ruling that gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional
Proposition 8: Appeals court won't reconsider ruling that gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional
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Amanda Covarrubias / L.A. NOW:
Proposition 8 ruling opens door to Supreme Court test
Proposition 8 ruling opens door to Supreme Court test
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Joe. My. God.
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Breaking with Romney, Murkowski warns against ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to Solyndra — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is breaking with Mitt Romney and some Capitol Hill Republicans by expressing support for federal green-energy programs, including the one that provided loan help to the now-bankrupt Solyndra.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney in Texas: 'This is Obama's economy, not George Bush's'
Romney in Texas: 'This is Obama's economy, not George Bush's'
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Weasel Zippers
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US Already in ‘Recession,’ Extend Tax Cuts: Bill Clinton — Former President Bill Clinton told CNBC Tuesday that the US economy already is in a recession and urged Congress to extend all the tax cuts due to expire at the end of the year. — In a taped interview aired on “Closing Bell,” …
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Business Insider, Weekly Standard, No More Mister Nice Blog and Sister Toldjah
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Roger Simon / Politico:
Bill Clinton is out of control — Bill Clinton has to be the smartest guy in the room even when he's not in the room. — Clinton is not on Barack Obama's campaign staff, is not a trusted adviser, does not set Obama's strategy. — But Bill Clinton is pretty good at sabotaging Obama's strategy.
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CBO's Publications:
The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook — Over the past few years, the federal government has been recording budget deficits that are the largest as a share of the economy since 1945. Consequently, the amount of federal debt held by the public has surged. By the end of this year …
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
CBO: Massive rise in U.S. debt crashes our economic forecasting model in 2035
CBO: Massive rise in U.S. debt crashes our economic forecasting model in 2035
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David Shepardson / detroitnews.com:
Romney vows quick U.S. exit from GM — He says Obama delays stock sale to avoid embarrassment of big losses — Washington — Republican Mitt Romney believes President Barack Obama is holding on to the government's stake in General Motors to avoid an embarrassing financial loss before the election …
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Eclectablog, Washington Wire, Mediaite and The Maddow Blog
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Says He Would Have Backed Auto Bailout After Managed Bankruptcy
Mitt Romney Says He Would Have Backed Auto Bailout After Managed Bankruptcy
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Government Down $16 Billion on GM Bailout
Government Down $16 Billion on GM Bailout
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Politico and The Hope For America
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Michelle Obama isn't ‘endorsing or condemning’ NYC Mayor Bloomberg's proposed soda ban — First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday said she “applauds” local leaders for confronting the growing risk of obesity, but stopped short of endorsing a controversial proposed ban of sugary drinks sold …
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The PJ Tatler
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Murray Weiss / DNAinfo.com:
Stop-and-Frisks Have Done Little to Reduce Shootings, NYPD Data Show
Stop-and-Frisks Have Done Little to Reduce Shootings, NYPD Data Show
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Crooks and Liars, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Raw Story, New York Magazine and New York Times
Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal:
How Romney Pushed State Health Bill — Emails Show Governor Defending Insurance Mandate for Massachusetts Residents — When Mitt Romney left office as Massachusetts governor, his aides removed all emails from a server computer in the governor's office, and purchased and carted off hard drives …
CNN:
U.S. official: Al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Pakistan — (CNN) — Abu Yahya al-Libi, the No. 2 man in al Qaeda and a longtime public face of the terror network, has been killed by a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, a U.S. official said Tuesday. — His death marks one of the most …
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Power Line, Reuters, ThinkProgress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Truthdig and Mediaite
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Minnesota moving against marriage ban — Minnesota's constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage now appears to be in serious danger of failing, a reversal from a PPP poll four months ago when it led for passage by a 48/44 margin. — Now only 43% of voters support the proposed amendment, with 49% of voters opposed to it.
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Politico, Advocate and The New Civil Rights Movement
Reuters:
Fear factors: What worries Romney backers — Mitt Romney has done the unthinkable: silenced the legions of conservatives who saw him as too starched, too ideologically wobbly and too Richie Rich to win a few months ago. — Now comes the hard part: getting those same conservatives …
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American Prospect, Swampland, Business Insider, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Morning-After Pills Don't Block Implantation, Science Suggests — Labels inside every box of morning-after pills, drugs widely used to prevent pregnancy after sex, say they may work by blocking fertilized eggs from implanting in a woman's uterus. Respected medical authorities …
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ThinkProgress, The Hope For America and The Stranger …
BuzzFeed:
Obama Emails For Barrett Obama uses campaign list to encourage supporters to support Barrett in Wisconsin recall election. — President Barack Obama followed up his tweet in support of Mayor Tom Barrett's efforts to unseat Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker today with a blast email …
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The Spectacle Blog, Hot Air, Ed Driscoll and ABCNEWS
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama up in Florida — PPP's newest Florida poll finds little change in the state compared to mid-April. At that time Barack Obama led Mitt Romney 50-45 there, and now his advantage is 50-46. Voters in the state narrowly approve of Obama, 49/46, and continue to dislike Romney, giving him a 39/53 favorability rating.