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10:50 AM ET, June 7, 2012

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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 …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Mediaite, BREITBART.COM, ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, Jammie Wearing Fools and Campaign Stops

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 …

Discussion: 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.

Discussion: americanthinker.com, New York Times, American Prospect, Ricochet Conversations Feed and The Enterprise Blog

James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
We Are the 119% — MSNBC: My Schadenfreude Now Blankets Cable.

Discussion: 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

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Politico, Hotline On Call, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, Riehl World View, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Beast, The Hill, The Raw Story and Hit & Run

Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Democracy wins in Wisconsin

Discussion: Hit & Run, Hot Air, The Glittering Eye, Althouse, New York Times, CNSNews, Betsy's Page, RealClearMarkets, The Raw Story and Informed Comment

Kos / Daily Kos:
GOP outplaying its Wisconsin hand

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Democratic Strategist, The Enterprise Blog, New York Times, The Reaction, No More Mister Nice Blog, Business Insider, Political Economy, Balloon Juice, New York Magazine and Vodkapundit

Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The “People United” Go Down In Flames

Discussion: Conservatives4Palin, NewsBusters.org blogs, Democratic Strategist, New York Times, National Review, The Conservatory, The Daily Caller, The Daily Dish, RedState, The Enterprise Blog, The Razor and Political Capital

Josh Kraushaar / 2012 Decoded:
Red Flags All Over for Obama in Wisconsin

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Pirate's Cove, Wall Street Journal, Democracy in America, ABCNEWS, AEI, Washington Post, Washington Wire, National Review, The Enterprise Blog, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, The Conservatory, Hotline On Call and The New Republic

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Rendell: Wisconsin recall a ‘dumb political fight’ for labor to pick

Discussion: Politico, Reuters, JSOnline, Questions and Observations, TheBlaze.com, Hot Air, The New Republic, American Prospect, Washington Post and The Caucus

Ron Paul / CNN:

Ron Paul admits he won't be nominee — (CNN) - Ron Paul, who has not officially dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, admitted to supporters in an email Wednesday he was not positioned to receive enough delegates to challenge Mitt Romney at the GOP convention in Tampa.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Politico:
Clinton aides: Bill screwed up

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine

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

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Tim Mak / Politico:
George W. Bush least popular living ex-president, poll shows

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

CNN:
Second lady talks prospects of ‘Biden 2016’

Discussion: Politico

CNN:
Major GOP donor ready to give big donation to pro-Romney super PAC

Discussion: Ballot Box, Politico, GOP 12, Washington Post and New York Magazine

Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP leaders ramp up coordination

Discussion: Politico

Michelle Obama / CNN:
Michelle Obama fires up crowd in Philly

Discussion: 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.

Discussion: Pirate's Cove, GOP 12, msnbc.com, Hit & Run, TheBlaze.com, New York Magazine, The Rightnewz, TBogg, Prairie Weather and Gawker

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.

Discussion: Boston Globe and New York Times

Wall Street Journal:
Labor Faces New Challenge

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative and RedState

Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
NYT: Mitt Romney Still Bullying Gays... With His House

Discussion: 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)

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Althouse, The Sundries Shack, iOwnTheWorld.com, americanthinker.com and Riehl World View

Los Angeles Times:

President Obama gets enthusiastic welcome at L.A. gay event — The LGBT community turns out in force to celebrate the man who has been dubbed the nation's ‘first gay president.’ It's a striking change from last year, when he was heckled for not supporting same-sex marriage.

Discussion: Politico, Jammie Wearing Fools, NewsBusters.org blogs and GayPatriot

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.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

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 …

Discussion: The Jawa Report

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 …

Discussion: Facebook, protein wisdom, The Other McCain, Datechguy's Blog, NoisyRoom.net, “The Lid”, Breitbart Unmasked, American Power, Michelle Malkin, The Lonely Conservative, Nice Deb, The Camp Of The Saints and Examiner

Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator for Georgia:
Chambliss Demands Inquiry Into Attacks Against Conservative Commentators

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications, RedState, Political Insider, The Camp Of The Saints, American Power, Washington Times, Mediaite, The Daley Gator, The Lonely Conservative, UrbanGrounds, Pirate's Cove, The Other McCain, Riehl World View and 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.”

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Guardian and The Volokh Conspiracy

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 …

Discussion: Cato @ Liberty, Politicker, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, americanthinker.com, NewsBusters.org blogs, The PJ Tatler, FP Passport, Mediaite, World Now, The Raw Story and Campaign 2012

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 …

Discussion: The Agonist

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

Discussion: Politico and Washington Free Beacon

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 …