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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Obama frets after ‘terrifying’ recall vote — President Obama will need to double down on his efforts to keep Wisconsin safely in his column after Gov. Scott Walker's (R) resounding victory in Tuesday's recall election. — Every Democratic presidential candidate since Walter Mondale in 1984 …
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Taylor Marsh, Mediaite, BREITBART.COM, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, Jammie Wearing Fools and Campaign Stops
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Matt Stoller / naked capitalism:
Wisconsin Recap: Thanks to Obama, American Left Lies in Smoldering Wreckage — By Matt Stoller, a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. You can follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/matthewstoller. — On Tuesday, Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker humiliated his Democratic opponent …
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Booman Tribune, Scared Monkeys, Examiner and msnbc.com
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Obama is killing the Democratic Party — President Obama, I have frequently argued, has been fabulous for the conservative movement. He spurred the creation of the tea party. He helped the GOP win the House majority in 2010 and make big gains in the Senate.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
We Are the 119% — MSNBC: My Schadenfreude Now Blankets Cable.
We Are the 119% — MSNBC: My Schadenfreude Now Blankets Cable.
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American Glob, Salon, Campaign 2012, The Glittering Eye, The Angle, The New Republic, Guardian, NewsBusters.org blogs, Daily Kos, Ed Driscoll and PoliPundit.com
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Barney Frank: Dems, unions made ‘big mistake’ in pushing for Wisconsin recall
Barney Frank: Dems, unions made ‘big mistake’ in pushing for Wisconsin recall
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Democracy wins in Wisconsin
Democracy wins in Wisconsin
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Hit & Run, Hot Air, The Glittering Eye, Althouse, New York Times, CNSNews, Betsy's Page, RealClearMarkets, The Raw Story and Informed Comment
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Rendell: Wisconsin recall a ‘dumb political fight’ for labor to pick
Rendell: Wisconsin recall a ‘dumb political fight’ for labor to pick
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Politico, Reuters, JSOnline, Questions and Observations, TheBlaze.com, Hot Air, The New Republic, American Prospect, The Caucus and Washington Post
Politico:
Clinton aides: Bill screwed up — Bill Clinton's off-message musings in recent days on Mitt Romney, taxes and the state of the economy prompted a series of urgent and agitated calls between senior aides to both Clinton and President Barack Obama. — In the past, these kinds of complaints …
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ABCNEWS, Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine
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George W. Bush / CNN:
CNN Poll: George W. Bush only living ex-president under 50%
Tim Mak / Politico:
Jeb Bush: President Obama ought to give George W. Bush a hat tip
Jeb Bush: President Obama ought to give George W. Bush a hat tip
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The Daily Caller
Tim Mak / Politico:
George W. Bush least popular living ex-president, poll shows
George W. Bush least popular living ex-president, poll shows
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Outside the Beltway
CNN:
Major GOP donor ready to give big donation to pro-Romney super PAC
Major GOP donor ready to give big donation to pro-Romney super PAC
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Politico, Ballot Box, GOP 12, Washington Post and New York Magazine
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP leaders ramp up coordination
Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP leaders ramp up coordination
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Politico
Michelle Obama / CNN:
Michelle Obama fires up crowd in Philly
Michelle Obama fires up crowd in Philly
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Weasel Zippers and The Conservatory
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
The Candidate Next Door — ON Dunemere Drive, it seems as if just about everyone has a gripe against the owners of No. 311. — The elderly woman next door complains that her car is constantly boxed into her driveway. A few houses over, a gay couple grumbles that their beloved ocean views are in jeopardy.
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Pirate's Cove, GOP 12, msnbc.com, Hit & Run, TheBlaze.com, New York Magazine, The Rightnewz, TBogg, Prairie Weather and Gawker
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Obama on defensive — *** Obama on the defensive: At the very time that the Obama campaign has tried to go on the offensive — hitting Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital and in Massachusetts — they've found themselves mostly playing defense the past couple of weeks. On the May jobs report.
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Boston Globe and New York Times
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
NYT: Mitt Romney Still Bullying Gays... With His House
NYT: Mitt Romney Still Bullying Gays... With His House
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GayPatriot, Capital New York and Ricochet Conversations Feed
BuzzFeed:
Did President Obama Just Make A Blowjob Joke? — So says the pool report from his gay and lesbian fundraiser at L.A.'s Beverly Wilshire tonight. Incredibly awkward. — Obama speaks during a campaign event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills tonight. — (Getty Images / JEWEL SAMAD)
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JustOneMinute, Althouse, The Sundries Shack, iOwnTheWorld.com, americanthinker.com and Riehl World View
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John / The City Square:
San Franciscans protest against Obama — Barack Obama, America's Fundraiser-in-Chief, visited San Francisco today in search of still more campaign cash. Because San Francisco, home to Nancy Pelosi, has a reputation as America's most liberal city, one might think that The One would be safe from criticism here.
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The Gateway Pundit
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Larry / Fund47:
The Press Lines Up to Interview San Francisco Tea Party at Obama Fundraisers — Major Bay Area television, radio and newspaper reporters lined up to interview San Francisco Tea Partiers outside two Obama fundraisers in the Financial District on Wednesday. In my three years of covering the Tea Party …
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The Jawa Report
The Caucus:
New Poll: The Supreme Court and the Health Care Law — More than two-thirds of Americans hope the Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the 2010 health care law, according to a new poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS News. Just 24 percent said they hoped the court “would keep the entire health care law in place.”
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Taegan Goddard's …, Guardian, Connecting.the.Dots and The Volokh Conspiracy
Reuters:
Clinton tells Syria's Assad to quit, leave country — After meeting with Arab, Western FMs in Istanbul, US secretary of state calls ongoing violence in Syria “unconscionable”; reaffirms dedication to Annan plan, potential action through UN Security Council.
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The Heritage Foundation, Rasmussen Reports, Telegraph and Riehl World View
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Paul Krugman:
Estonian Rhapsody — Since Estonia has suddenly become the poster child for austerity defenders — they're on the euro and they're booming! — I thought it might be useful to have a picture of what we're talking about. Here's real GDP, from Eurostat: — So, a terrible — Depression-level …
ABCNEWS:
Senator Asks DOJ to Investigate SWAT-ting Attacks on Conservative Bloggers — A number of conservative bloggers allege they have been targeted through the use of harassment tactics such as SWAT-ting (fooling 911 operators into sending emergency teams to their homes), in retaliation for posts …
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Facebook, protein wisdom, Patterico's Pontifications, The Other McCain, Datechguy's Blog, Saxby Chambliss …, NoisyRoom.net, RedState, Breitbart Unmasked, “The Lid”, Political Insider, American Power, The Camp Of The Saints, Washington Times, Mediaite, Michelle Malkin, The Lonely Conservative, Nice Deb, The Daley Gator, Examiner, UrbanGrounds, Pirate's Cove, Riehl World View and The Jawa Report
PBS NewsHour / Online NewsHour:
With Political Polarization at All-Time High, Americans Say ‘Listen to Me’ — Partisan divisions in U.S. politics have grown more intense, according to a new Pew Research Center survey tracking attitudes on government, business social issues and more. Judy Woodruff speaks with Linda Killian …
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The Agonist
Manu Raju / Politico:
Secret talks under way about ‘fiscal cliff’ — A growing number of lawmakers are alarmed that Congress's do-nothing posture ahead of the year-end fiscal cliff could provoke a massive voter backlash and economic catastrophe if they don't start laying the groundwork right now to cut a deal.
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Grist and Political Insider
Vicente Silveira / Linkedin Blog:
An Update on LinkedIn Member Passwords Compromised — We want to provide you with an update on this morning's reports of stolen passwords. We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts. We are continuing to investigate this situation …
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Reuters, USA Today, eHarmony Blog, The Moderate Voice, BuzzFeed, CBS San Francisco, Guardian, msnbc.com, KASW-TV, TechCrunch, Betabeat and AllThingsD
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Ed Rendell: Barack Obama Will Find Pennsylvania ‘Definitely In Play’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Barack Obama , Video, Ed Rendell, Obama Bloomberg, Bloomberg Rendell, Obama 2012, Obama General Election, Obama Pa, Obama Rendell, Rendell 2012, Rendell Obama, Politics News
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Politico and Washington Free Beacon